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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08STATE110623SIGNING OF HOTLINE CONSOLIDATION AGREEMENT
[...] This is an action request. Post is requested to convey, under cover of a diplomatic note, the information at para 2 to appropriate host government officials. Post assistance is appreciated. 2. Text of diplomatic note: Complimentary opening ...and has the honor to refer to the Embassy [...]
2008-10-16 17:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL RS
08STATE110691ELIMINATION OF UKRAINIAN SCUD MISSILES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) Background: At the July 31-August 1 U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine indicated its readiness to move forward to eliminate its SCUD missiles and related equipment. (NOTE: In 1994 the U. [...]
2008-10-16 19:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE110733AUTHORIZATION TO COSPONSOR RESOLUTION ENTITLED
[...] This is an action request. USDEL is authorized to co-sponsor the draft resolution contained in REF entitled "Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" provided that USDEL in conjunction with the Office of the Legal Adviser determines that the text has not changed [...]
2008-10-16 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA
08STATE110754KUDOS ON JAPANESE REPORTING AND ADVOCACY
[...] (U) As we in Washington are well aware, the last few months have been very challenging ones for staff at Embassy Tokyo and the consulates. You have been forced to juggle responsibilities associated with Japan's G-8 year, a busy summer transfer season, and Washington's need for information abo [...]
2008-10-16 21:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL JA
08STATE110756IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that th [...]
2008-10-16 21:56:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS
08STATE110797UNGA RESOLUTION ON WESTERN SAHARA
[...] USUN is instructed to continue to work with all interested parties to urge them to reach consensus on the Fourth Committee Western Sahara resolution. Mission should support any attempts to postpone voting on the resolution until consensus is reached. 2. If, despite all efforts to postpone [...]
2008-10-17 01:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS UNGA WI MO AG
08STATE110863MEETING OF FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN'S CO-CHAIRS IN
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. Info addressees FYI only; do not discuss with host country at this time. 2. (C) Background. The Friends of Pakistan, a group organized to work with the Government of Pakistan on its security and development challenges, met for the first t [...]
2008-10-17 12:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK
08STATE110980CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MILITARY
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the 2nd Rapid Intervention Battalion unit. 2. (U) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parti [...]
2008-10-17 13:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL CM
08STATE110982LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING:
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed in paragraph 3. The review, however, revealed that the EX-FNI Unit did have 5 militiamen who were sentenc [...]
2008-10-17 13:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR MASS PREL CG
08STATE111267DAS KROL'S CONVERSATION WITH MIROSLAW JENCA OF THE UN CENTER FOR PREVENTATIVE DIPLOMACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 15 telephone conversation with SCA DAS George Krol, Miroslaw Jenca, Director of the UN Center for Preventative Diplomacy in Ashgabat, noted the leaders of the five Central Asian states who met separately during the recent CIS summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan had manag [...]
2008-10-17 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG KSUM UN TX UZ TI KZ KG EPET
08STATE111287A/S SULLIVAN MEETING WITH AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting with A/S Sullivan, Afghanistan's Minister of Finance Ahady spoke of his primary concern that the global financial crisis might mean less international donor assistance for Afghanistan. He also asked for USG assistance in securing greater debt relief from [...]
2008-10-17 21:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV
08STATE111288DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING JAPANESE ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 6-10. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) In 2003 Goss, a U.S. newspaper printing press manufacturer, was awarded $31.6 million in a suit filed in federal district court against its Japanese competitor, Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS),[...]
2008-10-17 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD JA
08STATE11131TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 07
[...] (SBU) Embassy NDjamena confirms rebels withdrew voluntarily from the city center at night February 3, but are expected to resume attacks in NDjamena February 4. Media report the rebel spokesman claimed they withdrew in order to give the population a chance to flee the capital. EMBASSY EMER [...]
2008-02-04 15:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE111310SOUTH STREAM - BACKGROUND FOR POSTS' USE
[...] (U) Department is aware that posts do or may contend with questions about South Stream. In the interest of keeping posts apprised of Washington thinking on this issue, we offer the below background on South Stream for your use in discussing the issue with host governments. This background su [...]
2008-10-17 23:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PGOV EU BG GR HU RS SL SB IT AS
08STATE111313PURSUING KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) On October 14, the UAE became the first Arab country to recognize Kosovo. Department hopes this action will be followed by other countries in t [...]
2008-10-18 00:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL
08STATE111373DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Post expand discussion with the Government of Kenya (GOK) on deepening cooperation with the United States to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Post is request [...]
2008-10-18 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MOPS PHSA PREL XA XW SO KE
08STATE111428PRE NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST UAE ENTITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The United States will impose sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) on 22 October. There are also other firms in other countries that will be reported to Co [...]
2008-10-20 11:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETMNUC PARM PREL XB ZP AE ZO
08STATE111546BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050109596 for the export of accelerometers to the Czech Republic. Embassy is requested to c [...]
2008-10-20 14:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC EZ
08STATE111559UN COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION: INSTRUCTIONS FOR
[...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on draft resolutions A and B due to be voted on October 17-22 as Chapter IV of the Report of the Committee on Information to UNGA 63. 2. NOTE: IO/PPC compared full texts of both proposed resolutions with previous ones approved by UNGA 62. Draft Resol [...]
2008-10-20 15:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL ECPS UNGA XX
08STATE111597FOLLOWING UP WITH THE PRC ON LIMMT'S CONTINUED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 16:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08STATE111639RESPONSE TO LEAHY VETTING FOR MG BENNY GANTZ
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 17, 2008 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: Benjamin Gantz DPOB: 09 Jun 1959 Israel 2. Post is permitted to provide the followi [...]
2008-10-20 18:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM IS
08STATE111716UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 31 and August 1, semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine demonstrated improvement in addressing nonproliferation issues. While Ukraine has shown incremental improvements over the past three years, this meeting [...]
2008-10-20 20:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE111745PORTUGAL: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-20 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PO PREL SMIG KTIP
08STATE111761BURNS-SASAE-LEE TRILATERAL MEETING OCTOBER 14,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 14, Under Secretary Burns hosted a US-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae and ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon. The wide-ranging meeting covered Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran sanctions, dealing with a resurgent [...]
2008-10-20 22:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETEAID PREL JA KS
08STATE111767LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO SOUTH KOREAN FM
[...] (U) PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER YU MYUNG-HWAN AT AN APPROPRIATE TIME. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WISHES TO DO SO. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIG [...]
2008-10-20 23:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL KS
08STATE111775(U) Secretary Rice's October 9, 2008
[...] (U) Classified by: Dan Smith, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) October 9, 2008, 9:00 - 9:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Robert Gilchrist, EUR Sean McCormack, PA C [...]
2008-10-21 00:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO CVIS LG LH EN
08STATE111822(C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NON
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries will be included. [...]
2008-10-21 12:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR
08STATE111835(S) SHIPMENT OF AMMONIUM NITRATE FROM IRAN
[...] (S//REL Oman) We have received information that Oman's Detonator Blasting and Contracting Company LLC purchased 400 metric tons of ammonium nitrate from the Iranian firm SAD Import and Export, a cover name used by Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO). Iran's Bank Saderat facilitated t [...]
2008-10-21 12:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL IR MU
08STATE111883IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries are included. One V [...]
2008-10-21 13:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR VE
08STATE111994THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-21 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE111997NORWAY HOSTS INFORMAL ARCTIC MEETING
[...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian foreign ministry hosted an informal sub-ministerial Arctic meeting, outside the Arctic Council, in Tromso October 13-14. Arctic Council member states, Permanent Participants and state observers were briefed on the influence of non-CO2 drivers in Arctic warming; to [...]
2008-10-21 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG NO PREL SENV KGHG XT XG
08STATE112053MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "U.S. Paper on Dual Use Machine Tool Exports" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contac [...]
2008-10-21 18:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR NE AS
08STATE112061MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): "SBIG'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "SBIG's Efforts to Procure Environmental Test Chambers: A Case Study" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regi [...]
2008-10-21 18:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK AS
08STATE112163SINGAPORE: PERMISSION GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] Department grants permission for Ambassador Patricia L. Herbold to be absent from post October 30 - November 1, 2008 and November 5 - 14, 2008 for personal leave in Seattle, Washington; and for official travel to St. Louis, Missouri from November 2 - 4, 2008 to attend the F-15SG Roll-out Cerem [...]
2008-10-21 20:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA SG
08STATE112166BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050103199 for the export of Container Delivery System (CDS) kits, (a.k.a. airdrop equipment) [...]
2008-10-21 20:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC ID SN
08STATE112168BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050101125 for the export of gyroscopes to the Philippine Air Force. Embassy is requested to [...]
2008-10-21 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RP
08STATE112219(C) IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries will be included. T [...]
2008-10-21 21:06:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR
08STATE112223OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEK
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 23, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States would like to take this opportunity to note some specific positive developments in Uzbekistan on religious freedom a [...]
2008-10-21 21:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
08STATE112253JCIC-DIP-08-007: SATISFYING START TREATY ARTICLE
[...] (U) This is an action cable (See paragraph 5). 2. (U) BACKGROUND: In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article XVII of the START Treaty, no later than December 5, 2008, the United States, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine must "meet to consider" whether the START Trea [...]
2008-10-21 23:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM KACT START JCIC US RS UP BO KZ
08STATE112275GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, OCTOBER 22
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for October 22. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Special Coordinator Serry for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. This is a time [...]
2008-10-22 02:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE112382UKRAINE: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-22 13:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG UP
08STATE112442REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG),ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...]
2008-10-22 15:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP
08STATE11248111TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) held its 11th Session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from May 26 - 30, 2008. The current biennial themes of the Commission are "Development-oriented policies for a socio-economic inclusive information society, [...]
2008-10-22 16:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL TINT UNCTAD ECOSOC AORC
08STATE112510INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPPORT INSCRIPTION OF HOLODOMOR
[...] (C) Summary: This is an action request. See the objectives listed in para 2. Department requests Mission to coordinate with the Ukrainian Mission to the United Nations and offer support to their efforts to inscribe an agenda item on the Great Famine in Ukraine for the 63rd General Assembly, [...]
2008-10-22 17:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM
08STATE112515DJIBOUTI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 23 BRIEFING
[...] USUN may draw from the following talking points and those in reftel for their October 23 briefing on the situation between Djibouti and Eritrea. USUN should seek to speak last so they can adequately determine if the "If Raised" point is needed. Begin points: -- The United States would l [...]
2008-10-22 17:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM DJ ER XA XW
08STATE112544MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) The following guidance is provided to the U.S. delegation participating in the November 3-7, 2008, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary in Canberra. OBJECTIVES ////////// 2. (C) The delegation should seek adoption during this Plenary of the U.S. proposal to modernize [...]
2008-10-22 17:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA AS
08STATE112570OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEK
[...] This cable transmits a correction to reftel text. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the October 23, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States would like to take this opportunity to note advances in Uzbeki [...]
2008-10-22 18:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
08STATE112582RULES OF BEHAVIOR FOR PROTECTING PERSONALLY
[...] The Department has long been concerned with protecting individuals' personal information. This concern has been heightened in recent years by the increasing mobility of information by electronic means and high visibility breaches of personal information in both paper and electronic formats. [...]
2008-10-22 18:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAINF AMGT APER ASEC CMGT
08STATE112584GEORGIA PM LAYS OUT ECONOMIC CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary: Georgian PM Gurgenidze told U/S Jeffery October 13 that the economic situation in Georgia was still highly fragile because of the now combined effects of the August Russian invasion and the possible regional contagion from the financial crisis. He stated that in light of the glo [...]
2008-10-22 18:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EU GG KCRS KMCA PREL RS
08STATE112600OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States takes note that the lower chamber of the Kazakhstani parliament passed on September 24th draft amendments to legislation on freedo [...]
2008-10-22 19:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
08STATE112655READOUT OF AUGUST STRATEGIC COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Mark Kimmitt and DAS/D Dan Fata co-chaired the fifth formal meeting of the bilateral Strategic Cooperation Consultative Group (SCCG) in Washington, DC on 26 August. Topics discussed included updates on Polish LORs submitted in mid-August, the status of SOFA negotiations, and [...]
2008-10-22 20:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PL
08STATE112671CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY
[...] (U) Action request in paragraph 6. ---------- Objective ---------- 2. (C-REL Germany) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Germany to conclude a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC [...]
2008-10-22 20:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KTIA CWC GM
08STATE112672CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY
[...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 8. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C-REL CANADA) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Canada to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC [...]
2008-10-22 21:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
08STATE112700REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE GAMEPLAN (S)
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In August 2005, Taiwan agreed to a Gameplan on near- and long-term steps to improve its export controls and to address the most pressing aspects of the proliferation problem -- exports to the most threatenin [...]
2008-10-22 21:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
08STATE112701IRELAND: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 2 when host governments are not meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA),but are making signif [...]
2008-10-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG EI
08STATE112707RESPONSE TO BOFT ON GAMEPLAN LICENSE WA080820142628008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 21:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY
08STATE112713OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT BY
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 23 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to welcome Ambassador Remler to the Permanent Council today. His report bears witness to the continuing energy and focus of [...]
2008-10-22 22:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PBTS KDEM MD RS
08STATE112716DEMARCHE REQUEST: IRAQI PLEDGE FOR UNAMI COMPOUND
[...] (C) This is an action request. The Department requests that Embassy approach the GOI at the most senior levels to urge GOI commitment to funding the costs of the new UNAMI compound in Baghdad. UN political leadership is still awaiting a response to letters sent by SYG Ban to PM Maliki, Presi [...]
2008-10-22 22:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC ACABQ IZ
08STATE113003BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050104624 for the export of a military antenna to the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF). Embassy is [...]
2008-10-23 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC QA
08STATE113008BLUE LANTERN CHECK TO ESTABLISH BONA FIDES OF
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a Blue Lantern check on new DDTC registrant Emirates Advanced Investments. Embassy is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2008-10-23 17:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AE
08STATE113009FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to the subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of CH-47C helicopter spare component parts (License # 050075365) to the United Arab Emirates. This request was sent over 120 days ago. We request an update from post regardi [...]
2008-10-23 17:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AE
08STATE113010FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received responses to the subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of CH-47 helicopter spare component parts (License # 050081672) to the United Arab Emirates. This request was sent over 120 days ago. We request updates from Embassies Abu Dh [...]
2008-10-23 17:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AE FR
08STATE113172HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 23, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Alain Jerome Mounguet Ingoule Rank: Commander Unit/Org [...]
2008-10-23 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV PHUM TP GB
08STATE113232USUN INSTRUCTION: CHARLES BRIGHT FOCAL POINT
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to inform the Focal Point that the United States has no objection to the delisting request for Charles BRIGHT. We do not consider Charles BRIGHT to pose an ongoing threat to peace and stability in Liberia and the subregion. Mr. BRIGHT appears to [...]
2008-10-23 23:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN UNSC LI
08STATE113557BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of lithium batteries to Canada. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within [...]
2008-10-24 15:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCA ETTC IS KOMC
08STATE113639DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING JAPAN'S CONTINENTAL
[...] Embassy Tokyo is requested to deliver a note verbale to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan using the text in Paragraph 2. 2. Begin text: The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has the honor to acknowledge recei [...]
2008-10-24 18:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA PBTS PHSA SENV TPHY JA
08STATE113680EFFORTS BY A MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN FIRM TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Singapore, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in September 2008, the Malaysian firm Elite Advanced Solutions Sdn Bhd requested a price quotation for four sets of militarized servo actuators from a firm in Sing [...]
2008-10-24 18:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL SN MY IR
08STATE113768CHINESE FIRMS CONCLUDE CONTRACT TO SUPPLY A WIND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that in December 2007, the China Precision Machinery Import/Export Corporation (CPMIEC) and China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) concluded a contract to supply t [...]
2008-10-24 19:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
08STATE113842IRAQ TELECOM 2008: MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request ) see paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary: The third annual Iraq Telecom conference illustrated the potential opportunities and risks that derive from recent policy initiatives by Iraq's new Minister of Communications, including his attempted establishment of state mo [...]
2008-10-24 20:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ECPS EINT IZ PGOV PREL
08STATE113844Deputy Secretary Negroponte's Meeting with
[...] (C) October 22, 2008; 11:30 am; Washington, DC. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Negroponte Ambassador David Pearce NEA DAS Gene Cretz Aaron Jost, D Special Assistant Jessica Patterson (NEA Notetaker) Algeria Major General Ahmed Senhadji, Secretary General of the Minist [...]
2008-10-24 20:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MASS MOPS
08STATE113885RESPONSE TO CANADA - REMOTE SENSING DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Embassy is requested to deliver the following text of the U.S. reply to a Canadian inquiry regarding the transfer of RADARSAT-2 capabilities to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),for exploration by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of opportunities in the UAE, and to report back any Can [...]
2008-10-24 21:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC PARM PREL
08STATE113913TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA
[...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation and warns American citizens against travel to Somalia. This supersedes the Travel Warning of May 20, 2008. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somalia, including the self- proclaim [...]
2008-10-24 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE AF
08STATE113930CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - BOLIVIA
[...] The Travel Warning issued for Bolivia on September 12, 2008, has been cancelled, effective October 23, 2008. 2. The conditions described in the Warning no longer exist and the Department of State has lifted Authorized Departure for post. Up-to-date information on safety and secur [...]
2008-10-25 01:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC BL
08STATE114071HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP
[...] SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Wilker Viegas Rank: E6 Unit:/Organization: Cost guard DOB: May 11, 1984 POB> Sao To [...]
2008-10-27 13:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM PREL GB
08STATE114173NORDIC AND BALTIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS, OCTOBER 2
[...] (C) Summary. On October 2, political directors and other senior officials from the nine members of the Expanded Partnership in Northern Europe (E-PINE),including EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried, met in Vilnius for semi-annual consultations. The principal issues discussed were Georgia, U [...]
2008-10-27 16:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNEI PREL EUR BO GG RS UP XG SW NO LG LH IC EN FI
08STATE114399ACCEPTING MONTENEGRO AS A MEMBER IN THE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: At the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial Coordinating Committee (SEDM-CC) meeting held September 25, 2008, Bulgaria, Greece, and Italy indicated they would not support Montenegro's joining SEDM without Serbia [...]
2008-10-27 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR AL BK HR MK MW SR TU BU SI RO UP
08STATE11440363RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON
[...] - These changes are designed to clarify that all agreements, obligations, and commitments undertaken in the non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament arenas are important and to encourage support for capacity building and assistance for such upon request. - We believe tha [...]
2008-10-27 21:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM UNGA CDG PREL
08STATE114408DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three, five, and six. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction [...]
2008-10-27 21:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE114559COORDINATING WITH FRENCH ON UN FOLLOW-ON PRESENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Department requests Embassy Paris to engage with the Government of France (GOF) on ways to move forward on ensuring a sufficient United Nations peacekeeping mission to replace the current United Nations Miss [...]
2008-10-28 14:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV EU PREF CD FR PKO CT CM
08STATE11471UNCONTROLLED SATELLITE RE-ENTRY
[...] (SBU) THIS IA AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 2 BELOW. 2. (SBU) IN RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY (IAEA) THROUGH THE UN OFFICE OF OUTER SPACE AFFAIRS, MISSION IS REQUESTED TO DELIVER THE U.S. STATEMENT BELOW TO THESE OFFICES. BEGI [...]
2008-02-04 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA TSPL UNGA
08STATE114792INSTRUCTION - U.S. SECURITY COUNCIL INTERVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-28 19:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC GG PREL
08STATE114820DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINESE LAUNCH OF VENEZUELAN
[...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Venezuela is planning to operate a satellite that may create significant interference problems for two U.S.-licensed satellite operators, SES Americom and Intelsat. The satellite, known both as Venesat-1 and Simon Boliva [...]
2008-10-28 19:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TSPA KSCA CH
08STATE114915LETTER TO MR. AHMET GUN FROM NNSA DEPUTY
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 2. Summary: United States Department of Energy,s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, William Tobey visited Ankara and Istanbul on 20 October 2008, to discuss important nuc [...]
2008-10-28 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG EXBS TU
08STATE114917"THE WAR OF IDEAS" BRIEFING TO THE PRESIDENT
[...] (C ) I want to share with you my recent presentation to the President and Vice President on the War of Ideas given at the State Department, October 16, 2008. This is a somewhat expanded version that takes into account questions posed during the briefing. I hope you will find it useful as you [...]
2008-10-28 20:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPAO OPRC OIIP
08STATE11495TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 5 SYG BRIEFING ON HIS
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for the Security Council's February 5 briefing from Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on his recent trip to the AU Summit and Kenya Begin points: -- The United States thanks the Secretary-General for his very informative briefing on his vi [...]
2008-02-04 23:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG KE SO SU XA XW ZF
08STATE114964OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ODIHR
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on October 30. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Ambassador Lenarcic for your comprehensive report. The United States strongly supports ODIHR, which has earned its place a [...]
2008-10-28 21:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM
08STATE114975A/S SULLIVAN,S MEETING WITH TURKISH TREASURY
[...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Sullivan met with Turkish Treasury Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci on October 12. Canakci acknowledged there were risks to Turkey from the global financial crisis but described the Turkish economy,s strengths. While the slowdown in global growth and roiled capital markets [...]
2008-10-28 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN TU
08STATE114981UNSC CONSULTATION ON LEBANON: UNSCR 1559
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Mission may draw on the talking points at paragraph 3 for the October 30 Security Council consultation on the eighth semi-annual report of the Secretary General on the implementation of UNSC resolution 1559 (2004). 3. (SBU) B [...]
2008-10-28 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC LE IS
08STATE115017APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...] (U) Classified by Bill Lucas, Director, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 18. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold two meetings in early November: an informal gathering (Gymnich) in Marseille on November 3 and a formal Genera [...]
2008-10-28 23:33:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD IR AF EUN IS LE PK RS SO SY
08STATE115034INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 29. USUN should draw on the f [...]
2008-10-29 02:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU
08STATE115243RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE INCORPORATION OF JOINT
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Recent press reports suggest that Pakistan is considering the establishment of a joint shipping line with Iran to boost maritime cooperation and trade. Due [...]
2008-10-29 15:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR PK
08STATE115258USUN INSTRUCTION: VOTE IN FAVOR OF CDI SANCTIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will renew the UNSC Cote d'Ivoire sanctions regime and extend the mandate of the Group of Experts for an additional 12 months. ------------------ TEXT OF RESOLUTION ----- [...]
2008-10-29 16:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KTFN PGOV PHUM PINS PREL PTER UNSC XY
08STATE115259OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-29 16:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDGG OSCE PHUM PREL
08STATE115284OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO REPORT BY THE
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 30, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We welcome Mr. Snoy back to the Permanent Council, and thank him for his comprehensive report. We commend the leadership Mr. Snoy has [...]
2008-10-29 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON OSCE
08STATE115429PAKISTANI DELEGATION INFORMS U/S JEFFERY OF
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 11 meeting with U/S Jeffery, Pakistani Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Shaukat Tareen said that he is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reach an understanding on a formal Fund program before departing Washington, [...]
2008-10-29 19:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV PK
08STATE11545TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 9
[...] (SBU) Embassy N'Djamena reports looters ransacked all USG residences and many local businesses. Post notes no new major engagements between rebels and government forces, and adds most rebel forces remain in some disarray outside the city. Unconfirmed reports indicate Chadian forces expanded [...]
2008-02-05 13:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE115454PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NEW SUPPLIES OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES FOR ASTANA AND TASHKENT: -- In coordination UK counterparts in country, Embassies Astana and Tashkent should convey to appropriate host government officials continuing U.S. concerns regarding possible Iranian at [...]
2008-10-29 20:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ETTC IR MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE115469NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) NON-PAPER
[...] Reftel requested that a non-paper be given to appropriate government officials in Cairo and Jerusalem providing further details on a U.S.-proposed technical workshop for Egyptian and Israeli participation on nonproliferation matters, and that a reply be requested by October 17. Israel has agr [...]
2008-10-29 20:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NPT IAEA
08STATE115523LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN INTO NATIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 16, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued its fourth warning of the serious threat posed by Iran's lack of a sufficient anti-money laundering and [...]
2008-10-29 23:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL EFIN KNNP
08STATE115695SPAIN: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-10-30 13:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG SP
08STATE115726CORRECTED COPY: THE NETHERLANDS: TIP ACTION GUIDE
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-10-30 14:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG NL
08STATE11586MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER
[...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twenty first meeting in Muscat, Oman [...]
2008-02-05 14:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG
08STATE115935PSI: SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 2008 PARIS OPERATIONAL
[...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. The twenty PSI countries participating in the OEG work on behalf of all PSI participants (i.e., the more than 90 countries that have endorsed th [...]
2008-10-30 19:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE115948PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN PARIS,
[...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. Delegations from the 20 OEG countries participated. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be pas [...]
2008-10-30 19:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE115964PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING IN PARIS,
[...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. Delegations from the 20 OEG countries participated. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be pas [...]
2008-10-30 19:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE116029TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa),and recommends against all travel to North Kivu province. This replaces the Travel Warning dated July 23, 2008 to note the deterioration in the security situation i [...]
2008-10-30 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CG
08STATE116034INSTRUCTION - UNGA HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during the UN General Assembly Holocaust Commemoration Statement scheduled for November 3, 2008. BEGIN TEXT ---------- Three years ago, on 1 November 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resoluti [...]
2008-10-30 20:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
08STATE116100AUTHORIZATION FOR P-1 NORTH KOREAN REFERREAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 22:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETCH KN KS PREF PREL
08STATE116103INSTRUCTIONS: TURKMENISTAN'S UNGA RESOLUTION ON
[...] This is an Action Request (see paragraphs 3 and 4) containing instructions for USUN (reftel A) during discussion of the Turkmen's proposed UN General Assembly (GA) Resolution entitled "Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in ensuring stable economic development and international [...]
2008-10-30 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ENRG ZK EPET PREL
08STATE116174BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-7. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of radiation tolerant DC/DC converters to Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue La [...]
2008-10-31 11:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC RS
08STATE116211KUDOS TO EMBASSY DAMASCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 13:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT SY
08STATE116226BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050128223 for the export of aircraft spare parts to Singapore. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-10-31 13:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
08STATE116304U.S. AND EU DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST ASIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and EU officials held their biannual discussions on East Asia (termed COASI, or Consultations on Asia) in Washington on October 3. In addition to a general review of developments in the region, this session included an exchange of views on the future of India, China, and ASEA [...]
2008-10-31 14:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EU XB NK CH
08STATE116392(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PALESTINIAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on Palestinian Issues (paragraph 3-end) and encourages Department personnel at post to assist in compiling Palestinian biographic information (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD results f [...]
2008-10-31 15:25:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KPAL PREL PTER XF
08STATE116412(C) NICARAGUA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FIRST
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE KEENLY INTERESTED IN NICARAGUAN FIRST LADY ROSARIO MURILLO'S CLOUT IN THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, AND HOW HER POSITION EFFECTS DANIEL ORTEGA'S GOVERNMENT. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST MAY HAVE INTO ROSARIO MURILLO'S RELATI [...]
2008-10-31 15:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV NU
08STATE116428NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the UN General Assembly,s First Committee meeting in New York, ISN/MNSA Director Marguerita Ragsdale, joined by Deputy Director Scott Davis, held informal bilaterals on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues October 13-15 with Australia, Brazil, Canada, [...]
2008-10-31 15:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC AS BR CA CH EG ENRG FR ID JA KNNP MNUC NZ
08STATE116467DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, October 31, 2008 2. (U) Iraq ) Paragraphs 7-15 3. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 16-24 4. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 25-39 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 40-47 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 48-68 7. (U) Iraq 8 [...]
