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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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00LONDON8980UNITED KINGDOM: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM CONTINUED ITS AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS AGAINST DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 2000. IT PASSED A NEW TERRORISM LAW THAT GIVES THE GOVERNMENT EXPANDED POWERS TO FIGHT BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN TERRORISM, AND IT CONTINUED ITS CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED STATES TO BRI [...]
2000-12-28 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
01LONDON5780TFUS01: EMBASSY LONDON SITREP 11, 09/28/01
[...] (U) PM TONY BLAIR MET SEPTEMBER 27 WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF BRITISH MUSLIM LEADERS AT DOWNING STREET AND ANNOUNCED, "JUST AS WE HAVE BUILT A POLITICAL AND MILITARY COALITION FOLLOWING THE EVENTS IN AMERICA, NOW WE HAVE ALSO TO BUILD A HUMANITARIAN COALITION TO DEAL WITH THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS [...]
2001-09-28 17:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV US UK
01LONDON7384UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT
[...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]
2001-12-21 16:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
02LONDON8320UNITED KINGDOM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS EMBASSY LONDON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2002 "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT. EMBASSY INPUT IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. 2. (U) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UK TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN [...]
2002-11-25 10:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK
03LONDON9572UNITED KINGDOM - 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy London's contributions to the 2003 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report. Embassy input is keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]
2003-11-26 17:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINR PREL PGOV UK
04LONDON3070PREVENTING TRAVEL TO POSSIBLE KONGRA-GEL
[...] No summary [...]
2004-04-23 17:47:00Embassy LondonSECRETPTER PREL PINS IZ TU EU SY JO UK
05LONDON1257TAKING ACTION AGAINST HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's commitment to the Secretary to proscribe the political wings of Hezbollah and Hamas coupled with the March 1 London meeting to support the Palestinian leadership provide us with our best opportunity in three years to leverage significant change in HMG policy t [...]
2005-02-11 15:31:00Embassy LondonSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER UK XF
05LONDON4981IMO SECGEN REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO THE KOREAN PENINSULAR
[...] (C) On June 10, Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefed ESTOff on his trip the previous week to the Korean Peninsula. Even before his arrival, the North had indicated that his offer of the IMO's good offices to increase North-South maritime [...]
2005-06-15 10:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEWWT JA KR PREL UK IMO PSI
05LONDON793FUTURE OF IRAQ COALITION
[...] (S) We delivered reftel points on January 28 to FCO Iraq Policy Unit DepDir for PolMil Gerard Russell. Russell was grateful for the points and exceptionally complimentary of their attention to other coalition partners. The points should help to reassure various countries that USG and HMG off [...]
2005-01-28 12:17:00Embassy LondonSECRETMARR PREL MOPS UNSC IZ UK
06LONDON1623(SBU) GUANTANAMO: LABOUR MP DISCUSSES OMAR
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Poloffs met with Labour backbench MP Des Turner March 2 at his request, to hear his concerns about Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, a Libyan national with longstanding legal residency status in UK as a refug [...]
2006-03-03 14:15:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM UK
06LONDON1629(C) ZIMBABWE: UK LOBBYING TOO AHEAD OF IMF VOTE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FCO Zimbabwe Section Head St. John Gould March 3, noting that DOTreasury would contact HMTreasury directly on the same topic. Gould said FCO and HMTreasury were also lobbying IMF Executive Board member states against restoring Zimbabwe's voting rights [...]
2006-03-03 16:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ZI UK
06LONDON1735(C) SUDAN: UK IN SYNCH ON UN RE-HATTING OF AMIS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-07 15:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO NATO SU UK
06LONDON2020(C) SUDAN: UK PUSHES RE-HATTING AND SENSITIVITY
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to FCO Sudan Unit Senior Political Officer Gregor Lusty March 17. Lusty said the UK agrees with those points and is also pressing appropriate African states to support quick action on re-hatting AMIS as a UN operation. He said the UK stresses the importanc [...]
2006-03-17 17:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SOCI NATO SU UK
06LONDON2203(SBU) "LOANS FOR PEERAGES": MORE SMOKE THAN FIRE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The British media are making much of the revelation that Prime Minister Blair nominated some wealthy individuals for peerages after they had made unpublicized loans to his Labour party. Those loans were not public knowledge, because transparency rules (introduced by Blair) appl [...]
2006-03-24 16:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR UK
06LONDON2212(U) SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Your visit to Blackburn and Liverpool represents an opportunity to allow Foreign Secretary Straw to reciprocate your hospitality during his visit to Birmingham last October. My wife and I look forward to your visit and to accompanying you and the Foreign Secretary during what promises to [...]
2006-03-24 17:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR ECON UK
06LONDON3200TERRORISM FINANCE: UK POSITION ON MENAFATF BEST
[...] (C) Summary: The UK fully supports the MENAFATF best practices paper on charities, and there is no UK policy to relax the measures set out in the draft version of the paper. While representatives of the Charity Commission have discussed the paper with MENAFATF members, they have done so base [...]
2006-05-05 15:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON3207DEMARCHE ON EU LISTING OF THE LTTE AS A TERRORIST
[...] (C) Embassy raised reftel points with Simon Bond of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's South Asia Department and Ben Lyon of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department. Lyon said that the UK fully supports an EU designation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). LTTE is already [...]
2006-05-05 16:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON3208TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF JUD
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ben Lyon in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Counterterrorism Policy Department and to Sean Byrne in Her Majesty's Treasury's Financial Systems and International Standards Department. Both said that the UK would be holding an internal Asset Freezin [...]
2006-05-05 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN PTER KTFN UK
06LONDON3365(C) TERRORISM FINANCE: EU CLEARINGHOUSE TO
[...] (C/NF) Ben Lyon (please protect) of the FCO's Counterterrorism Policy Department said that the Austrian Presidency has decided to hold a snap meeting of the EU Clearinghouse on Thursday, May 18. The meeting was originally scheduled for either June 12 or 14 (ref A). Lyon said that he understo [...]
2006-05-12 15:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON3628TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO SEEK UN DESIGNATION OF
[...] (C/NF) The United Kingdom intends to seek UN 1267 designation of two additional Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) targets. According to Giles Cutler, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Sanctions Unit, the UK plans to seek UN designation for Sarra Properties Limited and Khalid Balaam. [...]
2006-05-23 16:00:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN UK
06LONDON3853UK ANNOUNCES MAJOR REVAMP OF PENSION SYSTEM
[...] SUMMARY: The British government announced on May 25 what Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton SIPDIS described as "the greatest renewal of our pensions system since the post-war reforms implemented by Clement Attlee's government." The changes include an increase in the ret [...]
2006-05-31 11:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV
06LONDON3980HMG SET TO APPEAL HIGH COURT RULING PERMITTING
[...] (C) Summary: The UK High Court May 11 overturned the 2004 Orders in Council which barred the Chagossian Islanders from resettling the islands around Diego Garcia from which they were forcibly removed in the 1960s when the U.S. sought to establish the Naval Support Facility there. HMG has conf [...]
2006-06-06 09:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MP UK IO
06LONDON4022(C) SOMALIA: FCO SEEKS CLOSER COORDINATION
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO East Africa Section Head Ben Lyon told Poloff June 5 that the UK is keen to coordinate more closely with the USG on Somalia. He said Africa Director James Bevan tried to phone A/S Frazer June 2 to ask for a response to the draft "US [...]
2006-06-07 10:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL SO UK
06LONDON4033(U) LIBERIAN PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIRLEAF VISITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's visit to London May 29-31 reflects the UK's increased commitment to Liberia as a key to stability in the sub-region. She met with the Queen, Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn and FCO Minister for Africa Lor [...]
2006-06-07 11:11:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EFIN LI UK
06LONDON4184IRANIAN EXILE GROUP DEDICATED TO REGIME OVERTHROW
[...] (C) Summary. The Iranian Solidarity Congress (ISC),an umbrella organization designed to unite disparate Iranian exile groups, held the third in a series of meetings June 3-5 in London. The ISC's stated goal is to develop a common strategy to bring about the nonviolent overthrow of the curr [...]
2006-06-12 15:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM IR UK
06LONDON4221(C/NF) LIBERIA/SIERRA LEONE: UK CONSIDERING
[...] (C/NF) FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore told Poloff under questioning June 12 that HMG is considering UN Secretary General Annan's request that it agree to SIPDIS incarcerate former Liberian president Charles Taylor if he is convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). M [...]
2006-06-13 15:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KAWC LI SL UK
06LONDON4336(U) UK AGREES TO TAKE CHARLES TAYLOR IF CONVICTED
[...] (U) Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett announced June 15 that, subject to Parliament passing the necessary legislation, the UK would allow the former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, to serve his sentence in the UK should he be convicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Thi [...]
2006-06-16 09:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL
06LONDON4338UK OPEN TO FINANCIAL MEASURES AGAINST IRAN
[...] (S) Undersecretary of Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with UK officials on June 7 to discuss possible financial measures that could be used to increase pressure on Iran. In meetings at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Her Majesty's Treasury, and the Bank of En [...]
2006-06-16 10:23:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC EFIN PTER PREL UK IR
06LONDON4563 UK MPs REGISTER REACT TO GUANTANAMO SUICIDES
[...] (U) Former Foreign Office Minister Keith Vaz, a Labour Member of Parliament (MP),introduced a strongly worded Parliamentary motion on June 12, criticizing press statements by USG officials following the suicide of three Guantanamo Bay inmates. Thus far the motion has received support from [...]
2006-06-23 15:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV UK
06LONDON5057(C) SRI LANKA: UK REVIEWING POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO Sri Lanka Section Head Simon Lever told Poloff July 11 that HMG is reviewing its policy on Sri Lanka. This policy review is what is holding up its reply to the USG proposal that the UK consider chairing a contact group to a [...]
2006-07-12 07:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR CE UK
06LONDON5097UK PASSENGER NAME RECOGNITION CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The UK is in the process of developing contingency plans to ensure that airlines have legal cover to provide passenger name recognition (PNR) data to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) after September 30, even if a new [...]
2006-07-12 14:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5198(C) TFLE01: SEEKING INFORMAL APPROVAL TO USE UK
[...] (C) Embassy London discussed with FCO Cyprus Desk Officer Simon Wood on July 14 the possibility of the U.S. using British Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) on Cyprus as staging areas for fixed and rotary aircraft to help evacuate AmCits from Lebanon. Wood told us that ultimately the decision rested [...]
2006-07-15 13:23:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC KHLS LE UK
06LONDON5267INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 14th session of the Flag State Implementation Subcommittee (FSI 14 S/C) met at IMO Headquarters, London, UK. Mrs. Tatjana Krilic of Croatia chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by seventy members, two associate members, one United Nations specialized agency, two intergover [...]
2006-07-18 14:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA UK
06LONDON5371IRAQ: HMG EXPRESSES HOPE FOR IRAQ COMPACT AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 18 meeting in London, FCO and MOD officials told Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs John Hillen they were disappointed in the deteriorating security situation in Iraq and that they supported using the Iraq Compact as a mechanism for obtaining exp [...]
