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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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05TEGUCIGALPA757 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, APRIL 6, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 4/6, titled "CAFTA CA-USA-DR." "In Central America, the ratification of CAFTA by the region's congresses seems to be certain, despite the tenacious opposition of some popular sectors, especially labor unions. El Salvador, Honduras an [...] | 2005-04-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD ELAB HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA765 | Congressional Staffers Visit Honduras, Question [...] (SBU) Summary: Five U.S. Congressional staffers, representing House Democrats, visited Honduras in late March, on a trip aimed at building support for CAFTA-DR among undecided U.S. Congressmen. The visit, which was organized by the GOH and funded by the Honduran private sector, involved visit [...] | 2005-04-08 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EAGR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA767 | Honduran Public Sector Unions Continue Large Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: A public employees union labor action that began in mid-March is ongoing and increasingly problematic for the GOH. Approximately 37,000 public employees from various government offices in Tegucigalpa are participating. Public Workers, led by the public employees union ANDEPH, [...] | 2005-04-08 22:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON PHUM PREL SOCI HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA769 | HONDURAN PORT FEE REDUCTION AGREED TO IN PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary: Following a public exchange of vitriol earlier this year over port fees -- in which accusations of fraud, deception, graft, tax evasion, smuggling, and unconstitutionality were repeatedly hurled (detailed reftels) -- the GOH and private sector sat down last month to work out a mu [...] | 2005-04-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ECPS EINV PGOV KMCA HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA773 | WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOUIS POSADA CARRILES?: [...] No summary [...] | 2005-04-12 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA774 | HONDURAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTER ON MINING: SLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: EmbOffs and USAIDOffs met with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Patricia Panting, on April 6 to discuss mining issues, specifically a ban that has been in place since June 2004 on the granting of any new mining concessions in Honduras. Minister Panting defende [...] | 2005-04-12 18:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN SENV EINV ECON PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA779 | Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Moves [...] Summary: PolOff met March 28 with Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Nora Urbina to discuss the status of several trafficking in persons (TIP) and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases. Summaries of these cases are below. End Summary. Honduras/Guatemala CSEC Case [...] | 2005-04-13 13:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA786 | HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON [...] (C) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to verify the GOH's planned vote in favor of the UNCHR Cuba resolution. President Maduro confirmed that the GOH would vote in favor of the Cuba resolution. 2. (C) PolOff the [...] | 2005-04-13 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU |
05TEGUCIGALPA8 | HONDURAS ECONOMIC REFORM: BANKING COMMISSION REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: In September 2004, at IMF insistence, the GOH passed four banking reform laws aimed at strengthening the nation's financial system. This is the third in a series of four cables that analyze each of these laws, assess their impacts on the Honduran financial system, and outline cha [...] | 2005-01-03 18:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV HO IMF |
05TEGUCIGALPA800 | HONDURAS: BANCO FICOHSA: A BANK THAT GETS IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not a world-class bank, Ficohsa is arguably one of the best-placed Honduran banks to survive the continuing market consolidation. Ficohsa is noteworthy for its efforts to explore innovative financial products, adopt new technologies, and craft a market strategy that will a [...] | 2005-04-15 16:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV SMIG HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA805 | 20 GTMO CUBANS RESETTLED IN HONDURAS: ONLY 3 [...] (U) This is an action request for PRM. Please see para. 7. 2. (SBU) PolOff met April 13 with International Organization of Migration (IOM) Tegucigalpa to discuss questions raised in reftel regarding the 20 Cubans resettled by IOM from Guantanamo to Tegucigalpa. According to the IOM, out of [...] | 2005-04-15 18:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SMIG PHUM CU HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA808 | MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On 4/14, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs titled "Honduras will vote against Cuba." The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an article entitled "Honduras supports the U.S. in resolution against Cuba." [...] | 2005-04-15 22:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA810 | Honduras Seizes 20,000 Pirated Discs; First Such [...] Summary. On April 12, 2005, EmbOffs met with Prosecutor for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Ligia Roque de Galeas, to learn the details of an April 6-7 successful seizure of approximately 20,000 pirated CDs and DVDs. Following the seizures, several suspects were arrested in raids on [...] | 2005-04-18 18:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON KJUS HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA813 | Honduras Agrees on New Minimum Wage - 9-12 Percent [...] After typically contentious and drawn-out negotiations between business and labor, the Honduran Special Commission for the Minimum Wage approved a 12 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2005 on March 19. The increase is retroactive to January 1, reverting to typical form after last year' [...] | 2005-04-19 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA817 | HONDURAS TO OPPOSE CUBAN UNCHR RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered April 15 ref A demarche to Honduran MFA Vice Minister AMB Mario Fortin on the Cuban UNCHR resolution on the Guantanamo detainees. Acting PolCouns repeated the demarche April 18 to MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Allan Oviedo. 2. (SBU) AMB Fortin told [...] | 2005-04-19 23:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL HO UNHRC |
05TEGUCIGALPA826 | Stop Illegal Aliens Before They Reach The [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 13. 2. Summary: Post believes reinstating funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Program for the Return of Third Country National (TCN) Migrants Intercepted in the Latin America & [...] | 2005-04-21 15:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG KJUS PTER PHUM SNAR PINS PGOV PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA843 | MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Mario Alvarado on 4/16 entitled "Global View: Cuba and the UNCHR." "Each year, it's getting more difficult for the U.S. to find an accomplice to present a resolution against Cuba. This time, the Bush administration had to [...] | 2005-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR |
05TEGUCIGALPA844 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS SEC GEN ELECTION, APRIL [...] On 4/16, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez entitled "OAS: New Winds." "The OAS candidate backed by the U.S had to resign due to a lack of necessary votes to survive. The attempt to unify the votes of former Salvadoran president Francis [...] | 2005-04-21 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA845 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/21, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Bed:" "There are no more `coup d'etats' in Latin America. Popular discontent begins with protests and demonstrations, a political crisis is produced, the country becomes ungovernable, and from that [...] | 2005-04-21 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA866 | 2005 EXPROPRIATION REPORT: HONDURAS [...] (U) HONDURAS The United States Government (USG) is aware of thirteen (13) claims of United States businesses or nationals that may be outstanding against the Government of Honduras (GOH). The USG is also aware of numerous other investment disputes involving U.S. investors, the major [...] | 2005-04-23 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE KSPR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA871 | NSDD 38 - MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION [...] Ambassador Palmer approves reftel request for the Millenium Challenge Corporation to establish a presence in Tegucigalpa, Honduras consisting of 1 USDH Director, 2 USDH or USPSC program managers and up to 4 Locally Employeed Staff, contigent upon satisfactory clarification of the following sub [...] | 2005-04-25 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT KMRS ABLD ASEC EAID HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA872 | HONDURAN SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL: THE FIGHT FOR [...] Summary: There is a growing dispute for control of the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the National Registry of Persons (RNP). These two key institutions are not yet free from the influence of the two traditional parties in Honduras. The upcoming general elections, scheduled f [...] | 2005-04-25 22:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA874 | HONDURAS IMPORT REGULATIONS FOR USED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT [...] This cable is in response to reftel, which requested an update on the feasibility of exporting used medical equipment to Honduras. 2. According to the Honduran Customs and Tax Division, there are no quotas for the importation of remanufactured, rebuilt, and/or used medical equipment to Ho [...] | 2005-04-26 15:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA875 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...] | 2005-04-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA887 | MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...] | 2005-04-26 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA891 | BILLBOARD EXPANSION IN HONDURAS [...] This cable is in response to reftel request for Post's comments on Honduras' billboard industry. 2. Post is not aware of any specific developments that may hinder investment in the billboard sector in Honduras. Billboards continue to be a strong medium for reaching customers and deliverin [...] | 2005-04-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA893 | SEAS WITHOUT FRONTIERS; OIL DRILLING WITHOUT FEARS: [...] On April 18th, Mexico and Honduras signed a maritime delimitation treaty for waters in the Caribbean. Both countries agreed to share all information that will assist in finding petroleum deposits and to formalize an agreement for an efficient and equitable exploitation of such deposits. Forei [...] | 2005-04-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL PGOV ECON EPET EWWT SENV SNAR MX HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA894 | HONDURAS: BANCO FICOHSA TO OPEN REP OFFICE IN [...] Banco Ficohsa President and CEO Camilo Atala confirmed to Post on April 21 that his bank has received permission from the U.S. Federal Reserve to open a representative office in Miami, Florida. The bank intends to open the office this summer, with a view toward strengthening ties with investo [...] | 2005-04-27 17:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SMIG HO EFIN |
05TEGUCIGALPA896 | SEIZURE OF 59 KILOS OF COCAINE; GFTI-05-9154/HONDURAS [...] (U) On April 22, 2005, in a routine traffic inspection in the vicinity of Tocoa, Honduras, the INL funded Honduran Frontier Police seized 59 kilos of cocaine from a white 1999 Toyota pick-up, bearing Honduran license plate PAM0326. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Gilmer Alberto AR [...] | 2005-04-27 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | HO NOTAG |
05TEGUCIGALPA900 | CORRUPTION SCANDAL AT HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: US ASSISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State sections, with DS agents in the lead, and other U.S. agencies have assisted the Government of Honduras's (GOH) investigation of the GOH Immigration Service. Post received information from various sources indicating that the GOH Immigration Service is rife with corruption. [...] | 2005-04-28 00:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG ASEC PGOV KJUS PTER SNAR PREL HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA934 | Honduran CAFTA Outreach to Environmental and Small [...] Summary: On April 15th and 18th, the Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted events entitled, "Getting Ready to Take Advantage of CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement)," and "CAFTA Environmental Chapter Implementation and Environmental Cooperation Agreement." The first seminar educated [...] | 2005-05-04 17:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA948 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Moral." "A few hours before the Salvadoran president met with Condoleeza Rice, he announced that Central American presidents would meet with Bush in Washington to negotiate the approval of CAFTA." "It [...] | 2005-05-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA950 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, APRIL 30, 2005 [...] On 4/30 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled Big Leagues." "Central America was excluded from the decisions in the OAS's Secretary General election." SIPDIS "The U.S. wouldn't risk a rupture in the hemisphere, even less so when the purpose of R [...] | 2005-05-05 17:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA951 | MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, MAY 03, 2005 [...] On 5/03 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate paper "El Heraldo" published an editorial entitled "New era for the OAS." "With yesterday's election of the socialist Insulza as Secretary General, the OAS begins a new era, after being SIPDIS without a Secretary General for more than a year due to the [...] | 2005-05-05 17:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA957 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 05, 2005 [...] On 05/03 the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statement by Melvin Redondo, CAFTA negotiator who said, "Central American and Dominican Republic presidents will visit certain U.S. communities in which there is still some opposition to CAFTA." "With the non-appro [...] | 2005-05-05 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA969 | HONDURAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE IS MURDERED; POLICE DO [...] Ovidio Amaya Avelar, a 75 year-old National Party candidate for Congress, was shot to death on April 22 in La Arada, Santa Barbara, 2005. His neighbor who was traveling in the same car was also killed. The victim's cousin, also in the vehicle, was wounded and is in serious condition at the Sa [...] | 2005-05-06 21:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL KDEM HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA974 | HONDURAS RATIFIES UN ANTI-CORRUPTION CONVENTION [...] On March 13, the Honduran Congress approved the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The congressional decree was signed by President Ricardo Maduro on March 30, and the decree was published in La Gaceta, akin to the Federal Register, on April 20. 2. Honduras signed the convention [...] | 2005-05-06 21:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR HO |
05TEGUCIGALPA978 | HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS GA TO BE LED BY FM; GOH [...] Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irena Cardona told Acting PolCouns PolOff that the Honduran delegation to the OAS General Assembly will be led by Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and will include Honduran OAS PermRep Salvador Rodezno, Director of Foreign Policy Alan Ovied [...] | 2005-05-06 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM XM HO OAS |
05TEGUCIGALPA990 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 09, 2005 [...] On 05/07 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "Customs Union and CAFTA." "Juan Manuel Villasuso, Costa Rican economist, published in the newspaper `La Republica' the following: `Last's week Central American Customs Union is clearly a [...] | 2005-05-09 22:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA994 | MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, MAY 10, 2005 [...] On 05/10 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an op-ed by Gautama Fonseca entitled "The Decision." "The presidents of Central America decided to travel to the U.S. to beg Congress to approve CAFTA as quickly as possible." "Never in history of mankind was there a higher [...] | 2005-05-10 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR |
05TEGUCIGALPA996 | MEDIA REACTION ON JOINT U.S.-HONDURAN MILITARY BASE [...] On 05/09, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an editorial entitled "Palmerola." "For many years Comayagua's agricultural workers have asked the government to use the military airport of Palmerola for transporting their goods to the U.S. and other markets, in order to save [...] | 2005-05-11 13:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PGOV MASS EAIR EAID HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1 | MEDIA REACTION ON DHS, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/30 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Cristina Ozaeta entitled "U.S. Defenseless towards Attacks." "According to a report issued by the Democrats, the Department of Homeland Security has failed and hasn't fulfilled 33 of its own promises to improve U.S. secu [...] | 2006-01-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1000 | (S) UNDER ATTACK, HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT TROUBLED [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos respects President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, but fears the influence that certain leftist advisors surrounding him are exercising over Honduran policy. Zelaya is trying, in his view, to "play both sides" but will be unlikely to abandon his c [...] | 2006-06-02 16:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1007 | HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM [...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...] | 2006-06-02 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1008 | HONDURAS: IMF INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT TREND [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund is increasingly concerned about the direction of GOH fiscal policies. Rising losses in parastatal telecommunications and energy companies, coupled with the possibility of a return to unsustainable wage hikes for teachers, threaten to shatter GOH c [...] | 2006-06-02 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1026 | (C) HONDURAS: ZELAYA MISSED POTUS' POINT ON [...] (C) Summary: The POTUS/Zelaya meeting on June 5 is being portrayed in all Honduran press as a USG "green light" for a GOH deal with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. This misleading spin makes it easier for the GOH to rationalize making such a deal (with all the negative consequences that entails),a [...] | 2006-06-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON ENRG VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA11 | Honduran President-Elect Zelaya's Letters of [...] Ambassador Jose Eduardo Martell, General Coordinator of the Honduran Presidential Inauguration, under cover of a December 28 letter to PolChief (received by the Political Section December 30),sent the Embassy letters dated December 21 from President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales to [...] | 2006-01-04 19:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV OREP OVIP HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1101 | HONDURAS: WHO IS ADRIAN RECCA? BACKGROUND ON THE [...] (C) As reported in reftels, Honduras has made clear its intention to import Venezuelan oil on preferential financing terms. Precisely how such a plan would actually work remains a mystery. But it seems that each time Post inquires more deeply about some aspect of the proposal (financing, stor [...] | 2006-06-15 19:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1102 | HONDURAN INDUSTRIALISTS ASK GOV FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Industrialists Association (ANDI) has written a letter to the Government of Venezuela seeking a direct PetroCaribe arrangement, modeled after deals recently struck with mayors in El Salvador and Nicaragua (ref B). PetroCaribe is a government-to-government program, so [...] | 2006-06-15 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PINR VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1104 | HONDURAS: FIRST OFFICIAL BOLIVARIAN CIRCLE MEETS [...] (U) According to press reports, on June 14 Honduras hosted its first official Bolivarian circle (a grass-roots mobilization effort originally created to support Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution.") Television coverage of the event appeared to show 30-50 people in atte [...] | 2006-06-15 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ENRG PINR VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1131 | HONDURAN MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS, SAYS IT IS [...] (C) Summary: GOH Minister of Finance Hugo Noe Pino resigned on June 16, effective July 1, when he will be replaced by Vice Minister Rebecca Santos. Noe Pino assured EconChief that his resignation was not in protest, but rather was the result of the President's desire to send him as Honduras' [...] | 2006-06-22 14:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1179 | HONDURAN POPULIST PRESIDENT ZELAYA: MELISTAS PUSH [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately five months. Zelaya is acting more and more like a populist, and has stumbled through a series of missteps ever since his meeting with POTUS June 5. His willful mis-characteri [...] | 2006-06-30 18:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA12 | Honduran President Maduro Letter to President Bush [...] The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under cover of a diplomatic note dated January 3, 2006, sent the Embassy a letter dated December 27, 2005, from Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to President Bush inviting him to attend Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' January 27, 2006 inauguration. [...] | 2006-01-04 19:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV OREP OVIP HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1238 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE MAY GO TO TRAFIGURA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the national bid were reportedly sent by bid consultant Robert Meyeringh to the GOH for review June 29. Ambassador has called for an appropriate and CAFTA-consistent review and comment period of the TOR once they are formally released (expec [...] | 2006-07-11 22:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1273 | KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZEN, RAMON J. ACIDE [...] Summary. On July 17, 2006 at approximately 2100 hours, RSO was notified by Honduran police officials that Ramon J. Acide (DOB 09/26/89),a U.S. citizen, was forcibly taken from his car at a stoplight near the town of Villanueva, which is located 15 minutes south of the city of San Pedro Sula. [...] | 2006-07-18 21:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1310 | HONDURAN CONGRESS ABROGATES KEY IMF CONDITIONALITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: As feared, on July 18 the Honduran Congress voted to remove the Teachers Wages and Benefits Law (Ley de Estatutos de Docente) from coverage by the 2003 Wage Reform Law (Ley de Reordenamiento del Sistema Retributivo). Rem [...] | 2006-07-21 23:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1324 | UPDATE ON THE KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN CITIZEN RAMON [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 21, 2006 RSO Tegucigalpa and LEGATT San Salvador met with local authorities assigned to the kidnapping investigation of U.S. citizen Ramon J. Acide. A briefing on the current status of the investigation revealed the alleged possibility that the father of Ramon, Joaquin [...] | 2006-07-25 17:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1329 | Honduran President Zelaya Discusses Fuel, [...] Classified by: Ambassador Charles Ford for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez for more than an hour during the evening of July 23. Zelaya was relaxed and discussed plans for a [...] | 2006-07-25 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1331 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE A PDVSA FRONT? ALSO: FUEL [...] (S) Summary: The Terms of Reference for the international fuel bid solicitation are due to be released on July 25. The TOR are expected to be "ex-tank," meaning bidders will be responsible for both importing and storing the fuel. This gives an apparent bidding advantage to companies that alr [...] | 2006-07-25 22:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1333 | HONDURAS NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PERSONS: ORGANIZATIONAL [...] Summary: In early June, the Honduran National Congress discussed amending Article 54 of the Constitution in order to make changes in the directorate of the National Registry of Persons (RNP),the GOH's civil registry. The RNP has often been used as a political tool and the proposed changes we [...] | 2006-07-26 19:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SMIG PHUM ECON PREL KFRD HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1345 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to act like a populist, although he makes fewer obvious errors, fired his most incompetent minister (the Minister of Health),and has, since the Embassy's U.S. I [...] | 2006-07-28 19:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1361 | AUGUST 1 UPDATE ON THE KIDNAPPING OF AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On Saturday, July 29, 2006 RSO received several calls from the father of Ramon Acide, Joaquin Acide. He explained that he was frustrated with the pace of the investigation and felt local police officials were not doing enough to assist with the safe return of his son. Ramon was [...] | 2006-08-01 20:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM PGOV KSAC CASC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1375 | HONDURAS: RECA DENIES HE'S BEHIND CARIBBEAN [...] (S) Summary: Adrien Reca Salaburu denied he is involved with or in any way related to U.S. firm Caribbean Petrochemical Company -- a firm created in Miami on June 13 and which claimed on July 21 to have purchased DIPPSA. Reca admitted, however, that he continues seeking to purchase DIPPSA, [...] | 2006-08-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA139 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENQL [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities on November 27, 2005; Congress will b [...] | 2006-01-24 01:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1393 | (C) HONDURAS: RECENT HONDURAS ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (S/NF) The following responds to tasker C-AL6-01066 transmitted ref M. All responses are keyed to questions contained in reftel and repeated below. A. (U) PRESIDENT ZELAYA. 1) (C) WHERE DOES ZELAYA STAND WITH RESPECT TO THE VENEZUELA OIL TALKS? WHAT ARE HIS MOTIVATIONS FOR INVOLVE [...] | 2006-08-04 23:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR EPET PGOV HO VE |
06TEGUCIGALPA1427 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA NOT SOLD YET, BUT BOTH RECA AND [...] (C) Henry Arevalo, President and owner of Honduran gasoline distribution company DIPPSA, confirmed to Ambassador and EconChief on August 8 that he had not concluded the sale of his company and continues to seek a buyer. According to Arevalo, uncertainty surrounding the pending national fuel [...] | 2006-08-09 19:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PINR PGOV HO VE |
06TEGUCIGALPA1430 | (C) HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT SEEKS TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos reached out to Post August 8 to better understand U.S. strategy and concerns on the upcoming national fuel bid. In the next few days Santos stated he will be trading his unwilling public support of the bid process for a strict evaluation of [...] | 2006-08-09 21:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET HO PGOV PINR |
06TEGUCIGALPA1458 | POL DEMARCHES HONDURAN MFA ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 19:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1469 | HONDURAN VP SAYS PRESIDENT SEEKS CLIMATE OF [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Elvin Santos, an outsider within his own government, continues to work to moderate the influence of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' leftist advisors. At Zelaya's request, Santos recently again publicly pledged loyalty, but remains true to his free-mark [...] | 2006-08-14 20:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINR EPET HO VE |
06TEGUCIGALPA1487 | HONDURAS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] In response to Post's deliverance of the NIACT reftel demarche on UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon, Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director General of Foreign Policy, delivered to Post the GOH's official paper position on the situation between Israel and Lebanon. The position is stated in t [...] | 2006-08-16 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1489 | HONDURAN CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT "QUIETLY DOING HER [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Gabriela Nunez is content with Honduras' macro-economic situation, citing a stable exchange rate and declining inflation. Nunez was sanguine (perhaps too much so) on the likely impact on the economy of the recent mammoth wage increase granted by the GOH t [...] | 2006-08-16 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1559 | OIL COMPANIES AND GOH NOW TALKING, THOUGH NO [...] (C) Summary. Throughout the week of August 18, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales reverted to his former style of publicly hurling invectives, largely blaming the international oil companies, particularly Esso and Texaco, for his continuing difficulties in implementing the proposed fue [...] | 2006-08-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR EPET ENRG PGOV HO VE |
06TEGUCIGALPA16 | AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES - TEGUCIGALPA [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post EAC met on 12/28/2005 in order to discuss Avian Influenza (AI) tripwires and to develop contingency plans for both "shelter in place" as well as drawdown of personnel. EAC members in attendance were A/DCM, RSO, JMO, PC, PAO, PAS, ECON, DAO, MILGRP, MSG, POL, USAID, [...] | 2006-01-05 18:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC HO KFLO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1649 | HONDURAS: CONGRESS REVIEWS FUEL BID TERMS; DIPPSA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 23:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA1747 | HONDURAS: VENEZUELAN FUEL SCHEME IN EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: A recent meeting in San Salvador has detailed a potential deal involving Venezuelan fuel that may be used to influence upcoming elections. The deal involves oil trading company Trafigura Beheer SV, which has links to Venezuelan fuel company PDVSA and has been in serious negotiati [...] | 2006-09-18 16:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA1816 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S UNGA SPEECH LONG ON LEFTIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his address to the UN General Assembly on 9/18, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya employed religious and traditional leftist Latin American rhetoric in what appeared, in the Honduran context, to be an implicit condemnation of U.S. foreign policies promoting democracy and fr [...] | 2006-09-26 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1847 | A REQUIEM FOR MINING IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Reforms of the new mining law in Honduras have reached a critical period of discussion in the Honduran National Assembly. An extreme-leftist group formed of politicians from the Union Democratica (UD) Party, certain NGOs, and the renegade Archbishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan, h [...] | 2006-09-29 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PGOV PREL HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1857 | HONDURAS: IMF WAITING FOR GOH DEMONSTRATION OF [...] (C) Summary: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) shares donor concerns that GOH fiscal discipline is eroding and the GOH has lost previous momentum towards policy reforms. While the Fund has not publicly declared it, facts on the ground seem to indicate that the GOH PRGF program has gone of [...] | 2006-10-02 20:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1881 | (S) HONDURAS UNDER CAFTA: AFTER SIX MONTHS, [...] (S) Summary: Six months have passed since CAFTA entered into force for Honduras. President Zelaya's support was key to getting Honduras on board, and he continues to profess his support for capitalism and free markets. Yet when faced with making the reforms necessary to let a free market dev [...] | 2006-10-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | ETRD EPET ENRG PGOV VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1892 | CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...] | 2006-10-05 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS SNAR XK |
06TEGUCIGALPA1893 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT PROPOSES, CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mexican President-Elect Felipe Calderon proposed, and the representatives of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Colombia and the Dominican Republic attending the Central American Integration System Summit on Security (Septel) on 10/3, endor [...] | 2006-10-05 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS CVIS XK |
06TEGUCIGALPA192 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S INAUGURATION GOES WELL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, January 26, 2006 a U.S. Presidential Delegation, led by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, arrived in Tegucigalpa to attend the inauguration of Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While the weeks and days leading to the events were plagued with confusion and inde [...] | 2006-01-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1921 | HONDURAS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: LEION "LEO" [...] (S) Biographical Note: Leion Starkman Milla (DPOB 17 May 1968, San Pedro Sula, Honduras) served until recently as Minister without portfolio for Investment Promotion and later simultaneously as Director General of the parastatal electric company ENEE. Starkman has been criticized for failin [...] | 2006-10-11 21:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR TBIO ENRG PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA193 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA HOLDS FIRST BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Directly after his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2006, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the rest of the official U.S. Presidential Delegation. While a variety of issues were discussed in a short time, it [...] | 2006-01-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1930 | HONDURAS: CORRUPTION, ELECTRICITY, AND RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduras is heading for rolling blackouts within year, according to Leion "Leo" Starkman, outgoing head of national electric company ENEE. GOH officials resist reducing their costs for electricity purchases from as high as USD 0.25 cents per KWh (for thermal generation) to just [...] | 2006-10-11 23:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PREL ECON EPET PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1935 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID FAILURE AN INCREASINGLY LIKELY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA1950 | HONDURAS: LOOSE MONEY: SPURRING GROWTH OR RISKING [...] (C) Summary: In stark contrast to its unhelpful and seemingly improvised trade policies and crumbling fiscal discipline (reftel),the GOH has implemented a more coherent and thus-far successful (if risky) monetary policy. The GOH is pushing down interest rates and pushing up money supply, wi [...] | 2006-10-13 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2013 | DEMARCHE: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER [...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Mexican Declaration in the OAS on U.S. Border Security (Ref A) to Amb. Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director General of Foreign Policy on 10/24. Rosales was not/not familiar with the Mexican proposal, as the Foreign Ministry's phone and fax l [...] | 2006-10-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | XM PHUM PREL PTER SMIG MX HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2030 | Honduras: Latin American-Caribbean BioFuels Initiative [...] Summary: This cable responds to ref (A). Despite confusion and controversy in the traditional energy sector, Honduras has made real progress in biofuel development. Efforts are focused primarily on biodiesel, mainly through the cultivation of African Palm oil, and a consumer trial is now unde [...] | 2006-10-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2046 | HONDURAS: MIN FIN SEEKING DONOR SUPPORT AND MORE [...] (C) Summary: In an October 23 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Rebeca Santos asked for additional technical assistance to assist her ministry in improving fiscal administration and oversight and increasing transparency. She also renewed her request for technical assistance in bud [...] | 2006-10-27 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2048 | HONDURAN FUEL BID: TRAFIGURA MAY INCREASE STAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-28 15:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREF |
06TEGUCIGALPA2057 | HONDURAN FOOD SAFETY LABS IN DISARRAY [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USDA lab assessment mission determined that Honduras, food safety organization (Senasa) does not have labs sufficiently supplied or staffed to do even the most basic food safety testing. The assessment team visited animal health, plant health and pesticide detection lab [...] | 2006-10-30 20:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2095 | RESIGNATION OF ADVISING MINISTER ON HOUSING NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advising Minister on Housing Hector Briceno resigned in a huff on 10/27, lamenting a lack of political support from President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Briceno, whose appointment to an "advising ministry" (with no agency to direct) was a political payoff in the first place, is [...] | 2006-11-02 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2127 | HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS BECOMING WEAPON OF [...] (C) Summary: Once again, the GOH seeks to impose price controls on the private sector, adding cement to the list of commodities the GOH has capped or attempted to cap in recent months. Also on that list are sugar, palm oil, credit cards, and of course, gasoline and petroleum products. Post [...] | 2006-11-09 14:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EIND EINV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2130 | COMBATING CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) An elite-run kleptocracy, endemic corruption and the concomitant sense of impunity enjoyed by high-level officials are major obstacles to achieving the USG's primary goals in Honduras of strengthening democracy, promoting economic growth, reducing poverty, preventing illegal immigration, [...] | 2006-11-09 18:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CASC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2136 | (S) HONDURAN FUEL BID COULD SUPPORT FMLN, LEAD TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: This cable presents Post's best assessment of the current state of play and the political intent behind recent and upcoming steps in the bid solicitation process for fuel imports into Honduras. Among potential pitfalls are: (a) the threatened expropriation of millions of dolla [...] | 2006-11-09 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EINV BBSR ES VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA214 | HONDURAS APPEARS TO BE CONSIDERING CHANGE OF [...] (U) This is an Action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) appears to be attempting to extend its influence into the Central American region at the expense of Taiwan. The left-of-center ideological shift of the Zelaya administration has provided the PRC [...] | 2006-02-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2210 | DISBURSEMENT OF HONDURAN IDB DEBT RELIEF SHOULD BE [...] (C) Summary: Post notes with interest the November 17 decision by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) to provide debt relief for five WHA countries, including Honduras. As discussions of precise amounts and delivery modalities progress within the IDB, Post requests that disbursement of [...] | 2006-11-22 21:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2232 | HONDURAS: PRICE CONTROLS ON OIL AND CEMENT [...] (SBU) Price controls -- existing or proposed -- continue to be a worrisome topic in Honduras, as recent developments leave both the private sector and the consuming public unsatisfied. In the last few days, talk has centered on challenging a private sector price increase in corn flour, a sta [...] | 2006-11-27 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON EPET PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2256 | LABOR MINISTRY SEEMS INCAPABLE OF DEALING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Labor Minister Rixi Moncada Godoy, in an 11/8 meeting with Laboff to discuss CAFTA compliance, essentially sought to slough off responsibility for getting recalcitrant companies to permit labor inspections, arguing that the Embassy should somehow pressure them to admit inspecto [...] | 2006-12-01 16:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2257 | FOREIGN MINISTER INTERESTED IN CONCLUDING [...] (SBU) At a meeting between Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez, the Ambassador, DCM and Polcouns on 11/27, the latter presented the Foreign Minister with the draft PSI shipboarding agreement and implementing agreement (Ref A),noting that they are based on our existing anti-narcotics shipboardin [...] | 2006-12-01 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2265 | HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS WINS CONTROVERSIAL FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-02 00:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2309 | HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS FUEL BID MAY BE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 20:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2347 | WHY ENFORCE ANTI-TRUST LAWS WHEN PRICE FIXING IS [...] (U) Summary. Over the past year the Honduran press has reported frequently on increasing prices of basic goods, including corn flour, sugar, rice, meat, eggs, and even cement. Rallied by local leftist political parties and an active press campaign, the Honduran people have clamored for governm [...] | 2006-12-20 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2352 | HONDURAN BANKING SECTOR CONSOLIDATING AS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The purchase by General Electric of Honduran Banco Mercantil (BAMER) marks the fifth such acquisition to affect Honduras this year, but the first aimed specifically at Honduras. Consolidation of the sector at the hands of more experienced foreign banks (including Citibank, HSBC [...] | 2006-12-21 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2372 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID MISSES KEY DEADLINE; FREE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2373 | HONDURAS: IMPORT-LED GROWTH? [...] (C) Summary: The Central Bank of Honduras is predicting economic growth for 2006 of 5.3 to 5.8 percent. Some bankers are now openly talking about a possible resurgence of inflation in 2007, and made their fears plain by under-subscribing a recent GOH bond issuance, complaining that yields o [...] | 2006-12-27 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2392 | Can Fish Oil Scale? Honduran Biodiesel Initiative Could [...] Summary: A GOH initiative to develop more energy independence may be in danger due to U.S. incentives that provide up to USD $1 in tax credits for biodiesel refined in the U.S. The GOH plan to import over 1 million African Palms could conceivably meet about 30 percent of Honduras' diesel requ [...] | 2006-12-29 21:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2393 | CUMPLE Y GANA HELPS FUND RENOVATION OF REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 13, 2006 Laboff participated in the inauguration of the newly renovated regional office of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in Choluteca, which was financed in part by the USG funded Cumple y Gana project. With USD 15 million in total DR-CAFTA related funding, Cumple y G [...] | 2006-12-29 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA268 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Post worked closely with the outgoing Maduro Administration during its final months in office to both urge and assist reform of the Honduran immigration service. Post has presented the GOH with solid evidence of ongoing corruption in the immigration service that is directly ab [...] | 2006-02-13 19:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA271 | NEW HONDURAN TELECOM LAW PUT ON HOLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the face of rising opposition, a new draft telecommunications law designed to open the market to competition and meet CAFTA requirements was not introduced to Congress. A last-minute attempt to introduce competition specifically into international calling was also derailed. K [...] | 2006-02-13 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
06TEGUCIGALPA326 | HONDURAS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MEXICAN ENERGY PLAN; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice President Elvin Santos reiterated Honduras, strong support for the proposed Mexican fuel initiative, echoing the GOH,s positive comments to A/S Wayne in January. Meanwhile former minister of Trade and Commerce Irving Guerrero has initiated talks with an American company ov [...] | 2006-02-22 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET HO PGOV |
