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02KATHMANDU1004	NEPAL POLICE CLAIM VICTORY AGAINST MAOIST VALLEY [...] (SBU) Speaking before a group of Nepal Police officers at an Embassy-sponsored presentation, police chief Rana claimed a victory over Maoist leadership in the Kathmandu Valley, stating police efforts had netted the valley bureau leaders. Afterwards, RSO queried Rana over the veracity of local [...]	2002-05-23 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV NP

02KATHMANDU1005	PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED; ELECTIONS CALLED FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's King on May 22 announced the dissolution of Parliament and called elections for November 13 after a faction of the ruling party refused to support Prime Minister Deuba's attempt to extend the state of emergency. The ruling party then kicked out the PM May 23. Three Minis [...]	2002-05-23 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ASEC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1007	PM: "NO ALTERNATIVE" BUT TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Andrew Mitchell emphasized that the dissolution of Parliament presents the PM with a rare opportunity to form a technocrat, reformist Cabinet that could re-institute good governance, elim [...]	2002-05-23 14:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1008	KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 16:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1009	KING'S VIEWS ON DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 17:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1036	FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS IN ANGER, BUT HOPES TO [...] (C) Summary. Three Ministers resigned May 23 because the Prime Minister had not consulted them on the decision to suspend Parliament, Finance Minister Mahat told Ambassador May 24. Even so, Mahat said he was prepared to stay in the Cabinet under the right conditions. Mahat was especially bi [...]	2002-05-24 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1037	KOIRALA CAMP CLAIMS CONSPIRACY IN DISSOLUTION OF [...] (C) Supporters of Nepali Congress Party President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala are, predictably enough, branding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's unexpected decision to dissolve Parliament (Reftels) a threat to democracy. The Koirala camp obviously miscalculated the PM's likely [...]	2002-05-24 13:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1053	ARMY AND POLICE SUCCESSFULLY REPULSE ATTACK ON [...] Local papers report that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) inflicted heavy casualties on Maoist insurgents who were attempting to overrun a security forces camp in Khara, Rukum (one of the five districts comprising the Maoist heartland). Maoists attacked the camp, garrisoned by approximately 50 RN [...]	2002-05-28 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1055	NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY REVOKES PM'S MEMBERSHIP; [...] (C) Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expelled from the Nepali Congress Party for three years on May 26. As a counterattack, Deuba plans to call a party General Convention, with the possible aim of deposing Nepali Congress Party President G.P. Koirala from his post. On May 27 King Gyan [...]	2002-05-28 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1091	RECONCILIATION EFFORTS IN NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY [...] (C) Efforts to reconcile intra-party rivals Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala appear headed in the right direction. Koirala has directed party peacemakers to patch things up during his upcoming jaunt to China June 1. In a [...]	2002-05-31 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1105	MAOISTS KILL NGO WORKER; MORE WFP SUSPENSIONS [...] (SBU) The Plan International (PI) representative for western Nepal's Bajhang district, a Nepalese national, was tortured and killed by Maoist rebels May 31, the organization's country director confirmed. Two other men were also killed in related incidents, according to June 3 press reports. [...]	2002-06-04 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC EAID ELAB PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1119	REHABILITATING A CONTROVERSIAL CROWN PRINCE [...] (C/NF) Summary. Visiting USAID consultant Dr. Scott Palmer briefed Nepal's Crown Prince Paras May 30 on similarities between Nepal's Maoists and Peru's Shining Path. The meeting marked Paras' first formal contact with U.S. officials as Crown Prince. (Note: Nepal's Royal Palace has asked th [...]	2002-06-06 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1146	DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT CHALLENGED IN SUPREME [...] (SBU) Four cases have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the May 22 dissolution of the Lower House of Parliament (Reftel). The cases will be heard June 19. Two Constitutional experts believe that defendant Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has the stronger case. Both cautioned, ho [...]	2002-06-10 09:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1174	ARMY, MAOISTS BATTLE IN SOUTHWESTERN NEPAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) platoons battled an estimated 100-200 Maoists the night of June 12 in a remote location in Salyan District, about 320 km west of Kathmandu. Preliminary casualty counts indicate from 3-8 RNA killed, 3 missing, and more than 20 wounded. The battle was [...]	2002-06-13 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1183	Consular Visit Assesses Conditions Outside [...] Summary. Consul and Consular Assistant completed a five-day road trip last week to assess concerns about the safety of AmCit travel outside the Kathmandu Valley given the continuing Maoist insurgency, surveying primary travel routes and remote destinations frequented by American citizens. T [...]	2002-06-15 03:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ECON NP
02KATHMANDU1191	SECURITY FORCES' PROGRESS AND PITFALLS EAST OF [...] (SBU) Government of Nepal (GON) security forces have made progress against Maoist insurgents over the last few months in the district directly east of Kathmandu, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) and head of the local police. Maoist excesses, along with better cooperation between t [...]	2002-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MOPS PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1197	HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION FOR BALANCE NAIL 02-1 [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM MARR MASS NP
02KATHMANDU1198	ARMY COUNTS VICTORY IN SALYAN WHILE MAOIST ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has confirmed that fifty-four Maoists and four Nepalese soldiers were killed during the June 12 clash in Salyan district (Ref A). One general ascribed the army's success to better weapons and training, although other military sources related that the Maoists' ambush [...]	2002-06-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1199	RULING PARTY RUMBLE: NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY [...] (SBU) As predicted (Ref A),supporters of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have called a General Convention of the Nepali Congress Party with the aim of deposing Party President and former PM Girija Prasad Koirala from his post. The motion to oust Koirala from the party leadership is expect [...]	2002-06-18 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1201	NEPAL REQUEST FOR MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT [...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu requests Military Information Support Team (MIST) to assist the RNA in planning information strategies, developing PSYOP campaigns and programs. Embassy Kathmandu sees a three to four man element training the Royal Nepalese Army for up to four months. 2. (S/REL NP) [...]	2002-06-19 05:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	MARR MOPS NP
02KATHMANDU1216	NEPAL'S KING HEADS TO INDIA AFTER COMPLETING FIRST [...] (C) Summary. The first trip abroad as monarch by Nepal's King Gyanendra will be a visit to India June 23-30. Gyanendra laid the groundwork for the trip in his first-ever interview with the foreign press, granted to a leading Indian daily, when he played to India's conservative government by e [...]	2002-06-20 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1245	TIBETAN REFUGEE UPDATE: ASYLUM REQUEST, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. A group of Tibetan refugees arrested by Nepalese authorities in transit to Tibet from India seek a royal amnesty on the King's upcoming birthday, July 7. UNHCR, Post and other diplomatic missions are encouraging the GON to grant the requests. At the urging of UNHCR, Nepal releas [...]	2002-06-25 13:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL ECPS PROP PHUM NP CH
02KATHMANDU1255	NEPAL: IS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY NECESSARY? [...] (C) When Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba decided to dissolve Parliament, he cited MPs' refusal to extend the state of national emergency as a primary reason (Ref A). Legal experts and others, however, hold different opinions on the continued need of the state of emergency, as Parliament pas [...]	2002-06-26 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1284	Anti-Corruption Efforts in Nepal [...] (U) Ref A requested a brief summary of recent and notable anti-corruption efforts in Nepal by the government, civil society and the private sector. 2. (SBU) Corruption is a serious and pervasive problem in Nepal, and is being recognized increasingly by both donors and government leaders as [...]	2002-07-01 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PGOV SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1285	NEPAL: PROSPECTS FOR ELECTIONS CLOUDED BY [...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Deuba's repeated assurances that the Government of Nepal will proceed with national elections on schedule, the Embassy finds increasing numbers of commentators who express significant concern that elections can be held as planned. Questions about the ability of t [...]	2002-07-01 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1309	MAOIST PARTY PLENUM DECRIES ELECTIONS; CASTIGATES [...] (C) Summary: An undated Maoist press release, signed by Party President Prachanda, reported the successful conclusion of a Party plenum. The Nepali-language release outlines the contents of a "political and organizational proposal" presented by Prachanda which highlights a purported U.S. plo [...]	2002-07-05 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1314	INDIA VISIT EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS, NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary. King Gyanendra's week-long visit to India in late June "exceeded his expectations," a businessman close to Nepal's monarch told the Ambassador July 3. In New Delhi the King received assurances of Indian support conditioned on the maintenance of Nepal's constitutional monarchy and [...]	2002-07-05 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR NP IN
02KATHMANDU1315	Bomb Explodes at PM's Party Headquarters [...] (U) A bomb exploded July 5 at the newly-opened Kathmandu office of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's faction of the Nepali Congress Party (NCP) around 10:45 a.m. local time. Police sources confirmed ten people injured and hospitalized. One remains in critical condition. Security forces im [...]	2002-07-05 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1326	NEPAL'S KING JOURNEYS TO CHINA SEEKING HELP IN [...] (C) Summary. Statements against Nepal's Maoist insurgents and "anti-China activities" can be expected during the first visit of Nepal's King Gyanendra to China. A leading Nepali business leader accompanying the monarch hopes to strike deals that will help reduce Nepal's sizable trade deficit [...]	2002-07-08 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP CH
02KATHMANDU1332	POLICE CANCEL DALAI LAMA BIRTHDAY EVENTS IN [...] (C) Summary. Three Tibetan community events planned at a major hotel in Kathmandu July 6-7 to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday were cancelled by Nepali police. The police reportedly acted out of concern for heightened sensitivities in the run-up to the first official visit to China by Nepal's [...]	2002-07-09 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1336	PRESS FREEDOM UNDER NEPAL'S STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the beginning of the State of Emergency in Nepal, 123 journalists have been arrested, with 35 still detained, three tortured, and one reportedly killed. Inaccuracy and partisanship in the press have led to government mistrust and restrictions on publications. Press reacti [...]	2002-07-10 03:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1344	NEPAL'S FY 03 BUDGET FOCUSES ON SECURITY, CUTS [...] (SBU) On July 8 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba presented a budget that for the first time puts "maintaining peace and security" in the face of the Maoist insurgency ahead of poverty alleviation as an "overriding priority." Introduced by royal ordinance in the absence of Parliament, the FY [...]	2002-07-10 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON NP GON
02KATHMANDU1348	NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION REQUESTS DONOR [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Para 13. ------------- SUMMARY ------------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Despite growing concern that security considerations and other factors may force the cancellation of national elections planned for November 13 (reftel),the Government of Nepal [...]	2002-07-11 06:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1349	Nepal and International Counter-Terrorism [...] Nepal is working to sign the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (CSFT) at an early date, Arjun Kant Mainali of the MFA's Division for the U.N., International Organizations and International Law told Poloff July 10. Mainali was responding to Poloff's report that the U [...]	2002-07-11 08:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1371	LARGE GROUP OF NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK VILLAGE, [...] (C) Summary. Several hundred Maoists attacked a village near western Nepal's largest city July 10, killing two mainstream party workers apparently in retaliation for cooperating with security forces. The attackers also brutalized other villagers and warned family members of the victims not t [...]	2002-07-15 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1372	NEPAL'S ARMY SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS CELL [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's army has set up a cell to investigate reported human rights violations, the Defense Ministry announced July 10. A high-ranking officer agreed to consider offers of USG assistance for the newly-created office. The cell has reportedly been established because human rights [...]	2002-07-15 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL MARR NP
02KATHMANDU1373	Maoist Leader Calls September 16 General Strike, [...] (SBU) In a press release dated July 11, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a nation-wide general strike September 16. It would be the first such show of force since late April (Reftel). The release also charges "feudal elements" backed by "foreign imperialist [...]	2002-07-15 13:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1387	Nepal's Local Officials Stay Home as PM Allows [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's government allowed the terms of local-level elected officials to lapse on July 16, a move affecting around 200,000 village-, municipality- and district-level politicians. Civil servants reportedly will be tasked with performing their functions. The terms expired after [...]	2002-07-17 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PTER PREL PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1407	Press Release Shows Maoists Feeling Heat [...] (SBU) In a July 18 press release, Prachanda, President of Nepal's Maoist Central Committee, called for a political solution to the present conflict in the form of a new interim government and expressed the Maoists' willingness to be flexible. Making what appears to be a pitch to mainstream po [...]	2002-07-19 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1408	GROWING NEPAL-INDIA COOPERATION AGAINST MAOISTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent arrest of four Nepali Maoists in New Delhi and their immediate extradition to Nepal, confirmed by the Indian Embassy here, is one of many signs of growing Nepal-India cooperation on efforts against the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. The four were members of a Maoist-affi [...]	2002-07-19 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1435	PM DEUBA SAYS LOCAL POLLS TO FOLLOW NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Prime Minister Deuba briefed donors July 23 on preparations for upcoming elections and efforts to manage local-level government bodies in the absence of elected representatives. Deuba said rolling local elections into the national elections slated for November was imprac [...]	2002-07-24 11:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL POLICE SHUT DOWN PRESS CONFERENCE PROTESTING [...] (C) Summary. Police in Kathmandu interrupted a press conference held by a local Buddhist group on July 25 to answer allegations made during a July 19 press conference by followers of the controversial Dorje Shugden deity. Shugden worshippers had accused Dharamsala of violating their freedom [...]	2002-07-25 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1465	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FLOUNDERS [...] (C) Summary: A founding member of Nepal's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was suspended from the body on July 24 for "behavior unbecoming the glory of the post." The incident underlines serious flaws in the NHRC: members' strong political affiliations have led to a polarization of [...]	2002-07-29 01:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU1478	NEPAL'S CROWN PRINCESS GIVES BIRTH TO SON [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-30 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1507	Recent Army Successes Against Maoists [...] (SBU) Summary. Fifteen Maoists were killed in Dolakha district August 3 after security forces, acting on a tip, intercepted them making the rounds of a bazaar to collect "donations," a Home Ministry official confirmed. Twelve others were killed August 1 after authorities learned of their pla [...]	2002-08-05 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1515	Supreme Court Ruling Allows Dissolution of [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, Nepal's Supreme Court threw out four petitions challenging the Prime Minister's May decision to dissolve Parliament. The court's decision cleared the way for national elections to be held later this year. End Summary. Supreme Court Denies Request to Reinstate P [...]	2002-08-06 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1532	Maoist Students Bomb Kathmandu School, Injuring [...] (SBU) Summary. Students shouting Maoist slogans set off a bomb at a private business college in Kathmandu August 8, injuring six. The school occupies a building owned by the King's Press Secretary, who lives next door and was not harmed. The motive for the attack is unclear as no large-scal [...]	2002-08-08 06:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU1537	Maoist Insurgency Exacts Heavy Toll on Food [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgency poses a serious threat to food security in many areas of Nepal, according to UN officials and other experts. The effects of Maoist raids on private food stores and food aid, military efforts to restrict Maoist food supplies, and disruptions in agricultur [...]	2002-08-08 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1590	Nepal's Forthcoming Elections: What the U.S. Can [...] Nepal is preparing to hold national elections beginning November 13, followed by local elections sometime around April, 2003. The ongoing violent Maoist insurgency will complicate security arrangements and increase expenditures at a time when economic conditions are deteriorating. Moreover, r [...]	2002-08-16 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1605	NEPAL ARMY HOLDS MAIDEN PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) In an apparent effort to burnish its public image and promote public confidence that it is gaining ground against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) held its first-ever press conference in Kathmandu August 15. Speaking to reporters, Col. Deepak Gurung, head of the RNA's Public [...]	2002-08-19 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PTER SCUL NP