2006-07-20 16:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS UK IZ
06LONDON5471UK GOVERNMENT ENERGY REVIEW: MORE SECURITY, FEWER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-26 11:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV UK
06LONDON5476CONDEMNATION OF DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES AT IMO
[...] Summary. USDel delivered the statement contained in Ref A at the July 19 meeting of the IMO NAV 52 conference. USDel's statement followed the Japanese intervention which condemned the DPRK missile launches and was joined by statements of concern from the Russian Federation, HMG, France, Italy [...]
2006-07-26 13:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA PARM MOPS MCAP KN KS JA UK IMO
06LONDON5498HMG PLANS RELEASE OF CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT AT G8
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 08:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV UK
06LONDON5500TERRORISM FINANCE: IIRO PRENOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 09:15:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON5503TERRORISM FINANCE: MONTREUX INITIATIVE ON ISLAMIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: The Montreux Initiative is a non-governmental project designed to promote cooperation in removing unjustified obstacles to the effective operation of legitimate Islamic charities. The initiative, whi [...]
2006-07-27 10:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5533UK: POCS FOR NNSAB INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
[...] Post has identified POCs within HMG and in the research community who are interested in engaging with the NSABB on the potential for the misuse of life sciences research and conveyed the points in reftel to the HMG. Within the HMG the Home Office is responsible for monitoring the possible mis [...]
2006-07-28 08:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO UK
06LONDON5547INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...]
2006-07-28 15:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA
06LONDON5615 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] ROUTING OF SHIPS, SHIP REPORTING AND RELATED MATTERS: The S/C approved all proposals on the agenda, with amendments as appropriate. The S/C noted, at Ecuador's request, but did not consider or approve two traffic separation schemes (TSS) because the U.S. intervened to clarify that these TSS's [...]
2006-08-01 15:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO PSHA SENV PBTS KSCA UK
06LONDON5746(C)UK ON BURMA: NO THAI REMORSE FOR VISIT; FINNS
[...] (C) We met August 4 with British Foreign Office officials responsible for Burmese affairs. Head of section Nick Alexander had seen our demarche (ref a) over concern that the Finns have invited the Burmese Foreign Minister to ASEM, as it had been shared by a representative of an unspecified E [...]
2006-08-07 10:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV UN BM UK
06LONDON5861(C) UK FOREIGN SECRETARY PESSIMISTIC ON LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett is pessimistic enough about the future of the draft Lebanon Security Council resolution that she planned to travel early this morning (August 10) to New York to do what she could to help the negotiations, Middle East/North Africa Director (NEA [...]
2006-08-10 11:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE UK
06LONDON5956TERRORISM FINANCE: UK DOES NOT INTEND TO REQUEST
[...] (C) Summary: The UK does not intend to request a UN 1267 designation in the short term for the nineteen suspects associated with the failed aircraft terror plot whose assets were frozen by the Bank of England on August 11 (reftel). According to HM Treasury officials, the decision not to pursue [...]
2006-08-14 17:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON5958(U) TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN BRITISH MUSLIMS AND HMG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by the bruising that their community has taken after 24 UK-born Muslims were arrested in connection with the recently-thwarted air terrorist plot (reftels),prominent British Muslims sent an open letter to PM Tony Blair August 12 blaming his policy on Iraq and the Middle Eas [...]
2006-08-14 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KISL UK
06LONDON6053 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The thirty-third session of the IMO FAL met in London from 3-7 July 2006, under the chairmanship of Mr. C. Abela (Malta). The session was attended by delegations from sixty-six Member Governments, two Associate Member Governments, three Intergovernmental Organizations, and fourteen N [...]
2006-08-17 14:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON6059TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REVIEW OF TERRORIST ABUSE OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Home Office and Her Majesty's Treasury are conducting an in-depth review of the UK's regulatory and law enforcement structure for combating terrorist financing in the charity sector. Home Office officials are deepl [...]
2006-08-17 15:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6113UK: "NOT NOW" FOR G8 BTEX FOOD DEFENSE EXERCISE
[...] According to Post's contacts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, HMG's Food Standards Agency (FSA) feels it is too early for HMG to effectively participate in the G8 BTEX exercise outlined in Reftel. The FSA currently plans on holding its own exercise this autumn and will not be able to c [...]
2006-08-21 09:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR EUN UK
06LONDON6133(C) UK NOT SENDING DELEGATIONS TO SYRIA AND IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 15:23:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IR SY LE UK
06LONDON6159COUNTERDRUG: ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS IN LONDON
[...] Summary. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters was in London August 8-9 to present at an international demand reduction conference entitled: "The Future of Drug Policies Globally - UNGASS 2008 and Beyond: Reconciling Research with Reality, Rights with Respon [...]
2006-08-22 13:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UK
06LONDON6160ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS AND INL A/S PATTERSON MEET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ONDCP Director Walters and INL A/S Patterson met August 9 in London with Afghanistan,s Counter Narcotics (CN) Minister Habibullah Qaderi. The Minister said Afghanistan's CN Strategy is good but needs to be implemented fully; he agreed that more needs to be done on public outreac [...]
2006-08-22 13:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSNAR AF UK
06LONDON6164(S/NF) TERRORISM FINANCE: CHARITY COMMISSION TO
[...] (S/NF) The Charity Commission of England and Wales intends to issue a temporary asset freeze either late August 22 or early August 23 on a UK-based charity with possible ties to the August 10 foiled terror plot. According to Stuart Young of the Home Office, the Charity Commission will temporar [...]
2006-08-22 15:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER PREL EU UK
06LONDON6196(U) GUANTANAMO: POLOFFS MEET WITH MP'S AND
[...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) At the request of Labour backbench MP Desmond Turner, Poloffs met August 22 with Turner and a group of activists to discuss Guantanamo. Most of the activists were campaigners on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, whose family [...]
2006-08-23 16:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM UK
06LONDON6199LONDON BLUE LANTERN ACTION OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 17:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
06LONDON6261(U) CENTRAL ASIAN NUCLEAR-WEAPON-FREE ZONE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 15:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR KNNP PARM PREL UN
06LONDON6272(C) KAZAKHSTAN: UK AGREES ON DELAYING OSCE
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, FCO Head of International Organizations Department Tim Morris told Poloff August 25 that the UK agrees with the U.S. position and considers the timing "ideal." The EU will meet at working level on September 8 and the UK is prepared to block any attempt to [...]
2006-08-25 16:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
06LONDON6324UK TRADE UNIONS CONFERENCE WILL OFFER SNEAK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Delegates to the upcoming TUC Conference will greet PM Blair with the question "When are you leaving?", Trades Union Congress (TUC) International Relations Department Head Owen Tudor told Lab Couns and ECON Asst Aug 30. The TUC will also debate recent moves to privatize parts [...]
2006-08-30 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV PREL UK
06LONDON6325(C) DARFUR: UK KEEN ON JOINT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-31 06:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL DPKO UNSC SU UK
06LONDON6433(C) UK SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON THE UNSC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 09:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM UK
06LONDON6445(C) UK WILL NOT ATTEND INR CONFERENCE ON GENOCIDE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-06 14:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPINR KACW UK
06LONDON6448INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) held its 49th session at IMO headquarters in London from July 24-28, 2006, under the chair of Mr. Rob Gehling (Australia). 59 Member Governments, 1 Associ [...]
2006-09-06 15:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
06LONDON6559(C) SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP MEETING 9/27
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK still supports the Sri Lanka Contact Group in principle but would like more detail about it - i.e., what are the expected inputs and the anticipated outputs/results? FCO Sri Lanka and Bangladesh Section Head Simon Lever told Polof [...]
2006-09-11 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE UK
06LONDON6591UK AGREES TO LIMITED LOBBYING FOR GUATEMALA'S UNSC
[...] (C) The FCO agreed to our request to lobby Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Singapore in support of Guatemala's bid for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) seat on the UN Security Council. FCO Director for International Security Stephen Pattison told DCM September 9 that the UK supported [...]
2006-09-12 13:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC GT VE UK
06LONDON6661UK UPDATE: PANDEMIC FLU PREPAREDNESS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 15:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU UK
06LONDON6714FOREIGN SECRETARY BECKETT UNABLE TO ATTEND UNGA
[...] (U) Ambassador Tuttle wrote to Foreign Secretary Beckett on September 12 inviting her to participate in Secretary Rice's Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) press event on the margins of the UNGA on September 22. HMG contacts tell us that Barry Gardiner, the junior minister responsib [...]
2006-09-15 15:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSENV UK
06LONDON6761UK TRADE UNIONS ALTERNATELY PURSUE ENLIGHTENED AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The British trades union movement's annual convention was an exposition of both the broad and narrow visions of its members. At times it pursued the lofty goals of workplace equality, better conditions, skills training and opportunity. At others, its members called for the p [...]
2006-09-19 11:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV UK
06LONDON6843HMG AND OES/ETC CONDUCT LONDON CAWT BRIEFING
[...] Summary. HMG's Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) hosted a briefing on the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) on September 19 in London. Representatives from the South African, Brazilian, Czech, German and Canadian embassies attended along with a represent [...]
2006-09-21 16:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UK
06LONDON6844HMG AND OES CONDUCT LONDON CAWT BRIEFING
[...] Summary. HMG's Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) hosted a briefing on the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) on September 19 in London. Representatives from the South African, Brazilian, Czech, German and Canadian embassies attended along with a represent [...]
2006-09-21 16:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV UK
06LONDON6853"LARGEST HEALTH SERVICE STRIKE IN 20 YEARS" MORE
[...] (U) Unionized workers at the UK's National Health Service's supply arm, NHS Logistics, began the first of two 24 hour strikes late on September 21 to protest the sale of the public sector entity to the German logistics giant, DHL. NHS Logistics supplies thousands of non-pharmaceutical suppli [...]
2006-09-22 09:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB UK GE
06LONDON7035(SBU) BLAIR'S AFRICA PROGRESS PANEL IS TAKING SHAPE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Blair has decided to convene an Africa Progress Panel to ensure that the promises on Africa made at G8 and UN Summits are kept. Kofi Annan has agreed to chair it; Bob Geldof, President Obasanjo, Michel Camdessus, Graca Machel and Peter Eigan (founder of Transpa [...]
2006-09-29 16:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID
06LONDON7036(C) SUDAN: FCO THOUGHTS ON INCENTIVES AND
[...] (C) In keeping with the Secretary's speech of September 27, the UK is thinking about possible incentives if the Government of Sudan does the right thing on Darfur, and possible disincentives if it does not. FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton shared UK thoughts with Poloff Septemb [...]
2006-09-29 16:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID ETTC SU UK
06LONDON7078(SBU) BLAIR, BROWN BOTH STRONGER AFTER LABOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown both emerged stronger from the Labour Party's annual conference (September 24-28) in Manchester. It was Blair's last as Prime Minister and party leader and his speech was a "magnificent valedictory," as guest-speaker form [...]
2006-10-02 16:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR UK
06LONDON7080(C) SUDAN: UK AWAITS EU ENVOY'S REPORT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 16:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KDEM SU ER UK
06LONDON7107MAURITIAN HICOM PRESSES AGAIN FOR CHAGOS TREATY
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) The Mauritian High Commissioner in London has approached the Ambassador again asking the U.S. to press the UK to negotiate a treaty with Mauritius that would give sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago's outer islands (i.e. not Diego Garcia) [...]