2008-10-31 16:58:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE116592INSTRUCTIONS: U.S. RESPONSE ON PROPOSED RIO+20
[...] Summary. South Korea's Ambassador Park has approached Ambassador Khalilzad and Ambassador McMahan (reftels A and C) about Korea's interest in hosting a Rio-plus-20 (Rio 20) conference on sustainable development in Korea in 2012. He reiterated that it is the right time for Asia to host such [...]
2008-10-31 20:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA SENV EAID AORC
08STATE116615UN FOCAL POINT DELISTING REQUEST FOR KHALAF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. (SBU) In June 2008, lawyers for Khalaf Al-Dulimi petitioned on behalf of Al-Dulimi (an Iraqi citizen resident in Jordan) and his company Montana Management Inc. [...]
2008-10-31 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE116623USAID/DCHA Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: This cable provides guidance to all posts concerning support from USAID/DCHA's office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) before, during, and after the occurrence of natural and complex disasters abroad in Fiscal Y [...]
2008-10-31 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDREF SOCI EAID
08STATE116629GOJ OFFICIALS CONFIRM TO ISN PDAS JORDAN,S
[...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bash [...]
2008-10-31 21:22:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08STATE116659THANK YOU
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 23:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP
08STATE116662THANK YOU
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 23:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP
08STATE116664THANK YOU
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP
08STATE116665THANK YOU
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP
08STATE116806BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050100840 for the export of C-130 spare parts to Jordan. Embassy is requested to complete t [...]
2008-11-03 14:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO
08STATE116826DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA SECURITY FORCE LEAHY
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ODC Maneuver Captain Career Course that starts Novem [...]
2008-11-03 15:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE116842EUR/SE DIRECTOR FITZPATRICK DISCUSSES TURKEY WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV HR
08STATE116943DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]
2008-11-03 18:12:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE116977INSTRUCTION: VOTE NO ON UN-CTBT COOPERATION
[...] (U) Voting Instruction: U.S. representatives should not participate in discussions on this resolution, but should nonetheless continue our past practice of voting against this resolution. U.S. delegation should call for a vote if no other delegation does so. 2. Background: The U.S. Senat [...]
2008-11-03 19:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNGA
08STATE117019DRAFT SAUDI STATEMENT ON INTERFAITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (SBU) The Saudi Mission to the UN has shared with us the draft text of a statement it hopes to see issued following the upcoming UNGA plenary session on interfaith dialogue. A copy of the Saudi text is at paragraph 3. USUN should e [...]
2008-11-03 19:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNEP KISL SA
08STATE117106BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050057708 for the export of ammunition to Lebanon. Posts are requested to complete this [...]
2008-11-03 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEG ETTC GM KOMC LE
08STATE117107BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050055911 for the export of carbines to Lebanon. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2008-11-03 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC LE
08STATE117147GAO UNOPS VISIT
[...] (U) Department requests mission clearance for Government Accountability Office(GAO) Assistant Director Phil Thomas, Analyst-In-Charge Jeffrey Baldwin-Bott,and Senior Analyst Leah DeWolf to conduct interviews with UN Development Program and other UN officials in support of their review of the [...]
2008-11-03 22:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED
08STATE117260FY - 2010 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) AWARDS
[...] I am pleased to announce the winners of the MSP Award for the FY - 2010 cycle. The regional bureaus nominated high quality MSPs for consideration which were reviewed by an RM/SPP review committee that addressed specific strengths and shortcomings of each nominated MSP using a standardized se [...]
2008-11-04 15:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT AFIN KICA KSEP KSPR
08STATE117469DOL HOSTS SIXTH U.S.-VIETNAM LABOR DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Affairs (DUS) Charlotte Ponticelli hosted the sixth annual labor dialogue with Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on October 17, 2008, in Washington. MOLISA Vice Minister Nguyen Thanh Hoa led the [...]
2008-11-04 20:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD EINV WTRO VM
08STATE117478DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]
2008-11-04 20:42:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE117508HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much [...]
2008-11-04 20:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE117570CHINA-PAKISTAN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 12-13. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Following the return of Pakistani President Zardari from China, FM Sheh Mahmood Quereshi was quoted in the media announcing new civil nuclear cooperation with China to build two additional nuclea [...]
2008-11-04 22:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL PGOV PTER PK EAID ECON EFIN CH ETTC AORC
08STATE117668DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the ODC Integrated Maritime Security System "1206" Project [...]
2008-11-05 13:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE117684DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING - JUSMAG TITLE X
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Comprehensive Crisis Management course under JUSMAG' [...]
2008-11-05 13:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE117686DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING - JUSMAG TITLE X
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Comprehensive Security Responses to Terrorism course [...]
2008-11-05 13:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE117689DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG'S
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for participation in the JUSMAG's Vector Balance Pi [...]
2008-11-05 13:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE117691DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG IMET
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the International Officer Intelligence/Military [...]
2008-11-05 13:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE117745U.S.-ROK PYROPROCESSING COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: On October 20, 2008, the United States explained to the ROK its determination that the pyroprocessing process as contemplated by the ROK was reprocessing and proposed new parameters for U.S.-ROK bilateral cooperation in this area. Following discussion of the issu [...]
2008-11-05 15:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY KS
08STATE117789OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO ADDRESS BY
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 6, 2008 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States Warmly welcomes Minister Basha to the Permanent Council. Mr. Minister, your visit comes at a significant [...]
2008-11-05 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OSCE AL
08STATE117832DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the Targeting and Risk Management (TRM) Course hosted in Jakarta and spon [...]
2008-11-05 17:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE117859OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MOLDOVA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 17:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV MO
08STATE117881YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Department requests that posts encourage host governments to vote against no-action motions and for the resolutions on Iran, Burma, and DPRK. Votes on these resolutions and on any associated no-action motions are expected later this month in the Third Committee of the United Nations G [...]
2008-11-05 17:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
08STATE117889YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paras 3, 9-12. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that posts encourage host governments to vote against no-action and for the resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK (North Korea). Ambassador or Charge is requested to engage at the highest [...]
2008-11-05 18:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
08STATE117901YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Department requests that posts encourage host governments to vote against no-action motions and for the resolutions on Iran, Burma, and DPRK. Votes on these resolutions and on any associated no-action motions are expected later this month in the Third Committee of the United Nations G [...]
2008-11-05 18:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL
08STATE117930DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 18:32:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE117974LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-126
[...] SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-126, ENDEAVOR (OV-105),WILL LAUNCH FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC),FLORIDA, NO EARLIER THAN NOVEMBER 14, 2008. THE LAUNCH WINDOW OPENS AT 7:51 PM (1951 EST),NOVEMBER 14 (24:51 UTC/GMT) AND IS 10 MINUTES LONG. NOMINAL END OF MISSION LANDING AT KSC IS SCHEDULED FO [...]
2008-11-05 19:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA FR SP AIN
08STATE118079US POLICY ON RECONCILIATION IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and action request: Department is releasing this message to reiterate interagency agreed guidance on reconciliation with the Taliban and insurgent leaders (reftel A) in light of recent press reporting. Posts are requested to draw upon background paragraphs with host government in [...]
2008-11-05 20:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AF
08STATE118099CHINA'S LIMMT PREPARING POSSIBLE IMMINENT DELIVERY OF GYROSCOPES AND ACCELEROMETERS TO BEIJING-BASED MODAFL REP FOR USE BY IRANIAN MISSILE ENTITY (S)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-05 21:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08STATE118173NEPAL: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC DEBATE ON UNMIN
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points in making its intervention during the UN Security Council debate on the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) on Friday, November 7. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: -- We welcome Special Representative Martin to the Council today an [...]
2008-11-05 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC UNMIN PREL NP
08STATE118181NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP - ENRICHMENT AND
[...] (SBU) This is an action cable. Paragraph 3 contains the text of a non-paper on the issue of reaching consensus on the criteria-based approach to amending the Nuclear Suppliers Guidelines to strengthen controls over the export of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) facilities, equipment, and te [...]
2008-11-05 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM TRGY KS
08STATE118192HANDLING OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES TO
[...] The Office of Correspondence and Records will coordinate receipt of congratulatory messages to the President-elect from chiefs of state, heads of government, and other foreign officials and leaders. 2. Foreign leaders who want to send congratulatory messages to the President-elect may do [...]
2008-11-06 00:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP
08STATE118295KUDOS FOR ADDIS ABABA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 14:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG BEXP ET
08STATE118449BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050129744 for the export of shotguns to Malaysia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lanter [...]
2008-11-06 19:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
08STATE118450BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050093110 for the export of carbines to India. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2008-11-06 19:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC IN KOMC
08STATE118451BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050127892 for the export of pistols to Thailand. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2008-11-06 19:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08STATE118534URGING UKRAINE TO RESUME THE NATO PFP TRUST FUND
[...] This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, see paragraphs 2 and 7. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S.-led phase one of the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) demilitarization project in Ukraine could fail due to lack of agreement within the Government of Ukraine on its commitment to dest [...]
2008-11-06 21:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE118592U.S.-EU DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES: DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Paris is requested to approach host government officials at the appropriate level to seek information regarding the upcoming COREPER discussion on November 12 of the U.S.-EU High Level Contact Group on data protection principles, and more generally of the French EU Presid [...]
2008-11-06 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN FR PREL PTER
08STATE118603USUN INSTRUCTION: JENKINS DUNBAR FOCAL POINT
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to inform the Focal Point that the United States has no objection to the delisting requests for Jenkins DUNBAR. While Mr. DUNBAR's request only concerns removal from the travel ban list maintained by the UNSC Liberia Sanctions Committee, the Unit [...]
2008-11-06 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KTFN LI PGOV PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE118651INSTRUCTION: REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2-6. 2. USDel is instructed to vote against the resolution entitled "Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories." 3. USDel is i [...]
2008-11-07 03:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA IS WE GZ SY
08STATE118652SYRIA: GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS
[...] (S) At a November 3 Sub PCC meeting, the interagency agreed that the United States should seek to obtain a resolution on Syria at the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors meeting (November 27-28). While broad engagement with Board members should occur only after the expected report from the Direc [...]
2008-11-07 03:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP PREL PARM SY IAEA
08STATE11870SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]
2008-02-06 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AE
08STATE118863DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is an additional candidate for the DS/ATA VIP Protection Course scheduled from November 24 thro [...]
2008-11-07 15:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE118865DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. The individuals are candidates to attend the Special Investigation Group Workshop on Pangolins and B [...]
2008-11-07 15:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE118867DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Special Investigations Group (SIG) Workshop on Pangolin [...]
2008-11-07 15:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE118868DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUSMAG IMET
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Aviation Safety Officer course under JUSMAG [...]
2008-11-07 15:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE118905DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 7, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 5-8 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 9-24 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 25-32 5. (U) Significant Events 6. (SBU) AF - Guinea - Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Conakry convened November 6 [...]
2008-11-07 16:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE11891COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: QUAD CONFERENCE ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Department requests country clearance for an additional member to the interagency team led by NEA/I Ambassador Lawrence Butler to attend the Quad Conference on Iraq hosted by the Government of Romania at the Romanian Cultural Institu [...]
2008-02-05 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS OTRA PREL IZ
08STATE118919TRAVEL ALERT ? HURRICANE PALOMA
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Hurricane Paloma in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Cuba. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be affected by Hurricane Paloma who do not have access to [...]
2008-11-07 17:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE118936IRAN'S UAV PROGRAM SEEKING TEST EQUIPMENT,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 17:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
08STATE118991DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the LEGATT (FBI) National Academy 237th Session in Quantico, [...]
2008-11-07 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE118992DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate to attend the ODC - Surface Warfare Officer School from December 30, 2008 throug [...]
2008-11-07 18:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE119005MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
[...] At 1500 EST on 11/07/2008 the Executive Secretary directed that the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs establish a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities relating to Hurricane Paloma as it affects the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and The Bahamas. The Monitoring Group will [...]
2008-11-07 19:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE119006IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post please see para 6. 2. (S) This message responds to questions raised by MOFAT officials in response to the October 22 notification of the imposition of sanctions on Yolin Tech, Inc, Ltd. under the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA) [...]
2008-11-07 19:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETKR MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE119150BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 050127380 and 05012568 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to comp [...]
2008-11-07 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC GT KOMC
08STATE119170DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Comprehensive Crisis Management course under JU [...]
2008-11-07 20:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE119196REQUEST FOR SECURITY SURVEY OF REFUGEE SITE IN
[...] In anticipation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interviews of refugees in a new processing location in Abu Dhabi, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request that RSO provide a security evaluation of the proc [...]
2008-11-07 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREF AE
08STATE119197REQUEST FOR SECURITY SURVEY OF REFUGEE SITE IN
[...] In anticipation of Department of Homeland Security(DHS) interviews of refugees in a new processing location in Damascus, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request that RSO provide a security evaluation of the proces [...]
2008-11-07 21:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREF SY
08STATE119223GUIDANCE FOR PRST ON COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the PRST on Cte d'Ivoire (para 2) on November 7 in the UN Security Council. 2. Begin text of PRST: The Security Council takes note that, as mentioned in the report of the Secretary-General dated 14 October, the peace process has crossed a critical [...]
2008-11-07 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PU XA XY
08STATE119280APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: The biannual EU-Russia Summit will take place on November 14 in Nice, France. In the wake of the crisis in Georgia, the French EU Presidency has announced that the discussions will focus on the implementation of the provis [...]
2008-11-07 23:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PREL PGOV GG RS SIPDIS
08STATE119282SUBJECT: CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department asks EUR posts to work to ensure host country officials and opinion leaders understand that the United States is committed to advancing international climate negotiations at the UN confer [...]
2008-11-07 23:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG
08STATE119290ESTABLISHING A U.S.-LIBYA POLITICAL-MILITARY
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tripoli. Please see paragraph 2. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that Post engage appropriate host country officials at the earliest opportunity (November 9 if possible) to seek host country views on establishing and hos [...]
2008-11-07 23:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETLY MOPS PARM PREL
08STATE119300USUN INSTRUCTION: TALAL EL'DINE FOCAL POINT
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to inform the Focal Point that the United States has no objection to the delisting request for Talal EL'DINE. If delisted by the UNSC Liberia Sanctions Committee, Mr. El'Dine (DOB: 14 April 1955) would no longer be subject to the travel ban impose [...]
2008-11-08 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KTFN LI PGOV PREL UNSC
08STATE119308GUATEMALA: GUIDANCE ON CICIG RESOLUTION
[...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (para 3),scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Monday, November 10, and to deliver the following Explanation of Vote (EoV). 2. Begin text of EoV [...]
2008-11-08 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PHUM GT
08STATE119309AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department requests that USUN co-sponsor the resolution on the situation on Afghanistan (para 3),to be considered by the UN General Assembly on November 10, and that USUN draw on the following points for use during the discussion. 2. Begin points: Mr. President: The United State [...]
2008-11-08 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNAMA KDEM PREL MARR MOPS SNAR PHUM AF
08STATE119378MGHH02: Hurricane Paloma Monitoring Group
[...] (SBU) The storm hit the Cayman Islands November 7; there are no reports of serious damage. The airport is open and power has been restored to most of Grand Cayman. (MG/Embassy Kingston telcon) HURRICANE PALOMA STRIKES CUBA AS CATEGORY 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. (SB [...]
2008-11-09 03:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE119510(U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 15:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE119512(U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 15:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE119513(U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 15:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE119625DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for participation in the JUSMAG Balance Piston 09-1 [...]
2008-11-10 17:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE119630DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ICITAP Command Information Center Training of the Ma [...]
2008-11-10 18:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE119631DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Clandestine Lab Investigations and Chemical Con [...]
2008-11-10 18:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE119632DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the INL-DOJ/ICITAP Provincial Criminal Investigation Tra [...]
2008-11-10 18:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE119634DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - 533 COMBAT
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the JUSMAG - 533 Combat Systems Science and Technology program at th [...]
2008-11-10 18:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE119636DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the USAID sponsored, and ASEAN-WEN facilitated, Support [...]
2008-11-10 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE119639DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Combined Logistics Captain Career Course of [...]
2008-11-10 18:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE119642DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Naval Staff College under JUSMAG Internation [...]
2008-11-10 18:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE119643DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Fusion Mint 09-01 training exercise scheduled from February 23 [...]
2008-11-10 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE119644DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals below. These individuals are candidates to attend the Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attach Conference sponsored by U. [...]
2008-11-10 18:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS SN
08STATE119651DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the Captain Career Common Core under JUSMAG Interna [...]
2008-11-10 18:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE119671DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified in paragraph 2 below. The individuals listed below are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Pla [...]
2008-11-10 19:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
08STATE119672DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MANILA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the International Officer School and Squadron Offic [...]
2008-11-10 19:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE119685DIPNOTE ON CONSULAR NOTIFICATION AND TIMELY
[...] Department instructs Post to deliver the following message as a diplomatic note. 2. BEGIN TEXT: (Insert complimentary opening language.) The Embassy of the United States wishes to remind the Government of Syria that under Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the [...]
2008-11-10 19:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PREL SY
08STATE119700FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to the subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of spare aircraft component parts (License # 050081569) for the T-50, KF-16, F-15K, KT-1, KHP UH-60 and C-130 to South Korea. This request was sent over 120 days ago. We req [...]
2008-11-10 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KS
08STATE119722DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance at the Fourth Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference from November 17- [...]
2008-11-10 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE119781USUN GUIDANCE: UKUN SUDAN SANCTIONS NON-PAPER
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to support efforts that will allow the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan to carry out it [...]
2008-11-11 00:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PGOV PREL SU UNSC
08STATE119783FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING IN ABU DHABI
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3 request to deliver talking points regarding the November 17 Friends of Pakistan meeting. See also paragraph 4 requesting information on host government actions in connection with the security situation in Pakistan,s tribal belt. 2. (SBU) Ba [...]
2008-11-11 00:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ECON EAID PK
08STATE119802TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE
[...] After careful consideration of your assessment and recommendations (REFTEL),I am terminating the AD and returning post to limited-accompanied status for working adult dependants effective November 10, 2008. Evacuees may return to post effective day after the termination date. 2. Action [...]
2008-11-11 03:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AEMR CASC KFLO AFIN ASEC YM
08STATE1200192008: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING "COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM (CRT) 2008", WHICH IS DUE TO CONGRESS BY APRIL 30, 2009. 2.WE RECOMMEND THAT "COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2007" BE THE STARTING POINT FOR THIS YEAR'S EXERCISE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/ [...]
2008-11-12 15:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
08STATE120035DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - ROYAL THAI
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to visit the United States Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N [...]
2008-11-12 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE120090SHARE YOUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORTING VIA NET-
[...] (U) Summary: There has been intense interest recently from the interagency community in ways that the Department can facilitate access to public affairs reporting on the classified networks. A simple method of sharing these cable-based reports with the classified networks is through the use of [...]
2008-11-12 17:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR
08STATE120153MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2008
[...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. Addressee and info addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming [...]
2008-11-12 18:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE PREL PARM KSCA TSPA ETTC
08STATE120155BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050108473 for the export of fiber optic inverters to South Korea. Post is requested to com [...]
2008-11-12 18:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KS
08STATE120156BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050110498 for the export of accelerometers to Japan. Embassy is requested to complete this [...]
2008-11-12 18:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JA
08STATE120182DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for participation in a Naval Staff College Program training course from January 13, 200 [...]
2008-11-12 19:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE120185DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG THAI International Officer Intelligence, Captains [...]
2008-11-12 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE120188DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG THAI Civil Affairs Training program at Fort Bragg [...]
2008-11-12 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE120317SAUDI STATEMENT ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Mission is authorized to join the Saudi-EU consensus on the text conveyed in reftel A for use as a closing statement for the November 12-13 UNGA Plenary session on interfaith dialogue. 2. (C) Given PGA DEscotos commitment not to deviate from the text as outlined in reftel A, USUN may [...]
2008-11-12 22:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KISL SA
08STATE12032TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 10
[...] (SBU) French sources report two rebel truck columns carrying ammunition and fuel from Abeche are en route to N'Djamena and are expected to arrive imminently, according to Embassy Paris. MFA contacts in Paris report the French military plans to fire on the rebels before they reach the city pe [...]
2008-02-06 01:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE120326OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO PARLIAMENTARY
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 13 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins in warmly welcoming Mr. Joao Soares, President of the OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly. We tale particular note of his [...]
2008-11-12 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM OSCE
08STATE120333OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: AZERBAIJAN MOVE AGAINST
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 13 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, The United States has noted with concern reports that Azerbaijan's National Television and Radio Council may discontinue local radio broadcasts of [...]
2008-11-12 23:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM AZ LO
08STATE120334OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE SPECIAL
[...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 13 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to welcome Special Representative Biaudet to the Permanent Council today. Your report bears witness to the [...]
2008-11-12 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL TIP
08STATE120336OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 13, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ambassador Keltchewsky, welcome to the Permanent Council. Thank you for the hard work you have put into your first months as the H [...]
2008-11-13 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
08STATE120342OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OSCE
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 13, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna if needed to respond to a Russian Federation statement on the OSCE monitors in Georgia. Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States notes the statement by the Russian [...]
2008-11-13 00:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PGOV GG
08STATE120466DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course sch [...]
2008-11-13 15:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE120474DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the joint INL/DOJ, Standard Emergency Management Systems [...]
2008-11-13 16:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE120660CFE: NOV 5-7 ROMANIAN-HOSTED HLTF OFF-SITE:
[...] (C) Summary. At the November 5-7 Romanian-hosted off-site HLTF, Allies discussed the current situation regarding CFE; examined options for a unified way forward; and agreed on themes for NAC communique language on CFE to deliver a solid NATO message at the upcoming NATO and OSCE Ministerials [...]
2008-11-13 20:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO OSCE
08STATE120692BLUE LANTERN SITE VISIT TO LOM PRAHA S.P.
[...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel Poloff and PM/DDTC team conducted a site visit at Lom Praha S. P. (LP) in order to verify its relationship with the Czech Republic Ministry of Defense and establish the bona fides of this export involving communication and navigation equipment for the Mi-171 hel [...]
2008-11-13 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC EZ
08STATE120694RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: FORMER IRANIAN RED
[...] (S) The Department is aware of Dr. Towfighi's referral to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) and the urgency with which he needs to depart the UAE. Per Post's request, PRM will expedite his USRAP processing to the extent possible by requesting expedited Security Advisory Opinion clear [...]
2008-11-13 21:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP
08STATE120864WARNING CHINA ON HARASSMENT OF U.S. NAVY VESSELS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (U) Background: Over the past 18 months, the frequency of China's verbal warnings, vessel-shadowing by multiple platforms simultaneously, unprofessional seamanship, and unsafe maneuvering have increased the risk of miscalculation in inte [...]
2008-11-14 00:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCH KTIA MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL
08STATE120951U.S.-EU INVESTMENT DIALOGUE MEETING, OCTOBER 14,
[...] Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 2. (SBU) At the third face-to-face meeting of the U.S.-EU Investment Dialogue (EUID) in Washington, D.C., U.S. and Commission participants agreed that soverign wealth funds (SWF) must demonstrate their commercial orientation, rather than pursue stra [...]
2008-11-14 13:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD EINV
08STATE120975GUIDANCE: REMARKS FOR QUARTERLY MNF-I BRIEF TO
[...] Begin Text: I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the Multinational Force in Iraq (MNF-I). I would like to begin by thanking Special Representative de Mistura for his briefing on the important work undertaken by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). UN [...]
2008-11-14 14:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MARR IZ
08STATE121002RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE FOR OTTAWA: -- To inform appropriate Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors that ISN discussed coordination on Iran non-proliferation objectives with First Secretary [...]
2008-11-14 14:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE121011BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO PRAGUE: DISCUSSIONS WITH
[...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affair,s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls met September 8-9 with Embassy Prague, Czech Ministry of Defense (CMOD),Ministry of Trade and Industry officials (MTI) and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern en [...]
2008-11-14 15:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC EZ
08STATE121032TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. American citizens in Kenya and those considering travel to Kenya should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime. This replace [...]
2008-11-14 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
08STATE121038BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO POLAND: DISCUSSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Directorate of Defense Trade Controls in the (PM/DDTC) met September 10 and 11 with country team, Polish Ministry of Defense (PMOD),and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program an [...]
2008-11-14 15:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC PL
08STATE12119SAUDIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SUDANESE INTERFERENCE IN
[...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL. The CDA also presented a letter of condolence to the Ministry following the de [...]
2008-02-05 14:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU SA CH
08STATE121208DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA-Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning course. The course s [...]
2008-11-14 18:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE121209DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Multinational Force Standard Operating Proce [...]
2008-11-14 18:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE121325SAUDI BUTTER FOR LEBANESE GUNS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Department seeks Saudi assistance to deliver advanced capabilities to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in advance of Lebanon's 2009 legislative elections. The LAF has requested Cessna Caravan gunships [...]
2008-11-14 20:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER PM LE SA
08STATE121356REVOCATION OF IRAN,S U-TURN GENERAL LICENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) On November 6, 2008, the Department of the Treasury revoked Iran's "U-turn" general license in order to protect U.S. financial institutions individually, and the U.S. [...]
2008-11-14 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EFIN KNNP
08STATE121386TRAVEL WARNING ? CHAD
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens not affiliated with humanitarian relief efforts avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area due to insecurity caused by banditry and clashes [...]
2008-11-14 21:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CH
08STATE121392GUIDANCE ON PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE
[...] (U) Following is guidance on the draft resolution entitled, "Promoting Development through the Reduction and Prevention of Armed Violence," which is being considered under Agenda item 107 of the 63rd session of the UNGA. Guidance is for the November 17 plenary meeting. 2. (SBU) In addres [...]
2008-11-14 22:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA PARM ECON
08STATE121419TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 24, 2008 to note terrorist attacks in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland. 2. The Department of St [...]
2008-11-14 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SO
08STATE121425TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time. This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 11, 2008, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asmara is currently closed [...]
2008-11-14 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ER
08STATE121430SOMALIA PIRACY: DEMARCHE INSTRUCTIONS FOR UK AND
[...] This is an action cable see paragraph 2. 2. Posts are requested to demarche host governments at the appropriate level to relay USG concerns about French and British edits to the draft UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR) on Somalia piracy. Post may draw from the background in paras 4 a [...]
2008-11-15 00:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE121431INSTRUCTIONS; TURKMENISTAN'S UNGA RESOLUTION ON
[...] USDEL is authorized to co-sponsor and join consensus on the UNGA resolution entitled "Reliable and stable transit of energy and its role in ensuring stable economic development and international cooperation" introduced by the permanent mission of Turkmenistan (reftels) as long as it is not ame [...]
2008-11-15 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ENRG ZK EPET PREL
08STATE121432INSTRUCTIONS - USUN VENEZUELAN DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) USDEL is instructed to work with like-minded delegations to seek to postpone action on this resolution and if unsuccessful, and it is presented for consideration in plenary, to call for a vote and to vote no. 2. (U) Background: The Venezuelan government has proposed the UN General A [...]
2008-11-15 01:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON UN VZ
08STATE121442SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON PERMANENT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. USDel is instructed to vote against the resolution entitled "Permanent Sovereignty of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab Population in the Occupied Syrian Golan over their Nat [...]
2008-11-15 04:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA IS WE GZ SY
08STATE121597GUIDANCE: UNGA RESOLUTION ON UN-OPCW COOPERATION
[...] (U) Following is guidance on UNGA Agenda Item 114 of the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons." Guidance is for the November 17 General Assembly Plenary meeting. 2. (SBU) The proposed item is based on [...]
2008-11-16 04:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UNGA
08STATE121624USUN INSTRUCTION: VOTE IN FAVOR OF SOMALIA
[...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) that will expand the current UNSC Somalia sanctions regime from a comprehensive arms embargo to include targeted measures (asset freeze and travel ban) for those threatening t [...]