02KATHMANDU1616	SIGNING OF NEPAL-ILO AGREEMENT ON US-FUNDED [...] Nepal and the ILO signed an agreement August 20 on the implementation of an ILO/IPEC time-bound project to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. USDOL has funded the project with more than USD 5 Million. DCM and LabOff attended the signing ceremony. 2. Talks on the terms of the agreem [...]	2002-08-20 11:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAID PGOV AORC NP
02KATHMANDU1618	Seventeen Nepalese Bureaucrats Arrested in Anti- [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. Seventeen Nepalese public officials have been arrested after the government body charged with investigating corruption raided the homes of 22 revenue officers on August 17. The houses of two joint secretaries were among [...]	2002-08-20 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU1619	PROMINENT MAOIST SURRENDERS TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On August 19 Mukti Pradhan, a member of the Maoist Joint Revolutionary Council on the Government of Nepal's most wanted list, surrendered to members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In a press conference at NHRC, Pradhan said he had decided to turn himself in because he w [...]	2002-08-20 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1626	NEPALI GOVERNMENT HANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT OVER TO [...] (SBU) Having allowed the terms of all locally elected officials to expire as of July 16 (reftel),the Government of Nepal (GON) has announced plans to transfer local bodies' functions and authority to civil servants until elections can be held in April and new representatives installed in Jul [...]	2002-08-21 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID NP GON
02KATHMANDU1640	UPDATE ON MAOIST INSURGENCY: JULY-AUGUST 2002 [...] (U) This message highligts significant events in the Maoist insurgency since July. On August 21 the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) attacked a Maoist training camp in Rolpa, reportedly killing 30 insurgents. Maoists continue to attack civilians and rural infrastructure, but staged no large-scale atta [...]	2002-08-22 13:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MCAP NP
02KATHMANDU1645	NEPAL: MORE ON BILATERAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya on August 23 told DCM that Nepal has no disagreement with the USG's views on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Acharya was clearly well informed about US views and interest in signing bilateral accords against surrendering each other's citizens [...]	2002-08-23 14:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LICC NP
02KATHMANDU1659	UPDATE ON STATUS OF TIBETAN REFUGEES DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) On August 22 a German philanthropist paid Nepal's Department of Immigration approximately USD 1500 in assorted fees and penalties to secure the release of a Tibetan refugee, detained since August 2001 for having re-entered Nepal without proper documentation (Reftel),and her baby, born [...]	2002-08-26 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU1674	BOMB BLAST MARS LAPSE OF EMERGENCY IN NEPAL [...] (SBU) A mid-morning bomb blast in the heart of Kathmandu's commercial center marred the August 28 lapse of the state of national emergency. One person was injured in the blast, which is believed to have been set by Maoist insurgents. The explosion marked the second bombing in Kathmandu in [...]	2002-08-28 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL AND BHUTAN TALK REFUGEES "INFORMALLY," BUT [...] (C) Summary. Nepal and Bhutan have discussed the Bhutanese refugee issue "informally," but a date has still not been set for the next round of Ministerial-level talks on the issue. According to Nepal's Foreign Secretary, the differences between the two sides have narrowed, and Bhutan appeare [...]	2002-08-30 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1693	MORE EXPLOSIONS IN KATHMANDU AS STRIKE DATE NEARS [...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their campaign of bombings in urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley throughout a long holiday weekend August 30-September 1. The explosions targeted businesses in the city, although two armed invasions of the homes of prominent politicians were also reported. [...]	2002-09-03 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1694	POLICE DISRUPT PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF TIBETAN [...] (U) On September 2 local police halted the Tibetan community's religious celebration of Tibet's "Democracy Day" and detained Office of Tibet Representative Wangchuk Tsering and another man for several hours. The celebration, which had been originally scheduled to be held on the grounds of th [...]	2002-09-03 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1705	NEPAL'S PREPARATIONS FOR WTO WORKING PARTY MEETING [...] (SBU) Upcoming general elections on November 13 do not seem to have impeded preparations by the Government of Nepal (GON) for its second Working Party meeting on accession to the WTO September 12. Accession to the WTO has broad, multipartisan support, and the process is unlikely to be negati [...]	2002-09-04 11:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1741	MAOISTS STAGE MAJOR ATTACKS IN EAST AND WEST [...] (SBU) In their largest actions against the security forces since the onset of the monsoon in May, late September 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a police post in a remote area of eastern Sindhuli District, about 100 km southeast of Kathmandu, and the local government headquarters in Arghakanchi [...]	2002-09-09 13:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1748	NEPAL: INFLUENTIAL MINISTER ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Minister for Physical Planning Chiranjibi Wagle, a close confidante of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and perhaps the most influential member of his Cabinet, submitted his resignation from the Cabinet to the PM September 9. The resignation follows in-depth press coverage of Wagle's f [...]	2002-09-10 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1762	SPECULATON BUILDS FOR POSSIBLE ROYAL INTERVENTION [...] (C) The Embassy believes that King Gyanendra is now actively considering use of his Constitutional authority to dismiss the current government, appoint an interim government, and postpone general elections scheduled for November 13. The King's decision is likely shaped by numerous factors, i [...]	2002-09-11 10:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1772	PM WORRIED ABOUT RUMORS OF KINGLY INTERVENTION [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting with the Ambassador and UK Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba seemed clearly distressed by rumors that King Gyanendra wants to postpone the November 13 national elections, "seize power" by invoking Clause 127 of the Constitution, and s [...]	2002-09-12 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1774	NEPAL'S GOVERNMENT DISMISSES AS INSINCERE MAOIST [...] (U) On September 11 Maoist leader Prachanda issued a press statement calling for a ceasefire. The statement does not refer to the U.S. directly, but contains a general condemnation of the Government of Nepal (GON) "running to buy weapons to kill people." Should the GON proceed with its pla [...]	2002-09-12 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1781	NEPAL'S KING SAYS NOT YET TIME TO INTERVENE [...] (C) In a September 12 meeting, King Gyanendra assured the Ambassador that he would not use his constitutional authority to intervene in the government unless he gains public national consensus on the move from all mainstream political parties and unless all other constitutional remedies were [...]	2002-09-12 08:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU1797	NEPAL: MAOIST STRIKE GENERALLY OBSERVED IN [...] (U) The general strike, or "bandh," called by Maoist insurgents nationwide for September 16 appeared to have been generally observed in the Kathmandu metropolitan area. Only about five percent of the shops along main thoroughfares in the city opened (although some along less-traveled side st [...]	2002-09-16 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1811	NEPAL'S ELECTION COMMISSION RULES AGAINST PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 17 the Election Commission (EC) handed down what it described as a provisional decision that the faction of the Nepali Congress Party led by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala has the right to use the party name, symbol [...]	2002-09-17 11:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1831	NEPAL'S NEW CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, GENERAL PYAR JUNG [...] (U) General Pyar Jung Thapa (DPOB 15 September 1946; Siphal, Kathmandu, Nepal) was appointed Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by King Gyanendra on September 9, 2002. His previous position, held since 2001, was Chief of General Staff (CGS). 2. (U) Thapa has received extensive training from both th [...]	2002-09-19 12:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1832	MAOISTS DESTROY MEDEVAC HELO; HOLD PILOT, PASSENGER [...] (U) A commercial helicopter on a mission to medevac a sick Nepali in the remote northeastern district of Solukhumbu has been destroyed by Maoists. According to an employee at Karnali Air, Ltd., the company's helicopter was surrounded by armed Maoists upon landing in the village of Jubu, and i [...]	2002-09-19 13:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAIR PHUM CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1853	NEPAL'S MAOISTS ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAM OF AGITATION [...] (C) Maoist insurgents, apparently hoping to keep up the momentum from their successful September 16 general strike, have announced a fresh campaign of agitation, including a three-day general strike preceding scheduled national Parliamentary elections in November. The press release, dated S [...]	2002-09-23 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1872	American Climbers Fired Upon Near Tibetan [...] (SBU) Summary. Two men wearing what appeared to be military uniforms and carrying automatic weapons fired a series of five shots at American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureux in the Upper Solu Khumbu region near Nepal's border with Tibet, Morton reported to Post via e-mail. The incide [...]	2002-09-26 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PTER PGOV ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU1885	NEPAL: MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE [...] This message updates reporting on Maoist attacks on civilian targets (Ref D) during the month of September. In addition to their demolition of a helicopter on a humanitarian mission and the kidnapping of schoolchildren reported Ref A and the series of bomb explosions in Kathmandu before the [...]	2002-09-27 10:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINS NP
02KATHMANDU1890	NEPALI ARMY'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) In the ten months it has been mobilized against Maoist insurgents, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has had to change from a ceremonial, parade-ground army, occasionally deployed in UN Peacekeeping Operations, to a combat-ready fighting force, expected to counter and overcome an enemy who uses [...]	2002-09-27 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MCAP PTER NP
02KATHMANDU1901	NEPAL: ALL-PARTY CONSENSUS TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On September 29 an all-party meeting recommended that national parliamentary elections, originally scheduled to begin November 13, be postponed. The recommendation--reached just one day after the Election Commission finally announced the long-awaited schedule for the polls--was [...]	2002-09-30 12:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1902	AMCIT CLIMBERS DISCUSS SHOOTING INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On September 20, American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureaux were fired upon by two men wearing what they believe were Chinese military uniforms and one of whom stated that he belonged to the Chinese military (ref). Altitude readings taken by the climbers and landmarks near their [...]	2002-09-30 13:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV ASEC NP CH
02KATHMANDU1903	CHINESE PRESSURE STIFLES TIBETANS IN NEPAL [...] (C) There have been increasing restrictions on the Tibetan refugee community in Nepal. Celebrations and cultural events have been canceled on short notice by government authorities, press conferences interrupted by police and the Office of Tibet Representative detained for a day. Although ma [...]	2002-10-01 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
02KATHMANDU1925	NEPALI PM ASKS KING TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Sources at the Palace have informed the Ambassador that on October 3 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, citing the King's broadly worded authority under Clause 127 of the Constitution to remedy "difficulties" arising in the implementation of the Constitution, requested King Gyanendra to p [...]	2002-10-03 10:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1932	NEPAL'S KING ASSUMES EXECUTIVE POWERS, DISMISSES [...] (U) At approximately 11:00 p.m. local time on October 4, King Gyanendra announced on state-run television and radio that he had dismissed the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba because of its "incompetence" in being unable to hold mid-term elections, scheduled to begin November 1 [...]	2002-10-05 05:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1933	REFUGEES CONFIRM DETAILS OF SHOOTING INCIDENT AT [...] (C) PolOff met with UNHCR Protection Officer regarding a group of Tibetans involved in the incident near Nangpa-La in which two American climbers were fired upon by unknown individuals. Neither American was injured in the encounter (refs). Information related by the refugees is consistent wit [...]	2002-10-07 01:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	CH NP PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU1938	NEPAL: REACTIONS TO KING'S ASSUMPTION OF [...] (C) After initially denouncing King Gyanendra's October 4 assumption of executive power (Ref A) as unconstitutional, leaders of most political parties are still coming to grips with--and trying to assess how best to turn to their advantage--the monarch's action. As of COB October 7, most pa [...]	2002-10-07 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1947	NEPAL: PARTIES SCRAMBLE FOR CONSENSUS AS DEADLINE [...] (C) As the deadline set by King Gyanendra for nominations to an interim Cabinet approaches, politicians are scrambling to patch together a consensus response to the monarch's dismissal of the government of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his assumption of executive power October 4 [...]	2002-10-08 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1955	NEPAL: PARTIES LOOKING FOR "FLEXIBILITY" FROM KING [...] (C) The October 9 deadline set by King Gyanendra for political parties to forward their nominations for the interim Cabinet (Reftel) appears ready to pass without any names having been submitted. A Palace source said the parties had so far sent no nominations to the King. The King, who does [...]	2002-10-10 00:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1964	NEPAL'S EX-PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS OUSTER BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A MEETING ON OCTOBER 7 WITH THE AMBASSADOR, SHER BAHADUR DEUBA DESCRIBED THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS OCTOBER 4 DISMISSAL AS PRIME MINISTER BY KING GYANENDRA. CLEARLY STUNG BY THE KING'S PUBLIC CRITICISM OF HIS COMPETENCE, DEUBA SAID THAT HE HAD REJECTED ON CONSTITUTIONA [...]	2002-10-10 08:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU1970	NEPALI MAOISTS ATTACK FOREIGN HYDRO PROJECT; [...] (C) On October 8 Maoist insurgents attacked a Norwegian hydropower project northeast of Kathmandu, cutting its power production in half. The motive for the attack, according to a Nepali employee of the company, was "out-and-out extortion," rather than anti-Western ideolgoy. The same day sus [...]	2002-10-10 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU1988	NEPAL KING NAMES NEW PM, MEMBERS OF CABINET [...] (C) On October 11 King Gyanendra appointed National Democratic Party Leader Lokendra Bahadur Chand as Prime Minister. Chand, who has been PM three times before, will head a caretaker government until national elections can be held on an unspecified date. Biographic information on Chand foll [...]	2002-10-11 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2033	NEPAL SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION QUESTIONING [...] On October 23 the Supreme Court rejected a petition, filed by a private attorney, contesting King Gyanendra's action in forming an interim government (Reftels) as unconstitutional. According to the Supreme Court registrar, the Court threw out the case because the King's action was warranted [...]	2002-10-24 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2035	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITIES CONTINUE DESPITE NEW [...] (SBU) This message updates Maoist activities since the October 11 appointment of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand. Efforts by Chand's Cabinet to initiate dialogue with the insurgents have so far succeeded in lessening neither the Maoists' violent activities nor their anti-government rh [...]	2002-10-24 13:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2044	NEPAL: SA DAS CAMP MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In October 23 meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Donald Camp and the SIPDIS Ambassador, newly appointed Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah and Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya both stressed that the change in government will not affect Nepal's inclin [...]	2002-10-25 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PINR NP IN LICC
02KATHMANDU2045	FOLLOW-ON TO THE CONFERENCE ON NEPAL IN LONDON: [...] (C) Summary. The British Embassy in Kathmandu convened a meeting on October 11 of representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors to Nepal as a follow-up to the London meeting on Nepal in June. Despite continuing donor disquietude about Nepal's political and security problems, there was [...]	2002-10-27 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID NP
02KATHMANDU2052	KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE OBSERVED; MAOISTS CLAIM [...] (SBU) Four people were slightly injured in a series of small explosions in the heart of Kathmandu--including two in or near the Thamel tourist district--October 27. The Maoists' October 28 strike in the Kathmandu Valley and October 27 strike in the southern Terai plains region bordering Indi [...]	2002-10-28 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2057	SA DAS CAMP MEETING WITH NEPAL'S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF AND NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARIAT C-TN2-00948 [...] (C) Summary. In two separate meetings on October 22 2002, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asia, Donald A. Camp, accompanied by LTC James E Oxley IV, Defense Attache7 and MAJ Pete Fowler, Security Assistance Office, met with Royal Nepalese Army Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jun [...]	2002-10-30 05:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MARR MASS NP PREL
02KATHMANDU2060	NEPAL CORRUPTION AUTHORITY TAKES ON EX-MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Despite the recent change in government, the Commission for Investigation into the Abuse of Authority (CIAA),the autonomous constitutional body charged with prosecuting corruption, is continuing to pursue a number of high-profile cases against several former ministers and prominent civ [...]	2002-10-30 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2066	NEPAL: NEW FINANCE MINISTER OUTLINES PRIORITIES [...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (SBU) Summary. On October 25, the Ambassador and USAID Director met with Nepal's newly appointed Finance Minister. The Finance Minister articulated the immediat [...]	2002-10-30 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV GON