2006-10-03 15:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MP UK IO
06LONDON7124(C) SUDAN: UK AGREES TO DELETION OF LRA LANGUAGE
[...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK agrees "somewhat reluctanctly" to accept a UNSCR on UNMIS without reference to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton told Poloff this in response to reftel demarche, adding that the UK wo [...]
2006-10-04 12:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO SU UK
06LONDON7136(C) ZIMBABWE: FCO CONVENES U.S., CANADA,
[...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FCO Zimbabwe Section convened a meeting with London-based political officers from U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand October 4. The UK's priority on Zimbabwe is to ensure renewal of EU sanctions in February; it expects r [...]
2006-10-04 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ZI UK
06LONDON7206(U) S/CRS HERBST MEETS WITH DFID AND FCO OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: S/CRS Ambassador John Herbst met in London October 5 with the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). In both meetings, the two sides updated each other on their respective efforts to improve coordination of the civilian [...]
2006-10-06 16:55:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID UK
06LONDON7225INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh session of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from 11 - 15 September 2006, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations [...]
2006-10-10 14:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC EWWT UK
06LONDON7250(C) UK-INDIA SUMMIT: BUILDING ON THE STRATEGIC
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Ministers Blair and Singh met in London October 10 for the third annual UK-India summit since the bilateral strategic partnership was launched in 2004. This was not intended as a summit of breakthrough agreements, but rather of building on the multi-faceted relationship. [...]
2006-10-11 16:05:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP ETRD PTER IN AF UK
06LONDON7253(SBU) SOUTHERN SUDAN: UK CHANNELING AID THROUGH
[...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The UK has contributed some 40 million British Pounds Sterling (BPS) to the Common Humanitarian Fund for Sudan (CHF) this fiscal year (April-March); it is up to UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da Silva to disburse it as he sees fit. [...]
2006-10-12 07:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL SU UK
06LONDON7287ALL QUIET IN TEHRAN AS ARRESTED DISSIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Office and London-based expat sources confirm media reports that hundreds of security personnel in central Tehran clashed violently on October 7 and 8 with as many as a thousand supporters of dissident Ayatollah Boroujerdi. Iranian security forces managed in the early [...]
2006-10-12 18:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMCAP MNUC PGOV PREL IR
06LONDON7308(C) DRC: OKITUNDU ASSAULTED IN LONDON; FCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Leonard She Okitundu, chief of staff to DRC President Kabila, was assaulted in London October 11 by Congolese expatriates whose affiliation is not yet clear. He was beaten, stripped and robbed, and photos of his possessions were posted on the internet. He and his companions ha [...]
2006-10-13 14:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM CG UK
06LONDON7311(C) PAKISTAN: ARD CHAIRMAN IN LONDON
[...] (C) The Chairman of Pakistan's Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD),Makhdum Amin Fahim, is visiting London and met with Poloff October 13. He said former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif (whose parties, PPP and ML/N respectively, are the main components of ARD) wil [...]
2006-10-13 14:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PK UK
06LONDON7400(C) TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO BEGIN USING
[...] (U) Chancellor Gordon Brown announced October 10 that Her Majesty's Treasury -- on the advice of law enforcement agencies -- had agreed to use "closed source evidence" (i.e. classified materials) in asset freezing cases where there are strong operational reasons to impose a freeze, but insuffi [...]
2006-10-17 16:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KTFN PREL PTER CO UK
06LONDON7531UK ANTICIPATES UK AND EU OPPOSITION TO UNGA
[...] (C) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued instructions to UKUN to vote against the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) resolutions, as currently drafted, on "The Situation of the Lebanese Children" and "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon" in the [...]
2006-10-23 17:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER UNGA LE IS UK
06LONDON7623(C) CENTRAL ASIA: SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met in London October 23 with officials of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID),to exchange views on policy and programs in Central Asia. Key policy points: - Both countries seek to bol [...]
2006-10-26 16:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON EAID ZK KZ KG TI TX UZ
06LONDON7626PRO UNION MP SEEKS DEPUTY LABOUR PARTY POST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two term Labour MP Jon Cruddas is part of a crowded field seeking the post of Deputy Party Leader (DPL) when the incumbent (and Deputy PM) John Prescott steps down with PM Blair. Cruddas believes Labour has lost its progressive character and its ties to the working class, and [...]
2006-10-26 16:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB SCUL UK
06LONDON7670(C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT
[...] (C) The UK shares U.S. concerns about the French draft UNSCR on Cote d'Ivoire (reftel) but wants to avoid being seen to lobby against France in the UNSC, according to FCO West Africa Section Head Jason Moore. He told Poloff October 30 that UKUN is working closely with USUN, hoping to reach an [...]
2006-10-30 16:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IC UK
06LONDON7672(C) SOMALIA: FCO DOUBTS UGANDA CAN DEPLOY
[...] (C) Uganda is "unclear" about its willingness to deploy an "IGASOM" force to Somalia under the aegis of IGAD, and the UK doubts whether it has the capability even if it wanted to, according to FCO East Africa and Horn Section Head Ben Lyon. He told Poloff October 30 that the UK wants to seek [...]
2006-10-30 17:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SO UK
06LONDON7695INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 55th Session of IMO's MEPC convened 9-13 October 2006 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). The meeting was attended by 86 members, one associate member, one country not a member of IMO (Cook Islands),six United Nations agencies, eight intergovernmental organi [...]
2006-10-31 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC
06LONDON7815(C) UK BELIEVES EASIER TO PASS SUDAN RESOLUTION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-06 16:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA SU UK
06LONDON7822(C) UK SUPPORTS COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-06 18:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KTIA UN UK
06LONDON7856TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT US SUPPORT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) The UK has urgently requested U.S. support for a UN 1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK is seeking the earliest possible UN designation of Al Ghabra. [...]
2006-11-07 17:12:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON7916INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Legal Committee held its 92nd session in Paris, France at UNESCO, October 16-20 (LEG 92),under the chairmanship of Professor Lee-Sik Chai (Republic Of Korea). The Legal Committee discussed, among other issues, the Draft Wreck Removal Co [...]
2006-11-13 11:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO EWWT AORC ASEC UK PTER
06LONDON7939(C) UK WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR
[...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office's UN Desk Officer Tony Kay informed us November 1 that HMG would follow precedent among the P5 under which each votes for the other's candidates to the International Law Commission. As long as the U.S. voted for the UK candidate, the U.S. should expect the [...]
2006-11-14 19:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALILC UNGA UK
06LONDON7974TERRORISM FINANCE: UPDATE ON AL GHABRA 1267
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) The UK intends to prenotify P-5 partners November 24 of its intent to request a UN 1267 designation of UK citizen Mohammed Al Ghabra. According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the UK plans to submit the request to [...]
2006-11-16 16:35:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8002TERRORISM FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 15:34:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8004(U) PAKISTAN: PM BLAIR MEETS MUSHARRAF IN LAHORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: November 19 talks between PM Blair and President Musharraf focused on counter-terrorism, Afghanistan, and Islamic extremism, according to Kate English of FCO's Pakistan Section (based on a preliminary read-out from the UK High Commission in Islamabad). Musharraf complained to B [...]
2006-11-20 17:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID PK AF UK
06LONDON8032ACCREDITATION AMENDMENT - IMO - MARINE SAFETY
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation amendment to the US Delegation attending the Eighty-Second Session of IMO's Marine Safety Committee to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from November 29 - December 8, 2006. Advisors Leslie Fleming and Phillip Warker and Private Sector Advisor Denise McCaf [...]
2006-11-21 14:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC
06LONDON8039(C) AFGHANISTAN: DAS GASTRIGHT'S MEETING WITH FCO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS John Gastright discussed Afghanistan November 14 with FCO, MOD and Cabinet Office officials. On the upcoming NATO summit in Riga, the UK argued that pressing for use of the term "counter-insurgency" in the summit communiqu would invite unhelpful perceptions of a split i [...]
2006-11-21 17:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALAF EAID MARR PREL SNAR UK
06LONDON8066(C) SOMALIA: MUSEVENI TELLS A/S FRAZER UGANDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Uganda's President Museveni told AF A/S Frazer November 21 that he is ready to send a battalion to Baidoa to protect the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions, provided there is a clear UNSCR, adequate funding and a tacit agreement with Ethiopia. He was expecting Ethiopia to [...]
2006-11-22 15:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER UNSC SO UG ET
06LONDON8073DEMARCHE ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN: HMG IN FULL
[...] (CO) UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Iran Team Leader Ben Fender expressed full agreement with U.S. views reftel, both as to the implications of the November 14 AIEA report as well as to the urgent need to move quickly on a UNSC resolution; he also said the UK strongly opposes any IAEA tec [...]
2006-11-22 16:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMNUC IR UK
06LONDON8074(SBU) AFGHANISTAN: HAJJ TRANSPORT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 16:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID EAIR AF
06LONDON8097(C) OSCE MINISTERIAL: UK EXPECTS RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Charge met November 24 with Stephen Pattison, International Security Director in the FCO, to discuss prospects for taking a unified approach to the Georgia/Moldova conflicts at the December 4-5 OSCE ministerial meetings in Brussels (reftel). Mr. Pattison did not expect the OSCE to reach [...]
2006-11-24 18:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR RU UK GG MD UP
06LONDON8106(C) A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES SUDAN AND SOMALIA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Triesman November 21 and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn the next day, AF A/S Frazer stressed the need to adopt a UNSCR on Somalia flexible enough that frontline states could play a positive role. She al [...]
2006-11-27 15:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC SU SO ER ET KE UK
06LONDON8144INCSR PART III FOR UK
[...] Following is part III of the INCSR for the UK. As previously notified to the Dept, the UK agency responsible for precursor monitoring, the Home Office Drugs Branch, has declined to supply the embassy with specific information about precursor production and exports. An official at the Home Of [...]
2006-11-29 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UK
06LONDON8157TERRORISM FINANCE: UK REQUESTS URGENT JOINT
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (S/NF) According to Giles Cutler of the FCO Sanctions Unit, the Chinese have indicated to the UK that they intend to place a hold on an eventual UK submission to the UN 1267 Committee of Mohammed Al Ghabra. The UK, which is convince [...]
2006-11-30 14:08:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER LVPR CVIS KTFN UK
06LONDON8162HMG TO PLEDGE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AT BAMAKO
[...] (SBU) ESTOff delivered reftel demarche to Jo Newstead, the lead officer on pandemic flu at HMG's Department of Health. Newstead told ESTOff on November 30 that HMG will make an additional pledge of GBP 10 million at the December 6-8 avian and pandemic influenza conference in Bamako, Mali. Br [...]
2006-11-30 17:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID MA UK
06LONDON8178UK AGREES TO EXTEND SOME TRAINERS AT JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 14:24:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM IZ JO UK
06LONDON8207SECRETARY PAULSON'S LUNCH WITH CHANCELLOR BROWN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Chancellor Gordon Brown hosted visiting Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson for lunch November 28 SIPDIS at Number 11 Downing Street. They discussed climate change, advance market commitments to provide vaccines in developing countries, the future of the Doha Round, and [...]