06TEGUCIGALPA33 | HONDURAS: 13 PRISONERS KILLED BY OTHER [...] Summary: On January 5, at approximately 3pm local time, A violent conflict occurred in which 13 prisoners were killed and up to 38 prisoners injured within Tamara National Penitentiary outside of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This was reported by both the press and by Embassy sources. It was report [...] | 2006-01-06 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS CASC ASEC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA333 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (reftel A). --------------------------------- POLITICAL VIOLENCE --------------------------------- Â [...] | 2006-02-22 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC KSAC PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA355 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) AMB and PolChief met February 15 with Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and delivered ref A demarche on relations with Taipei/Beijing. AMB particularly emphasized that the GOH should not rush into any hasty decision on relations. 2. (S) Jimenez appreciated the information, noting [...] | 2006-02-24 21:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA430 | Proposal for Strengthening Trade Unions' Effective [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the first of three USAID/Honduras responses to [...] | 2006-03-06 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA431 | Proposal to Improve the Agribusiness Workplace in [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the second of three USAID/Honduras responses t [...] | 2006-03-06 20:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD SENV EAID ECON PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA432 | Proposal for Strengthening Honduran Judicial [...] Summary: As per the referenced cable, Congress appropriated $40 million ($20 million in ESF and $20 million in DA) in FY 2006 for trade capacity building in CAFTA-DR countries to be used in the areas of labor and the environment. This proposal is the third of three USAID/Honduras responses to [...] | 2006-03-06 20:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EAID ECON PGOV KJUS HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA433 | RECENT SECURITY INCIDENTS MAY INDICATE A TREND OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the transition into power one month ago of the elected Liberal Party government of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, RSO has seen a slow but steady increase in the reported cases of armed robberies, muggings, murders, and other violent crime throughout Honduras. These e [...] | 2006-03-06 21:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC PGOV PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA459 | HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2005/2006 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2005/2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in ref A. Post point of contact is Political Officer Swati M. Patel, phone: (504) 236-9320, ext. 4394, IVG phone: 539-4394, fax: (504) 238-4446, and unclassified and [...] | 2006-03-08 23:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA48 | MEDIA REACTION ON BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT, JANUARY [...] On 01/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Ruben Dario Paz, Social Sciences Professor, titled "Evo Morales, the Andean." "If there is a country that has suffered greatly, it is Bolivia, a wealthy country with abundant resources, but with extreme poverty." [...] | 2006-01-09 22:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA NOW CLAIMS HE SECRETLY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary: In a private meeting, President Zelaya told Ambassador he was solely responsible for the decision to move to a state-run fuel import regime, but that he had done so in the hopes the affected companies could convince the Hondur [...] | 2006-03-15 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA522 | NEW MOD/MFA DEMARCHED ON NEED FOR RAPID GOH [...] (SBU) Post has to-date received a noncommittal diplomatic note acknowledging receipt of the diplomatic note 010. 2. (SBU) On February 7th, PolOff delivered demarche ref A and talking points in English and Spanish on GPOI and the exchange of the Article 505 agreement diplomatic notes to Min [...] | 2006-03-16 13:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PGOV KPKO HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA524 | ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the [...] | 2006-03-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD KCRM PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA526 | ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the plus si [...] | 2006-03-16 20:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS SMIG PINR KCRM HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA534 | HONDURAN FUELS: THE SEARCH FOR A CALM DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: At present the decision on if and how to implement the recent decision to have the GOH itself offer a public fuel tender rests with the GOH. Over the coming weeks, however, Post plans to encourage both GOH and private sector interlocutors to engage in a process of calm and reason [...] | 2006-03-17 23:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA575 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General (CG) met on March 6 and 14 with senior officials in the Honduran Immigration Service and they presented a picture of continued confusion and corruption at the Immigration Service. President Zelaya told the Ambassador on March 14 that a new Director of Immigr [...] | 2006-03-23 18:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA620 | Honduras Agrees on New Minimum Wage - 8.4 to 11 [...] After three months of deliberations between business and labor, the Honduran Special Commission for the Minimum Wage approved a 8.4 to 11 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2006 on March 25. The increase is retroactive to January 1. The official decree signed March 27 is awaiting publi [...] | 2006-03-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA621 | HONDURAS ENTERS INTO FORCE ON ARTICLE 505 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PGOV KTIA KPKO HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA622 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA ON FUEL BID, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: On March 28, Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran President Mel Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez regarding Zelaya's June visit to Washington. DEA agents later joined the meeting for a candid anti-narcotics briefing. A relaxed Zelaya appeared to waiver somewhat on a [...] | 2006-03-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV EPET SNAR MOPS PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA623 | HONDURAN FUEL BID CONSULTANT REPORTEDLY HIRED; [...] (C) Summary: Honduran press reports that the GOH has signed a one-year contract with U.S. citizen consultant Robert Meyeringh to develop a national fuels bid strategy; other sources consulted by Post doubt the deal is completed yet. Comments from key GOH officials on the proposed bid were mix [...] | 2006-03-30 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA645 | END USE MONITORING: POST STILL WAITING FOR [...] (U) This is an Action request for Embassy Santiago. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff, MILGP Commander, and DAO delivered ref A demarche and both English and Spanish non-papers on end use monitoring to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on February 16. Although the issue was a se [...] | 2006-04-03 21:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM ETTC PREL PINS PINR PGOV KOMC CI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA676 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID CONSULTANT LEAVES WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The main fuel consultant pushing for an international fuel bid left the country abruptly March 31 when agreement was not reached on his contract to run a proposed international fuel bid. Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya continued to support the hiring of the consulta [...] | 2006-04-07 19:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA684 | The Early Stages of the New Honduran Congress and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Honduran Congress is made up of every extreme, with politics permeating every part of it. Because of the political diversity of this group, it has been hard for them to come to agreement on many of the issues that they face. Within Congress, the Liberal Party has the m [...] | 2006-04-07 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KCOR KWMN PINR ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA743 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DAS WHA MADISON, VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. On November 27, 2005, there were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities; a new (and ov [...] | 2006-04-21 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ECIN MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS |
06TEGUCIGALPA809 | HONDURAN-PETROCARIBE DEAL MAY BE SIGNED FOR POWER [...] (C) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl that a deal for bunker fuel for electricity generation has been signed between Honduran parastatal energy company ENEE and PetroCaribe, the Venezuelan fuel sales scheme. The unconfirmed deal may involve Honduran gasoline distributor DIPPSA. Meanwhile, th [...] | 2006-05-04 00:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA853 | WHA DAS MADISON MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Honduras April 26-28 and met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, key members of his cabinet, congress, and the business community. Key themes of the visit included cooperation on regional security problems such as narcotrafficking, Ho [...] | 2006-05-09 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA872 | POTUS Meeting June 5 With Honduran President Mel [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred days into his term, President Mel Zelaya remains somewhat of an enigma. On the positive side, he has strongly supported CAFTA; cooperated fully with the DHS/ICE deportation of illegal immigrants (nearly 200 daily); acted - with limited resources - to combat the expl [...] | 2006-05-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV EPET SNAR EAID SENV KJUS HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA897 | HONDURAS: ALLEGED PETROCARIBE - ELECTRICITY FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA942 | HONDURAN FM JIMENEZ TELLS AMB THAT CENTRAL [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Beijing, Embassy Mexico, and the other Embassies in Central America. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a May 22 meeting between Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and AMB, DCM, and Pol [...] | 2006-05-24 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA949 | Honduras: Telecom Debates in Final Round [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see para. 11. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The CAFTA-compliant telecommunications sector framework law (Ley Marco),recently revised and shortened, is now set to be introduced to Congress. A competing law by parastatal telecommunications company Hondutel has so [...] | 2006-05-25 13:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ELAB KPRV PGOV ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA972 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT SIGNALS PETROCARIBE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: In a private lunch, President Zelaya signaled to Ambassador that a PetroCaribe deal was likely, reiterated the many areas that GOH worked closely with the USG, and asked for "reciprocity" of support from the USG for the GOH in its time of need. Zelaya stressed that any such deal [...] | 2006-05-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA984 | AMB DEMARCHES HONDURAN PRESIDENT AND FM ON U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA985 | (S) HONDURAS: USG SHOULD KEEP ZELAYA NERVOUS ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (S) Summary: In preparation for his June 5 meeting with POTUS, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales is explicitly seeking USG reassurance that we will not object to a GOH deal with Venezuela for oil. Zelaya has on several recent occasi [...] | 2006-05-31 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1077 | HONDURAS: TELECOM LAW PROGRESS STALLED WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting pressure to agree upon a draft law to liberalize the telecommunications sector, the GOH and private industry representatives failed June 13 to come to an agreement. The action now moves to Congress where congressional leaders have promised passage of a previously [...] | 2007-06-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA1112 | CONTROVERSY OVER MANDATORY HONDURAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Honduran President Mel Zelaya decreased the number of government mandated broadcasts, which he originally ordered on May 23, 2007, from ten to three amid intense public controversy among broadcasters, political leaders, and civil society (reftel). The government propaganda, [...] | 2007-06-21 18:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1154 | A CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORY: TIME TO START A BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR GT CS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1192 | WHO WILL BREAK FIRST? HONDURAS MAY SOON FACE FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-10 21:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA1232 | HONDUTEL WARNING CABLE [...] Recent newspaper reports have identified serious corruption and fraud at state-run telephone company Hondutel. The charges, which include extortion, fraudulent signing of contracts and misuse of power, are currently under review by the Honduran Attorney General's office after the national Congr [...] | 2007-07-18 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1247 | SELECTION OF NEW HONDURAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN RAISES VISA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jorge Arturo Reina, the current Minister of Government and Justice, was nominated by President Zelaya to represent Honduras as the ambassador to the United Nations. To assume his duties at the United Nations, Reina will need a G-1 visa to travel to the United States. To obtain that vis [...] | 2007-07-19 21:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | CVIS PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1258 | HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT [...] (S) Embassy Honduras fully endorses the two FY08 funding proposals submitted in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These two proposals are: (1) Operation Enduring Friendship (OEF),submitted by USSOUTHCOM; and (2) Operation [...] | 2007-07-23 21:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1292 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to a request by the GOH, Ambassador Ford met with Honduran President "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez and proposed Ambassador to the United Nations Jorge Arturo Reina. Zelaya used the first part of the meeting to offer another explanation for his trip to M [...] | 2007-07-31 21:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1295 | MCC REQUIREMENTS KEY TO REDUCING BUSINESS OPENING TIME IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND PGOV DR CS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1300 | HONDURAS SUPPORTS ADDITIONAL SPECIALIZED [...] (S) In addition to the two proposals detailed in reftel, Embassy Honduras fully endorses the following FY08 funding proposal submitted in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): the Regional Aircraft Modernization Program (RAMP). [...] | 2007-07-31 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1311 | INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE VICE-MINISTER ROSA MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and EconOff met with Industry and Commerce Vice-Minister Jorge "Coque" Rosa and Official CAFTA-DR negotiator Melvin Redondo on August 2, 2007, regarding the potential imposition of safeguards on the sock industry. The GOH does not believe that the USG has a legitimate r [...] | 2007-08-02 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1322 | VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F) VISA REVOCATION, [...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...] | 2007-08-06 23:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | KCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS |
07TEGUCIGALPA1325 | CORRECTED COPY: VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212 (F) [...] (C) Post seeks a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in accordance with Proclamation 7550, suspending entry in to the United States of Honduran/Argentine/Italian citizen Marcelo Antonio Chimirri Castro(DPOB: 05 March 1966, Argentina). Informati [...] | 2007-08-07 17:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | KCOR KCRM CVIS ECPS KJUS |
07TEGUCIGALPA133 | HONDURAS: CARIBBEAN MASS MIGRATION CONTINGENCY [...] (C) Honduras is likely to accept migrants from the Caribbean who have been interdicted by the United States, but based on the GOH's current policies it is very likely that any migrants temporarily settled in Honduras would not be detained or prevented from departing Honduras to seek entry into [...] | 2007-01-22 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1336 | HONDURAS'S ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL AMERICA SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. (C) Post's assessment of the regional security requirements from Honduras focuses on two strategies: a transit zone strategy to disrupt the flow of contraband through Central America, and an anti-crime strategy to reduce the level of violence and address the issues of organized crime, [...] | 2007-08-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PTER HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1337 | HONDURAS: "LIZZIE LAW" FALLS VICTIM TO CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-08 15:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ETRD PGOV KJUS PINR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA134 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE WITH OIL INDUSTRY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 18 talks in Salvador between oil industry representatives and a GOH delegation led by Minister Counselor for Legal Affairs Enrique Flores Lanza reportedly made significant progress. The GOH put two alternatives on the table and the affected oil companies have unde [...] | 2007-01-23 01:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA135 | HONDURAN LEAD NEGOTIATOR ON FUEL IMPORTS SEES [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a January 22 meeting, Minister Enrique Flores Lanza seemed optimistic about the possibility of identifying changes to Honduras' fuel pricing formula that would avoid the pitfalls of nationalizing the sector or seizing assets, while still delivering politically necessary cos [...] | 2007-01-23 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1367 | TELECOM PROTESTS HIGHLIGHT DIVISION IN LIBERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent scuffling in the Honduran National Congress, when union members of Hondutel, with the support of the minor left-wing party Unificacion Democratica, attempted to stop Congress from passing a telecommunications rate reduction bill, was a visible manifestation of an ongoing [...] | 2007-08-14 00:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1387 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Emboffs met with President Mel Zelaya and some of his closest ministers and advisors at the Ambassador's residence on August 13, 2007 to discuss key areas of mutual interest. President Zelaya indicated his willingness to publish the Government of Honduras' Nat [...] | 2007-08-16 22:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1476 | HONDURAN NATIONAL PROTEST FIZZLES WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, frustrated in his struggle with the Honduran National Congress on issues such as telecommunications reform (ref. A),resorted to tacit support for a nation-wide protest on August 27, 2007 by the Bloque Popular and organized labor unions. Teachers, [...] | 2007-08-29 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC EAGR ECON ELAB ELTN EMIN ENRG EPET |
07TEGUCIGALPA1484 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR USDA SECRETARY JOHANNS [...] (SBU) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States and Honduras are generally good. President Zelaya considers himself a friend of the United States, and Honduras generally supports U.S. positions on major international issues, including the War on Terrori [...] | 2007-08-30 21:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAGR EAID ECON EFIS ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA149 | HONDURAS SUDDENLY LEANING TOWARDS MARKET [...] (C/NF) Following a tumultuous year in which the GOH announced it would take over all fuel imports, create a state-managed monopoly, and perhaps even seize privately-owned storage facilities, the GOH suddenly seems poised to scrap those plans and move aggressively towards market liberalization [...] | 2007-01-23 23:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA151 | HONDURAS: CONOCO PAUSING TO AWAIT CLARITY ON OIL [...] (C/NF) On January 22, a representative of U.S. firm ConocoPhillips told EconChief by phone that the company remains optimistic about signing a contract with Honduras for the delivery of all gasoline and diesel imports for the coming year. Conoco said that its position remains the same as it w [...] | 2007-01-24 16:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1614 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S TRIP TO CUBA OCTOBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Honduran President Zelaya will travel to Cuba to sign a maritime delimitation treaty with the GOC. FM Milton Jimenez told Polcouns on October 2 that the President chose to travel October 9 instead of October 8 because they did not want to be manipulated into partic [...] | 2007-10-03 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU NI HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA1678 | SOTO CANO DUAL USE DISCUSSIONS: WE ARE ALL IN [...] (C) Summary: On October 18, U.S. and Honduran delegations met to discuss possible future commercial use of the air strip at Soto Cano airbase at Palmerola. The discussions were cordial and productive. The USG recognized the sovereign right of the GOH to use the strip for commercial purposes [...] | 2007-10-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS PNAT |
07TEGUCIGALPA1694 | HONDURAN FIRM PRODUCES BIODIESEL FROM TILAPIA [...] (U) Summary: Aguafinca, a Honduran firm with Swiss capital and an Israeli manager, claims to be the only company in the world producing biodiesel from tilapia. It produces 3,000 gallons of biodiesel a day, which powers its entire vehicle fleet and meets 50 percent of its power generation ne [...] | 2007-10-23 19:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA170 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT REVIEWING OIL COMPANY OFFERS; [...] (C/NF) As of mid-day January 26, the GOH and the international oil companies (IOCs) continue their quiet dialogue over reforms to the fuels pricing formula. If the proposed reforms can deliver cost savings to the consumer while moving the market towards liberalization, the GOH appears incline [...] | 2007-01-26 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1785 | CHIMIRRAZO: HONDUTEL DIRECTOR OUT; HOUSE AND [...] (C) On November 9, Honduran police simultaneously raided the state telecommunications (Hondutel) offices across the country and the residences of Hondutel Director Marcelo Chimirri and other officials. The search warrants were executed in response to a legal complaint of illegal taping of pho [...] | 2007-11-13 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV SOCI KCOR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1792 | SMUGGLING, UNCERTAINTY AND RED INK IN HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: Oil industry sources here report that the Zelaya Administration's efforts to manipulate pump prices and control the importation of petroleum products has increased gasoline smuggling. Zelaya still appears publicly in favor of building new import terminals to receive fuel from a so [...] | 2007-11-14 21:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1794 | TIP: 2007 INTERIM ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post submits the following 2007 interim Trafficking in Persons (TIP) assessment report for Honduras (ref. A). On September 26, 2007, Poloffs hosted a meeting with 15 members of the Inter-Institutional Committee, composed of Government of Honduras (GOH) officials, prosecutors, [...] | 2007-11-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1798 | FROM BAD TO WORSE: ENERGY FINANCES IN HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to rates that do not cover costs, Honduran state-run electric company ENEE is losing USD 300 million a year, equal to 3 percent of GDP. The Zelaya administration appears to be seriously considering a long overdue rate increase. Some businesses have said they would pay hi [...] | 2007-11-16 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN EAID HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1818 | GOH PURSUING PETROCARIBE DEAL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Facing severe losses at state-run electric energy company ENEE, in addition to increasing losses stemming from gasoline subsidies, the GOH is pursuing a package of solutions that includes a deal with PetroCaribe. [...] | 2007-11-26 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1820 | HONDURAS PASSES A NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the GOH publicized a decree in the national Gazette announcing the adoption of a National Security Strategy. The strategy has six main objectives (listed below) which now include counterterrorism work as an objective, and stresses regional and international coope [...] | 2007-11-26 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MARR MCAP MOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PNAT KCRM |
07TEGUCIGALPA1828 | CHIEF OF DEFENSE ROMEO VASQUEZ VELASQUEZ TO STAY [...] (U) Late on November 26 it was announced that General Romeo Vasquez Velazquez, who was appointed by President Maduro as Chief of Defense (CHOD) in 2004, would be staying on in this position for an additional three years, for a total of six years in the position. Vasquez was slated for retire [...] | 2007-11-27 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PBTS PGOV PINR PINS HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA1830 | HONDURAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION PROTESTS DEMAND [...] (U) On November 9, the head of the state run telecommunications company, Hondutel, was accused of abuse of authority for allegedly committing telephone espionage against President Manuel Zelaya, cabinet members, and members of Congress. After evading authorities for almost a week, Chimirri v [...] | 2007-11-28 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECPS HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1836 | HONDURAS: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) The GOH does not have any investments in Cuba. There are some companies that export products to Cuba, the biggest of which are Lido Pozuelo, Marmoles de Honduras, and Corporacion Dinant. 2. (C) The GOH does not have any bilateral trade agreements with Cuba. The two governments were wo [...] | 2007-11-28 22:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CUCO HN |
07TEGUCIGALPA1846 | IAEA REPORT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 18:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNVC IAEA PARM IR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1856 | HONDURAS RECEPTIVE TO CASH COURIER INITIATIVE [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche November 29 to Ambassador Roberto Ramos Bustos, head of the office of Special Affairs at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ramos was enthusiastic about the U.S. proposal and said Honduras shares the U.S. and G-8 concerns about cash smuggling and other [...] | 2007-12-03 22:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC |
07TEGUCIGALPA1870 | BOTH LIBERAL AND NATIONALISTS WORRY PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings this week, representatives of both the opposition National Party (NP) and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's own Liberal Party have expressed concern with Zelaya's possible desires to extend his mandate. On a recent trip to the countryside, Zelaya was quoted as [...] | 2007-12-06 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR KDEM VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1876 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA "DISSES" UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON [...] (U) UN Special Rapporteur on the right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression Ambeyi Ligabo visited Honduras November 26 - 30, 2007. Ligabo's goal was to investigate recent threats and attacks against journalists, especially those who denounce corruption. Ligabo was invited by the Honduran gov [...] | 2007-12-07 16:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1885 | HONDURAS: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 20:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR OTRA PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1886 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON GREECE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1894 | HONDURAS: UPDATED ASSESSMENT ON SECURITY [...] Honduran Vice Minister of Security, Jorge Rodas Gamero, provided Post with immediate prioritized police equipment needs. These include motor vehicles, a helicopter, office equipment, furniture, communications equipment, reproduction of instruction manuals, prison security equipment, and vehicl [...] | 2007-12-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS PTER SNAR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1909 | UN MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN NEXT HONDURAN [...] On December 13, 2007 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Rebeca Arias, called a meeting of the G-16 plus the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss the November 2009 general elections in Honduras. Since 2005, the OAS has been assisting the Supreme [...] | 2007-12-14 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1915 | SUPREME COURT VOTES TO ALLOW PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On December 12 the Constitutional Court was unable to muster a unanimous decision in the President of Congress Roberto Micheletti case. President Manuel Zelaya was able to manipulate this outcome and saw this as a personal victory. This forced the case to go to the entire plenary [...] | 2007-12-17 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1916 | RECENT DRUG-RELATED ARRESTS AND SEIZURES IN [...] Summary: Over the past weeks, Honduran authorities conducted several important drug-related arrests and seizures of assets. During the same time period, an airplane suspected of transporting drugs made an emergency landing in Honduras, but the police arrived too late to make arrests or find [...] | 2007-12-17 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1923 | CABEI SEEKS U.S. PARTICIPATION TO COUNTER [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) is concerned that certain member states may seek to invite Venezuela to join the bank or to form an association between CABEI and Hugo Chavez's Banco del Sur. He is urging the USG to join CABEI as a member or [...] | 2007-12-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1944 | HONDURAS JOINS PETRO CARIBE; ANALYZING POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Honduras took a clear step toward securing energy financing from Venezuela by becoming the 17th member of PetroCaribe during the December 20-21 energy conference in Havana. Joining PetroCaribe allows Honduras to engage in discussions toward a possible energy agr [...] | 2007-12-27 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA1945 | HONDURAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PASSES MIXED BAG OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Honduran National Congress approved new electoral reforms on December 20, 2007, in late-night, closed-door discussions only a few days after the Supreme Court ruled that the President of Congress, Roberto Michelleti, could run for President (ref. A). With substantive changes [...] | 2007-12-27 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA215 | THE HONDURAN ECONOMY AFTER FIRST YEAR OF ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Following one year in office for the Zelaya administration, the Honduran economy continues to perform solidly. Some critics would say that this continued robust performance owes more to the Maduro administration's (2001-2005) fiscal austerity than to any new Zelaya policies. [...] | 2007-02-02 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA225 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA SAYS HE BACKS FUEL [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya says he wants a market-based fuel sector reform, but the GOH must reach a deal with the international oil companies (IOCs) before domestic pressures force him to move back towards a national import scheme. A recent deal in principle with Honduran fuel storage [...] | 2007-02-03 00:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA258 | WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: UPDATE TO [...] SUMMARY: There has been a lack of political will and resources to address adequately the problem of child labor in Honduras. Honduras has not yet completed its list of the worst forms of child labor required by International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 182. The National Plan for the [...] | 2007-02-08 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA302 | HONDURAN DEBATE ON FUELS LIBERALIZATION VS [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH debate over fuels imports now appears to be on the brink of favorable resolution. Based on all our recent contacts with GOH officials, it is Post's assessment that the GOH no longer seeks nationalization of the fuels sector and is laboring mightily to find a mutually [...] | 2007-02-15 19:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA336 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ATTACKS PRO-NATIONALIZATION [...] (C/NF) Summary: Recently President Zelaya has become openly critical of his former allies, the Patriotic Coalition (the group led by Juliette Handal that seeks lower fuel prices through nationalization of all imports). Zelaya has also criticized the pressure tactics employed by ConocoPhillip [...] | 2007-02-20 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA368 | OFFSTAGE, HONDURAN FUELS ISSUE NEARS RESOLUTION; [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zelaya continues to shift his position on fuels to one increasingly aligned with the USG market-orientation. His public remarks have moderated significantly, triggering suspicion and even attacks from his former allies in the fight to nationalize fuel imports that h [...] | 2007-02-26 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA415 | CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO HONDURAS FINALLY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque filled his two-day visit to Honduras with the inauguration of a hospital specializing in ophthalmology, a visit with President Zelaya, the signing of three agreements to bring the two countries closer together, and a visit with local suppo [...] | 2007-03-07 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA432 | HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2006/2007 [...] (SBU) The following is the 2006/2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report input for Honduras, responding to questions posed in the checklist. Post point of contact is Vice Consul Jason McInerney, phone: 011-504-238-5114 x 4152, IVG phone: 539-4152, fax 011-504-237-1792, and unclassified [...] | 2007-03-09 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KJUS ASEC PREF ELAB HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA462 | HONDURAN NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION REFORMS FALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Party (NP) held its annual convention in San Pedro Sula on March 10-11, 2007. Before the convention, there was speculation the NP Party President, Pepe Lobo, would be pressured to resign from the Presidency in order to run fairly in the next national elections in 20 [...] | 2007-03-16 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA463 | HONDURAN FUEL SOLICITATION: FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GOH has decided to put the fuel solicitation process on a back burner. While this offers hope the planned state takeover of the fuel import sector might never take place, it leaves the plan with enough life in it for the Zelaya administration to play political games with i [...] | 2007-03-16 13:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA469 | HONDURAN NATIONAL PARTY CONVENTION REFORMS FALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Party (NP) held its annual convention in San Pedro Sula on March 10-11, 2007. Before the convention, there was speculation the NP Party President, Pepe Lobo, would be pressured to resign from the Presidency in order to run fairly in the next national elections in 20 [...] | 2007-03-16 17:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA471 | CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: All leading dailies and a number of television and radio stations in Honduras covered the U.S. Human Rights Report on Honduras and the National Human Rights Commission's own Human Rights Report for 2006, both released on March 6. Major media also highlighted the signing, on the [...] | 2007-03-16 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB KCRM KJUS KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG |
07TEGUCIGALPA472 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ENGAGING NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Acting Polcouns delivered demarche to Foreign Vice Minister Enrique Reina and Ambassador Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Exterior Affairs, on March 15, 2007 (reftel) on engaging Nicaragua. Polcouns made it clear that the demarche was not/not in relation to the mariti [...] | 2007-03-16 22:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL NU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA493 | HONDURAN FUEL IMPORTS: USG EFFORTS STAVE OFF [...] (C/NF) In a hemisphere disillusioned with market economics, the USG has successfully held the line in Honduras. Thanks to two face-to-face meetings between POTUS and Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and numerous public and private interventions by the Ambassador and his sta [...] | 2007-03-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA509 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] (SBU) Summary: After 14 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-03-22 22:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA579 | I AM THE STATE: HONDUTEL MANAGER REMAINS MAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: While a new telecommunications law to liberalize the market remains stalled in the Honduran Congress, the battle to control the lucrative margins in international calling continues. Hondutel, the state telecoms operator, has aggressively pursued companies charged with pirating c [...] | 2007-04-03 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA584 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-04-09 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA585 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Summary: After 15 months in office, the Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, faces the difficult task of leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. Bilateral relations between the U.S. and Honduras are excellent. Honduras was the first country in the Wester [...] | 2007-04-09 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA64 | PRESIDENT'S POLICY ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IQ HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA667 | DEPUTY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Michael P. Jackson met separately with Minister of Internal Security Alvaro Romero, Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and Minister of Defense Aristides Mejia on April 12, 2007 at the end of his two-day visit to Puerto Cortes and Tegucig [...] | 2007-04-24 12:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA701 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH DHS DEPSEC JACKSON AND CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales expressed a desire to increase law enforcement cooperation with the United States, his support for CAFTA and comprehensive immigration reform during a bilateral meeting with DHS DepSec Jackson and a CODEL consisting of 9 members of the Hous [...] | 2007-04-25 21:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS OREP OVIP PGOV PREL PTER |
07TEGUCIGALPA703 | HONDURAS UNWILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 12:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA76 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT CALLS U.S. OIL COMPANIES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales returned "a changed man" from meetings with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on January 10. Zelaya was clearly frustrated at his continuing inability to resolve Honduras' energy proble [...] | 2007-01-13 00:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA77 | HONDURAS EXPROPRIATES U.S. OIL COMPANIES' STORAGE [...] (S/NF) Summary: On January 13, the GOH announced in a surprise decision that it would be compelling use of privately-owned oil import and storage facilities in Honduras. It remains unclear which facilities are affected, but at a minimum Honduran firm DIPPSA and U.S. firm Esso are subject to [...] | 2007-01-14 20:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET EINV ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA782 | HONDURAS: FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES, HONDUTEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of surprise moves, Hondutel operations director Marcelo Chimirri was essentially stripped of authority at the state run telecommunications company and all his legal actions during his tenure were nullified. However, Chimirri was then promoted several days later as the [...] | 2007-05-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS EINV ELAB HO KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA803 | AMBASSADOR FORD DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Ambassador Ford delivered demarche (reftel) to Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez on May 10, 2007. The Foreign Minister responded that Honduras will support the bids of Slovenia and Bosnia for the UN Human Rights Council in New York on May 17. He also said that he would convey his [...] | 2007-05-10 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA838 | HONDUTEL UNDER FIRE AS NEGOTATIONS OVER NEW LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The major actors in on-going effort to pass a new telecommunications law met May 11, and agreed to reconcile four key issues: license authorizations, naming of commissioners, taxes, and mobile licenses. While the group plans to meet again May 18, a related effort by Congress to [...] | 2007-05-16 00:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS ELAB KJUS KPRV PGOV PINR |
07TEGUCIGALPA86 | HONDURAN PRIVATE SECTOR OPPOSES ANNOUNCED GOH [...] (S/NF) Summary: Lawyers for U.S. firm Esso admit that expropriations can be legal if carried out properly and effectively compensated, so they continue to monitor closely the GOH's implementation of its January 13 decree announcing its intention to take control of private sector oil storage f [...] | 2007-01-16 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA892 | HONDURAS: TWIN SHOCKS IN ENERGY MAY HIT THIS SUMMER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 23:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
07TEGUCIGALPA896 | HONDURAS' RESPONSE FOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE [...] (U) In response to reftel A, Post's answers regarding the relationship between Honduras and Cuba follow. Post's answers track the numbered questions in reftel A. 2. (U) There are no known Honduran companies that have invested in Cuba, nor are there any bilateral trade agreements between the [...] | 2007-05-22 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA904 | CONGRESS TRIES TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY [...] (U) The Honduran Congress, before an invited crowd of diplomats, private businessmen, Church officials, and representatives from a number of government agencies, revealed on May 15 its proposal to address the security situation in Honduras by creating yet another commission. President of Congr [...] | 2007-05-23 15:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KRCM PGOV SOCI HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA906 | POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF MICHELLETI'S BID FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post believes it is likely that Liberal Party member Roberto Michelleti Bain will succeed in his attempt to be allowed to run for President in the 2009 elections without resigning from his position as President of the National Congress. This means that a contest in the next elec [...] | 2007-05-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA91 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT BLAMES OIL COMANIES; COMPLAINS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador, Charge, and EconChief met with Ministers Enrique Flores Lanza and Milton Jimenez on January 16 to discuss the announced GOH intent to seize control of U.S. owned oil storage facilities without the consent of the owners. Both Ministers blamed the companies for fail [...] | 2007-01-17 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA966 | (S) NO VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID IN HONDURAS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PINR PREL VE HO |
07TEGUCIGALPA98 | HONDURAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET OIL INDUSRY REPS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: A GOH delegation led by Minister Enrique Flores Lanza has agreed to travel to Salvador on January 18 to engage with the international oil companies in a last ditch effort to find an exit to the current fuel sector crisis. Flores Lanza proposed two topics for the Salvador talk [...] | 2007-01-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL BBSR NI VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1002 | TREMEMDOUS HONDURAN INTEREST IN U.S. ELECTION [...] Summary. Hondurans have been extremely interested in the outcome of the U.S. election. All major Honduran media outlets followed the campaigns closely from the primaries through the election November 4. Election results were front page news in all major dailies and television news programs [...] | 2008-11-06 15:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL KCOR KEIM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1006 | EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran financial sector is beginning to feel an impact from the global financial crisis in the form of reduced credit flows and higher interest rates on correspondent bank relationships. However, because of its limited exposure to the U.S. and global financial systems, the [...] | 2008-11-07 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EFIN ETRD HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1009 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS WITH IMF AND CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Llorens continued economic courtesy calls this week with visits from IMF Resrep Mario Garza and Central Bank (BCH) President Edwin Araque. Both meetings focused on the probable effects of the financial crisis (reftel),further complication to the Honduran economy be [...] | 2008-11-10 15:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EAGR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1010 | HONDURAS TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper (Reftel A) regarding the candidacy of Wanda K. Jones on October 28 to Jose Antonio Lorenzana, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Reftel B). Poloff received written response on November 3 signed by the Foreign M [...] | 2008-11-10 20:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1012 | HONDURAS: SUPREME COURT CASES COULD HAVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ambassador, Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista and President of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales both explained their views on two cases likely to be heard by the Supreme Court which could be of potential significance on the presidential elections, [...] | 2008-11-10 23:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1019 | HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL JOINT DEMARCHE - US BRAZIL [...] (U) On November 13, Ambassador and Brazilian Ambassador briefed Acting Foreign Minister Eduardo Rosales on the U.S.- Brazil Biofuels Partnership and informed him of our interest in including Honduras in the third country facilitation program. Rosales said that the government of President Zela [...] | 2008-11-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENVI ENRG |