02KATHMANDU2070	NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE TO ROB FOREIGN TREKKERS [...] SUMMARY: In late September Maoist rebels attempted to extort money from a group of foreign climbers in far northeastern Nepal, forcing them to fly back to Kathmandu. This incident reflects no departure from a longstanding pattern of occasional robbery by Maoists of foreign trekkers and cli [...]	2002-10-30 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC PTER ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU2091	TO JOIN OR NOT TO JOIN: THE NEPALI PARTIES' [...] (C) King Gyanendra's dismissal of the government of former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and appointment of an interim government have spotlighted long-standing tensions--and mutual suspicions--between the political parties and the Palace. Conversations with leaders of the two largest po [...]	2002-11-01 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2152	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 2-14 [...] Maoist bombs claimed the lives of at least two children during the last two weeks, adding to the more than 100 children reported killed by the ongoing violence. Among other incidents taking place during the same period, 50 Village Development Committee offices and at least 20 post offices wer [...]	2002-11-15 01:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC

02KATHMANDU2158	SAARC: SECRETARIAT COMMENTS ON LATEST COUNCIL FOR [...] (C) On November 14, the Economic Officer met with Rajiv Chander, Director of Trade Economic and Transportation Division of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and an Indian national, to discuss the recent meeting of the Committee on Economic Cooperation (CEC). Mr. Chand [...]	2002-11-15 08:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NP XD
02KATHMANDU2168	U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING STRATEGY FOR [...] Post hereby submits its anti-trafficking strategy as requested reftel. This document provides information on both ongoing and proposed programs and some results to date. 2. Background of Situation Nepal is a source country for trafficking of children and women mainly to India. Inter [...]	2002-11-15 10:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM SMIG PREL ELAB EAID KSEP ASEC KPAO SNAR NP
02KATHMANDU2169	NEPAL: MAOISTS LAUNCH SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON [...] (U) At about midnight November 15, Maoist insurgents launched an attack on the headquarters in Jumla District in northwestern Nepal. Communications with the headquarters were cut immediately after the attack, and accurate information remains difficult to obtain. Initial reports indicate tha [...]	2002-11-15 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2171	NEPAL: PURPORTED MAOIST PRESS RELEASE CLAIMS [...] (C) On November 15, poloff met with Padma Ratna Tuladhar, a long-time leftwing politician known to have contact with the Maoists. (Note: Tuladhar acted as a facilitator during the three rounds of talks held between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists from August-November 2001. End note. [...]	2002-11-15 13:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2188	NEPAL: MAOIST SPOKESMAN PUSHES PARTY LINE ON CNN [...] Summary: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, one of the top leaders of Nepal's Maoist insurgency, granted an interview to CNN on November 14. Mahara, speaking in an open setting with no apparent fear of capture, unabashedly used the opportunity to spread misinformation and propaganda on the international [...]	2002-11-18 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM IN PREL
02KATHMANDU2189	NEPAL: CABINET EXPANSION [...] (SBU) The interim Government of Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand announced an expansion of its 9-member Cabinet to 22 on November 18. The new names included no one from either of the two largest political parties, the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Le [...]	2002-11-18 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU2207	TEMPORARY UNHCR HEAD IN KATHMANDU DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The new UNHCR Kathmandu Officer-in-Charge (OIC) traveled to Nepal,s Bhutanese refugee camps November 16 to follow-up on an investigation into reports that refugees on the staffs of UNHCR,s implementing partner NGOs had engaged in sexual exploitation. The new OIC arrived in-count [...]	2002-11-20 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2217	NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY UNDERMINES [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: While the people of Nepal have borne the brunt of the brutal seven-year Maoist insurgency, which has claimed more than 7000 lives, the impact on Nepal's environment, natural resources and conservation efforts also has been severe. Maoist attacks on forest and park p [...]	2002-11-22 08:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2223	NEPAL: BRIGADE COMMANDER SAYS MAOISTS SLOWLY [...] (C) At a briefing at 3rd Brigade Headquarters in Pokhara November 20, Brig. Gen. Prakash Basnet told DATT and poloff he believes the Maoists are "slowly winning." After making significant inroads against the Maoists during the first three months of the state of emergency (late November-mid-F [...]	2002-11-22 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU2228	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 15-21 [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgents continued their violence this week, killing at least fourteen civilians in brutal attacks around the country. Two children, aged fourteen and nine, were among the victims. In Kathmandu Valley, the rebels assassinated a police officer, burned a Village [...]	2002-11-22 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2237	MAOIST IMPACT: NEPAL'S FORESTS UNDER SIEGE [...] SUMMARY: The impact of the Maoist insurgency has not been limited to Nepal's national parks and conservation areas (septel). The assault on the country's wildlife has been accompanied by a plundering of forest and other plant resources. Biodiversity resources of global significance are thre [...]	2002-11-25 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON EAGR PTER EAID TBIO XD NP
02KATHMANDU2245	U.S. ARMS SALES TO NEPALI ARMY MAKES FRONT-PAGE [...] (SBU) Reports on U.S. sales of M-16 rifles to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) appeared on the front pages of the November 23 editions of leading newspapers. Disclosure of this information, apparently leaked by the RNA itself, follows a November 15 Maoist statement claiming responsibility for the [...]	2002-11-25 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER KPAO CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2254	NEPAL: FUNDING TERRORISM, MAOISTS TAP OVERSEAS [...] (S) According to a prominent Kathmandu banker and long-time Embassy contact, Maoists are tapping into remittances from Nepalese employed abroad. Maoist tactics include extorting remittances from family members, recruiting members working abroad to send funds to their revolutionary cause, and s [...]	2002-11-26 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	EFIN ELAB NP PTER
02KATHMANDU2264	NEPAL: ARMY PLAN TO INITIATE INDUSTRIAL SECURITY [...] (C) In a November 21 meeting with Ambassadors and Nepali business leaders, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa announced plans to form a 3,000-man "industrial security force" within the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). If approved by the Cabinet, this new force, which he expects to be ope [...]	2002-11-27 12:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS ECON PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2280	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 22-29 [...] Summary: A year after Maoist insurgents unilaterally broke a four-month truce with the government, this week saw further reports of civilian deaths and widespread destruction of public facilities. As two United Nations agencies criticized the insurgency for exacerbating the already precarious [...]	2002-11-29 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER PHUM CASC IN
02KATHMANDU2287	NEPAL-BHUTAN: UNHCR DIRECTOR CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In November 26 meeting with donor representatives, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Jean-Marie Fakhouri attributed at least part of the blame for the recent sexual exploitation scandal (refs) to a complacent attitude among local UNHCR representatives, and promis [...]	2002-12-02 11:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU2295	NEPALI CONGRESS STILL HOLDING HARD LINE AGAINST [...] (C) The polarization between the Palace-appointed interim government and mainstream political parties continues. Nepali Congress President and former Prime Minister G.P. Koirala, who maintains that the previous Parliament should be reinstated, led a rally November 26 against the King's Octo [...]	2002-12-03 12:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP GON
02KATHMANDU2301	NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL INDEFINITE SCHOOL STRIKE [...] The Maoist student arm, All-Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary, called for an indefinite school strike (or bandh) in Kathmandu Valley starting on December 9th. The Maoists are asking the Government of Nepal meet thirteen demands to avert the strike. The Government has neither made [...]	2002-12-04 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NP PGOV PTER SOCI
02KATHMANDU2302	NEPAL: MAOISTS SEEKING DIALOGUE FOR TACTICAL ENDS [...] (C) A December 3 statement by Maoist leader Prachanda claimed that the insurgents are suspending violent attacks against infrastructure and against mainstream political party members in order to create a conducive environment for dialogue. Despite their frequent calls for dialogue with the [...]	2002-12-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2307	NEPAL: CHILDREN IN CONFLICT [...] Summary: Continued Maoist violence in Nepal has taken a severe toll on the country's children, both physically and mentally. More than 100 have been killed during the course of the "People's War," and an estimated 1500 orphans and 15,000 displaced children face an uncertain future. Death or [...]	2002-12-05 08:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2324	NEPAL: MAOIST PROMISES GO UP IN SMOKE [...] (U) Summary: Mere days after Maoist leaders called for peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON) (ref A),three separate incidents raised serious questions about whether they would honor their promises to halt attacks on party workers and infrastructure. Maoists killed a Nepali Congress [...]	2002-12-06 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, NOV 30-DEC 06 [...] (U) Summary: This week in Nepal, armed assailants attacked a Joint Secretary at a public event in Kathmandu; the army blamed political appointees for poor intelligence capabilities; Maoists destroyed three Village Development Committee buildings in Gulmi district, leaving only seven intact; a [...]	2002-12-06 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2369	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 07-13 [...] (U) Summary: While the Government of Nepal explored opportunities for peace talks this week, Maoist attacks on passenger buses, schools and other non-military targets continued to kill and injure civilians. Violence and extortion prompted hundreds of additional Nepalis to join the thousands [...]	2002-12-13 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM CASC PGOV IN NP
02KATHMANDU2393	CODEL ACKERMAN MEETINGS WITH MUBARAK, SULEIMAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate June 28 meetings with President Hosni Mubarak, EGIS Director Omar Suleiman, and FM Ahmed Aboul Gheit, CODEL Ackerman and the Ambassador discussed Israeli-Palestinian developments (focusing on Egypt's goals for building upon the current "calming period"),Egypt's region [...]	2002-12-16 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU2394	NEPAL: MAOISTS' TOP IDEOLOGUE BHATTARAI [...] (C) Summary: In a December 14 interview with the Washington Times, Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai appeared to back-pedal from the implicit threat against American diplomats conveyed in a November 15 communique issued by a regional commander. While it is always difficult to assess the si [...]	2002-12-16 12:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2440	EXTORTION LETTER DELIVERED TO COCA-COLA'S LOCAL [...] On 17 December, Mr. N.N. Singh (source protect),the head of Coca Cola's Nepal operations, told RSO that he had received a letter purporting to be from the Maoists and "requesting...financial support of" 3 million Nepali Rupees (NRs). Singh stated that he had received the letter several day [...]	2002-12-20 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PINS NP
02KATHMANDU2442	NEPAL'S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DEVASTATED BY MAOISTS [...] Summary: The Nepali education system has suffered tremendously in the country's nearly seven years of ongoing Maoist insurgency. Private schools have been shut down by the insurgents and teachers afraid of Maoist violence have abandoned their posts. Public schools that are open often are cro [...]	2002-12-20 09:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM SOCI PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2443	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 14-DEC 20 [...] On December 18 the European Union issued a statement calling for the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents to move ahead toward negotiations. A December 19 report by Amnesty International found human rights abuses in Nepal at an unprecedented high. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan' [...]	2002-12-20 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2456	NEPAL: MAOIST STUDENT UNION SUSPENDS STRIKE [...] (U) On December 22 the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union - Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) ended its strike against private schools in the Kathmandu Valley after the schools' directors agreed to cut tuition up to 25 percent. The strike, which began on December 9, had f [...]	2002-12-23 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU247	NEPAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) PROJECT PROPOSALS FY2002-04 [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-01 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG NP
02KATHMANDU2484	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 21-DEC 27 [...] The Centre For Economic and Social Development released a study on December 24 that showed an overwhelming majority of Nepalis, particularly those in Maoist infested areas, support a multi-party democracy. The local press reported that India has tightened security along its northern borders [...]	2002-12-27 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
02KATHMANDU2490	NEPAL: MAOISTS BOMB SCHOOL DORMITORY, SEVEN INJURED [...] Summary: Five children, a teacher and a secondary school principal were injured when Maoists bombed an occupied school dormitory in Kathmandu on the evening of December 27. The attack was apparently aimed at the home of the Minister of Education, and the local group of insurgents has apologize [...]	2002-12-30 09:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU2492	KATHMANDU VALLEY STRIKE SHUTS DOWN BUSINESS, HALTS [...] The December 29-30 general strike ("bandh") called by the Maoists in the Narayani and Bagmati zones, the latter of which includes the Kathmandu Valley (Reftel),was generally well observed throughout the city. The roads were empty of most public and private transportation both days, with the [...]	2002-12-30 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU2502	NEPAL: MILITARY AID RUNS AGROUND ON THE SHOALS OF [...] (C) Summary: Delivery of M16A2 rifles for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),already two months later than scheduled, was delayed again on December 24 when the Government of India (GOI) denied overflight permission for the transport plane. The delay makes the US arms shipment the third in a string [...]	2002-12-31 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	IN NP PGOV PTER RU
02KATHMANDU255	ICRC RESUMES VISITS TO KATHMANDU JAILS [...] (SBU) According to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head Delegate Jean-Jacques Bovay, on January 30 the Government of Nepal (GON) began allowing ICRC access to prisoners for the first time since the November 26 imposition of a state of national emergency. Bovay said that his o [...]	2002-02-04 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU278	MAOISTS KILL 16 POLICE; CALL FOR NATIONWIDE [...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their attacks against police with a deadly assault on a police post in Kavre District the morning of February 5. On February 4 Maoists also attacked an airport and guest house in the popular tourist area of Lukla, Solukhumbu District, causing property damage [...]	2002-02-05 13:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PTER PGOV CASC ASEC
02KATHMANDU298	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: NEPAL TO GRANT OPTION OF RETURN [...] (C) Summary. Nepal intends to grant verified Bhutanese refugees the "option of return" to Bhutan and will allow those who wish to stay in Nepal to do so, Foreign Ministry officials have indicated. UNCHR views this development as extremely positive. Despite Kathmandu's efforts to fix a date, [...]	2002-02-07 11:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU333	NEPALI PARLIAMENT CONVENES FOR WINTER SESSION [...] (SBU) The Winter Session of Parliament convened Feb. 10 amid widespread expectations that the Lower House will ratify the state of national emergency declared November 26, allowing its continuation for another three months. A vote on the emergency must take place before Feb. 22. Preoccupati [...]	2002-02-11 11:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NP PGOV SOCI
02KATHMANDU340	MAOISTS PAMPHLETEER, PREPARE FOR STRIKE IN [...] (U) Maoist insurgents continue to publicize a nationwide strike called for Feb. 22-23 in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the insurgency and had some success enforcing a local strike in the mid-western and western regions Feb. 10. Security forces have increased checkpoints along c [...]	2002-02-12 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU354	NEPAL DEPORTS PAKISTAN EMBASSY STAFF CAUGHT WITH [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-13 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR KCRM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU362	NEPALI CANDIDATE FOR HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note, dated February 13, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting USG support for the Government of Nepal's candidate for the position of UN Secretary General High Representative for Least Devel [...]	2002-02-14 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NP UN
02KATHMANDU363	NEPALI GOVERNMENT MOVES TO REGULATE MADRASAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A notice from the Home Ministry announcing that private Muslim schools must register with local authorities has drawn criticism from the Muslim community. Some Muslim leaders view the measure as an empty gesture, probably performed at the behest of the Indian government, that [...]	2002-02-14 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU371	FY 02-03 SA BUREAU ESF FOR REGIONAL INITIATIVES [...] Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia, based at Embassy Kathmandu, would like to propose several projects for FY 02 and FY 03 funding via South Asia Bureau regional Economic Support Funds (ESF). While all of the proposals have an environmental dimension, they are cross- cutting, m [...]	2002-02-15 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PGOV IN PK NP BD AF REO
02KATHMANDU376	ONE FEARED DEAD IN BOMB EXPLOSION, ARSON AT [...] (U) Suspected Maoists set fire to files and set off a timed explosive device at a Kathmandu Land Revenue Office a little after 10:00 a.m. on February 15. Four people, including a police officer attempting to extinguish the fire were injured. Embassy has heard unconfirmed reports that at lea [...]	2002-02-17 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU377	179 REPORTEDLY KILLED AS MAOISTS OVERRUN DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents attacked an airport, a district police office, and an army barracks in Achham District in western Nepal shortly after midnight February 17. Initial reports indicate 48 soldiers, at least 76 policemen, and 55 civilians, including the Chief District Officer and [...]	2002-02-17 14:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS NP