2006-12-04 17:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETRD EAID SENV UK
06LONDON8212UK AGREES ON NEED FOR VIGOROUS CRITIQUE OF IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office welcomes USG plans to publicly critique the undemocratic, unaccountable nature of Iran's Assembly of Experts election and the UK will be making a similar public statement, perhaps as early as December 5. The FCO noted, however, that due to co [...]
2006-12-05 12:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL IR EU UK
06LONDON8247TERRORISM FINANCE: NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP
[...] (C) Summary: The UK is extremely concerned that the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, and SWIFT's involvement in it, is being treated by the European Commission purely as a privacy issue when it should be "rooted in a national security debate." While HM Treasury officials are currently prep [...]
2006-12-07 15:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK
06LONDON8249POLONIUM SITREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post provided reftel A information on polonium-210 to HMG to assist in its investigation and public response. UK health authorities continue to contact those individuals who may have stayed in rooms at the Millennium Hotel that tested positive for radiation; CA/OCS continues to [...]
2006-12-07 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC PTER RU UK
06LONDON8254(C) UK DISLIKES UN HRC LEBANON COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 19:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN LE UK
06LONDON8279UK VIEWS ON DECEMBER EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] (SBU) The UK expects Turkey and the China Arms Embargo to be the most "difficult" issues at the upcoming December GAERC meeting, according to Martin Sherman, head of the FCO's EU Coordination Office. PolCouns discussed the upcoming GAERC with Sherman on December 7, who confirmed Foreign Secre [...]
2006-12-08 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR
06LONDON8292TERRORIST LISTS: UNITED KINGDOM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 11:44:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KFTN PREL PGOV EUN EU UK
06LONDON8326DOE-MOD DECEMBER 4-7 NUCLEAR SECURITY DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A delegation of security experts from the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) visited counterparts at HMG Ministry of Defense (MOD) and at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) for discussions on nuclear security matters. The AWE is a collecti [...]
2006-12-13 13:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP UK
06LONDON8361(U) BLAIR INTERVIEWED BY POLICE IN "LOANS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Blair was interviewed by the Police December 14 as part of the investigation into the so-called "loans for peerages" or "cash for honors" affair (reftel). This had been widely expected - indeed it was all but inevitable given Blair's personal involvement both in approving [...]
2006-12-15 12:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR UK
06LONDON8372U.S. JOURNALIST: TEHRAN MAN IN THE STREET LOVES
[...] Summary: (C) An American journalist just back from her third working visit to Iran reports a paradox in popular feeling in Tehran: the man in the street has a positive view of America and hates the current high level of political oppression, but at the same time takes great patriotic pride i [...]
2006-12-15 17:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KPRP PHUM IR UK
06LONDON8394NEXT STEPS ON THE TFTP: UK BUILDING COALITION
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: The UK sees the emergence of a "coalition of the constructive," EU member states willing to work together to develop solutions to safeguard the terrorism finance tracking program (TFTP). The UK intends to work with Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany ( [...]
2006-12-19 10:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC EFIN PTER KTFN ECON EU UK
06LONDON8438 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]
2006-12-21 08:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
06LONDON8441INITIAL UK REACTION TO NIYAZOV'S DEATH
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office intends a "correct, but very restrained" response to the death of Turkmen President Niyazov: No senior FCO official will travel to Sunday's planned funeral; the UK will likely be represented by the UK Ambassador and a short condolence message [...]
2006-12-21 11:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEPET CASC PHUM PREL TX UK
07LONDON104ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER EO 13382:
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The UK views the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah under Executive Order 13382 as a "significant ratcheting up of pressure on Iran" and supports our view that the designation is consistent with the language of UNSCR 1737. The UK would appreciate information on how the designatio [...]
2007-01-10 15:34:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP KN PARM EFIN FR GE IT UK
07LONDON1047ACCREDITATION - IMO - 34TH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from March 26 - 30, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Thirty-fourth Session of the Committee on Facilitation: Howard L. Hime, Representative Jaideep Si [...]
2007-03-19 14:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1062BTEX FORENSIC EPIDEMIOLOGY WORKSHOP CATALYZES G8 EFFORTS AGAINST BIOTERRORISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK and Germany co-hosted, with U.S. co-sponsorship, the G8 "Forensic Epidemiology Workshop," in London March 13-15, 2007 (Ref A). Although the U.S. was the primary source for workshop design and facilitation, all three nations worked collaboratively to plan and execute the [...]
2007-03-20 11:09:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER TBIO CA FR GM IT JA RS UK EUN
07LONDON1142UK OPPOSED TO PERMANENT EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 17:15:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHCR UK
07LONDON1196UK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN
[...] (U) UK priorities for the upcoming GYMNICH meeting are maintaining EU unity in support of 1) Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan; 2) a "middle ground" approach to the new Palestinian Unity Government, and 3) moving forward on EU-specific Iran sanctions. Martin Shearman, the Foreign Office's European Corr [...]
2007-03-28 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EUN XG IS IR ZI FI UK
07LONDON120RESPONSE TO FY 2007 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] In response to reftel, a careful review was conducted of the 66 NGOs with consultative status with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This list is current as of January 2007. 2. In October 2005, ESTOff received a letter from Olga Bosquez, Senior Deputy Director, Sub-Division fo [...]
2007-01-11 13:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI UK
07LONDON1206 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 50th session of the IMO DE S/C met in London 5-9 March 2007, chaired by Mrs. A. Jost (Germany). The session was attended by delegations from 60 member states, one associate member, one non-member state, one intergovernmental organization, and observers from 24 non-governmental o [...]
2007-03-29 11:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
07LONDON1239USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 15:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN PARM KNNP IR UK
07LONDON1254IMO - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WRECK REMOVAL,
[...] Embassy London has presented to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) the letter from George M. White, Director, Office of International Conferences, Bureau of International Affairs, regarding the U.S. Delegation appointed to attend the International Conference on Wreck Removal to be [...]
2007-04-03 12:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1265CHANCELLOR BROWN'S REPUTATION FOR FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Gordon Brown's expected procession from 11 to 10 Downing Street hit a pothole over the weekend. "The Times" newspaper won a long Freedom of Information battle and published documents showing Brown had been warned by Treasury staff against removing tax breaks favorable to pension [...]
2007-04-03 15:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV UK
07LONDON1279ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSNAR AF UK
07LONDON1332POINTS OF CONTACT FOR AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 14:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU MARR MASS CASC UK
07LONDON1346ACCREDITATION - IMO - ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from 16 - 20 April, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Eleventh Session of the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases: Richard Raksnis, Representative [...]
2007-04-12 12:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON14UK "NOT OVERLY CONCERNED" BY PROPOSED UN
[...] SUMMARY: The UK's initial assessment of ref talking points is that dronabinol - synthetic THC - is virtually unknown in the UK, and likely to remain so. As a consequence, they are not "overly concerned" by the WHO recommendation to move it from Schedule II to III of the 1971 Convention. Th [...]
2007-01-03 17:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UNCND UNCRIME UK
07LONDON140IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES CLAIM OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Poloff has received, via London contacts, e-mails from several Iranian human rights activists who allege (citing evidence of film which Poloff has not seen) a pattern of beatings, extortion, and sexual assault by officials in Van, Turkey, against Kurdish Iranian refugees seeking protected [...]
2007-01-12 15:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM IR TU UK
07LONDON1420(C) HMG UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: HMG is unlikely to attend the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial on May 21 in Washington. Given the pending HMG decision on the expansion of nuclear technology, HMG believes that attending the GNEP meeting wo [...]
2007-04-17 12:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC UK
07LONDON1625NO FURTHER UK INFORMATION ON IDENTIFIERS -- FINAL
[...] (CO) Embassy delivered list of entities and persons named in ref A points on April 25 to Mark Peters, Iran Team Leader at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Peters said the UK Government has no identifier information related to the entities listed reftel. 2. (CO) Poloff noted that, per [...]
2007-05-01 17:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN EXIM MNUC OECD PREL UNSC AA UK
07LONDON1658COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - IMO DELEGATION-(ISRWG)
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON SHIP RECYCLING (ISRWG),LONDON, UK, MAY 6-13, 2007: Representative Constance C. Arvis Deputy Director Office of Oceans Affairs Bureau of Oce [...]
2007-05-02 16:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON1666HMG RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 09:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD UK
07LONDON1703HMG TO REVIEW CITES DOCUMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 13:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA UK
07LONDON1763UK SUPPORT FOR MALARIA PROGRAMS
[...] Summary. The UK maintains active programs to combat malaria with specific countries and through international organizations. It also funds malaria research. It marked World Malaria Day through a press release and by the visit by International Development Secretary Hilary Benn to malaria rel [...]
2007-05-10 10:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV UK
07LONDON1784UK RESPONSE: OECD ENLARGEMENT DEMARCHE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 10:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON OECD UK
07LONDON1828(S/NF) BANK SEPAH INTERNATIONAL: ASSETS PROMPTLY
[...] (S/NF) The Bank of England, acting as an agent of Her Majesty's Treasury, froze the assets of Bank Sepah International "within minutes" of the approval of UNSCR 1747, according to Patrick Guthrie, Head of the Financial Sanction Unit at HM Treasury. Simultaneously with the freeze of Bank Sepah [...]
2007-05-14 14:15:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP IR PARM PREL UK
07LONDON1835(S/NF) UK CONDUCTING STUDY OF IMPACT OF IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is doing a Top Secret study -- likely to get widespread attention within Her Majesty's Government -- of the real impact of Iranian financial measures. The study, which is intended to draw upon both open and closed sources, is intended to in [...]
2007-05-14 16:13:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PARM PTER ETTC IR UK
07LONDON1873(C) SUDAN: FCO ON NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) The UK agrees with the thrust of reftel and is delivering supportive messages to the African Union (AU),according to Bruce Bucknell, Deputy Head of the FCO Sudan Unit. He told Poloffs May 16 that the British ambassador in Addis Ababa had spoken with AU Commission Chair Konare on May 14; [...]
2007-05-16 15:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU UK
07LONDON1893(C) ROSUKRENERGO: HM TREASURY TO ALERT REGULATORS
[...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the head of HM Treasury's Financial Crime Team Sean Byrne and to Foreign and Commonwealth Office desk officer Jasper Thornton. Byrne said that issues surrounding a possible initial public offering (IPO) for RosUkrEnergo "resonate well here," noting that [...]
2007-05-18 09:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN KCRM PREL UP UK
07LONDON1947BROWN'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Gordon Brown is the longest continuously serving Chancellor of the Exchequer since 1823. During his ten year reign, Brown has enjoyed tremendous authority and autonomy in managing the UK's economy. As a result, Brown is expected to continue the economic and financial policies he developed [...]
2007-05-21 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN PGOV PBIO UK
07LONDON1991ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT OF EU ENLARGEMENT FOR UK
[...] Since Romania and Bulgaria formally joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007, we have witnessed increased reference to economic activity between the UK and the new member states, ranging from high level visits to various UK contacts indicating they have purchased vacation property in [...]