08TEGUCIGALPA1021 | SUPREME COURT ROLLS BACK 2001 CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court ruled on November 14 to turn back 2001 reforms to the Constitution that established the office of the Vice President. The case effectively abolishes the office and returns Honduras to a system with three presidential designates. Those candidates running for pre [...] | 2008-11-14 20:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1023 | GOH SIGNS ALBA DOCUMENT CONGRATULATING FSLN ON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Legal Advisor Milton Jimenez announced on November 13 that the GOH had signed the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas' (ALBA) document regarding the Nicaraguan elections. In a telephone call initiated by the Ambassador, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya explained hi [...] | 2008-11-14 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI KJUS NU HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1034 | VICE PRESIDENT ELVIN SANTOS RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Elvin Santos announced his resignation on November 18, in an attempt to circumvent suspected efforts by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the Congress to legally bar him from running for President. Santos has thwarted these efforts, for now, by jumping ship, [...] | 2008-11-18 20:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1040 | CONGRESS REFUSES TO CONSIDER VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Congress refused to accept Vice President Elvin Santos' resignation on November 18 reportedly because Santos had not submitted a valid reason for resigning. These events were orchestrated to put an end to Santos' presidential aspirations, but may backfire and strengthen his prim [...] | 2008-11-19 19:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1054 | HONDURAN TEACHERS DEMANDING PAYMENT OF BACK WAGES [...] (C) Teachers unions are threatening to close polling stations, mostly located in schools, for the November 30 primary elections due to an ongoing pay dispute with the government. While President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya gave into demands of the teachers unions on October 13, promising to pay over [...] | 2008-11-21 22:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1055 | HONDURAS TO CONSIDER OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1063 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO HONDURAS' MOSQUITIA COAST [...] Summary. On 12 Nov, the Ambassador visited Puerto Lempira, in the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras accompanied by the Honduran Minister of Health (MoH),Vice Minister of Education (VMoE) and 20 media. The purpose of the visit was to 1) inaugurate USG-funded school facilities, 2) inaugurate a [...] | 2008-11-25 18:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS SNAR PGOV KJUS MARR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1064 | ZELAYA CONSULTS WITH AMBASSADOR ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya for a one-on-one lunch at the Residence on November 21 where they covered a number of issues, including the upcoming primary elections, Zelaya's proposal for a constitutional referendum, the impact of the global economic crisis o [...] | 2008-11-25 19:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN ECON VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA107 | NEW HONDURAN FM EDMUNDO ORELLANA: WE CAN WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: On his first day in office, Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana received the Ambassador for a courtesy call. They discussed moving the bilateral agenda forward, especially in the areas of security and migration issues. Orellana lamented the chaos the Foreign Ministry was [...] | 2008-02-04 12:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SMIG CVIS VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1071 | AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH TRADE MINISTER CERRATO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with Fredis Cerrato, Minister of Trade and Industry, October 30 to discuss CAFTA-DR, fuel prices and renewable energy, and the financial crisis, among other topics. The Ambassador raised the expropriation claim of U.S. citizen Oscar Cerna. End summary. ----- [...] | 2008-11-28 19:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD HN |
08TEGUCIGALPA1072 | ALL SET FOR THE KEY HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The primary elections of November 30 are a critical event in Honduras. Our Mission had been intimately involved with supporting democracy and the primary election process in Honduras for months. We have worked through our Democracy Working Group, in conjunction with the Group of [...] | 2008-11-28 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI EFIN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1073 | PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HONDURAN PRIMARIES: LOBO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran voters from the two main parties (National and Liberal) went to the polls November 30 to elect the candidates from their respective parties. The election process was smoothly run, with all observers and the press describing them as a clear success. At this point, they a [...] | 2008-12-01 02:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1079 | UPDATE ON HONDURAN PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) Summary. Preliminary results confirm that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo won in a landslide in the National Party primary election and Vice President Elvin Santos' stand-in Mauricio Villeda won a decisive victory over President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti in the Liberal Party primary election, [...] | 2008-12-02 18:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1080 | MISSION HONDURAS LAUNCHES MERIDA COORDINATION [...] Embassy Honduras has formed a plan to coordinate Merida Initiative efforts both mission-wide and bilaterally. We have created a Merida Working Group that meets monthly and includes senior-level representatives from POL/NAS, DEA, USAID, MILGROUP, DHS/ICE, DAO, RSO, PAS, MCC, JTF-B, RAO and TAT [...] | 2008-12-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KDEM KCOR KCRM MASS EAID ECON KJUS |
08TEGUCIGALPA1090 | PATHWAYS MINISTERIAL IN PANAMA: CLOSING THE DEAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 16:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1091 | MISSION HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED [...] (S) EMBASSY HONDURAS FULLY ENDORSES THE FUNDING PROPOSAL IN SUPPORT OF THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES UNDER SECTION 1206 OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA): OPERATION ENDURING FRIENDSHIP (EF) AND OPERATION ENDURING FRIENDSHIP CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA (OEF-CCA),SUBMITTED BY SOCSOUTH. [...] | 2008-12-04 21:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1114 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: Following is Post's response to ref A request for information on Honduran Economic Climate. Answers are keyed to questions in incoming telegram. End Summary. A. (U) ENERGY SECTOR: 1) (C/NF) WHAT IS THE OPERATING AND FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE HONDURAN STATE ENERGY COMPAN [...] | 2008-12-10 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | HO PINR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG |
08TEGUCIGALPA1115 | SICA ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO DEAL WITH GLOBAL [...] 1. (SBU) Summary: Central American leaders announced a 59-point regional strategy at the 33rd summit of the Central American Integrated System (SICA) in San Pedro Sula December 5 covering a range of topics from security and financial cooperation, to tourism, environment and migration. In r [...] | 2008-12-10 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV KINL PREL SOCI SNAR PBTS PNAT |
08TEGUCIGALPA1118 | HONDURAS TO CONSIDER RECOGNIZING KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 15:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNGA YI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1120 | HONDURAS REVIEW OF CUBAN RELATIONS FOR THE [...] (U) This cable serves as a response to reftel request for information on Honduran relations with Cuba. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? The Government of Honduras does not appear to exert political in [...] | 2008-12-15 18:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA1125 | RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATION With HONDURAS [...] This is an action request. See para 8. 2. Summary: Embassy Tegucigalpa is launching an initiative to deepen cooperation with Honduras on renewable energy. Recent steps, such as the approval of a 100 MW wind energy project and Honduras' inclusion in the U.S.-Brazil biofuels assistance prog [...] | 2008-12-15 20:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1126 | AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES HONDURAN CENTRAL BANK [...] (C) Summary: At a reception December 10, Ambassador told Central Bank President Edwin Araque that his public criticism of the IMF had been a mistake. Araque said that was probably true, but lamented the international community's lack of recent support, and said he is under tremendous politica [...] | 2008-12-15 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAID HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1127 | POLITICAL MOMENTUM INDICATES ELVIN SANTOS WILL [...] C) Summary Although powerful political figures tried their hardest to keep Vice President Elvin Santos from running for President, he was still able to win the primary elections with a stand-in candidate. Pundits and political rivals like President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and President of the Cong [...] | 2008-12-15 23:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1131 | HONDURAS LIKES THE IDEA OF A LATIN AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AR BB BR CI EC MX PE PREL UNESCO VC |
08TEGUCIGALPA1133 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA AGAIN CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN [...] (U) During a brief visit to Costa Rica for a graduation ceremony, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya made statements on December 14 against U.S. policy in Nicaragua. He said Honduras "laments" that the United States has intervened in an electoral process by questioning the outcome. Zelaya said th [...] | 2008-12-16 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM NU VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1134 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA AGAIN CRITICIZES U.S. POLICY IN [...] (U) During a brief visit to Costa Rica for a graduation ceremony, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya made statements on December 14 against U.S. policy in Nicaragua. He said Honduras "laments" that the United States has intervened in an electoral process by questioning the outcome. Zelaya said th [...] | 2008-12-17 12:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN KDEM NU VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1135 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Llorens met with Victor Meza, the Honduran Minister of the Interior, on November 17, discussing delivery of humanitarian assistance following recent country-wide floods, the Minister's de-centralization efforts, migration issues, and a recent alien smuggling scandal un [...] | 2008-12-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV SMIG HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1136 | HONDURAN CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary. Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez, the most respected person in Honduras, reviewed the current political situation with the Ambassador during a December 11 courtesy call. Rodriguez said that he was completely surprised with the results of the primaries and the transparent way the p [...] | 2008-12-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM EFIN SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1137 | GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS PICKS LEAST OBTRUSIVE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Honduras announced December 17 that it had signed a contract to build a small civilian terminal at the northwest end of the runway, away from the area used by U.S. and Honduran forces. The Embassy worked behind the scenes to encourage a plan that did not interf [...] | 2008-12-18 22:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL EAIR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1149 | HONDURAN CONGRESS ACCEPTS VP SANTOS RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran National Congress accepted the resignation of Vice President Elvin Santos, reversing their previous stance and paving the way for approval of his presidential candidacy, in an extraordinary session on December 18. Congress also instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribun [...] | 2008-12-19 23:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA1152 | HONDURAN CONGRESS ACCEPTS VP SANTOS RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran National Congress accepted the resignation of Vice President Elvin Santos, reversing their previous stance and paving the way for approval of his presidential candidacy, in an extraordinary session on December 18. Congress also instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribun [...] | 2008-12-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA123 | ARRESTS IN CASE OF MURDERED HONDURAN LAWYER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran police arrested two suspects on January 31, 2008, for the killing of human rights lawyer Dionisio Diaz Garcia on December 4, 2006. The two are accused of shooting the lawyer from a motorcycle while the victim was driving a vehicle on his way to prepare a case against th [...] | 2008-02-08 17:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA140 | TEGUCIGALPA: INFO FOR REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON ENERGY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 21:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ENRG |
08TEGUCIGALPA143 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) On February 14, 2008, PolOff delivered the demarche on Kosovo Independence (reftel) to Amb. Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Exterior Affairs. He said that he would check with Vice Foreign Minister Enrique Reina based on the Ambassador's demarche with Reina on January 8 [...] | 2008-02-15 19:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA155 | HONDURAN FORESTRY UNDER PRESSURE [...] (U) Summary: Despite moderate progress recently, the Honduran deforestation rate has remained steady at about 2-3 percent a year, according to informed sources. Honduras lost about 37 percent of its forests from 1990 to 2005. Though a new forestry law will offer additional protection for al [...] | 2008-02-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA165 | ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION AT THE MIDPOINT: SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. In the fall of 2005, Embassy Country team engaged in an off-site exercise to determine the USG priorities in Honduras, dividing them into five categories. This cable, third in a series, analyzes Manuel Zelaya's administration at the midpoint in regards to one of those priorities: [...] | 2008-02-26 18:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KHLS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PTER SMIG SNAR |
08TEGUCIGALPA171 | VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS' BID FOR PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Summary: After President of the Congress Micheletti was allowed to run for President of Honduras (see reftel) Vice President Elvin Santos was also emboldened to make a run for it. Analysts initially wrote off this bid, as the constitution states that no person who has acted as president [...] | 2008-02-27 19:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA204 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 [...] On March 5, PolOff delivered non-papers from both reftels to Jose Laranzana Reyes, Multilateral Affairs officer in the MFA's Director General of External Affairs. The GOH is considering our points. Post will forward any subsequent response. FORD FORD [...] | 2008-03-05 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA211 | ANOTHER JOINT POLICE-MILITARY OPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary. Police and military authorities were summoned to a late meeting at Casa Presidencial by President Manuel Zelaya on March 4 to discuss measures to combat the current wave of violent crime in Honduras. On March 5, they announced the joint police-military "Operation Hunter," consist [...] | 2008-03-07 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA212 | NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ORELLANA CLEANS HOUSE AT THE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana took office on February 1. On his first day in office, he received the Ambassador and told us of his plans to clean up the Ministry by removing some of the over 500 employees (all party activists) who had been added during former FM Milton Jimenez [...] | 2008-03-07 19:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA213 | THE OLANCHO REGION OF HONDURAS [...] (U) Summary: Considered the "Wild East" of Honduras, Olancho is famous for its meat, milk and cheese. Nonetheless, new industries, including aquiculture, mainly sugar and corn, are doing well in this fertile land. The family farm is slowly disappearing, being replaced by corporate farms. S [...] | 2008-03-07 19:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EINV ECON HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA216 | LABOR PAINS BEGIN FOR THE NEW HEALTH MINISTER: [...] (C) Summary: The February 29 decision to privatize a cleaning contract at a public hospital in Tegucigalpa triggered a series of gradually strengthening protests by the 7800-member hospital workers union, SITRAMEDHYS. Nationwide protests ended March 6 after late night negotiations led to a t [...] | 2008-03-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA223 | NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARIO [...] (C) Summary: National Party (NP) Presidential candidate Mario Canahuati is quickly losing supporters and growing increasingly desperate. In private meetings with the Ambassador, he has made serious but unsubstantiated accusations against his main rival, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and some of his a [...] | 2008-03-10 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA229 | PARTY BUSINESS TAKES A BACKSEAT AT HONDURAS, [...] (C) Summary. On Saturday March 8, 2008, the Honduran National Party held a party convention in the capital city of Tegucigalpa. Though party business was alleged to be on the agenda, the event more closely resembled a political rally for party boss Pepe Lobo, while his competitors for the pa [...] | 2008-03-11 22:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA242 | GOH NEAR AGREEMENT WITH IMF ON STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: Sources here expect the IMF Board next month to approve a Precautionary Standby Agreement with Honduras. Under this agreement, which represents a lower level of ambition than what was being discussed in January (ref B),Honduras is to stabilize its international reserves and deval [...] | 2008-03-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID IMF HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA243 | INCUMBENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER REAPPOINTED [...] (U) The incumbent head of the Honduran Human Rights Commission, Ramon Custodio, was reappointed by the Honduran National Congress to another six-year term on Wednesday. Custodio has been active in Human Rights since the 1980's and has been Human Rights Commissioner since 2002. The reappointm [...] | 2008-03-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA260 | RASH OF DRUG AND CASH SEIZURES AND ARRESTS IN [...] (SBU) On March 11, Colombian armed forces and police interdicted the Honduran-flagged fishing vessel Captain Cooley while it was docked at San Andres waiting to depart to Honduras. Inside three barrels located in the main cabin, they found bags containing a total of 1,375 pellets filled with [...] | 2008-03-17 23:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM KJUS HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA27 | ZELAYA CABINET SHUFFLE: NEW MINISTERS ARE EITHER [...] (C) Summary. On January 6, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced the cabinet changes he had been considering since the raids on Hondutel and its Director, Marcello Chimirri, on November 9, 2007. The changes seem to be geared towards installing those who are either more compliant or more loya [...] | 2008-01-10 13:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA295 | DEADLY CATCH: DIVING FOR LOBSTER OFF THE MOSQUITO [...] (U) Summary: At least 258 divers have been killed and 850 injured diving for lobster on the Honduran North Coast over the last two decades. The Honduran Fisheries Association states that Honduras has among the highest rates of lobster diver casualties in the world. Dangerous diving proced [...] | 2008-03-31 20:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ELAB ETRD SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA297 | HONDURAS CONSIDERING OUR POINTS ON RETAINING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 22:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM |
08TEGUCIGALPA304 | NEW HONDURAN MINISTER OF GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ford paid a courtesy call on the new head of the Ministry of Governance and Justice (MGJ),Victor Meza, on March 14. Meza indicated that his appointment as the only "independent" minister was a signal of the Zelaya administration's intention to depart radically from [...] | 2008-04-01 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL SNAR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA322 | (C) FORMER MINISTER OF SECURITY OSCAR ALVAREZ TO [...] (C) On April 7 the Ambassador met with Oscar Alvarez, the enormously popular former Minister of Security under President Ricardo Maduro. Alvarez told the Ambassador that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo had asked him to be his running mate, and he had accepted, effectively stopping rumors that former Cen [...] | 2008-04-08 19:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MARR PINS HN |
08TEGUCIGALPA336 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA ASKS CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE AND [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel Zelaya attributes his electoral victory two years ago to his promise to contain energy prices and has subsidized fuel prices and electricity rates since he entered office. The cost of those subsidies has become unsustainable. In a poorly thought-out plan to red [...] | 2008-04-11 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EFIN ENRG HN |
08TEGUCIGALPA338 | HONDURAS MAKES IMPORTANT GAINS AGAINST ILLICIT [...] Summary. The Honduran Congress passed long-pending changes to the criminal code on March 27, making terrorist financing a distinct crime. The new legislation imposes strict mandatory sentences and brings Honduras into full compliance with several international conventions and recommendation [...] | 2008-04-11 20:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA386 | STARVING FOR ATTENTION, HONDURAN PROSECUTORS [...] (C) Summary: Week two of a hunger strike by seven career Honduran fiscales (prosecutors) ended Sunday, April 20, with another blow to a possible settlement as the strikers rejected the latest compromise from the Public Ministry (MP). The strikers allege politics and corruption are behind sy [...] | 2008-04-23 15:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EFIN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA390 | HONDURAS CONSIDERING ITS POSITION ON RECOGNITION [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points on April 23, 2008, to Jose Lorenzana Reyes, Multilateral Affairs Officer in the MFA's External Affairs Directorate, reminding Lorenzana of Post's earlier demarches on this issue to the Foreign Minister (reftels B and C). Lorenzana reported the GOH has not ye [...] | 2008-04-23 21:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | YI PREL PGOV |
08TEGUCIGALPA391 | HONDURAS CONSIDERING OUR DEMARCHE ON THE US-EU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA395 | HONDURAN LABOR LEADER GUNNED DOWN IN APPARENT HIT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran Labor Leader Rosa Altagracia Fuentes was gunned down in an apparent assassination in the early hours of April 24. Several thousand dollars' worth of cash and jewelry were left in the vehicle. Also murdered in the car were Yolanda Sanchez, director of the governmental I [...] | 2008-04-24 20:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ASEC ALOW PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM KJUS HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA400 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES - HONDURAS [...] (U) Effect of rising food prices on agricultural commodity demand: none. 2. (U) Effect on supply: Currently certain items are in short supply. Because the economy in neighboring El Salvador is stronger, and because prices of some foodstuffs in Honduras are capped by the government, the [...] | 2008-04-25 18:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA407 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR MCDANIEL ESPOUSAL DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-29 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL XK XM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA41 | CIRQUE DE MICHELETTI: THINGS GET OUT OF HAND IN [...] (C) Summary. Both the Constitutional Court and the plenary of the Supreme Court returned a decision of "not unconstitutional" in regards to the electoral reforms vetoed January 8 by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. This allowed President of Congress Roberto Micheletti to call for an override v [...] | 2008-01-14 13:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA425 | TWO MAJOR PRISON RIOTS IN HONDURAS IN LESS THAN A [...] Summary: On April 27 a riot broke out in San Pedro Sula penitentiary and 9 inmates were killed. The fight was between "paisas" (non-gang members) and "pesetas" (ex-gang members). Less than a week later, prison authorities began transferring inmates to other prisons throughout Honduras to pr [...] | 2008-05-06 15:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KCOR KJUS PGOV SNAR ASEC CASC HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA429 | TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND DISSIDENTS [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Tegucigalpa utilizes several strategies to advance the President's Freedom Agenda. Post officials at all levels meet routinely with HR and democracy activists. U.S. Government participation in bilateral and multilateral efforts strengthens nongovernmental and civil socie [...] | 2008-05-06 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA438 | PROSECUTORS, STRIKE REACHES 33 DAYS: CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. The prosecutors' strike has now reached day 33 (ref a). It has become clear that the strikers (with the support of President Manuel Zelaya) are not negotiating in good faith, as they reject every proposal and make new demands. Even Zelaya has been publicly accused of this after [...] | 2008-05-09 15:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MARR PHUM PREL SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA442 | TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 21:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA45 | BIODIESEL, ENERGY & CARBON CREDITS FROM HONDURAN [...] Summary: Most of the building blocks are now in place for Honduras to begin substantial production of biodiesel from African Palm trees. In 2005 a Honduran company succeeded in producing biodiesel to fuel 240 company vehicles and six Tegucigalpa public busses. Another company was the first [...] | 2008-01-14 19:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND EINV SENV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA452 | GOH THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE ENERGY ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Confronting widespread public discontent with rising fuel and energy prices and embroiled in a constitutional crisis with public prosecutors, the Zelaya Administration in recent days has reactivated threats to nationalize fuel import terminals and is now threatening to take over [...] | 2008-05-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA454 | VULNERABILITIES OF HONDURAN IDENTITY DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite significant progress in improving the security of document issuance systems and the physical integrity of Honduran passports and national identification (ID) cards, serious vulnerabilities remain. Low salaries at Honduran Immigration and the National Registry of Person [...] | 2008-05-14 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KFRD CVIS SMIG HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA458 | NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY OF NATIONAL STRIKES: [...] (C) Summary. Hondurans gathered around the country yesterday in the fifth day of national strikes since the occasionally violent demonstrations on April 17th. Unlike the incidents on the 17th and the disorganized efforts since, the events yesterday had positive results: the prosecutors end [...] | 2008-05-15 20:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MARR PHUM PREL SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA459 | PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL ZELAYA ROSALES: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF AMBASSADOR FORD REF: OFFICIAL BIOS ON FILE [...] (S) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya Rosales is a throwback to an earlier Central American era, almost a caricature of a land-owner &caudillo8 in terms of his leadership style and tone. Ever the rebellious teenager, Zelaya,s principal goal in office is to enrich himself and his [...] | 2008-05-15 20:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM ENRG EFIN |
08TEGUCIGALPA468 | STATE OF THE ELECTIONS: GOH FINALLY FUNDS THE [...] (C) Summary. After months of dragging its feet, the Executive branch finally agreed on May 14 to release the funding of the National Register of Persons (RNP),that issues national identity documents, and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),that runs the elections and counts the votes. The [...] | 2008-05-16 19:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA469 | SCENESETTER FOR TRIP OF DEPUTY SECRETARY TO [...] (C) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States Government (USG) and the current administration of Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya are strained, however, cooperation and relations on the working level remain good. Honduras faces many challeng [...] | 2008-05-19 16:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN ETRD ECON MARR MOPS SNAR |
08TEGUCIGALPA477 | TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO UN DRIP FOLLOW-UP AND OAS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Honduras voted in favor of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (DRIP) but does not appear to be doing anything to implement the provisions of the declaration. Post is unaware of any indigenous groups taking any action under the declaration, [...] | 2008-05-20 18:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OAS PGOV PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA515 | HONDURAN AIR SHOW 2008 [...] The Country Team in Tegucigalpa strongly supports the broadest possible Department of Defense (DOD) participation for the Honduran Air Show and Fair 2008, scheduled for 21-22 June 2008 at Armando Escalon Espinal Air Base in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Specifically, the participation of fighter [...] | 2008-05-30 18:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
08TEGUCIGALPA518 | HONDURAS: IMF MISSION ASSESSES GOH RESPONSE TO [...] 1. (C) Summary: An IMF team that visited Honduras May 13-21 left satisfied with GOH efforts on the fiscal side to accommodate food and fuel price shocks. Meetings with the Central Bank on monetary policy were very tense, but the Central Bank followed IMF advice by raising its base interest r [...] | 2008-05-30 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA525 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S PROPOSED TOPICS OF DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: On Friday May 30, the Ambassador met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with the Deputy Secretary. The Ambassador has met with all individuals who have meetings scheduled with the Deputy Secretary in order to help them understand his r [...] | 2008-06-02 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA526 | GOH RESPONSE TO ENERGY CRISIS MAKING RICH RICHER [...] (C) Summary: The surge in global energy prices the past three years has left the GOH in an increasingly untenable position due to unsustainable fuel subsidies and financial losses at the National Electric Company (ENEE). Although the external price shock is the immediate cause of the crisis, [...] | 2008-06-02 22:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA527 | IN REPONSE TO CRASH OF TACA 390, PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: Following the May 30 crash of Taca flight 390 in which 5 people were killed, President Manuel Zelaya immediately closed the Tegucigalpa airport at Toncontin and announced that commercial flights would be sent to the airstrip at Soto Cano, which houses U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo. [...] | 2008-06-02 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL EAIR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA53 | HONDURAS SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT [...] (S) Embassy Honduras fully endorses the following FY08 funding proposal in support of the Honduran Armed Forces under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Operation Enduring Friendship Caribbean-Central America (OEF-CCA),submitted by SOCSOUTH. 2. (S) This proposa [...] | 2008-01-16 13:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA541 | AT A HIGH COST OF LIVES AND MONEY, ZELAYA [...] (C) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: Twelve days after the TACA 390 crash at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin International airport (Reftel A),the initial investigation points mostly to pilot error, and the fuselage should be completely removed from the highway by Wednesday. President Zelaya has found hims [...] | 2008-06-10 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ECON MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PBPTS PGOV |
08TEGUCIGALPA55 | HONDURAS: LAST TRANCHE OF CABINET REASSIGNMENTS [...] (C) Summary. On January 14, the last tranche of cabinet reassignments were announced by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's administration (ref a). Most noteworthy was the re-assignment of Angel Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana Mercado, previously Minister of Governance, as the new Foreign Minister. Or [...] | 2008-01-16 17:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA561 | HONDURAN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS [...] On June 5, EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Foreign Policy Director, Foreign Affairs Ministry. Mr. Rosales was cognizant of the importance of the partnerships and proposed a three-pronged approach on the part of Honduras. First, he would surface t [...] | 2008-06-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR MASS MCAP |
08TEGUCIGALPA566 | CIVIL SOCIETY REPS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER SECURITY, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a lunch with Deputy Secretary Negroponte and WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Honduran civil society representatives expressed concern over the country's growing security problems, rampant corruption, and weak democratic institutions. Discussion remained general, howeve [...] | 2008-06-16 22:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM PHUM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA567 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte June 5, Roberto Micheletti, who is a leading candidate for the Liberal Party nomination to succeed Manuel Zelaya as President next year, expressed considerable anxiety about the current state of affairs in Honduras. He was clear in e [...] | 2008-06-16 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECPS EPET EAIR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA568 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: Former President Ricardo Maduro Joest enumerated the lengthy list of problems in the country caused by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's poor leadership: the fiscal situation is "terrible;" institutions have been undermined; and drugs and gangs have sent crime spinning out of con [...] | 2008-06-16 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM EFIN ECON KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA569 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss several issues of mutual interest, including: Temporary Protected Status; U.S. Assistance to Honduras; security and identity documents; trade; the deteriorating U.S. image in the region; and commerc [...] | 2008-06-16 22:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MOPS ETRD SMIG KCRM |
08TEGUCIGALPA57 | OIL FOR MILK: CHAVEZ PUSHES PETROCARIBE, BUT [...] (C) In a whirlwind eight-hour visit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke at length about Latin American history and unity and Petrocaribe. He forgave USD 30 million in Honduran debt (after having refused to join other creditor countries to do so in 2005),but did not "sign" any Petrocaribe [...] | 2008-01-17 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG KDEM VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA570 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BREAKFAST ON THE RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the Deputy Secretary held a breakfast conversation on rule of law issues with Vilma Morales, the Chief Justice of the Honduran Supreme Court, and Leonidas Rosa Bautista, the Attorney General of Honduras. Both Honduran officials, who represent the National Party, empha [...] | 2008-06-16 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP KCRM KDEM KJUS SNAR PGOV PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA572 | HONDURAS: EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS [...] (U) Summary: Despite comparatively strong economic growth for the last four years, Honduras remains unprepared to reassimilate 80,000 of its citizens living in the United States on Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Job growth remains slow, and poverty, despite some measured declines the pa [...] | 2008-06-17 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA581 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PRESS STATEMENT ON US-EU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA583 | POLITICS BEHIND RUSH TO COMMERCIALIZE SOTO CANO [...] (C) Summary: President Zelaya's rush decision to ban large aircraft from Tegucigalpa's Toncontin Airport and prepare the Soto Cano military airfield at Palmerola for commercial passenger flights appears to be motivated by a complex web of political considerations of which the safety and conveni [...] | 2008-06-18 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL MARR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA6 | HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER MILTON JIMENEZ REMAINS [...] (U) Despite press reports to the contrary, Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez remains in his position according to a diplomatic note sent to the Embassy and other foreign missions accredited to Honduras on January 4, 2008. The press initially reported that President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya [...] | 2008-01-04 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA607 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON 2007 UN VOTING REPORT [...] (C) On June 23, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Jose Lorenzana, the Foreign Ministry's Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs. Lorenzana assured PolOff that the MFA wants to support us at UNGA and the UNSC. He added that every request that has come in from us since he began in his curre [...] | 2008-06-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNSC UNGA HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA608 | DELIVERY OF USG VIEW ON THE CONVENTION ON [...] 1. On June 5, 2008, Econoff expressed USG views related to the Convention of Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) to Ambassador Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director of the External Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Econoff explained the position and delivered the Re [...] | 2008-06-27 15:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KSTC TRGY ENRG PARM IAEA HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA615 | MERIDA IS APPROVED: NOW WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: Now that the Merida Initiative has been signed by the President, the embassy team has put together an update to the critical security sector needs in Honduras, the current political situation that may affect our efforts, and our recommendations for areas of focus within the Merida [...] | 2008-07-01 11:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PTER SNAR KCRM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA637 | ZELAYA RELENTS ON TONCONTIN BUT PUSHES AHEAD ON [...] (C) Summary: Normal flights are expected to resume at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin Airport this week, more than five weeks after a Taca Airlines crash landing prompted President Zelaya to restrict operations there to small aircraft. Zelaya reversed himself over the weekend after the release of flig [...] | 2008-07-07 20:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV PREL MARR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA638 | HONDURAS STILL UNDECIDED OVER KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 11:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | YI PREL PGOV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA639 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PSI MEETING RESULTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 11:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM HO PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA646 | HONDURAS CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA659 | HONDURAN ELECTION SEASON KICK-OFF [...] (C) Summary: July 15 marks the official beginning of Honduran election season when leaders of political party factions turn in their slates to the party councils. By August 24, the names of the official primary candidates will be known. The two main parties are the Liberal Party and the Nat [...] | 2008-07-14 18:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SOCI SCUL ECON KCOR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA662 | HONDURAS' CHORTI INDIANS TAKE OVER COPAN [...] (U) Summary: June 22 at 2:00 a.m., 3,000 Indians from the Maya Chorti tribe took over the archeological ruins of Copan demanding that promises made to the tribe by previous governments, including lands and bilingual education, be fulfilled. After two days of negotiations with both local and n [...] | 2008-07-15 19:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA667 | HONDURAS RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF 2002 FARM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA671 | MADAME VICE PRESIDENT: HONDURAS' FIVE MAJOR [...] (C) Summary. In accordance with the law, on July 15, five Presidential candidates (two National Party and three Liberal Party) submitted their slates to their respective party headquarters in order to compete in the primary elections of November 16. All five candidates chose female running ma [...] | 2008-07-17 17:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KWMN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA674 | TELECOM REFORM FALLS VICTIM TO ELECTORAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited Honduran telcom reform bill resurfaced last week in Congress for the first time since February. Congressional leaders are promising the current draft will be put up for a second debate this week, but none except the President of Congress seem to know which version [...] | 2008-07-21 14:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PGOV ETRD HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA679 | HONDURAS TO SUPPORT USG AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA681 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA682 | POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND TORTURE CELL DISCOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media reported on July 12 that an underground cell had been discovered in the police station of Villa Vieja, outside of Tegucigalpa. The Public Ministry continues to investigate a claim that torture was committed here on at least one occasion; however, little progress has [...] | 2008-07-23 17:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA683 | FEELING PRESSED INTO A CORNER, ZELAYA INTERRUPTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 22, President Manuel Zelaya interrupted the airways for a ten minute rant against the United States, the European Union, international companies, and the rich of Honduras, ending by stating that Honduras is now a non-aligned country. This was brought on by Chavez having p [...] | 2008-07-23 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA684 | POSSIBLE UNDERGROUND TORTURE CELL DISCOVERED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local media reported on July 12 that an underground cell had been discovered in the police station of Villa Vieja, outside of Tegucigalpa. The Public Ministry continues to investigate a claim that torture was committed here on at least one occasion; however, little progress has [...] | 2008-07-23 21:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA685 | HONDURAS SOLICITED FOR INFORMATION ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 22:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA686 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA687 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON PRESSURING THE FARC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 12:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR PGOV PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA716 | AUDIT OF GRAY TRAFFIC AT HONDUTEL REVEALS [...] (C) Summary: An audit of state-run telecom company Hondutel and its alleged involvement in illegal "gray trafficking" of international calls was completed by a World Bank-sponsored consultant this week and is now in the hands of the Supreme Accounting Tribunal (TSC - the Honduran equivalent [...] | 2008-07-30 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PGOV ETRD HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA718 | ZELAYA ANNOUNCES AT PETROFOOD SUMMIT HE IS JOINING [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of a meeting of agriculture ministers from countries participating in Venezuela's Petrocaribe scheme here July 30, President Manuel Zelaya said his government had "practically" made the "political decision" to join Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Alternative for the A [...] | 2008-07-31 18:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD PREL EPET EAGR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA722 | CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW REFLECTS STATIST MENTALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A new "Consumer Protection Law" that went into effect July 7 reflects a distrust of markets and the principles underlying the World Trade Organization and CAFTA-DR. It creates a new Executive Branch "authority" that can fix prices for any "essential" goods and services if that [...] | 2008-08-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA732 | LEADERS' MEETING ON TRADE AND PROSPERITY [...] (U) Invitation and talking points on the UNGA AGP sideline meeting were delivered by dipnote to the President's office on August 5, 2008. Please see Ref B for further details. BROUILLETTE-RODRIGUEZ [...] | 2008-08-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | XK XM ECON ETRD |