02KATHMANDU378	(S) REQUEST FOR IMAGERY FOR ROYAL NEPAL ARMY, FIFTH [...] (S/NF) This is the fifth request for imagery support for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) to conduct offensive operations against Maoist rebels. 2. (S/NF) This request is the direct result of a large-scale attack on GON personnel in Achham District. RNA anticipates that Maoist insurgents are [...]	2002-02-17 14:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER MASS NP
02KATHMANDU379	REVISED CASUALTY ESTIMATES FOR ACHHAM AS [...] (SBU) Revised casualty estimates for the Maoists' Feb. 17 attacks on an airport and district headquarters in Achham indicate that nearly 130 were killed, most of them security forces. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was expected to address Parliament the morning of Feb. 18, beginning debat [...]	2002-02-18 10:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU380	PM URGES RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY IN SHADOW OF [...] Parliament reconvened in the late afternoon of Feb. 18 after angry Opposition MPs had disrupted an earlier session, demanding Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, rather than the Home Minister, take the podium to report on the Maoist attacks in Achham (Ref A) the previous day. In his address t [...]	2002-02-19 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU390	NEPAL'S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTIES MERGE, BUT REMAIN [...] (U) Nepal's main opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist and Leninist (UML),merged February 15 with a smaller former offshoot, the Communist Party of Nepal - Marxist-Leninist (ML). (Note: The combined parties will continue to use the UML name. Although communist by na [...]	2002-02-20 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU402	FOREIGN SECRETARY APPEALS FOR IMMEDIATE AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Feb. 21 Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya called the Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry to appeal directly for immediate assistance in the wake of the Maoist attacks on Achham (Ref B). He said the Ministry hopes to send a delegation, at the secretary level, to Washingt [...]	2002-02-21 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU410	NATIONWIDE STRIKE BRINGS SCATTERED VIOLENCE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Insurgents attacked a remote police post in Salyan district, killing 34 policemen, on the eve of a strike called by the Maoists for February 22 and 23. Scattered bombings were reported throughout the country in the run-up to the strike, including a fatal incident along a major [...]	2002-02-22 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU411	TEN TIBETAN REFUGEES' ASYLUM REQUEST PASSED OVER [...] (C) Nepal's Home Ministry declined to include the names of ten Tibetan refugees held on immigration violations in a letter to the King recommending candidates for a royal amnesty. Traditionally the King grants amnesty to prisoners on auspicious occasions, including the February 19 Democracy D [...]	2002-02-22 10:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU412	OPPOSITION SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT IN RATIFYING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lower House of Parliament ratified the state of national emergency by well over the two-thirds majority necessary to continue the emergency for another three months. The three largest Opposition parties voted with the ruling Nepali Congress Party for ratification after Co [...]	2002-02-22 11:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER NP
02KATHMANDU425	BHUTANESE REFUGEE ACTIVIST DENIED BAIL BY SUPREME [...] Summary. Nepal's Supreme Court has denied bail to prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan on the grounds that he is not a Nepali citizen, affirming the decisions of two lower courts. Named in a complaint filed by a member of a rival refugee group, Pradhan has been [...]	2002-02-26 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL NP
02KATHMANDU439	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INSPECTOR GENERAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2002-02-27 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EAID ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU446	TALES FROM TRIBHUVAN HOSPITAL: MAOIST VICTIMS [...] (U) In addition to the 650 policemen and 90 Royal Nepal Army soldiers they have killed, Maoists have beaten, stabbed, shot or burned to death nearly 400 civilians since the insurgency began in 1996--more than 50 of those victims in just the three months since the insurgents unilaterally broke [...]	2002-02-28 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU450	MAOISTS' MINORS: INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD RECRUITS [...] (SBU) Interviews with several Maoist child recruits at the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) division in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj indicate force, fear, and physical assault, rather than ideology, as their primary reasons for joining. At least two girls interviewed reported sexual abuse during [...]	2002-03-01 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER NP
02KATHMANDU466	UIGHURS IN NEPAL [...] (C) At least 15 Chinese Uighurs have entered Nepal in the last three months, according to a UNHCR protection officer (strongly protect). Six were taken into custody by Nepali officials in late December, 2001. Of these, four requested, and received, UNHCR protection. Three of the four were s [...]	2002-03-05 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREF PTER PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU467	NEPALI REACTION TO TRADE TREATY RENEWAL WITH INDIA [...] (SBU) Reaction in Kathmandu to the March 2 signing of the revised bilateral trade treaty between Nepal and India in New Delhi has been mixed. The revised treaty terms include value addition requirements on manufactured goods and imposed quota restrictions on four items that together account [...]	2002-03-05 14:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL NP IN
02KATHMANDU481	MAOIST STUDENTS SHUT DOWN KATHMANDU SCHOOLS FOR [...] (SBU) Facing the threat of violence, most educational institutions in Kathmandu remained closed March 4 and 5 after Maoist-affiliated students called a "school strike." Exceptions included the Embassy-supported Lincoln School, the British school, and a boarding school run by the Royal Nepalese [...]	2002-03-06 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU482	TRADE OPPORTUNITY - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER, [...] 536/01/T0001 2. 03032002 3. M. E. MALINOWSKI 4. 536 5. N 6. CONTACT: SHER BAHADUR SHAH, DIG 6A. PROCUREMENT SECTION 6B. POLICE HEADQUARTERS 6C. NAXAL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL TEL: 00977-1-413-591 FAX: 00977-1-415-594, 415-602 7. TENDER NOTICE NO: 58/59 TENDER FOR HELICOPTER 8. [...]	2002-03-07 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO BEXP KTDB NP
02KATHMANDU485	PROMISES MADE IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT: [...] (C) In the days since Opposition parties, along with former Prime Minister and current Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala, decided to vote with or support the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the state of emergency (Ref A),Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is finding o [...]	2002-03-07 12:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
02KATHMANDU495	HEMORRHAGING FROM ON HIGH: COMMISSION RECOMMENDS [...] (SBU) A commission has recommended the partial privatization of the state-owned national air carrier Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) to inject fresh, badly needed capital into the teetering enterprise and to limit the political interference that has bled the once profitable Corporatio [...]	2002-03-08 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON NP
02KATHMANDU496	LIVING IN TERROR IN WESTERN NEPAL'S PLAINS [...] (SBU) Summary. Violence increased in two western Nepal districts bordering India following the end of the Maoist- government cease-fire in late November, 2001, but western Nepal's largest city remained calm. Ambassador had visited the area February 22 to 24 and Poloff revisited the region in [...]	2002-03-08 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU497	UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: A UNHCR monitoring visit to the Tibet border was postponed after a promised Home Ministry permit failed to materialize. The Australian Embassy has expressed an interest in helping to coordinate representations on Tibetan refugee issues. One of ten Tibetan refugees in custody on [...]	2002-03-08 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU498	NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO ALL BUT TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Deteriorating security conditions have all but closed Royal Bardiya National Park in western Nepal to researchers and conservationists and have disrupted some development projects. Tourists still have access to the park, but the local economy has taken a deep hit from the dras [...]	2002-03-08 12:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ASEC CASC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU507	TIBETANS MARK MARCH 10 WITH PEACEFUL CEREMONY; [...] (C) Authorities in Nepal allowed the Tibetan community to mark the forty-third anniversary of the March 10 uprising in Tibet with a public ceremony at Kathmandu's Bouddha stupa. A full procession paraded the Dalai Lama's portrait around the square and a school band played the national anthems [...]	2002-03-11 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU509	MAOIST AMBUSH MARS ANNUAL RHINO RELOCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maoist insurgents killed two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers near Royal Chitwan National Park on March 10 just hours after the start of the annual relocation of rhinos from Chitwan to Royal Bardiya National Park. The subsequent army cordoning of the area forced four trucks carryi [...]	2002-03-11 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PTER EAID ASEC SOCI NP
02KATHMANDU510	NEPAL ARMY CHIEFS DISCUSS ROLE OF THE ARMY AND [...] (C) RNA Chief General Rana and his deputy, Lt. General Thapa, went out of their way to underline their support for democracy at a February 28 dinner with emboffs. Rana stated unequivocally that a coup by the RNA was "out of the question." According to Rana, the RNA's role is to quell the [...]	2002-03-11 13:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP NP PGOV MASS
02KATHMANDU515	HUMANITARIAN COSTS OF MAOIST INSURGENCY [...] Since early 1996, Maoist insurgents have been waging an increasingly bloody "People's War" aimed at toppling the constitutional monarchy and democratically elected government of Nepal. Although initially centered in impoverished, underdeveloped districts of the west and mid-west regions, the [...]	2002-03-12 10:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU520	TIMBER! TOP BRANCHES OF FORESTRY MINISTRY FELLED [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 11 Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Man Shrestha and Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Surendra Hamal resigned from their posts after trading charges of corruption and abuse of power. The resignations come less than ten days after Prime [...]	2002-03-13 01:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV NP
02KATHMANDU529	MAOISTS AMBUSH VIP SECURITY DETAIL ON MAJOR [...] (SBU) Maoists ambushed a police security team in Sindupalchowk district March 13, killing six officers and seriously injuring six others, police sources confirmed. Press reports state that the insurgents electronically detonated explosives laid in the road. The attack occurred on the Arniko H [...]	2002-03-13 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU537	NEPAL: SECOND ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Post's submission for the second annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. The report addresses all of reftel's questions, but in prose form. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer G.A. Donovan (telephone: 977- 1-411-179; fax 977-1-410-723). [...]	2002-03-14 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD NP KWNM
02KATHMANDU540	EMBASSY REVIEW OF NEPAL'S UN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The Embassy has reviewed the Government of Nepal (GON) report on its implementation of UNSCR 1373. For many of its responses, the GON cites the Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Ordinance (TADO),which has not yet been passed by Parliament and which narrowly interprets terrorism as acts [...]	2002-03-14 12:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL NP UNSC
02KATHMANDU555	PARLIAMENT PASSES WOMEN'S RIGHTS BILL GRANTING [...] Summary. Nepal's lower house of Parliament passed a bill March 14 granting women more equitable property rights, legalizing abortion under certain conditions and dictating stricter penalties for child marriage, polygamy and rape. Although the law failed to pass the upper house in late 2001, [...]	2002-03-15 12:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU568	MAOIST STATEMENT THREATENS TOURISM INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) For the first time, a leader of Nepal's Maoist insurgency has issued explicit threats against Nepal's tourism industry. Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai issued the statement March 15. (Text of statement follows as paragraph 4.) The statement called for the cadres to "smash" hotels and [...]	2002-03-18 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC PTER PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU569	MARCH 10 TIBETAN DEMONSTRATOR RELEASED [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-18 14:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU570	NEPALESE ARMY ROUTS MAOIST TRAINING CAMP; BANDH [...] (C) Sixty-five Maoist insurgents were killed in a joint Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and Armed Police Force (APF) operation March 17 against a suspected Maoist training camp in Gumsa, Rolpa district, about 300 miles northwest of Kathmandu, the head of the APF confirmed to Post March 19. No prison [...]	2002-03-19 12:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU575	PRIME MINISTER DEPARTS FOR INDIA, FIRST TRIP [...] (C) Summary. Securing Indian assistance in Nepal's battle against the Maoist insurgency will be Nepali Prime Minister Deuba's primary goal in his March 20-26 official visit to India. He will ask his counterparts both for materiel assistance and for help in apprehending Nepali Maoists in Indi [...]	2002-03-20 12:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PREF PINR NP
02KATHMANDU592	MAOISTS TARGET GOVERNMENT VEHICLES, OFFICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of weekend attacks within the capital and its environs, Maoist insurgents bombed Government of Nepal (GON) vehicles and offices, including telecommunications facilities and the office of the state-owned press. The attacks come as the Maoists attempt to marshal popul [...]	2002-03-25 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU613	PM DEUBA'S TRIP TO INDIA [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs meetings offering a read-out of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's March 20-25 visit to India revealed no specifics of any assistance the Indians may have offered their smaller neighbor in its effort to contain a Maoist insurgency. Despite the apparent absence [...]	2002-03-27 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP IN CH
02KATHMANDU615	TERROR, TRADE AND AID: FORSEC VISIT TO DC [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal's Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya will use his April 2-5 visit to Washington to urge quick delivery of additional security and development aid to Nepal, to discuss cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and to press for more favorable trade terms for Nepali pro [...]	2002-03-27 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EAID ETRD PHUM PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU616	HUMAN RIGHTS: AN UPDATE ON DETENTIONS AFTER FOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances to donors and the general public that the curtailment of human rights under the state of emergency is directed only against Maoists and their supporters (Ref A),the security forces appear to be casting their nets more broadly, detaining a [...]	2002-03-28 07:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU619	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: AMBASSADOR VISITS CAMP, TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador visited three Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal March 25. Overall, the refugees expressed satisfaction with conditions in the camps, but an undercurrent of frustration was in evidence. The Refugee Affected Area Program for the region has concluded, and aid workers warne [...]	2002-03-29 06:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU620	WFP AID FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LEG UP ON NEXT [...] An extra multilateral contribution secured this week from WFP Rome will fill a gap created by the delay in receiving a USG shipment of in-kind food aid, reports the WFP Deputy Country Director for Nepal. The extra contribution will have a carry-on effect for the next phase of aid to the Bhuta [...]	2002-03-29 06:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU632	SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RUN-UP TO NEPAL BANDH [...] (U) A bomb exploded in the middle of a small bridge west of Kathmandu's historic Durbar Square March 29 at approximately 8:45 a.m. At least 26 people were injured in the blast, including four school children who were transiting the area, two of whom sustained serious injuries. There were no [...]	2002-03-29 12:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINS NP
02KATHMANDU633	MAOIST ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS ON THE INCREASE [...] (U) MAOIST ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN A MORE VIOLENT TURN, WITH ATROCITIES PERPETRATED AGAINST HELPLESS CIVILIANS ESCALATING BOTH IN NUMBER AND SEVERITY. REPORTS OF THE MAOISTS DECAPITATING VICTIMS OR TORTURING THEM TO DEATH WITH KNIVES IN DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BECOME A HEART-RENDING CO [...]	2002-03-29 12:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PTER PGOV PINR NP
02KATHMANDU634	SUSPECTED TORTURE, EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING BY ROYAL [...] (S) Summary. Evidence that Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) personnel brutalized and killed one man they suspected of being a Maoist has spurred private investigations into the army's alleged practice of covering up the deaths of detainees. Military attaches from the U.S. and U.K. Embassies viewed [...]	2002-03-29 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PTER MARR ASEC PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU647	MOUNT KAILAS TO REOPEN TO TOURISTS FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Travel agencies in Kathmandu report that as of late March they were able to resume booking tours to western Tibet,s Mount Kailas after the Chinese government lifted restrictions on travel to that region. Tours are now being booked for dates in late April and May. Nepal,s travel agents sa [...]	2002-04-01 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC ASEC PREF NP CH
02KATHMANDU655	WEAVING TERROR: MAOIST ATTACKS ON CARPET INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. For five minutes on the evening of March 25, forty to fifty suspected Maoist youths terrorized a carpet business at the edge of Nepal's capital city, setting fires and causing extensive property damage. No one was injured. Now fearful and discouraged, the owner of the business e [...]	2002-04-01 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ELAB ECON ASEC CASC PREF PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU657	MAOISTS REPORTEDLY POSTPONE FIVE-DAY STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Late in the morning of April 1, the Embassy began to receive reports from usually reliable press and human rights sources that the Maoists have decided to postpone the five-day general strike, or "bandh," called for April 2-6, to April 23-27, in response to broad-based public [...]	2002-04-01 13:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV CASC PTER NP