2008-11-16 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KTFN PGOV PREL PTER SO XW UNSC
08STATE121818IRAN-INDIA JOINT VENTURE SHIPPING LINE IN TALKS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (SBU) Recent press reports have suggested that Iran-o-Hind Shipping is in talks with Hanjin Heavy Industries to purchase two 80,000-dwt post-Panamax bulker vessel [...]
2008-11-17 16:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KNNP PARM IR PREL
08STATE121841SWISS FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CRYSTAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September, we informed the Swiss government that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerland's Quartzcom AG on behalf of [...]
2008-11-17 17:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR
08STATE12185OIC ACCOUNT FOR GAZA
[...] (C) Department read reftel with great interest and requests that post approach the OIC Secretary General to ensure that the account opened to streamline OIC member states' donations for humanitarian relief to Gaza be coordinated with the Fayyad government. The account should not undermine the [...]
2008-02-06 14:22:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL KISL PHUM SA WBG KPAL
08STATE121866TRAVEL ALERT NICARAGUA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in Nicaragua, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in Nicaragua to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on De [...]
2008-11-17 17:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NU
08STATE121875DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the unit and commander listed below. The unit and commander are candidates for participation in the Fusion Mint 09-01 training exercise scheduled f [...]
2008-11-17 18:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE121959BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050132445 for the export of helmets to Thailand. Post is requested to complete this Blue [...]
2008-11-17 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC TH
08STATE122043DEMARCHE REQUEST: SEEKING HALT TO TERMINATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: Banks Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank (IDB) have indicated that they plan to terminate all correspondent banking services for Gaza branches of Palestinian banks. Washington is concerned that the planned action by the only two [...]
2008-11-17 21:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP KTFN KPAL PREL IS
08STATE122070BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050088569 for the export of cannons to Trinidad & Tobago. Post is requested to complete this B [...]
2008-11-17 22:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TD
08STATE122071BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050132335 for the export of pistols and revolvers to Barbados. Post is requested to comp [...]
2008-11-17 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BB
08STATE122098URGENT ACTION NEEDED FROM UZBEKISTAN TO ADDRESS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. ------------------ SUMMARY ------------------ 2. (S//NF) Washington is considering options for USG implementation of the October 16 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) call for strengthened preventive measures against Uzb [...]
2008-11-18 00:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON EFIN KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ
08STATE122273OIL FOR FOOD GUIDANCE
[...] (S) This cable is to respond to reftel request for guidance from the Department. 2. (S) The Department appreciates the Embassy's reporting on the outstanding issues with the Oil-for-Food Program (OFF). While the Department has no objection to the Government of Iraqi (GOI) proposing another [...]
2008-11-18 16:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC ECON PGOV IZ
08STATE122304SWISS FIRM CONTINUES EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CRYSTAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September, we informed the Swiss government that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerland's Quartzcom AG on behalf of [...]
2008-11-18 17:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ MY IR
08STATE122464FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: In coordination with French counterparts in country, Posts should reinforce the message that countries should not attend the 30 November 2008 &First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmenta [...]
2008-11-18 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE122811OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON DRAFT LAW
[...] POST IS AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT AT THE NOVEMBER 20, 2008, MEETING OF THE OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL IN VIENNA: BEGIN TEXT: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE UNITED STATES GENUINELY WELCOMES THE POSITIVE STEPS THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC HAS TAKEN TO EXPAND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND TOLE [...]
2008-11-19 17:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KG
08STATE122822DEMARCHE REQUEST: REQUEST HIGH LEVEL UN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests USUN urge SYG Ban to inform the UNSC the Burmese regime has prohibited Ban from traveling to Rangoon, to stress the lack of progress on the release of political prisoners and the need to establish an inclusive dialogue, and to continue to con [...]
2008-11-19 17:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE122827GUIDANCE: DISARMAMENT PRST, NOVEMBER 19
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is authorized to join consensus on a Costa Rica-penned PRST regarding the regulation and reduction of armaments, with text as follows. A vote on this PRST is anticipated on November 19, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of PRST: Strengthening collective securi [...]
2008-11-19 17:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC CS
08STATE12290BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050085871 for the export of rifles and ammunition to Hungary. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2008-02-06 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC HU KOMC
08STATE122910RESPONDING TO JAPAN ON ESTA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo is requested to share the text below as a non-paper with relevant officials in the Government of Japan (GOJ) in response to questions about the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) to the United States. [...]
2008-11-19 19:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL JA
08STATE122937ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE GUIDANCE AND ACTION
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BANGKOK, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DHAKA, DILI, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PHNOM PENH, PORT MORESBY, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBAATAR, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, and WELLINGTON. Embas [...]
2008-11-19 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MARR MOPS ASEAN ARF RP
08STATE122941GUIDANCE: REMARKS FOR DISARMAMENT THEMATIC
[...] USUN is authorized to use para. 2 remarks in the Costa Rica-sponsored thematic debate on the regulation and reduction of armaments, November 19, 2008. 2. Begin text: Mr. President, I would like to thank the Costa Rican delegation for bringing us together for a discussion of this imp [...]
2008-11-19 20:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNSC CS
08STATE122982UNGA RESOLUTION ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN General Assembly agenda item 114 (f) "Cooperation Between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries." If the resolution goes to a vote, USUN is instructed to vote yes. End. RICE [...]
2008-11-19 21:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA
08STATE122990WESTERN SAHARA: TALKING POINTS FOR NOVEMBER 18
[...] USUN may draw from the following talking points for their November 18 briefing on MINURSO and the Western Sahara. Begin points: -- The United States is concerned by the amount of time that has elapsed since the last round of talks between Morocco and the Polisario. We urge the Secretary [...]
2008-11-19 21:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL WI XA XY
08STATE123035AUGUST 2008 VISIT TO NORTH KOREA BY A UAE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In July 2008, the U.S. raised with the UAE information indicating that North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, the Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working to acqui [...]
2008-11-19 22:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR AE KN
08STATE123042BOSNIA: EUFOR MANDATE RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council Resolution renewing the mandate of EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to be considered by the UN Security Council on Thursday, November 20. 2. Begin Text: The Security Council, Recalling all its previous [...]
2008-11-19 22:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PGOV PREL MARR BK EUFOR
08STATE123047OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT BY
[...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 20 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States joins other delegations in welcoming the three Personal Representatives of the Chairman in Office to the Pe [...]
2008-11-19 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV OSCE
08STATE123048OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the November 20, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes you, Ambassador Talvitie, and commends your efforts ) and those of EU Special Representative Mo [...]
2008-11-19 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE123050MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IO/EDA TYLER SANDERS
[...] (U) Tyler Sanders, Intern, Bureau of International Organizations, Office of Economics Development Affairs, requests mission clearance to travel to New York on November 23-25,2008 to participate in the UNGA Second Committee deliberations. He requests USUN Mission access and a United Nations de [...]
2008-11-19 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIO OTRA UNCRED UNGA
08STATE123051DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR THE TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEE HAMDAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 4. --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (C) The Department thanks Post for its work to develop an agreement with the Government of Yemen (ROYG) to accept the transfer of GTMO detainee SALEM AHMED SALEM HAMDAN (ISN 149) with a commitment t [...]
2008-11-19 22:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKDRG PHUM PINR PTER YM
08STATE123068OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF OFFICE COORDINATOR IN UKRAINE
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 20 meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is, indeed, a pleasure to welcome Ambassador Kopaj back to the Permanent Council, and to thank him for his very comprehensive repo [...]
2008-11-19 23:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE UP PREL
08STATE123072GUIDANCE FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe November 20. USUN should also address the press after the UNSC briefing to summarize the key points from the U.S. statement. Additionally, USUN should hand t [...]
2008-11-19 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM
08STATE123074IAEA REPORTS ON IRANIAN AND SYRIAN NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7-8. 2. (C) OBJECTIVES: -- To note the 19 November 2008 release of reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the status of its respective investigations into the Iranian and Syrian nuclear programs. -- To urge ho [...]
2008-11-20 00:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY
08STATE123081OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]
2008-11-20 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE123126BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050115687 for the export of accelerometers to South Africa. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-11-20 13:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SF GM
08STATE123174LEAHY VETTING FOR AFRICAN MILITARY WORKSHOP IN
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jean Baptiste Nkwezi Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 1968 POB: Burundi Unit: MDNA [...]
2008-11-20 14:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM PGOV BY
08STATE123211ASEAN RELATED SUMMITS: BACKGROUND AND ACTION
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies in ASEAN capitals (except for Rangoon),and for BEIJING, CANBERRA, NEW DELHI, SEOUL, TOKYO and WELLINGTON. 2. (U) Thailand will host a series of eight summit meetings in Chiang Mai from December 15 to 18: -- The Fourteenth ASEAN Summit; -- The Tw [...]
2008-11-20 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ASEAN
08STATE123225SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR UNSC
[...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to deliver the following draft resolution (complete text paragraph 4) to the British and the French Mission in New York immediately. USUN should table the resolution to the Council NLT COB on November 20. 2. Objectives: -- Thank the British [...]
2008-11-20 16:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE123238SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR SOMALIA BRIEFING
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council briefing and consultation on Somalia to be held on November 20. 2. Begin points: -- We would like to thank the (DPA official),(DPKO official),as well as the IMO Secretary-General Mitropoulos [...]
2008-11-20 16:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE123272FORMER IRAQI NUCLEAR SCIENTIST AL-KHAFAJI BEGINS
[...] (S//NF) Summary: Iraqi former WMD scientist Salih Majid Hamid al-Khafaji, a U.S.-educated nuclear engineer, arrived in Jordan on October 8, 2008 for a one-year fellowship sponsored by the Department of State's Iraq Scientist Engagement Program (ISEP). In April 2008, al-Khafaji stated his desi [...]
2008-11-20 17:56:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPARM IZ PREL
08STATE123317DEMARCHE REQUEST: NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Arab League will convene for an emergency ministerial meeting in Cairo on November 26 to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and recent efforts to affect an intra-Palestinian reconciliation. The [...]
2008-11-20 19:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG AL
08STATE123373BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050131468 for the export of C-130 aircraft parts to Spain. Post is requested to complete thi [...]
2008-11-20 20:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
08STATE123376BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on technical assistant agreement amendment TA 0019-07B for the transfer of technical data, hardware, and def [...]
2008-11-20 20:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JO IZ
08STATE123458OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISIONS ON THE EXTENSION
[...] Post is authorized to join consensus on the extension of the following mandates, to be renewed through December 31, 2008: -Presence in Albania, PC.DD/36/08 -Mission to Bosnia & Herzegovina, PC.DD/37/08 -Mission to Montenegro, PC.DD/39/08 -Mission to Serbia, C.DD/40/07 -Spillover Monitor M [...]
2008-11-20 22:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON OSCE PREL
08STATE123473OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON
[...] Per reftel request for guidance, the Department agrees that the Roma and Sinti decision is a worthwhile one. The Department would like USOSCE to seek an edit in preambular paragraph two, replacing the word "people" with the word "persons" so that the sentence reads: "Recognizing the importan [...]
2008-11-20 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PHUM PREL
08STATE123492ACTION REQUEST: DELIBERATION BY MEMBER STATES ON
[...] (U) This is an action request for Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Council meeting December 10-11, and a planned early December European Parliament vote on the European Union's "20-20-20 [...]
2008-11-21 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU
08STATE123494THE GLOBAL PARTNERHIP CENTER (GPC) PROVIDES
[...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Established in December of 2007 (ref. A),the Global Partnership Center (GPC) leads efforts to advance the use of results-based, public-private partnerships as a mainstream tool for U.S. diplomacy. A cornerstone of this eff [...]
2008-11-21 01:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAID ABUD AMGT AFIN BMGT EAID ECON EFIN
08STATE123513UNGA VOTING INSTRUCTION: SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. USDel is instructed to vote against the following six UNGA resolutions under the agenda items 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," and 16, "Question of Palestine." USDel may call for a vote on any of these resolutions if no other member does [...]
2008-11-21 03:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA IS PA WE GZ SY
08STATE123791CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since November 2006, we have raised with South Korean officials efforts by the Pakistan-based company United Engineering to procure machine tools from the South Korean firm Sambu Ko [...]
2008-11-21 19:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL PK KS
08STATE123907REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009
[...] All Posts/American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) worldwide should respond with their 2009 Investment Climate Statements via front channel cable and unclassified email by January 15, 2009 This tasker has been cleared with regional bureaus, S/ES, and interagency. 2. In the context of U.S. bilat [...]
2008-11-21 20:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
08STATE123908DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LAOS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for "Special Investigation Group Workshop on Pangolin and Big Cats." The In [...]
2008-11-21 20:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA
08STATE123983TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non- essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 1, 2008, and updates information on security incidents, notes the temporary relocation of some employees from the [...]
2008-11-21 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
08STATE123985DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONTINUATION OF UN ARRANGEMENTS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Drawing on points in paragraph 5, Embassy should discuss actions required to extend the UN arrangements for the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) with the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level and as soon as judged practicable. Embassy shoul [...]
2008-11-21 22:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL
08STATE124016GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...]
2008-11-21 23:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124027REQUEST FOR YEMENI BLANKET ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) This is a message for immediate action. Please see para 3. 2. (C) In response to President Saleh,s recent urgent requests to the President, Secretary Rice, and other senior U.S. officials, the USG is seeking to deliver expeditiously twenty-five (25) U.S.-origin M113A1 Armored Personn [...]
2008-11-22 00:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PINS
08STATE124032(S) PSI: NORTH KOREAN VESSEL OF POSSIBLE
[...] (S//REL Singapore) We have information that a North Korean-flagged vessel, the M/V SO HUNG 1, will arrive at Singapore's Outer Port Limits for bunkering on or around 24 November. Our information indicates that the Singapore-based firm Seabridge Bunkering PTE Ltd may provide bunkering servic [...]
2008-11-22 00:49:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC SN KN
08STATE124034DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Post initiate discussion with the Government of Djibouti (GOD) on deepening cooperation with the United States to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia. Post is re [...]
2008-11-22 01:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MOPS PHSA PREL XA XW SO DJ
08STATE124035TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...]
2008-11-22 01:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
08STATE124111SYG'S REPORT ON UNSCR 1701 IMPLEMENTATION:
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the briefing on the Secretary General's report on implementation of UNSCR 1701 scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank the Secretary General for his latest rep [...]
2008-11-23 22:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124112GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, NOVEMBER 25
[...] (U) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for November 25. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. There are [...]
2008-11-23 22:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE124166DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG - Royal Thai Army Officer, Foreign Military Attac [...]
2008-11-24 12:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE124212HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONNIAN MILITARY
[...] (SBU) the Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of November 17, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Serge Durrel Title: Marine Military Officer POB: Okong, Cameroon DOB: June 6, [...]
2008-11-24 14:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM
08STATE124214DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigation Course schedu [...]
2008-11-24 14:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE12428AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING, U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs four through seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The USG strongly supports the candidacy of Ambassador William Swing for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Department seeks post's as [...]
2008-02-06 20:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG
08STATE124462(U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 19:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE124486U.S. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FROM CYPRUS FOR OSCE
[...] This is an action message; please see para 6 below. 2. (SBU) On October 29, 2008, the Defense Minister of the Republic of Cyprus formally requested from OSCE participating States technical assistance with the destruction of 324 SA-7s MANPADS and their gripstocks (Ref A). At that time the [...]
2008-11-24 20:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCY MARR MAS NATO OSCE PARM PREL
08STATE124520FOLLOW-UP ON IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 20:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
08STATE124521TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
08STATE124562HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER
[...] Embassy Lome requested human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer to attend HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning and Policy Development training from 4 through 13 December 2008. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Kodjo Patanaam ABALO Rank: Major Unit: Togole [...]
2008-11-24 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08STATE124569DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for participation in the JIATF-West Leather Piston [...]
2008-11-24 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE124596REQUEST FOR SECURITY SURVEY OF REFUGEE SITE IN
[...] In anticipation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interviews of refugees in a new, temporary processing location in Baghdad, the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) and DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request that RSO provide a security evaluation of [...]
2008-11-24 23:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PREF IZ
08STATE124745DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the INL/DOJ-ICITAP STANDARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM tra [...]
2008-11-25 14:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE124746DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for attendance at the HIV/AIDS Conference training course December 5-12, 2008 in San A [...]
2008-11-25 14:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE124780DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the INL/DOJ-ICITAP STANDARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM [...]
2008-11-25 15:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE124901DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the units and commanders listed below. These units and commanders are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Thai JCET Fusion Torch 09-1 [...]
2008-11-25 17:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE124902DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for attendance at the HIV/AIDS Conference training course December 5-12, 2008 in San A [...]
2008-11-25 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE124950INSTRUCTION - MINSK GROUP RESPONSE TO SYG RE:
[...] The Department instructs USUN to deliver the response below to the Secretary General. The response was jointly drafted and agreed upon by the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group (United States, Russia and France). The Co-Chairs agreed that the U.S. would deliver the joint response under U.S. cover [...]
2008-11-25 19:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAJ FR PREL RS ZJ XJ
08STATE124992DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in a Basic Crime Investigation and Evidence Collect [...]
2008-11-25 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE125004DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the units and commanders listed below. These units and commanders are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Thai CNT Fusion Torch 09-1 a [...]
2008-11-25 20:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE125046DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR VIETNAM LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Tactical and Safety Training Course from Decem [...]
2008-11-25 20:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR KCRM VM
08STATE125072DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the unit and commander identified below. The unit and commander received a nomination to participate in the "GPOI PKO Lanes Train the T [...]
2008-11-25 21:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB
08STATE125120GUIDANCE ON CBP 10+2 RULE
[...] Summary: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an interim final rule requiring importers and carriers to electronically submit additional information on cargo before it is brought into the United States by vessel. The rule, also known as "10 2," fulfills the advance data requ [...]
2008-11-25 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EWWT KHLS
08STATE125123NEA A/S DAVID WELCH'S NOVEMBER 21 CONVERSATION
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Welch welcomed Abdallah Baali as the new Algerian Ambassador November 21. He spoke candidly about the shortcomings of the bilateral relationship, and offered ways that Baali could improve it -- e.g. through increasing the number of Algerians students enrolled in the U.S. and [...]
2008-11-25 22:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPBTS PGOV PREL AG IR IS IZ LE MO SY WI
08STATE125145OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON
[...] Encourages those participating States that have not yet done so to ensure that all forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in the OSCE Action Plan are criminalized in their national legislation and that perpetrators of human trafficking do not enjoy impunity; STATE 00125145 002 OF [...]
2008-11-25 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PHUM PREL KTIP
08STATE125172DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF THE AFGHAN
[...] (C) This is an action telegram, please see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Brussels December 2-3 to discuss the key issues facing the Alliance in 2009. Foremost among those issues will be our mission in Afghanistan. A key priority in that context will be supp [...]
2008-11-26 01:03:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE125246OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 13:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE
08STATE125247OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 27th Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to welcome you back to back to the Permanent Council today, Mr. Haraszti. Your report is, as always, a valuable real [...]
2008-11-26 13:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OSCE
08STATE125319(U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...]
2008-11-26 14:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE125339INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE INDUSTRY AIDING IRAN,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have discussed the adoption of additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...]
2008-11-26 15:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE125369DEMARCHE REQUEST: UN RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Department requests Embassy Malabo to reach out to appropriate interlocutors to convey USG concern with the findings of UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak. The Department recognizes the [...]
2008-11-26 15:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI EK
08STATE125392GUIDANCE: COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND THE
[...] (U) Following is guidance on a Guyanan-sponsored resolution at the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community." Guidance is for the November 26 plenary. 2. (SBU) The proposed item expands the scope of a previous resolution of the same titl [...]
2008-11-26 16:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA
08STATE125441INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...]
2008-11-26 17:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE125444KOSOVO - GUIDANCE FOR U.S. INTERVENTION AT
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw from the following points in delivering its intervention and additional discussions during the November 26 UNSC consultations on the Secretary-General's report on the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). 2. Begin Points: Thank you Mr. President: I woul [...]
2008-11-26 17:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC UNMIK KPKO PREL YI KV
08STATE12549TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 12
[...] (SBU) Post reports government forces are extending their control within the city, with traffic circulating and people on the streets. Looting has subsided, and UN staff are moving around N'Djamena. The Embassy local guard force mobile surveillance team has returned to duty in the city but p [...]
2008-02-06 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE125496JOINT DEMARCHE WITH EUROPEAN LIKEMINDED ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Government of Switzerland to prompt its implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGROU [...]
2008-11-26 18:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE125506CROATIA: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-11-26 18:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG CR
08STATE125514DEMARCHE: ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The growth of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and in waters off the coast of Somalia has emerged as a serious threat to international commerce, the safety of mariners, and the delivery of humanit [...]
2008-11-26 18:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE125548UNSCR 1267: ENGAGING WITH ITALY, FRANCE, ALGERIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 through 6. ------------------------- BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES ------------------------- 2. (SBU) In July 2003, the USG co-sponsored a request by the Government of Italy to list under the UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) regime [...]
2008-11-26 19:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE125551SUBSTANTIVE REVISION: INCREASING FINANCIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...]
2008-11-26 19:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE12556QATAR LEAVING UNIFIL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- 2. (C) Qatar, the only Arab troop contributor to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL),plans to withdraw its 203 troops on/around February 10. Qatar's participation in UNIFIL sends an important [...]
2008-02-06 23:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALLE PGOV PREL QA
08STATE125608GUIDANCE ON CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer in the ceremonies. Many of our allies and partners will sign this Convention at the Head of Sta [...]
2008-11-26 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS
08STATE125620TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the continuing large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand that have resulted in the disruption of services as well as isolated incidents of violence. At this time, Bangkok's international and domestic airports have ceased flight operations d [...]
2008-11-26 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC TH
08STATE125625DEMARCHE TO AUSTRALIA REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...]
2008-11-26 21:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL NATO AS
08STATE125626DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. The annual OSCE Ministerial will take place in Helsinki 4-5 December. The Secretary will attend a portion of the meeting which forty-nine ministers are expected to attend. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. object [...]
2008-11-26 21:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU
08STATE125627DEMARCHE TO NORWAY REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer. Norway was instrumental in the process t [...]
2008-11-26 21:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL NW
08STATE125628DEMARCHE TO CANADA REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign the CCM nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners will sig [...]
2008-11-26 21:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO PREL MOPS CA
08STATE125631DEMARCHE TO GERMANY REGARDING CONVENTION ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer. Germany will sign this Convention and ha [...]
2008-11-26 21:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO PREL MOPS GM
08STATE125632DEMARCHE TO ITALY, SPAIN, AND QATAR REGARDING
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (S) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...]
2008-11-26 21:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM NATO MOPS PREL IT SP
08STATE125635DEMARCHE REQUEST - WORKING WITH THE EU TO IMPROVE
[...] (SBU) Action Request: The European Union is in the process of restructuring one of its target lists of Burmese names and entities that are subject to sanctions in the EU. The U.S. supports the EU's efforts to make its sanctions more effective. Experts from State, Justice, and Treasury's Offi [...]
2008-11-26 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU
08STATE125658COORDINATED DEMARCHE ON IRAN WITH EUROPEAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Republic of Korea and Malaysia regarding the implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGR [...]
2008-11-26 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE125681KOSOVO - PRST INSTRUCTION FOR NOVEMBER 26 2008
[...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on the following PRST on Kosovo due to be adopted on November 26, 2008. 2. Begin text: The Security Council takes note of the Secretary-Generals report on UNMIK (S/2008/692) dated 24 November 2008 and, taking into account the positions of Belg [...]
2008-11-27 01:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL YI UNSC UNMIK PHUM KV
08STATE125684JCIC-DIP-08-006: ANNUAL START SLCM DECLARATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: When the START Treaty was signed, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to provide annual declarations concerning their planned deployments of nuclear sea-launched cruise missiles (SLCMs) for the duration of the [...]
2008-11-27 01:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBO KACT KZ PARM RS UP US START JCIC
08STATE125686 COLD FRONT AFFECTING CARIBBEAN COAST OF COSTA RICA AND
[...] As result of flood damage caused by the interaction of a high and low pressure systems on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from November 22-26, 2008, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. The damage has exceeded [...]
2008-11-27 02:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM KFLO CS
08STATE125694HUMAN RIGHTS DAY - PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] (U) Summary: December 10 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This day, celebrated as Human Rights Day worldwide, is the date that the UDHR was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The Department is celebrating the occasion with [...]
2008-11-27 08:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER KPAO PHUM OIIP SCUL
08STATE125712GUIDANCE: COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UN AND THE
[...] (U) Following is guidance on a Guyanan-sponsored resolution at the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community." Guidance is for the November 26 plenary. 2. (SBU) The proposed item expands the scope of a previous resolution of the same titl [...]
2008-11-27 12:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA
08STATE125713MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Teams of gunmen stormed ten locations in Mumbai, including luxury hotels, a hospital, a Jewish community center, and a restaurant. At least 100 people are reported dead, and over 240 have been injured. The Deccan Mujahidin, a previously unknown group, claimed responsibility. (Mumbai [...]
2008-11-27 12:15:00Secretary of StateSECRETAEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE125736TRAVEL ALERT FOR INDIA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on December [...]
2008-11-27 18:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IN
08STATE125848COUNTRY SPECIFIC INFORMATION - DENMARK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 14:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC DA
08STATE125875MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) Commandos are conducting clearing operations. ConGen Mumbai confirmed at least three AmCits in the center; their status is unknown. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon, Reuters) HOTEL GUESTS TRICKLE OUT; CONGEN MUMBAI STAFF AT SITES --------------------------------------------- --------- 2 [...]
2008-11-28 15:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE125908DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the Staff and Instructor Training from January 3 [...]
2008-11-28 17:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB
08STATE125909DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the USAID/ILEA Q Special Investigation Group Workshop on [...]
2008-11-28 17:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE125910DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR TAIWAN LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These are candidates from the Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau selected to attend a DEA Basic Drug De [...]
2008-11-28 17:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM ASEC KCRM PTER SNAR TW
08STATE125943GUIDANCE FOR WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT PLENARY, DEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following is guidance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) for the Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). No issues achieved consensus at the General Working Group (GWG) meeting. The GWG is recommending that the Plenary mandate continue work in 2009 as well as Outreach [...]
2008-11-28 17:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS ETTC
08STATE126045COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL AND
[...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in para 3, to travel to Tokyo and Singapore from December 2-6 for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department thanks posts for assistance. 2. Please arrange accomm [...]
2008-11-28 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC CH JA KN RS SN KS
08STATE126056MGIN01: MUMBAI TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4
[...] (SBU) Gunfire and explosions continue as Indian security forces conduct clearing operations at the Taj Mahal Hotel. ConGen Mumbai believes all AmCits have made it out of the hotel. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The Chabad Jewish Community Center siege has ended. Two terrorists and [...]
2008-11-28 22:39:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN
08STATE126128TRAVEL ALERT FOR INDIA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert replaces the Travel [...]
2008-11-29 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IN
08STATE126129MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Indian commandos are proceeding with caution and sweeping the hotel for unexploded ordnance. Indian security officials told ConGen Mumbai there might be an additional 40 to 50 bodies inside the Taj Mahal Hotel. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) Six AmCits are confirmed dead, and [...]
2008-11-29 22:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE126141MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) Indian authorities continue to remove bodies from the Taj Mahal Hotel. Cafe Leopold, site of one attack, intends to reopen November 30. The American School reopens December 1. ConGen Mumbai hopes to return to normal operations December 2. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) PATIL RESIGNS, [...]