08TEGUCIGALPA750 | GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH VOTER [...] (C) Despite a recent influx of funding for election identity documents, Honduras, National Registry of Persons (RNP) continues to face an uphill battle in its efforts to document new voters in time for November elections. Over the past six months, the RNP has accumulated a backlog of 800,000 [...] | 2008-08-11 20:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA765 | ALBA EXPECTED TO BE SIGNED ON AUGUST 25 AT A HUGE [...] (C) Summary: Local press continues to spin about the Honduran government's impending signature to Hugo Chavez's Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA),currently scheduled to take place with much fanfare on August 25. The private sector has publicly announced its opposition to the agr [...] | 2008-08-20 11:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN ETRD PGOV HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA772 | FAINT HOPE FOR IMF STANDBY AGREEMENT IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. After a reluctant IMF assessment visit August 12-15, the IMF officially concluded that fiscal policies are broadly on track, while advising the GOH to strengthen its monetary and exchange rate policies. Underlying the terse public statement was a private consensus among IMF offic [...] | 2008-08-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA787 | ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL DISQUALIFIES VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) disqualified Vice President Elvin Santos as a presidential candidate based on constitutional rules on candidates' qualifications. This action was taken despite the fact that the TSE 48 hours earlier had found Santos and his slates technically [...] | 2008-08-25 19:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MOPS HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA789 | HONDURAS SIGNS ON TO "BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE" [...] (U) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya signed on to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for America (ALBA) on August 25 at a lavish event attended by VIPs from other ALBA countries and a paid crowd of approximately 40,000 people. The day of speeches failed to shed much new light on what Ze [...] | 2008-08-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA790 | DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 15:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN |
08TEGUCIGALPA795 | HONDURAS THE MORNING AFTER ALBA: THE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hondurans were largely offended by the tone and language of the ALBA signing ceremony, especially in Hugo Chavez' speech. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has reacted to the public, media and private sector response with his own angry comments, while attempting to mend fences wit [...] | 2008-08-28 18:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA799 | HONDURAS THE DAY AFTER ALBA: THE ECONOMIC RESPONSE [...] (C) Honduran citizens got a first glimpse of the ALBA agreement through a reprint in La Tribuna two days after President Zelaya signed it. In addition to its basic claim that the "Neoliberal Model" has sharpened poverty and social exclusion in the region, the agreement recognizes a need for [...] | 2008-08-29 14:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA809 | TOP HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER PEPE LOBO ON [...] (C) Summary: The former and presumptive 2009 Nationalist Party candidate for President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo made an introductory call on Charge August 27, accompanied by Fred Breve, former Defense Minister in the Maduro administration. Lobo and Breve expressed concerns about both the upcoming [...] | 2008-09-03 14:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD HO PGOV PREL VE EFIN |
08TEGUCIGALPA813 | PEPE LOBO'S VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE A POSITIVE [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns met with Porfirio Lobo's (National Party) vice presidential candidate Maria Antonieta Guillen de Bogran to discuss her candidacy and the Lobo campaign strategy. Guillen said she believes deeply in Lobo and his ability to make positive changes in Honduras, and said the c [...] | 2008-09-03 18:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA824 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR MILTON JIMENEZ SEES ARRIVAL [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Milton Jimenez asked PolCouns for an emergency meeting on the eve of his departure for Venezuela to sign financing agreements. He explained the GOH would receive USD 100 million for bonds to be used for housing projects, and USD 30 million for BANADESA to be u [...] | 2008-09-08 18:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA832 | VP ELVIN SANTOS' MARCH GARNERS MORE SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Vice President and current Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos led a march to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on September 8 that garnered the support of over 20,000 people. Santos was protesting the fact that the TSE disqualified him as a candidate (see reftel). He tol [...] | 2008-09-09 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA833 | NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARIO [...] (C) Summary: National Party presidential candidate Mario Canahuati paid a courtesy call on Charge on September 9. He accused National Party rival Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of pressuring the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to accept two other National Party candidates (to split opposition) and of genera [...] | 2008-09-09 23:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA84 | GOH SEEKS IMF AGREEMENT TO UNLOCK BUDGET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Honduran Finance Minister Rebeca Santos and Central Bank President Edwin Araque will travel to Washington January 31 to attempt to lay the groundwork for an IMF Standby Agreement that President Zelaya could finalize and announce when he comes to town for the national prayer break [...] | 2008-01-28 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA849 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA POSTPONES CREDENTIALING [...] (U) Honduras awoke to radio reports September 12 that President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya would not receive the credentials of U.S. Ambassador Hugo Llorens that afternoon as planned, per a communiqu from the Presidential Palace. By eight o'clock, the press reports claimed to quote the President and [...] | 2008-09-13 00:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD HO KPAO PGOV PREL |
08TEGUCIGALPA853 | FOREIGN MINISTRY ACCEPTS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS; [...] (U) Ambassador delivered copies of his credentials to Acting Foreign Minster Eduardo Rosales Ramirez September 16. Protocol Chief Ambassador Napoleon Alvarez Alvarado and DCM also attended. Rosales handed the Ambassador a note verbal (informal translation below) scheduling the credentialing c [...] | 2008-09-16 18:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HO PGOV |
08TEGUCIGALPA86 | PETROCARIBE AS HONDURAN POLITICAL THEATER [...] (C) Summary: Local media report President Manuel Zelaya will sign an agreement today (January 28) to import Venezuelan fuel on concessional terms through Petrocaribe. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reportedly signed the agreement in Caracas over the weekend. The Honduran Congress approved the out [...] | 2008-01-28 22:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA863 | CAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FOLD? [...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is a contrarian with a chip on his shoulder who has nonetheless made it to the pinnacle of Honduran politics. We think his move to the left was in part prompted by his group of leftist advisors, his declining popularity, increasingly shrill personal attacks on him by the c [...] | 2008-09-19 18:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN EAID ECON SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA864 | HONDURAS REACTION TO PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has discussed preparations for the President's PPA initiative with the highest levels of the Honduran Government, including in Ambassador's introductory call with President Zelaya September 19. Based on those conversations and recent developments here, we do not expect Zel [...] | 2008-09-20 02:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA866 | PRESIDENT ACCEPTS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador's credentials were received by President Zelaya in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace September 19, followed by a meeting with the President and his ministers, a private meeting between the President and Ambassador, and then remarks to the press by the Ambassador [...] | 2008-09-20 03:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HO PGOV |
08TEGUCIGALPA871 | VISAS BEAR: MEZA LOPEZ, VICTOR ORLANDO, HONDURAN [...] (C) Victor Orlando Meza Lopez (DOB 02 OCT 1945),the Honduran Interior Minister, has applied for a visa to visit the US from September 20 to 25, 2008 on official business. His CLASS record shows a '28' hit dated May 25, 1993. Post records indicate that the '28' refers solely to Meza's prior [...] | 2008-09-22 18:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | CVIS HO CLOK |
08TEGUCIGALPA872 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] On Monday, September 22, Emboff delivered demarche per Reftel to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Lilian Juarez and Director for Multilateral Affairs Jose Lorenzana. LLORENS [...] | 2008-09-23 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN |
08TEGUCIGALPA873 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] On Monday, September 22 Emboff delivered the requested demarche per reftel to MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Lilian Juarez and Director of Multilateral Affairs Jose Lorenzana. LLORENS [...] | 2008-09-23 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL HO UNGA |
08TEGUCIGALPA886 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS BEGINS COURTESY CALLS ON GOH [...] (C) Summary. After presenting credentials on September 19, the Ambassador began his round of courtesy calls, making sure to see key executive, judicial and legislative contacts first. He paid calls on Vice President Elvin Santos, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales, and President [...] | 2008-09-24 19:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA89 | GOH SAYS FARC NOT A TERRORIST GROUP, ATTENDS ALBA [...] Summary: During his January 16 visit to Honduras, sources tell us that Venezuela President Hugo Chavez asked Honduran President Zelaya to either remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from any terrorist lists or publicly acknowledge it as not being a terrorist organization. As the [...] | 2008-01-28 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ECIN EPET MARR VE |
08TEGUCIGALPA905 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Llorens paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana, whom he knew from his previous posting, on September 30. Orellana confirmed his stance against ALBA and Chavez, and his belief that Honduras' relationship with the United States is paramount. H [...] | 2008-10-07 18:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PINS HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA910 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH HONDURAN ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Attorney General Leonidas Rosa Bautista on September 29 where they discussed USG support for the Public Ministry in efforts to improve the security climate in Honduras. The Attorney General provided an outline of his plans for the final si [...] | 2008-10-08 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC ASEC SNAR HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA926 | HONDURAS APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON CUBAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 15:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CU HO EAID |
08TEGUCIGALPA927 | HONDURAS STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 15:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNGA UN YI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA928 | ZELAYA ENDS TEACHERS STRIKE WITH PROMISES TO PAY [...] Summary: Honduran President "Mel" Manuel Zelaya ended the latest teacher strike over unpaid back-wages by promising to pay over 300 million Lempira (USD 15.8 million) to the teachers by year,s end. Protests this year have cost over 2.5 million primary and secondary schoolchildren nearly two [...] | 2008-10-10 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SCUL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA930 | FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES CHALLENGES BEFORE TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Rebeca Santos called on Ambassador on the eve of her trip to Washington to discuss the overall macroeconomic picture in Honduras, particularly focusing on the challenges she will face at IMF meetings in Washington starting October 11. Santos said she believes Ho [...] | 2008-10-10 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ENRG EPET PGOV PREL IMF HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA931 | HONDURAN CONGRESS PASSES ALBA IN EMERGENCY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session of Congress called October 9, the legislature acceded to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) agreement that was signed by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on August 25. The members added several "reservations" to the document, but it passed ea [...] | 2008-10-10 21:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA932 | HONDURAN CONGRESS PASSES ALBA IN EMERGENCY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. In an emergency session of Congress called October 9, the legislature ratified the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) agreement that was signed by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on August 25. The members added several "reservations" to the document, but it passed easi [...] | 2008-10-11 00:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR VE HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA935 | ZELAYA ENDS TEACHERS STRIKE WITH PROMISES TO PAY [...] Summary: Honduran President "Mel" Manuel Zelaya ended the latest teacher strike over unpaid back-wages by promising to pay over 300 million Lempira (USD 15.8 million) to the teachers by year,s end. Protests this year have cost over 2.5 million primary and secondary schoolchildren nearly two [...] | 2008-10-14 20:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON SCUL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA948 | HONDURAS CONFIRMS COMMITTMENT TO CONTROL AND [...] (S) PolCouns and Defense Attache delivered ref a demarche to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on October 15. (Note: Mejia and the Chief of Defense Romeo Vasquez Velasquez have discussed lax weapon control, including the cases cited in reftel, which they were well aware of, with various [...] | 2008-10-17 21:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | HO MASS MCAP PARM |
08TEGUCIGALPA949 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S COMMENTS ON LEGALIZING DRUGS [...] (C) Summary. During the opening session of the meeting of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA) on October 13, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya made several references to the legalization of drugs in order to stop the violence that is associated with the trafficking of thes [...] | 2008-10-20 14:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA954 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER - HONDURAS [...] As a result of President Zelaya declaring a National Emergency in Honduras on Oct 20th due to severe flooding and associated damages over the course of the last several days, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. Th [...] | 2008-10-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA959 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON THE SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) who informed him that things were progressing positively and that they felt well prepared for the upcoming primary elections on November 16. The TSE magistrates detailed their plans for both international [...] | 2008-10-24 11:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA965 | HEAD OF STATE-LEVEL DEMARCHE UNGA VOTING [...] (U) On October 17 the Ambassador discussed Honduras' UNGA voting record with President Zelaya. The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points. President Zelaya was not aware of the fact that Honduras' voting record in the UN was so little supportive of US positions. He agreed we needed to l [...] | 2008-10-24 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA |
08TEGUCIGALPA977 | ZELAYA CALLS FOR POSTPONEMENT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced October 29 that he would call major political actors and civil society together in two meetings on October 30 to seek consensus to delay the November 16 election, due to flooding in the country. In addition, he announced that he would not a [...] | 2008-10-30 02:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA978 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ELECTION OF US CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 15:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA982 | ZELAYA CONVINCES POLITICAL PARTIES TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya convened two meetings on October 30 to build consensus for a postponement of the primary elections, regularly scheduled for November 16, to give the country time to recuperate from the floods. The first meeting included hand-picked civil society groups [...] | 2008-10-31 15:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA996 | HONDURAN CONGRESS APPROVES POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (U) In an emergency session called on November 4 by the President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti, the Honduran Congress approved postponement of the primary elections from November 16 to November 30, by amending article 113 of the Electoral Law. As was agreed in the meetings of the politi [...] | 2008-11-05 20:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI EAID HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA997 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his introductory meeting with Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge RODAS Gamero (ret.),the Ambassador laid out his vision for a coordinated, bilateral effort to make the most of the Merida Initiative and tackle Honduras' growing crime and security challenges. For his part, [...] | 2008-11-05 21:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR KJUS EAID HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA998 | HONDURAN HUMAN RIGHTS GAINS ABETTED-BY STRONG [...] Over 20 non-governmental organizations (NGO) met with the Ambassador on October 28 to discuss the challenges and opportunities they currently face in Honduras. The meeting offered a chance for the most well known organizations that deal with issues related to Human Rights to meet the new Amba [...] | 2008-11-05 21:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA100 | CHILEAN PRESIDENT BACHELET VISITS HONDURAS [...] (U) Amid substantial fanfare, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a mostly-commercial visit to Honduras designed to expand ties and cooperation between the two countries. She was accompanied by Chilean businesspeople, members of the Chilean Parliament, cultural figures, FM Alejandro Foxley [...] | 2009-02-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EFIN EAID KCRM KJUS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1000 | TFH01: CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya early on the morning of October 1. They discussed the recent OAS efforts to promote a national dialogue. Zelaya proposed a three-point agenda for the talks, which he hoped could be started next week to coincide with the arrival of the OAS [...] | 2009-10-02 02:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1002 | CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6) [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...] | 2009-10-02 15:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA1007 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #69 10/02/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),accompanied by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL),Doug Lamborn (R-CO),and Peter Roskam (R-IL) arrived in Tegucigalpa October 2. The CODEL had arranged its own meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime President Micheletti, the Supreme Court, the [...] | 2009-10-02 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1008 | PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE MEETS G-16 [...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of the pro-Zelaya Pacific Resistance told the G-16 on October 1 that they are opposed to violence and that any violence that has occurred during pro-Zelaya demonstrations was carried out by provocateurs. They described the de facto regime as being composed of membe [...] | 2009-10-03 01:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA101 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY ELECTED CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on newly-elected Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Rivera Aviles on February 11. Rivera discussed his priority goals of reducing case backlogs and increasing the efficiency of oral case procedures. The Ambassador and Rivera agreed that organized crime and drug t [...] | 2009-02-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOVE KCRM EFIN EAID EINV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1010 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR MEETS OAS POLITICAL SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary for Political Affairs Victor Rico, in an October 3 meeting, discussed parties to include in the OAS-sponsored negotiations that will be held in Tegucigalpa the week of October 5. Rico told the Ambassador that the [...] | 2009-10-05 18:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1011 | TFH01: OAS REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS G-16 [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador John Biehl of the Organization of American States (OAS) told the G-16 donors group on October 2 that a delegation of OAS Foreign Ministers will visit Honduras on October 7. Biehl said he is optimistic that progress is being made toward finding a solution to Honduras' [...] | 2009-10-05 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1012 | TFHO1: PORTS RECOVERING FROM DISRUPTION FOLLOWING [...] (U) Summary: Though the abrupt return of deposed President Manuel Zelaya briefly complicated the import, export and distribution of goods, business conditions have stabilized. The 48-hour curfew that began on September 21 severely disrupted operations, but one U.S. cargo company reported th [...] | 2009-10-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1013 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #70 10/05/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),along with members of her staff, arrived in Tegucigalpa October 5. The CODEL had arranged meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime representatives and a press conference. The CODEL will also meet with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodrigu [...] | 2009-10-06 00:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1014 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya and reviewed the status of efforts to kick-start negotiations with the Micheletti side. Somewhat more upbeat than in the recent past, Zelaya said he hoped talks could be started this week. He expressed a willingness [...] | 2009-10-06 00:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1020 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BRIEF G-16 [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidates Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, Felicito Avila of the Christian Democratic Party and Bernard Martinez of the Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) all told the G-16 donors' group that the internati [...] | 2009-10-08 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA103 | HONDURAN PREPARATIONS FOR PATHWAYS MINISTERIAL IN [...] (U) Summary: The GOH now has a good understanding of the role of the the Pathways to Prosperty working group on spreading the benefits of trade that it agreed to coordinate. Its proposal is to focus the Pillar I work plan on policies to assist small and medium enterprises, in order to highligh [...] | 2009-02-18 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1034 | TFHO1: OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS DELEGATION BRINGS TWO [...] (C) Summary: The visit to Honduras of a high-level delegation of OAS member country foreign ministers and other high-level member state government officials, including WHA A/S Tom Shannon, on October 7-8 provided a space for negotiations to resume between teams representing deposed President Z [...] | 2009-10-09 19:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1035 | TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE ON OAS [...] (C) Summary: The formal negotiations launched by the OAS Foreign Ministers have gotten off to a smoother start than expected. Beginning on October 7, both commissions, with support from an OAS secretarial team, have held daily sessions and have been able to achieve agreement or concurred on m [...] | 2009-10-09 21:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1037 | (C/NF) AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S RETURN TO [...] (S) This message is in response to questions posed in section A of reftel. 2. (C/NF) Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos and National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's reactions to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was initially negative, but improved after meeting jointly with him. Sant [...] | 2009-10-09 23:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1038 | TFH01: OAS BRIEFS G-16 ON FM DELEGATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Organization of American States (OAS) Special Envoy Ambassador John Biehl told the G-16 donors' group on October 8 that earlier in the day the commission of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to the ongoing OAS-sponsored negotiations had threatened to pull out of the talks. The [...] | 2009-10-09 23:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1042 | TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE EVENING OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Minister of Governance Victor Meza who headed President Zelaya's negotiating team in the OAS supported Guaymuras Dialogue, briefed the Ambassador on their planned strategy for the talks. He said that the Zelaya side would continue to seek a consensus on the basic [...] | 2009-10-13 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1043 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS PROMPTS PLANT'S CLOSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Judco Manufacturing Inc., a U.S.-based automotive industry supplier, is in the process of closing its manufacturing facility in San Pedro Sula as a direct result of the political crisis. The company located its plant in Honduras in 2005 for reasons including the country's poli [...] | 2009-10-13 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR BEXP EINV ETRD KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1045 | TFH01: REGIME ISSUES DECREE [...] (SBU) Summary. The de facto regime enacted a decree on October 5 providing for the revocation of the operating licenses of media outlets that violate national security and public order. This decree follows a decree severely curtailing civil liberties enacted on September 26. De facto regime [...] | 2009-10-14 01:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1048 | TFH01: GUAYMURAS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. The commissions representing the de facto regime and President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Guaymuras dialogue reached agreement on all articles of the San Jose Accord on October 14, which would require Congress to decide on restoration of officials to their pre-coup positions [...] | 2009-10-15 19:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1049 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged the Liberal and National party presidential candidates on October 15 to issue a statement in support of the decision by the commissions to the Guaymuras negotiations to refer the Guaymuras Agreement to the Congress, which would be able to consult with other i [...] | 2009-10-16 15:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1050 | TFHO1: POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Allegations continue of human rights violations following the September 26 decree that severely limited civil liberties and remains in effect, despite an announcement by the de facto regime on October 5 that it would be abrogated. The pro-Zelaya radio and television stations closed under [...] | 2009-10-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1051 | ZELAYA NEGOTIATORS BELIEVE AGREEMENT NEAR [...] (C) Summary. Negotiators for President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya expressed optimism that an agreement on the Guaymuras accords would be reached October 16, in a meeting that morning with the Ambassador and DCM. Zelaya negotiators Minister of Governance Victor Meza and Rodil Rivera Rodil told the A [...] | 2009-10-16 17:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1052 | DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE [...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...] | 2009-10-16 18:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SENV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1053 | TFHO1: PRIORITY ECONOMIC TASKS FOR UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the negotiations now underway between representatives of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the Micheletti regime lead to a political settlement, a new unity cabinet will be appointed to lead the government through the November elections until a new administration takes over [...] | 2009-10-16 18:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1057 | TFH01: GUAYMURAS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. There is agreement on all provisions of the Guaymuras Accord, except for the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Zelaya commission to the negotiations tabled a proposal on October 16 providing that the agreement would be sent to the Congress for approval, but [...] | 2009-10-20 00:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1058 | TFH01: BUSINESS LEADERS LUKEWARM ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: At an October 17 meeting, leading members of the business community told the Ambassador and OAS Ambassador John Biehl that they had reservations about a proposed political accord that was agreed upon by representatives of both President Zelaya and the de facto regime before bei [...] | 2009-10-20 00:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM HO OAS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1067 | TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME ABROGATES DECREE CURTAILING [...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime has abrogated the executive decree it adopted that severely curtailed civil liberties. Ensuring a high voter turnout for the general election scheduled for November 29 was the justification for the abrogation. End Summary. 2. (U) The de facto regime abrog [...] | 2009-10-20 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1071 | ZELAYA'S CHIEF NEGOTIATOR SAYS DE FACTOS JUST [...] (C) Summary. Victor Meza, Minister of Governance and Justice, told the Ambassador on October 20 that he is pessimistic that a negotiated solution will be found, but that the Zelaya camp has not given up and remains open to dialogue. Meza said that while chances for signature of the Guaymuras [...] | 2009-10-21 15:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1073 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias discussed the Honduran crisis on October 21. They REVIEWED the temporary suspension of the talks. The Ambassador blamed the recent failure on the last minute intransigence of Roberto Micheletti. The Ambassador expressed the hope that both side [...] | 2009-10-22 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1077 | TFH01: HONDURAN POLICE ISSUE COMMUNIQUE REQUIRING [...] (U) The Honduran National Police issued a communique on October 22, citing existing legal codes, and stating that all gatherings must be registered and approved by local authorities at least 24 hours in advance. The communique effectively takes the place of the decree issued September 26 and [...] | 2009-10-23 19:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1078 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND G-16 MEET WITH FRIENDS OF [...] (C) Summary. A delegation of the Friends of the Democratic Charter are visiting Honduras October 22-24. The Ambassador and members of his staff met with the delegation on October 22. The Ambassador hosted the G-16 donors group at his Residence the same day for a meeting with the delegation [...] | 2009-10-23 19:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1080 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya spoke the evening of October 22. They discussed the status of the negotiations. Zelaya blamed regime leader Roberto Micheletti for the failure of the Guaymuras Dialogue. The Ambassador agreed that Micheletti had not engaged in g [...] | 2009-10-23 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1081 | TFH01: INVESTMENT FOUNDATION LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Foundation for Investment and Development of Exports (FIDE),Honduras's leading business foundation, is grappling with the challenge of how to market Honduras to investors in light of the ongoing political crisis. FIDE's Executive President, Vilma Sierra de Fonseca, told the [...] | 2009-10-23 22:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1083 | TFH01: EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA SUPPORTS BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian Charge expressed gratitude for USG intervention to stop the loud music and animal sounds targeted at Brazil's Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Since ousted Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya took residence at their Embassy on September 21, Embassy Tegucigalpa has been provi [...] | 2009-10-24 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1085 | TFH01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the October 28-29 visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Special A [...] | 2009-10-27 21:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1087 | TFH01: FRUSTRATED PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE OPPOSES [...] (C) Summary. Pro-Zelaya resistance movement leaders told the Ambassador on October 23 that, although the Guaymuras negotiations seem to have run their course, they remain open to proposals to resolve the country's crisis. They said resistance movement members are frustrated and some want to [...] | 2009-10-28 02:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1090 | Merida 2.0 in Honduras [...] The following is Mission Honduras' input for the revised Merida Initiative strategy. ------------------------------------ I. Security Environment - Assessment ------------------------------------ 2. Citizen security has become an increasing problem for Honduras over the past decade, a [...] | 2009-10-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID MASS MARR KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1095 | TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Cesar Ham, congressional representative and presidential candidate for the Democratic Union Party (UD) on October 27. Ham was accompanied by other UD leaders. Ham reasserted his support for the restitution of President Zelaya. While expressing concern for som [...] | 2009-10-30 22:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1099 | ELECTION OF SUPREME ACCOUNTING TRIBUNAL [...] (U) Summary. The Congress selected the three new magistrates of the Supreme Accounting Tribunal (TSC) on October 14. The selection process has come under attack for lacking transparency. The TSC is an important institution because of its government oversight function. The TSC submits its f [...] | 2009-11-03 01:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1100 | TFHO1: POLICE AND MILITARY USE FORCE TO BREAK UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran National Police spokesperson confirmed that police and military used force during an October 29 anti-coup protest near the national stadium in Tegucigalpa. Local human rights organizations told Poloff that an unconfirmed 25 protestors were injured. A group of Americ [...] | 2009-11-03 20:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1101 | TFH01: WHA A/S SHANNON'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, accompanied by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly, NSC's Dan Restrepo and the Ambassador, held a frank, open exchange of views on the current state of negotiations in Honduras with deposed President Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa October 28. A/S Shannon emphasized [...] | 2009-11-03 20:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1102 | MEETING WITH A/S SHANNON: BUSINESS LEADERS EXPRESS [...] (C) Summary: At a breakfast with A/S Shannon and his delegation, business leaders expressed support for a negotiated political settlement. They said that Honduras had been hard-hit by the global economic downturn and that the crisis had exacerbated the situation. While the business leader [...] | 2009-11-03 23:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1103 | TFH01: TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs during an October 28-30 trip to Honduras met with President Jose Manu [...] | 2009-11-03 23:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1107 | TFHO1: WHA A/S SHANNON MEETINGS WITH DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Thomas Shannon, accompanied by WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Craig Kelly, National Security Council Senior Advisor for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel Restrepo, and the Ambassador met on O [...] | 2009-11-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1114 | TFHO1 Gangs Wage War While Police Distracted By Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a June 18 prison escape by leaders of a Honduras transnational gang, a street war has killed at least 42 people, including four police and nine civilian women and children, most in broad daylight. The 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangs are exploiting the curr [...] | 2009-11-06 17:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR SMIG PINS PINR SOCI PGOV CVIS HO KCRM KJUS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1116 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SIGN SOCIAL PACT [...] (SBU) Summary. Four of the six presidential candidates signed a social pact formulated by three civil society organizations. The pact contains general ideas and goals, but lacks substance. Despite the lack of detail and the inability to enforce the pact, the fact that the candidates felt it [...] | 2009-11-06 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1118 | SECRETARY SOLIS VISITS HONDURAS TO INAUGURATE [...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of the Verification Commission to monitor Honduras's political accord took place on November 3 during a two-day visit by its two international commissioners, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos. The visit took place under [...] | 2009-11-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM PHUM HO US CI OAS |
09TEGUCIGALPA1119 | HONDURAS ELECTIONS: WHAT WE ARE WATCHING [...] (C) Summary: Due to the political crisis, the Honduran election season has effectively been truncated to a one-month campaign period from the signing of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement October 30 to election day November 29. The crisis has changed the elections landscape in many ways, most [...] | 2009-11-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1120 | TFH01: DRL VISIT & UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES [...] (C) Summary. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deskoff visited Honduras October 13-20 and met with a broad spectrum of Honduran society to observe first hand the human rights situation following the June 28 coup d'etat. Post has confirmed that the October 17 death of union pr [...] | 2009-11-06 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1121 | TFHO1: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met with Cesar and Yani Rosenthal, own [...] | 2009-11-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1122 | TFH01: GETTING TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT BACK [...] (SBU) Summary. Implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement derailed on November 5 when President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya insisted on immediate restoration to office before creation of a national unity and reconciliation government and then modified this demand to having the Verifica [...] | 2009-11-06 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1123 | HTF01: VIEWS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY ABOUT THE COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. On October 14, DRL Deskoff and Poloff met Monsignor Juan Jose [...] | 2009-11-06 21:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1124 | EFFORTS TO GET TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT BACK [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced on November 6 that de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti had violated the letter and spirit of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Accord and that it was defunct due to the failure to establish a government of national unity and reconciliation [...] | 2009-11-07 02:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1128 | TFH01: IMPACT OF THE COUP ON INDIGENOUS AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary. This is the fourth in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. A young member of the Garifuna community, Luis Norales, told [...] | 2009-11-09 17:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1129 | TFH01: WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon met with two separate groups of civil society representatives on October 29 to discuss the status of the Guaymuras talks, the urgent need to reach a negotiated accord, and the readiness of the USG to support the elections process if an a [...] | 2009-11-10 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1130 | TFH01: A/S SHANNON URGES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Thomas Shannon urged the presidential candidates at an October 28 dinner to play a leading role in the quest for a solution to their country's political crisis. Organization of American States (OAS) Politica [...] | 2009-11-10 00:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1131 | TFH01: (S/NF) MICHELETTI RESIGNATION PROPOSAL [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former President Carlos Flores and Verification Commissioner Arturo Corrales told the Ambassador and DCM that they were pushing for the de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti to resign and be replaced by a government of national unity, whether or not President Manuel "Mel" Ze [...] | 2009-11-10 00:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1135 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...] | 2009-11-10 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1137 | TFH01: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE CALLS FOR END TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos issued an open letter to the Honduran people that appeared in the November 10 press. The letter calls for an end to the country's political crisis in order to pave the way for credible elections and a brighter future for Hondur [...] | 2009-11-12 17:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1138 | TFHO1: ZELAYA UNWILLING TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE - [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and DCM met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya November 9 in an attempt to convince him to continue to participate in the process set up by the San Jose - Tegucigalpa Accord (TSJA),specifically to participate in the naming of a government of national unity. Zelaya [...] | 2009-11-12 18:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1139 | TFH01: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, two former senior government financial investigators have approached us separately to tell us that they had been dismissed by the de facto regime. Both of them attributed their dismissal at least in part to the regime's lack of interest in investigating financ [...] | 2009-11-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ELAB EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1140 | TFHO1: ZELAYA UNWILLING TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 20:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1147 | TFHO1: EXPANDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) Summary: The National Electrical Energy Company of Honduras has re-issued a request for proposals for 250 megawatts of renewable energy in a way that will allow small to medium-sized producers to compete with larger companies. Many small producers indicate they are ready to submit propo [...] | 2009-11-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAID ECON ENRG ETRD SENV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1152 | TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...] | 2009-11-13 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1154 | TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...] | 2009-11-13 23:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1155 | TFH01: INVESTMENT MANAGER SAYS HONDURAS IS [...] (C) Summary: A representative of the British investment management company Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. told the Economic Counselor that his company is considering issuing the de facto regime a $100 million bridge loan, which would be tied to the issuance of a USD 500 million dollar-d [...] | 2009-11-14 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID HO UK |
09TEGUCIGALPA1165 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL TASK FORCE [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post submits request with the caveat that final approval will only be given once constitutional government is restored in Hon [...] | 2009-11-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1166 | HONDURAS-EL SALVADOR TRADE BARRIER DISPUTE LEADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran agricultural association is planning to hold a demonstration aimed at disrupting traffic through the Honduras-El Salvador border crossing point at El Amatillo on November 17. The association, the National Federation of Farmers and Ranchers of Honduras (FENAGH),is [...] | 2009-11-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1167 | TFHO1: MAQUILA MANAGER ON MEDIOCRE MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Don Allen, the manager of American sewing contracting company Pinehurst Manufacturing, told EMBOFF that plant orders had decreased by approximately 40 percent in the first quarter of 2009, a result of the global economic downturn. Orders began rebounding in May, but the recover [...] | 2009-11-17 16:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD PGOV KTEX KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA117 | 2009 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment For Honduras. TIME PERIOD: April 2008 to mid-February 2009 - Govt. actions Acronyms used: IHNFA Honduran Institute for Children and the Family TIP Trafficking in Persons IO International Organizations NGO Non-governme [...] | 2009-02-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