2007-05-23 14:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL EU UK
07LONDON2063ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTEENTH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from the U.S. for the International Maritime Organization's Fifteenth Session of the Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation, London, June 4 - 8, 2007: Representativ [...]
2007-05-30 15:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2076ACCREDITATION - IMO - FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from June 18 - 21, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Fifty-Seventh Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee: Head of Delegation Laurence Tobe [...]
2007-05-31 12:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2077ACCREDITATION - IMO - NINETY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from June 25 - 29, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization Council's Ninety-Eighth Session: Head of Delegation Laurence Tobey Transportation Affairs Office [...]
2007-05-31 12:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2182UK SHARES CONCERNS ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA
[...] (C) HMG is "on the same page" regarding growing Iran-Venezula ties, FCO Venezuela Desk Officer Peter Kay told us May 17. Kay, who had visited Caracas the previous week, had discussed the Iran-Venezuela relationship with numerous interlocutors; he noted Venezula at that point had just announc [...]
2007-06-06 17:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK VE LG
07LONDON2318UK CALLS ON EU TO INVESTIGATE U.S. BIODIESEL SUBSIDIES
[...] Summary: The UK Government has associated itself with its biodiesel industry in asking the EU to investigate whether US subsidies on biodiesel are trade distorting and should give rise to countervailing duties. HMG has "no appetite for a fight" about this, and wants to continue importing bio [...]
2007-06-15 14:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ENRG EAGR UK
07LONDON2340CUBA SOLIDARITY GROUP MAY FORCE SANCTIONS SHOWDOWN
[...] Summary: Hilton Hotels in the UK believes its efforts to obey US sanctions on Cuba, while simultaneously respecting UK law banning discrimination based on nationality, will soon be tested by a pro-Cuban government NGO. The NGO will seek to check a Cuban delegation into a Hilton hotel in the U [...]
2007-06-19 07:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON2396DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) On June 20 Poloff delivered the nonpaper conveyed in reftel to Foreign Office Iran Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling and to his colleague Christian Turner, who is slated to be the UK's DCM in Tehran later this year. 2. (SBU) Gelling noted with approval that USG is also notifying [...]
2007-06-21 13:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IR EUN UK
07LONDON2420(C) AMERICAN CITIZENS DETAINED IN IRAN: UK
[...] (C) In response to poloff's June 12 demarche (ref A),FCO's Iran Team Leader Will Gelling and Iran human rights officer Marian Kalloor on June 20 said UK pressure and lobbying in Tehran was an important element behind the EU Presidency's demarche (reported ref B) on the Iranian Foreign Minist [...]
2007-06-22 17:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALCASC PHUM PREL IR UK
07LONDON2457IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI
[...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]
2007-06-26 17:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON2461GORDON BROWN TAKES OVER AS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Gordon Brown is the UK's new Prime Minister. Right on schedule, Tony Blair submitted his resignation to the Queen shortly after 1:00 p.m. today June 27. Within minutes, the Queen had summoned Brown to Buckingham Palace and invited him to form a Government, as Leader of the party that [...]
2007-06-27 14:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UK
07LONDON2488(U) PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN NAMES HIS CABINET
[...] (U) A day after taking over as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has named his Cabinet. As expected, this is the biggest reshuffle since the Labour Party came to power in 1997. It includes several realignments, and has the maximum number of paid Cabinet Ministers permitted by law (22). While p [...]
2007-06-28 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UK
07LONDON249UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...]
2007-01-22 17:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR
07LONDON2491IRAN IN IRAQ: IRANIAN DEMARCHES UK ON IRAN'S GOOD
[...] (CO/NF) Summary: The Iranian Ambassador conveyed a pro-forma summary of its own benign intentions in Iraq during a June 22 demarche at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The demarche was intended to provide an Iranian version of the May 28 U.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad, according to fe [...]
2007-06-28 17:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL IR IZ UK
07LONDON2510ACCREDITATION - IMO - INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from July 9-13, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Intersessional Meeting of the Working Group on Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships: Curtis [...]
2007-07-02 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2534(U) BROWN'S GOVERNMENT IN PLACE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Gordon Brown has moved fast to put his stamp on the UK Government and the results have been positive for his poll ratings and media coverage. The latest Guardian/ICM poll gives Labour the lead (39 percent to 35 percent) over the Conservatives, Labour's first le [...]
2007-07-02 16:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV UK
07LONDON2575ACCREDITATION - IMO - 56TH SESSION OF THE MARINE
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members for the International Maritime Organization's 56th Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee: Jeffrey Lantz, Head of Delegation Victoria Huyck, Alternativ [...]
2007-07-05 11:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO
07LONDON2587DFID'S "COST" INITIATIVE: MORE QUESTIONS THAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Participants from government, industry and the private sector agreed that transparency is a concern in the construction sector but questioned the value added by DFID's Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST). Econoff raised reftel concerns widely at a June 20, DFID- h [...]
2007-07-06 09:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD EFIN PINS KCOR UK
07LONDON2588UK WILL NOT BLOCK PARTERNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 09:15:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OECD UK
07LONDON2595THE UK'S AGING POPULATION STRAINS THE SOCIAL
[...] (U) Summary: The UK is grappling with the booming growth of its elderly population. There were 20 million Britons aged 50 and over in 2003, a 45 percent increase since 1951. This number is projected to increase by a further 36 percent by 2031, to 27.2 million, or 42 percent of the population. [...]
2007-07-06 14:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI ECON TBIO UK
07LONDON2596GROWING UK ISLAMIC FINANCE IS GOOD POLITICS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY The UK government has a high priority goal to make London a center of Islamic finance to both assimilate the indigenous Muslim UK community(ies) and capture a niche market of high net worth Muslims internationally. The world market for Islamic finance grew from about $150 billion in [...]
2007-07-06 15:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN KISL UK
07LONDON263HMG REQUESTS POLONIUM TESTING FEEDBACK FROM CDC;
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK Health Protection Agency requests the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide laboratory test results on the U.S. residents potentially exposed to polonium in London. The UK Health Protection Agency de [...]
2007-01-23 13:15:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC PTER UK
07LONDON2785UK SUPPORTS BARRING NORTH KOREAN AQUISITION OF
[...] (S) On July 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche apprising the British government of North Korean efforts to acquire the machinery and equipment to produce fraudulent U.S. currency. Foreign Office officials Kim Clarke, head of the Korea division, and Korea desk officer Kathy Heal were apprec [...]
2007-07-19 15:04:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC KH KS UK
07LONDON2834INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORG SEEKS UNSC SUPPORT ON
[...] (SBU) International Maritime Organization Secretary General Mitropoulos sent a letter on July 18 SIPDIS to Ambassador Tuttle expressing appreciation for the USG support at the last IMO Council meeting to address the worsening situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the water [...]
2007-07-23 15:49:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS SO UK
07LONDON2883HMG TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO WASHINGTON ON SINGAPORE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 10:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU AORC WHO PREL UK
07LONDON2907UK SEEKS FLOOD RELIEF ASSISTANCE FROM US
[...] This is an action request. 2. Andy Shields of the UK Civil Contingencies Secretariat within the Cabinet Office informed Embassy July 27 that the UK Government will shortly issue a formal request to the USG for portable toilet chemicals, known as WAG Bags, in response to this week's floods [...]
2007-07-27 18:40:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL UK
07LONDON2943 UK VIEWS ON US ICAO SAFETY PAPER
[...] Post received the following comments in response to ref cable, from Adrian Sayce at the UK Mission in Montreal, via Glenn Cronin of the UK Dept for Transport: Agenda Item 13 Vision for the future of USOAP. This WP proposes the application of a system safety approach to the future USOAP. [...]
2007-08-01 08:02:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ICAO UK
07LONDON2965(S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI INVOLVEMENT IN PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Demarche and non-paper were delivered July 31, 2007 to Patrick Guthrie, Head of Financial Sanctions Unit, HM Treasury (HMT) by Econoff. Guthrie said HMT would promptly consider and respond to the material and our request for UK information on Bank Melli that could be shared with [...]
2007-08-02 06:25:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR UK
07LONDON2984(S) TERRORIST FINANCE:UK SUPPORTS USG SUBMISSION
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper July 31, 2007 to Clive Hughes, Desk Officer Multilateral and Strategic Allies Section Counter Terrorism Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Hughes said the UK favors co-sponsoring U.S. submissions to the UN 1518 a [...]
2007-08-03 06:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN FI IZ JO KTFN PREL PTER SA UK UNSC
07LONDON2994(S) BANK MELLI NON-PAPER CONVEYED TO FCO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-03 14:25:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR UK
07LONDON314 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 82nd session at the Polat Renaissance Istanbul Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey from 29 Nov ? 8 Dec 2006. The meeting was chaired by MSC vice chairman Mr. N. Ferrar (Philippines) as the Acting Ch [...]
2007-01-25 15:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC ORTA
07LONDON3141HMG DOES NOT SEE EYE-TO-EYE WITH USG ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] (U) Action Request: Post received the comments at para 2 in response to ref A, from Danny Powers, Head of the International Branch, Aviation Environment Division, UK Department for Transport. HMG requests USG support and endorsement of its position as set out in para 2. 2. (SBU) Begin HM [...]
2007-08-14 16:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD SENV KGHG ECON UK
07LONDON317INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) met at Central Hall Westminster in London, UK from 06-09 November 2006, to hold the ninety-seventh session of the Council (C97) chaired by Mr. Johann Franson (Sweden). Topics of significant interest included: Condolences for the recent pa [...]
2007-01-25 16:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA
07LONDON3175IRAN: BROTHER OF IRGC'S SAFAVI SAYS A U.S. TERROR
[...] (C) Summary. xxxxxxxxxxxx Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) xxxxxxxxxxxx told London Iran Watcher xxxxxxxxxxxx that Iran's cooperation on security in Iraq, though not yet evident, would be forthcoming, but in the same breath argued that a U.S. terrorist designation of the IRGC would prevent any [...]
2007-08-17 08:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL BA KU IR IS UK
07LONDON3228BRITISH AGREE TO COSPONSOR TO 1518 COMMITTEE, BUT
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (S) The British are seeking Ministerial approval to co-sponsor to the 1518 Committee names 2-7 in State 104666, according to Sarah Bennett and James Smith of the Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department, Foreign and Commonwea [...]
2007-08-20 17:35:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3283(S) BRITISH QUESTION TWO NAMES ON PROPOSED 1518
[...] (S) Two of the names on Ref E's proposed listings to the UN's 1518 Committee "might be promising" participants in the Iraq Reconciliation process, according to the FCO's James Smith, Desk Officer Iraq Directorate, and Sarah Bennett, Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department. The [...]
2007-08-24 15:24:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3285PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: UK DECLINES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 16:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM UK
07LONDON3338SENATOR BOXER HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON CARBON
[...] Summary: Senator Barbara Boxer heard strongly positive views from HMG, heavy industry and the investment community on the UK,s experience with carbon cap-and-trade systems as a tool for addressing climate change. Many of HMG officials who handle climate change are new to their portfolios, and [...]