2008-11-30 12:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN
08STATE126158MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The team arrived November 30 and established a command post at the Mumbai American Center. It will meet with local intelligence personnel December 1. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon, MG/FBI e-mail) PRIME MINISTER BEGINS RESHUFFLING GOVERNMENT -------------------------------------------- [...]
2008-11-30 22:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE126176MGIN01: MUMBAI MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 9
[...] (SBU) ConGen Mumbai expects the two injured AmCits to depart Mumbai within 48 hours. ConGen staff are attending memorial services for victims around town. (MG/ConGen Mumbai telcon) 2. (SBU) The American School is open and ConGen Mumbai will return to full consular operations December 2. [...]
2008-12-01 10:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC PTER KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT IN
08STATE126248FOLLOW-UP ON ATTEMPTS BY NORTH KOREA'S KOMID TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Tokyo, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Background and Action Request: In September 2008, we advised the GOJ that in July 2008, North Korea's primary weapons trading firm, Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID),was working with the Chinese comp [...]
2008-12-01 15:10:00Secretary of StateSECRETBM CH ETTC JA KACT KN KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE1264SECOND DEMARCHE FOR CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-06 19:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
08STATE12640TFCD01: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 13
[...] (SBU) Embassy NDjamena comments Chadian troops are enforcing an informal nighttime curfew as more people return to the streets. Post adds the French military is considering allowing movements off the air base and notes it no longer hears sounds of fighting. Meanwhile, the Chinese Ambassador [...]
2008-02-07 13:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE126440DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION PARTNERS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paras 3-6. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partne [...]
2008-12-01 19:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL
08STATE126443INSTRUCTIONS ON DECEMBER 3 CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to draw from talking points in para 2 below during December 2 consultations on the UN Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA). End action request. 2. Begin points: The United States strongly supports Special Envoy Francois Lonseny [...]
2008-12-01 19:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM PBTS CT
08STATE126458SHORTAGE OF HOTEL ROOMS IN MONROVIA MARCH 1-10,
[...] Embassy Monrovia requests that Washington pass the following cable as an ALDAC. 2. Embassy Monrovia advises travelers that due to numerous events scheduled by the Government of Liberia, hotel rooms during March 1-10, 2009 will be extremely limited and only Mission essential country cleara [...]
2008-12-01 20:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA LI
08STATE126489FINALIZING THE SEISMIC AGREEMENT
[...] Department requests Embassy Rabat to urge the Moroccan government to sign the Seismic Agreement (reftel) no later than December 31, 2008. A later signature could result in delays that would jeopardize the project's timely completion. End summary. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department [...]
2008-12-01 20:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TPHY KTBT KSCI KTIA MO
08STATE1265REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-06 19:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
08STATE126516FOLLOW-UP ON COOPERATION BETWEEN UKRAINIAN FIRM
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Kyiv, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Background and Action Request: Since November 2007, the U.S. has alerted the Government of Ukraine (GOU) to cooperation between the Ukrainian firm Arsenal Design Bureau and entities associated with China's Sanjiang S [...]
2008-12-01 21:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC UP CH
08STATE12652DAS BRYZA'S JANUARY 14 MEETING WITH TOP
[...] (C) Summary: EUR On the margins of Nagorno-Karabakh discussions, DAS Matt Bryza discussed energy security on January 14 in Baku with State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) President Rovnaq Abdullayev, President Aliyev, and Foreign Minister Mammadyarov. Bryza briefed the three [...]
2008-02-07 13:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL AJ TX
08STATE126562DEMARCHE REQUEST: DPKO MUST NOT LINK EULEX
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that USUN demarche the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Secretariat at the highest appropriate levels to review DPKO thinking on any next steps on the interim arrangements l [...]
2008-12-01 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA UNMIK PREL KJUS KO
08STATE126579SOMALIA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy, to be considered on Tuesday, December 2. 2. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, especially resolution [...]
2008-12-02 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE126725HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR DOD-SPONSORED HIV/AIDS
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Magloire Ondounda Rank: Captain Major Unit/Organization: Military HIV/AIDS Program DOB: [...]
2008-12-02 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM GB
08STATE126729HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-02 16:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM GB
08STATE126733HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Honor Enzema Nguema Rank: Lieutenant Commander Unit/Organization: Navy Operational Bas [...]
2008-12-02 16:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM ASEC GB
08STATE126737HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN MILITARY
[...] (SBU) The Department of Stae has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 2, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Abondo ze Evina Etiene Rank: Colonel DOB: December 26, 1957 POB: Centre, Cameroon [...]
2008-12-02 16:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM PGOV CM
08STATE126744DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in Session Two of the Basic Crime Investigation and [...]
2008-12-02 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE126746DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for a SET/PA Qualification course under JUSMAG International Military [...]
2008-12-02 16:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE126776APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR TODD TO BE ABSENT FROM
[...] The Department grants permission for Ambassador William E. Todd to be absent from post December 3 - 5, 2008 for travel to Singapore to attend the 17th International Oil and Gas Southeast Asia Industry Exhibit and Conference. 2. In Ambassador Todd's absence, DCM John McIntyre will serve as C [...]
2008-12-02 17:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA BX
08STATE126809TRAVEL WARNING - NIGERIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between cities. Ten [...]
2008-12-02 18:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NI
08STATE126816OPEN SKIES TREATY REIMBURSEMENT
[...] The United States shared an Open Skies Treaty mission with Turkey over the Russian Federation the week of 4 August. According to the joint modalities agreed on May 13, 2008, the U.S. agreed to pay the Government of Turkey no more than $5,000 U.S. dollars as reimbursement for our share of the [...]
2008-12-02 18:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTU OSCE
08STATE126861DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course from Dece [...]
2008-12-02 19:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH
08STATE126864DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR BRUNEI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok "Tactical Safety and Planning" course to be held fr [...]
2008-12-02 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM PREL SNAR BX
08STATE126923INSTRUCTION: USUN TO SOLICIT P3 VIEWS ON DRAFT
[...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests USUN present to French and British representatives no later than December 3 the proposed draft UNSC resolution to extend arrangements and immunities associated with the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI),Iraq's oil and gas exports, and revenues [...]
2008-12-02 20:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
08STATE126999SEEKING RUSSIAN UPDATE ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE
[...] (C) Background: As outlined in Ref C, Washington has long been concerned about the possible existence of improperly secured, highly radioactive sources in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. We worked with the Georgian and Russian governments and the IAEA over the past few years to seek the removal of these so [...]
2008-12-02 21:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP PARM PREL GG RS
08STATE127023APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels December 8-9. We expect the formal agenda to include: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Democratic Rep [...]
2008-12-02 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU
08STATE127045ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: I request Public Affairs Sections at designated posts to report on how posts work with influential host country figures - "credible voices" -- to disseminate and support key U.S. messages on countering violent extremism and other issues of crucial import to our st [...]
2008-12-02 22:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKPAO OPRC OIIP
08STATE127068UNSC CONSULTATIONS BY ICC PROSECUTOR ON SUDAN
[...] This is an action request. USUN should make the statement in paragraph 2 during the December 3 UN Security Council consultations by ICC Chief Prosecutor Ocampo. End Action. 2. Begin Statement: I would like to thank ICC Chief Prosecutor Ocampo for his briefing to the UN Security Counc [...]
2008-12-02 23:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA
08STATE127071UPCOMING MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To inform our outreach partners in Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea that they will soon be contacted by the Government of Italy to participate in a meeting in Rome on 12 December 2008 to discuss the impl [...]
2008-12-02 23:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EMIN ENRG ETTC EUN IR JA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE127072TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the continuing large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand which have resulted in the disruption of airport services and isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don [...]
2008-12-02 23:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC TH
08STATE127254RESPONSE TO TAIWAN'S REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: In response to Taiwan,s request for identifier information on Iranian individuals designated in UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) 1737, 1747, and 1803, Washington would like to provide USG information that c [...]
2008-12-03 14:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTAGS
08STATE127279DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the INL/DOJ-ICITAP Standard Emergency Management System [...]
2008-12-03 15:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE127280DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates to attend the Cobra Gold 09 Medical Civic Assistance Program to proceed Febr [...]
2008-12-03 15:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE127281DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the Manpower Personnel Officer Course that starts January 3, 2009 [...]
2008-12-03 15:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE127294DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the DAO Advanced Security Cooperation/Executive Course a [...]
2008-12-03 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE127295DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in a JUSMAG Thai - Psychological Operation Course at Fort Brag [...]
2008-12-03 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE127297DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR BRUNEI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok "Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Control Co [...]
2008-12-03 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM PREL SNAR BX
08STATE127337DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the USAID/ILEA Bangkok in Special Investigation Group Wo [...]
2008-12-03 16:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE127352DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SINGAPORE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for the Post-Blast Investigations Course at ILEA Bangkok. The course runs from January 11 [...]
2008-12-03 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PHUM SNAR MASS KCRM SN
08STATE127360GUIDANCE ON CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer in the ceremonies. Many of our allies and partners will sign this Convention at the Head of Sta [...]
2008-12-03 17:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MOPS
08STATE127371DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in the USAID/ILEA Bangkok Special Investigations Group (SIG) [...]
2008-12-03 18:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE127372DEPARTMENT LEAHY VETTING CLEARANCE FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to attend the Naval Staff College at the Naval War College in Rhode Island from J [...]
2008-12-03 18:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PP
08STATE127398RETRANSMITTAL: DEMARCHE TO NATO AND COALTION
[...] (U) This is a retransmittal of STATE 125512 to include KOLONIA, KOROR, and MAJURO for INFO. Classified portions have been removed for transmittal to KOROR. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The Unite [...]
2008-12-03 18:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM NATO MOPS PREL
08STATE127423CIVIL NUCLEAR WORKING GROUP OF THE TRADE PROMOTION
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 5-8. 2. SUMMARY. At the first meeting of the Civil Nuclear Interagency Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee on August 27, 2008, representatives of several USG agencies agreed to request that selected Posts report on in- [...]
2008-12-03 19:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO
08STATE127443KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. Posts are requested to deliver this demarche at the highest appropriate level before December 15, requesting host government recognition of the Republic of Kosovo. Info addressees may deliver this demarche if they believe it could hav [...]
2008-12-03 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KV
08STATE127448REQUEST FOR CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE
[...] This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para) 2 and paras 6 through 11 for specific information requested. 2. Summary: This is a request for information to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program are im [...]
2008-12-03 19:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
08STATE127522DEMARCHE: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Tel Aviv seek Ambassador's signature and deliver the classified letter and clarifications in paragraphs 3 and 4 to Israeli MOD Barak at the earliest possible opportun [...]
2008-12-03 22:16:00Secretary of StateSECRETIS MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL
08STATE127526VIETNAM LABOR DELEGATION VISIT TO WASHINGTON:
[...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) participated in a series of informal meetings organized by the Hanoi-based USAID-funded Support for Trade Acceleration Project (STAR),in the Washington area from October 20 to 22. The meet [...]
2008-12-03 22:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ECON ETRD WTRO EINV ECPS VM
08STATE1276702008 ESTH CONFERENCE, CAIRO
[...] From October 7-9, OES hosted a conference for Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) officers and local hires from the Near East Affairs (NEA) and South and Central Asia (SCA) regions to discuss ways to advance U.S. foreign policy on such key issues as climate change, renewabl [...]
2008-12-04 13:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KSCA XD XF ZK
08STATE127955HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...]
2008-12-04 19:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE127999DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO-ILEA Bangkok Clandestine Lab Investigations and [...]
2008-12-04 20:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE128039DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LAOS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the "Tactical Safety and Planning" course hosted by International Law En [...]
2008-12-04 21:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA
08STATE128040URGENT DEMARCHE TO GOA
[...] (S) Department requests that Embassy Canberra demarche the Australian Government on the way forward in the GOA's negotiations with the Government of Iraq on an agreement to permit Australian forces to remain in Iraq after the expiration of the UNSCR 1790 mandate for the multinational force. P [...]
2008-12-04 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN
08STATE128096POLISH MANPADS ALLEGED IN CHECHNYA
[...] (SBU) This is an action message; please see para 3 below. 2. (C) On November 26, Russian MFA DVBR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral passed to Embassy Moscow a nonpaper and video that allege Polish-made MANPADS were discovered in Itum-Kalinsk (Itumkale),Chechnya. The nonpaper requested from [...]
2008-12-04 23:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALETTC MCAP PREL PTER MASS GG PL RS
08STATE128097TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This replaces the Travel Alert issued o [...]
2008-12-04 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
08STATE128101TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens that the recent large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand disrupted airport services and sparked isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Muang Airport, are gradua [...]
2008-12-04 23:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC TH
08STATE128177UNFICYP CONSULTATIONS, DECEMBER 5, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 13:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS GR TU CY UK
08STATE128178GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 5 DEBATE ON BOSNIA AND
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points in making its statement during the UN Security Council debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina, scheduled for December 5. 2. Begin points: Thank you, Mr. President: -- I would like to welcome High Representative Lajcak back to the [...]
2008-12-05 13:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PGOV BK
08STATE128519DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S DECEMBER 2, 2008
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber Deputy Chief of Protocol Raymond Martinez D Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Koray Ertas (Notetaker) Slovakia -------- Ambassador Peter Burian DCM Andrej Droba 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovak Ambassador-designate Pe [...]
2008-12-05 21:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV AF LO
08STATE128542DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual received a nomination to participate in the APCSS ASC 09-1 in Hawaii, USA from January [...]
2008-12-05 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB
08STATE128543DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR SUVA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations for the following individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for the Engineer Basic Officer Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO scheduled from Jan [...]
2008-12-05 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM TN
08STATE128544DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance in a Squadron Officer School training course conducted by the Air Un [...]
2008-12-05 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE128554S/CT: SOLICITATION FOR NADR-FUNDED PROPOSALS TO
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paras 4-6. 2. Department seeks proposals from Embassies partnered with the Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) for regional counterterrorism programs to be funded with two-year FY'09 foreign assistance funding. S/CT will support programs that can be imple [...]
2008-12-05 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC
08STATE128582THE WAY AHEAD ON ALBANIAN MUNITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 8-10. Department supports Post's reftel request for a one-year assignment of a uniformed US military EOD commissioned officer to the GOA Ministry of Defense as a technical advisor to the Minister of Defense. The Department is collaborating wi [...]
2008-12-05 22:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL NATO SI AL
08STATE128585GUIDANCE: SENIOR RESOURCE BOARD (SRB) DECEMBER
[...] (C) In general, Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A. Additional guidance is provided below. 2. (C) In response to Mission's request for guidance (ref B) concerning a one-year extension for SRB Chairman Pino, Washington concurs with Mission recommendation to suppo [...]
2008-12-05 23:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE128785DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...]
2008-12-08 14:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE128787DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates to attend the COBRA GOLD 09 Engineer Civic Assistance Program from January 9 [...]
2008-12-08 14:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE128793LEAHY VETTING FOR CHADIAN NATIONAL POLICE
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Mahamat Moussa DOB: January 1, 1958 POB: Ndjamena, Chad Name: Djombe Djankreo [...]
2008-12-08 15:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM CD
08STATE128796DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CHINA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - POST
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified in paragraph 2 below. The individuals from the Tianjin and Hubei public security bureaus listed below are candidates [...]
2008-12-08 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PTER PREL MARR SNAR HK CH TH
08STATE128877RESPONSE TO SAUDI REQUEST FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL SAU) During the week of 13 October and in response to ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney's encouragement to help increase pressure on Iran to change course, Saudi MFA Undersecretar [...]
2008-12-08 17:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PREL
08STATE128957NEA MSP GUIDANCE 2011
[...] The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Performance Pla [...]
2008-12-08 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT KICA KSEP KSPR OTRA PREL XF
08STATE129010FY 2011 MISSION STRATEGIC PLAN (MSP) GUIDANCE FOR IO MISSIONS
[...] TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY - Para 2 BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS POLICY OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 3-9 MSP OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE - Paras 10-32 FUNCTIONAL BUREAU GUIDANCE --Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) - Para 33 --Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi [...]
2008-12-08 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFIN KSPR ABUD UN
08STATE12905WTO DEMARCHE REQUEST - U.S./EC TAFT GOODS PROPOSAL
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Action Request: In coordination with European Commission representation, Post is requested to approach host government at the Econ Counselor or other appropriate level and seek co-sponsorship of a joint U.S./ European Communities (EC) propo [...]
2008-02-07 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON
08STATE129296DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...]
2008-12-09 18:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE129353DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...]
2008-12-09 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE129448BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050134831 for the export of pistols to Jamaica. Post is requested to complete this [...]
2008-12-09 21:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JM
08STATE129507GUIDANCE FOR 12/10 UNSC DEBATE ON REGIONAL CENTER
[...] The Department requests that USUN make the following statement during the UN Security Council debate on the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia, scheduled to take place December 10. 2. Begin Points: Mr. Chairman. On behalf of the United States, I would like to [...]
2008-12-09 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ZK XD TX
08STATE129528SOMALIA: INSTRUCTIONS ON TABLING OUR RESOLUTION
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to circulate the draft resolution on Somali piracy (paragraph 3) to our P3 partners upon receipt of this message and report responses to the Department. After having shared the draft with the P3, USUN should table the resolution to the rest of the Council NLT [...]
2008-12-10 00:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE129529TALKING POINTS FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON KUWAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 00:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IZ
08STATE129531GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 11 CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the statement in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Guinea-Bissau December 11. 2. Begin Statement: I would like to thank Under Secretary General Pascoe for briefing the UNSC on the situation in Guinea-Biassau. Toda [...]
2008-12-10 00:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
08STATE129612OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT
[...] (U) Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11 meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States would like to welcome Captain Erikki Platan, Head of the High-Level Planning Group, to the Permanent Counci [...]
2008-12-10 13:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OSCE AZ AR
08STATE129677DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Advanced Management Course scheduled for Janua [...]
2008-12-10 15:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE129720BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050115687 for the export of night vision device (NVD) component parts to Algeria. Post is r [...]
2008-12-10 15:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AG FR
08STATE129756OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States wishes to call attention to reports of ongoing violence in the South Ossetian and Abkhaz regions of Geor [...]
2008-12-10 16:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE129761Travel Alert - South Pacific Cyclone Season
[...] American citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region are alerted that the South Pacific cyclone season runs from November 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009. Countries in the South Pacific region covered by this alert include Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Mi [...]
2008-12-10 16:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC XB
08STATE129774TRAVEL ALERT - MALI
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens of security concerns in Mali. This replaces the Travel Alert for Mali issued on February 12, 2008, expires on March 31, 2009, updates information on security incidents and areas of concern, including Essakane, and strongly urges U.S. cit [...]
2008-12-10 17:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
08STATE129794BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050134068 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2008-12-10 17:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GT
08STATE129841DEMARCHE: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM IN 2009 SAUDI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) With Saudi Arabia scheduled to appoint a new Majlis al-Shoura in April 2009 and to hold municipal elections in June 2009, the Department is formulating an elections strategy per the framework of post,s democracy strategy. [...]
2008-12-10 19:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM SA
08STATE129873APPROACHES TO EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) OBJECTIVES: To thank Israel for its interest in coordinated demarches to East Asian countries on increasing financial pressures on Iran, to provide an update on our current coordinated demarches with the UK, France, Germany a [...]
2008-12-10 20:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN IR IS KNNP PREL XE
08STATE129920FUNDING FOR TRAVEL BY ALGERIAN NUCLEAR EXPERTS
[...] The Department,s Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction has invited two nuclear experts from Algeria to attend the Waste Management Conference being held March 1-5, 2009, in Phoenix, Arizona. On December 2, 2008, Merzak Remki, Director of Cooperation of the Algerian Atomic Energy Commission [...]
2008-12-10 21:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAL KNNP TRGY
08STATE129935GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 11 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Burundi December 11. 2. Begin points: I would like to thank (the UN Department of Political Affairs) for briefing the Council on the situation in Burundi. The [...]
2008-12-10 21:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA BY
08STATE129940FY 2009 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND
[...] (U) Summary. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of food insecurity and rural economic development. To realize this potential, and to protect the interests of U.S. farmers and exporters, we seek to promote understanding of the technology and en [...]
2008-12-10 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
08STATE129941HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) The Secretary will participate in a Ministerial at the UN Security Council on December 16 that we expect will adopt a resolution calling for intensified and coordinated international efforts against piracy off the Horn of Africa. We plan to build on this resolution to seek establishment of [...]
2008-12-10 22:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE129943FINDING A WAY FORWARD ON UKRAINE NATO PFP TRUST
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Despite months of senior-level demarches, the Government of Ukraine (GoU) has not agreed to resume small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) destruction under the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) d [...]
2008-12-10 22:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE129974OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON GEORGIA
[...] This message updates the statement transmitted reftel. 2. Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 11, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns the December 10 attack on our unar [...]
2008-12-10 23:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL GG
08STATE129977GUIDANCE FOR 12/12 UNSC ICTY/ICTR DEBATE
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the following points for use during the Security Council's December 12 consultations on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). 2. Begin Points: The United States wo [...]
2008-12-10 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE129978SUPPORT FOR THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated his intention to open the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) on March 1, 2009. Nearly $55M in voluntary contributions have already been collected to [...]
2008-12-10 23:57:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN
08STATE129979UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR
[...] Mission is instructed to call for a vote and vote "no" on the resolution entitled "Toward a new international economic order," with the following Explanation of Vote (EOV). 2. Begin EOV The United States regrets very much that this item has come up for action and that we are forced to c [...]
2008-12-10 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
08STATE13003REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (LEAHY) VETTING DEFENSE
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name; Mrs. Lauratu N.((JOHNSON)) Budget Analyst DOB: 17 August 1971 POB: Freetown, Sierra Leone Governm [...]
2008-02-07 20:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSL PHUM
08STATE130109IRAQ ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ROLE OF SCIENCE &
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EAID SOCI OEXC PGOV PINS PTER IZ
08STATE130187FINDING A WAY FORWARD ON UKRAINE NATO PFP TRUST
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv and USNATO, please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Despite months of senior-level demarches, the Government of Ukraine (GoU) has not agreed to resume small arms/light weapons (SA/LW) destruction under the NATO-Partnership for Peace (PfP) d [...]
2008-12-11 16:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
08STATE130200INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensitive nuclear [...]
2008-12-11 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE130223DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in a DAO Advanced Security Cooperation/Executive Course at the [...]
2008-12-11 16:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE130227IRAQ ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ROLE OF SCIENCE &
[...] (U) Summary: To accelerate Iraq's economic recovery, a roundtable of U.S. experts, convened by the Department, has offered to help Iraq establish and develop its own National Science Foundation (NSF). Science and technology (the application of science) has long been a vital engine of economic [...]
2008-12-11 16:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EAID SOCI OEXC PGOV PINS PTER IZ
08STATE130257BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050135240 for the export of UH-1H helicopter parts to Chile. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2008-12-11 18:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CI
08STATE130271INSTRUCTION FOR UNSC RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ICTY
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the UN Security Council Resolution authorizing the Secretary-General to appoint additional ad litem judges to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, scheduled for consideration on December 12. 2. Begin resolution text [...]
2008-12-11 18:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ICTY KAWC ZL
08STATE130301CORRECTED COPY: CONSOLIDATED FY 2011 MISSION
[...] Summary: The following cable provides consolidated guidance from Washington to missions for the preparation of FY 2011 Mission Strategic Plans (MSP). This cable is divided into the following sections: Regional Bureau Guidance; Bureau of Resource Management (RM),Office of Strategic and Perform [...]
2008-12-11 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT EAID KICA KSEP KSPR PREL EAP
08STATE130311DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance in an APCSS Advance Security Cooperation 09-1 training course schedu [...]
2008-12-11 19:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE130313DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance in a Defense Resource Management Training Course from January 3-30, [...]
2008-12-11 19:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE130314DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance in a Defense Resource Management Course training course from January [...]
2008-12-11 19:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE130315DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance at a Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Program course schedul [...]
2008-12-11 19:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE130335SECRETARY RICE'S DECEMBER 9, 2008 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: NEA C. David Welch for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Meeting date: December 9, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. for 30 minutes in Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES The Secretary Deputy A/S David Hale, NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Christine Lawson LEBANON [...]
2008-12-11 20:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PGOV PREL PTER SY
08STATE130393HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...]
2008-12-11 21:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE130444CORRECTED COPY - KIRIBATI: RESETTLEMENT OF UIGHUR DETAINEES
[...] (S) In November 2008, pursuant to instructions from the Department, Post initiated discussions with the Government of Kiribati (GoK) regarding the possible resettlement in Kiribati of up to 17 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). GoK President Tong indicated a willingness to discuss th [...]
2008-12-11 22:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL PHUM PINS TN KR AS NZ CH
08STATE130453AGREEMENT WITH NICARAGUA ON STATUS OF FORCES FOR
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2, 5 AND 6. 2. (C) ON AUGUST 8, 2008, AMEMBASSY MANAGUA AND THE GOVERNMENT ON NICARAGUA (GON) COMPLETED AN EXCHANGE OF DIPLOMATIC NOTES REGARDING A STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) AND CUSTOMS PROCEDURES FOR U.S. FORCES IN NICARAGUA FOR EXERCIS [...]
2008-12-11 22:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKTIA MARR MOPS PM PREL US
08STATE130457BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050092123 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Blu [...]
2008-12-11 22:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC KOMC GT
08STATE130458FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE-LICENSE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of revolvers to the Czech Republic. This request was sent over 110 days ago. We request an update from post regarding the status of this case. If post has already responded to [...]
2008-12-11 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC EZ
08STATE130459GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 15 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Zimbabwe December 15. USUN should also address the press after the UNSC briefing to summarize the key points from the U.S. statement. 2. (U) Begin points: O [...]
2008-12-11 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM ZI XA ZU KDEM
08STATE130461USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IO BUREAU'S
[...] (U) Mission Clearance is requested for IO/EDA staff members to travel to New York to attend the UNDP Meeting, December 16, 2008. 2. (U) Participants traveling to New York are: Mr. Robert Downess Security Clearance: Top Secret Badge ID: 617251 Mr. Charles Chang Security Clear [...]
2008-12-11 23:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT IO OTRA UNCRED UNGA ASEC
08STATE130472ACTION REQUEST: RESPONSE TO GOR'S DIPNOTE ON IRAQ
[...] (U) Department requests Ambassador pass to the Government of Russia (GOR) the results of Multi-National Force Iraq's (MNF-I) investigation into purported U.S. military involvement in a traffic accident with a Russian convoy in Baghdad. The Ambassador may draw upon these talking points: -- A [...]
2008-12-11 23:17:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ RS
08STATE130488UNFICYP MANDATE ADOPTION, DECEMBER 12, 2008
[...] (U) USUN is instructed to join consensus on the text below during the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) resolution adoption scheduled for December 12, 2008. Begin text. The Security Council, Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 28 November 2008 (S/2008/744) on the Un [...]
2008-12-12 02:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO GR TU CY
08STATE130489SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY
[...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]
2008-12-12 03:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130491SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY
[...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]
2008-12-12 03:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130492SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY
[...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]
2008-12-12 03:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE130496SOMALIA: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY
[...] This is an action cable. Posts are instructed to demarche host governments at a high level about our draft Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy currently being debated in the Security Council. USUN may use points and background provided in this cable in the experts meeting on the re [...]
2008-12-12 03:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE13055(S) SWISS FIRM EXPORTS MACHINE TOOLS TO IRAN,
[...] (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that in July 2006, the Swiss firm Schaublin Machines SA sold a model 180-CCN high-precision lathe to Iran's Schiller Novin, an entity with a history of procuring items on behalf of Iran's defense industry (including the Shahid Hemmat Industr [...]