02KATHMANDU672	PM DEUBA FACES DOWN MOUNTING OPPOSITION, CRITICISM [...] (C) Ever-present rumors that former Prime Minister and ruling Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala continues to plot the political downfall of sitting PM Sher Bahadur Deuba have increased in virulence after a three-day Opposition boycott of Parliament and multi-partisan disc [...]	2002-04-03 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU680	HIMALAYAN TOURISM HEADED DOWNHILL [...] SUMMARY: Nepal's tourism industry, one of the country's top sources of foreign exchange, has been facing tough times in recent months, and the prolonged slump has negatively affected every sector of the tourism economy, from hotels and airlines to trekking agencies. International arrivals at [...]	2002-04-04 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL CASC NP
02KATHMANDU685	DROUGHT ASSESSMENT/MITIGATION IN WESTERN S ASIA [...] In response to ref a, the Regional Environment Office (REO) for South Asia in Kathmandu offers the following proposal on drought assessment and mitigation for selected regions of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. While we have used the format prescribed by ref c, REO would also like to submi [...]	2002-04-05 04:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI PK IN AF XD REO
02KATHMANDU695	STATE OF EMERGENCY RELAXED; ANTI-TERRORISM BILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's King on April 4 approved five directives from the Cabinet easing restrictions on civil liberties imposed under the state of emergency. The directives allow criticism - so long as it is not "demoralizing" - of the security forces; restore press freedoms, but not in the [...]	2002-04-05 13:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU696	NEW MAOIST TACTIC: ATTACK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In an apparent change of tactics, Nepal's Maoist insurgents have begun a systematic campaign of attacks against the kingdom's infrastructure. In recent days the Maoists have hit bridges - including one in the capital - telephone repeater towers, hydropower stations, electricit [...]	2002-04-05 13:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU701	AMBUSH KILLS FIVE SOLDIERS; ABORTED GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Maoists attacked an army convoy in a remote western district April 6, killing five, including the Major in command of the local detachment. Army personnel immediately launched a counter-attack that reportedly killed thirteen insurgents. The attack occurred less than a mile fr [...]	2002-04-08 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU708	PM DEUBA REQUESTS POTUS MEETING IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba has asked for a POTUS meeting in Washington during his May 8-13 visit to the U.S. to attend the UN Special Session on Children. If Deuba cannot meet with POTUS, he will not travel to DC due to domestic political concerns, but still hopes for a SecState meeti [...]	2002-04-09 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER NP
02KATHMANDU710	KOIRALA COMEBACK? IMPLICATIONS OF (YET ANOTHER) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Refs A and B reported apparent efforts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to oust current Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and regain the post of prime minister--which he has held five times in Nepal's twelve years of democracy--ye [...]	2002-04-11 04:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER NP GON
02KATHMANDU717	WFP RECEIVES THREAT, HAS FOOD SHIPMENT HIJACKED [...] (SBU) On April 11 the head of security for the UN system in Nepal reported that a World Food Program (WFP) office in Dhamak, Jhapa, in eastern Nepal had a threatening notice, signed by purported Maoists, posted on its door that morning. The translated text of the message follows below: Beg [...]	2002-04-11 12:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREF ASEC CASC NP

02KATHMANDU731	PM DEUBA ON THE CURRENT CRISIS: WORRIED, BUT [...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Deuba expressed gratitude for international assistance to Nepal during an April 12 meeting with U.S. and U.K. Ambassadors. To continue recent "positive steps," Deuba was hopeful that a White House meeting could be arranged during his upcoming visit to the U.S. Rev [...]	2002-04-12 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU735	INDIA TURNS OVER EIGHT MAOISTS TO NEPAL [...] (S) India turned over eight suspected Maoists to Nepal April 10, Prime Minister Deuba confirmed to Ambassador April 12 (Reftel). The PM claimed that the suspects - who he described as "low-level" - had been apprehended based on intelligence provided by the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA). RNA Chie [...]	2002-04-12 11:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU737	50 REPORTED DEAD IN MAOIST ATTACKS ON POLICE POSTS [...] (SBU) At least 50 people are reported dead after Maoist insurgents attacked a civilian police post and an Armed Police Force (APF) post in the western district of Dang about 30 km from the Indian border late April 11. The insurgents are reported to have looted armories at both posts, making o [...]	2002-04-12 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU741	50 REPORTED DEAD IN MAOIST ATTACKS ON POLICE POSTS [...] (SBU) At least 50 people are reported dead after Maoist insurgents attacked a civilian police post and an Armed Police Force (APF) post in the western district of Dang about 30 km from the Indian border late April 11. The insurgents are reported to have looted armories at both posts, making o [...]	2002-04-13 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU747	MAOIST CASUALTIES IN DANG REPORTEDLY HIGH; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Chief District Officer (CDO) in Dang told the Embassy that he has seen "hundreds" of bodies of Maoist dead in shallow graves in the vicinity of the April 11 attacks on police and Armed Police Force posts (Ref A). According to local press reports, some of those dead may be [...]	2002-04-15 12:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU751	MAOISTS REPORTEDLY LINK ATTACK ON COCA-COLA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Nepali manager of a Coca-cola factory where Maoists set off two bombs the night of April 14 (Ref A) said the armed attackers told Coke employees at the plant their facility was being targeted because of its affiliation with the U.S. and because of USG aid to victims of th [...]	2002-04-16 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CASC BEXP NP
02KATHMANDU753	MAOIST LEADERS ARRESTED IN KATHMANDU [...] (C) Summary. At least two important Maoist leaders have been detained by security forces in recent days, police sources told us. Leading female cadre Rekha Sharma and her husband were picked up in Kathmandu April 13. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) confirmed the arrests April 16, but [...]	2002-04-16 12:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU768	ATTEMPTS TO OUST PM APPARENTLY ON HOLD [...] (C) Ongoing attempts by former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala to topple the current Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, appear to be on hold for the time being. According to the Indian Ambassador, PM Vajpayee, Minister for External Affairs Singh, Hom [...]	2002-04-18 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
02KATHMANDU771	TWO DEAD IN RASH OF CAPITAL BOMBINGS; MAOISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. A string of seven Maoist attacks across the Kathmandu valley April 17-18 killed two and wounded eight. Maoists attacked three street-side police posts, in one case killing one officer and one civilian by- stander. Attacks on government offices and the home of an advisor to th [...]	2002-04-18 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PINR NP
02KATHMANDU773	Nepal Seeks Bilateral Air Services Agreement [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-19 08:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA NP
02KATHMANDU778	MAOISTS DISRUPT BUSY INTERSECTION WITH FOUR [...] At approximately 1508 (local) area residents in the Gyaneshwor section of Kathmandu reported seeing several individuals leave improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in one of the city's busiest intersections. Police detailed to the American Center, located about 400 meters from this junction, r [...]	2002-04-19 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU787	INTO THE MAOIST HEARTLAND - COUNTERINSURGENCY BY [...] (S) Summary. Emboffs joined Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Western Division Commander on an inspection tour of newly established garrisons in Rolpa district, considered the Maoist heartland. The tour coincided with the deployment of the PACOM assessment team to the Rolpa battalion headquarters. [...]	2002-04-22 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU795	FIRST DAY OF MAOIST STRIKE QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary: The streets of Kathmandu were comparatively quiet during the first day of the five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. Most city shops remained closed, and public transportation was sparse. Most vehicles on the road bore either diplomatic plates or Go [...]	2002-04-23 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC CASC PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU800	Parliament Adjourns With Passage of Anti- [...] (SBU) Summary. Parliament adjourned April 17 after passing four anti-corruption bills. Legislators will return in May for a budget session and to consider further extending the state of emergency in effect since November 2001. The four new anti-corruption measures provide for punishments f [...]	2002-04-24 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM SNAR PINR NP GON
02KATHMANDU803	New Peril on the Trails - Maoist Banditry [...] Summary. Three recent incidents of Maoists demanding "donations" from American citizens in Nepal's backcountry, coupled with an increase in reported robberies from other Western tourists, create a new area of concern for the security of American citizens traveling in Nepal's remote areas. Qu [...]	2002-04-24 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NP
02KATHMANDU804	MORE TRAFFIC MOVING, BUSINESSES OPEN IN STRIKE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: More traffic was moving and shops open on the second day of the general strike called by Maoist insurgents April 23-27. One mini-bus was torched inside Kathmandu after a crowd attacked it; no injuries were reported. In districts outside Kathmandu Maoists hijacked four ambula [...]	2002-04-24 12:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU813	QUIET REIGNS ON STRIKE'S THIRD DAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The third day of a Maoist-declared general strike passed relatively quietly, with ever more businesses and vehicles daring to risk retaliation from the insurgents. Three bomb blasts were reported in the capital - including a petrol bomb attack on a motorcyclist who broke the s [...]	2002-04-25 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU820	NEPAL: RESPONSE TO WORLD TEXTILE TRADE WITHOUT [...] Summary: The impact of post-2004 quota elimination on the already depressed garment industry in Nepal is likely to be substantial, if not disastrous, since the industry depends on the U.S. market for nearly all of its exports. Neither the Government of Nepal nor the manufacturers themselves [...]	2002-04-26 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ETRD NP
02KATHMANDU828	MAOISTS ATTACK CIVILIAN VEHICLES AS COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Kathmandu continued to move toward normalcy on the fourth day of the Maoists' five-day general strike with traffic even heavier than yesterday. A bomb went off April 26 injuring two on a bus about one kilometer from the Embassy, while on April 25 Maoists bombed a private reside [...]	2002-04-26 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU837	GON PROPOSES BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS MECHANISM [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposing the establishment of regular bilateral consultations, a topic raised by Foreign Secretary Madhu Raman Acharya during his April 3 meetings in SIPDIS [...]	2002-04-29 11:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU838	NORMALCY RETURNS AFTER FIVE-DAY STRIKE; MAOISTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Normalcy returned to Nepal's capital April 28 after a five-day general strike called by Maoist insurgents ended the day before. On the strike's last day scattered violent incidents were reported in the Kathmandu Valley, including the deaths of three Maoists who had tried to st [...]	2002-04-29 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU871	LOOTING LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF WFP POVERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint German-WFP food aid program has been suspended in two districts in western Nepal after rice supplies were stolen by suspected Maoist insurgents. A press release announcing the suspension was intended to put the Maoists on notice that food aid would be cut off if such in [...]	2002-05-03 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP
02KATHMANDU872	MAOIST STATEMENT "WELCOMES" DIALOGUE; ARMY HITS [...] (SBU) In its fourth public statement in less than a week, the Maoist leadership said it would "welcome" any initiative to resume dialogue. Interspersed with the usual bromides against "foreign interference," the statement indicates that local press reports--both accurate and inaccurate-- of [...]	2002-05-03 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU882	ARMY SCORES INTELLIGENCE, PR VICTORY IN ATTACK ON [...] (C) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) troops have been engaged since late May 2 in an attack on what may be a major Maoist logistics base in Lisne Lek, Rolpa District in western Nepal. According to the RNA, the Maoists, who have sustained at least 100 casualties, are attempting to withdraw from the are [...]	2002-05-06 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU886	Media Reaction: Ambassador Clarifies U.S. Goals Prior To [...] "US Not Interested In Using Nepal As Military Base: Malinowsky" Article, Kathmandu Post, (5/4): "Addressing a meeting organized by the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Ambassador Malinowski clarified: "We do not want any defense base in Nepal, nor do we want to use it as a springboard [...]	2002-05-07 01:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU891	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] " Deuba's US, UK trip" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/7): "...Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's trip to the United States of America and the United Kingdom has come at a crucial time when Nepal needs international support for its development initiatives and security. The serious att [...]	2002-05-07 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU892	NEPAL'S ECONOMIC GROWTH: ANOTHER CASUALTY OF THE [...] (SBU) The economy of Nepal, already one of the poorest countries in the world, is in crisis, struggling under the combined squeeze of escalating expenditures, primarily related to the six-year-old Maoist insurgency, and plummeting revenues. Government development funds are already being div [...]	2002-05-07 12:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU893	MAOISTS SEND LETTER TO AMERICANS ON PM'S VISIT [...] Local media outlets received by e-mail the afternoon of May 7 a letter from the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) addressed "To Our Friends in America." A copy of the letter has been faxed to SA/INS. 2. The three-page letter, written in turgid but grammat [...]	2002-05-07 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV OVIP PREL NP
02KATHMANDU906	MAOISTS ATTACK OUTPOSTS IN ROLPA AND SANKHUWASABHA [...] (SBU) Summary: On the night of May 7 Maoist insurgents attacked a combined Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and police outpost in Gam, Rolpa in western Nepal. The attack in Rolpa follows the RNA's routing of a Maoist camp at another location in the same district (Refs B and C). The RNA has lost cont [...]	2002-05-08 10:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU914	SUSPECTED MAOISTS DESTROY PEPSI TRUCK [...] (SBU) Suspected Maoist insurgents set fire to a Pepsi-Cola truck making deliveries in Dolakha District, about 70 km east of Kathmandu the evening of May 7. According to Rajiv Sant, Managing Director for the Indian-owned Pepsi franchise in Nepal, three gunmen stopped the truck and ordered th [...]	2002-05-09 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC BEXP CASC NP
02KATHMANDU915	PRACHANDA DECLARES A CEASEFIRE AFTER ATTACK IN [...] (SBU) An e-mail to evening newspapers purportedly from Maoist supremo Prachanda unilaterally declared a one-month ceasefire starting June 15. There has been no official reaction yet from the Government of Nepal (GON) to the offer. Security forces continue to search for survivors of the May [...]	2002-05-09 13:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MCAP PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU917	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] "Bush pledges military, economic aid to Nepal; Deuba jubilant" Article, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/9): "The United States has pledged vital support to make Nepal's democracy more vibrant with special emphasis on effective anti terrorist measures, peace and security of the Himalayan Kingdon. Th [...]	2002-05-10 01:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU921	Tibetan Refugees Hard Hit by Maoist Insurgency [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's Tibetan refugee community has been seriously affected by the violent Maoist insurgency, most directly by a recent string of bombings at Tibetan- owned carpet businesses and threats to Tibetan-run tourist facilities. Tibetans have made a significant contribution to Nepa [...]	2002-05-10 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PGOV KCRM PHUM SMIG NP
02KATHMANDU924	Maoist Cease-Fire Claimed as Hoax; All-Party [...] (SBU) Two e-mails sent to local media outlets May 10 claimed that the previous day's announcement (Reftel) of a unilateral cease-fire by Maoist leader "Prachanda" was a hoax. Writing Nepali in the Roman script, the author, self-identified only as "Bikram," said he had intended the hoax to tea [...]	2002-05-10 12:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU925	Child Victims of Maoist Insurgency [...] Summary. At least eighty-five children have been killed during the six-year-long Maoists insurgency and many others wounded or pressed into service, according to a recent report by a local child-welfare NGO. The conflict will take a heavy psychological toll on Nepal's children, the report co [...]	2002-05-10 13:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM KWMN PINR NP
02KATHMANDU926	Media Reaction: Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur [...] "Earnest Appeal" Editorial, government-owned "Rising Nepal" (E/D, 5/10): "...Firm moral and material support to Nepal would also help reinforce...the perception that the U.S. is fighting against all forms and manifestations of terrorism, wherever they may be. The recent U.S. announcement o [...]	2002-05-12 04:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU933	Maoists Attack Remote University [...] (U) Approximately 300 Maoist insurgents attacked a university in the remote southwestern district of Dang late on May 11, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) for the area. The insurgents set fire to offices at Mahendra Sanskrit University, approximately 300 kilometers west of Kathma [...]	2002-05-13 11:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU937	NIV FRAUD RING DUPES WORKERS SEEKING US [...] SUMMARY: Post uncovered information about a ring of con artists claiming to provide nonimmigrant visas for approximately 6500 USD when Gobin Karki, a victim of the scheme, appeared at the Embassy to collect the visa for which he believed he had paid. The ring, with possible ties to Darjeeli [...]	2002-05-14 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU953	CHINA'S AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. "International cooperation" was needed to deal with Nepal's Maoist insurgency, China's Ambassador to Nepal told Ambassador at a May 8 dinner. China would provide moral support and assistance in this effort, Ambassador Wu Congyong said, but consistent with its policy of non-inter [...]	2002-05-16 10:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM PINR NP CH
