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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97STATE230033 |
// INR ASSESSMENT // - DPRK: QUACKS LIKE CAPITALISM [...] (C) EVEN AS PYONGYANG CONTINUES TO EXCORIATE CAPITALISM AND INSIST THAT THE NORTH WILL "NEVER CHANGE," THERE ARE - SIGNS THAT SOME IN THE REGIME ARE INCREASINGLY OPEN TO EXPERIMENTING WITH CAPITALIST PRINCIPLES. BUT CONSERVATIVE OPPOSITION AND BUREAUCRATIC INERTIA ARE STRONG, AND THE NO [...] |
1997-12-09 03:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KN PGOV PREL |
| 97STATE83213 |
AFGHANISTAN: SAUDI POLCOUNS SAYS THEY STILL [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBIN L. RAPHEL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) DURING THE COURSE OF A 4/29 TELCON, SAUDI POLITICAL COUNSELOR RAHAB MASSOUD AFFIRMED TO SA A/S RAPHEL THAT THE SAG'S FIRST PRIORITY IS TO GET THE TALIBAN T [...] |
1997-05-05 17:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV SA AF |
| 98STATE143823 |
LETTER ON IRAQ FROM THE SECRETARY TO FM PRIMAKOV [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY NEA PDAS DAVID WELCH, REASON 1.5(B) 2. (C) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR EMBASSY MOSCOW. SEE PARA 4. 3. (C) BACKGROUND: ON AUGUST 4, THE SECRETARY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM PRIMAKOV IN WHICH PRIMAKOV ASSERTED CATEGORICALLY THAT IRAQ HAD ELIMINATED ALL WMD AND NO LONGER RE [...] |
1998-08-07 00:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ RU |
| 98STATE144034 |
EXPLOSIONS AT EMBASSIES NAIROBI AND DAR ES SALAAM [...] (C) EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM WAS HIT BY A "HUGE" EXPLOSION AT 0340 EDT. THIRTY TO FORTY PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED TO THE NEARBY AID FACILITY. THERE ARE REPORTS OF INJURIES AND REPORTS OF THREE DEAD FOREIGN NATIONAL EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICIAL AMCITS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. 2. (C) EMBASSY NAIROBI RE [...] |
1998-08-07 09:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR PREL PINS MARR CASC |
| 98STATE145892 |
TFEAO1 SITUATION REPORT NO. 13 AS OF 0530 EDT [...] CLASSIFIED BY JEFF MILLINGTON, TASK FORCE COORDINATOR TANZANIA ARRESTS SUSPECTS 2. (C) EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM CONFIRMED THAT TANZANIAN POLICE AUGUST 10 DETAINED 14 SUSPECTS ALLEGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE DAR ES SALAAM BOMBING--6 SUDANESE NATIONALS, 5 IRAQIS, 1 TURK, 1 GERMA [...] |
1998-08-11 10:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AEMR MARR CASC PINS KE TZ |
| 98STATE154474 |
NAM: FOCUSING ON IRAQ [...] (C) IT IS LIKELY THAT IRAQ HAS SENT MESSAGES TO ARAB CAPITALS IN RECENT DAYS TO ARGUE THAT SANCTIONS SHOULD BE LIFTED BECAUSE IT HAS ALLEGEDLY FULFILLED ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER UNSC RESOLUTIONS AND DESTROYED PROHIBITED WEAPONS. TARIQ AZIZ MADE THIS ARGUMENT TO UNSCOM CHAIRMAN BUTLER ON AUGUST 3 [...] |
1998-08-22 01:51:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NAM IZ |
| 98STATE156972 |
EXECUTIVE ORDER AMENDMENT: USAMA BIN LADIN [...] (U) POSTS MAY DRAW FROM THE FOLLOWING POINTS IN BRIEFING HOST COUNTRY INTERLOCUTORS AND RESPONDING TO INQUIRIES CONCERNING THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO AMEND EXECUTIVE ORDER 12947 TO INCLUDE USAMA BIN LADIN AND HIS KEY ASSOCIATES. 2. (U) BEGIN POINTS: -- ON AUGUST 20, 1998, PRESIDE [...] |
1998-08-26 20:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ASEC |
| 98STATE34310 |
USAMA BIN LADEN'S STATEMENT ABOUT JIHAD AGAINST [...] No summary [...] |
1998-02-26 04:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL AF SA |
| 98STATE55357 |