2008-02-07 20:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR
08STATE130577NOTIFYING ALLIES OF FRIED-ANTONOV MEETING ON CFE
[...] (U) This is an action message for embassies in all NATO capitals and USNATO. USOSCE should follow up as appropriate. 2. (C) Posts should contact appropriate host government authorities (USNATO should inform appropriate members of the International Staff) as soon as possible to let them k [...]
2008-12-12 14:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE PREF PARM RS NATO
08STATE130622EU COMMISSION STABILITY PROGRAM -- THIRD COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Multiple ISN Bureau and interagency officers met with the European Commission (EC) on November 18-19 to discuss further nonproliferation programs and activities as originally envisioned in March (reftel) regarding the U.S.-EU Summit commitment to greater coordination through U [...]
2008-12-12 14:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN KNNP OSCE PARM PREL SC UNVIE
08STATE130687UPDATED GEORGIA TRAVEL WARNING
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This travel warning replaces the one dated September 10, 2008 to note travel restrictions for official Americans in Georgia and the risk that unexploded ordnance poses in the areas where fighting took place in Aug [...]
2008-12-12 16:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GG
08STATE130736BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050120452 for the export of carbines to Canada. Post is requested to complete this [...]
2008-12-12 18:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
08STATE130752APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR TODD TO BE ABSENT FROM
[...] The Department grants permission for Ambassador William E. Todd to be absent from post December 28, 2008 to January 4, 2009 to travel to Bangkok, Thailand and Singapore on personal leave with his dependent family members. 2. In Ambassador Todd's absence, DCM John McIntyre will serve as Char [...]
2008-12-12 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA BX
08STATE130826(S) NIAG 8210: POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF
[...] (S//REL Singapore) Available information suggests that Singapore-based firm Fortuna Aerospace Supplies and Trading may be planning to sell zeolite molecular sieve beads to the Pakistani firm G.A. Sons Pvt Ltd. G.A. Sons is a known procurement agent for Pakistan's nuclear program. Zeolite mo [...]
2008-12-12 20:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL MNUC SN PK
08STATE13086BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050082129 for the export of pistols to Thailand. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lant [...]
2008-02-07 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08STATE130868TRAVEL WARNING - ZIMBABWE
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Zimbabwe due to deteriorating safety and security conditions, and urges them to carefully consider their need to travel there. The political instability and economic crisis in Zimbabwe have resulted in small- scale civ [...]
2008-12-12 21:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC ZI
08STATE13087BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050081688 for the export of pistols to Thailand. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lant [...]
2008-02-07 21:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08STATE13088BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050081972 for the export of pistols and magazines to Thailand. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-02-07 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08STATE130899DIPLOMATIC NOTE ADDING THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Background: The November 18 U.S.-Ukraine missile destruction talks in Kyiv provided an opportunity to exchange information and review next steps for moving forward to eliminate Ukraine's SCUD missiles and related equipment (Ref B [...]
2008-12-12 22:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL UP
08STATE13094COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia for participants from addressee countries. This training is fund [...]
2008-02-07 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN ECON EFIN PREL KCRM
08STATE130963DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR ON ANNAPOLIS PROCESS
[...] (U) NIACT precedence required for Sunday action at addressee posts. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Secretary requests that Ambassadors or charges demarche Foreign Ministers at the earliest opportunity to press for support for a UN Security Council Resolution on the Annapolis pro [...]
2008-12-13 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PGOV PREL UNSC
08STATE13105JANUARY 30 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting (GPWG) of the Japanese G-8 Presidency, which took place on January 30, 2008 in Tokyo, focused on expanding the geographic scope of GP activities and developing benchmarks to ensure that current pledges for GP projects in Rus [...]
2008-02-07 22:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
08STATE131183THANK YOU FROM THE SECRETARY FOR NEA VOTES ON
[...] (U) This is an action message for action addresses. See para 6. 2. (U) Summary: NEA posts' outreach to host countries, at all levels, paid off November 21 when the UN General Assembly's Third Committee adopted three top priority resolutions on the human rights situations in North Korea, [...]
2008-12-15 16:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PHUM PREL UNGA
08STATE131242DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for a JUSMAG Title X Advanced Security Cooperation course scheduled f [...]
2008-12-15 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE131250DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for a JUSMAG IMET Manpower Personnel Officer course starts January 30 [...]
2008-12-15 17:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE131254DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates for a JUSMAG Teak Piston 09-1 Teak Piston 09-1, wh [...]
2008-12-15 17:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MARR RP
08STATE131255DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for the FBI's Post Blast Investigations Course, which starts January 30 [...]
2008-12-15 17:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE131256DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for an FBI National Academy Session, which starts April 5, 2009 and end [...]
2008-12-15 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE131261WMD BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH MONTENEGRO
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. Summary: The Department would like to restart negotiations with Montenegro on a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) agreement as soon as possible. This government-to-government agreement will enable Montenegro to take advantage of assistance [...]
2008-12-15 17:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMW PGOV PREL
08STATE131264Secretary Rice's December 5, 2008 Meeting with
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador James Cain A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Marcie Ries, EUR Damon Wilson, NSC Staff John Rath (Embassy Note taker) Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister Kirsten Dybvad, Permanent Secretary of State Ulrik Federspiel, MFA Permanent [...]
2008-12-15 17:17:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL DA
08STATE131277ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S DECEMBER 8 MEETING
[...] (S) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried met December 8, 2008 with Turkish Undersecretary Apakan and a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a two-hour discussion on European issues as part of the Shared Vision strategic dialogue. They covered U.S.-Turkish cooperation and share [...]
2008-12-15 17:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV TU
08STATE131310TRAVEL WARNING - COTE D'IVOIRE
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Cote d'Ivoire and urges U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution while traveling in Cote d'Ivoire. This replaces the Travel Warning for Cote d'Ivoire dated June 09, 2008, updates information on the security and politic [...]
2008-12-15 18:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC IV
08STATE131332HOLIDAY GREETINGS FOR INL PERSONNEL WORLDWIDE
[...] From: Assistant Secretary David T. Johnson, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. 2. As the holiday season arrives, the year comes to a close, and we prepare for a Presidential transition that has historic implications, I want to express my thanks to the entire INL [...]
2008-12-15 19:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KCRM SNAR
08STATE131354SUBJECT: WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL DECISION NOT TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: WTO Director General Pascal Lamy announced on December 12, 2008 that there are still significant gaps on a number of outstanding issues in the ongoing Doha Round negotiations and that he does not see the basis for convening a meeting of Ministers in Geneva before the end of the [...]
2008-12-15 19:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08STATE131411HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICAN CENTER FOR
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Butera, Gerald Rank: Major Position: Director of Training Unit: RW Defense Forces He [...]
2008-12-15 20:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PHUM RW
08STATE131552ADVISING RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR OF CONCERN FOR CIVIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 9, DRL A/S David Kramer called Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak in to the Department to discuss civil society in Russia. Kramer expressed his condolences for Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch Alexiy II's death. Kramer then gave Kislyak a copy of the Departme [...]
2008-12-16 13:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL RS
08STATE131582BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050126620 for the export of a night vision goggle test set to Brunei. Embassy is requested [...]
2008-12-16 14:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BX
08STATE131593BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050109504 for the export of an ImagIR Camera Head to Slovenia. Post is requested to comple [...]
2008-12-16 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SI
08STATE131600HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING:
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Kayenga Mugumwa Rank: Captain DOB: Augfust 28, 1972 Unit: EMG/LOG Name: Djafae [...]
2008-12-16 15:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM CG
08STATE131616HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 16, 2008, it possesses no credible information of grosss violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Nokl Akebayeri Rank: Petty Officer 1st Class United/Organization: Navy Radar System Su [...]
2008-12-16 15:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM GB
08STATE131705PAKISTANI PROCUREMENT FIRM SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information indicating that as of September 2008, the Pakistani intermediary K.M. Enterprises was seeking calibration equipment from the German firm Feinmess-Suhl on behalf of two entities closely a [...]
2008-12-16 18:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC GM KSCA MTCRE PARM PK PREL
08STATE131866SYRIAN TRADING ENTITY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: The USG has information indicating that in May and June 2008, the Syrian trading firm Hamza Company expressed interest in purchasing computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machines f [...]
2008-12-16 22:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ SY
08STATE131885TERRORISM FINANCE: U.N. DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 10, 2008, the UN Security Council's Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee (1267 Committee) approved the addition of four members of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) for targeted sanctions (including asset f [...]
2008-12-16 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PK
08STATE131896USUN INSTRUCTION: LIFT HOLD ON 4 NAMES IN UNSC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE ------------------- 2. (SBU) The strategic objective is for the United States to join allies in lifting our holds on a Government of Rwanda request to the UN Security Council Committee established p [...]
2008-12-16 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08STATE131918DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in JUSMAG THAI courses: UH 60 Aviator Qualification, AVN Maint [...]
2008-12-17 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE131919DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance at an Intelligence in Combating Terrorism training course from Janua [...]
2008-12-17 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE131920DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA-Bangkok Clandestine Lab Investigations course scheduled f [...]
2008-12-17 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE131921DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Clandestine Laboratory Investigations C [...]
2008-12-17 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE131922DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Chemical Control Course from January 19 [...]
2008-12-17 00:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE131979GREAT LAKES: TALKING POINTS FOR DECEMBER 17
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in para 2 and 3 during the UN Security Council consultations on the Great Lakes December 17. 2. Begin points: -- I would like to thank UN Special Envoy Chissano for his briefing on the state of the Juba Peace Process and the c [...]
2008-12-17 13:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG CT CD SU RW XA XW ZF
08STATE131994OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON RUSSIA
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council in Vienna on December 18. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On December 14, Police in Moscow and St. Petersburg detained over 200 peaceful protestors at demonstrations, for which permission was not granted, l [...]
2008-12-17 13:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS OSCE
08STATE132020REPORT: ARF MOVES FORWARD ON DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE,
[...] SUMMARY: ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) members made important progress on key disaster relief initiatives at ARF's annual Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 4-6. The United States and the Philippines undertook extensive discussions with a numb [...]
2008-12-17 14:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF ASEAN EAID MARR MOPS RP
08STATE132044DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) The Nicaraguan Government's decision to certify the badly flawed November 9 municipal election results short-circuited a domestic and international effort to review the disputed vote count. Credible sources have reported that the GON close [...]
2008-12-17 14:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL NU
08STATE132055PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE GOS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: In late September 2008, we shared with the Swiss government information indicating that the Malaysian-based procurement firm Evertop Services was working to acquire crystal oscillators from Switzerla [...]
2008-12-17 15:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE
08STATE132056ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC)
[...] (U) The purpose of this cable is to assist Regional Security Officers in preparing their Post,s Annual OSAC Crime and Safety Report which is due January 14, 2009. 2. (U) Background: Supporting the U.S. private sector with current and useful security information is one of the Regional Secur [...]
2008-12-17 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER
08STATE132095INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensitive nuclear [...]
2008-12-17 16:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE132140ACTION FOR CONTINUING IRAQI COALITION EMBASSIES
[...] (C) Department requests Embassies Bucharest, San Salvador, and Tallinn, along with USNATO, share the text in para. four with host governments and NATO soonest to determine whether the formulation meets those governments'/NATO's requirements for authorities and protections for their forces in Ir [...]
2008-12-17 18:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAS EN ES IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK RO NATO
08STATE132159DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, December 17, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 7-17 3. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 18-29 4. (U) Trends and Analysis - Paragraphs 30-54 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 55-63 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 64-82 7 [...]
2008-12-17 19:01:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE132204CIVAIR INDIA: GROUND HANDLING DEMARCHE
[...] This is an action message ) please see para 9. SUMMARY ------- 2. Washington agencies have learned, through Post and media reporting, that the Government of India plans to implement a new ground handling policy at major metropolitan airports in India. We understand the proposed Indian [...]
2008-12-17 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR IN
08STATE132208RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 8, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. 1 Ali Atta al-Sayed Mughrabi Gaza 07/14/1965 914988076 2 Mamun Shafi,a K [...]
2008-12-17 20:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
08STATE132209OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON BROADCASTING
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the December 18, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, The United States shares the concerns of OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Haraszti regarding the difficulties being encountered in the [...]
2008-12-17 20:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MD
08STATE132210RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 9, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name POB DOB ID 1 Yasir Ali Muhammad Hamayal [...]
2008-12-17 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAL PHUM IS
08STATE132212RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR ADDED
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name POB DOB ID 1 Saddam Mahmud Mustafa Hammad [...]
2008-12-17 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
08STATE132215MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY RICE TO PRESIDENT KHAMA
[...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Rice to President Ian Khama as soon as possible. The Department does not plan to release the text of the message, but has no objections if the Government of Botswana wishes to do so. There will be no signed original. 2. BEGIN TEXT: [...]
2008-12-17 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL ZI BC
08STATE132216RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name POB DOB ID 1 Hikmat Sami Ali Ghnaymat [...]
2008-12-17 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAL PHUM IS
08STATE132221MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY TO LITHUANIAN
[...] Please deliver the following message from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas. The Department of State does not plan to release the text of the message but has no objection if the Government of Lithuania wishes to do so. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin Text: [...]
2008-12-17 20:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OPDC PREL EUR LH
08STATE132223SMART - OVERSEAS PILOT POST DEPLOYMENT
[...] To recap, SMART Pilot I, operating in parallel with the Department's legacy messaging systems, was successfully conducted from September to December 2007 on ClassNet in Belgrade, Stockholm, and Muscat. 2. SMART was successfully installed on ClassNet during November 2008 at the first two P [...]
2008-12-17 20:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAADP ACOA AMGT AINF ASEC KRIM
08STATE132226DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate for attendance at an Aerospace Medicine Primary training course from January 30, 2009 [...]
2008-12-17 20:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE132244GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING, DECEMBER 18
[...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2 below during the Middle East Briefing scheduled for December 18. 2. (U) Talking points. -- I would like to thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East. Today I [...]
2008-12-17 21:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL LE IS SY
08STATE132249GUIDANCE: UNIIIC CONSULTATION, DECEMBER 17, 2008
[...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of a two month extension of the mandate for the UN Independent International Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) as provided in the draft resolution at para 3, below. In explaining the U.S. position on UNIIIC and its planned [...]
2008-12-17 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL LE SY
08STATE132279ITALY: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009)
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-12-17 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG IT
08STATE132284USUN INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNAMID CONSULTATIONS
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to draw from the following points during consultations on the hybrid UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) scheduled for December 19, 2008. Begin Points: I would like to thank UN Secretary General Ban (or appropriate) for his briefing. I would [...]
2008-12-17 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU
08STATE132294OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the December 18, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council: Begin Text: Mr. Chairman, The United States welcomes the Government of Turkmenistan's decision to hold parliamentary elections on December 14. For the first time, the G [...]
2008-12-17 22:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TX
08STATE132299OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON BELARUS
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the December 18, 2008 Per1. Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council in Vienna on December 18. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States takes note of the efforts of the governme [...]
2008-12-17 22:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BY OSCE
08STATE132306RWANDAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR IN THE UNITED STATES:
[...] (U) Embassy Kigali is instructed to deliver the points in Para 7 below as soon as possible to the highest appropriate level within the Rwandan government. AF Acting A/S Carter delivered these same points to Rwandan Ambassador Kimonyo on Wednesday, December 17. BACKGROUND 2. (SBU) On D [...]
2008-12-17 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCVIS PINS PREL RW
08STATE132546INSTRUCTION ON ICTY/ICTR PRST
[...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus on the following PRST on ICTY/ICTR due to be adopted on December 19, 2008. 2. Begin text: The Security Council recalls its resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993 which established the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [...]
2008-12-18 18:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR KAWC ZF ZL RW
08STATE132576BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05111623 for the export of night vision devices (NVDs) to Chile. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-12-18 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CL
08STATE132581SITE SURVEY PURSUANT TO ELIMINATION OF UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Background: The November 18 U.S.-Ukraine missile destruction talks in Kyiv provided an opportunity to exchange information and review next steps for moving forward to eliminate Ukraine's SCUD missiles and related equipment (Ref B) [...]
2008-12-18 19:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL UP
08STATE132635IRAN'S ATTEMPTS TO EXPAND BANKING RELATIONSHIPS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Representatives in the Iranian government have met with counterparts in the Ghanaian government to discuss the opening of an Iranian bank in Ghana. Given Iran's attempts to evade UNSC sancti [...]
2008-12-18 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE132722MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING: SAVE THE DATE
[...] The U.S. will host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting and a PSI Outreach meeting on May 12-14, 2009 in Miami, FL. The OEG meeting will take place on May 12-13, and the Outreach meeting will take place on May 14. In an effort to implement the pr [...]
2008-12-18 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP XL XM
08STATE132759PREPARING THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 12-29. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department t [...]
2008-12-19 03:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08STATE132842MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP AND
[...] The U.S. will host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting and a PSI Outreach meeting on May 12-14, 2009 in Miami, FL. The OEG meeting will take place on May 12-13, and the Outreach meeting will take place on May 14. In an effort to implement the pri [...]
2008-12-19 13:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL XL XM
08STATE132923DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigations Course from January 12-23, [...]
2008-12-19 16:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE132961FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM A/S WELCH TO TUNISIAN
[...] Please deliver the following message from NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at an appropriate time. The State Department does not plan to release the text of the message but has no objection if the Government of Tunisia wishes to do so. There w [...]
2008-12-19 17:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TS
08STATE132962GUIDANCE FOR DECEMBER 19 UNSC RESOLUTION ON BINUB
[...] This is an action message. USUN is authorized to join consensus on the UN Resolution on BINUB in para 2 below. 2. (U) Begin resolution text: The Security Council, (1) Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its President on Burundi, in particular resolutions 1719 (2006) and [...]
2008-12-19 17:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA BY
08STATE132985UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON ICTR STATUTE
[...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus December 19 on the draft UN Security Council resolution in para 2 below on ICTR statute amendments. 2. Begin Text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994, 1165 (1998) of 30 April 1998 [...]
2008-12-19 17:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM XA
08STATE132987BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050091143 and 050121440 for the export of rifles to Guatemala. Post is requested to c [...]
2008-12-19 17:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GT
08STATE132990FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM A/S DAVID WELCH TO TUNISIAN
[...] Please deliver the following message from NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunisian Minister of Defense Kemal Morjane at an appropriate time. The State Department does not plan to release the text of the message but has no objection if the Government of Tunisia wishes to do so. There w [...]
2008-12-19 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TS
08STATE132997FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM A/S DAVID WELCH TO TUNISIAN
[...] Please deliver the following message from NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelwahab Abdallah at an appropriate time. The State Department does not plan to release the text of the message but has no objection if the Government of Tunisia wishes to [...]
2008-12-19 18:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TS
08STATE133010CMI CABLE 8 OF 9 - ESERVICES IMPLEMENTATION
[...] Summary: In January, a new, significantly enhanced eServices software package will be released to posts. It will provide post's ICASS customers with a "one-stop shopping" portal to request services. Using eServices will make it easier for customers to route their requests to appropria [...]
2008-12-19 18:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KICA
08STATE133162BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050137875 for the export of revolvers to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lant [...]
2008-12-19 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC GT
08STATE133170DENMARK: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP
[...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]
2008-12-19 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG DA
08STATE133173BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050137099 for the export of revolvers to Guatemala. Post is requested to complete this B [...]
2008-12-19 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GT
08STATE133176TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that there is a high threat of terrorism throughout India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, especially during the end- [...]
2008-12-19 22:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
08STATE133189INSTRUCTION: ADOPTION OF UNSC PRST ON THE LRA -
[...] USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to be adopted on December 22 (para 2). USUN should refer any further substantive changes on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for adoption. 2. Beg [...]
2008-12-19 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG CT CD SU RW XA XW ZF
08STATE133190INSTRUCTION ON DISMISSAL OF ICTY REGISTRAR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) The newly appointed President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),judge Patrick Robinson, recently informed ICTY registrar Hans Holthuis that he would not recommend that the Secretary General [...]
2008-12-19 23:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC OTRA ABUD UN EU
08STATE133198DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 17, 2008, DESIGNATED TWO IRANIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN UNDER U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDER (E.O.) 13382 (BLOCKING PROPERTY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS [...]
2008-12-20 01:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR
08STATE133199INVITATION TO CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI PIRACY
[...] This is an action request. UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1851, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2008, calls for the establishment of a mechanism for international cooperation to deal with all aspects of combating piracy off Somalia,s coast. Pursuant to resolution 1851, the U.S has [...]
2008-12-20 01:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE133202(U) SIXTH SENIOR DIALOGUE THIRD SESSION:
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Clark T. Randt A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Acting A/S Patricia A. McNerney, ISN David Gordon, Director of Policy Planning S/P John J. Norris, EAP DAS David Sindey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Justin Higgins [...]
2008-12-20 01:41:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH
08STATE133203USUN: INSTRUCTION TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF DRC
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the adoption of the DRC sanctions resolution text in paragraph 3. ------------------ TEXT OF RESOLUTION ------------------ 3. The Security Council, (1) Recalling its previous resolutions, in [...]
2008-12-20 02:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCG ETTC PGOV PREL UNSC
08STATE133238OBTAINING A COMMITMENT FROM THE GOK TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-20 07:02:00Secretary of StateSECRETPHUM PTER PREL PINR KDRG KR
08STATE133293GUIDANCE: VOTING INSTRUCTION ON DFI RESOLUTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-21 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IZ
08STATE13331DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR THE MANDATE OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The seventh regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (March 3-28, 2008) will continue addressing the role of country specific mandates in the HRC. Since the elimination of the special mandates on Cuba and [...]
2008-02-08 15:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC CG
08STATE133417CFE: A/S FRIED'S DECEMBER 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and an interagency team met for five-plus hours December 17 in Geneva to review the status of the CFE Parallel Actions Package with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov and his experts. The discussion combined Russian maximalism on CFE -- an [...]
2008-12-22 15:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD
08STATE133419ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals, Embassy Tbilisi, and Embassy Chisinau are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. For full readout of the con [...]
2008-12-22 15:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD
08STATE133426BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 050137870
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050137870 for the export of firearms to Nicaragua. Post is requested to complete this Bl [...]
2008-12-22 15:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC NU
08STATE13345TALKING POINTS ON IRAN: ELECTIONS, THIRD
[...] (SBU) Over the next two months, a number of key events related to Iran will take place: the UN Security Council is expected to adopt a third Chapter VII sanctions resolution on Iran; the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General ElBaradei will issue a late February report on [...]
2008-02-08 15:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALIR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC IAEA
08STATE133455SOMALIA - DECEMBER 16, 2008 COMMUNIQUE OF THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met December 16 at the United Nations (UN) in New York to discuss Somalia's ongoing political process, security issues, reconstruction, and the humanitarian situation (reported septel). The meeting concluded with the adoption of a [...]
2008-12-22 16:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
08STATE133489MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD
[...] Action request for action addressees (FY09 MCA Compact Eligible and Threshold Eligible countries) in paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Board of Directors met December 11, 2008, and selected three new countries -- Indonesia, Zambia, and Colombia -- as [...]
2008-12-22 17:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC
08STATE133493U.S. PROPOSAL FOR PIRACY MOU
[...] (U) This an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. MOU text is provided SEPCOR. ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to demarche host government officials to pursue the following objectives: -- Deliver the proposed Memorandum of Understanding [...]
2008-12-22 17:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT MARR MOPS PHSA PREL SO XA XW
08STATE1335SUBJECT: SUDAN - SUPPORT FOR JOINT INTEGRATED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Sudan,s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),signed on January 9, 2005, calls for the formation of Joint-Integrated Units (JIUs) comprised of forces from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People,s Liberation Army (SPL [...]
2008-01-07 13:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU
08STATE133521PNR AGREEMENT: DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL VIA
[...] This message contains an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Embassy is requested to deliver on a priority basis the text at paragraph 4 in the form of a diplomatic note to Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation (DFA). The proposal conveyed in the note, on the tr [...]
2008-12-22 18:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC SZ
08STATE133540CORRECTED COPY - ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. Department will brief Georgian and Moldovan officials in Washington [...]
2008-12-22 18:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETKCFE NATO PARM PREL RS
08STATE133550TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country. This replaces the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated June 13, 2008 and highlights changes in locations of security concerns, and notes re [...]
2008-12-22 19:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
08STATE133633BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-shipment check on application 050133135 for the export of NVD component parts to Nigeria. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2008-12-22 20:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NI IT
08STATE133682HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...]
2008-12-22 21:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE133683HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individuals be filed with as muc [...]
2008-12-22 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE133685HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individual be filed with as much t [...]
2008-12-22 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE133686HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individuals be filed with as muc [...]
2008-12-22 21:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE133691FFD CONFERENCE REAFFIRMS MONTERREY CONSENSUS -
[...] (SBU) Summary: The November 29 - December 2 United Nations "International Conference to review implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" adopted the "Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (FfD) that reaffirms the path breaking 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The economic uncertainty caus [...]
2008-12-22 21:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID UN AORC
08STATE133750INVITATION TO PIRACY CONTACT GROUP PRE-MEETING
[...] This is an action request. Per reftel A, Assistant Secretary-level officials from 26 states and organizations are invited to the inaugural meeting of the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) on January 13-14, 2009 in New York City. There will be a pre-CGSP meeting on the 13th with eight key [...]
2008-12-22 23:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08STATE133865UAE INTERMEDIARY USED TO DISGUISE IDENTITY OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: We have information indicating that as of early November 2008, the UAE-based firm Alkaen Equipment and Industrial Supplies LLC was working to provide Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company [...]
2008-12-23 14:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SZ IR AE
08STATE133964BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-shipment check on application 050136184 for the export of armor plating to Malaysia. Post is requested to complete this B [...]
2008-12-23 16:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY BR
08STATE133992CONGRATULATIONS TO USUN
[...] The Department would like to convey its gratitude to USUN for making the Secretary's December 15 - December 16 trip to the UN a success on many levels. In two short days, we accomplished numerous strategic objectives: a strong intervention on Zimbabwe with a call for Robert Mugabe to step do [...]
2008-12-23 16:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC
08STATE134016SECRETARY RICE LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Kalfin. The Department does not plan to release the text of the message. No signed original will follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: I would like to express my deep appreciation for Bulgaria's contr [...]
2008-12-23 18:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC BU
08STATE134107SHARING THE NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WITH CLOSE ALLIES
[...] (C) As reported reftel, the National Implementation Plan for the War on Terror (NIP) was recently approved. Ambassadors are requested to, as soon as possible, release the NIP to senior levels of our "FOUR EYES" allies. Copies of the S at http://nctc.sgov.gov/orga [...]
2008-12-23 20:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV
08STATE134206HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMEROONIAN POLICE
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 4, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Hamadou, Abdoulaye Rank: Lieutennant Colonel DOB: January 1, 1957 Nationality: Camer [...]
2008-12-23 22:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PHUM CM
08STATE134228U.S. RESPONSE TO FRENCH GLOBAL INF PROPOSAL
[...] (U) This is an Action Cable for Embassy Paris, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Background: During a P-3 meeting in Paris on November 7, 2008 (Ref A),the French provided Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security, John Rood, a draft French proposal to globalize the INF Tr [...]
2008-12-24 01:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM KACT JCIC START INF RS US FR
08STATE134229DEMARCHE: U.S. DRAFTED SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests posts urge host governments to support our redrafted United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution (in paragraph 10 below),establishing a UN peacekeeping operation in Mogadishu, Somalia and its environs. Department also requests USUN to d [...]
2008-12-24 01:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL UNSC KPKO SO ET
08STATE134230TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Bangladesh, and urges caution while traveling during the period before and after the upcoming election on December 29. This Travel Alert expires on January 5, 2009. 2. On December 17, 2008, the Government of Bangladesh [...]
2008-12-24 02:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC BG
08STATE134297IRAN'S UAV PROGRAM SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) We want to inform French authorities that as of mid-November 2008, a procurement official affiliated with Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) program was seeking German-origin engines via the French intermediary Technical As [...]