02KATHMANDU958	Media Reaction: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's [...] "Western support" Editorial, "Kathmandu Post" (E/D, 5/106): "Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba returned home after...a historic and rare meeting with U.S. President George Bush. He obtained pledges of support from U.S. President Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair... The gesture, which P [...]	2002-05-17 01:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR NP
02KATHMANDU964	UPDATE: ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Nearly 4,000 people--civilians, military, police and insurgents--have been killed in Nepal's six-year-old Maoist insurgency to date. According to Ministry of Defense figures, more than 10 percent of that number--572--were killed in the first half of May alone. (Note: MOD figures, espec [...]	2002-05-17 10:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ECPS ENRG NP
02KATHMANDU968	Maoist Leader Calls For Talks; King Calls in [...] (SBU) Summary. A Maoist leader sent a letter to Nepal's main political parties May 14 calling for talks with the government. The Prime Minister's political advisor called the offer a ploy to allow the insurgents to regroup. The opposition echoed the same sentiment, adding that the Maoists w [...]	2002-05-17 13:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU976	UPDATE ON TIBETAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The Tibet border is "very quiet" and most newly arrived refugees have not faced problems, according to UNHCR and the Office of Tibet. Nepali police garnered praise for their efforts to escort a large group of Tibetans from the Nangpa region to Kathmandu, an operation which UNHCR [...]	2002-05-20 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL NP
02KATHMANDU977	Maoists Attack Orphan School [...] (U) Insurgents set off a bomb at a well-known INGO- funded orphanage and boarding school in Surkhet district 400 km west of Kathmandu late on May 17. No one was injured in the blast, caused by a pressure cooker bomb placed in the window of the principal's residence. The event garnered wide p [...]	2002-05-20 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PINR NP
02KATHMANDU978	MAOIST INSURGENCY IN NEPAL (SITREP ONE) [...] This is a reporting cable only. 2. Summary: A) This cable reports briefly on: significant events/trends of the Maoist insurgency; current status of activities related to the disaster declaration, and Mission activities in response to the insurgency. B) This cable contains no recommendat [...]	2002-05-20 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP
02KATHMANDU979	UK BOMB EXPERT PREDICTS GROWING MAOIST CAPABILITY; [...] (C) On 20 May, Ambassador received a letter from UK Charge Andrew Mitchell the text of which follows: Begin Text You may be aware that an expert in explosives from the British Army has recent(sic) visited Nepal for consultations with the Royal Nepal Army on the level of bomb technology b [...]	2002-05-20 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PREL NP
02KATHMANDU985	LEFTISTS LAMBASTE MAOIST VIOLENCE; PRACHANDA [...] (SBU) In a joint public statement May 20, nine left-wing opposition parties criticized Maoist tactics and called for the insurgents to "reinstate their credibility" by initiating a unilateral ceasefire. Eight of the parties--only three of which have Members in Parliament--asked Opposition Lea [...]	2002-05-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU990	VISIT WITH JAILED BHUTANESE REFUGEE S.K. PRADHAN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Embassy visitors to his jail in southeastern Nepal, prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan protested his innocence in the case of another refugee leader's murder. Pradhan said he had nothing to gain from the man's death and did not u [...]	2002-05-22 09:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID AORC NP
02KATHMANDU995	PM'S PARTY REVOLTS ON EMERGENCY VOTE [...] (C) At a May 22 Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, members of the ruling Nepali Congress voted to direct Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to withdraw his proposal for a six-month extension of the state of national emergency (Reftel). At COB the CWC decision was being debated in a Parl [...]	2002-05-22 14:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
02KATHMANDU996	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting with Ambassador Malinowski and British Charge Mitchell, Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (UML) Madhav Nepal said that he is is prepared to go along with the dissolution of Parliament and to par [...]	2002-05-23 09:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1011	NEPAL: PARTISAN RIVALRY MAY PREVENT CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) It seems unlikely that the seven political parties will be able to offer King Gyanendra a consensus candidate for Prime Minister by the June 2 deadline he gave them on May 30 (Ref A). Three smaller parties--each of whom is pressing its own leader as a potential PM--might succeed in unde [...]	2003-06-02 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1018	FUTURE OF TIBETAN REFUGEES IN NEPAL REMAINS [...] (U) PolOffs met June 3 with Wangchuk Tsering, Office of Tibet and Official Representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal to discuss the status of Tibeten refugees in Nepal, after the May 30 deportation described Ref B. Tsering said he appreciated USG efforts to delay the deportation of the 18 ref [...]	2003-06-03 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1033	NEPAL: KING NAMES NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) On June 4 King Gyanendra named former National Democratic Party President and four-time former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa to head a new interim government. The Palace is reportedly seeking the participation of other mainstream political parties in the Cabinet. Many observers bl [...]	2003-06-04 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1042	TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-05 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1044	(U) TIBETAN REFUGEE DEPORTATION: POST-MORTEM [...] (C) Despite strenous efforts by the Embassy to dissuade it from doing so, the Government of Nepal on May 31 deported 18 Tibetan refugees to China. Th Mission began working this issue in late April shortly after the refugees were first detained. Post pressed for the refugees' release at all le [...]	2003-06-06 00:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP CH
03KATHMANDU1049	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, MAY 31-JUNE 6 [...] Amid the controversy sparked by the appointment of a new Prime Minister on June 4 (Ref A),progress in peace talks remains stalled, with no date being set for the third round. A clash between security forces and Maoists on June 3 left one insurgent dead. Two Maoist leaders, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, [...]	2003-06-06 10:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1060	NEPALI CONGRESS SAID TO BE JOINING NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Nepali Congress will likely join a Cabinet headed by new Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa, according to a party Central Committee member, primarily because of Indian pressure. If the Nepali Congress joins, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) will have to o [...]	2003-06-09 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1071	NEW NEPAL PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. FOR [...] (C) Summary. Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman Acharya, convoked the Charge' privately on June 10 under instructions from the new Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister, Surya Bahadur Thapa. The Secretary explained the PM's current efforts to persuade the major political parties to [...]	2003-06-11 05:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1072	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 3 - 9, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS KING APPOINTS NEW PRIME MINISTER -- King Gyanendra appointed (6/4) Surya Bahadur Thapa as the new Prime Minister. Thapa's appointment bri ngs to an end the controversy over "transfer" of the executive powers from [...]	2003-06-11 05:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1074	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES, POLICY AMBIGUITIES [...] (C) On June 10 in separate conversations with Charge and Ambassador Joyce Leader, Office Director of PRM/ANE, the Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Home SIPDIS have attempted to assure us that Government of Nepal (GON) policy toward Tibetan refugees transiting Nepal has n [...]	2003-06-11 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1085	NEPAL: PM THAPA APPOINTS SIX MINISTERS FROM HIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 11, AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH THE MAIN POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS, PRIME MINISTER THAPA APPOINTED SIX MINISTERS FROM HIS OWN CENTER-RIGHT PARTY, THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (RPP). WITH ONE EXCEPTION, ALL THE NEW APPOINTEES HAVE PREVIOUS MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE WITH HALF O [...]	2003-06-12 09:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1097	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 7-13 [...] A date for the third round of peace talks remains elusive, as negotiations appear to take a back seat to the controversy surrounding the appointments of new cabinet members in the Government of Nepal (GON) (Reftel). Senior- level Maoists have intensified public rhetoric about foreign interfe [...]	2003-06-13 07:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1099	NEPAL: MAOIST TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, EXTORTION [...] (C) The ceasefire between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, declared on January 29, enters its fourth month amid evidence that the Maoists continue to train, recruit/conscript, and extort money from the local population. Violations of the code of conduct persist, with the [...]	2003-06-13 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1132	NEPAL: GON RELEASES TIBETAN REFUGEE FROM [...] (SBU) ON JUNE 17, NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED A MALE TIBETAN REFUGEE INTO UNHCR'S CUSTODY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER THE OFFICE OF TIBET PAID HIS FINE OF 7,500 RUPEES (APPROXIMATELY 98 USD). THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION HAD DETAINED THE MAN IN LATE APRIL, SHORTLY AFTER THE DETENT [...]	2003-06-18 09:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1133	NEPAL: MID-YEAR STATUS REPORT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary. Nepali police have seized 149 kg of cannabis and hashish and 6.9 kg of heroin in the first half of 2003, up from only 38 kg of hashish and .38 kg of heroin in the same period in 2002. Forty-four Nepali citizens and 8 foreigners have been arrested in Nepal, while 12 Nepali citize [...]	2003-06-18 23:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU1138	NEPAL: MAOISTS UTILIZING TRADE UNIONS TO ADD [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past week, garment manufacturers have been in negotiations with leaders of the Maoist-affiliated trade union. The Maoists have requested a dramatic increase in salaries and permanent employment. The Maoists have issued vague threats to pressure the garment manufactu [...]	2003-06-19 10:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1139	BHUTANESE REFUGEES STAGE PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JUNE 18, THE NEPAL-BHUTAN JOINT VERIFICATION TEAM ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF THE KHUNDANABARI CAMP VERIFICATION. THE RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH INFORMATION POST RECEIVED AFTER THE FOURTEENTH JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON MAY 22 (REFTEL). HOWEVER, INCONSISTENCIES A [...]	2003-06-19 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL BT NP
03KATHMANDU1143	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 14-20 [...] Maoists reportedly attacked a convoy headed to the far- western district of Jajarkot to provide humanitarian assistance. In a meeting held this week, international aid agencies reported increased Maoist activities that were threatening aid projects. Kamal Thapa, Minister of Information and C [...]	2003-06-20 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1169	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 17 - 23, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Five parties, Maoists hold massive rallies: The five agitating political parties and the Maoists took separate rallies on Friday in the capital against the "regression". (Media reports, 6/21) -- Nepal warns king: UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has war [...]	2003-06-24 04:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU117	NEPAL: AN EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING GROUND FOR U.S. [...] (C) Dear Bob: I was disappointed to learn that Nepal is not included on USSOCOM,s High Value Target List. As I understand it, if Nepal is not on this list, it will be difficult for U.S. Special Operations Forces to conduct deployments and training here. I hope I can enlist your support t [...]	2003-01-23 04:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1175	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST SOURCES OF FINANCING [...] (S) Despite the agreed terms of the cease-fire with the Government of Nepal (GoN) barring extortion, Maoists have continued to press businesses and local residents for "donations," increasing both the breadth and scope of their demands. In areas lacking a government presence, the Maoists hav [...]	2003-06-24 09:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1194	NEPALI TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO 75 YEARS' [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-26 23:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA NP
03KATHMANDU1212	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 21-27 [...] The notable absence of Baburam Bhattarai, number two leader and head of the Maoist negotiating team, has raised speculation that the Maoist ideologue is once again out of the country. Senior Maoist leaders continue to condemn alleged US "interference" in Nepal. Uncertainty persists over the [...]	2003-06-27 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1213	NEPALI GOVERNMENT SAID TO ACCEPT OUTSIDE [...] (C) Summary: According to a representative from a Swiss NGO, the Government of Nepal (GON) peace negotiation team has agreed in principle to accept outside "negotiation support," to be provided to both the GON and Maoist insurgents. Despite the delay in peace talks, the recent change in gov [...]	2003-06-27 10:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER EAID NP GON
03KATHMANDU1214	NEPAL: POLICE DETAIN 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EMBASSY DISCUSSIONS WITH NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER AND UNHCR SUGGEST THAT 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS DETAINED IN WESTERN NEPAL ON JUNE 24 MAY BE TURNED OVER UNHCR. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 24, NEPALI POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED 19 UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT [...]	2003-06-27 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NOTAG NP
03KATHMANDU1219	NEPAL RELEASES NINETEEN TIBETANS TO UNHCR [...] (SBU) IN A UNHCR BRIEFING TO THE DONOR COMMUNITY IN KATHMANDU ON JUNE 30, EMBASSY WAS INFORMED THAT THE 19 TIBETANS ARRESTED ON JUNE 24 (REFTEL) HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE UNHCR FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSIT TO INDIA. 2. (SBU) ON JUNE 29, A UNHCR TEAM ARRIVED IN KAILALI DISTRICT IN WESTERN N [...]	2003-06-30 08:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CH NP
03KATHMANDU1237	NEPAL: UNHCR BRIEFING ON BHUTANESE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. In a briefing to the donor community in Nepal on June 30, UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham expressed strong concern over the results of the verification of the first camp of Bhutanese refugees. These results, he said, present "serious difficulties" for some refugee familie [...]	2003-07-01 09:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BH
03KATHMANDU1239	NEPALI KING SAYS TIBETAN DEPORTATIONS A MISTAKE [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with the Ambassador, King Gyanendra opened by apologizing for May 31 deportations of 18 Tibetans (Ref A). He characterized the decision to deport the 18 as undertaken by a bureaucracy that "went off on its own" in the "last minutes of the former government." The Go [...]	2003-07-01 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV CH NP
03KATHMANDU1247	NEPAL'S PRIME MINISTER SEEKS TO LOWER POLITICAL [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa said he wants to "lower the political temperature" with the protesting political parties. He hopes to bring representatives of the parties into the Government of Nepal (GON) negotiating team. His efforts so far [...]	2003-07-02 11:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID PREF NP
03KATHMANDU1252	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 28-July 3 [...] Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachanda, Maoist supreme leader, called upon the five major political parties of Nepal to unite against foreign forces, and to support the Maoist demands set forth in the first round of peace negotiations (Ref A). The Government of Nepal (GON) and senior Maoist lea [...]	2003-07-03 06:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1257	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FINANCE [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani said that the Government of Nepal (GON) is preparing for another round of negotiations with the Maoists and making some headway in persuading political parties to join the new government. He said that [...]	2003-07-03 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD EINV NP
03KATHMANDU1262	REPORT ON TRAVEL FROM CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. On June 23-25, PolOff visited Bharatpur, headquarters of Chitwan district in Nepal's central lowlands, and Dhadingbesi, headquarters of Dhading district in the central hills. Officials in both districts reported that Maoist activity, including extortion and training, continues. [...]	2003-07-06 05:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1263	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 24 - 30, 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-06 08:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1277	NEPAL: GON CANCELS DALAI LAMA CELEBRATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON JULY 4, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON) PROHIBITED TIBETAN GROUPS FROM HOLDING CELEBRATIONS ON JULY 6 TO HONOR THE DALAI LAMA'S BIRTHDAY. DESPITE THE PROHIBITION, AT LEAST TWO TIBETAN GROUPS PROCEEDED WITH CELEBRATIONS WITHOUT GON INTERFERENCE. ALTHOUGH THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRAT [...]	2003-07-08 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM KIRF CH NP
03KATHMANDU128	NEPAL: FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN BHUTANESE REFUGEE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah returns on January 28 from an unofficial visit to Bhutan to discuss the refugee issue with his counterpart. Shah said he believes the visit presents a window of opportunity to secure a bilateral resolution to the problem. The EU representative in Ka [...]	2003-01-24 08:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL NP BT UNHCR
03KATHMANDU1282	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 1 - 7, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Ten left parties for new constitution: Ten left parties demanded (7/6) for a new constitution as the only way out of the present political crisis. (Media reports, 7/7) -- U.S. Ambassador against Maoists: Although the U.S. has not formally exhibited any activit [...]	2003-07-09 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1295	NEPAL: WORLD FOOD PROGRAM DEALS WITH MAOISTS AND [...] (S) Summary. The World Food Program (WFP) in Nepal has been operating in the most heavily Maoist-affected areas in Nepal since the last quarter of 2002. WFP Director Joergensen reports that through April 2003, the cease-fire had enabled villagers and traders to travel freely, increasing acce [...]	2003-07-10 02:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	WFP