2007-08-31 12:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOREP SENV KGHG PREL UK IZ AF SU
07LONDON3356HMG PARTICIPATION REMAINS UNDECIDED FOR THE MAJOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-04 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG UK
07LONDON3362IRAN DEPFORMIN WILL VISIT LONDON TO PITCH
[...] (S) Summary: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) today told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Iran,s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili will visit London Friday September 7 to push Iran,s recent agreement with the IAEA as Iran,s preferred means of addressing the nuclear issue, but th [...]
2007-09-04 16:07:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3369HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-04 17:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3370HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE
[...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]
2007-09-05 08:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3415UK SELDOM INTERVENES IN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 16:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV UK
07LONDON3422UK GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER INFORMAL EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. According to the Foreign Office, the key agenda items at the September Gymnich meeting are Kosovo, the Inter-Governmental Conference on EU Reform, the Middle East, and a review of EU strategic partnerships with a focus on Russia. As is practice at informal Gynmich meetings, the UK [...]
2007-09-07 11:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN RS YI IR UK
07LONDON3519IRAN'S JALILI IN LONDON: REBUFFED AS EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meetng, UK officials rebuffed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Jalili's promotion of the IRI-IAEA Work Plan as a way to resolve the nuclear issue and reiterated the UK's firm commitment to the E3 3 and UNSCR process. End summary. 2. (C) Per ref (a),Iran Mul [...]
2007-09-13 13:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3522IRANIAN ARMS FLOWS TO AFGHANISTAN: HOW THE UK
[...] (S) Summary: To most effectively pressure Iran, and discourage the flow of lethal aid from Iran to insurgents in Afghanistan, the UK plans to pass its newest evidence of such flows to the Karzai governments and to Tehran before such evidence becomes public, according to the FCO. There is HMG [...]
2007-09-13 16:39:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PINS AF IR UK
07LONDON3525LONDON - LESSONS LEARNED FROM PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post held a Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise (PI TTX) on September 7 with members of the Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group (PIWG) and officials from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) 3rd Air Force in the UK, and U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE),located at Ramste [...]
2007-09-14 08:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU CASC TBIO AMED AMGT UK
07LONDON3539SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Your visit is much welcomed. You come to London at a critical moment. The UK is adjusting to the change in leadership from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, who has displayed calm confidence in addressing key domestic challenges in the short period he has been Prime [...]
2007-09-14 16:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL UK
07LONDON3571UK WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, THEY TELL TREASURY A/S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: British officials told Patrick O'Brien, A/S for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Treasury, on September 6, that they are very worried about Iran. Both sides agreed we should continue to turn up the pressure on Iran within the context of the United Nations Security Cou [...]
2007-09-17 18:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER IR LY UK
07LONDON3608UK QUIETLY SUPPORTS U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK will support the U.S. ICAO Council candidacy, but their internal regulations prohibit them from giving us an official response. They have not given their views on the ICAO Split-Currency Assessments. Transport officials emphasized that the UK must see progress on Stage [...]
2007-09-19 12:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ICAO AORC UK
07LONDON3657UK HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY PROPOSES FORMAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive Dr. Nigel Lightfoot proposed to visiting U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials and EmbOffs that a formal liaison be established between HPA and CDC. During discussions of lessons l [...]
2007-09-21 15:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PREL UK
07LONDON3662CROCKER/PETRAEUS MEETINGS WITH UK DEFENSE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: With Prime Minister Gordon Brown set to deliver a widely-anticipated statement on HMG's policy in Iraq to Parliament on or about October 10, the UK needs the USG to define clearly its expectations for the British presence in Iraq as soon as possible, UK Defence Secretary Des Br [...]
2007-09-21 16:25:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MCAP IZ UK
07LONDON3674UK SHARES USG PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY OF
[...] (SBU) The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office generally shares U.S. priorities for the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting (ref),but is still reviewing its position on a CD Secretariat, according to Nick Abbott, of the Foreign Office's Democracy and Human Rights Office. Abbo [...]
2007-09-24 18:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UK UNGA
07LONDON3675UK Welcomes MEM Forum; Will Seek Targets, Cap and Trade;
[...] (SBU) Summary: DEFRA's Henry Derwent, Director of the Climate Change Office, told ESTH Counselor on September 21 that the UK strongly welcomes the Major Economies Meeting (MEM),is "delighted" by the focus on technology and technology transfer, and is pleased with the engagement of private bus [...]
2007-09-25 07:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG UK
07LONDON3679IRAN'S BANK MARKAZI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK
[...] (S) Embassy on September 24 delivered ref demarche on the opening of a Bank Markazi account at Bank Saderat UK to HM Treasury and to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 2. (S) According to FCO Iran Multilateral Team leader Will Gelling, HMG agrees that, even in the absence of a specific U [...]
2007-09-25 09:53:00Embassy LondonSECRETKNNP MNUC IR BO FR IT UK
07LONDON3712Bio Information on UK Delegation to Major Economies
[...] (U) Following is biographic information on the five members of the UK delegation to the September 27-28 Major Economies Meeting in Washington DC on climate change and energy security. The five people are Phil Woolas (Environment Minister at DEFRA),Michael Jacobs (Advisor to the Prime Ministe [...]
2007-09-26 16:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SENV UK
07LONDON374UK PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE HEARS POSITIVE VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Defense Select Committee of the UK House of Commons met with five experts in nuclear arms and defense policy on January 23 to hear views on HMG's recent white paper endorsing a renewal of the UK's existing submarine-based nuclear deterrent. Although the MPs heard some voice [...]
2007-01-29 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM MOPS UK
07LONDON3760EPA, DEFRA Seek Work-Sharing on Chemicals
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 18, EPA Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Jim Gulliford discussed with DEFRA's Chemicals Director John Roberts ways that EPA can share work with the UK on assessments and characterizations of chemicals. Implementation of REA [...]
2007-10-02 12:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR TSPL UK
07LONDON3766BRITISH AGREE TO CO-SPONSOR ALL 1518 COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 16:20:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3824HMG DEPT OF HEALTH CHIEF SCIENTIST TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Dr. David Harper, Chief Scientist and Director General of Health Protection, International Health and Scientific Development, at the Department of Health (DH) will represent HMG at the October 22 Ministerial forum "All Against Tuberculosis" in Berlin. ESTOff delivered reftel demarche to [...]
2007-10-05 14:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO PINR GR UK
07LONDON3915UK EXPECTATIONS FOR GAERC MEETING; AGREEMENT TO
[...] (C) In response to ref a points, Tom Burn of the Foreign Office's EU Section provided Poloff with the following readout of UK expectations for next week's GAERC: 2. (C) Iran: Burn shared the agreed upon language to be included in the text of the GAERC conclusions: "The Council agreed t [...]
2007-10-12 14:49:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IZ IR
07LONDON3923XXXXXXXXXXXX ARGUES TIME IS RIPE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Islamic republic of Iran decision-makers lack the confidence to initiate an offer to the West to soften Iran's nuclear or regional posture, but are now, due to internal political conditions, hoping for a Western-initiated proposal on [...]
2007-10-12 16:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3924IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...]
2007-10-12 16:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK
07LONDON3938GORDON BROWN TO ISSUE LETTER TO G7 AND IFIS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering sending a letter to G-7 participants, China, India, the IMF and the World Bank on how to support democracy in Burma. The London-based newspaper the Independent erroneously reported October 15 that the Prime Minister had already sent suc [...]
2007-10-15 16:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM UK
07LONDON3940ANTARCTIC FISHERIES/CCAMLR MEETING ) UK DRESSED TO
[...] UK Foreign Office Polar Regions Unit Chief Jane Rumble met ESTH Counselor on October 11 to discuss October 22 ) November 2 meeting in Hobart of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) (reftel). Rumble said that the HMG supports the substance of USG p [...]
2007-10-16 08:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KGHG UK
07LONDON3983AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]
2007-10-19 12:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07LONDON4045EUR SENIOR ADVISOR PANDITH AND S/P ADVISOR COHEN’S
[...] (C) Summary. EUR Senior Advisor for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith and S/P Member Jared Cohen met with a wide range of UK government leaders, community activists, think tanks, artists, and Muslim youth during their October 9-14 visit to the UK. Government officials stressed that the UK's problem w [...]
2007-10-25 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL PTER SCUL UK
07LONDON4082FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS EXPLORES UK'S DIGITAL TV TRANSITION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's transition to digital TV is progressing smoothly thanks in large part to an impressive BPS 200 Million ($400 Million) public awareness campaign and a BPS 600 Million ($1.2 Billion) Help Scheme, according to HMG officials. The analog BBC TWO signal in the small town of Whit [...]
2007-10-30 13:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON UK
07LONDON4102UK AGREES WITH US APPROACH TO UPCOMING WHO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK delegates from HMG Department of Health (UK DH) and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) agree broadly with the US on the upcoming World Health Organization (WHO) intergovernmental working group (IGWG) on public health, innovation, and intellectual property. Both UK DH [...]
2007-11-01 11:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD ECON UK
07LONDON4126(C) UK INTERESTED IN CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. Chris Wood, Head of the Foreign Office's Americas Directorate, told the Charge that the UK shares the goal of promoting democratic change in Cuba and is interested in several of the U.S. proposals for cooperation in Cuba (ref B),but it will take more U.S. lobbying in EU capitals [...]
2007-11-02 12:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNGA ETRD UN CU EU AR UK
07LONDON414AMERICAN-IRANIAN UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
[...] SUMMARY: A recent UK-based Iranian participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP),Ali Pedram, has developed a proposal for an "American-Iranian University Partnership." It calls for expanding U.S. university partnerships with Middle East institutions to include Iran. The [...]
2007-02-01 12:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON4189FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE -- AFTER THE STORM
[...] (C) Summary. A visit to the Finsbury Park Mosque -- once the home of the notorious extremist Imam Abu Hamza al-Masri and formerly exhibit A in the case for the threat from "homegrown" British radicalization -- found the Mosque apparently cleansed of its extremist past and working hard to counter ra [...]
2007-11-08 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER SCUL KISL PGOV UK
07LONDON4297PM Brown Announces "Marshall Plan" on Climate
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 19 speech, Prime Minister Gordon Brown reaffirmed the UK's commitment to 60% cuts in carbon emissions by 2050 and 20% of energy in the EU from renewable sources by 2020, and called for a "Marshall Plan" on climate to assist developing countries. He pledged $2.74 [...]
2007-11-20 12:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG UK
07LONDON4310INCSR VOL II FOR UK
[...] Following is post draft of Volume II of the UK INCSR for 2008. POC is Econ Couns John McNamara (mcnamarajf@state.gov) 2. (SBU) Begin Text: United Kingdom The United Kingdom (UK) plays a leading role in European and world finance and remains attractive to money launderers because of [...]
2007-11-20 18:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR UK
07LONDON4311POSSIBLE NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/OFFER OF
[...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in and possible offer of nuclear and/or radiological materials. This report came to post's attention via call-in and email. Inform [...]
2007-11-21 08:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER UK
07LONDON4327DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH HOME
[...] (C/NF) Home Secretary Jacqui Smith told Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff about her concern about turbulence SIPDIS in Pakistan and explained the future use of biometrics at UK borders at their meeting November 14 in London. The two also conferred about ways to counter radicaliz [...]