2008-12-24 13:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FR GM
08STATE134353DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...]
2008-12-24 15:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE134354DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok ATA-6885 Identifying and Developing Inv [...]
2008-12-24 15:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE134355DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the DEA Bangkok - International Asset Forfeiture Seminar [...]
2008-12-24 15:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE134356DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the RSO - ILEA Bangkok-Post Blast Investigations Course [...]
2008-12-24 15:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE134357DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance at a Multinational Logistics training course from January 19, 2009 t [...]
2008-12-24 15:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE134358DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR MALAYSIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations for the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates for attendance at an Aerospace Medicine Primary training course from January 30, 20 [...]
2008-12-24 15:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SNAR MARR KCRM MY
08STATE134376TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that there is a high threat of terrorism throughout India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, especially during the end- [...]
2008-12-24 16:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
08STATE134385THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY
[...] (U) Summary: According to the German government, the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),which will launch on January 26 - 27, 2009 in Bonn, Germany, is intended to promote increased use of renewable energy. While the USG strongly supports renewable energy, the USG [...]
2008-12-24 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08STATE13442SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]
2008-02-08 18:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE134421SOMALIA - REINFORCING AMISOM
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Ambassadors are asked to approach host governments at the highest appropriate level to pursue the following objective: -- Establish firm host government commitments to deploy an (additional) battal [...]
2008-12-24 17:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO SO
08STATE134440MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] (U) The United States continues to be involved at all levels in coordinating support activities for various 1540 Committee implementation activities, and this involvement has deepened through our strategic interest in full implementation of UNSCR 1540 -- which recently included consultations [...]
2008-12-24 17:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PGOV PREL PTER UNSC OTRA
08STATE134444ENTRY INTO FORCE NOTE FOR PROTOCOLS TO
[...] This is an action request; please see para 3 for action. 2. Background: On June 16, 2006, then-Ambassador William Burns and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak signed a protocol extending the U.S.-Russia Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Umbrella Agreement (formal title: Agree [...]
2008-12-24 17:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDRS
08STATE134448SUBJECT: U.S. RESPONSE ON RUSSIAN NON-PAPER:
[...] (SBU) This is an action message; please see para 5 below. 2. (C) Per reftel A, Russian MFA DVBR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral passed a nonpaper which requested any materials the USG has regarding an alleged incident of illegal trafficking of Polish MANPADS in Georgia. The Government of Ru [...]
2008-12-24 18:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC MASS MCAP RS PL GG
08STATE134463THANK YOU MESSAGES FROM ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH
[...] (U) Please deliver the following messages from Assistant Secretary Welch to the specified Lebanese officials as soon as possible. The Department of State does not plan to release the text of these messages, but has no objection if the addressed officials wish to do so. There will no signed o [...]
2008-12-24 19:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL LE
08STATE134490(S) LETTER FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE
[...] (U) Please deliver the following letter from Deputy Secretary Negroponte. There will be no signed original. Embassy should also propose discussions with the Government of Armenia in coming weeks. Suggested dates and team composition will be provided septel. Embassy Yerevan is requested to re [...]
2008-12-24 21:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC MASS OPDC PARM PREL AM
08STATE134777DEMARCHE TO AFGHANISTAN ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Contrary to previous statements to the U.S. Government, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan joined 93 other states in signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),December 3-4, 2008 in Oslo, No [...]
2008-12-29 16:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM MOPS PREL AF
08STATE134873BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050120650 for the export of infrared viewer component parts to Japan. Post is requested to [...]
2008-12-29 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC JA
08STATE134918INVITATION TO TURKEY TO JOIN THE CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) Following the Government of Turkey,s formal offer of at least one frigate with air element embarked to support counter piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, the Department concurs with Embassy Ankara,s support for Turkey,s [...]
2008-12-29 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER TU
08STATE134950DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Tactical Safety and Planning Course: Se [...]
2008-12-29 22:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
08STATE134959REQUEST TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR COST INFO
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 3 below. 2. The USG has observed that voluntarily funded UN Funds and Programs often have a considerable presence on the margins of international conferences and major meetings. We understand that there are many such meetings and conferences that [...]
2008-12-29 23:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON POL UN
08STATE134960PROGRESS ON U.S. COUNTER-PIRACY AGENDA AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The UN/Kenya International Conference on Piracy around Somalia was held in Nairobi, Kenya on December 10-11, 2008. The U.S. delegation was led by Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Mark Kimmitt, and included representatives from AF, L, Embassy Nairobi' [...]
2008-12-29 23:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT MOPS PHSA PREL KE SO XA XW
08STATE135BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050079420 for the export of ammunition to Iraq. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2008-01-02 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC IZ KOMC
08STATE135037BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of protective vest ceramic plates to Guyana. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2008-12-30 14:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC GY KOMC
08STATE135038BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of F-16 aircraft spare parts to Thailand via the Netherlands. Post is requested to complet [...]
2008-12-30 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NL TH
08STATE135039BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of missile parts to Japan. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 45 [...]
2008-12-30 14:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC JA KOMC
08STATE135040BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of T100 gyroscopes to Vietnam via France. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]
2008-12-30 14:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC FR KOMC VM
08STATE135041BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of AWACS aircraft spare parts to France. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern c [...]
2008-12-30 14:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC FR KOMC
08STATE135048SHIELD S04B-08: SYRIA ARRANGING TO ACQUIRE CW
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The U.S. has obtained information indicating that a Syrian institution with connections to the country's chemical and biological weapons programs is attempting to acquire Australia Group-controlled glass-lined reactors, [...]
2008-12-30 14:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM ETTC SY IN PREL
08STATE135068DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ICITAP Maritime Security Development Project Comman [...]
2008-12-30 14:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135076BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-shipment check on application 050136522 for the export of M-113 component parts to Spain. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2008-12-30 15:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP GM
08STATE135215BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050116033 for the export of aiming circle sets to Colombia. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-12-30 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CO
08STATE135268REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON KENYAN SEIZURE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Nairobi. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, on 12 December 2008 Kenyan Flying Squad officers detained two individuals suspected of smuggling uranium into Kenya from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The men had been [...]
2008-12-30 21:37:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM KE XA XW
08STATE135270PORT SECURITY DEMARCHE - YEMEN
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government (USG) is concerned that the current level of port security in Yemen does not adequately reflect the current threat situation given recent terrorist events in country. The USG seek [...]
2008-12-30 21:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT KHLS PREL PTER YM
08STATE135291USUN INSTRUCTION: OBJECT TO FOCAL POINT DELISTING
[...] This is an action request. Prior to the No Objection Deadline on 2 January 2009, USUN is requested to object to the focal point delisting request for Benoni Urey. Urey should continue to be listed as subject to the measures imposed by paragraph 4 of UN Security Council resolution 1521 (2003) [...]
2008-12-30 23:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN LI PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE135293DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates to attend the COBRA GOLD 09 Command Post Exercise scheduled from February 4, [...]
2008-12-30 23:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135294DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate to attend the ODC-APCSS Pacific Rim Defense and Security Conference scheduled f [...]
2008-12-30 23:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135296DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate to attend the ODC - George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and [...]
2008-12-30 23:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135298DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual received a nomination to participate in the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Cou [...]
2008-12-30 23:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM CB
08STATE135299DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LAOS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the "Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Control" course hosted by t [...]
2008-12-30 23:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA
08STATE135300DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR LAOS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ILEA
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the "Post Blast Investigations" course hosted by the International Law E [...]
2008-12-30 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PHUM PREL PGOV MARR KCRM LA
08STATE135301DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok - Clandestine Lab Investigations/Chemical Con [...]
2008-12-30 23:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH
08STATE135302DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR HONG KONG LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Roswell - Advanced Management Course, January 12, 200 [...]
2008-12-30 23:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PHUM ASEC KCRM SNAR HK TH
08STATE135318GUIDANCE: USUN AUTHORIZED TO AGREE TO EXTENSION
[...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to respond affirmatively by diplomatic note to a request by the United Nations (REF DFS-2008-285) to a two year extension of: -- an Agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations Organization Concerning the Provision of Se [...]
2008-12-31 02:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ
08STATE135445DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR VIETNAM LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for the ILEA Bangkok Clandestine Lab Investigation/Chemical Control [...]
2008-12-31 18:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR KCRM VM
08STATE135463URGENT Suggested Guidance - Israeli Actions in Gaza
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 18:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER CASC
08STATE135481DEMARCHE: MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACK SUSPECT IN
[...] Summary: Department appreciates Embassy's efforts to obtain Bangladeshi concurrence to share with the Government of Pakistan information obtained from the FBI debriefing of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) member who is suspected of involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. While we do not leg [...]
2008-12-31 19:19:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PTER BG
08STATE135506DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individual identified below. This individual is a candidate for participation in a USAID sponsored ASEAN-WEN Support Project Wildlife Enfor [...]
2008-12-31 19:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135507DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the units and commanders identified below. These units and commanders are candidates to attend the ODC - Joint Combined Exercise and Training ( [...]
2008-12-31 20:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135508DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR CAMBODIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for participation in the ILEA Supervisory Criminal Investigators Course sche [...]
2008-12-31 20:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL KCRM SNAR CB
08STATE135509DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PHILIPPINES LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, as of this date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates for an ILEA Bangkok Post Blast Investigations course scheduled from J [...]
2008-12-31 20:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR PREL PTER SNAR MARR RP
08STATE135510DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR INDONESIA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST -
[...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, to date, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights for the individuals identified below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ODC-APCSS Advanced Security Course 09-1 scheduled from January [...]
2008-12-31 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR KCRM PINR PGOV PREL SNAR ID
08STATE135557GUIDANCE: CONSULTATION ON THE SITUATION IN MIDDLE
[...] (C) This is an action request. In the December 31 UN Security Council emergency session on Gaza, USUN is to oppose adoption of any outcome document. If any additional meetings are proposed, USUN should seek input from the Department. 2. (SBU) Suggested talking points for use by USUN during [...]
2008-12-31 22:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS
08STATE13631ICAO: INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT OFFENSES IN
[...] Work is underway in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to amend the Montreal and The Hague aviation security conventions to strengthen their provisions against aviation-related terrorist acts. In November 2007, as a result of successful U.S. and Australian outreach (reftel) [...]
2008-02-08 23:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX
08STATE1400FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of infrared view spare parts to Germany. This request was sent over 45 days ago. We request an update from Posts regarding the status of this case. If Posts have already respond [...]
2008-01-07 14:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAU ETTC GM KOMC
08STATE1401FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of unclassified components and spare parts to NATO E-3A Component, Geilenkirchen, Germany. This request was sent over 45 days ago. We request an update from Post regarding the s [...]
2008-01-07 14:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC GM KOMC
08STATE14010OIL-FOR-FOOD GUIDANCE AND ACTION REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. Background ---------- 2. (SBU) Department has reviewed the January 23 letter sent by SYG Ban updating the UNSC on the current status of the Oil-for-Food (OFF) program. We are encouraged by the progress made by the OFF Working Group [...]
2008-02-11 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON UNSC IZ
08STATE14066(S) ADVISING THE PRC OF LIMMT'S CONTINUED
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background/Objectives: Since February 2006, we have repeatedly discussed with China our concerns regarding the proliferation-related trading activities of the Chinese firm Dalian Sunny Industries, which is also [...]
2008-02-11 18:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08STATE14088REVISED INSTRUCTION CABLE ON INITIATING ASSURANCE
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to make the points in paragraphs 7 and 8 to appropriate interlocutor(s) in the Rwandan Government. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Rwandan citizens Leonidas Bimenyimana, Gregoire Nyaminani, and Francois Karake were brought to the United States in 2003 [...]
2008-02-11 18:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PTER
08STATE14095GUIDANCE ON CYPRUS ASSESSMENT MISSION
[...] (U) USUN requested guidance on the U.S. position on a UN-proposed assessment mission to Cyprus in response to a request for input from UNDPA's Cyprus officer. See paras 2 and 3 below for specific guidance. 2. (C//Rel to UN) USUN should inform UNDPA,s Cyprus officer that the United Stat [...]
2008-02-11 19:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC CY PREL PBTS
08STATE14169SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]
2008-02-11 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE14230DUBAI CITES FATF IRAN STATEMENT IN WARNING TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On January 7, 2008, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) issued an advisory to all Senior Executive Officers of DFSA-regulated firms regarding dealings w [...]
2008-02-11 21:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR XF ZP AE
08STATE14246DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING PORTUGAL TO ACTION AS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post is requested to approach the MFA at the appropriate levels to urge their strong leadership of the Community of Democracies (CD) and to solicit their views on priorities for their Chairmanship over t [...]
2008-02-11 22:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PO AO
08STATE14252SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior officials at Embassy Kigali is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister-level head of offi [...]
2008-02-11 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY RW
08STATE14270LIBYA: REQUEST FOR ROUTINE ACCESS TO REPATRIATED GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) Department remains concerned about the GOL's past failure to provide Post with timely access to returned Libyan detainees Muhammad Abdallah Mansur al-Rimi (ISN 194) and Ben Qumu Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda (ISN 557),and believes that under the circumstances it is important to insti [...]
2008-02-11 22:54:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PHUM PINS LY
08STATE14281SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: GUIDANCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-11 23:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PTER PREL SY LE
08STATE14284DEFENDING THE U.S. KOSOVO POSITION IN THE OSCE
[...] (U) This cable is an action request (see para 5). Posts are requested to deliver this demarche to the highest-ranking host-government official responsible for OSCE affairs. 2. (C) The purpose of this demarche is to: -- Alert host government to Serbia's plan to invoke the OSCE's Berlin [...]
2008-02-12 00:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE
08STATE14285OSCE - DEFENDING THE U.S. KOSOVO POSITION IN
[...] (U) This cable is an action request (see para 3) and responds to USOSCE's reftel request for guidance. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: We understand that Serbia intends to invoke the Berlin Mechanism immediately after an expected declaration of independence (DI) from Kosovo. We believe that Serbia's [...]
2008-02-12 00:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE
08STATE14398BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of plastic bonded explosives to Malaysia. Post is requested to complete this Blue L [...]
2008-02-12 15:10:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNETTC KOMC MY
08STATE14490SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister [...]
2008-02-12 17:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AJ
08STATE14549BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 19:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AIT
08STATE14563SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Ambassador or appropriate senior embassy official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 4 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's designated Minister-level head of official delega [...]
2008-02-12 19:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY TS
08STATE14577IRAQ COALITION CONFERENCE PROPOSED LOCATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Summary: Multi-National Force - Iraq and Embassy Baghdad have proposed Abu Dhabi as the location for the next Iraq Coalition Conference which will convene within the first two weeks of May, 2008. Abu [...]
2008-02-12 19:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ AE ECON EFIN
08STATE14708GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU
08STATE14798OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON THE
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 14 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Mr. Chairman, Thirty-two years ago, the signatories to the Helsinki Final Act introduced the OSCE's comprehensive security model to the world. They proclaimed that [...]
2008-02-13 15:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON OSCE PREL EINV ETRD EU
08STATE14847SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON: NOTIFYING UN ABOUT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests post provide written notification to the UN that the U.S. intends to donate an additional $9 million to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. USUN should deliver the notification no later than noon on February 13. See para 2 for a draft respon [...]
2008-02-13 17:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC LE SY
08STATE14866SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: Consul General or appropriate senior consulate official is requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the Palestinian Authority Foreign minister or, if known, the PA's designated Minister-level head of official delegatio [...]
2008-02-13 17:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY KPAL
08STATE14888MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMY OSTERMEIER FOR
[...] (SBU) Department requests mission clearance for the following individual to attend meetings with the UN Democracy Fund staff on Thursday, February 14th and to meet with Mission personnel on Friday, February 15. NAME:Amy A. Ostermeier CLEARANCE LEVEL: TS/SCI DATES AT USUN Feb. 14 - Feb. 15. [...]
2008-02-13 18:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM
08STATE14950BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050087349 for the export of rifles to Thailand. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2008-02-13 19:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08STATE14956USG QUESTIONS ON UAE JANUARY 31 NOTICE ON BANK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 31 January, the UAE notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prio [...]
2008-02-13 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR PREL PARM XF ZP AE
08STATE15047RUSSIAN AIR NAVIGATION FEES POLICY
[...] (U) This message provides interim guidance to post on handling diplomatic clearance requests for U.S. official state flights through or into Russian territorial airspace. 2. (C) Background: Effective 1 November 2007, the government of Russia (GOR) implemented a new policy with respect to [...]
2008-02-13 21:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON AMGT PREL RS
08STATE15110OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: CONTINGENCY GUIDANCE ON
[...] Should Serbia raise Kosovo at the February 14 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna, Post is authorized to present the following contingency statement in response. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States along with our European partners have been actively engaged in promoti [...]
2008-02-14 00:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OSCE UNMIK KV YI
08STATE15117MONTERREY CONSENSUS: BACKGROUND AND 2008 REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. The 2002 Monterrey Consensus on Financing for Development (FfD) was a marked accomplishment for the U.S. and other donor countries as it recognizes the importance of a balanced approach to development. It emphasizes [...]
2008-02-14 01:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN EINV PGOV UN
08STATE15126KOSOVO - GUIDANCE FOR STATEMENT DURING FEBRUARY
[...] The Department requests that USUN draw on the points contained in paragraph 2 for use during the UNSC consultations on the situation in Kosovo on February 14. 2. Begin Points: Mr. President: For over two years Belgrade and Pristina have been negotiating to resolve the status of Kosovo. [...]
2008-02-14 02:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL UNMIK YI EU
08STATE1514U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...]
2008-01-07 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS
08STATE1522U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WORKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable reports on the working lunch and afternoon session of the U.S.-Japan-Korea policy planning trilateral held on December 17 (see reftel for reporting on the welcome dinner and morning session). At the lunch, S/P Director David Gordon, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for [...]
2008-01-07 17:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH EAID JA KS PGOV PREL
08STATE15220(S) FURTHER SCHEMING BY GERMAN FIRM TO EXPORT TEST CHAMBER TO IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 14:33:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE15346(U) POLITICAL AND ANTI-AQI DYNAMICS IN DIYALA
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE POSTS' AND PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM'S INSIGHTS ON THE DYNAMICS IN DIYALA PROVINCE. THE INCREASE IN INSURGENT ACTIVITY AND THE INFLUX OF INSURGENTS LEAVING BAGHDAD AND AL ANBAR, AS WELL AS PREPARATIONS FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS, MAKE DIYALA IN [...]
2008-02-14 17:56:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR IZ
08STATE15418USUN STRATEGY ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 18:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE15502SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that the Maldives and Mauritania are interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now only two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are [...]
2008-02-14 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MR
08STATE15551SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]
2008-02-14 21:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE15566SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]
2008-02-14 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE15599SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]
2008-02-14 21:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XB
08STATE15608SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR POST FOLLOW-UP ON FORMAL
[...] This is an action request. Action request in para 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. The U.S. State Department will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on March 4-6, 2008 (refs I and J). Addressee posts have received formal inv [...]
2008-02-14 22:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MR
08STATE15620SOMALIA -- TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 15
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during their February 15 consultations on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States continues to have the utmost concern over the ongoing crisis in Somalia. -- The United States is grateful to the AU Mission in Somalia for [...]
2008-02-14 22:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM KCRM PBTS PHSA EWWT SO XA XW
08STATE15648APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on February 18- [...]
2008-02-14 23:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IS IR CD BM
08STATE15778DEMARCHE ON INCARCERATION POLICIES IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Department requests Post express at an appropriate level our serious human rights and humanitarian concerns about certain issues regarding incarceration practices in Russia. For USOSCE, Post should understand that the current demarche is intended to be raised in the course of our [...]
2008-02-15 14:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PHUM RS
08STATE15838BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050087908 for the export of infrared searchlight equipment to Russia. Post is reques [...]
2008-02-15 16:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC RS
08STATE15895HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to [...]
2008-02-15 17:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE16032OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIAN
[...] Post is authorized to present the following response to Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic at the special Permanent Council meeting on February 19. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes Minister Jeremic back to the Permanent Council at a critical moment in his [...]
2008-02-15 20:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OSCE UNMIK KV YI SR
08STATE16088COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE ON OPPORTUNITY FOR
[...] This is an update of reftel, which invited Embassies Baghdad, Bangkok, Dakar, Doha, Kuwait and Riyadh to nominate up to four host country participants each for the March 10-14 Counterterrorism Financial Regulation training course at the FDIC Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. 2. [...]
2008-02-15 21:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN ECON EFIN PREL KCRM
08STATE16171COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING,
[...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo from February 18-21 for discussions with officials in each capital in advance of Secretary Rice's upcoming visit, includi [...]
2008-02-15 23:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08STATE16174NONPAPERS FOR DELIVERY PRIOR TO 25 FEBRUARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Department requests that post deliver as soon as possible two nonpapers to the UAE in preparation for the Counterproliferation Task Force Meeting scheduled for February 25. --------- OBJECTI [...]
2008-02-15 23:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR KNNP PREL PARM XF ZP AE
08STATE16181GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to draw upon the following themes for the United Nations (UN) Security Council briefing and consultations on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) on 19 February 2008. -We welcome the January 31 report of the Secretary-General on prog [...]
2008-02-15 23:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU
08STATE16235KOSOVO: GUIDANCE FOR EMERGENCY UNSC SESSION
[...] (U) This cable includes background (para 2) and talking points (para 3) about Kosovo in the event that Russia or other UNSC members call for an emergency UN Security Council session immediately following Kosovo's declaration of independence but before the President has decided on recognition. [...]
2008-02-16 16:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL UNKIK YI
08STATE16244KOSOVO: FOR CHIEFS OF MISSION -- INSTRUCTIONS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) NIACT precedents requested due to the scheduled emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation in Kosovo scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in New York. 3. (SBU) The Department requests that Chief [...]
2008-02-16 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL YI
08STATE16245KOSOVO: FOR CHIEFS OF MISSION -- DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] (U) NIACT precedents requested due to the scheduled emergency UN Security Council debate on the situation in Kosovo scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in New York. 2. (SBU) The Department requests that Chiefs of Mission in Security Council member capitals listed as action addressees deliver [...]
2008-02-16 23:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL YI
08STATE16269PRESS GUIDANCE FOR KOSOVO DECLARATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to use the following points in responding to questions about Kosovo's declaration of independence. 2. (U) Background: Kosovo Prime Minister Thaci called a special meeting of the Assembly today, where parliamentarians voted to pass a dec [...]
2008-02-17 15:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV
08STATE16275MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) In televised proceedings, PM Thaci underscored his commitment to building a multi-ethnic, European state and underlined Kosovo is not a precedent for other conflicts. U.S. Office Pristina reports President Sejdiu officially requested the United States recognize Kosovo and establish ful [...]
2008-02-17 19:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16287MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 02
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian riot police used tear gas to disperse 1,500-2,000 demonstrators who caused superficial damage to post. The Albanian, Austrian, and French embassies also faced sizeable demonstrations. Rioters broke into the Slovenian Embassy and caused considerable damag [...]
2008-02-18 00:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16305MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) The EUR Front Office reports the Serbian Ambassador to the United States delivered a letter addressed to President Bush, in which President Tadic exhorted UN members to respect the territorial integrity of Serbia, demanded the Secretary General?s Special Representative annul the unilate [...]
2008-02-18 17:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16339MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 05
[...] (U) European Union: France, Italy, and the UK recognized Kosovo independence. German FM Steinmeier said Germany and 16 other EU members would do so in the coming weeks. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) Turkey: FM Babacan said Turkey has decided to recognize Kosovo. (Embassy Ankara/EUR telcon, Reuters) [...]
2008-02-18 23:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16350MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION REPORT NO. 06
[...] (U) Serbian President Tadic called on UNSYG Ban to instruct his special envoy in Kosovo to invalidate yesterday's declaration of independence, media report. Russia and China supported Tadic's request. South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, Libya, and Burkina Faso expressed skepticism over the leg [...]
2008-02-19 04:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE16441MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports it will review its security posture at 1700 local time (2300 EST) February 19, anticipating large February 21 demonstrations led by political parties. U.S. Office Pristina reports ?calm? in Pristina. Media report Serbs opposed to Kosovo?s newly-declared indepe [...]
2008-02-19 15:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE164882007 SPECIAL 301 BRAZIL OCR RESULTS
[...] The U.S. Government (USG) Special 301 Committee has concluded its deliberations regarding Brazil's status on the Special 301 list following the Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) notified the Brazilian Embassy in Washington on February 15 that Brazil [...]
2008-02-19 16:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR BR
08STATE1652BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 21:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AIT
08STATE16583TURKEY OPPOSES ICAO PLANS TO TRANSFER SAR
[...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A's request for instructions. 2. (SBU) Ref A sought Department instructions for responding to the Turkish government's request for U.S. support in opposing plans of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to transfer Search and Rescue (SAR) respo [...]
2008-02-19 19:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ICAO AORC PREL CY TU
08STATE16668EUR LAUNCHES INTELLIPEDIA INITIATIVE
[...] (U) LAUNCH OF EUR HOME PAGE: At the October 2006 DCM conference, I learned about Intellipedia - a new technology resource that can help the State Department advance policy more effectively, as well as saving time and money. Following that conference, I asked a small EUR Web team to develop a [...]
2008-02-19 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AINF PGOV ECON
08STATE16764ICTY - INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESOLUTION ON ADDITIONAL
[...] The Department requests that USUN join consensus and vote in favor of the following resolution authorizing the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to appoint two additional judges ad litem. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 1581 (200 [...]
2008-02-20 01:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ICTY KJUS YI
08STATE1703RFG: UN-NATO AGREEMENT AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Reftel requested Department guidance on UNSYG Ban Ki Moon's suggestion to NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to conclude a "non-binding agreement," on cooperation between ISAF and the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. (C) Department supports the idea of moving forward on an I [...]
2008-01-08 00:03:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF IO NATO PREL
08STATE17076MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP
[...] (SBU) According to U.S. Office Pristina, the assembly approved a number of laws of particular importance to the Serb community, including legislation covering special protective zones, local self-government, and municipal administrative boundaries. A tenth law, regulating the foreign ministr [...]
2008-02-20 18:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE17204SOMALIA -- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON AMISOM RESOLUTION
[...] USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the following Security Council Resolution on AMISOM slated to be adopted on February 20: Begin text The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular resolution 733 (1992),resolution [...]
2008-02-20 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM KCRM PBTS PHSA EWWT SO XA XW
08STATE17302COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K DPRK UNIT CHIEF
[...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs DPRK Unit Chief Yuri Kim to travel to Beijing en route to Pyongyang to support the New York Philharmonic's visit to North Korea February 25-27. Ms. Kim will then travel to Seoul for consultations. Ms. Kim will arrive Beijing [...]
2008-02-20 22:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH
08STATE17307SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that Monaco is interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now less than two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are asking post to [...]
2008-02-20 23:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MN
08STATE17336INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE
[...] (U) This is an immediate action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) GUIDANCE FOR BERLIN, BRASILIA, CANBERRA, LONDON, OTTAWA, PARIS, ROME, TOKYO, BEIJING, KYIV, MOSCOW, PRAGUE, COPENHAGEN, TEL AVIV, SANTIAGO, WARSAW, SEOUL, THE HAGUE, AND NEW DELHI, USNATO (FOR NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCI [...]
2008-02-21 05:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA
08STATE17337MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports Serb members of the Kosovo Police Service will remain in their jobs for the time being, despite shunning the government of Kosovo. (Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon) 2. (SBU) Post reports KFOR will transfer control over the destroyed no [...]