03KATHMANDU1308	NEPAL: TIBETAN REFUGEES AND U.S. INTERESTS - [...] (SBU) Embassy understands that a group of nine congressmen who sent a letter on June 19 to the Prime Minister of Nepal is now poised to introduce punitive legislation against Nepal if the government does not satisfy their ultimatum regarding the status of Tibetan refugees in Nepal. The Embassy [...]	2003-07-11 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1310	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 4-11 [...] Informal talks proposed for July 11 between Nepal Government and Maoist negotiators failed to materialize, amid continuing controversy over the terms of agreements allegedly reached during the second round of talks (Reftel). As peace talks remain stalled, senior Maoists declared that they are [...]	2003-07-11 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1321	NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS PROGNOSIS DIM [...] (S/NF) Summary. Maoist activities in violation of the code of conduct, including extortion, harassment and abductions, have increased since late May, dramatically in the last couple of weeks. In particular, Maoists have stepped up efforts to rebuild their war chest with the possible objectiv [...]	2003-07-14 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM NP
03KATHMANDU1329	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 8 - 14, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS PEACE TALKS -- Government, Maoists hold talks: Members of the negotiating teams of the government and the Maoists held an informal meeting in Kathmandu to create a congenial atmosphere for the third round of the peace talks. However, the talks failed to set a dat [...]	2003-07-15 07:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1337	NEPAL: ANOTHER NINE TIBETANS HANDED-OVER TO UNHCR [...] (SBU) ON JULY 15, THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL'S DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION RELEASED NINE UNDOCUMENTED TIBETANS TO UNHCR. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICE OF TIBET, THE NINE TIBETANS WERE ARRESTED ON IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS SOMETIME DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 7 IN THE EASTERN HILL DISTRICT OF OKHALDHUNGA. THE [...]	2003-07-16 08:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM CH NP
03KATHMANDU135	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 18-24 [...] Peace talks remain elusive with conflicting reports about backchannel Government-Maoist communications. The Government of Nepal has said it will not send a formal invitation to the Maoists until they stop their violence, while Maoists have warned of severe consequences if talks are not held [...]	2003-01-24 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1353	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 12-18 [...] The deadlock over peace talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists remains unresolved. The GON has increased security in many districts throughout Nepal following reports of increased Maoist activities. The local press reported on July 14 that Maoists are importing weapons [...]	2003-07-18 07:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1356	NEPAL: MAOIST WARNING AGAINST US-AFFILIATED [...] (C) Summary. The Maoists in Nepal reportedly have issued a notice that all Nepali nationals affiliated with the United States in Maoist-controlled areas would be subject to harassment and travel restrictions. Reports from many west and mid-west districts have indicated that the Maoists' edict [...]	2003-07-18 09:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAID PREL CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1357	NEPAL: JULY 20-25 VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF FOREIGN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request at paragraph 17. Summary: Issues the Secretary Intends to Address in Washington ============================================= ================= 2. (SBU) On July 17, the Ambassador, DCM, and poloff met with Nepal's Foreign Secretary, Madhu Raman [...]	2003-07-18 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ETRD MASS NP XD
03KATHMANDU1358	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa on July 16, the Ambassador, accompanied by the ambassadors of the UK, India, Germany and France and leaders of their respective bilateral chambers of commerce, discussed their intention to issue a joint statement condemning gro [...]	2003-07-18 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1369	NEPAL: JOINT STATEMENT CONDEMNING MAOIST [...] (U) Ref A cable resent to expanded list of addressees (AmEmbassies Berlin and Paris). 2. (U) On July 21, the Industrial Security Group in Nepal released a press statement condemning Maoist extortions of individuals and businesses during the current cease-fire. Despite provisions in the c [...]	2003-07-21 23:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ECON EINV NP
03KATHMANDU137	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTIES AGREE ON NEED FOR "JOINT [...] (U) On January 22 the leaders of four political parties, including the two largest--the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML)--announced they had decided to initiate a "joint struggle" to protest King Gyanendra's October 4 dismissal of the previous [...]	2003-01-24 09:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1370	NEPAL: ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY IN TROUBLE IN FIGHT [...] (C) Summary. The head of Nepal's anti-corruption agency, CIAA Commissioner Surya Nath Upadhyaya, met with the Ambassador on July 18 to discuss the agency's investigation into allegations of corruption within Nepal's two government-owned banks. The cases involve at least five of the country's [...]	2003-07-21 23:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR EAID PGOV NP GON

03KATHMANDU1377	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 15 - 21, 2003 [...] PEACE TALKS -- Maoists close Kathmandu contact office: The Maoists have closed down the contact office in Kathmandu, open from April 10. The government is shocked with the Maoists' decision to close the Kathmandu contact office, but it "thinks" such a move will not affect the forthc [...]	2003-07-23 01:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU138	MAOISTS MAY FORCE COCA-COLA FROM NEPAL [...] (U) This cable contains business-sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. Summary ======= 2. (SBU) On January 22, Embassy officers met with Security Managers for Coca-Cola, who are in Nepal to assess the risk posed to its plants, distributors, and retailers after a Maois [...]	2003-01-24 10:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1381	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE ISSUE RECEIVES [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Malinowski's letter to the editor, published prominently in several Nepali newspapers on July 10, opened the floodgates to a spate of comments and editorials from others in the international community, the Bhutanese National Assembly and the Government of Nepal (GON) r [...]	2003-07-23 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID BH NP
03KATHMANDU1388	NEPAL: MAOISTS ISSUE PRE-CONDITIONS FOR RESUMPTION [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, the Maoist leadership publicly released a letter responding to the Government of Nepal's invitation to resume formal peace negotiations stalled since early May. Blaming the GON for violations of the cease-fire code of conduct, the letter represents another effort to t [...]	2003-07-24 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1390	NEPAL: ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) On July 22, 2003, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy, informing us that the Government of Nepal (GON) has completed the necessary domestic legal requirements for entry into force of the Article 98 Agreement. The Agreement, signed in Kathmandu on D [...]	2003-07-25 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PREL PGOV PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1391	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 19-25 [...] Maoist leaders responded to the Government of Nepal's (GON) invitation to sit for a third round of talks by issuing more demands as a prerequisite to dialogue (Reftel). The GON maintains that the peace process is not in jeopardy, but senior Maoist leaders increasingly talk of notably absent [...]	2003-07-25 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU140	NEPAL: HEAD OF ARMED POLICE FORCE ASSASSINATED IN [...] At approximately 7:30 a.m. local time on January 26, two masked gunmen shot and killed Mohan Krishna Shrestha, Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Armed Police Force (APF),as he was taking a morning walk near his residence. Also killed were Shrestha's wife and bodyguard. Residents in [...]	2003-01-26 08:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1413	NEPAL: MAOISTS SET JULY 31 DEADLINE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) On July 25, Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa's government replied to the Maoist letter setting pre-conditions for the resumption of peace talks (reftel). In its response, the Government of Nepal (GON) reaffirmed its commitment to the peace talks, but stated it would not concede to Maoist [...]	2003-07-28 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1414	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 22 - 28, 2003 [...] PEACE TALKS -- Minister denies government agreed to restrict army: Finance Minister Dr. Parakeet Chandler Lorain said (7/27) the previous talk team of the government had not committed to restrict the army within five kilometers of the barracks and that the best thing was to sit down f [...]	2003-07-29 03:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1418	NEPAL: LAST DITCH EFFORTS TO RESUME PEACE TALKS [...] (C) As reported in reftel, Nepal's Maoists have established a July 31 deadline for the Government of Nepal (GoN) to meet their conditions for a third round of peace talks. Embassy contacts in the police concur with our assessment that all the preconditions will not be met, thereby seriously [...]	2003-07-29 10:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1423	NEPAL: MAOISTS REPORTEDLY IN DELHI CONSIDER THE [...] (S) In a series of meetings with Government of Nepal (GoN) negotiators and security officials on July 30, the Ambassador discussed development in the GoN's exchanges with the Maoist leadership over the previous twenty-four hours. The GoN formally responded to the Maoists' recent demands on Ju [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1424	NEPAL: DELIVERING USG MESSAGE TO MAOIST FACILITATOR [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-30 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1430	(C) NEPAL: PROPOSED PUBLIC STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] (C) In view of increased tension between the Government of Nepal and the Maoist leadership (reported reftels) and the extreme pressure the Maoists have placed on the already fragile cease-fire, Post recommends that the Department release a public statement should the cease-fire break and hosti [...]	2003-07-31 11:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1431	NEPAL: MAOISTS ANNOUNCE THEIR RETURN TO TALKS, [...] (C) In the afternoon of July 31, the Maoists announced that they would sit for a third round of peace talks on the condition that the third round would address political, rather than technical matters. The Nepalese police have received reports from villagers that British and American trekker [...]	2003-07-31 11:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1432	NEPAL: PLANS FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEE REPATRIATION [...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Madan Kumar Bhattarai, MFA Acting Secretary and Joint Secretary for South Asia, on July 31 to discuss progress toward a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugee problem in Eastern Nepal as instructed reftel. Bhattarai admitted that the Government of Nepal and Roya [...]	2003-07-31 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM NP BT
03KATHMANDU145	NEPAL: ARMY TO COURT-MARTIAL TWO IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On January 25 Defense Secretary Madan Prasad Aryal announced in a speech at the Reporters Club that the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) will court-martial soldiers involved in the November 27 killings of five young men and boys in Nuwakot District (Reftel). (Note: The RNA maintains the five were [...]	2003-01-27 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MCAP PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1458	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 26-AUGUST [...] On July 31 Maoists agreed to sit for a third round of formal peace talks with the Government of Nepal (GON). Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and GON negotiating team member, welcomed the decision but remained cautious, saying that a date for a third round of talks would be set through "mutu [...]	2003-08-01 08:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1462	NEPAL: THE MAOISTS' JULY 31 STATEMENT AND POST [...] (U) The Maoists' July 31 public release, accepting the government's invitation to a third round of peace talks, is provided at paragraph 2. Post's assessment is available at paragraph 3. July 31 Maoist Statement ========================= 2. (U) Begin text: Nepal Communist Party (Ma [...]	2003-08-01 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1472	ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO [...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP),reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...]	2003-08-04 06:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PINR PARM KN NP
03KATHMANDU1484	INDIAN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR PLEDGES TO [...] (S) Summary. According to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal, India's National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra has reaffirmed the Indian Government's (GOI's) policy of synchronizing with the U.S. its tough talking points for Nepal's Maoist leaders. Mishra reportedly also pledged that his Governm [...]	2003-08-05 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1486	NEPAL: MAIN COMMUNIST PARTY WILL NOT JOIN THE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on August 4 with the leader of Nepal's largest legal communist party, Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador expressed concern that the Government's cease-fire with the Maoists might not continue for long and emphasized the need for the political parties and the King to [...]	2003-08-05 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1496	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK SECURITY FORCES; PRESSURING [...] (U) Since their July 31 commitment to a third round of peace talks (ref A),the Maoists have increased activities in violation of the cease-fire code of conduct resulting in the deaths of 8 security personnel and one Maoist. Maoist violations could be a unilateral attempt to restrict the army [...]	2003-08-06 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CASC NP
03KATHMANDU15	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, DEC 27-JAN 3 [...] The GON said it is receptive to and ready to create an environment for peace talks with the Maoists. Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said the GON will accede to the Maoists' demand for information on imprisoned rebels. Despite the GON's conciliatory gestures, the Maoists have called another tw [...]	2003-01-03 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1507	NEPAL: NEPALI CONGRESS (DEUBA) PARTY ALSO WILL NOT [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with former Prime Minister Deuba on August 7, Ambassador Malinowski reiterated U.S. concerns over recent Maoist activity in Nepal and stressed the need for the King, government and political parties to join forces against the Maoist threat. Deuba replied that his pa [...]	2003-08-07 09:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1509	NEPAL'S NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. National Human Rights Commission member Indira Rana (please protect) has made serious allegations against some of her fellow members, accusing them of gender discrimination, corruption and bias in favor of the Maoists. In a July 31 meeting, Rana claimed that Sushil Pyakurel, an a [...]	2003-08-08 06:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCOR NP PINR GON
03KATHMANDU1511	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 2-8 [...] Despite agreement by the Maoists to sit for another round of peace talks with the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team (Ref A),no date has yet been set, and the Maoist leadership remains out of the public eye and reportedly out of Nepal. Nepal's main political parties have once again [...]	2003-08-08 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1516	MEETING WITH ONE OF NEPAL'S MOST SENIOR DEMOCRATS: [...] (C) On August 7, the Ambassador met with Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, a founding father of Nepal's democracy, and Narayan Khadga, a former Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission, to discuss the internal dynamics of the Nepali Congress Party, Bhattarai's recent discussions with the Kin [...]	2003-08-08 09:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1524	NEPALI CONGRESS WILL NOT JOIN GOVERNMENT OR PEACE [...] (C) On August 8, the Ambassador met with Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Girija Prasad Koirala, completing a week of meetings with party leaders. Koirala relayed his telephonic discussions with Maoist leaders still in New Delhi, over the past week. The NC will not join the formal Gov [...]	2003-08-11 23:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1542	NEPALI STUDENT LEADERS WARN OF MORE "AGITATION [...] In meetings with the Nepali Student Union and the Nepal National Student's Union-the two largest of Nepal's seven united student unions-backed by the Nepali Congress (NC) party and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) respectively, student leaders said they intended [...]	2003-08-14 05:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU1552	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR "CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) peace negotiator and Information Minister Kamal Thapa told the Ambassador on August 14 that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the third round of talks with Maoist insurgents, scheduled to be held in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. Instea [...]	2003-08-14 10:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1559	NEPAL: UPCOMING NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAOISTS PRESENT [...] (C) The third round of negotiations between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents, scheduled to take place on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj, could prove a watershed in the fitful peace process. We expect this round to be more substantive--and thus potentially [...]	2003-08-15 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1565	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT-MAOIST NEGOTIATIONS GENERATE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist insurgents opened the third round of negotiations in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj on August 17. The GON team presented a package of proposed political reforms that include two of the three main Maoist demands. Speaking to the press after the [...]	2003-08-18 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP GON