09TEGUCIGALPA1170 | TFH01: LIBERAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ELVIN [...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos held a two-digit lead in the polls before the June 28 coup. Since then, he has been trailing National Party candidate Porfifio "Pepe" Lobo. The coup led to the fracture of the Liberal Party, which has hurt Santos. Santos, who served as Vice [...] | 2009-11-17 22:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1183 | TFHO1: PDAS KELLY PRESSES BUSINESS LEADERS TO URGE [...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting, business leaders Amilcar Bulnes and Norman Garcia told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that they had attended a meetings the week before at which leading Hondurans had urged de fact [...] | 2009-11-19 21:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1184 | TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S NOVEMBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 17-18 visit to Honduras in support of Tegucigalpa - San Jose Accord implementation. With restitution before el [...] | 2009-11-19 21:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1189 | TFH01: MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY ABSENCE [...] (C) Summary: De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on November 19 his intention to temporarily step aside for the period November 25-December 2 in order to give the country time to reflect. Micheletti urged all Hondurans to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29. [...] | 2009-11-20 02:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1192 | TFH01: NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE [...] (C) Summary. National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo is the presidential candidate who, two weeks away from election day, polls suggest is on track to win the election scheduled for November 29. Lobo's pledge to Hondurans is that he will improve families' finances, generate employment [...] | 2009-11-20 16:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1195 | TFH01: EFFORTS TO FORM UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Organization of American States (OAS) Envoy Octavio Bordon, along with Zelaya advisors Jorge Arturo Reina, Victor Meza, Rodil Rivera, and Mayra Mejia told the Ambassador on November 20 that the best solution to the political crisis at this juncture would be re-engagement in the s [...] | 2009-11-21 00:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1196 | TFH01: ZELAYA ADVISORS ACKNOWLEDGE PRAGMATISM ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with top Zelaya advisors Jorge Arturo Reina, Rodil Rivera Rodil and Victor Meza on November 19. Key to the discussion was Zelaya's expressed willingness in the November 17 meeting to accept a post-election restoration vote in the Congress. The Ambassador expl [...] | 2009-11-21 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1199 | TFHO1: BORDER BLOCKADE PROMPTS HONDURAS AND EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A blockade at a Honduras-El Salvador border point on November 17, organized by a Honduran farmers' association to protest El Salvadoran restrictions on food imports (reftel),significantly disrupted cross-border traffic. In response, Honduran and El Salvadoran officials met t [...] | 2009-11-23 14:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ECIN ELTN ETRD PBTS PREL CASC BEXP |
09TEGUCIGALPA1200 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MEXICAN A/S FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 00:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1201 | TFH01: ZELAYA WILL NOT ACCEPT UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Four senior advisors to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya told the Ambassador, DCM and OAS negotiator Ambassador Octavio Bordon that Zelaya would not accept a unity government until he was reinstated as president, in a November 21 meeting. The four advisors, Arturo Reina, Rodil Rivera Rodil, [...] | 2009-11-24 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1202 | TFH01: UD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STAYS IN RACE [...] (C) Summary. The small UD party, which has 120 candidates for congress and 265 candidates for mayor, held an assembly on November 21 at which it decided overwhelmingly not to withdraw its candidates from the general election to be held on November 29. Cesar Ham, the UD's presidential candidat [...] | 2009-11-24 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1203 | PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE FEARS ELECTIONS MAY BE [...] (C) Summary. The pro-Zelaya resistance movement has told its supporters not to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29 if President Zelaya is not restored to office. The resistance does not believe it will be possible to hold credible elections while the de facto regime remains [...] | 2009-11-25 01:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1204 | TFHO1: THIRD ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The third annual Honduran National Human Rights Conference was held in Tegucigalpa on November 18 and 19 with a theme of "Strengthening our Culture in Human Rights Towards Peace and Democracy." In the opening session, university professor Ramon Romero and political consultant Ef [...] | 2009-11-25 20:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1205 | TFH01: ELECTIONS AND THE PROSPECT FOR DISRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Continued opposition to elections by supporters of President Zelaya coupled with technical weaknesses in the electoral authorities' reporting system keep open the possibility that the November 29 elections could be disrupted in a few of Honduras' 18 departments, though a nationwid [...] | 2009-11-26 00:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1206 | TFHO1: POSITIONS OF MULTILATERALS ON REENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Following the signing of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord on October 30, the U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank representatives to learn their perspectives on reengagement with a possible government of national unity [...] | 2009-11-26 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1207 | TFH01: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy has been at the forefront to pressure the de facto National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to take seriously an investigation of interference of the signal of anti-coup Channel 36 television station. On November 23, the de facto head of CONATEL, Miguel Rodas [...] | 2009-11-26 00:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1209 | TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1211 | AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH union (SU) over the January closure of the Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) factory in Choloma, Department of Cortes. The agreement includes the rehiring of displaced [...] | 2009-11-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1212 | SCENESETTER FOR THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Honduras will hold a general election on November 29 with more than 15,000 candidates running for about 2,900 elected positions, including the presidency, all 128 congressional seats, and 298 mayoralties. The scheduling of the election pre-dates the June 28 coup and the election [...] | 2009-11-27 19:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1213 | TFH01: ATTEMPT TO REACTIVATE VERIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador attempted to informally gather together on November 26 the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord negotiators for both President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti, along with representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS) in [...] | 2009-11-27 19:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1216 | TFH01: 11/27 HUMAN RIGHTS CASES - GRADIS DEATH AND [...] (U) Summary. The body of Luis Gradis Espinal, a resistance coordinator, was found in Tegucigalpa on November 23. Human rights organizations alleged that police may have been involved in the kidnapping and killing of Gradis, however police believe the murder resulted from an armed robbery. [...] | 2009-11-27 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1219 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1000 HOURS [...] (SBU) Summary. Polls opened nationwide with some delays and voting has begun in a generally orderly fashion. There has been a heavy turnout and voters are enthusiastic. The atmosphere in the capital of Tegucigalpa is quiet and normal. Embassy reporting teams deployed nationwide reported no [...] | 2009-11-29 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1220 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1230 HOURS [...] (U) Summary. Voting continues without incident nationwide. Several Embassy teams report continuing high voter turnout. There are reports of supplies of indelible ink running low in some locations. No Embassy team reported any security incidents. End Summary. THE POLLS --------- 2. [...] | 2009-11-29 19:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1221 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1600 HOURS [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) extended the closing time of polling centers from 16:00 to 17:00. Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-coup demonstrators in San Pedro Sula who allegedly threw rocks. A Reuters cameraman was injured in the incident [...] | 2009-11-29 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1222 | TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP - FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary. November 29 was a great day for Honduran democracy and the Honduran people displayed great civic commitment in expressing their will in the ballot box. Early Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) results showed that National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was elec [...] | 2009-11-30 05:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1223 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya discussed the results of the general elections. Zelaya believes turn out was minimal and that the process had not been credible. The Ambassador countered by passing on the data available suggesting that the process had been free [...] | 2009-11-30 20:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1226 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) On the morning of November 30, the Ambassador spoke to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and discussed the results of the Honduran elections. The Ambassador told Arias that the election process had gone smoothly and praised the Supreme Elections Tribunal for an outstanding organizational [...] | 2009-11-30 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1229 | TFH01: CANADA CALLS FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. Non-resident Canadian Ambassador to Honduras Neil Reeder told the Ambassador on November 28 that Canada will monitor the November 29 general election to determine if it is free and fair and will observe the events that transpire the week of November 30 before deciding whether to [...] | 2009-11-30 22:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1231 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT PEPE LOBO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Lobo met on November 30. Both discussed the positive results of the elections. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on the continued U.S. approach post-election that included implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord. They reviewed prospects fo [...] | 2009-12-01 00:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1235 | TFH01:ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced unverified results from the rapid transmission of preliminary results (TREP) system on election day, November 29. The TREP figures have now been subject to verification and indicate a voter turnout rate of 50 percent. National Pa [...] | 2009-12-02 00:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1236 | TFHO1: DONORS PRAISE ELECTIONS AND DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Participants in a November 30 meeting of the G-16 donor group were uniformly impressed by how well the November 29 elections had gone. In a briefing to the group, a representative of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said that he had monitored every election since 1993 an [...] | 2009-12-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL ECON PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1240 | TFH01: PRO-COUP OPINIONS ON THE NOQH COAST AND [...] (C) This is the fifth and final cable in a series regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met on October 13 with three members of th [...] | 2009-12-02 22:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM |
09TEGUCIGALPA1241 | TFH01: CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON RESTITUTION BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress began its discussion of the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya around 13:00 local time on December 2. The Executive Committee of the Congress read the relevant portions of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the letter to the Congress from the commissi [...] | 2009-12-03 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1244 | TFH01: SPEAKING TO PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on November 3. They discussed the results of the congressional vote rejecting President Zelaya's restoration. Both agreed that the process, despite U.S. disappintment, was done in a transparent and open way. Lobo cite [...] | 2009-12-03 20:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1245 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Cardinal Andrews Rodriguez met on December 1 and discussed the current situation in Honduras. Both agreed that the Honduran elections had been free, fair and transparent, and that both the Supreme elections Tribunal and the Honduran people deserved great credi [...] | 2009-12-03 21:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1249 | TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA [...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...] | 2009-12-03 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1253 | THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo met on November 4 to discuss the situation in the wake of the elections and the congressional vote rejecting President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's restitution. Lobo discussed his support for the full implementation of the Tegucig [...] | 2009-12-04 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1254 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC CVIS EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1264 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (S) The Ambassador discussed the latest political developments with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on December 7. Lobo confirmed to the Ambassador that he will be traveling to San Jose at the invitation of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias tomorrow, December 8. Lobo said he would be tr [...] | 2009-12-07 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1265 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Arias discussed the Honduran situation on December 7. Arias remains committed to a negotiated solution to the Honduran crisis and expressed his willingness to stay engaged and provide leadership. He added that the holding of free and fair elections provides a [...] | 2009-12-08 17:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1266 | ROCKY PATEL DISCUSSES THE HONDURAN CIGAR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: American cigar manufacturer Rocky Patel discussed the Honduran business environment for cigar manufacturers at his El Paraiso factory on December 1. According to Patel, sales of his cigars are up about 15% this year despite an industry-wide drop in sales of about 22% for the y [...] | 2009-12-08 20:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EIND ETRD KIPR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1268 | TFH01: COUNTER-NARCOTICS CHIEF ASSASSINATED [...] (U) Summary: Retired General Julian Aristides Gonzales Irias, Director of the National Directorate of Counter-Narcotics (DLCN),was shot to death in his vehicle shortly before 07:00 local time on December 8 in Tegucigalpa. The assailants were two pairs of armed men, each pair on a motorcycle, [...] | 2009-12-08 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1269 | HONDURAS: November 2009 INL Monthly Report [...] Summary. With the Ambassador's approval, Regional Corrections Advisor has resumed working-level contact with Honduran prisons officials and is advising the architect/project manager of the maximum security building project. Post followed up on the interim report of an at-risk youth program gra [...] | 2009-12-08 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA127 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY APPOINTED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with newly appointed Defense Minister Edmundo Orellana on February 12, and discussed their mutual concern over the ungoverned spaces in the Mosquitia, Honduras' cooperation with Nicaragua, arms destruction, the Honduran Armed Forces' (HOAF) involvement in inter [...] | 2009-02-27 16:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1270 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN SITUATION [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador held a series of conversations with President Arias, President Zelaya and President-elect Lobo. Arias provided a briefing on the results of Lobo's visit to San Jose. Arias stressed that he and Martinelli had a common vision -- consistent with the U.S. position. Th [...] | 2009-12-09 21:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1275 | MONITORING VISIT OF G/TIP FY 08 PROGRAM IN HONDURAS [...] (U) Summary. Poloff met local representatives of CHF International on November 17 in Tegucigalpa to discuss the status of the G/TIP funded "Integrated Protection Services for Victims of Trafficking" (IPSVT) program and in response to reftel. The goal of the program in Honduras is to facilita [...] | 2009-12-10 16:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KTIP KWMN PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1277 | TFHO1: EMBASSY TEAMS REPORT ON ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. This cable provides analysis on the teams deployed by the Embassy throughout Honduras to witness and report back on the general election of November 29, 2009. Embassy teams reported that the vote count at the polling stations they visited went smoothly with few nullified ballot [...] | 2009-12-10 16:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1278 | TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ZELAYA'S FAILED [...] (S) Summary: On the morning of December 10, the Ambassador briefed President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and President Oscar Arias on the failed Mexican attempt to secure safe passage for President Zelaya to Mexico. The Ambassador noted that the U.S. had not been informed by either Mexican or [...] | 2009-12-10 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA128 | IRANIAN VISIT TO HONDURAS CANCELED BY PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 16:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1280 | TFH01: ZELAYA'S ABORTED DEPARTURE FROM HONDURAS [...] (S) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador late on the afternoon of December 9 that he had obtained safe passage out of Honduras from the de facto regime and would depart that evening on an airplane provided by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and be given "guest of [...] | 2009-12-10 19:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1281 | TFH01: FEMALE REPRESENTATION DECREASES IN CONGRESS [...] (U) Summary. Election results issued by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) showed that the National Congress will maintain its traditional plurality of male representatives. The next 128-seat legislature will likely contain 25 congresswomen, comprising 19.53 percent of the total congress [...] | 2009-12-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1282 | TFH01: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO INCREASED DRUG [...] (U) Summary: The Mission suspended some aspects of joint counternarcotics activity with the GOH as a result of the June 28 coup d'etat. Over the course of calendar 2009, narcotics trafficking through Honduras has significantly increased compared to 2008, a trend that had begun well before the [...] | 2009-12-11 21:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC PREL MASS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1283 | TFH01: DISARMAMENT DECREE CONTINUED AS CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: The de facto regime will keep in effect through January 2010 the disarmament decree it enacted on November 21. Violent crime continues to rise in Honduras and its rate is the highest in Latin America. Honduran police believe trans-national gangs have taken advantage of the cou [...] | 2009-12-11 21:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1285 | TFHO1: CHEVRON SENDS MIXED MESSAGES ON LEAVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador and economic officers, Chevron representatives expressed concern about continuing financial losses tied to the GOH's application of an unfavorable formula for the pricing of finished oil products. The Chevron representatives said that the compa [...] | 2009-12-14 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1287 | TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...] | 2009-12-14 22:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA1289 | STATE OF PLAY ON ZELAYA'S DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary: Efforts are ongoing to find a solution permitting the departure of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from Honduras. Some regime hard-liners are urging de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to extract as many concessions as possible from Zelaya before allowing his departure. [...] | 2009-12-15 00:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1290 | ZELAYA ADVISORS UPDATE ON ACTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Summary: Liberal Party leader Carlos Montoya told the Ambassador that he contacted Armed Forces Chief of Staff Romeo Orlando Vasquez, former President of Honduras Carlos Flores, and Micheletti representative on the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord Verification Commission Arturo Corrales and all [...] | 2009-12-15 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1295 | SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF SANTOS CORRALES AND WALTER [...] (U) Summary. Human rights groups allege that two recent deaths were tied to the political crisis. The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CODEH) reported that on December 11, Santos Corrales Garcia was found decapitated in Talanga, however the Honduran FBI (DNIC) told an Embassy Employ [...] | 2009-12-16 00:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1296 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO REGIME FM [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with de facto regime foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the private residence of a mutual friend on December 14. While the purpose of the meeting was to discuss completing implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, they also spoke at length about the [...] | 2009-12-16 01:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1298 | PRESIDENT-ELECT LAUNCHES NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo presided over a meeting on December 14 with representatives of many sectors of Honduran society, following up on his announced intention to create a dialogue with the Honduran people in order for his administration to be an inclusive one. L [...] | 2009-12-16 21:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1300 | BUS OWNERS STRIKE OVER SUBSIDIES [...] (U) Summary: After a bus strike that slowed traffic in Tegucigalpa on December 14, the de facto government and Congress agreed to the bus owners' demand for payment of $3.7 million in subsidies promised by the Zelaya administration but not included in the budget. Petroleum transport workers [...] | 2009-12-16 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1302 | PRESIDENT-ELECT'S GOVERNMENT PLAN [...] (U) Summary: President-elect Lobo's plan for his government aims to achieve sustainable development that will improve the lives of his fellow citizens. His plan is based on three pillars: creating jobs and reducing poverty, expanding the reach and quality of education, and ensuring security. [...] | 2009-12-17 00:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1310 | UD LEADERS SEEKS SOLUTION FOR PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: Cesar Ham, the Democratic Unification (UD) party's candidate for president in the November 29 general election, would be willing to consider joining president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's cabinet if Lobo helps find a solution that allows President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to leav [...] | 2009-12-18 22:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1311 | CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The members of congress elected on November 29 will take office on January 25. Two days before, on January 23, they will elect their executive board (president, vice presidents, and secretaries). Rumors have begun about who will be elected to the powerful position of president of [...] | 2009-12-18 23:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1312 | THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 23:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1313 | THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and discussed a full range of pertinent political and policy matters on December 17. Lobo told the Ambassador he remains committed to the implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord and supported the [...] | 2009-12-18 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1317 | HONDURAS: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] On June 28, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from office in a coup d'etat. The de facto government that took power was not recognized by the U.S. or any other country, and Honduras was suspended from the Organization of American States. Honduras's resulting international isolati [...] | 2009-12-21 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KCRM KJUS EFIN SNAR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1321 | LOBO ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEEKS INFORMAL TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maria Elena Mondragon, an economic advisor on President-elect Pepe Lobo's transition team, told the Economic Counselor on December 17 that the new government will urgently need international assistance, including budget support and technical advice. She said that informal talks [...] | 2009-12-23 17:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL HO IMF |
09TEGUCIGALPA1328 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (U) The Ambassador on December 28 received a letter dated December 22 from President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo to President Obama. An informal Embassy translation of the letter is provided in paragraph 2. Embassy will fax the original Spanish text to WHA/CEN and to the NSC. 2. (SBU) Begi [...] | 2009-12-28 22:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1329 | HONDURAS: December 2009 INL Monthly Report [...] Summary: Regional Corrections Advisor visited the correctional training facility in Xalapa, Mexico and attended the Third International Graduating Class in New Mexico Correction Department's Training Academy located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frontier Police captured six members of a dangerous [...] | 2009-12-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1333 | ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY DOGS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty at home and abroad dogged the Honduran economy throughout 2009. With two-thirds of its exports destined for the U.S., the country was hard hit by the U.S. recession. On top of the crumbling international situation, President Jose Manual "Mel" Zelaya created a clima [...] | 2009-12-29 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1336 | PARTIAL CHANGE TO FUEL PRICING FORMULA [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime has updated the pricing formula for gasoline, removing a restriction that pegged the price of premium gas to the price of regular. This is seen as a partial victory by fuel importers, but as a potential burden by consumers. Since this modification does not [...] | 2009-12-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA148 | IMF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR A STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund team has been in Tegucigalpa the past two weeks conducting Article IV consultations. In an out-brief meeting, they told us that the Honduran government,s unwillingness to allow for exchange rate flexibility makes the extension of the Stand by Arran [...] | 2009-03-06 20:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA149 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA MEETS FIDEL AND SPEAKS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: President Zelaya concluded his three-day visit to Cuba March 4 with a reported meeting with Fidel Castro, who he described as lucid and well. Zelaya traveled to Cuba to attend the 11th International Encounter of Economists on Globalization and Development problems, before which [...] | 2009-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA15 | HONDURAS: SUPREME COURT SELECTION PITS CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran Congress will select the fifteen magistrates who will constitute the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) for the next seven years on January 25, after a process that, while by no means perfect, will have been the most open, transparent selection process for high governmen [...] | 2009-01-08 22:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA158 | CONTENTIOUS CLOSING OF JERZEES DE HONDURAS MAQUILA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerzees de Honduras (JDH),a textile factory located north of San Pedro Sula in Choloma closed in January following a labor dispute. The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has determined that while plant management did violate the workers, freedom of association, the decision to close [...] | 2009-03-10 20:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA164 | HONDURAS RECEIVES TALKING POINTS REGARDING REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 23:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MOPS PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA176 | Mission Honduras Merida Priorities for FY 2009-10 [...] Summary: As Merida budgets are laid out for FY 2009 and FY 2010, Post seeks a shift away from a focus on expensive, high-tech equipment toward support that host governments with limited resources, such as the GOH, can sustain beyond the Merida mandate, rather than burdening them with recurring [...] | 2009-03-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA180 | COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE RECEIVED WITH HIGHEST [...] (U) Summary: President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe's arrived in Honduras amongst great fanfare with his plane being escorted to the landing strip in San Pedro Sula by Honduras' squadron of F-5s. He was honored by the Mayor with the keys to the city and received the highest possible decorations b [...] | 2009-03-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA181 | Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Shannon's Visit to [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome you to Tegucigalpa. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to hold substantive discussions with President Zelaya, senior GOH officials, as well as with the two leading presidential candidates. The political situation continues to be stable as we move for [...] | 2009-03-17 01:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA186 | UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY [...] (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14. While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential can [...] | 2009-03-18 14:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA187 | (U) 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (U) This cable is in response to reftel demarche regarding Honduras' participation in the Summit of the Americas. 2. (U) Poloff met with Jose Lorenzana, the Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss GOH's aspirations and plans for the Summit of [...] | 2009-03-18 14:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA188 | ZELAYA FLIES MILE-HIGH IN SUPPORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Summary: President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by the Ambassador, led a high-level delegation to the United States in February to explore the potential for further promoting renewable energy in Honduras. In Washington, he met with Cabinet members to discuss U.S.-Honduran partnerships in this fie [...] | 2009-03-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA2 | ZELAYA EXECUTIVE DECREE FOR 1980S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced the formation of a National Program of Reparations on December 10, the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. The program will compensate victims and the family members of victims who were the victims of human rights violations in the p [...] | 2009-01-06 12:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA203 | Ambassador Llorens Makes First Visit to Bay Islands [...] Summary: The Ambassador emphasized the positive cooperation between Honduras and the USG during his first visit to the Honduran Bay Islands on March 12-13. The Ambassador's wide-ranging schedule included participation in community and development assistance events related to a U.S. Navy ship v [...] | 2009-03-24 22:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CASC MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA206 | Ambassador visits Honduran cigar capital [...] Ambassador Llorens visited Danli in El Paraiso, a poor province known for high-quality cigar production, February 13. Danli is host to a sizable population of Cuban emigres who transplanted their know-how to create one of the leading export industries of the country. El Paraiso is also the se [...] | 2009-03-25 00:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD SCUL SNAR PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA210 | ZELAYA CALLS FOR OPINION POLL ON CONSTIUTENT [...] (C) Summary: President Manual "Mel" Zelaya announced on March 24 that the executive will hold a poll on June 30 to ask whether or not there should be a vote on Election Day calling for a constituent assembly to consider changes to the Constitution. Many political leaders are concerned that th [...] | 2009-03-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA214 | NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS RESULTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a courtesy call on newly-installed Attorney General Luis Rubi and Assistant Attorney General Roy Urtecho, Rubi stressed to the Ambassador and Country Team members that the fight against drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime was his biggest challenge and prio [...] | 2009-03-27 19:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS SNAR SOCI PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA215 | (C) PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT PLEDGES TO WORK [...] (C) Summary: President of the Supreme Court Jorge Alberto Rivera Aviles expressed his concern to the Ambassador that President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's attempts to push for a poll for a constituent assembly (reftel) could be an attempt to remain in power beyond his mandate. Rivera said he would [...] | 2009-03-27 19:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA222 | HONDURAS CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA224 | AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. In his speech he described Post's Renewable Energy Strategy (reftel) and affirmed shared goals in this sector. In meetings with the business communities of Sa [...] | 2009-03-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA225 | ZELAYA THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE POWER COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In response to simmering public discontent over the high cost of electricity, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has threatened to nationalize the private companies that supply about 60 percent of the nation's power. Congress has attempted to preempt the President by introducing a bill [...] | 2009-03-31 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA226 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSSES THE DOMESTIC SCENE [...] (C) Summary: At lunch on March 30, the Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya discussed a range of issues including current political developments. Zelaya briefed the Ambassador on his plans to consult Hondurans on the holding of a constituent assembly for the purpose of seeking modif [...] | 2009-04-01 00:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA227 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On March 30 the Ambassador met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to review regional developments and the current state of bilateral relations. Zelaya continued to attempt to blame the Costa Ricans for his non-attendance at the meeting with Vice President Biden in San Jose. Ho [...] | 2009-04-01 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA231 | HONDURAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS VICE MINISTER ON VICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Rosales raised Honduran participation in the San Jose Central American meeting with Vice-President Biden, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's desire to have a referendum on holding a constituent assembly to reform the constitution, and Hondura [...] | 2009-04-01 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IR CH TW HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA245 | HONDURAS CONSIDERS SUPPORTING USG CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 17:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA249 | Drug confiscations in Honduras for 2009 already exceed 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009 USG-supported joint Honduran antinarcotics forces have confiscated more drugs and vehicles than in all of calendar year 2008. Many of the cases have garnered broad press attention, and have sparked increased discussion of the trafficking issue in [...] | 2009-04-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA250 | HONDURAS: March 2009 INL Monthly Report [...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in March 2009. 2. Donations: Four hard drives and cartridges were donated to the Polygraph Unit to increase their memory capacity to store polygraph sessions. Two air conditioners were donated to the San Pedro Sula Prison, one for t [...] | 2009-04-06 11:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA263 | HONDUTEL BRIBERY CHARGES ELICIT CONSPIRACY THEORY [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel Zelaya has dispatched a high-level legal team to Miami to explore filing a libel suit against former State Department official Otto Reich for alleging that a Justice Department Foreign Corrupt Practices investigation into bribery at Honduran state telecom company [...] | 2009-04-13 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS ECPS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA270 | WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MARCH 19 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon visited Honduras on March 19. He met with Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Patricia "Paty" Rodas, and the two major-party presidential candidates. President Zelaya praised U.S [...] | 2009-04-15 22:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA272 | HONDURAS AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] Ambassador Llorens delivered reftel message to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the President's Special Advisor on Energy, Moises Starkman. President Zelaya expressed his total support for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA),noting the strong existing cooperation on r [...] | 2009-04-16 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ENRG AADP SENV |
09TEGUCIGALPA273 | ZELAYA SOFTENS RHETORIC ON HONDUTEL SCANDAL [...] (C) President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's rhetoric on the Hondutel scandal, following the indictment of Latin Node, Inc. in Miami, has cooled from his initial claims that the U.S. prosecution of Latin Node, Inc. was part of a CIA conspiracy to get him (reftel). The Ambassador talked with President [...] | 2009-04-17 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS ECPS PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA289 | HONDURAS RESPONSE ON WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA29 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS SUPREME COURT [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Nominating Committee for the next Supreme Court on January 13 - the day that they completed the public hearings of the nominees. The Committee explained the process they were pursuing (ref A). The Committee noted that all excluded nomine [...] | 2009-01-15 17:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA291 | HONDURAN ELECTION UPDATE: LIBERAL PARTY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary. Former Vice President Elvin Santos was formally anointed as the Liberal Party's (PL) Presidential Candidate at the PL Convention in Tegucigalpa on April 18, 2009. Santos in turn appointed Congressional President Roberto Micheletti as PL President despite objections from current [...] | 2009-04-28 11:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA298 | MGSF01: H1N1 Flu Outbreak - Honduras Status Report as of [...] Both the Embassy and the Government of Honduras have implemented action plans to respond to the crisis. GOH --- 2. The GOH's public response began the evening of Sunday, April 26. The Minister of Health addressed the nation via radio and television. He explained H1N1 flu and its symptom [...] | 2009-04-30 12:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA3 | HONDURAN CABINET CHANGES: NO MAJOR POLICY SHIFT [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced a cabinet realignment, moving several key players into different positions, but making no changes that will rearrange the direction of his government. The most noteworthy change was moving Liberal Party President, leader of its leftist fac [...] | 2009-01-06 20:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA307 | OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 15:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA308 | GOH RELEASES ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (U) Summary: With little fanfare, the GOH last week released its plan for countering the local effects of the global economic and financial crisis. The plan largely recapitulates previously announced measures to direct credit on preferential terms to productive sectors, with emphasis on small [...] | 2009-05-01 17:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA309 | UPDATE ON 4TH URN [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...] | 2009-05-01 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA310 | UPDATE ON 4TH URN [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...] | 2009-05-01 19:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA312 | OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to preempt reported plans by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to decree that all employers pay their employees an additional month of salary (the 15th month),Congress President Roberto Micheletti proposed a similar bill on April 21. Micheletti's version exempted many c [...] | 2009-05-04 18:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA315 | RESPONSE DEMARCHE - HONDURAN INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) On the evening of May 4, the Ambassador delivered demarche (as per reftelS). The Ambassador told Zelaya that we had appreciated his passing to us the draft text on Cuba for the OAS General Assembly Declaration. The Ambassador said that senior Administration officials had carefully revie [...] | 2009-05-05 15:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | HO KDEM PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA318 | GOH CLAIMS NO KNOWLEDGE OF POLITICAL ASYLEE [...] (U) Summary: A diplomatic row between Paraguay and Honduras may arise after the former Paraguayan Minister of the Interior for 23 of Alfredo Stroessner,s 35 year (1954 - 1989) dictatorship, Sabino Augusto Montanaro, returned of his own volition to Paraguay on May 1 with no warning from the Hon [...] | 2009-05-06 00:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SMIG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA327 | HONDURAS: April 2009 INL Monthly Report [...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in April 2009. ------------------------- 2. Trafficking in Persons ------------------------- - POL NAS staff and the Military Information Support Team (MIST) met with Strategic Planning and Coordination Director from the Ministry [...] | 2009-05-07 17:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA33 | HONDURAN JUSTICE: A NEW SUPREME COURT, ATTORNEY [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by Poloff, met with Attorney General Leonidis Rosa Bautista and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales on January 12. The main topics discussed were the nominating process for the new magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ as it is know [...] | 2009-01-16 17:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV SNAR HO PHUM KJUS SOCI |
09TEGUCIGALPA332 | UPDATE ON JERZEEZ DE HONDURAS LABOR VIOLATION CASE [...] (U) Summary: Fruit of the Loom,s (FOTL) Russell Corporation (RC) and various U.S.-based NGOs, the Honduran General Workers Confederation (CGT) and former Russell workers from its now closed Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) plant continue to disagree over the sincerity and significance of the measure [...] | 2009-05-08 00:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA339 | PEPE LOBO TURNS ON FOURTH URN [...] (C) Summary: Honduras continues to be in a state of tension caused by President Zelaya's increasingly strident campaign to hold a referendum (the Fourth Urn) calling for the convening of a constituent assembly that would make radical changes to the nation's constitution. In a major surprise, [...] | 2009-05-12 00:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA34 | REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Reftel requested commentary on how the international financial crisis is playing out in Honduras. Detailed reporting on the subject appears in refs B through I. Following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- [...] | 2009-01-16 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA345 | AMERICAN APPAREL BRANDS SEEK DIALOGUE ON HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy hosted a meeting of U.S. brand name apparel manufacturers April 28 in San Pedro Sula to discuss the global financial crisis, their short-term and long-term Honduran operational plans, and responsible management of plant closings. The group unanimously expressed interest i [...] | 2009-05-12 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON |
09TEGUCIGALPA348 | ADMINISTRATIVE COURT AGREES TO HEAR SUIT AGAINST [...] (U) In a ruling that pleased opponents of President Zelaya's proposed referendum, known as the "Fourth Urn" on convening a constituent assembly (reftels B and C),Judge Jorge Alberto Zelaya of Honduras' "Administrative Court" determined on May 12 that he would hear a suit against the legality [...] | 2009-05-13 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA35 | HONDURAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: The international economic difficulties have impacted on Honduras in the way of slower growth, although the country still managed GDP growth of 4 percent in 2008. Looking to 2009, we expect the U.S. recession to hurt Honduras, export performance of apparel, and traditional produc [...] | 2009-01-16 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA353 | Mission Integrated Strategy to Fight Crime and Illicit [...] Summary and Background: The Mosquitia is a huge swath of territory accounting for nearly 20 percent of Honduras' land mass on the eastern border with Nicaragua. The area is swampy, undeveloped, difficult to access and virtually uninhabited (only 60,000 people),which over the centuries has mad [...] | 2009-05-15 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR PREL SOCI KCRM KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA354 | TWENTY-TWO HONDURAN POLICE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN [...] In just over the first four months of 2009 (through May 11),22 Honduran police officers have been killed in the line of duty, most in Northern Honduras where there is a higher incidence of narcotrafficking and organized crime. This number far exceeds the number of fallen officers in neighbori [...] | 2009-05-15 00:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PGOV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA355 | NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE LOBO'S [...] (C) National Party (NP) Presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo travels to Washington at a delicate moment in Honduras. Democracy has been successful in Honduras over the past 28 years, but the system remains institutionally weak and fragile. Although we maintain a strong working relatio [...] | 2009-05-15 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SMIG EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA358 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA GIVES USD12.5 MILLION TO THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 11 the Honduran government announced that President Zelaya had tasked the Honduran Military (HOAF) with the project of building a commercial terminal adjacent to the Honduran air force base at Soto Cano, which is home to the U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo. The public announcem [...] | 2009-05-15 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MARR SNAR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA366 | HONDURAS REVIEW OF CUBAN RELATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Investment activity between Honduras and Cuba remain limited, and the Government of Honduras does not appear to exert political influence over Cuba. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya stated on May 8 that one of the OAS General Assembly,s (OASGA) key orders of business at its session [...] | 2009-05-20 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA379 | YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS [...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...] | 2009-05-22 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA380 | OPPOSITION BUILDS TO PRESIDENT'S POLL ON [...] (C) Summary: The country's political institutions have lined up against a plan by President Zelaya to hold a poll canvassing popular support for the holding of a referendum on a constituent assembly. A court ruling is expected soon, perhaps as early as the week of May 25, and could probably g [...] | 2009-05-23 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA381 | FOREIGN MINISTER RODAS - AMBASSADOR DISCUSS OASGA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) over breakfast with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas on May 23. The Ambassador conveyed the Secretary's keen interest in visiting Honduras and participating in a successful and constructi [...] | 2009-05-25 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA382 | FOREIGN MINISTER RODAS - AMBASSADOR DISCUSS OASGA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) over breakfast with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas on May 23. The Ambassador conveyed the Secretary's keen interest in visiting Honduras and participating in a successful and constructi [...] | 2009-05-25 21:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA39 | HONDURAS: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: This report is a response to the U.S. Department of Labor action cable (Reftel) regarding the worst forms of child labor in Honduras. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has made clear progress addressing the worst forms of child labor with a new more effective eradication plan, a nation [...] | 2009-01-20 19:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA395 | FOURTH URN UPDATE: COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) Judge Jorge Zelaya Zaldana of the Administrative Court of First Instance, ruled on May 27 in favor of the Attorney General in the case he brought against the government (ref A). The Attorney General's case alleged that the government's planned use of the National Statistical Institute (IN [...] | 2009-05-28 22:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA405 | HONDURAS NOT YET TO COMMON GROUND ON CUBA AND OAS, [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador hosted President Zelaya and Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas for lunch on May 29 to discuss the issue of Cuba in the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) meeting on June 1-3 in San Pedro Sula. The Ambassador stressed the domestic back [...] | 2009-05-30 02:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL OAS KSUM CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA409 | FOURTH URN UPDATE: PRESIDENT ZELAYA ORDERS ARMED FORCES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya interrupted regularly-scheduled programming on May 29 to declare that the public opinion poll to canvass support for the addition of a Fourth Urn on the holding of a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution set for June 28th would go forward [...] | 2009-06-01 21:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA424 | FOURTH URN UPDATE: CONGRESS CENSURES THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA431 | ZELAYA SHARES DETAILS ON OAS CUBA RESOLUTION [...] (C) President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya shared details in a June a 7 meeting with the Ambassador, accompanied by the DCM, on his negotiations with ALBA members and Cuba over the negotiations on Cuba at the Organization of American States General Assembly in San Pedro Sula June 2 and 3. Zelaya said that h [...] | 2009-06-08 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL OAS KSUM CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA438 | ZELAYA AND THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In a lengthy meeting on June 7, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya over the increasingly polarized political situation in Honduras, attributing much of the blame on his recent actio [...] | 2009-06-09 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA439 | ZELAYA AND THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In a lengthy meeting on June 7, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya over the increasingly polarized political situation in Honduras, attributing much of the blame on his recent actio [...] | 2009-06-09 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL OAS KSUM CU HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA445 | MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] The major locally-generated media reaction to President Obama's speech in Cairo is the following Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal newspaper, Tiempo by Billy Pena. San Pedro Sula has the largest population of people who trace their family roots to the Middle East. Begin text: [...] | 2009-06-11 11:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PREL KPAO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA451 | HONDURAS CONSIDERS OPPOSITION TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 20:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA461 | HONDURAS: May2009 INL Monthly Report [...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in May 2009. ----------------------------- Police/Prosecutor Training ----------------------------- 2. Post sent seven police officers and three customs agents from the Honduran Internal Revenue Office (DEI) to the ILEA course: Bo [...] | 2009-06-15 18:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA462 | (C) ZELAYA ZIG-ZAGS THE RED LINES [...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is coming closer to stepping over our red lines on maintenance of the constitutional order. His actions have been singularly focused on attempts to push for a poll and a referendum for a constituent assembly to reform the Honduran constitution; the tactics he has used have [...] | 2009-06-15 20:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA464 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S LIMOSINE RECEIVES TWO IMPACTS [...] (C) In the evening of June 12, local media reported a possible attack against President Manual "Mel" Zelaya after the front windshield of the motorcade vehicle in which he was riding in Tegucigalpa received two impacts from objects of unknown origin. The unknown objects cracked the windshield [...] | 2009-06-16 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC HO PGOV PREL SOCI |
09TEGUCIGALPA465 | LIBERAL PARTY SEEKS CONSENSUS WHILE A FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with Former President and Liberal Party stalwart Carlos Flores and Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos to discuss the current political crisis over President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya's push for a poll to seek support for a referendum to have a const [...] | 2009-06-16 00:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA474 | AMBASSADOR WARNS HONDURAN MILITARY ON COUP RUMORS [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, hosted Honduran Military Joint Chief Romeo Vazquez Velasquez and Deputy Chief Miguel Garcia Padgett for breakfast on June 18 and conveyed in the strongest terms USG concerns about rumors that the military would move against the government if Honduran politic [...] | 2009-06-18 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA479 | HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS UPDATE AND PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Honduras may be racing towards a political train wreck that could threaten its 28 year old democracy. The crisis has been caused by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's reckless drive to hold a referendum (Fourth Urn) in the November general elections on whether to convene a constituen [...] | 2009-06-19 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA485 | HONDURAN PARTICIAPTION IN IRENA [...] Per reftel, Econ office contacted Jos Lorenzana, Multilateral Political Director at the MFA, regarding Honduras, participation in International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). 2. According to Lorenzana, Honduras was waiting to receive the IRENA documents from Germany. Upon receipt, the [...] | 2009-06-22 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENG KGHG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA486 | SEEKING HONDURAN SUPPORT FOR REINCORPORATION OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Poloff spoke on June 15 with Rafael Carbajal, General Manager of The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) in Honduras. Carbajal asserted that although the Honduras branch of IBAF had limited resources and was therefore solely concerned with spreading the sport do [...] | 2009-06-22 18:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA489 | HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS UPDATE AND PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Honduras may be racing towards a political train wreck that could threaten its 28 year old democracy. The crisis has been caused by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's reckless drive to hold a referendum (Fourth Urn) in the November general elections on whether to convene a constituen [...] | 2009-06-23 14:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA49 | MCNAB CASE DIPNOTE DELIERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID SENV EFIS |
09TEGUCIGALPA491 | HONDURAN SUPREME ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL TO APRROVE [...] (C) Poloff visited the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on June 23 to inquire about the 23 applications for independent candidacies the institution had received. TSE President Saul Escobar (who represents the Christian Democratic Party) told us that 16 of the 23 independent candidacies had pa [...] | 2009-06-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA492 | PROTESTS AGAINST THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) The Alliance for Peace and Democracy, led by religious, private sector and professional organization leaders, marched in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, second largest city and business center, on June 23 in support of democracy and to protest President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s attempt to hold a Ju [...] | 2009-06-24 20:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA493 | Ambassador Meets with OAS Representatives on June 28 Poll [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, The Ambassador met with representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS),which had just announced acceptance of a Honduran government request to send monitors for the June 28 poll (reftel),despite a Honduran court ruling that the poll was illegal. OAS r [...] | 2009-06-25 14:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OAS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA495 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT FIRES MILITARY JOINT CHIEF; [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya fired the Military Joint Chief General Romeo Vasquez the evening of June 24 after the latter refused to carry out an order to provide support for the June 28 poll to support a November referendum on constitutional reform, a poll ruled illegal by a Honduran [...] | 2009-06-25 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA496 | IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 19:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC |
09TEGUCIGALPA50 | HONDURAS: GOH-Embassy Task Force Launched To Oversee Merida [...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted the inaugural meeting of the Bilateral Merida Task Force at his residence on January 21. The meeting was an opportunity for the U.S. and Honduran inter-agency teams to meet, identify their roles and discuss both the context of the Merida effort and set common goa [...] | 2009-01-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA501 | CONGRESS PULLS BACK FROM THE BRINK ON REMOVING [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of June 25, the National Congress came close to bringing to the floor a vote on the removal of President Zelaya from office. The Ambassador strongly advised Congress President Micheletti against such hasty action that could plunge Honduras into a deeper constitutio [...] | 2009-06-26 20:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA502 | HONDURAS: POLITICAL AND LEGAL STANDOFF CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Presented with widespread defiance from the Military, Congress, the Justice system, pro-democracy protesters and the private sector, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has been forced to rely on loyal social activists, labor unions, the police and government bureaucrats for his attempt [...] | 2009-06-26 20:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA503 | HONDURAN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: The political stir over President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s proposed opinion poll regarding a constituent assembly (Ref A) has precipitated an even more substantive crisis over the country,s military leadership. While the poll serves as a major political distraction, it is the questi [...] | 2009-06-26 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS MARR PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA504 | HONDURAN MILITARY ARRESTS PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) At approximately 02:30 local time (04:30 Washington) Honduran military forces entered the Presidential Palace and arrested President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Embassy sources report Zelaya was taken to the Air Force Base adjacent to Toncontin International Aiport and then flown by military air [...] | 2009-06-28 14:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA505 | HONDURAN COUP: SITREP 1, 06/28/09, 10:30 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Streets of Tegucigalpa remain calm for the most part as of 10:00 local time (12:00 Washington),although black smoke was seen rising from the area around the Presidential Palace around 08:30, apparently from burning tires. One source at a nearby hotel reported seeing a car burning. A mi [...] | 2009-06-28 16:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA507 | HONDURAN COUP: SITREP 3, 06/28/09, 16:00 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Congress officially named Roberto Micheletti interim President of the Republic at approximately 14:15 local time, despite urging by the Ambassador to avoid taking that step. He was sworn in at 15:40. Local channels began transmitting live session of Congress around 13:30, with the Congress [...] | 2009-06-28 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA508 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...] | 2009-06-29 19:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA509 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 19:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA510 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA511 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PRISON REFORM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA512 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR THREAT RESPONSE PRISON [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-29 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA513 | IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA514 | HONDURAN COUP: SITREP #4 06/29/09 AS OF NOON LOCAL [...] (U) Minister of Security Jorge Rodas reported to Ambassador on June 28 at 16:00 local (18:00 EDT) that there had been virtually no incidents of violence or unrest in the country Sunday, save for those isolated small cases already mentioned in Sitrep #2. The ruling regime called a 21:00-06:00 [...] | 2009-06-29 20:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA515 | ZELAYA DISCUSSES CURRENT SITUATION WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya on June 29. Zelaya briefed the Ambassador on the current diplomatic initiatives being undertaken by the OAS, UN and SICA in support of his government. He expressed appreciation for the clear U.S. response to the coup. The Am [...] | 2009-06-29 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA516 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: DEALING WITH MICHLETTI REGIME IN [...] (C) Summary: Per reftels, President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti was sworn in yesterday at 14:15 local as President of Honduras. By 17:00, the Embassy had already been invited to the Congress to a celebration of the new Administration. The Embassy refused the invitation and immediately [...] | 2009-06-30 01:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS EFIN SNAR ECON EAID MARR PBTS |
09TEGUCIGALPA517 | HONDURAN COUP:SITREP 5, 06/29/09, 18:30 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Police and military units dislodged protesters from in front of the Presidential Palace around 16:00, and 40-45 arrests were made. Shots were fired but no one was killed, according to police sources. Earlier in the afternoon police dispersed crowds with tear gas, which reduced the number [...] | 2009-06-30 01:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA519 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR SPECIAL PRISON SYSTEM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-30 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA52 | NOMINATING COMMITTEE SENDS FINAL LIST OF SUPREME [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court Nominating Committee came to a compromise and submitted a list of 45 candidates for the Supreme Court to the Congress on January 23, despite intense political pressure and a media frenzy, mostly driven by leaks from politicians and from the committee itself. Notab [...] | 2009-01-23 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA520 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL PRISON [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-06-30 20:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...] | 2009-06-30 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA523 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #7: EVENTS AS OF 07/01/09 [...] (U) The pro-Zelaya demonstration in Tegucigalpa near the Presidential Palace in front of the Clarion Hotel concluded with minimal violence. A crowd of approximately 5,000 moved toward the OAS mission, which is located approximately three blocks south of the U.S. Embassy. There are continued [...] | 2009-07-02 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA527 | Honduran Coup Timeline [...] Summary: The following is the Embassy's timeline of political and legal events leading up to the June 28, 2009 coup. We believe that the military and the Congress conspired in the coup. There were also decisions that impacted on Zelaya's legal situation. Nevertheless, while there is evidence [...] | 2009-07-02 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KJUS EAID PHUM MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA529 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST COUP [...] (C) Summary: The media war over the legitimacy of the Honduran coup has taken front stage with various competing interests protesting either in support of the new regime or for the return of ousted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Both groups claim to be defending the constitution and the rule o [...] | 2009-07-02 20:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECPS PGOV SOCI DS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA53 | NOMINATING COMMITTEE SENDS FINAL LIST OF SUPREME [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court Nominating Committee came to a compromise and submitted a list of 45 candidates for the Supreme Court to the Congress on January 23, despite intense political pressure and a media frenzy, mostly driven by leaks from politicians and from the committee itself. Notab [...] | 2009-01-23 20:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA530 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...] | 2009-07-02 21:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA531 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...] | 2009-07-02 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA532 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #9 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/03/09 AS [...] (U) Beyond Tegucigalpa, the Honduran countryside remains largely peaceful with some isolated demonstrations on both sides of the issue. In Tegucigalpa, protests both in favor and against the regime are taking place as in past days with little incident. The pro-coup rally outside the President [...] | 2009-07-03 21:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA533 | HONDURAN COUP: STEPS TOWARD RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Separately from the discussion track the Ambassador is conducting per ref A, Embassy has opened up a back-channel of communication with remnants of the deposed Zelaya Government and dissident members of Congress who are interested in establishing a dialogue leading to national rec [...] | 2009-07-04 20:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA535 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #10 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/04/09 [...] (U) All demonstrations have remained peaceful. Today's pro-Zelaya protest, numbering approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people, began at the Pedagogical University, then moved to the Clarion Hotel and onward toward the Supreme Court building. That group, then numbering 10,000, proceeded to Toncont [...] | 2009-07-04 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA537 | HONDURAN COUP SITREP #11 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/05/09 [...] (U) Overnight, the pro-Zelaya protesters from outside Tegucigalpa remained camped out at the Pedagogical University in the capital. Their Sunday demonstration began there, and grew to a crowd of 5,000 by 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),when they began to march to Toncontin International Airport. Cha [...] | 2009-07-06 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA54 | HONDURAS MERIDA LOA SIGNING IS BIG EVENT [...] Summary: Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge Rodas Gamero and Ambassador Llorens signed the first Merida Letter of Agreement in the region on January 9 amidst more fanfare than previous LOAs have ever received. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya participated in the event and made certain to shi [...] | 2009-01-23 20:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA542 | HONDURAN ECONOMY LIKELY TO LIMP THROUGH 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Unless the current political turmoil leads to prolonged civil unrest, Honduras should be able to avoid a major economic crisis for the balance of 2009. However, recent policies, together with an unfavorable external environment, are severely constraining the options of whoever wi [...] | 2009-07-07 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA543 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #12 07/06/2009 AS OF 1600 [...] (C) Following his attempt to land at Toncontin Airport yesterday, President Zelaya landed first in Nicaragua and finally in San Salvador. President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador held a press conference at Comalapa airport late last night with Zelaya, OAS SYG Insulza and other presidents (Kirc [...] | 2009-07-07 01:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA544 | AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke today to President Zelaya. Zelaya informed the Ambassador that he was in Managua and said he was scheduled to fly to Washington at 1900 hrs. He thanked the Ambassador for hosting members of his family at the Residence. He also expressed appreciation for the strong su [...] | 2009-07-07 01:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA545 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA546 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR D.A.R.E. TRAINING, JULY [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-07 17:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA548 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-07 18:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA555 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #13 07/07/2009 AS OF 1530 [...] (C) National press carried prominent stories of President Zelaya's meeting today with the Secretary. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya Monday night (Ref A),and President Zelaya thanked the Ambassador for USG support and said he strongly supported a multilateral approach to promote a n [...] | 2009-07-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA56 | CONGRESS PUSHES THROUGH NEW COURT, RESISTS THREATS [...] (S) Summary: Congress elected a new Supreme Court, taking all candidates from a list supplied by the Nominating Board (reftel),minutes before its constitutional deadline the night of Sunday, January 25. Congress successfully resisted intense pressure from President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to ele [...] | 2009-01-26 22:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KCRM SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA562 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-08 22:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA563 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI ANTI-KIDNAPPING [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-08 22:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA564 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #14 07/08/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) Zelaya supporters reportedly planned today to block traffic entering Tegucigalpa coming from the direction of Danli. As of 1000 local (1200 EDT),approximately 4,000 protesters had gathered near the highway exit to Danli at a shopping center, "Villas del Sol." As of 1320 local (1520 EDT) [...] | 2009-07-08 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA565 | AMCHAM VIEWS ON HONDURAN COUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, the Ambassador, Consul General, and the Econ section met with the executive directors of the Honduran AmCham to convey the USG position in the wake of the coup. The Ambassador condemned the coup, informed them that the U.S. only recognized President Zelaya as the legi [...] | 2009-07-08 23:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BBSR EINV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA566 | THE RED TEAM: WHO WANTS ZELAYA BACK? [...] (C) Summary: The groups demonstrating since June 28 for the return of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, which for want of a better term we will henceforth call the "Red Team," are primarily comprised of labor unions, peasant groups, teachers and leftist students and social activists. The movement [...] | 2009-07-09 01:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA567 | HONDURAN SOCIETY WELCOMES ARIAS TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing protests from both sides, Hondurans appear to accept the U.S.-backed idea to bring President Zelaya and the Micheletti regime together for talks with President Arias of Costa Rica later this week. On Tuesday, Congress held its first session since June 28, seven da [...] | 2009-07-09 01:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC |
09TEGUCIGALPA568 | HONDURAN COUP: THE "WHITE TEAM" [...] (C) Summary: Those demonstrating in support of the June 28 coup, who have made the color white the symbol of their movement, share the sincere belief that Zelaya's removal from office was a patriotic act in defense of democratic principles and the constitutional order. The "White Team," which [...] | 2009-07-09 13:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA573 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #15 07/09/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) As of 1040 local (1240 EDT),there are 2,500 Zelaya supporters blocking traffic on the highway between Choluteca and the El Salvador and Nicaraguan borders near the Germania bridge. This demonstration again confirms pro-Zelaya demonstrators' statements on Tuesday of plans to change their [...] | 2009-07-09 23:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA574 | HONDURAN COUP: WHO'S AT THE TABLE IN SAN JOSE [...] (C) Summary: The members of the delegations accompanying President Manuel Zelaya and de facto caretaker Roberto Micheletti represent a contrast, with long-time, core advisors on the Zelaya side, while Micheletti's team is comprised of bi-partisan, non-ideologues, united by their mistrust of Z [...] | 2009-07-10 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA577 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #16 07/10/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) On July 10, approximately 2,000 Zelaya supporters assembled to block all north and south bound traffic on the CA-5 highway north of Tegucigalpa. The highway is the major traffic artery connecting the capital with Soto Cano Airbase, as well as the commercially important cities of Comayagua [...] | 2009-07-10 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA578 | SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THINK COUP WAS ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: A source on the Supreme Court staff said many justices think the removal of President Zelaya was unlawful. However, they rationalize it as necessary to avoid a bloodbath. The justices are uneasy with any suggestion that Zelaya receive amnesty. The source said a proposal being [...] | 2009-07-11 01:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA579 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-11 01:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA580 | AMBASSADOR URGES RECONCILIATION TO NATIONAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador strongly urged Honduran National Party Leaders Ricardo Alvarez and Maria Antonieta Belgran to support the Arias process to reach a negotiated agreement for the restitution of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. The Ambassador noted the President's and Secretary's supp [...] | 2009-07-11 02:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA581 | PRESIDENT ARIAS ON MEDIATION [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador to inquire as to the status of his efforts to soften the position of the de facto regime. The Ambassador informed him that the meeting with regime leadership was scheduled for today at 3pm. The Ambassador promised Arias that he would brief him after t [...] | 2009-07-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA584 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 2 [...] (C) Summary: The Attorney General's (AG) aggressive pursuit of corruption charges against Zelaya administration officials seemingly outweigh his consideration for the deteriorating human rights situation. While the situation is not yet dire, civil liberties have been denied, arbitrary arrest [...] | 2009-07-13 18:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA586 | HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...] | 2009-07-13 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA587 | ZELAYA OPENS COMMUNICATIONS WITH CARLOS FLORES [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and former President Carlos Flores, meeting in New Orleans July 12, agreed to remain in informal contact to help resolve the political crisis engulfing Honduras since the June 28 coup. Zelaya pledged to stay engaged in discussions hosted by Costa Rica [...] | 2009-07-13 23:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA588 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/13/09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA589 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 3 [...] (C) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduran appeared to deteriorate over the weekend as two pro-Zelaya political organizers were killed, a dissident member of Congress reported that her home was raided, and 11 Venezuelan reporters were arrested and then strongly encouraged to leave th [...] | 2009-07-14 00:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA591 | HONDURAN COUP: IS THERE A "PINK TEAM?" [...] (C) Summary: Refs C and D profiled the coalitions currently agitating for the return of President Zelaya (the "Red Team") and opposing his return (the "White Team"). This message explores whether there is any significant "pink" ground between these two camps that can help bridge the differenc [...] | 2009-07-14 20:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA592 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/14/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is the third in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- Zelaya and Micheletti Maintain Hard Lines ----------- [...] | 2009-07-14 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA593 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with the Ambassador, Zelaya said he was focused on reaching a negotiated settlement using the channel opened up in New Orleans in conversations with former President Carlos Flores. He said Flores had the clout and influence, which along with the Embassy and USG [...] | 2009-07-15 00:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA594 | HONDURAN COUP: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE AT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos worried that his campaign had been harmed by the recent coup, which fractured his Liberal Party. Of even greater concern to Santos was the possibility the November 29 elections would leav [...] | 2009-07-15 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA595 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #18 07/14/2009 AS OF 1600 [...] (U) At approximately 9:21 local (11:21 EDT) approximately 700 Zelaya supporters gathered at the National Pedagogical University. By 10:14 local (12:14 EDT),Zelaya supporters began marching and grew to approximately 4000. At 11:41, Zelaya supporters arrived at the Embassy. The demonstrators [...] | 2009-07-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA596 | AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias yesterday afternoon. Arias reiterated his position that the Saturday mediation session in San Jose will be critical to his efforts. He said he planned to put on the table the core issues that need to be dealt with soon if a soluti [...] | 2009-07-15 19:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA600 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #19 07/15/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) At 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),approximately 3,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered outside the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. At 11:40 local (13:40 EDT),the group marched from the Clarion Hotel to the National Institute of Women, where some protestors th [...] | 2009-07-15 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA605 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 4 [...] (U) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduras remains tense despite a public invitation for international human rights groups to monitor the situation. The curfew was reinstated the night of July 15 and will last at least through the weekend. Opponents of the de facto regime continue [...] | 2009-07-16 19:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA607 | HONDURAS COUP SITREP #20, 07/16/2009 AS OF 15:00 [...] (U) At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered on the southern edge of Tegucigalpa to block the CA-5, Honduras's main highway. An additional 700 Zelaya supporters were en route to the CA-5 north of the city to do the same. At the same time there were also [...] | 2009-07-17 01:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA608 | HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/16/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- -- Delegations announced for Saturday negotiations [...] | 2009-07-17 01:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA610 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Arias stressed that substantive progress needed to made during Saturday's talks in San Jose. Key South American countries such as Argentina and Brazil were not satisfied with progress thus far and were pressing SYG Insulza to re-insert himself into the process. Pressure from the [...] | 2009-07-17 18:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA611 | TFH01: REPORTS OF FROZEN BANK ACCOUNTS DENIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Attorney General's Office and local banks both deny reports that bank accounts of people tied to the deposed government of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have been frozen. The Embassy has contacted government and banking officials to chase these reports down, and found that i [...] | 2009-07-17 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA612 | TFH01: WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR WEEKEND VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: While civil action has so far remained peaceful save for the death of one protester on July 5, there has been a palpable increase in tension leading into the scheduled July 18 round of negotiations between President Zelaya and de facto regime head Micheletti. The prospects for [...] | 2009-07-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV MARR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA614 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #21 07/17/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),pro-Zelaya demonstrations today, July 17, were expected to be similar to those of yesterday, July 16 (Reftel),with demonstrators congregated around the CA-5, Honduras's main highway, at the north and south ends of Tegucigalpa. As of 09:40 local (11:40 EDT),[...] | 2009-07-17 21:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC AEMR KFLO PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA615 | TFHO1: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE CHIEF [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador and DATT met with Honduran Chief of Defense (CHOD) MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to press the importance of the de facto regime's serious participation in the Arias-led negotiations on July 18, as well as the repercussions if the talks do not show substantive progres [...] | 2009-07-17 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA616 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador at approximately 2:30 pm our time. The Ambassador briefed him on a series of meetings that we have held in the past 30 hours in support of his mediation effort. The Ambassador discussed the productive sessions he had had with the business community, [...] | 2009-07-17 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA617 | TFH01: WHO'S WHO OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: As the Zelaya and Micheletti teams prepare to engage for a second round of talks in Costa Rica July 18 on restoring the constitutional order in Honduras, the fate of any deal that may emerge from the talks will most likely be determined by a relatively small number of opinion-maker [...] | 2009-07-17 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA618 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: DONORS EVALUATING ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Donors are evaluating their assistance to Honduras in the wake of the June 28 coup and subsequent suspension of Honduras from the OAS. All members of the G-16 group of official donors to Honduras, with one exception, have suspended communication with the de facto interim govern [...] | 2009-07-17 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA619 | TFH01: FULL-COURT PRESS TO BRING MICHELETTI AROUND [...] (C) Summary: During the week of July 13 the Ambassador and Embassy officers met with numerous Micheletti supporters to press for the reinstatement of President Zelaya through the Arias process. The Ambassador emphasized the USG's strong support for the process and outlined the serious and lo [...] | 2009-07-18 01:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA620 | TFH01: DELIVERY OF MILLENIUM CHALLENGE LETTER [...] (U) A copy of the Millenium Challenge letter informing the Honduran Goverment of their right to suspend or terminate all funding due to the current political situation was delivered to the office of the General Director for MCA in Honduras Martin Ochoa and to the Foreign Ministry on July 17, 20 [...] | 2009-07-18 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA621 | TFH01: IMPACT OF COUP AND AID CUT-OFF ON HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: The expected reduction in international aid as a result of the June 28 coup will cause hardship for the de facto regime, but the Honduran economy should still be able to avoid collapse this year, barring an unexpected shock, such as a trade embargo or natural disaster. The econom [...] | 2009-07-18 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA622 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #22 (UNCLASSIFIED) [...] (U) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),approximately 1,600 pro-Zelaya demonstrators are gathered at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, and are blocking the nearby major thoroughfare Boulevard Fuerzas Armadas. RSO notes the demonstrat [...] | 2009-07-18 20:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA623 | TFHO1: HONDURAN COUP SITREP #23 (UNCLASSIFIED) AS [...] (U) As of 10:30 local (13:00 EDT),no protests have been reported in Tegucigalpa or other cities, and roads and highways connecting Tegucigalpa to the rest of the country are open. Pro-Zelaya demonstration leaders are meeting at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin Air [...] | 2009-07-19 17:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA624 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #24 07/20/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:30 local (10:30 EDT),RSO contacts indicated that pro-Zelaya demonstrators would gather at the National Congress in downtown Tegucigalpa later in the morning. It was also reported that teacher's unions would accompany the "reds" in the afternoon. At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),appr [...] | 2009-07-21 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA627 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador on July 21. He said he was concerned with the hard line positions taken by both the Zelaya and Micheletti sides. The Ambassador agreed adding that de facto regime President Roberto Micheletti's public statements were particularly unhelpful, including [...] | 2009-07-21 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA631 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #25 07/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:55 local (10:55 EDT),approximately 100 pro-Zelaya supporters congregated at the entrance to Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood. As of 10:08 local (12:08 EDT),an estimated 1,500 peaceful demonstrators had congregated with five policemen stationed there as well. As of 11:11 loca [...] | 2009-07-21 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA632 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/21/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- Micheletti Remains Firm in his Public Stance -------- [...] | 2009-07-22 01:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA633 | TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION POST [...] (SBU) Summary: The mainstream Honduran media and the de facto regime have attempted to shape international perceptions of the June 28 coup through an evident reporting bias, intimidation, the closure of media outlets, and violence. While the pressure exerted by the de facto regime on the medi [...] | 2009-07-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA635 | TFH01: ARIAS DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (S) Early afternoon on July 22, the Ambassador spoke to President Arias. Arias confirmed that the de facto regime of President Roberto Micheletti had made a sudden decision to attend the afternoon session in San Jose. Arias was very pleased. He said the meeting is now pushed back to 4:00 p.m [...] | 2009-07-22 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA636 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #26 07/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:36 local (11:36 EDT),approximately 200 Zelaya supporters congregated and proceeded to block traffic on the Boulevard Santa Fe in Tegucigalpa. The demonstrators talked about possibly disrupting the planned pro-Micheletti march scheduled for 10:00 local (12:00 EDT). As of 11:57 l [...] | 2009-07-22 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA637 | TFH01: PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador that he believes that the Arias process is close to failure. He blamed the de facto regime's intransigence for the near collapse of the mediation. He urged the U.S. to take stronger punitive measures against the Micheletti regim [...] | 2009-07-23 17:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA638 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #27 07/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) RSO contacts have indicated there will be an increase in activity today, July 23. As of 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 1,500 peaceful pro-Zelaya demonstrators blocked traffic on the road to the Soto Cano base at the El Durazno post. At this time, 100 military and police were st [...] | 2009-07-23 18:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA64 | HONDURAS CATCHES PLANE LADEN WITH COCAINE IN [...] (C) Summary. Honduran armed forces and law enforcement personnel captured a Venezuelan-registered airplane bearing over 1500 kilograms of suspected cocaine and two go-fast boats in a USG supported joint Honduran operation in the early hours of January 28. The operation demonstrated the abili [...] | 2009-01-29 20:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS PREL KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA645 | TFHO1: OPEN AND SHUT: THE CASE OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: Post has attempted to clarify some of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the June 28 forced removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Embassy perspective is that there is no doubt that the military, Supreme Court and National Congress conspired on June 28 in wha [...] | 2009-07-24 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA647 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/23/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------- San Jose Proposal ----------------- 2. (U) Arias' new eleven point proposal [...] | 2009-07-24 15:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA648 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #28 07/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Early Friday morning, July 24, due to the rumored arrival of President Zelaya, pro-Zelaya supporters gathered around the off-ramp to Danli on Tegucigalpa's peripheral highway with plans to caravan to the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua. As of 09:30 local (11:30 EDT),police and [...] | 2009-07-24 17:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA649 | TFHO1: OUR FULL COURT PRESS TO REACH A RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Post continues to apply pressure on all fronts to bring the conflicting sides to a resolution of the political crisis through the Arias process. The Ambassador and Embassy Officers have met with private sector leaders, civil society representatives, political figures and other fi [...] | 2009-07-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA657 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. Names of the propose [...] | 2009-07-27 14:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA658 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/24/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------------ Three Branches Analyzing San Jose Proposal ------------ [...] | 2009-07-27 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA659 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #29 07/27/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Over the weekend, most activity was concentrated in southern Honduras due to the arrival of President Zelaya at the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua on Friday, July 24. RSO reports there were several military and police roadblocks that prohibited most pro-Zelaya supporters from r [...] | 2009-07-27 18:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR |
09TEGUCIGALPA661 | CLASHES AT BORDER PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Conditions along the Honduras-Nicaragua border where pro-Zelaya demonstrators have congregated across from the encampment of President Zelaya have become a potential flash point for an escalation to violence in the Honduran political crisis. Human rights groups have lodged prot [...] | 2009-07-28 00:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA662 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/27/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------- Zelaya Spends the Weekend at the Border ------------------ [...] | 2009-07-28 00:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA663 | PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSSES HIS MEDIATION EFFORTS [...] (S) President Arias called the Ambassador the evening of July 27 to get an update on the situation in Honduras and our efforts to support his mediation efforts. The Ambassador responded that the situation was mixed. On the positive side, the Honduran military was now moving in the direction [...] | 2009-07-28 15:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV AEMR KDEM MARR PINR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA664 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #30 07/28/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 10:30 local (12:30 EDT),approximately 500 pro-Zelaya demonstrators departed the Pedagogical University with plans to march on the headquarters of the private sector lobby group, COHEP. Apart from one road block in Santa Barbara, there were no reports of other significant activity. [...] | 2009-07-28 23:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA665 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/28/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------- Full Court Press to Honduran Congress ---------------------- [...] | 2009-07-29 00:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA666 | TFH01: FOLLOW-UP REPORT ON BANK ACCOUNT FREEZES [...] (U) Summary: Ref A reported rumors, none of which Post was able to confirm of banks closing the personal accounts of people associated with the Zelaya administration and their families. Further investigation has confirmed that there was no/no wholesale freezing of accounts and that the banks h [...] | 2009-07-29 15:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KDEM PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA67 | AFTERMATH OF THE ELECTION OF THE HONDURAN SUPREME [...] (C) Summary: The election of Honduras' Supreme Court was both an historic and galvanizing event for the country, with public pressure leading to the selection of the most independent court in Honduran history. Private threats by President Manual "Mel" Zelaya and his advisors were withstood b [...] | 2009-02-02 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA672 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #31 07/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),there was a roadblock by approximately 200 pro-Zelaya demonstrators in La Flecha in the Santa Barbara Department blocking the highway between San Pedro Sula and Copan. In Tegucigalpa, pro-Zelaya protestors met at the Pedagogical University and blocked the cit [...] | 2009-07-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA673 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/29/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------ Diplomatic Visa Revocation Top Story ------------------------ [...] | 2009-07-29 23:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA677 | TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS REVIEWS AMNESTY ARTICLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran de facto regime is analyzing in detail the San Jose Agreement to ensure it conforms with Honduran law and the Constitution before the Micheletti regime makes a final decision on whether to accept the agreement. Embassy Political and Economic officers met with all m [...] | 2009-07-30 17:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA680 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #32 07/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) As of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered at El Lolo on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and attempted to block the northern route of the CA-5, Honduras's main highway to San Pedro Sula. Another group of approximately 100 protesters at El Durazno a fe [...] | 2009-07-30 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA683 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/30/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. -------------------------------- Reports of Violence at Roadblock -------------------------------- [...] | 2009-07-31 00:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA684 | TFHO1: ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSULAR SECTION'S [...] (U) Summary: The coup against President Mel, Zelaya on June 28th tested the Consular Sections ability to safeguard American citizens in a time of political uncertainty. The section proved to be up to the challenge, successfully processing hundreds of AmCit calls on the ACS hotline, and makin [...] | 2009-07-31 15:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CLOK CMGT CPAS CVIS CFED |
09TEGUCIGALPA686 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 30 CONVERSATION WITH [...] (S) The Ambassador spoke with President Arias on the evening of July 30 to brief him on his meeting earlier in the day with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in Managua. The Ambassador noted that in the three-hour round of meetings he had urged Zelaya to "put on his presidential suit," take the d [...] | 2009-07-31 20:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL ASEC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR AEMR CASC |
09TEGUCIGALPA687 | TFHO1: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 5 [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran human rights situation continues to be difficult as tensions rise in the prolonged political uncertainty. Another aggravating factor has been the presence of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya on opposite sides of the Honduran- [...] | 2009-07-31 22:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA688 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #33 07/31/2009 AS OF [...] (C) On July 30, Honduran National Police (HNP) arrested 100 people after pro-Zelaya demonstrators clashed with police charged with disbanding the protest. One demonstrator was shot in the head and seriously wounded. Police contacts assert that the police and military were only armed with non [...] | 2009-07-31 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA692 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a dinner on August 1 with former President Carlos Flores and Micheletti team members to the Arias mediation, Arturo Corrales and Vilma Morales (neither are members of the Micheletti regime; see Bio notes para 7). Morales and Corrales said they remained comm [...] | 2009-08-03 19:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA695 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #34 08/03/2009 AS OF [...] (U) A relatively quiet weekend was marred by two deaths. The protester shot in the July 30 conflict between pro-Zelaya demonstrators and police (Reftel) died August 1, marking the crisis' second confirmed fatality. In a military checkpoint incident, a car passenger was shot dead by a solider. [...] | 2009-08-03 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA696 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/03/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. -------------------------------------- CONGRESS CONSIDERING POLITICAL AMNESTY -------------------------------------- 2 [...] | 2009-08-03 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA697 | TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME PREPARES 2009 HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Honduran Budget was introduced and approved by the de facto regime July 2009. The Honduran fiscal year is from January to December, and the exiled government had yet to submit its 2009 budget (which was due to Congress on September 15, 2008). Central government reven [...] | 2009-08-04 21:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | BBSR EAID ECON EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA698 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #35 08/04/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 500 pro-Zelaya protestors began demonstrating in Colonia Kennedy without blocking traffic. As of 10:45, the protestors were demonstrating aggressively, painting cars and marching down Blvd. Suyapa, blocking a lane of traffic. By 12:00, the protest size has grown to 1000 demo [...] | 2009-08-04 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA699 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/04/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. --------------------------------------------- ---- CONGRESS GIVES "GREEN LIGHT" ON POLITICAL AMNESTY -------------------- [...] | 2009-08-04 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA700 | TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS KEEPS AMNESTY DOOR OPEN [...] (C) The congressional commission tasked with analyzing the amnesty element of the San Jose Agreement presented their assessment to Congress on August 3. In its report, the commission stated that Congress has the legal authority to grant amnesty for political crimes as described in the San Jos [...] | 2009-08-05 00:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA703 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #36 08/05/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 500 protestors congregated outside of the pedagogical university at 09:55 local (11:55 EDT). At 10:15, the protestors departed the university and began marching down Blvd. Fuerzas Armadas. As of 11:50, the demonstration had grown to approximately 3000 people protesting outs [...] | 2009-08-05 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA706 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: SANTOS SUPPORTS SAN JOSE [...] (U) Summary: In an August 5 national television interview, Liberal Party presidential nominee Elvin Santos expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, called for the conditional return of President Zelaya, and stated that he had no personal involvement in the events of June 28. End Summa [...] | 2009-08-06 17:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA707 | TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The freedoms of expression and of the press in Honduras continue to be threatened as members of the de facto government intimidate and attempt to close media outlets, harass journalists, and seize the cameras of photographers and filmmakers. On an unofficial visit the UNHCR Spe [...] | 2009-08-06 18:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA710 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #37 08/06/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 120 pro-Zelaya protestors gathered outside of the TIGO mobile telephone company office at 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),claiming the owner was a supporter of the coup. The crowd grew to 2500 by 10:30, and at 11:00 marched to Las Proceres Avenue, passing by the GSO warehouse and m [...] | 2009-08-06 23:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA711 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/06/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (U) The letter from Assistant Secretary Richard Verma to Senator Lugar is being portrayed in Honduran media as a "so [...] | 2009-08-06 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA712 | TFH01: ACTION REQUEST: MEETING WITH ZELAYA CABINET [...] (C) This message is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) The Ambassador convened an August 6 meeting with President Zelaya's cabinet ministers who are residing in Tegucigalpa. The Ministers of Health, Government, Commerce and Industry, Labor, and Tourism were present, along [...] | 2009-08-07 22:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA713 | \\\\ZFR ZFR ZFR////TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA715 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2009, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...] | 2009-08-10 16:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA716 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 09:10, approximately 60 pro-Zelaya supporters gathered on the exit from Tegucigalpa's ring road to the road to Danli, the main route to the Nicaraguan border, preparing to demonstrate. At 11:50, the crowd grew to approximately 1,000-1,200. The leaders of the protest announced that if [...] | 2009-08-10 17:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA717 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/27/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------- Zelaya Spends the Weekend at the Border ------------------ [...] | 2009-08-10 18:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA720 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #39 08/10/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 09:50 local time(11:50 EDT),pro-Zelaya followers were gathering at the Pedagogical University preparing for a march/demonstration. At 10:30, a medium size (1000-5000 demonstrators) group was marching from the university northbound on Blvd. Miraflores. At 11:50, they arrived at the Un [...] | 2009-08-10 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA722 | TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS RECEPTIVE TO SAN JOSE [...] (C) Poloff represented the U.S. Mission in a meeting between the "troika" of the G16 donors' group and Honduran Congressional deputies, headed by the current President of Congress Jose Alfredo Saavedra Paz on August 5. (Note: the troika represents the current, previous and future chairs of th [...] | 2009-08-10 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA723 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 8 meeting with National Party presidential nominee Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and other National Party leaders. Lobo expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, noting private polling that showed that more than 50 percent of the public now wants Zela [...] | 2009-08-10 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA724 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 7 meeting with Liberal Party presidential nominee Elvin Santos. Santos expressed support for the Arias mediation saying it was good for the country and also for his own political interests, since it would hopefully lead to some measure of reconci [...] | 2009-08-10 22:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA726 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOCIAL LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 8 meeting with leaders of the pro-Zelaya social movements, in response to a request from President Zelaya. These leaders represent the radical left-wing support base of the Zelaya movement. Participants were agrarian movement leader Rafael Alegria [...] | 2009-08-11 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA727 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE FIRST FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 9 lunch with First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya and members of the First Family. They believed that reconciliation among the Liberal Party would be very difficult, and they viewed it as unlikely that Elvin Santos would be able to recover ground [...] | 2009-08-11 00:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA730 | TFHO1: AMERICASBAROMETER ARTICLE ON PREDICTING [...] (U) Summary: In the latest "AmericasBarometer Insights" article, public opinion researchers Mitchell Seligson and John Booth point to their conclusion in a book published earlier this year that Honduras demonstrated "greater risk for unrest, political turmoil, and support for antidemocratic [...] | 2009-08-11 18:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA731 | TFH01: Drug Trafficking Activity Before and After the [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of successful seizure operations in the first half of 2009, the political crisis in Honduras, triggered by the ouster of President Jose Manuel Zelaya on June 28, is already showing its effects by degrading the ability of the Honduran National Police to engage in co [...] | 2009-08-11 19:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA733 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #40 08/11/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya followers marched from the outskirts of Tegucigalpa today to gather in a vicinity of the Clarion Hotel for demonstration targeting the Presidential Palace. The crowd totaled between 3,000 and 5,000. Police kept the demonstrators away from the Presidential Palac [...] | 2009-08-11 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA737 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/12/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 12 phone conversation with independent Presidential candidate Carlos H. Reyes, the Ambassador stressed th [...] | 2009-08-13 01:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA738 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #41 08/12/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya demonstrations on August 11 were large (over 5,000 people). The largest march into the city was led by Padre Tamayo who led a group of marchers from Olancho. Protestors first congregated at the Clarion Hotel where they heard speeches from First Lady Xiomara de Ca [...] | 2009-08-13 01:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA740 | TFHO1: ZELAYA'S ADMINISTRATION: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [...] (C) Summary: This message is an update on the status of various Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Administration cabinet-level officials. The Ambassador held a meeting on August 6 (ref A) with those officials currently in Tegucigalpa, he met with others in Managua on July 30, and maintains contact with oth [...] | 2009-08-13 18:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA741 | TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...] | 2009-08-13 18:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL |
09TEGUCIGALPA742 | TFH01: HONDURAN PEACEKEEPING FORCES RETURN BEFORE [...] (SBU) Spain canceled its arrangement to include a Honduran unit in its contribution to UNIFIL in Lebanon and returned it to Honduras from Spain, as a strong sign of its rejection of the June 28 coup against President Zelaya. The 51-member Honduran peacekeeping (PKO) force had been undergoing t [...] | 2009-08-13 20:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PGOV KDEM MASS EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA744 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #42 08/13/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 13, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:55 local (13:55 EDT),demonstrators were arriving at the Public Ministry. As of 14:00, approximately 1500 demonstrators marched to Radio Globo, where th [...] | 2009-08-13 21:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA745 | TFH01: HONDURAN TOURISM SUFFERS POST-COUP BLUES [...] (U) Summary: Tourism, the third largest revenue source in Honduras, is significantly down since June 28, having borne the brunt of the economic impact of the coup d'etat. Hotels report higher vacancy rates and airlines have noticed a significant drop in bookings, which have led them to cancel [...] | 2009-08-13 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR EAIR ECON ETRD HO KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA755 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #43 08/14/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 14, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),demonstrators entered the Colonia Kennedy neighborhood south of the university, then proceeded along the city's ring road to the Na [...] | 2009-08-14 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA763 | TFHO1: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 6 [...] (SBU) Summary. The human rights situation in Honduras remains tense as mostly peaceful protests of 1,000 to 5,000 continue across Tegucigalpa for the fourth straight day. Tuesday,s violence is being attributed to small elements of youth within the protests who have responded to police counter [...] | 2009-08-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA765 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR HOSTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 13 conversation among leaders representing a wide range of views, from pro-Zelaya to pro-regime and moderates in between. In this deeply polarized country, one-sided viewpoints tend to dominate media coverage and the public discourse. This meeti [...] | 2009-08-17 18:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA766 | TFH01: UNIVERSITY RECTOR ON CAMPUS VIOLENCE AND [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) Julieta Castellanos Ruiz on August 12. UNAH was the site of a violent clash between student pro-Zelaya protestors and police on August 5 (reftel),as well as an incident August 4 when students pelted L [...] | 2009-08-17 18:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA770 | TFH01: PRESIDENT ARIAS' CALL TO AMBASSADOR LLORENS [...] (SBU) Costa Rican President Arias called the Ambassador late on Friday, August 14. He seemed to be recovering well from the flu and was at his home resting. The Ambassador briefed him on how he saw the situation in Honduras and stressed the importance of a successful visit by the OAS Foreign [...] | 2009-08-17 21:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA772 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #44 08/17/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 17, as of 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),a group of approximately 50 pro-Zelaya taxi drivers with their vehicles arrived near the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa to demand a bonus that had been promised in 2008. (Note: This government-paid bonus was promised in order to end a str [...] | 2009-08-17 23:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA775 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #45 08/18/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 18, as of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),a medium (1,000-5,000 people) group of pro-Zelaya supporters arrived at the Supreme Court; police also arrived. 2. (SBU) On August 17, in Villanueva, Cortes, a suburb of San Pedro Sula, members of the anti-bomb squad found a de-fused grenad [...] | 2009-08-18 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA778 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/18/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. ---------------------------- Micheletti on Live Talk Show ---------------------------- 2. (U) In an August 18 interview on t [...] | 2009-08-18 23:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA779 | TFH01: HONDURAN JUDGE REMOVED FROM CASE AGAINST [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Court of Honduras removed Judge Maritza Arita from her involvement in the case of three Hondurans charged with vandalism during an August 11 protest. Judge Arita claims her separation is politically charged and has formally denounced the action before human rights gr [...] | 2009-08-18 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA78 | FINMIN SEEKS HELP CONVINCING ZELAYA OF GRAVITY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Rebecca Santos told us she sees President Manuel Zelaya,s trip to Washington later this month as an opportunity to persuade him to adopt an economic stabilization program and enter [...] | 2009-02-05 17:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IMF HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA783 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #46 08/19/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 19, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy. Charge and PolOff met inside the U.S. Embassy lobby with Rafael Alegria and other demonstration leaders and listened to their concerns about the [...] | 2009-08-19 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA785 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/19/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 17 meeting between the elections donor working group (GSE) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) hosted [...] | 2009-08-20 00:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA786 | TFH01: INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. A delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in Tegucigalpa August 16 to evaluate the human rights situation in the country. During the first two days the delegation met with two separate groups of Congressmen, the National Police, the Supreme Co [...] | 2009-08-20 18:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA787 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #47 08/20/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 20, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters marched on Colonia el San Jose del Pedegral in the vicinity of Toncontin International Airport. 2. (SBU) On August 19, at 15:15, a pro-Zelaya vehicular procession of over 100 cars and m [...] | 2009-08-20 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA789 | TFH01: G-16 MEETINGS WITH SUPREME COURT, ATTORNEY [...] (U) Summary. Representatives of the Group of 16 donor countries (G-16) met on August 18 and 19 with the Supreme Court, the Attorney General's office, and the National Commission on Human Rights. The meetings were held in response to a G-16 letter raising concern about the human rights situat [...] | 2009-08-21 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA790 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #48 08/21/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 21, as of 12:30 local (14:30 EDT),a medium-sized group (1,000-5,000 people) of pro-Zelaya supporters were congregating in front of the Channel 36 building. There was a police presence with this demonstration. 2. (SBU) As of 10:00, a small group (200 people) of the pro-reg [...] | 2009-08-21 19:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA798 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/21/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) The five-magistrate "Constitutional Hall" of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) agreed on August 20 to review a legal ch [...] | 2009-08-21 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA799 | TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, [...] (C) Summary: Emboff who had previously lived in northern Honduras visited longstanding colleagues and friends along the North Coast to gauge opinion of citizens outside the circles of power. Emboff visited an orphanage in San Pedro Sula, a small inland town near the coastal city of Trujillo, [...] | 2009-08-21 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA802 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS 8-21-09 [...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based conservative paper El Heraldo (8-21-09): "Time passes and there does not seem to be a way out of the political crisis. The isolation from the regime continues and with the suspension of some funds for key projects such as the Dry Channel; this last case i [...] | 2009-08-24 18:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA806 | TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff visited the city of Comayagua, Comayagua Department and the towns of Cane and Tutule in La Paz Department to gauge the political and economic effects of the current political crisis outside the capital. Emboffs spoke with agricultural producers and exporters, [...] | 2009-08-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA809 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #49 08/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 local (1030 EDT),the Organization of American States group of Foreign Ministers arrived in Tegucigalpa. The delegation included Argentinean Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, Canadian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno [...] | 2009-08-24 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA811 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...] | 2009-08-24 23:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA813 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...] | 2009-08-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA817 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #50 08/25/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) At approximately 0945 local (1145 EDT),a group of approximately 1,000-5,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered peacefully at the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. As of 1130 local (1330 EDT),the demonstration had moved toward the Intercontinental Hotel an [...] | 2009-08-25 22:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA820 | MISSION EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING [...] (SBU) On August 25, the Charge chaired a Mission Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review our security posture in response to the Department's press release stating the Embassy would suspend the issuance of nonimmigrant visas beginning August 26. 2. (SBU) The EAC concluded that [...] | 2009-08-25 23:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA830 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #51 08/26/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 14:00 local (16:00 EDT),a medium size group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators marched from the Clarion Hotel to the Embassy. The demonstrators peacefully disbanded at 13:55 local (15:55 EDT). Their message to the US was: "We request you do not support elections in Honduras and that OAS [...] | 2009-08-26 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA831 | TFH01: FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION FACES DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: The OAS delegation of foreign ministers and OAS Secretary General which visited Honduras August 24-25 to press all parties to accept the San Jose Accord as the peaceful solution to the current political crisis concluded without a concrete result, due primarily to inflexibility on [...] | 2009-08-27 02:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA832 | TFH01: HONDURAN COUP POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/26/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Representatives of the G-16 donor community met at the World Bank office on August 26 to discuss [...] | 2009-08-27 14:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA841 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #52 08/27/2009 AS OF [...] (U) According to local press reports, at 0300 local (0500 EDT) this morning, police located a homemade bomb inside a vehicle parked outside of the Programa Nacional de Beneficio Rural (PRONABER) building, next to the Secretaria de Comercio (SETCO). The bomb was reported to have contained accele [...] | 2009-08-27 19:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA842 | TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations in Honduras have been peaceful since violent outbreaks on August 12 and 13. However, allegations of human rights violations continue to be made by various human rights groups following the departure of the visiting delegation from the Inter-American Commission on [...] | 2009-08-27 20:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA843 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION US VISA SUSPENSION, OAS VISIT AND [...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based liberal newspaper (8-26-09): "The U.S. government suspended the issuance of visas starting August 26, for non immigrants and non emergency cases, which implies almost the (entire) totality of these documents for Hondurans that want to travel to the U.S. S [...] | 2009-08-27 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CVIS SMIG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA844 | HONDURAS PRESS COVERAGE OF INSULZA READOUT TO OAS [...] (U) Summary. All four major dailies covered the August 26 presentation to the OAS by Secretary General Insulza. They highlighted the failure of the August 24-25 mission of OAS Foreign Ministers, but noted that Insulza remains hopeful that a negotiated settlement to Honduras' political crisis [...] | 2009-08-27 21:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA845 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY AND OAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 21:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA847 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION [...] (U) Op-ed by Rafael Delgado Elvir in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-19-09): "The circumstances surrounding the coup d'tat are keeping us in a state of high social upheaval. Day by day we witness marches and protests that indicate the existence of deep wounds and in th [...] | 2009-08-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA849 | TFH01: MEDIA REACTION [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper Tiempo (8-27-09): "The Under Secretary for Andean and Southern Affairs, Christopher McCullen, has said in Montevideo that the U.S. government will put more pressure on the de facto government because it is very important to restore the inst [...] | 2009-08-28 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA85 | HONDURAN UNION LEADERS DISCUSS GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leading union leaders in Honduras to discuss the current state of labor in Honduras, on February 3. The Ambassador took the opportunity to convey U.S. support for human rights and labor rights. He shared his view of the U.S-Central American Free Trade [...] | 2009-02-09 22:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI EFIN HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA850 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #53 08/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators had gathered at the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) on Blvd. Santa Fe and had moved to Colonia Polo Paz for a memorial service for a protestor that was shot and killed during a demonstration at that [...] | 2009-08-28 22:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA851 | TFH01: NATIONAL PARTY LEADERS ON THE CRISIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Poloffs, National Party (NP) leaders Federico "Fred" Breve and Oscar Alvarez laid out the current Nationalist position on the Honduran political crisis, prospects for a resolution and their views on how the crisis will affect Honduran politics and society in the [...] | 2009-08-31 14:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA859 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #54 08/31/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 13:20 local (15:20 EDT) a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya supporters that had been marching in Colonia Monterrey had ended their demonstration and dispersed. --------------------------------- Infrastructure and Communications --------------------------------- 2. (U) As a res [...] | 2009-08-31 23:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA860 | TFH01: ZELAYA APPOINTED HEAD OF ANTHROPOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: Dr. Dario Euraque, the general manager of the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History (IHAH),was dismissed from his position on August 21 in what Euraque believes was a political move due to his appointment to the position under the Zelaya administration. Dr. Euraque is a [...] | 2009-08-31 23:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA862 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya the evening of August 31. Zelaya said he was happy to be back in Washington and noted that this was the fifth time he had visited the U.S. since the June 28 coup. He said he looked forward to the opportunity to meet key players in the [...] | 2009-09-01 17:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA864 | TFH01: FOUR DETAINED MINORS RELEASED FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary. Four minors detained on July 25 by Honduran security forces near Las Manos during pro-Zelaya protests at the border of Honduras and Nicaragua were released on August 27 and 28 following pressure by the local UNICEF representative. In a recent investigation, UNICEF was unable to c [...] | 2009-09-01 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA866 | THF01: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (U) Summary. The official campaign period for the November 29 election began on August 31. While most attention will focus on the presidential candidates (plus three presidential designees),128 congressional representatives and 298 mayors will also be elected. The Supreme Electoral Tribuna [...] | 2009-09-01 23:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA867 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP [...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies from August 29 through September 1. End Summary. 2. (U) "El Heraldo," "La Prensa," and "La Tribuna" September 1 report that Venezuelan President Chavez admits it is highly unlikely that President Zelaya will re [...] | 2009-09-01 23:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA87 | HONDURAN CONGRESS SELECTS NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Congress elected Luis Alberto Rubi Avila and Roy David Urtecho Lopez as new Attorney General and deputy, respectively, on February 8 from candidates selected by a constitutionally-mandated proposing board. Following tradition, the two candidates each come from one o [...] | 2009-02-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA870 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SANTOS SEES [...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos told the Ambassador on September 1 that a solution to the Honduran political crisis must come before the November 29 election. The Ambassador said that supporters of de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti, particularly those on t [...] | 2009-09-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA871 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former president and Liberal Party "godfather" Carlos Flores on August 31 to discuss the political crisis and the state of relations within the Liberal Party. While Flores acknowledged his opposition to the coup had placed distance between himself and de f [...] | 2009-09-02 18:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA880 | TFHO1: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK FACES PRESSURE TO [...] (U) Summary: The board of governors of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will deliberate on September 18 on whether to formally suspend lending to Honduran entities, which it placed on hold following the coup. In response to the pause in lending, the de facto Hondur [...] | 2009-09-02 23:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA882 | G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...] | 2009-09-03 20:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA883 | TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME TOUTS IMF ACT AS SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Honduran de facto regime is trumpeting the IMF,s inclusion of Honduras in the worldwide increase in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for members as a sign of international recognition for the regime. Honduras received an allotment of SDR 96 million (approximat [...] | 2009-09-03 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AMB CONS DAO DCM AID FCS PAS POL ORA |
09TEGUCIGALPA884 | TFHO1: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOBO SAYS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo told the Ambassador on September 2 that he is concerned that forcing the return of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya now entails the risk that elections will not be held. Lobo believes the period following the election may be [...] | 2009-09-03 21:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA885 | G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...] | 2009-09-03 22:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA886 | TFHO1: MONSIGNOR JUAN JOSE PINEDA OPPOSES ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 2 with Monsignor Juan Jose Pineda, the Auxiliary Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, to discuss the political crisis and the current landscape for acceptance of the San Jose Accord. Although Pineda is politically opposed to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, h [...] | 2009-09-03 23:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA887 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP [...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies on September 2. End Summary. 2. (U) "La Tribuna," "El Heraldo," and "La Prensa" September 2 carry headlines reporting that Honduras will not be excluded from an Association Agreement between Central America and [...] | 2009-09-03 23:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA888 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP: LOCAL PRESS WRAP-UP [...] (U) Summary. This is a round-up of local news reported in major Honduran dailies on September 3. End Summary. 2. (U) An "El Heraldo" headline states that President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was greeted in Washington with protests and the newspaper features a photo of anti-Zelaya protestors n [...] | 2009-09-03 23:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA889 | TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUSIDE THE CAPITAL, [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with local mayors, business leaders and anti-coup supporters in the towns of Danli and El Paraiso. The political opinions varied widely; however there appeared to be a strong desire to move forward either through November elections or the San Jose Accord. The mayor of [...] | 2009-09-04 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA890 | TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE FROM PRO-ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with nine members of a pro-Zelaya advocacy group in Danli, El Paraiso Department. The group called for the immediate restitution of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the restoration of constitutional order in Honduras. Many members of the group described their experi [...] | 2009-09-04 20:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA891 | TFH01: JUSTICE FOR MY ENEMIES: DE FACTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the June 28 forced removal of President Zelaya, the Public Ministry and the de facto regime have waged a concerted effort to discredit and intimidate Zelaya cabinet members and coup opponents through investigations of a string of alleged criminal activities. Formal investi [...] | 2009-09-04 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA892 | PRO-COUP BUSINESSMAN CLAIMS LECH WALESA PLANS VISIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Prominent businessman Adolfo (Fito) Facusse, who opposes the return of President Zelaya, told EconCouns on September 3 that he and others were involved in planning for a visit to Honduras by former Polish president Lech Wales [...] | 2009-09-04 22:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL HO PL |
09TEGUCIGALPA90 | SOUTHCOM COMMANDER'S HONDURAS VISIT REINFORCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Taking place on the heels of a near constitutional crisis over the election of the Supreme Court (Ref A),the visit of SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral James Stavridis on January 29-30 could not have been better timed to reinforce our message of democracy and civilian control of the mil [...] | 2009-02-10 18:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA900 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR URGES REGIME SUPPORTERS TO [...] (C) Summary. A small group of de facto regime supporters, who met with the Ambassador on September 7 at his request, were in agreement that Honduran society is deeply polarized and that a solution to the country's crisis must be found within the framework of the San Jose Accord. However, sev [...] | 2009-09-08 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA901 | TFHO1: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NATIONAL PARTY FIGURES [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met with former Honduran president and National Party leader Rafael Callejas and Honduran business mogul and National Party financier Miguel Facusse for lunch September 7 to press for their support to pressure the Micheletti regime to accept the San Jose Accord. Callejas [...] | 2009-09-09 00:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA902 | TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias reviewed the Honduran situation on September 9. They discussed the Secretary's meeting with President Zelaya last week in Washington, as well as the U.S. position on economic assistance, visas and the elections. The Ambassador also briefed Aria [...] | 2009-09-09 20:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA903 | TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME'S POSITION ON PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On August 28, the Ministry of Finance of the de facto regime published an advertisement in the major dailies describing the current conditions of public finances in the country and actions the de facto regime is taking to manage public finance during the rest of the year. The an [...] | 2009-09-09 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BBSR ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV |
09TEGUCIGALPA904 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PROPOSE JOINT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged, in a September 8 dinner at his residence, presidential candidates Elvin Santos, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, and Bernard Martinez and presidential designate Adela Echeverria, to tell de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti that for the good of Honduras he needs t [...] | 2009-09-10 00:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA908 | TFHO1: IMF REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 9 meeting with EconCouns, International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Mario Garza said that the IMF is conducting a vote of its members on what government to recognize in Honduras. The vote count will probably take place on September 18. If there is no quorum [...] | 2009-09-10 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IMF HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA909 | THF01: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH G-16 DONORS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador briefed the G-16 donors' group, in a September 9 meeting at his residence, on U.S. policy. According to the UNDP representative, some UN member states are calling on the UN to halt its technical electoral assistance in Honduras. He encouraged nations who disagree [...] | 2009-09-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA910 | TFH01: DE FACTOS INFLEXIBLE ON ZELAYA RETURN [...] (S) Summary. Two participants in a September 7 meeting the Ambassador held with de facto regime supporters (reftel) met on September 7 and 8 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and urged that he submit to President Arias a list of proposals to ensure the compliance of President Manuel [...] | 2009-09-11 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA919 | TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DE FACTO FM LOPEZ [...] (C) Summary: As per Department instructions, the Ambassador met with de facto regime Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend on September 14. The Ambassador discussed the visa revocations. Lopez confirmed he had received the notice on September 11 and understo [...] | 2009-09-17 02:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA92 | CENTRAL BANK FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Nick Rischbieth met with the Ambassador on February 2 to discuss the effects of the global financial crisis on Central America and on CABEI's operations. After a year of record disbursements, CABEI's acc [...] | 2009-02-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EAGR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA920 | TFH01: ZELAYA CABINET COMMITTED TO SAN JOSE, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Cabinet officials of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador on September 15 that their government is committed to the San Jose process. However, they expressed concern that their supporters are losing patience and are starting to advocate adoption of extreme meas [...] | 2009-09-17 02:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA921 | TFHO1: REACTION TO U.S. VISA REVOCATIONS, NIV [...] (C) Summary: Public statements from de facto regime members and supporters in response to the September 10 revocation of their U.S. visas have in general been understated, with a few attacks directed at the Ambassador. In private meetings, however, the response has been a mix of anger and conf [...] | 2009-09-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA922 | TFH01: ARIAS MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of September 16, President Arias briefed the Ambassador on the results of his meetings with the Presidential candidates in San Jose. Overall, Arias believes these meetings were positive and resulted in the issuance of a public statement by four of the five candidat [...] | 2009-09-17 17:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA924 | BUSINESS COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY DE FACTO OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: At a September 14 meeting with three business community leaders, the Ambassador urged them to continue to press all concerned parties to support the San Jose Accords. Amilcar Bulnes, who heads a leading Honduran business association, said that he and his colleagues had unsuccess [...] | 2009-09-17 21:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA930 | TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE [...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...] | 2009-09-17 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA939 | TFH01: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SAYS CONGRESS RATHER [...] (C) Summary. Supreme Court magistrate David Calix Vallecillo, who claims he was outside Honduras during the period shortly before and after the June 28 coup, told Poloffs that the Supreme Court has not issued any binding judicial decisions regarding the country's political crisis. Calix said [...] | 2009-09-18 22:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KJUS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA940 | TFHO1: PHONE CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Consul General (CG) received a phone call September 17 from Gabriela Nunez, de facto regime Minister of Finance. Nunez was calling to find out if her U.S. visa had been revoked, as she anticipated being invited to Washington, D.C. by the World Bank for consultations. CG confirmed [...] | 2009-09-18 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA941 | TFH01: PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS FOR HONDURAS [...] (C) Signature of the San Jose Accord by Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Robert Micheletti is the optimal solution to the political crisis besetting Honduras since the June 28 coup, and the Department and the Mission has worked hard to achieve this objecti [...] | 2009-09-18 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA944 | TFH01: ZELAYA CLAIMS TO BE IN HONDURAS [...] (C) At 1040 local (1240 EDT) local pro-Zelaya Channel 36 announced that Presient Zelaya had returned to Honduras and was already in Tegucigalpa, at the UN Building. Although such rumors had arisen many times since the June 28 coup, Post immediately began calling sources to determine whether t [...] | 2009-09-21 19:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA945 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #55 09/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 1300 local (1500 EDT),President Zelaya appeared on a balcony before a crowd of over 5,000 supporters who had gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, but made no statement. Earlier via radio and television channel 36, Zelaya publicly stated he was ready to sign the San Jo [...] | 2009-09-21 22:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA946 | TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 17:15 local time (19:15 EDT) de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti, surrounded by his Cabinet, delivered a public address to the nation from the presidential palace. Micheletti said President Zelaya's return to Honduras is irregular and does not change the situation of Honduras. Mic [...] | 2009-09-22 01:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA947 | TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION [...] (C) Honduran authorities can no longer handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly deteriorating. There is [...] | 2009-09-22 15:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA948 | TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION - CORRECTED CABLE [...] (C) Summary: Honduran authorities may no longer be able to handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly dete [...] | 2009-09-22 16:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA949 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Security forces removed protesters from the Brazilian Embassy in the early morning hours, employing tear gas, according to Brazilian Embassy sources. Estimates on the number of protestors removed range from 500 to 1,000, depending on the source. According to a televised police announceme [...] | 2009-09-22 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA95 | (C) IRANIAN OUTREACH TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 17:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PINR ETRD MARR PREL PTER SNAR |
09TEGUCIGALPA950 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DRAFTED GUARANTEES FOR [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidates Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, Felicito Avila of the Christian Democratic Party (DC),and Bernard Martinez of the Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU),along with former Presidents Ricardo Madu [...] | 2009-09-22 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA951 | TFH01: POLITICAL WRAP-UP [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and a group of supporters remain in the Brazilian Embassy. The Armed Forces have allowed food and water to be delivered to the Embassy compound and are permitting the departure of Zelaya supporters and local Embassy staff. Rumors are circulatin [...] | 2009-09-23 00:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA952 | TFH01: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (C) Summary. Freedom of the press and expression continue to be threatened in Honduras by the de facto regime and its supporters. Recent actions against anti-coup media outlets continue to create a hostile environment for them. The Ambassador expressed to the head of the National Telecommun [...] | 2009-09-23 00:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA953 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #58 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of noon local (1400 EDT) the Brazilian charge d'affaires reported to Emboffs that the electricity and water had been restored in their Embassy. Both the Armed Forces (HOAF) Chief of Defense and the de facto security minister have promised safe passage to embassy employees and Zelaya [...] | 2009-09-23 00:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA954 | TFHO1:AMCHAM BOARD SAYS POLITICAL CRISIS IS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Honduran American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Honduras) said that the political crisis is seriously affecting their businesses and the economy as a whole, at a September 17 meeting with Embassy economic officers. One company has barred American employees from trav [...] | 2009-09-23 00:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | BBSR CASC CVIS EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL |
09TEGUCIGALPA955 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #59 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (U) De facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras read a statement in English on television the evening of September 22. A question and answer period in Spanish followed. Lopez Contreras' statement said de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti is ready to engage in a discussion wi [...] | 2009-09-23 19:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA956 | TFHO1: CURFEWS GROUNDING AIR TRAFFIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Central American Air Navigation Services Corporation COCESNA) confirmed that Air Traffic Control (ATC) services have been unaffected by the curfew and continue with no interruptions to ATC services, including services provided to flights between the U.S. and Latin America that fly [...] | 2009-09-24 01:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR PGOV CASC KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA957 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...] | 2009-09-24 01:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA958 | TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION SINCE ZELAYA'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary. The human rights situation following the return of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has deteriorated. Post confirmed the death of one anti-coup protestor on September 22 in Tegucigalpa and is working to confirm another alleged death of an anti-coup protestor in San Pedro Sula [...] | 2009-09-24 01:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA959 | TFH01: ZELAYA'S NEW CONTROL CENTER: THE SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke on the phone with Brazilian Charge d'Affaires Francisco Catunda the morning of September 23. Catunda remains host to President Zelaya and a large number of supporters in his embassy. Catunda thanked the Ambassador for the extensive USG assistance in facilita [...] | 2009-09-24 01:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL HO BR |
09TEGUCIGALPA960 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SANTOS AND LOBO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...] | 2009-09-24 16:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA961 | TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TELL ZELAYA AND [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...] | 2009-09-24 16:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA962 | TFH01: TALKING TO GENERAL VASQUEZ AND PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: We have been working with Chief of Defense General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to improve conditions for President Zelaya's party and Brazilian diplomats in the Brazilian chancery. Vasquez is willing to help but has also insisted that Zelaya be more active in encouraging his supporte [...] | 2009-09-24 19:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA963 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #61 09/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Bertha Oliva de Nativi, executive director of human rights NGO Committee for the Family of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH),told Poloff on September 23 that Francisco Moncada Alvorado was the name of the victim confirmed killed by security forces due to anti-coup violen [...] | 2009-09-24 19:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA966 | TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...] | 2009-09-25 00:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA967 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #62 09/24/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The Executive Director of the Center for the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (CPTRT),a Honduran human rights NGO, sent a letter on September 22 to the President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly requesting that the UN send a medical and human right [...] | 2009-09-25 00:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA975 | TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...] | 2009-09-25 23:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM |
09TEGUCIGALPA977 | TFH01: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON THE SIEGE AT THE [...] (C) Within the framework of Department guidance regarding contact with Honduran officials and military, the Ambassador spoke by telephone with de facto regime Chief of Defense MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez on two occasions September 25 to discuss the situation at the Brazilian Embassy and the cur [...] | 2009-09-26 00:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA978 | TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...] | 2009-09-26 00:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA979 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #64 09/25/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Post is thoroughly investigating claims of a gas attack against the Brazilian Embassy. 2. (SBU) A Zelaya supporter reported that the de facto government was not allowing presidential candidates Cesar Ham(UD) and Carlos H. Reyes (independent, pro-Zelaya) into the Brazilian embassy to see [...] | 2009-09-26 00:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA982 | TFH01: CANDIDATES MEET ZELAYA AND MICHELETTI AND [...] (U) Summary. The four presidential candidates who on September 16 traveled to Costa Rica to meet with President Arias met on September 24 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and later the same day with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy. There was widespread [...] | 2009-09-28 20:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA983 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #65 09/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Four members of a five person OAS delegation were denied entry at Toncontin International Airport on September 27, with U.S. Embassy officers present. Two of the diplomats were U.S. citizens. The fifth diplomat, John Biehl, was permitted to enter Honduras. Details on this incident will [...] | 2009-09-28 22:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA985 | TFH01: DEPORATATION OF FOUR OAS STAFF MEMEBERS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Four of the five members of the OAS delegation that arrived in Tegucigalpa on September 27 were denied entry into Honduras and deported on commercial flights to Miami and San Jose, Costa Rica. Poloffs were present at the airport to provide ground transportation to the delegatio [...] | 2009-09-28 23:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CASC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA986 | TFH01: ALLEGED GAS ATTACK AGAINST BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary. Embassy received reports on September 25 that a gas attack had been carried out against the Brazilian Embassy and that persons inside the Embassy, including President Zelaya, had become ill. Embassy investigated the allegations. The Brazilian Charge told Embassy that he believe [...] | 2009-09-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA988 | TFH01:THE AMBASSADOR HOSTS COFFEE TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador hosted a coffee at the Residence on September 27 to promote dialogue between the pro and anti-Zelaya camps. The presidential candidates discussed their meeting with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on September 24. T [...] | 2009-09-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA989 | TFH01: DECREE LIMITING CIVIL LIBERTIES [...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime issued an executive decree on September 26 limiting for a period of 45 days the freedoms of speech, association, movement, and due process. The National Telecommunications Commission executed the decree by suspending the operating licenses of a pro-Zelaya tele [...] | 2009-09-29 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA99 | COURTESY VISIT WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Patricia Rodas, February 11. Discussion centered on upcoming Summit of Americas and the OAS General Assembly as well as President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's upcoming trip to the Washington and Denver. [...] | 2009-02-13 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KSUM KDEM AORC ICJ KV |
09TEGUCIGALPA990 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...] | 2009-09-29 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA991 | TFH01: MICHELETTI AGREES TO A NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) De facto regime head Roberto Micheletti told OAS Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza that he would convoke a meeting with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's cabinet members and other political actors in a national dialogue to promote reconciliation, at the end of a meeting held by the two September [...] | 2009-09-30 01:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA993 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #67 09/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Liberal party Congresswoman Argentina Valle told Poloff on September 29 that Congressional leaders decided to establish a commission that will examine the decree passed by the Executive Branch on September 26 that severely limited civil liberties (ref Tegucigalpa 989). Earlier on September [...] | 2009-09-30 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA994 | TFH01: DECREE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Summary: Special Prosecutors for Human Rights Sandra Ponce and German Enamorado told Ambassador on September 29 that they believed the decree limiting civil liberties enacted by the de facto regime on September 26 was unconstitutional and that they had initiated action calling on the Supre [...] | 2009-09-30 22:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA996 | TFHO1: COMPANIES COMPLAIN CURFEWS CRUSH COMMERCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The business community has urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to consider the negative impacts of curfews to business and provide exemptions for maquillas and commerce, according to Honduran Private Enterprise Council (COHEP) representatives. A recent decree limi [...] | 2009-09-30 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BBSR EIND EINV ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS |
09TEGUCIGALPA999 | TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP 68 10/01/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The OAS announced that an advance team led by Victor Rico, OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, will arrive in Honduras on October 2 to prepare for the arrival of the delegation of Foreign Ministers and OAS Secretary-General Insulza on October 7. 2. (U) A delegation of Brazilian Congres [...] | 2009-10-01 23:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA106 | POLITICAL AMNESTY DECREE APPROVED [...] (U) Summary: The National Congress on January 26 passed a decree granting amnesty to those who committed the political crimes of treason, crimes against the form of government, terrorism, and sedition between January 1, 2008 and January 27, 2010. It also provides amnesty for the following com [...] | 2010-02-01 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KJUS KCOR HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA110 | EEB A/S FERNANDEZ AND LOBO TEAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez met with members of the new Honduran government's economic team on January 26, the day before the inauguration of President Lobo. Among the participants were William Chong Wong, who was subsequently [...] | 2010-02-02 21:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL HO US |
10TEGUCIGALPA113 | MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche in reftel on February 1 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Canahuati. Canahuati was very supportive of the U.S. position and told the Ambassador that he would inform President Porfirio Lobo of the demarche. LLORENS [...] | 2010-02-03 00:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR UNSC HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA116 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met on February 1 with President of Congress Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was accompanied by several members of the congress' executive board and other congressional leaders. The Ambassador told Hernandez that it is important for the members of Honduras' politica [...] | 2010-02-03 23:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA117 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED [...] On June 28, 2009, Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat. The United States did not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over and remained in power until the January 27 inauguration of democratically elected President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo [...] | 2010-02-04 18:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM GOVPOI SIPDIS USAID |
10TEGUCIGALPA120 | CRIMINAL COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: According to press reports, the President of the Honduran Supreme Court, Jorge Rivera, acting as a criminal court judge, dismissed the charges of abuse of authority and illegal expatriation lodged against the Honduran Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff on January 6. The press rep [...] | 2010-02-04 23:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KJUS MARR PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA121 | NEW FINANCE MINISTER FACES BLEAK ECONOMIC REALITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In the new government's first public remarks on the economy following the January 27 inauguration of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as president of Honduras, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, William Chong Wong, presented a bleak picture of the economic situation, calling the nat [...] | 2010-02-04 23:31:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA122 | STATUS OF TRUTH COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: On February 3, the Ambassador and President Porfirio Lobo discussed establishment of the Truth Commission called for by the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord. Lobo stressed that its mandate should be to chronicle the events leading up to and since the June 28 coup d'etat and that it sh [...] | 2010-02-04 23:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA125 | SANTOS MEETING AT HONDURAN INAUGURATION [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Ke [...] | 2010-02-05 20:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM CO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA13 | NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN ON MINIMUM WAGE [...] (U) Summary: A tripartite commission of public, private, and labor sector representatives has begun discussions on raising the minimum wage, attempting to find a compromise between widely diverging demands. Any wage hike will be a strain on both public and private employers, since the minim [...] | 2010-01-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA132 | HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ALLEGE NEW ABUSES TIED TO [...] (C) Summary. Manuel de Jesus Murillo and Ricardo Antonio Rodriguez, cameramen for "Globo TV," which followed an anti-coup political line, were kidnapped on February 1, interrogated about the anti-coup resistance movement, and released later the same day by four unknown armed persons. Human Ri [...] | 2010-02-09 23:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA135 | USG DELEGATION TO INAUGURATION MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, Ambassador Llorens, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, the Ambassador, and Executive Assistant to the WHA A/S Juan Gonzalez met with President Jos [...] | 2010-02-11 00:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA136 | TRUTH COMMISSION UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Former Guatemalan VP Eduardo Stein spent the day in Tegucigalpa yesterday working on the terms of the reference for the creation of the Truth Commission (TC). The Ambassador spoke to him last night before he returned home to Guatemala. [...] | 2010-02-11 16:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA137 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Lemieux. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United Sta [...] | 2010-02-11 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR |
10TEGUCIGALPA142 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with representatives from the oil industry on February 11 to discuss continuing concerns regarding the government's fuel pricing formula. Although the de facto regime addressed oil importers' most important concern when it allowed companies to charge a higher price for [...] | 2010-02-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA143 | AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT LOBO DISCUSS THE NEED TO [...] (S) The Ambassador and President Lobo met for 90 minutes on February 14 at the Residence. While the two discussed a myriad of issues of interest to the bilateral relation (septel),the Ambassador took the opportunity to stress our growing concern of the continued presence and participation in Lobo' [...] | 2010-02-17 01:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL MARR HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA15 | ZELAYA SEEKING DEAL BEFORE TERM OF OFFICE EXPIRES [...] (C) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that he cannot request political asylum in a foreign country before his term of office expires on January 27 because the "Caraca [...] | 2010-01-08 22:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA150 | 2010 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment for Honduras for April 2009 to mid-February 2010. Point of Contact on trafficking is Political Officer Nathan Macklin (MacklinNL@state.gov, phone: 504-236-9320 x4141, fax: 504-238-4446, IVG: 8-539-4141). As requested in reftel [...] | 2010-02-18 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
10TEGUCIGALPA151 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the February 15-16 visit of Codel Dodd. Your visit comes at a historic moment. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo assumed office on January 27, 2010 as the chief executive elected with the greatest number of votes in Honduran history. The United States [...] | 2010-02-18 23:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR |
10TEGUCIGALPA154 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK NORMALIZES RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank Honduras President Maria Elena Mondragon told the Ambassador on February 17 that the GOH had received a letter from CABEI confirming the normalization of Honduras' relationship with the bank. In a separate meeting, President of the Central American Bank for Integr [...] | 2010-02-19 00:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA157 | HONDURAS PROPOSALS FOR S/GWI SMALL GRANTS [...] Summary: Post is pleased to submit for the consideration of the Department two proposals for funding by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. We believe these projects, if funded, will promote women's political, economic, and social advancement in H [...] | 2010-02-19 22:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA159 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VISITING CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with visiting Canadian Minister of State for the Americas Peter Kent on February 18. The Ambassador briefed Kent on the current political, diplomatic and economic environment in Honduras following the January 27 inauguration of President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. K [...] | 2010-02-19 23:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID SNAR CA HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA16 | CHARGES FILED AGAINST MILITARY FOR FLYING ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry filed charges before the Supreme Court on January 6 against the Armed Forces Chief of Staff and the Joint Staff for abuse of authority on June 28 for the way they executed an arrest warrant issued against President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya by forcing him onto a pl [...] | 2010-01-08 22:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA160 | ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION SURROUND DAM MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A last minute concession granted to a Honduran-Italian consortium by the Micheletti regime has erupted into a scandal. Critics allege that the deal was approved by outgoing Congressional leadership without a vote and hastily signed into law by the outgoing administration. The deal wa [...] | 2010-02-20 00:05:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN EINV ENRG KJUS PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA161 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SAN PEDRO SULA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited San Pedro Sula, Honduras' commercial capital, February 4-6. This was the Ambassador's first high-profile series of public events since the June 28 coup d'tat. He met with the mayor, the maquila association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the editors of E [...] | 2010-02-22 22:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ELAB SCUL EAID KJUS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA163 | GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche in reftel on February 23 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Mireya Aguero Corrales. Corrales was only appointed to this position four days ago and the government of President Porfirio Lobo only took office on January 27. Corrales said she would follow [...] | 2010-02-24 00:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO PHUM UNGA HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA164 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of State of Labor and Social Security Felicito Avila told the Ambassador during a February 22 courtesy call that the Lobo government needs to have a holistic view of the labor situation that provides assurances to both workers and businessmen. Avila said his role is [...] | 2010-02-24 00:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB ECON PHUM PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA165 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of the Presidency, Maria Antonieta Bogran, the Ambassador said that the U.S. was committed to renewing assistance to Honduras, but in a way that takes a new look at development and investment, rather than return to business as us [...] | 2010-02-24 01:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA166 | HONDURAN APPEALS COURT RATIFIES DISMISSAL OF [...] (U) A special appeals court tribunal comprised of three members of the Honduran Supreme Court ratified the dismissal of charges against the military Armed Forces Chief of Staff and Joint Staff of illegal expatriation and abuse of power in connection with the June 28 coup d'etat, in a February 1 [...] | 2010-02-24 01:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA168 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FBI PROGRAM CALEE, MARCH [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. Both are police offic [...] | 2010-02-24 20:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA169 | ROHRABACHER CODEL [...] (SBU) Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Honduras January 31-February 2 and called on Hondurans to "turn the page" on the political events of the summer. Congressman Rohrabacher commended the Honduran people for their commitment to democracy and said he would urge the U.S. government [...] | 2010-02-24 20:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV OVIP PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA17 | PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO [...] (C) Summary: During a January 5 meeting with WHA PDAS Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens, a clearly frustrated President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo said that he had done all he could to get de facto leader Roberto Micheletti to step down. It was unfair, he said, for the international community to p [...] | 2010-01-08 23:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON HO ES NU |
10TEGUCIGALPA170 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training March 8 to April 23, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. All [...] | 2010-02-24 20:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA171 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ANTI-GANG JUSTICE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training in 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. 2. (SBU) Names of [...] | 2010-02-24 20:38:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA175 | Leahy Vetting Request for Jungle Commando Course, March 15 - [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates to attend training March 15 to July 18, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible evidence of gross violations of Human Rights. Bot [...] | 2010-02-25 18:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA179 | Leahy Vetting Request for Central American Intelligence [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate to attend Central American Intelligence Program (CAIP) training in Guatemala March 8 to 26, 2010, pursuant to The Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has completed its own vetting and found no credible [...] | 2010-02-26 00:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPKO HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA18 | PDAS KELLY DISCUSSES MICHELETTI DEPARTURE WITH [...] (C) Summary: At a January 5 dinner with society leaders and a January 6 meeting with the business community, WHA PDAS Craig Kelly emphasized the importance of the resignation of de facto leader Micheletti in creating a climate that would allow quick reengagement with the international community [...] | 2010-01-09 00:20:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA181 | Lobo Commits Honduras to Protection of Human Rights [...] (SBU) Summary. President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo signed the Chapultepec Declaration on press freedom in Tegucigalpa on February 18 and committed the Honduran government to support freedom of the press and human rights. Lobo's government abrogated on February 16 a disarmament decree enacted by th [...] | 2010-02-26 23:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA183 | Resistance Movement Demonstration [...] (SBU) Summary: The anti-coup "resistance" movement held a peaceful demonstration on February 25 in Tegucigalpa in which about 10,000 protestors participated. The demonstrators tried to march to the Executive Building and, when they found the street leading there blocked by security forces, wen [...] | 2010-02-26 23:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA185 | New Minister of Defense - corrected cable [...] (C) Summary: President Porfirio Lobo appointed on February 24 fellow National Party member and former legislator Marlon Pascua Cerrato as Minister of Defense. Initial impressions suggest Cerrato, who is known as a skillful manager, is a good choice. President Lobo also appointed Carlos Roberto [...] | 2010-02-27 00:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO MOPS |
10TEGUCIGALPA19 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...] | 2010-01-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA2 | AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS NEED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo at the Embassy on January 4 and discussed the need for full implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, and most importantly for de facto regime leader Micheletti to step aside immediately. Lobo sought the Ambassador's [...] | 2010-01-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID MARR CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA20 | AMBASSADOR LLORENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo on the evening of January 9 to discuss a number of pending matters. The Ambassador briefed Lobo on our efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the results of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) Cra [...] | 2010-01-11 19:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA23 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...] | 2010-01-11 23:42:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA24 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE TO DE FACTO FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Honduran de facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend January 10 to deliver a firm message from Washington regarding the lack of progress by the de facto regime and the negative public and private statements made [...] | 2010-01-12 01:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA26 | POLITICAL AMNESTY DECREE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A draft decree providing political amnesty to all actors in Honduras' political crisis was introduced in the Congress on January 11. The bill comprises actions between January 1, 2008 and December 21, 2009 and covers treason, crimes against the country's form of government, ter [...] | 2010-01-12 18:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA34 | ATTENDANCE AT INAUGURATION OF PEPE LOBO [...] (SBU) Summary: Planning has begun for the January 27 inauguration of president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. Lobo has called for the inauguration ceremony to have a Honduran flavor. The Honduran public does not expect that large numbers of high-level foreign dignitaries will attend Lobo's ina [...] | 2010-01-13 23:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA35 | CONGRESS SHELVES AMNESTY DECREE AND PULLS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: With less than two weeks remaining before its term ends on January 21, the Congress on January 12 did not, as expected, take up for discussion a draft decree providing political amnesty to all actors in Honduras' political crisis. The likely motivation was the opposition to the [...] | 2010-01-13 23:41:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA4 | EMBASSY CEREMONY IN HONOR OF MURDERED DRUG CZAR [...] (U) Leslie Portillo, the widow of assassinated drug czar General Julian Aristides Gonzalez, along with their daughter, came to the Embassy December 18 for a ceremony in honor of her husband. The Ambassador presented a plaque from the Embassy, along with letters of condolences form JTF/S and th [...] | 2010-01-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR SNAR PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA41 | MODERNIZATION OF HONDURAN PRISONS CONTINUES POST-COUP [...] (U) Summary: Under the de facto regime which came to power following the June 28, 2009 coup d'etat, implementation of the Ministry of Security's pre-coup prisons reform plan, while delayed, has continued. GOH-funded construction of an administrative segregation annex nicknamed "The Maquila" at [...] | 2010-01-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA46 | HONDURAS: Administrative Segregation Update [...] The following is an update of the remodeling of the Maquila into an Administrative Segregation Unit as of November 28, 2009. The Maquila project is part of Minister of Security Jorge Rodas's overall prisons reform plan, devised in 2008-2009 (Reftel). ----------------- Complete Project: - [...] | 2010-01-15 21:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA5 | MICHELETTI SAYS EXIT STRATEGY MUST BE IN [...] (C) Summary: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Craig Kelly urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on January 6 to accede to the call by president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo for there to be an interval of time between the de facto regime a [...] | 2010-01-07 19:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA51 | MICHELETTI SAYS HE WON'T STEP DOWN BEFORE [...] (U) Summary. Supporters of de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti have been staging ceremonies in recent days to honor Micheletti. The largest was a January 18 rally organized by the pro-regime civil society organization Civic Democratic Union (UCD). During the speech he delivered at the [...] | 2010-01-19 21:44:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA56 | HONDURAS: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR FY 2010 FISCAL [...] (U) The following is Post's responses to questions in ref A. 2. (U) Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? --Yes. The central government is expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 Department of State Foreign Operations and Related Progra [...] | 2010-01-21 21:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID AID PREL ECON HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA57 | REACTION TO LATEST VISA REVOCATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduran media have reported widely and mostly accurately on the decision January 18 to revoke the U.S. visas of de facto cabinet members and supporters following de facto President Micheletti,s failure to step aside prior to the January 27 inauguration. Commentary from the medi [...] | 2010-01-21 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA58 | NATIONAL CONGRESS CHOOSES PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE [...] (U) Summary: The members of the National Congress elected in the November 29, 2009 election met on January 21 and elected by a show of hands Juan Orlando Hernandez of president-elect Lobo's National party as their President. Hernandez along with Reinaldo Sanchez as Vice President and Gladys Au [...] | 2010-01-22 14:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA59 | MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES LEAVE OF ABSENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on January 21 that he would take a leave of absence from his public duties effective immediately. Micheletti said his decision was prompted by his concern for the good of the country. He said he wanted to avoid standing in the [...] | 2010-01-22 16:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM CVIS HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA6 | FOLLOW UP TO PDAS CRAIG KELLY'S VISIT [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly's (January 5-6) visit, we've been reaching out to key players to follow-up and press home U.S. objectives in Honduras. The Ambassador spoke to President-elect Pepe Lobo, regime Minister of Defense Sevilla, regime Fo [...] | 2010-01-07 20:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA65 | AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT ELECT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador had a series of meetings and discussions over the past weekend with President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Lobo briefed the Ambassador on his diplomatic efforts of the past week with both Presidents [...] | 2010-01-26 00:55:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA66 | SCENESETTER FOR USG DELEGATION TO PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome you and the delegation to Tegucigalpa January 26-27 to attend the January 27 inaugural ceremonies of the newly-elected Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo. The inauguration is an historical event, bringing back democratic and constitutional rule after a seven-month hiatus. The comi [...] | 2010-01-26 01:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC CASC ECON EAID MARR KCRM |
10TEGUCIGALPA7 | SUGAR ASSOCIATION SEEKS CHANGE IN U.S. SUGAR QUOTA [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with economic officers, a representative of the Honduran Sugar Producers Association expressed deep concern over a recent reduction of import quotas by USTR, and said that the association will seek to correct data from the Honduran de facto government that was used [...] | 2010-01-07 20:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG ETRD HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA73 | LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT IN HONDURAS [...] (U) Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat on June 28, 2009. The United States does not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over. As a result, it has not been possible for the Embassy to engage in high-level advocacy on labor issu [...] | 2010-01-26 18:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA88 | INAGURATION OF PRESIDENT LOBO AND DEPARTURE OF [...] (U) Summary: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was sworn in on January 27 in Tegucigalpa. During his inaugural address, President Lobo thanked the US and others for their help during the political crisis and paused during his speech to sign an amnesty law that had been passed by Congress late on [...] | 2010-01-28 01:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA92 | PRESIDENT LOBO URGES NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND [...] (U) Summary: The speech delivered by President Porfirio Lobo at his January 27 inauguration focused on national reconciliation and Honduras' reintegration into the community of nations. He pledged to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord and to quickly establish the truth commission calle [...] | 2010-01-29 00:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA96 | USG DELEGATION ATTENDS PRESIDENT LOBO'S [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Arturo Valenzuela, accompanied by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (EEB) Jose Fernandez and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (PDAS) [...] | 2010-01-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA97 | HONDURAS' VISION OF THE COUNTRY 2038 [...] (C) Summary: Before his election, President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo circulated a long-term plan called Vision of the Country 2038 and National Plan 2022. It was submitted to and passed by the outgoing Congress and signed into law by President Lobo during his inauguration. The document includ [...] | 2010-01-29 23:53:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV SOCI HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA98 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LOBO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and DCM met with President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and his senior team to congratulate him on his inauguration and discuss bilateral issues. The Ambassador noted the important steps that Lobo had taken over the past [...] | 2010-01-29 23:54:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL ECON EAID SNAR HO |
10TEGUCIGALPA99 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT LOBO'S CABINET TAKES SHAPE [...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo began to officially announce the members of his cabinet and inner circle on January 26, the day before his inauguration, and made further announcements over the next two days. He has still not named ministers for defense, agricultur [...] | 2010-01-30 00:30:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM HO |