2008-02-21 05:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE17372MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports approximately 80 demonstrators blocked access to an UNMIK office, located in a predominantly Serb neighborhood in north Mitrovica. Post expects more demonstrations this weekend with demonstrators likely to be bused in from Serbia. A possible march from Se [...]
2008-02-21 12:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE17674EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Summary/Action Request: Department requests that post propose to the Netherlands Government (GONL) to extend the current bilateral SOFA through an exchange of diplomatic notes based on the text in paragraph 4 below, which is virtually identical to the text of the note currently in force (r [...]
2008-02-21 20:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT
08STATE17864COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/S HILL TO ROK
[...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant SIPDIS Christopher Klein to travel to Seoul February 24 to attend the inauguration of ROK President-elect Lee Myung-bak. A/S Hill will also participate in related events and meetings [...]
2008-02-21 23:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL KN KS
08STATE17870LIMITED PROGRESS TO DATE ON IMPLEMENTING CHANGES
[...] Summary: In response to reftel, this message provides an update on the Administration's efforts to implement the changes to the Immigration and Nationality Act resulting from section 691 (Division J) of the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY08 (Kyl/Leahy amendment). PRM met on February 21st w [...]
2008-02-21 23:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBM LA PREF PREL TH
08STATE17895MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section. While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy personnel were inside during t [...]
2008-02-22 02:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE17915MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade is at minimal staffing due to building damage. Most Embassy staff are working from their residences, and the international school remains closed until at least February 25. Ministry of Interior contacts continue to be productive. An EAC met at 0400 EST to evaluate th [...]
2008-02-22 11:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR
08STATE18013BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on applications 050087594, 050087851, and 050087858 for the export of night vision goggles (NVGs) to Sri Lan [...]
2008-02-22 15:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CE
08STATE18041SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE
[...] Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short- fuse request. We have only just learned that Mongolia is interested in attending WIREC and given that the conference is now less than two weeks away, and the delegates will need to make their travel arrangements urgently, we are asking post t [...]
2008-02-22 16:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MG
08STATE18130THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 12, 2008
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR DAS Judith Garber D Staff Gustavo Delgado Valda Vikmanis Keller, EUR note taker Slovakia -------- FM Jan Kubis Ambassador Rastislav Kacer First Secretary Martin Kaco Chief of Staff Miroslav Jenca 2. (U) SUMMARY. During their [...]
2008-02-22 19:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LO
08STATE18141SUPPORTING THE USG'S PROPOSAL FOR CIVIL AVIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-22 20:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO EAIR PREL AF
08STATE18211TALKING POINTS FOR U/SYG HOLMES BRIEFING ON KENYA
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the February 25 briefing on Kenya to the Security Council by Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank Under Secretary General Holmes for this briefing today on h [...]
2008-02-22 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM KE XA XY
08STATE18213DISCUSSING FOREIGN FIGHTERS WITH THE SYRIANS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Department requests Embassy Damascus provide the Syrian government information on foreign terrorist flows through Syria into Iraq derived from Objective Massey documents and detailed in an Intell [...]
2008-02-22 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL SY IZ
08STATE18214U.S-RUSSIA STATE FLIGHTS DISPUTE: RUSSIA REMAINS
[...] (C) Summary: On January 25, Russian and American delegations, led by Alexander Neradko, Head of the Russian Federal Air Navigation Authority (FANA),and PM Senior Advisor Ambassador Jackson McDonald, respectively, reviewed and reaffirmed their existing positions regarding payment of air naviga [...]
2008-02-22 22:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR AMGT FAA RS
08STATE18224TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 14
[...] (SBU) The Department approved ordered departure for eligible family members and non-emergency personnel. Embassy Zagreb is coordinating with post to evacuate staff and private American citizens. (Kosovo Task Force/Embassy Belgrade telcon) --------------------------------------------- ---- [...]
2008-02-22 22:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18243DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXPEDITING THE INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests post encourage the Dutch to expedite the permit process on the building set aside for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Demarche in para 2 below should be delivered to the Government of Netherlands office responsible for coordinating Dutch [...]
2008-02-22 23:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PTER PREL LE SY
08STATE18255REQUEST FOR KOREA TO HOLD CIVILIAN U.S.-ORIGIN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-23 00:29:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEAIR ETRD ETTC IR KS PARM PREL UK
08STATE18288TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade confirms two convoys of non- emergency personnel and eligible family members escorted by a Serbian anti-terrorism team are scheduled to depart Belgrade at 0700 EST/1300 local. The main convoy with 67 people will drive to Zagreb and 20 USAID personnel will go to Budape [...]
2008-02-23 11:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18306DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 03:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18317DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 06:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18318TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) A convoy of 66 Embassy Belgrade staff and family members reached Zagreb, according to Embassy Zagreb. Embassy Belgrade reports six private American citizens left with the group. A smaller convoy of 21 USAID personnel has arrived in Budapest, according to Embassy Budapest. (Kosovo TF/Emb [...]
2008-02-24 07:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18320DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 12:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18323DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 12:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18360UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 26 CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in para. 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, February 26 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States is committed to the process begun at Annapolis, [...]
2008-02-24 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
08STATE18361TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 17
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian authorities deployed two armored vehicles and 60 riot police to the Chancery, following the USG's request for additional protective measures. Post could reopen as early as February 26. (Kosovo TF/Embassy Belgrade telcon and e- mail) NORTH KOSOVO PRO [...]
2008-02-24 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE18370DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...]
2008-02-24 21:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO AR
08STATE18372DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO BR
08STATE18373DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO CH
08STATE18374DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO EG
08STATE18375DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO IN
08STATE18376DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO ID
08STATE18377DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO MY
08STATE18378DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...]
2008-02-24 23:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO RP
08STATE18379DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO SF
08STATE18380DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services is on [...]
2008-02-24 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO TH
08STATE18381DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS
[...] This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 7 below. (Because of time constraints, we are unable to provide translations.) Summary ------- 2. The WTO Doha Round is moving into a critical stage of detailed negotiations across all elements of the single undertaking. As services i [...]
2008-02-24 23:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTRO TU
08STATE18470TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 18
[...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports the capital remains calm and the International School is open. At the chancery, the installation of steel plating and other reinforcement work should be completed today. The EAC recommended the Embassy remain closed February 26 as a precaution, reopening for l [...]
2008-02-25 14:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18718TFKV01: DISBANDMENT OF KOSOVO TASK FORCE
[...] At 1400 EST on 02/25/08, the Executive Secretary directed the Kosovo Task Force be disbanded. 2. Public inquiries regarding American Citizen Services issues may be referred to the Office of Overseas Citizens Services 888-407-4747, or from overseas at 1-202-501-4444. Inquiries from the pre [...]
2008-02-25 19:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18723MGCD01: ERDIMI REQUESTS U.S. MEDIATION WITH DEBY
[...] (C) In a February 23 meeting with Poloff in Khartoum, Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi reported that he had spoken to Timan Erdimi, president of the Rally of Forces for Change (RFC) and a fellow Zaghawa, on February 22. Erdimi stated th [...]
2008-02-25 20:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SU CD
08STATE18782NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...]
2008-02-25 21:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA
08STATE18784BOSNIA - ONE YEAR POST ICJ VERDICT, MUCH PROGRESS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 2007, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict that genocide was committed in and around Srebrenica in July 1995 unleashed pent-up Bosniak anger about the 1992-1995 war. Bosniak political leaders exploited the verdict in order to advance their own narrow, nati [...]
2008-02-25 21:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08STATE18785UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]
2008-02-25 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF UNSC
08STATE18788PAKISTAN STILL CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO
[...] (C) In a February 20 meeting with Mirza Afzal Mahmood, MFA Director of the European Division, PolOff drew on Ref A points to explain the U.S. decision to recognize Kosovo as an independent state. PolOff asked if Pakistan was considering recognizing Kosovo's independence, noting the MFA had re [...]
2008-02-25 21:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN KV PK
08STATE18790COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]
2008-02-25 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08STATE18812TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO.
[...] (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports a crowd of 1,200 gathered on the north side of the Mitrovica bridge, but the situation remained calm. Demonstrators burned the EU flag. (Kosovo TF/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail) --------------------------------------------- ----- NO NORMAL RELATIONS WITH ST [...]
2008-02-25 21:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18819NO SURPRISE, CHAVEZ BACKS RUSSIA AGAINST KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 22:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNMIK VE KV EU
08STATE18821CROATIAN PERMREP JURICA DISCUSSES KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (SBU) Croatian Permrep Jurica assured Ambassador Khalilzad on February 21 that Croatia's positions in the Security Council will generally be in line with those of the U.S. and the mainstream of the EU. 2. (SBU) Khalilzad thanked Jurica for Croatia's helpful statement in the February 18 publ [...]
2008-02-25 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC HR UNMIK GG IR
08STATE18943HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to b [...]
2008-02-26 12:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE19045BOSNIA - RS OFFICIALS ON UPCOMING DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (C) During the course of February 25, senior RS government and law enforcement officials assured the Embassy that the Banja Luka Branch Office will be protected during planned demonstrations on February 26. RS Interior Minister Stanislav Cadjo told the Charge that the RS police will fulfill i [...]
2008-02-26 14:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
08STATE19046PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH
[...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...]
2008-02-26 14:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG GR
08STATE19145LIBYA: DEMARCHE ON LIFTING HOLD ON PROPOSED UNSC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (C) On February 13, USUN proposed listing four Syrian based AQI affiliated members pursuant to UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions). Libya placed a hold on the request. The Libyan Permane [...]
2008-02-26 16:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC LY
08STATE19187LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Last Name: Ngo'o Akoulou, Alphonse First Name: Alphonse Rank: Colonel Posotion: Chief of Investi [...]
2008-02-26 17:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE19188DRC: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Mutamba, Kanza Nicole Rank: Captain Position: National Police DOB: June 10, 1962 [...]
2008-02-26 17:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KJUS PGOV PHUM CG
08STATE19189DRC CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORNE - CRIMINAL
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of February 20, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Bankeke, Toussaint Rank: Lieutenant Position: Quick React Police Gender: Male DOB: [...]
2008-02-26 17:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR CG
08STATE19438NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]
2008-02-26 22:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
08STATE19444BOSNIA - BANJA LUKA DEMONSTRATION WELL-CONTROLLED
[...] (C) February 26 protests in Banja Luka were well controlled by RS Police forces and did not reach the Branch Office. Crowds were smaller than predicted by the organizing NGO SPONA with most estimates placing the number of participants at 6,000. A small group of youths attempted to reach the [...]
2008-02-27 01:03:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
08STATE19446GREECE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST SERBIAN VIOLENCE
[...] (C) On 2/26, Ambassador Speckhard met with MFA Secretary General Agathocles to request that Greece take steps both in private with Serbian officials and publicly to discourage any suggestion that violence against the United States and other states who have recognized Kosovo is justified, and t [...]
2008-02-27 03:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR YI KV GR
08STATE19466USG RESPONSE TO ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 22:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF IT MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE19657PROMETHEUS GAS CHAIRMAN: NO SOUTHSTREAM THROUGH
[...] (C) Prometheus Gas Chairman Dimitri Copelouzos told the Ambassador and the acting Economic Deputy in a meeting on February 15 that he does not see Gazprom moving ahead with Southstream through Greece for many years. Copelouzos also indicated Prometheus Gas could supply another 3 bcm to Gree [...]
2008-02-27 16:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG GR
08STATE19663BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 15:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AIT
08STATE19666BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050028972 for the export of defense hardware to India. Post is requested to [...]
2008-02-27 15:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC IN KOMC
08STATE19686BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050031210 for the export of defense hardware to Singapore. Posts are request [...]
2008-02-27 16:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC SF SN KOMC
08STATE19728OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the February 28, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you as well, Ambassador Urstad, for your excellent and well-balanced report. As you have noted, Serbia has had to deal with a [...]
2008-02-27 17:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL SR PGOV
08STATE19737OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON UZBEKISTAN
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 28, 2008, meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna: Begin Text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the limited progress made recently by Uzbekistan toward fulfilling its Helsinki Commitments. [...]
2008-02-27 17:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE UZ
08STATE19882007 SPECIAL 301 CZECH REPUBLIC OCR RESULTS
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. The USG Special 301 Committee has concluded its deliberations regarding the Czech Republic's status on the Special 301 list following the Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR). The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) will announce that the Czech Republic has been pla [...]
2008-01-08 19:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR EZ
08STATE20016OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT REGARDING THE
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement under current issues at the February 28, 2008 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States condemns the attacks that occurred against a number of foreign diplomatic missions in Belgrade [...]
2008-02-27 21:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL SR PGOV
08STATE2004U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Interior representing the Government of Qatar. The meeting reinforced our mutual commitment to the [...]
2008-01-08 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE
08STATE20081U.S. AMBASSADORS FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides guidance and instructions for the administration of the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism. The Fund was established by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) to support projects that apply tools of soft power to counterterrorism a [...]
2008-02-27 23:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR
08STATE20184ASHGABAT SURVEILLANCE DETECTION PROGRAM
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In April 2007, the Government of Turkmenistan (GOT) withdrew permission for U.S. Embassy Ashgabat to conduct Surveillance Detection (SD) operations and declared the activities of the SD team to be in conflict with GOT law. The RSO immed [...]
2008-02-28 13:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC APER
08STATE2021BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050077022 for the export of ammunition components to Russia. Post is requested to complete th [...]
2008-01-08 20:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC RS KOMC
08STATE20218BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 14:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC AR AE
08STATE20227BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050085764, 050041335, 050024484, 050074594, 050064829, 050040825, and 050057178 for t [...]
2008-02-28 15:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA ETTC KOMC
08STATE20234BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050036317 for the export of defense hardware to Oman. Posts are requested to [...]
2008-02-28 15:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC UK OM KOMC
08STATE20235BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-1014531 for the export of defense hardware to Saudi Arabia. Posts are reques [...]
2008-02-28 15:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC SA UK KOMC
08STATE20241BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-1007778 for the export of aircraft spare parts to Japan. Post is requested to [...]
2008-02-28 15:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC JP KOMC
08STATE20251BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050031252 for the export of defense hardware to South Korea. Posts are reque [...]
2008-02-28 15:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC IT KS KOMC
08STATE202592008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) Department requests Embassy deliver to the Government of Brazil's (GOB) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) the proposed United States-Brazil Political-Military Consultations agenda in paragraph four. Department further requests GOB confirmation of the proposed April 15 date for pol-mi [...]
2008-02-28 15:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MAS PREL PTER BR
08STATE20261BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050011090 for the export of defense hardware to Spain. Post is requested to [...]
2008-02-28 15:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC SP KOMC
08STATE20266COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM, NSC
[...] Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Beijing for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from February 29 - March 2. 2. Department requests that Embassy Beijing arrange ac [...]
2008-02-28 15:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
08STATE20303TFCM01: TASK FORCE FORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] At 1100 EST on 02/28/2008 the Executive Secretary directed that a Task Force be established in the Operations Center regarding the situation in Cameroon. Contact information for the Task Force is as follows: For internal State Department business or other official business, call (202) 647-6 [...]
2008-02-28 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE20329UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Burns met for two hours on January 29 with his new Japanese counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, to discuss G8, UNSC reform, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Burma. Sasae described Japan's priorities for the G8, which include climate ch [...]
2008-02-28 17:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL PGOV EAID XB XC XD XE XH JA
08STATE2033VISAS FOR WIREC 2008 DELEGATES
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) will be held in Washington DC March 4 - 6. (See reftels D and E for background on WIREC 2008). The participatio [...]
2008-01-08 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08STATE20332ASHGABAT SURVEILLANCE DETECTION PROGRAM
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In April 2007, the Government of Turkmenistan (GOT) withdrew permission for U.S. Embassy Ashgabat to conduct Surveillance Detection (SD) operations and declared the activities of the SD team to be in conflict with GOT law. The RSO immed [...]
2008-02-28 18:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC APER
08STATE2034MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]
2008-01-08 20:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE20649TFCM01: CAMEROON TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 01
[...] (SBU) Embassy Yaound reports most people in the capital remain indoors. Douala is mainly quiet with localized rioting and both main roads to the city are open. Post notes Cameroonian military forces are fully deployed, but might have resources to maintain order for only three more days. ( [...]
2008-02-28 23:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CM
08STATE20660NON-DOM TAX ISSUE: WASHINGTON GUIDANCE
[...] Per refel, post requested guidance on proposed talking points to respond to questions from H.M.Treasury (HMT) regarding the proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK, including Americans. As post noted, Amcits are chiefly concerned about possible double taxation and timing. Post [...]
2008-02-28 23:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08STATE20672DEMARCHE: ANNOUNCING THE U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 2. 2. (U) Department requests OIC posts notify host governments that the President has appointed Sada Cumber to be the U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). Post should draw from the Envoy's official biography and t [...]
2008-02-29 00:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOIC PREL
08STATE20678KOSOVO -- DEMARCHE TO UN ON UNMIK, CUSTOMS IN
[...] The Department requests that USUN deliver a demarche at the highest appropriate level to UN officials, in coordination with our European allies on the Security Council, to ensure that UNMIK carry out its administrative and security functions on Kosovo's border with Serbia, particularly custom [...]
2008-02-29 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL UNMIK YI
08STATE20685READOUT FROM DECEMBER 4 IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS RSI IN
[...] (S) Summary: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and embassy representatives from Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Turkey, joined by S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey and other U.S. interagency representatives, met December 4 in Amman to discuss regional counterterrorism strategies at [...]
2008-02-29 04:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ADCO KISL ASEC KU
08STATE20803APEC MINISTERIAL FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 5. 2. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies and invited observers will gather April 23-25 in Bangkok, Thailand, for the seventh ministerial meeting on Telecommunications and Information Policy (TELMIN 7). A meeting of APEC TEL Seni [...]
2008-02-29 14:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPECO ECPS ECON
08STATE21163LEBANON: SINIORA MAKES STATEMENT ON USN SHIP
[...] (S) Summary: PM Fouad Siniora asked to meet with Charge Sison at the Grand Serail at 1330 on February 29 to discuss media reports concerning the presence of the USS Cole in international waters off Lebanon. Siniora neither criticized nor blessed the presence of the Cole. His focus was what [...]
2008-02-29 21:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETMOPS PGOV PREL IS SY LE
08STATE21168KUDOS FOR RANGOON'S REPORT ON BIODIVERSITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 21:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALSENV PHUM PREL BM
08STATE21209GUIDANCE FOR AZERBAIJANI UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 2. 2. Action request: Department requests that USUN urge Azerbaijan's mission to the UN to work on an UNGA resolution that stresses that Kosovo is not a precedent for Nagarno-Karabakh (NK) or any other conflict. In order to secure U.S. supp [...]
2008-02-29 22:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNGA PREL AM AJ RU GE UP PBTS
08STATE21218DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: FUTURE OF
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-9. Begin Summary. 2. (SBU) Eritrea,s interference with the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),particularly its recent refusal to reinstate fuel supplies to the Mission and subsequent obstruction of UNMEE,s withdrawal [...]
2008-03-01 00:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO
08STATE21247MARCH 4 - APRIL 10 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL
[...] (U) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) will be held March 4 to April 10. We have reviewed the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 session (A/62/627). Canada chairs the workin [...]
2008-03-01 02:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE2151GUIDANCE FOR 9 JANUARY 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 00:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PGOV UNSC AF SU
08STATE21770UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On 3 March 2008, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1803 by a vote of 14 to 0, with one abstention. This resolution imposes further sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply with its obliga [...]
2008-03-04 01:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE21872BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 14:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
08STATE21873BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on applications 05-050090721 and 05-050090722 for the export of defense hardware to South Korea. Po [...]
2008-03-04 14:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC KS
08STATE22040OAS NOTES 03/03/07
[...] (U) Summary: This message is a regular report regarding current Organization of American States (OAS) issues that may be of interest to overseas posts and domestic agencies. The purpose of these roundup cables is to inform posts of otherwise unreported developments in the inter-American syste [...]
2008-03-04 17:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OAS ECON ENRG EWWT
08STATE22047UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei and Under Secretary Burns met February 25 immediately prior to the P5 1 Political Directors, meeting on Iran. AFM He highlighted U.S.-Chinese agreement on the strategic importance of diplomatic approaches to North Korea and Iran. [...]
2008-03-04 17:27:00Secretary of StateSECRETBM CH ECON ENRG IR PGOV PREL XD
08STATE22315BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050090336 for the export of pistols and revolvers to Costa Rica. Post is requested to complet [...]
2008-03-04 21:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCS ETTC KOMC
08STATE22352APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]
2008-03-04 22:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE22377REQUEST FOR SOLIDARITY WITH KOSOVO AT OIC SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Posts are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo no later than March 7. 2. (C) The objectives of this demarche are to: -- Urge host government to follow the OIC Secretary General's lead in expressing support for Kosovo's independence at [...]
2008-03-05 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV
08STATE22378SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 5 BRIEFING
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for the March 5 briefing on Somalia and Kenya: Begin points: ------- Somalia ------- -- We would like to thank the Secretariat for their briefing today on the situation in Somalia and Kenya. -- The United States is deeply concern [...]
2008-03-05 00:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE22494FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN POST-LICENSE END-USE
[...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern requests regarding the export of radar components (License # 050049685) to the Spanish MOD or SH-3D helicopter spare parts (License # 050057853) to the Spanish Navy. These requests were sent over 120 days ag [...]
2008-03-05 14:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
08STATE22554OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL OSCE HR
08STATE22586BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050090555 for the export of carbines to Belize. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2008-03-05 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBH ETTC KOMC
08STATE22794OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO SERBIA ON
[...] Should Serbia or another OSCE participating raise the International Steering Group (ISG) for Kosovo during the March 6 Permanent Council meeting, Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2, either as an individual country statement or as a joint statement with other ISG members [...]
2008-03-05 19:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KV SR
08STATE22936AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] The Department requests that USUN share the following draft elements of a resolution renewing the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Italian delegation, responsible for drafting the resolution, and other delegations currently engaging in discussions on the resolution text, with the ai [...]
2008-03-06 00:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL AF
08STATE22941SECURING IRAQI SUPPORT TO PROPOSE AN UNSCR TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S) The Deputies Committee tasked State with laying the groundwork for a UN Security Council Resolution that would sanction those who threaten the peace or stability of Iraq similar to the measu [...]
2008-03-06 00:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC IZ PREL PTER XF
08STATE23123DRC- INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRC EXPERTS MEETING ON FDLR
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 on the draft resolution on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) (draft text provided in paragraph 4). USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 in its efforts to secure the changes. If the [...]
2008-03-06 15:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG AZ ZF
08STATE2342BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 13:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC FR
08STATE23568PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL INVITATION FROM
[...] As promised in reftel, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events we are hosting in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). We would like all PSI endorsing states to be represented at these events. In parti [...]
2008-03-06 22:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL XX
08STATE23570SUBJECT: PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL
[...] As promised in reftel, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events we are hosting in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). We would like all PSI endorsing states to be represented at these events. In parti [...]
2008-03-06 22:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL XX
08STATE23596REQUESTING INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THE OIC
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paras 3-4 below; Embassies Cairo and Kampala, please see also para 5. Embassy Jeddah please see para 6. 2. (U) Background: On February 27, the President appointed Mr. Sada Cumber to be his Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC [...]
2008-03-07 00:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SG OIC
08STATE23763FOLLOWING-UP WITH INDIA ON THE XXXXXXXXXXXX GRAPHITE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: In October 2007, we shared with Indian officials information indicating that India's XXXXXXXXXXXX had offered French-origin, MTCR-controlled graphite blocks to Iran's Ward Commercial Company (Ref A). Ward had previously bee [...]
2008-03-07 15:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IN IR
08STATE23829BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of a propellant grain test system to Egypt via South Korea. Post is requested to complete th [...]
2008-03-07 15:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEG ETTC KOMC KS
08STATE23831DEMARCHE REQUEST: TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS UNITS
[...] This is an action request. See paras 4 - 6. Objective --------- 2. To encourage host countries with appropriate capabilities to contribute the ground transport and logistics assets sought by the UN-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and for which there are cur [...]
2008-03-07 15:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR KPKO SU IN AN SA BD PA
08STATE23874BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050091259 for the export of a KC-135 spare part to the French Air Force. Post is requested t [...]
2008-03-07 16:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC FR
08STATE24209HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AFRICA PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Jerome Noel MOUGOULA-SAGUILIBA Rank: Maitre Principal Position: New pilot (MP) DOB: Dec [...]
2008-03-07 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE24211HUMAN RIGHTA VETTING FOR ACOTA LESSONS-LEARNED
[...] (SBU) The department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Robert Owono Ella Anda Rank: Commandant Major Position: Advisor of the Chief of the Army [...]
2008-03-07 21:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE24214VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE-CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Germin Nestor OKOULA Rank: Liteutenant Position: Chief of Criminal Section, Lambarene DOB [...]
2008-03-07 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR GB
08STATE24222IMMINENT TRANSFER OF FILAMENT WINDING MACHINES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: Since 2006, the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret has been working to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. Both of these machines [...]
2008-03-07 21:39:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE24257DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request for posts in EU Member States and USEU. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 13-14 meeting of the European Council, which will bring together European heads of state and government, will include a major discussion of climate change and energy. The [...]
2008-03-07 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG EUN
08STATE24290USG RESPONSE TO PERUVIAN CONSIDERATIONS FOR
[...] (C) Department requests Embassy deliver the following dipnote containing the U.S. counterproposal to the Government of Peru's (GOP) draft considerations for resuming DHS counter-narcotics flights from Piura. Additionally, the Department seeks Embassy clarification whether it contemplates the [...]
2008-03-07 23:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PTER PE
08STATE24292INFORMATION ON BANK MELLI FOR ITALY,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The EU is expected to consider sanctions against Iran the week of March 10. On February 6, EU experts prepared a list of 19 new entities and 15 new individuals to be designated under the EU's Comm [...]
2008-03-07 23:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETEUN IT KNNP PARM
08STATE24301GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RESOLUTION 1701 CONSULTATION,
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC resolution 1701 consultations, currently scheduled for March 10. End action request: 2. (U) Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary General's report and the briefing by Mr. Pedersen on the i [...]
2008-03-08 00:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL IS LE SY
08STATE24749DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION FOR
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to seek the changes in paragraph 2 on the draft resolution on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) Revision 1 (draft text provided in paragraph 4). USUN may draw from the talking points in paragraph 3 in its efforts to secure the changes [...]
2008-03-10 18:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF
08STATE2476OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO INCOMING
[...] Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 10 Special Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: We are honored to welcome Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva to the Permanent Council as the Chairman in Office for 2008. The United States fully supports the object [...]
2008-01-09 16:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OSCE PHUM CFED FI
08STATE24761BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050091095 for the export of firearms and ammunition to Suriname. Post is requested to complet [...]
2008-03-10 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NS
08STATE24821BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECKS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on applications 050091071 and 050091983 and a post-shipment check on licenses 050051410 and 05-917152 [...]
2008-03-10 19:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC GR
08STATE24896(S) RESPONDING TO GOT QUESTIONS RE THE IMMINENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Ref B relates March 10 delivery to Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun of Ref A demarche, which describes the potentially imminent shipment by the Turkish company [...]
2008-03-10 23:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE24915GUIDANCE FOR 11 MARCH 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur on 11 March 2008. --We welcome the SYG's 14 February 2008 repo [...]
2008-03-11 00:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU
08STATE24923ITALIAN CARABINIERI TRAINING FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/Rel Italy) SUMMARY: A critical part of the counter-insurgency plan for Afghanistan is assisting the Afghans in standing up an effective police force. The U.S. is committing a number of U.S. Marine trainers, due to arrive in Af [...]