APPROACH TO EU ON TALEBAN SUPPORT FOR USAMA BIN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE - SEE PARA 2. 2. (S/RELEASABLE TO THE EU) THE U.S. IS CONCERNED BY THE SO-CALLED FATWA RECENTLY ISSUED BY TERRORIST PATRON USAMA BIN LADEN THAT CALLS ON ALL MUSLIMS TO KILL AMERICANS. WE HAVE RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH THE TALEBAN BOTH IN KABUL AND IN NEW YORK. [...] |
1998-03-27 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL AF SA |
| 98STATE62472 |
PAKISTAN: GHAURI FLIGHT TEST [...] (S) SUMMARY. A/S INDERFURTH EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT AT PAKISTAN'S FLIGHT TEST OF ITS GHAURI MISSILE, AND CONCERN AT ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON RESUMPTION OF TALKS WITH INDIA. HE URGED PAKISTAN TO CONVEY DIRECTLY TO THE NEW INDIAN GOVERNMENT ITS POSITION THAT THE TEST WAS NOT A REACT TON TO THE N [...] |
1998-04-08 00:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PARM PK |
| 98STATE96941 |
TERRORISM: SEEKING HOST GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AGAINST OSAMA BIN LADEN THREAT TO U.S. FORCES [...] No summary [...] |
1998-05-30 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER |
| 99STATE184471 |
DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE 8 OCTOBER 1999 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE DESIGNATION OF "FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" IS LIKELY TO ATTRACT MEDIA COVERAGE AND OFFICIAL INTEREST IN SOME COUNTRIES. CHIEFS OF MISSION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTIONS SHOULD CONSIDER GOVERNMENT-TO- GOVER [...] |
1999-09-30 15:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER OPRC |
| 99STATE204472 |
ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] SUMMARY ----------- THE DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT TO CONGRESS. THIS LAW REQUIRES THE REPORT BE A FULL AND COMPLETE FACTUAL RECORD OF TERRORISM-RELATED ACTIVITY IN ALL COUNTRIES THAT EXPERIENCED TERRORISM AND NOT BE TEMPERED BY CONCERNS ABOUT HOST G [...] |
1999-10-29 15:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER |
| 99STATE236463 |
THE CHARGES AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST USAMA [...] NOTE: THIS FACT SHEET MAY BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PREVIOUS PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FACT SHEET, "TALKING ABOUT TERRORISM." 2. THE TALIBAN MOVEMENT OF AFGHANISTAN, LED BY MULLAH MOHAMMA OMAR, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SAFE HAVEN TO THE INDICTED TERRORIST USAMA BIN LADEN. SPOKESMEN FOR THE TALIBAN, A [...] |
1999-12-15 19:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER OIIP AF |
| 99STATE2487 |
AFGHANISTAN: HAMID KARZAI ON NEXT STEPS [...] (U) SA/PAB DIRECTOR MALINOWSKI AND DESKOFFS RAPOPORT AND HUSHEK HAD EXTENSIVE JANUARY 6 TOUR D'HORIZON WITH INTRA AFGHAN DIALOGUE FIGURE AND FORMER RESISTANCE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID KARZAI, WHO IS SON OF AN IMPORTANT AFGHAN TRIBAL LEADER. CRITICAL OF MOJADDEDI/GAILANI INITIATIVE --------- [...] |
1999-01-07 00:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF PK |
| 99STATE31692 |
TALIBAN CLAIM BIN LADEN OUT OF THEIR TERRITORY [...] (S) SUMMARY: TALIBAN UN "PERMREP DESIGNATE" ABDUL HAKEEM MUJAHID TOLD SA A/S INDERFURTH FEBRUARY 17 THAT USAMA BIN LADEN (UBL) WAS NO LONGER IN TALIBAN-CONTROLLED TERRITORY. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS BUT IMPLIED THAT UBL WAS ELSEWHERE IN AFGHANISTAN THOUGH EN ROUTE TO A FOREI [...] |
1999-02-19 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV AF |
| 99STATE51304 |
LIBYA/PA103: QADHAFI LETTER [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (C) THE LETTER WHICH QADHAFI PROVIDED TO PRESIDENT MANDELA 3/19 APPEARS TO REPRESENT PROGRESS TOWARD LIBYAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1192. ACCORDINGLY, USUN SHOULD APPROACH THE SYG AT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE IN PARA 3. APPROACH TO THE [...] |
1999-03-20 04:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PTER ETTC SA LY |