2007-11-21 16:01:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPINS PTER PK UK
07LONDON4328(C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 16:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK
07LONDON434 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 38th session of the IMO STW S/C met in London 22-26 January 2007, chaired by Rear Admiral Peter Brady (Jamaica). The session was attended by delegations from 79 member states, 2 associate members, and 22 observers from inter-governmental organizations and non-governmental organiz [...]
2007-02-02 14:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
07LONDON435INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION SUMMARY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 15:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD UK
07LONDON438(C) DARFUR: UK MULLING TOUGHER MEASURES
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO is drafting a strategy for Darfur that will probably go to ministers next week. HMG continues to support the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements but "patience is running out" over their non-implementation, according to Paul Norris of th [...]
2007-02-02 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC SU UK
07LONDON4389A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES UK DEVELOPMENT POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK development official Shriti Vadera expressed an interest in closer cooperation with MCC and PEPFAR in a meeting with EEB A/S Sullivan. She also said she has been reaching out to private sector companies such as Coca-Cola and Vodafone (and next Wal-Mart) to use their systems [...]
2007-11-28 16:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KHIV UK
07LONDON4442UK'S KEY BALI OBJECTIVES
[...] (SBU) The following are points from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Climate Security Team regarding the United Kingdom's key objectives for the Bali Summit on Climate Change. HMG has targeted goals for aviation and maritime emissions and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) targe [...]
2007-12-03 16:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG UK
07LONDON4454U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Per instructions reftel, DCM delivered reftel points December 3 to Permanent Under Secretary of State Peter Ricketts. Ricketts, who was accompanied by FCO's Iran Coordinator Antony Phillipson, appeared not to have been previously aware of the NIE or its contents. Nevertheles [...]
2007-12-04 13:10:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC IR PARM UK
07LONDON4465IRAN: UK GOVERNMENT APPEALS MEK DE-LISTING ORDER
[...] (C) Summary: The FCO told Embassy London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk (MEK) will continue to be listed as a terrorist organization under UK law, and its UK accounts frozen, until the outcome of HMG,s appeal of the administrative order issued by the UK's Prohibited Organi [...]
2007-12-04 16:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR UK
07LONDON4472SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PETERS’ DECEMBER 7 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your December 7-8 visit to London comes after Prime Minister Gordon Brown has finished putting his own stamp on the government, following this summer's transition from Tony Blair's tenure, and begins focusing on governing. It also comes at a time during which major infrastructure pro [...]
2007-12-05 11:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ICAO ECON SENV ELTN UK
07LONDON4512UK OFFICIALS TELL U/S LEVEY THAT WILL ON IRAN IS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior UK officials told Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey November 30 that international action SIPDIS against Iran has increased pressure on the regime and made life "significantly uncomfortable" for Iranian leadership, but has not so far succeeded in changing Iran's nu [...]
2007-12-10 12:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER IR UK
07LONDON455AVIAN INFLUENZA HITS THE UK; CURRENTLY NO PUBLIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: HMG officials confirmed on February 3 that the highly pathogenic Asian strain of H5N1 avian influenza killed turkeys on a factory farm. Restrictive zones have been put in place to limit poultry movement and to prevent the spread of the outbreak. No human illness has been report [...]
2007-02-05 16:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALTBIO KFLU EAGR CACS AMED UK
07LONDON4632ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN AND UK ENERGY MINISTER WICKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretary Bodman met his UK counterpart Malcolm Wicks to discuss Caspian energy, climate change and nuclear energy issues on November 20. The two agreed on the need for coordinated engagement in the region - particularly with Turkmenistan. End Summary Caspian Energy [...]
2007-12-19 17:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG UK
07LONDON4680IRAN: ALLEGED EX-IRGC MEMBER LISTS QUDS FORCE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Mohammed Ali Khatami (please protect),claiming to have been in the past a long-term operative for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC),provided London Iran Watcher (Poloff) detailed written allegations concerning long-term IRGC-Quds Force involvement in de-stabilizing Ira [...]
2007-12-28 15:41:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER IR UK
07LONDON4688(SBU) PAKISTAN: UK URGES ELECTIONS WITHOUT
[...] (SBU) HMG "agrees completely" with the USG that Pakistan's elections should proceed on schedule if possible, and if not, the postponement should be to a specified new date, according to Laura Guy, Head of FCO's Pakistan Section. Responding to reftel, Guy said HMG is keen on "as much electio [...]
2007-12-31 11:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM PTER PK UK
07LONDON473FY-2007 TEACHING AREA STUDIES, 11/15-12/2/06: EVALUATION BY
[...] SUMMARY/RESULTS-IMPACT ------------------------- A). Ali Pedram found this an interesting and informative program on all fronts, academically, professionally and personally. It destroyed the preconceived ideas he had of the United States and its culture as well as its foreign policy toward th [...]
2007-02-06 17:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON515TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy London believes that HMG would object to a UN listing of the Human Appeal International (HAI) in its entirety unless we were able to provide it with specific information linking the UK branch to al Qaida or demonstrating that HAI-UK operated under the direction of HAI [...]
2007-02-09 15:29:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL ECON
07LONDON519TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (S/NF) In response to reftel, Embassy contacted officials in the international organizations and counterterrorism policy departments at the Foreign Office to request feedback on the first tranche of terrorist facilitators and inciters designations. Both officials with whom we spoke commented that, [...]
2007-02-09 16:22:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UK
07LONDON52UK CONSIDERING BANK SADERAT OPTIONS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: An HMG intra-agency group met with U.S. Treasury officials to review new "evidence" of illicit activities by Bank Saderat Iran and its London-based subsidiary, Bank Saderat PLC. HMG officials requested further information indicating the London subsidiary is controlled by the [...]
2007-01-05 18:04:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PREL PTER ETTC IR UK
07LONDON6TERRORIST FINANCE: DOCKRAT PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Embassy delivered reftel prenotification to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on December 22. On January 3, Rod Mackenna of the FCO's Counter Terrorism Policy Department notified us that the UK will support a UN 1267 designat [...]
2007-01-03 15:17:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZU UK
07LONDON640(C) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL URGE ICELAND TO KEEP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL IC AF UK NATO
07LONDON644UK TAKES NO POSITION ON CND VOTE ON DRONABINOL
[...] The UK intends to go into the Commission on Narcotic Drugs meetings in March with no set position on deferring the vote on dronabinol. Gabriel Denvir, in the Home Office's Drugs Legislation Section, the lead office in the UK for the CND, responded to LabCouns presentation of ref (A) points by [...]
2007-02-20 16:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SNAR UNCND UK
07LONDON660INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 51st session of the IMO FP S/C met at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London 5-9 January 2007, chaired by Mr. Juan Carlos Cubisino (Argentina). The session was attended by delegations from 43 member states, one associate member, one state not a member, one intergovernmental org [...]
2007-02-21 13:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
07LONDON667UK WILL NOT EXTEND TRAINERS AT JIPTC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-21 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR UK IZ JO
07LONDON679ACCREDITATION REQUESTED - IMO - FIFTIETH SESSION
[...] Embassy London has requested accreditation and is pleased to grant UK country clearance to the following delegation members from March 5 - 9, 2007 for the International Maritime Organization's Fiftieth Session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Equipment (DE): Captain Patrick E. Little, [...]
2007-02-22 14:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC IMO UK
07LONDON704UK TRADE UNIONS FEAR LOSS OF POLITICAL CLOUT FROM
[...] Summary: UK trade unions are anxiously following the deliberations of a commission exploring reforms to political party funding. The trade unions darkly suspect that some in the Labour Party would like to use the commission to break the unions' financial hold on Labour. At present, a handful [...]
2007-02-23 16:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV UK
07LONDON71TERRORIST FINANCE: REVIVAL OF ISLAMIC HERITAGE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Unless the U.S. has compelling information which either: a) demonstrates that the London branch of the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) is under the operational control of Kuwait-based headquarters or b) shows a clear linkage between the London branch and al-Qaida, we [...]
2007-01-09 14:02:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER PREL EFIN UK
07LONDON764HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 17:16:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON780HILTON HOTELS CAUGHT BETWEEN US CUBA SANCTIONS AND
[...] Summary and action request: Hilton Hotels International, faced with a conflict between US sanctions on Cuba and UK law banning discrimination, has instructed its employees not to violate local UK law, putting them on a potential collision course with US law. Post would welcome any guidance W [...]
2007-02-28 18:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON788SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iran Team Human Rights Leader, Stephen Hickey, described to Poloff several overlapping project areas, centering on media outreach, judicial reform and human rights, in which UK Government is supporting democratic reform in Iran. Hickey provided this [...]
2007-03-01 14:15:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PGOV PREL EUN IR UK
07LONDON794UK ANNOUNCES TERRORISM FINANCE STRATEGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Comment: The UK's new strategy to tackle financial crime and terrorism does not represent a dramatic point of departure, but rather confirms an evolutionary trend towards a more aggressive approach to countering terrorism finance. The strategy, announced by Economic Secreta [...]
2007-03-01 16:21:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNETTC KTFN PTER EFIN UK
07LONDON798IRAQ MND-SE UPDATE: UK TO BE OUT OF BASRA PALACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The entire UK presence at Basra Palace, both military and civilian, will be transferred to Basra Air Station by August, UK MOD officials told Embassy London March  [...]
2007-03-01 17:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP IZ UK
07LONDON809UK EXPECTATIONS FOR MARCH EU GAERC MEETING
[...] (C) The UK Government expects Iran and Bosnia to be issues of focus at the March General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Martin Sherman, FCO's EU External Affairs head, provided Poloff on March 1 with a readout of UK expectations for the GAERC in response to ref non-p [...]
2007-03-02 15:26:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN KPAL PGOV BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ UK
07LONDON892INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: COMSAR 11 was attended by 70 administrations and 1 Associate Member, 2 Specialized Agencies, and 19 non- governmental organizations. COMSAR considered the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),Review of the ITU radio communications matters, Satellite Services (COSPAS-SARS [...]
2007-03-07 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO ITU IMSO AORC ASEC UK
07LONDON894INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The combined annual meeting for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took place in London, October 30 to November 3, [...]
2007-03-07 17:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO PHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
08EFTOLONDON2883MINURCAT/EUFOR: EARLY UK VIEWS ON THE MANDATE
[...] (SBU/NF) Foreign Office contacts have informally told us that the UK continues to question the need for a United Nations peacekeeping presence in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) and plans to advocate for the smallest force possible in the extension of the MINURCAT mandate, even as the UN for [...]
2008-11-17 16:02:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MASS PINR CD CT SU FR UK
08LONDON1001A COLLECTIVE YAWN GREETS HMG’S FIRST NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Criticism and indifference from British political leaders, foreign policy analysts, and media greeted the publication of HMG's first National Security Strategy (NSS),an initial reaction echoed in many of the Whitehall ministries to which the NSS was directed. UK opposition leaders [...]