2008-03-11 00:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF IT MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE25210BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 15:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SW
08STATE25483LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 6, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Handy Dimoni KABANGU Rank: Captain Position: National Police DOB: August 4, 1964 Na [...]
2008-03-11 19:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CG
08STATE25550OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO FOM REPORT ON
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the March 13th Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Representative on Freedom of the Media has once again delivered a very informative, factually reliable and well-reasoned report. Two [...]
2008-03-11 20:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OSCE
08STATE25582OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO BELARUS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 22:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL OSCE BO
08STATE25656BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 12:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KS
08STATE25671COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE: OAS RESOLUTION 930
[...] (C) Summary. The OAS Permanent Council approved Resolution 930 on March 5 regarding the Colombia-Ecuador dispute stemming from the Colombian attack on a FARC camp on the Ecuadorian border on March 1. Resolution 930 reaffirmed the inviolability of national sovereignty, established a commissio [...]
2008-03-12 12:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CO EC
08STATE2577HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be credi [...]
2008-01-09 18:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE25858OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO CIO SPECIAL
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on March 13. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States greatly appreciates the diligent efforts of Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, the special envoy of the Chairman in Office, t [...]
2008-03-12 16:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAM KDEM MO OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL
08STATE25866LIBREVILLE CANDIDATES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of March 10, 2008, it pssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officer listed below: Name: Galega, Roland Njinouwo Title: Fonctionnaire Gender: Male DOB: November 26, 1967 2. [...]
2008-03-12 17:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KJUS SNAR CM
08STATE25971COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE: PREPARING FOR 3/17 OAS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a consensus resolution on March 5 (OAS Permanent Council Resolution 930) that established an OAS Commission headed by Secretary General Insulza to visit Ecua [...]
2008-03-12 19:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CO EC
08STATE26012INDIA'S REQUEST FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA TECHNICAL
[...] Reftel conveyed the Government of India's request for technical cooperation with the USG in the following areas of avian influenza control: poultry depopulation technology, including a demonstration in India of U.S. foaming equipment for large-scale culling at commercial poultry farms; and c [...]
2008-03-12 20:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON SENV TBIO KFLU XD IN
08STATE26036SECOND TRANCHE OF FAST TRACK COUNTRIES FOR LEAHY
[...] This cable announces the second tranche of countries for fast track treatment for Leahy vetting. Fast track treatment for selected countries with good human rights records was established in 2007 (reftel A) to alleviate workload and time required. Fast track policy is applicable to both Depa [...]
2008-03-12 20:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM PINR PREL SNAR MASS ASEC
08STATE26066(S) PROVIDING THE GOS INFORMATION ON SWISS FIRM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Refs C and D, since October 2005 the United States and Switzerland have been engaged in a dialogue regarding the activities of the Swiss-based entity BB Engineering - a firm that has been procuri [...]
2008-03-12 21:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR SZ
08STATE26142UNMEE CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 13, 2008
[...] This is an action message. USUN is instructed to draw from the following elements during UNMEE consultations on March 13, 2008. Begin Elements: -The U.S. welcomes the Special Report of the Secretary General on the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE),and supports the [...]
2008-03-12 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO ET ER
08STATE26143RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR RECALL
[...] (U) This is the Department's response to Ref A. Embassy Minsk sought guidance on the request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the U.S. recall Ambassador Stewart for consultations in Washington; that the U.S. reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic staff at the embassy in keeping wi [...]
2008-03-12 23:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT ODIP OFDP BO
08STATE26159DRC-- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON FDLR RESOLUTION
[...] Action Request: USUN is instructed to join consensus and co-sponsor the resolution (text below) on the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) scheduled for adoption in the Security Council on March 13. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions, in [...]
2008-03-13 01:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM CG XA ZF
08STATE26305COOPERATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREAN FIRM AND
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Seoul, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: On several occasions since November 2006 (REFTELS),we shared information with South Korea regarding efforts by the Pakistan-based company United Engineering, to procure vertical and horizontal machine [...]
2008-03-13 14:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL PK KS
08STATE26330BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050093288 for the export of rifles, pistols, and revolvers to Namibia. Post is requested to c [...]
2008-03-13 15:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC WA
08STATE26643VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR AZERBAIJAN UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) This is an action request. Department continues to urge Azerbaijan to consider our proposed changes to the text of its UNGA resolution "on the situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" and to delay a vote on the resolution, in the hope of allowing us (and our Minsk Group Co-C [...]
2008-03-13 20:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNGA AZ PBTS PREL
08STATE26678REPLY LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN
[...] Secretary Rice received a letter dated January 31, 2008 from Dr. Kinga G"ncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Hungary, requesting support for the election of Hungary to the non-permanent seat available for the Eastern European Group in the United Nations Security Council for the term [...]
2008-03-13 22:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC HU
08STATE26867RESULTS OF THE 54TH MEETING OF THE OECD COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Summary: On March 5-7, Richard Beaird led a delegation consisting of EEB/CIP/MA, DOC, and FCC at the 54th meeting of the OECD Committee on Information, Computers, and Communications Policy (ICCP). The primary goal of the meeting was to prepare for the OECD Ministerial on the Future of the [...]
2008-03-14 14:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EINT
08STATE26870WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] Action requests in paras 12 and 13. SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) and the co-located but separately managed side events, trade show, and business conference eclipsed expectations. Some 3,000 delegates from 118 count [...]
2008-03-14 14:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA XX
08STATE2712KUDOS FOR JAPANESE MISSION REPORTING
[...] (U) We in Washington once again wish to take this opportunity to recognize the consistently outstanding reporting produced by Embassy Tokyo and the consulates in Japan. Your insightful and timely analyses really do influence the way that U.S. policy is made. We would like to call special att [...]
2008-01-09 22:54:00Secretary of StateSECRETEAGR EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL JA
08STATE2714RESPONDING TO JAPANESE INQUIRIES ABOUT
[...] (SBU) As detailed in reftel, the Government of Japan (GOJ) recently submitted to Embassy Tokyo a range of questions about the upcoming Modernization of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). After consulting with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about the GOJ's requests, we have drafted and c [...]
2008-01-09 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL JA
08STATE27211ANNUAL DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Background/Action Request: Request the Mission deliver the USG interagency-cleared paper in paragraph 3 to Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) Immediate Central Contact (ICC) at earliest opportunity for distribution to all HCOC subs [...]
2008-03-14 20:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEC ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM TSPA AORC
08STATE27262KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC REPORTING
[...] (U) I know this year has been especially busy for the embassy, especially for your POL/ECON section considering the wide range of critical sectors it covers. Given those challenges, I want to take a moment to thank you and your team for thorough and illuminating reporting on the macroeconomic [...]
2008-03-14 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IV
08STATE27268GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE27269GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-14 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE2731PREPARING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] This an action message for all posts. See paras 17-30. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement regarding Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions to the Department's eighth annual TIP report. The Department is required by the Trafficking Vi [...]
2008-01-09 23:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XX
08STATE2736DEMARCHE REQUESTS TO FOLLOW UP UNAMID DEPLOYMENT
[...] PURPOSE: The Department asks posts to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level to follow up deployment issues concerning the deployment of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pursuant to reftel (NOTAL). Posts may draw upon the following themes in th [...]
2008-01-10 00:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU CH
08STATE27603WTO DEMARCHE REQUEST - U.S./EC TEXTILES, APPAREL,
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Action Request: In coordination with European Commission representation, Post is requested to approach host government at the Econ Counselor or other appropriate level and seek co-sponsorship of a joint U.S./ European Communities (EC) propo [...]
2008-03-17 15:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO ECON SF
08STATE27642DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK, BAHRAIN UNDER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Washington requests that addressees notify host Government/EU officials that the United States designated Future Bank, Bahrain under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass [...]
2008-03-17 16:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR BA
08STATE27694MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Paris please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND AND ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with established practice, we want to urge the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Partners to present proposed Information Exchange (IE) topics and try to come t [...]
2008-03-17 17:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR
08STATE27868SPAIN ASKS FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON INVITATION TO AHLC
[...] (C) Summary. The Spanish Charge d,Affaires to the United States presented a demarche to NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Danin on March 14, asking that the U.S. support Spanish participation in the upcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in London and that we weigh in with the EU, Norway and th [...]
2008-03-17 21:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG ECON EAID IS SP BE UK NO
08STATE27905INSTRUCTIONS FOR BURMA BRIEFING AND GROUP OF
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST AND SUMMARY: Special Advisor for Burma Gambari will present a report to the Security Council on his latest visit to Burma March 18 at 5:00 PM, preceded by a meeting of the Burma Group of Friends at 3:00 PM. USUN's objective should be to assure that Gambari provides the Sec [...]
2008-03-18 00:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM
08STATE27996(S) INFORMATION ON SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION
[...] (S/NF) Washington has information to share with Chinese authorities regarding a shipment of proliferation concern that originated in China and was seized in Dubai while en route to Iran. The cargo was seizes in November 2007 and was being transported on the &M/V Seventh Ocean8. Additionally, [...]
2008-03-18 12:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PARM AE CH IR
08STATE28385SCENESETTER: 2008 TSCTP CONFERENCE
[...] (U) The 2008 Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) is scheduled for 24-27 March in Garmisch Germany. TSCTP was formed by an interagency Deputies Committee (DC) in SIPDIS 2005 to facilitate a more effective regional response to terrorism and extremism in West and North Africa. TS [...]
2008-03-18 21:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER XA XI
08STATE28435AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE TO RENEW COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Per reftel, the UNSC on December 10, 2007 unanimously adopted resolution 1787, extending the initial period of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate from December 31, 2007, under resolution 1535 (2004),to March 31, 2008. [...]
2008-03-19 02:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE28803TEXT FOR DIP NOTE RESPONDING TO PERU'S DIP NOTE
[...] Reftel reports a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Relations dated February 20, 2008 requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy for the UN Security Council term of 2018-2019. Post is requested to deliver para. 2 text to the Under Secretariat for Multilateral Affairs in the form of [...]
2008-03-19 19:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PE
08STATE2881ACTION REQUEST: PUBLIC TALKING POINTS ON IRAN IN
[...] (U) This is an joint OSD-State action request; see para 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department of State and Department of Defense have prepared talking points that Posts should draw on when asked by their interlocutors about Iran's role in Iraq. END SUMMARY. 3. (SBU) Action Request: At [...]
2008-01-10 15:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR MOPS IZ PARM PREL PIN
08STATE28930SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 20 OPEN DEBATE
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their March 20 open debate on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the Secretary General for his thorough March 14 report on the situation in Somalia [...]
2008-03-19 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE28931BELARUS:DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Embassy Minsk has requested Department guidance on the demand outlined in Refs A through C that the U.S. reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic staff at Embassy Minsk to 17 or face expulsion of embassy staff. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has given a dea [...]
2008-03-19 23:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AMGT ODIP OFDP BO
08STATE28948AFGHANISTAN - INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE
[...] The Department instructs USUN to join consensus and vote in favor of the resolution renewing for one year the UN Mission in Afghanistan's mandate, to be considered by the Security Council on Thursday, March 20. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling its previous [...]
2008-03-20 02:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PHUM PGOV PREL MARR AF
08STATE29096IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR 1803
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (U) On March 3, 2008, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 1803, imposing further Chapter VII sanctions on Iran in response to its failure to comply [...]
2008-03-20 14:42:00Secretary of StateSECRETAS AU BA BR CA CH ECON EFIN EG ETRD EUN FR GM GR
08STATE29098ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE ACTIVITIES OF BANK MELLI, BANK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND ---------------------- 2. (S) This cable provides additional information for addressees to deliver along with the information in REF A. ------------------------ OBJECTIVE/ACTION RE [...]
2008-03-20 14:45:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IR
08STATE29319RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH CENTRAL ASIAN CENTER -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-20 19:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR RU KZ
08STATE29344REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) As part of our effort to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 Chapter VII obligations, Washington is in the process of considering the designation pursuant to Executive [...]
2008-03-20 19:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM IR
08STATE29398PRESENTATION OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRAN-RELATED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) In response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 and the Financial Action Task Force's February 2008 statement on the deficiencies of Iran's anti-money laundering and combating ter [...]
2008-03-20 20:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR PREL PARM
08STATE29412(U) PROVIDING THE FRG WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Background: In June 2007 we advised German officials that as of late April 2007, an entity affiliated with the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG - Iran's leading developer of liquid-propellant ballistic missiles) was seeki [...]
2008-03-20 20:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR AE
08STATE29417RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PRESS GUIDANCE FROM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On March 19, 2008, Embassy Colombo requested approval to use proposed press guidance points (REFTEL A) if asked about Citibank's blockage of overflight funds paid b [...]
2008-03-20 20:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR PREL PARM XD XO CE
08STATE29525HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credible i [...]
2008-03-21 11:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE29529COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: SOFA NEGOTIATING TEAM
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Department requests country clearance for an interagency team led by Iraq SOFA Negotiator Ambassador Robert Loftis to hold meetings with HMG Ministry of Defense and Foreign and Commonwealth Office on April 8. The team will arrive [...]
2008-03-21 11:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ MARR OTRA PREL UK
08STATE29748BORDER STRATEGY COORDINATION CONFERENCE IN
[...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with the EU's Council Working Group on Eastern Europe and Russia (COEST) on February 28 in Brussels, the EU asked A/S Boucher whether the United States would support a border management coordination conference in Dus [...]
2008-03-21 17:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PREL SNAR TI PARM
08STATE29766URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT BY WESTERN HEMISPHERE
[...] The U.S. is hosting two events in Washington on May 28-29, 2008 on the occasion of the Fifth Anniversary of the establishment of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). First announced by President Bush at Krakow, Poland, this initiative is one of the hallmarks of the Administration's e [...]
2008-03-21 17:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM
08STATE29855UK-BASED IRANIAN BANKS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) Malta's Ministry of Finance conveyed its concerns regarding attempts by two banks located in the United Kingdom, Melli Bank PLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Melli Tehran, and Persia Internatio [...]
2008-03-21 19:07:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP IR EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD UK MT
08STATE30007DEMARCHE REQUEST TO EU MEMBER STATES ON BELARUS
[...] (C) Department requests addressees to seek support at the highest appropriate level from all EU member states as the Government of Belarus attempts to reduce the U.S. diplomatic presence in Minsk. Your conversations should promote continued U.S.-EU unity in our policy toward Belarus. You sho [...]
2008-03-21 22:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBO EU PHUM PREL
08STATE30027KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING
[...] (U) Congratulations again to Embassy Tokyo, ConGens Naha and Osaka and Consulate Nagoya on the consistently outstanding quality of your political and economic reporting. Your reputation for hard work and insightful reporting is well-known and widely appreciated here in Washington. The intera [...]
2008-03-21 22:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD EFIN MARR PGOV PREL JA
08STATE30036DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR EMBASSY MINSK
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Department, in consultation with other USG agencies, has determined it is in the USG interest to reduce the number of U.S. diplomatic staff at embassy Minsk as demanded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ref A. Embassy Minsk is instructed to inform the [...]
2008-03-21 23:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AMGT ODIP OFDP BO
08STATE30237U.S.-EU STRATEGIC ENERGY REVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: On March 3, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery co-chaired the second annual U.S.-EU Strategic Energy Review, established at the June 2006 U.S.-EU Summit to review progress in U.S.-EU energy cooperation. Discussions covered cooperation on energ [...]
2008-03-24 15:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EUN KGHG SENV
08STATE30247INFORMATION ON IRAN,S USE OF BANK MELLAT SEOUL FOR PROLIFERATION ACTIVITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-24 15:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETECON EFIN ETRD KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EINV MNUC IR
08STATE30297SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR USG PERSONNEL IN THE
[...] (U) This cable provides supplemental guidance for U.S. contractors traveling to and/or assuming temporary duty (TDY) in the DPRK for the purpose of implementing denuclearization measures pursuant to Six-Party and other related agreements (''Contractors''). This guidance supplements guidance p [...]
2008-03-24 17:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP MNUC AMGT AMED KN CH
08STATE30340(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PARAGUAY
[...] (S/NF) This cable reports the results of a recent Washington review of reporting and collection needs for Paraguay. The review produced a list of priorities (paragraph 5) intended to guide participating USG agencies as they allocate resources and update plans to collect information on Paragua [...]
2008-03-24 18:30:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KPRP ECON PREL PGOV ETRD PA
08STATE30350MIDDLE EAST - UNSC INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARCH 25
[...] (SBU) Mission is instructed to draw from the points in paragraph 2 below in discussing events in the Middle East during the consultations to be held Tuesday morning, March 25 in the UN Security Council. 2. (U) Begin points: The United States continues to work to support progress towards [...]
2008-03-24 18:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
08STATE30474GUIDANCE ON CAMEROON PROPERTY TAX CASE
[...] Reftel reports a diplomatic note from the Cameroon Mission expressing its concern at what it believes is the District Court of the Southern District of New York's demand that the Permanent Representative of Cameroon or his designee appear under oath before the judge hearing the case regarding a [...]
2008-03-24 22:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCM OFDP PREL
08STATE30490ACTION REQUEST: UNDEF ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Department requests Mission as soon as possible - and before the close of business on Thursday, March 27 - to demarche at an appropriately senior level to the office of the Secretary General and to UN Democracy Fund Executive Director Roland Rich to convey: a) [...]
2008-03-24 23:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM
08STATE30502FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON TIBET STATEMENT AT HRC
[...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: U.S. Mission Geneva is requested to continue discussions with the Slovenian delegation at the Human Rights Council (HRC),on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union (EU),and other allies and urge them to move forward with a statement on Tibet during the [...]
2008-03-25 00:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM
08STATE30504APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 28-29
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold an informal meeting (GYMNICH) in Ljubljana on March 28-29. We expect the agenda to include: Western Balkans (Serbia/Kosovo),Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Lebanon-Syria, China/Tibet, and [...]
2008-03-25 01:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EUN ZL IS SY LE RS CH
08STATE30793NATO SUMMIT 2008: DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR COMBAT
[...] (U) Department requests Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two to Romania to provide combat air patrol during the upcoming Bucharest NATO Summit visit of President Bush. The text of the diplomatic note follows. 2. (S) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Embassy of the U [...]
2008-03-25 19:14:00Secretary of StateSECRETKTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO
08STATE30857(C) PROVIDING GERMANY WITH NON-PAPER FOR USE IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) On September 19, 2007, the U.S. alerted German authorities to a maritime shipment of 17 Mercedes-Benz trucks from Germany to Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC),which is the lead agency involv [...]
2008-03-25 20:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM SY
08STATE30936MARCH 10 - APRIL 4 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE31117SMART - OVERSEAS PILOT POST DEPLOYMENT STATUS
[...] SMART Pilot I, operating in parallel with the Department's legacy messaging systems, was successfully conducted from September to December 2007 on ClassNet in Belgrade, Stockholm, and Muscat. 2. Pilot II, postponed until September 2008 will run through November 2008 on ClassNet. It will i [...]
2008-03-26 14:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAADP ACOA AMGT AINF ASEC KRIM
08STATE31250SRSG REPORT ON NEPAL ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS
[...] ACTION REQUEST: SRSG for Nepal Ian Martin is scheduled to report to the Security Council on March 27 concerning the situation in Nepal and its preparation for upcoming elections. USUN is instructed to draw from the points in para 2 below during discussion following the report. 2. Begin [...]
2008-03-26 18:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC NP
08STATE31311GUIDANCE: CONSULTATIONS ON THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (U) USUN may draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC consultations on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon currently scheduled for March 27. 2. (U) Begin points. -- I would first like to thank Under Secretary General Michel for his informative briefing and for all the efforts he [...]
2008-03-26 19:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC LE SY PTER
08STATE31432SOMALIA-- DRAFT ELEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE UNSCR ON
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN, Embassy London, Paris, and Panama City. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. USUN is instructed to provide to its British, French and Panamanian counterparts draft elements of a UN Security Council Resolution (paragraph 12) to combat piracy off the Somali [...]
2008-03-26 23:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE31896PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON,
[...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]
2008-03-27 21:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31939PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON,
[...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]
2008-03-27 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31941(S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH THE NETHERLANDS ON A DUTCH
[...] This is an action request. Embassy The Hague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objective: In February 2008, the U.S. alerted the government of the Netherlands (GON) to efforts by the Dutch firm Inter Connection Technologies (InCo Tech) to supply high-density military-grade [...]
2008-03-27 21:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
08STATE31944PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...]
2008-03-27 21:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31946PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...]
2008-03-27 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31953PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON,
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...]
2008-03-27 22:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31961PSI: SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2008 UK-HOSTED PSI
[...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Following the OEG meeting, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outr [...]
2008-03-27 22:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31971GUIDANCE: UN DEMOCRACY FUND ADVISORY BOARD
[...] (U) This is an action request with guidance for USUN to participate in the March 28 UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board meeting. Please see para 4 for action requested. 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, the March 28 Advisory Board meeting will include a discussion of: a) the second funding round [...]
2008-03-27 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL
08STATE3208APPROACHING THE EU IN SUPPORT OF ESDP DEPLOYMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Original EU plans were to deploy the ESDP PKO Operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and have boots on the ground, by October 2007. Limited support from other EU members, resistance to funding certain [...]
2008-01-10 23:38:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV CD
08STATE32250UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY CZECH-ORIGIN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Prague, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet en [...]
2008-03-28 17:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPARM MTCRE PREL EZ IR AE
08STATE32348KUDOS TO EMBASSY DAKAR FOLLOWING S/E CUMBER VISIT
[...] Special Envoy (SE) Sada Cumber wishes to express his strong appreciation to all American and Locally Employed staff at Embassy Dakar for the extraordinary support he received during his March 11-14 visit to Dakar for the 11th OIC Summit. 2. Given the last minute scheduling and short durati [...]
2008-03-28 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SG ISCON
08STATE32356SOMALIA-- TALKING POINTS FOR 03/28 EXPERTS MEETING
[...] This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points and seek elements in paragraph 3 for a PRST on Somalia in response to the March 14 Secretary General (SYG) report on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States believes the Ma [...]
2008-03-28 19:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE32414BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050092988 for the export of Night Vision Scopes to Jordan. Posts are requested to complete t [...]
2008-03-28 20:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC JO KOMC NL
08STATE32416BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050093417 for the export of CO2 Laser Components to Singapore. Post is requested to complete [...]
2008-03-28 20:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SN
08STATE32521PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH
[...] Summary: U.S. and Ukrainian negotiating teams discussed the major areas of disagreement regarding the draft Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement during a second round of talks in Washington, DC on February 13, 2008. Major issues identified for near-term follow-up i [...]
2008-03-28 22:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA PHSA PARM PREL EWWT UP
08STATE32527SOMALIA- TALKING POINTS FOR MARCH 31 ARRIA STYLE
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the March 31 Arria style meeting on Somalia. Begin points: -- The United States would like to thank the UK Permanent Mission for organizing this Arria-style meeting. We wo [...]
2008-03-28 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE32535BELARUS: RESPONSE TO MINSK GUIDANCE REQUEST
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. In response to Reftel, the Department has determined that a five-person embassy is not tenable in the hostile environment of Belarus. Embassy Minsk would need to be closed entirely if Belarus forces the issue and requires us to operate with five American staff. [...]
2008-03-28 23:35:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV AMGT KHUM ODIP OFDP BO
08STATE32719(S) RESPONSE TO GERMAN INQUIRY ON U.S. LICENSING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: Per Reftel, German authorities are considering the export to China of technology used to produce carbon fiber and have requested information on USG licensing practices for such a transfer. In particular, the FRG ask [...]
2008-03-31 13:21:00Secretary of StateSECRETCH ETTC GM KNNP KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL
08STATE32750KUDOS TO CONSULATE GENERAL JEDDAH FOLLOWING S/E
[...] Special Envoy Sada Cumber wishes to express his sincere appreciation for the efforts and support of the American and Locally Employed Staff at Consulate General Jeddah during his March 4-5 visit to meet with the Secretary General of the OIC. 2. Given the short notice of this visit, Special E [...]
2008-03-31 14:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SA ISCON
08STATE32895AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S.-UK PROPOSAL FOR REVISION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The Australia Group (AG) will hold its 2008 plenary session in Paris on April 14-18, 2008. The USG plans to make several presentations and policy proposals at the plenary, including a revision to the current co [...]
2008-03-31 17:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC CBW SIPDIS
08STATE32956UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Abu Dhabi, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: Between July 2007 and January 2008, the UAE-based aerospace firm Noor Aerospace Technologies was working to supply the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA) with several types of jet engines [...]
2008-03-31 18:29:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR AE
08STATE33088DEMARCHE ON WESTERN SAHARA POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is directed to deliver a demarche to the UN Secretariat and the French mission to the United Nations in accordance with the objectives in paragraphs 2 and 3. Embassy Paris should deliver a demarche to appropriate officials in accordance with objectives in [...]
2008-03-31 21:08:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC MO WI FR PHUM PREF PBTS
08STATE33089ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP TURKEY PREVENT THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Purpose/Objective: We recently alerted Turkish officials to efforts by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret to supply four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan ( [...]
2008-03-31 21:09:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK
08STATE33109RESPONSE TO UAE MFA ON STATUS OF INTERDICTIONS
[...] (S) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to approach appropriate United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials regarding the four outstanding interdiction cases: YM Energy, M/V Sinotrans Qingdao, M/V Seventh Ocean and M/V Anna E and discuss the options for resolving them. Post should draw from objectives b [...]
2008-03-31 21:49:00Secretary of StateSECRETMNUC PARM PREL XB ZO ZP AE
08STATE33290RIES REPORTS ECONOMIC PROGRESS, FACES HEADWINDS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amb. Charles Ries met with congressional staff, business representatives, international financial institution (IFI) staff, journalists, and others interested in Iraq's economic situation during his March 10-14 visit to Washington and New York. Amb. Ries's interlocutors generally [...]
2008-04-01 14:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN IZ
08STATE33375REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is directed to send a letter to the Office of the Legal Advisor (OLA) at the United Nations. The letter should request OLA assistance with a Department of Justice investigation into whether an Indian company called Ranbaxy violat [...]
2008-04-01 17:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN
08STATE33385IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department announces the availability of funds for programs to support civil society, human rights, and rule of law in Iran. The Iran small grants program is an opportunity for posts to strengthen their contacts with the Iranian diaspora and advance the U.S. goal of suppor [...]
2008-04-01 17:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AFIN AMGT ECON IR KDEM KPAO PREL
08STATE33478SECOND U.S.-EU HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank exchange on March 7, U.S. and European principals reviewed work on climate change under the Major Economies and UNFCCC Processes. U.S. principals secured EU Environment Commissioner Dimas' admission that current EU proposals will permit some EU Member States to reco [...]
2008-04-01 18:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
08STATE33523OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE SG ON
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the response at paragraph 2 at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on April 3. 2. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States read with interest the report of the Secretary General following his observation of the First SIPDIS Annua [...]
2008-04-01 19:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KISL KIRF OSCE
08STATE3357BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 05-050076770 and 05-050077761 for the export of firearms and ammunition to St. Lucia. Post is r [...]
2008-01-11 14:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ST KOMC
08STATE33647DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE FOR U.S. AIRCRAFT TRANSIT
[...] (U) Department requests that Embassy Bucharest deliver the diplomatic note in para two requesting transit of U.S. aircraft to Croatia through Romanian airspace to assist with air support coverage during the President,s visit, April 4 and 5, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The [...]
2008-04-01 21:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MCAP NATO PREL RO HR HU
08STATE33659GUIDANCE REFURBISHING THE AIVD BUILDING FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-01 21:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC LE PREL PTER
08STATE33674IRAN: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 for action. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To encourage countries to prohibit the travel of designated Iranian proliferators as authorized by UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 and solicit information on domestic procedures in place to ensure that designated [...]
2008-04-01 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP IR UNSC
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