03KATHMANDU1571	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST [...] PEACE TALKS -- Third round of peace talks: The government conceded (8/17) two key demands of the Maoists an interim government that would also include them and a round table conference but rejected their demand for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. The Maoists said [...]	2003-08-20 05:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1577	NEPAL: THIRD ROUND OF TALKS ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Amidst increased violence over the past several days, the third round of peace talks between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists concluded on August 19 without agreement. Both sides left open the possibility of returning for a fourth round of talks. However, a growing numbe [...]	2003-08-20 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1586	NEPAL: MAOISTS SEE "IMPERIALIST DESIGN" IN [...] (C) The Government of Nepal's (GON) lead negotiator, Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, told the Ambassador that Maoist negotiators were unwilling to discuss any of the GON's political reform proposals during the third round of talks held August 17-18. Instead, Maoist negotiator Dr. Baburam Bhattar [...]	2003-08-21 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1593	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 16-22 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoist rebels finally met for a third round of negotiations on August 17 in the southwestern city of Nepalgunj (Ref A). Tensions reportedly were high, as the GON acceded to Maoist demands for a roundtable conference and formation of an interim government [...]	2003-08-22 08:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1606	NEPAL: BHUTAN'S COMMITMENT TO REPATRIATE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. The postponement of the 15th Nepal-Bhutan Joint Ministerial originally scheduled for August 11-15 has led many Bhutanese refugee leaders to become increasingly doubtful of the Royal Government of Bhutan's commitment to repatriate the refugees. UNHCR field director John Andrew re [...]	2003-08-25 08:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU1612	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR GLUM ON PROSPECTS [...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Kamal Thapa, Information Minister and a Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiator with the Maoists, appeared pessimistic about prospects for dialogue after the August 17-19 round of talks (Refs A-B). The Maoists rejected, among other things, a GO [...]	2003-08-25 10:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP GON
03KATHMANDU1614	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST [...] PEACE TALKS -- Dr. Bhattarai for no less than constituent assembly: The Maoists warned (8/24) the government that the ongoing talks would cease automatically if the latter declined to come up with its revised agenda by Tuesday and accept the Maoist condition for unconditional constituent [...]	2003-08-26 05:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1620	NEPAL: REPEATED VIOLATIONS, INCREASED ATTACKS [...] (C) Since the beginning of August, increased violence and armed engagements between Government of Nepal (GON) security forces and Maoist insurgents have left the seven-month-old ceasefire a ceasefire in name only. Representatives of the GON and security forces believe that the Maoists are pr [...]	2003-08-26 11:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1621	NEPAL: WERE FOUR TIBETAN CHILDREN DEPORTED IN [...] (C) Summary. Radio Free Asia reported on August 8 that four Tibetan children were deported from Nepal to China. The facts of the alleged deporation are far from clear, however. The Office of Tibet has anectodal evidence that the deporation did occur while UNHCR officials in Nepal are convinc [...]	2003-08-26 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF CH NP
03KATHMANDU1638	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S) Summary: The August 20 arrest in Chennai of Maoist Politburo member Chandra Gajurel is the most significant capture of a member of the insurgents' leadership in more than seven years of conflict. While the reasons for Gajurel's intended travel to the UK remain unclear, his arrest could [...]	2003-08-27 10:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN NP
03KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: PAKISTAN EMBASSY EMPLOYEE CAUGHT WITH [...] (SBU) On August 19, Nepalese Police arrested an administrative staff member of the Pakistani Embassy, allegedly carrying counterfeit Indian currency. The staff member was released into the Pakistani Ambassador's custody and deported over the weekend. The Pakistani Embassy denies all the cha [...]	2003-08-27 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ETTC KCRM IN PK NP XD
03KATHMANDU1644	NEPAL: MAOISTS BREAK CEASE-FIRE, ATTEMPT TO BLAME [...] (SBU) On August 27, the Maoists unilaterally withdrew from the cease-fire, blaming the Government of Nepal (GON) for refusing to accept a constituent assembly and for alleged attacks on Maoist cadres over the past month. The security forces have adopted new Rules of Engagement that allow com [...]	2003-08-27 12:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1648	NEPAL: MAOIST HIT TEAMS SHOOT TWO ARMY COLONELS IN [...] (S) Less than 24 hours after breaking the seven-month cease fire Maoist hit squads shot two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) colonels in separate incidents in Kathmandu on August 28. One died within hours of the attack; the other is in stable condition. The security forces expect the Maoists to pursue [...]	2003-08-28 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1649	NEPAL: FURTHER INFORMATION ON MAOIST LEADER [...] (C) In an informal discussion with the Ambassador on August 27, Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran and British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield provided further details on the August 20 arrest of Nepali Maoist Chandra Gajurel in Chennai. According to Ambassador Bloomfield, Gajurel was traveling on a f [...]	2003-08-28 10:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL IN UK NP
03KATHMANDU1650	NEPALI GOVERNMENT DECLARES MAOISTS TERRORISTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-28 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1666	NEPAL: CIVIL SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS [...] (SBU) On August 28 and 29, Nepal's civil society and international missions issued strong statements condemning the Maoists' withdrawal from peace talks. An umbrella school association organized the largest rally in recent memory to encourage both sides to return to the negotiating table. Th [...]	2003-08-29 09:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1670	NEPAL: MAOIST ACTIVITY AUGUST 23 - 29 [...] ON AUGUST 27, NEPAL'S MAOIST REBELS ISSUED A PRESS STATEMENT EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE SEVEN-MONTH LONG CEASE- FIRE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL (GON) (REF C). IN THE PRESS STATEMENT, THE INSURGENTS ATTEMPTED TO BLAME THE GON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE PEACE PROCESS, CITING ALLEGED GON VIOLATIONS OF [...]	2003-08-29 10:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL NP
03KATHMANDU1674	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SEEKING US MEDIATION [...] (S) Mainstream political parties are reassessing plans for a large joint demonstration to be held in the capital on September 4 in light of the Maoists' unilateral decision to break the ceasefire and return to violence. Party leaders have indicated that they are seeking an overture from King [...]	2003-08-29 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL NP GON
03KATHMANDU1677	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR SENDS MAOISTS TOUGH WARNING ON [...] (C) The Ambassador sent a stern warning to the Maoists not to target American citizens or interests. The message was sent through Shailendra Upadhaya, a former facilitator during the most recent three rounds of dialogue between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists. An August 29 press [...]	2003-08-30 06:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC CASC NP
03KATHMANDU1684	NEPAL: FORMER PRESIDENT OF FINLAND AHTISAARI [...] (C) Summary. Former President of Finland Marti Ahtisaari paid a three-day visit to Nepal August 28-30 at the request of British aid agency DFID to provide assistance to the facilitators of the GON-Maoist peace talks. During a meeting with Ambassador Malinowski, Ahtisaari expressed optimism t [...]	2003-09-02 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1685	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: AUGUST 26 [...] MAOISTS BREAK CEASEFIRE - - Maoi sts break cease - fire , blame government : The Maoi sts un i latera 1 ly broke of f ( 8/27 ) the seven-month-old cease-fire and the subsequent peace process with the government "for the time being" saying it had lost its relevance while b [...]	2003-09-02 09:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1691	STUDENT UNION LEADERS ARRESTED DURING POLITICAL [...] (SBU) From 1430 to 1600 on September 2, roughly 150 students began demonstrating in Ratna Park in central Kathmandu to protest the Government of Nepal's "regressive actions" against the political parties. The students represented the various student unions that are affiliated with the five ma [...]	2003-09-02 10:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1692	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PARTIES TO TURN OFF [...] (S) Ambassador Malinowski, accompanied by British Ambassador Keith Bloomfield, had separate discussions with party leaders and the Prime Minister on August 31 and September 1 in an effort to head off a potentially violent all-party demonstration planned for September 4 (Ref A). The Indian Am [...]	2003-09-02 10:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL UK NP
03KATHMANDU170	BHUTANESE REFUGEESS: NEPALESE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) On January 28, Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah briefed the Ambassador on his January 23-26 trip to Bhutan. Shah revealed a timeline for the Twelfth and Thirteenth bilateral Ministerial Meetings to restart the work of the Joint Verification Team to repatriate Bhutanese refugees. Bhu [...]	2003-01-29 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PREL EAID PHUM AORC NP
03KATHMANDU1721	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 30- [...] Sixty-three Maoists and fifteen security personnel died in clashes this week. The Government of Nepal (GON) imposed curfews on twenty-three of Nepal's districts in an attempt to maintain law and order. Pyar Jung Thapa, Chief of Army Staff, pledged to maintain peace in Nepal and declared that [...]	2003-09-05 04:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1723	NEPAL: PRELIMINARY READ-OUT ON MEETING BETWEEN [...] (S) According to the British Ambassador's read-out of the September 4 meeting between King Gyanendra and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London, the King said that he would reach out to the political parties only if efforts to revive negotiations with the Maoists fail. The King also [...]	2003-09-05 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM UK NP
03KATHMANDU1726	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REPATRIATION DELAYED AT LEAST [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Country Director Abraham Abraham reported that the Nepal-Bhutan 15th Joint Ministerial has again been delayed and that the earliest the Bhutanese refugees could be repatriated is early December. The Government of Nepal and Royal Government of Bhutan have announced that the [...]	2003-09-05 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF BH NP
03KATHMANDU1727	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTEMPT TO KILL BRIGADIER GENERAL, [...] (SBU) At 14:30 on August 4, Maoists attempted to kill Fifth Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Gaurav SJB Rana, while in a vehicle convoy driving from his command headquarters in Dipayal, Doti (in Nepal's Far-West Development Region) south to Dhanghadi. Two pipe bombs were used in the atta [...]	2003-09-05 09:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1743	NEPAL: PARTIES CONTINUE PROTESTS, GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On September 8, the five major political parties continued with their fifth day of protest in Kathmandu, culminating in the arrest of an estimated 90-100 people in various parts of the city. The parties have called off the protest scheduled for September 9 because of a Newari festival da [...]	2003-09-08 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU1744	NEPAL: MAOIST BOMBS IN THE CAPITAL; BATTLES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: One person was killed and twelve injured after Maoist insurgents set off a series of six bomb blasts in Kathmandu and its environs on the morning of September 8. The explosions are believed intended to intimidate the general population into observing a general strike, or "ban [...]	2003-09-08 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC CASC MOPS NP
03KATHMANDU175	NEPAL: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS DECLARE CEASE-FIRE, [...] (U) On January 29, the Maoists followed by the Government of Nepal (GoN) announced a cease-fire. The GoN (see paragraph 13),in return, agreed to drop the terrorist designation placed on the Maoists. In their statement (see paragraph 12),the Maoists reiterated their demands for a round table [...]	2003-01-30 09:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS NP
03KATHMANDU1758	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]	2003-09-09 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1796	NEPAL: MAOISTS EXECUTE INFORMANT, CONTINUE [...] (SBU) On September 12, Maoists continued their wave of violence in urban areas. A Maoist hit squad killed two people in northern Kathmandu. The Maoists planted two bombs on the rim of Kathmandu Valley; one detonated causing USD 2,700 in damage. Four bombs exploded in an industrial city 222 [...]	2003-09-12 09:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU18	NEPALI KING'S PUBLIC ADDRESS WELL ATTENDED; [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 3 King Gyanendra assured thousands of attendees at a much-heralded "civic reception" in the southeastern border city of Biratnagar that he will uphold multi-party democracy and urged all groups to work together toward national unity. Biratnagar residents defied a [...]	2003-01-03 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP GON
03KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: UPDATE ON MAOIST ACTIVITIES, JAN 25-31 [...] The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists announced a ceasefire on January 29 (Ref A). The international community widely welcomed the news of a ceasefire. The Maoist-aligned All Nepal National Independent Students Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) said that it will go ahead with their pl [...]	2003-01-31 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER CASC PGOV NP IN
03KATHMANDU1805	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ALLEGES HUMAN [...] (C) On September 12 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted a report to the Prime Minister that implicates the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) in the summary executions of 17 Maoist prisoners and two civilians in Ramechhap District on August 17. Although the Embassy has not seen the re [...]	2003-09-15 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MCAP PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1806	NEPAL: MAOISTS CONTINUE LIMITED STRIKES, [...] (SBU) On September 15, the Maoists killed two policeman and seriously injured three others in three separate incidents across the Kingdom. The Maoists are reportedly impressing families to provide a daughter or son aged 13-22 under the threat of "dire consequences." End summary. Maoist "H [...]	2003-09-15 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1814	NEPAL: COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER ON ALL-PARTY [...] (C) In a September 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML) General Secretary Madhav Nepal emphasized that he hopes the Palace will invite the political parties to form an all-party government. A strong leader is needed to deal with the Maoist [...]	2003-09-16 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1822	NEPAL: MAOISTS DEMAND MONEY FROM COCA-COLA, [...] (U) This cable contains business sensitive information and should be handled accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 15, Maoists resumed extortion demands of Coca-Cola in Nepal. Coca-Cola has investments valued at USD 30 million in the country in the form of two bottling plants, one in Kathma [...]	2003-09-17 09:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1823	NEPAL: INDUSTRIAL SECURITY GROUP DISCUSSES MAOIST [...] (SBU) On September 11, the Industrial Security Group, comprised of the bilateral chambers and foreign missions of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and India, held a meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Nepal. The group reviewed the Government's security plans, Maoist ex [...]	2003-09-17 09:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1835	NEPAL: PUBLIC OBSERVED FIRST DAY OF GENERAL [...] (SBU) On September 18, the first day of a Maoist-imposed three day general strike, Embassy police contacts reported that 95 percent of businesses in Kathmandu Valley were closed. Traffic was limited to police and army vehicles, diplomatic vehicles, and ambulances, with most people opting to [...]	2003-09-18 09:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU1836	NEPAL: ARMY ATTACK ON MAOISTS DEADLIEST SINCE THE [...] (SBU) Fighting between the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) and Maoist insurgents continued Sept. 18 for the second day in the mid-western district of Rolpa. To date, at least 35 Maoists and 4 RNA soldiers have been killed in the deadliest clash since the Maoists broke a seven-month ceasefire on Augus [...]	2003-09-18 09:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PTER NP
03KATHMANDU1841	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 13- [...] According to local press accounts 68 Maoists, 19 policemen, and 7 Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with 19 civilians, including a child. 40 security personnel suffered injuries. The Maoists' call for a three-day nationwide strike from September 18-20 closed dow [...]	2003-09-19 07:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1849	NEPAL: MAOISTS ATTACK POLICE INSIDE BHUTANESE [...] (C) Summary. On September 22, Post received reports from WFP and UNHCR that as many as 150 Maoists attacked the police post inside a Bhutanese refugee camp in Eastern Nepal, killing one unarmed police officer. No refugees were injured in the attacks. According to UNHCR, the Home Ministry has [...]	2003-09-22 09:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER NP BH
03KATHMANDU185	NEPAL: MAOISTS CALL OFF GENERAL STRIKE; [...] (U) The Maoists issued a press release on February 2 cancelling the general strike, or "bandh," scheduled to commemorate the seventh anniversary of their insurgency on February 13-14. The press statement said the strike is being called off in consideration of the "present changing circumstan [...]	2003-02-03 07:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CASC SOCI NP
03KATHMANDU1859	NEPAL: INDIAN SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, the Indian government is sending a defense consultation group to Kathmandu the week of September 22 to "institutionalize" bilateral security assistance and support to the Government of Nepal (GON). A few weeks later in New Delhi, the GOI will [...]	2003-09-24 00:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER IN NP
03KATHMANDU1870	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR REPORTS ADVANCES IN BILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) According to Indian Ambassador Shyam Saran, bilateral consultations between Indian and Nepali security and intelligence officers in Kathmandu on Sept 22-23 proceeded ""exceptionally well"" as a first step in institutionalizing security assistance and information exchange between the two go [...]	2003-09-25 10:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MCAP PGOV IN NP
03KATHMANDU1874	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, SEPTEMBER 20- [...] According to local press accounts fifty-three Maoists, nine policemen and two Royal Nepal Army (RNA) soldiers died in clashes this week, along with two civilians. Two other policemen were also assassinated by Maoists. Senior officials from the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) declared that the Maoists [...]	2003-09-26 07:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
03KATHMANDU1888	NEPAL: MAOISTS OFFER TEN-DAY HOLIDAY TRUCE; [...] (U) On September 26 the Maoist leadership issued a press statement declaring a ceasefire from October 2-9 in honor of the Hindu festival of Dashain. In announcing the truce, Maoist leader Prachanda cited the "feeling of the masses and appeals from different political and human rights organi [...]	2003-09-29 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP GON
03KATHMANDU1890	AmCit Trekker Attacked and Robbed on Annapurna [...] SUMMARY. On Saturday, Sept

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