2008-04-08 12:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON UK
08LONDON1013UK ON ENCOURAGING GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-09 14:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IZ UK
08LONDON1014(C) HMG CONSIDERING OPTIONS IN AFTERMATH OF
[...] (C) Foreign Office Zimbabwe Section Chief Ben Llewellyn-Jones confirmed to Poloff on April 7 that Prime Minister Brown had urged South African president Thabo Mbeki to use his influence in an effort to bring a positive end to Zimbabwe's political crisis when the two men meet on April 6. Llewe [...]
2008-04-09 14:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEC PGOV PREL SA UK EU UNSC ZI
08LONDON1017HMG LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING ON GAINS OF NATO
[...] (C/NF) According to FCO Deputy Director for Security Policy Chris Holtby, HMG shares U.S. views that the results of the NATO Bucharest Summit were better than expected going in, and looked forward to working closely with us to move forward soon on the outcomes which fell short of expectation [...]
2008-04-09 15:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO EU UK
08LONDON103(S) IRAN: UK READOUT ON EL BARADEI'S LONDON
[...] (S) Summary. IAEA Head Mohammed El Baradei raised no new points during his January 7 meetings in London with Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials, ahead of El SIPDIS Baradei's visit later this week to Tehran. Per ref, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told London Ir [...]
2008-01-10 17:41:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK
08LONDON1087UNITED KINGDOM BEGINS RELOCATION OF SOME IRAQI
[...] (C) Summary. The first three participants in HMG's program to relocate selected Iraqi employees who worked for the British Government in Iraq arrived in the UK on April 8. According to John Burran, head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Office on Assistance to Iraqi Locally Employ [...]
2008-04-16 13:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EU IZ UK
08LONDON1091LONDON MAYORAL ELECTION: A NATIONAL BELLWEATHER?
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 1 Londoners go to the polls to elect a new Mayor. The incumbent, Labour's Ken Livingstone, is looking to win his third successive term in office but faces a tough challenge from the Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson. At present the race is too close to call. A lot i [...]
2008-04-16 16:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UK
08LONDON111MISSILE DEFENSE: HMG CONCERNED POLAND WILL
[...] (C) This is a State action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. HMG is concerned that public statements by Warsaw since the Polish elections are causing other NATO Allies to begin to question whether NATO should approve MD work at the Bucharest summit in April. HMG suggests the U.S. Gov [...]
2008-01-11 12:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL NATO UK PO
08LONDON1112HMG WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH ATHENS AND SKOPJE
[...] (C) HMG has been engaging, and will continue to engage with, senior Greek leadership to encourage Athens to be more flexible in its position on the Macedonia name issue. FCO Balkans Group Deputy Director Adam Bye said that the British Ambaasador (HMA) to Greece had met with Foreign Minister [...]
2008-04-18 14:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EU MK GR UK
08LONDON1113PROPOSALS FOR AMBASSADOR’S CT FUND
[...] (U) Embassy London welcomes the offer made by S/CT Ambassador Dailey for S/CT to consider granting funds of up to 50,000 USD to support projects to counter violent extremist ideology. Embassy London submits the following two proposals: 2. (C) REVERSE RADICALISM: Working with Her Majesty's Governm [...]
2008-04-18 14:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER UK
08LONDON1115HMG OUTLINES NEW PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING INTEL
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Action Request. The UK Ministry of Defense summoned PolMilOff April 15 to receive the letter in para 2 on new procedures for requesting HMG permission to use UK territory to launch intelligence flights. This letter, evidently what DG Mariot Leslie was referring to in her April 14 [...]
2008-04-18 15:31:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMOPS MARR PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1116UK REACTION TO IRAN SANCTIONS DEMARCHES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY The UK is actively considering its options in its efforts to contain Iranian nuclear proliferation, and appreciates the information we provided on Banks Melli, Saderat and Mellat, according to Patrick Guthrie, Head of the Financial Sanctions Unit of HM Treasury, and his Deputy, P [...]
2008-04-18 15:42:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN KNNP IR UK
08LONDON1135(C) AN UPDATE ON HMG EXPECTATIONS AND PREDICTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The head of the Foreign Office's Zimbabwe section indicated on 21 April that time is running out for Robert Mugabe. Ineffective African mediation efforts may still yield positive results if all interested parties, including the African Union and the United Nations, coordinate with [...]
2008-04-22 12:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL UN UK EU SA CH ZI
08LONDON1146HMG REQUESTS FORMAL CONSULTATIONS REGARDING
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Following up on ref a request for informal consultations, PolMiloff received a letter and non-paper April 22 from HMG requesting formal consultations on renewing the 2003 HMG-USG Agreement concerning the use of Wideawake Airfield on Ascension Island. Embassy [...]
2008-04-23 14:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL UK
08LONDON1151(C) BP PREFERS TO MANAGE CHINESE PRESSURE OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY The Chinese government has threatened action against BP assets on the mainland if the company does not halt new projects in disputed South China Sea waters. BP would like to keep any reactions to Chinese pressure over the company's activities in the South China Sea within commercia [...]
2008-04-23 15:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PBTS PGOV PREL CA VN UK
08LONDON1157HMG EXPECTS LITTLE IMMINENT CHANGE IN CUBA BUT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials told Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry they detected little real change since Raul Castro assumed power, but they firmly believed the only means of exploiting any possible openings with the regime was to remain engaged. [...]
2008-04-24 10:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KDEM UK CU EUN
08LONDON1159HMG AND DOD INTEL FLIGHTS: HOUSTON, WE HAVE A
[...] (S/NF) Summary and action request. According to FCO and MOD contacts, HMG ministers are adamant that future requests to use UK territory to conduct DOD intel flights must be made "government-to-government" in "formal" (policy) channels, rather than through the working-level mil-mil channels c [...]
2008-04-24 11:14:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PINR PREL UK
08LONDON116EUROPEAN SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL INSTABILITY SET
[...] (SBU) Last October, France, Germany, and the UK agreed to a Summit to discuss current financial market problems. Italy and the EU will join that meeting, in London on January 29. In advance of that summit, the respective finance ministers will meet on January 17. A Cabinet Office source told [...]
2008-01-11 17:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON1160REPORTS THAT BRITAIN IS IMPORTING PAKISTANI IMAMS
[...] (C) Summary. The British press has reported that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that Britain would launch a SIPDIS new initiative to bring "moderate Pakistani Imams" to preach in Britain. Poloff spoke April 24 with the Head of the Home Office's Prevent Unit Paul Morrison who said the initiat [...]
2008-04-24 13:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL PK UK
08LONDON1163IRAN: DEMOCRACY SMALL GRANTS PROPOSALS RECOMMENDED
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Per Department guidance for the Iran Democracy Small Grants program (refs a and b),Embassy London supports and forwards for Department review, and approval and funding, six project proposals submitted to Iran Watcher (Poloff) by Iranian contacts in the UK. Per Department guidan [...]
2008-04-24 14:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM KPAO PHUM IR UK
08LONDON1170COURT KNOCKS DOWN TERRORIST ASSET-FREEZING POWERS:
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A UK court ruled on April 24 that the UK had illegally frozen the assets of five individuals accused of terrorism finance. The ruling found fault with the fact that the UK did not engage in parliamentary debate in its implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on Al-Qae [...]
2008-04-25 11:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON KTFN UK
08LONDON1171STEALING THE SHOW -- PRIVATE INDUSTRY ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS
[...] (U) Summary: Participants at a seminar on industry's efforts to stop film piracy broadly agreed on the need to outlaw camcording of films in cinemas. The industry is working with law enforcement to prosecute the organized crime families who produce counterfeit DVD's. Previous public outreach c [...]
2008-04-25 13:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR UK ECPS
08LONDON1172UK EXPECTS THE BALKANS TO DOMINATE APRIL GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The UK expects the Balkans to be the key discussion item at the April 27-28 GAERC; the UK is still pushing to have a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA) with Bosnia signed at this GAERC, but expects it will slip to the May GAERC. According to Martin Shearman, EU Corres [...]
2008-04-25 14:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL PK ZI IR IS CH BM UK
08LONDON1176UK FOOD SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PM BROWN'S CONCERN
[...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 22, PM Brown-hosted meeting to address increases in food prices, participants disagreed about future trends and the impact of biofuels, agreed that action needed to be taken both for immediate social protection and longer-term agricultural investment, and that care s [...]
2008-04-25 16:40:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR PGOV UK
08LONDON1183WESTERN SAHARA: UK UNDECIDED ABOUT UN STATEMENT
[...] (C) The UK has not yet decided whether to make a statement at the April 29 UNSC meeting on the renewal of the mandate for the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO),FCO North Africa Team Leader Robert Dixon told us in response to reftel demarche. If the UK does decide to [...]
2008-04-28 13:52:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS UK FR MO AG WI UNSC
08LONDON1204IRAN: UK PUSHES BACK ESTIMATED DATE OF EU'S
[...] (C) Summary. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Embassy there is "an eighty percent chance" the EU will vote to designate Bank Melli and 34 other persons and entities at the "next available" EU-level ministerial meeting. FCO was optimistic a text on designations will be f [...]
2008-04-29 15:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER EU IR UK
08LONDON1223VIGILANCE REGARDING BANK SADERAT'S BRANCH IN ATHENS
[...] (S/NF) We delivered reftel points on April 28 to HM Treasury's Patrick Guthrie, head of Financial Sanctions Unit, who said he would share within HMT and with the Financial Services Authority (banking regulator.) Guthrie appreciated receiving the information and agreed Greece had a lax enforce [...]
2008-05-01 11:41:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON KNNP MNUC IR UK
08LONDON1224CODEL SMITH DISCUSSES IRAQ AND COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On the heels of their trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Codel Smith traveled to London April 29 for meetings with senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),MI-6, and Department for International Development (DfID). The MOD and MI-6 talks focused on counterterrorism and coun [...]
2008-05-01 11:56:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL AF PK IZ UK
08LONDON1241MAY 1 ELECTIONS: BROWN IS BLUE AND CAMERON
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing heavy losses in his first electoral test since becoming Prime Minister. With two thirds of the results counted from yesterday's local council elections in England and Wales, projections put Labour at just 24 percent of the total vote; th [...]
2008-05-02 17:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV UK
08LONDON126MDG CALL TO ACTION: MORE UK THINKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings at DFID and FCO, UK interlocutors raised PM Brown's Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Call to Action. We were told the Call to Action is intended mesh with existing development initiatives, but bring in a private sector component that the others lack. More d [...]
2008-01-14 18:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID UN UK
08LONDON1265EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH
[...] Action request for Department. Embassy London plans to mark the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" by placing an op-ed in a local newspaper. We request that WHA provide the text for this placement. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark [...]
2008-05-06 16:31:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1277UK STATEMENT ON BURMA'S FLAWED CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 10:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BM UK
08LONDON1285UK MORTGAGE LENDERS OK FOR NOW; HOUSING PRICES FALLING
[...] (SBU) Recent announcements of lenders withdrawing mortgage products from the market incorrectly suggest that UK mortgage lenders are in crisis. As a group, mortgage lenders are solvent with significant equity cushions in their mortgage portfolios and default rates remain low. Building societ [...]
2008-05-07 16:35:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON1287EMBASSY LONDON'S OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS
[...] Summary. In response to the President's democracy outreach initiative, the Ambassador has led an active Embassy effort, sustained throughout 2007 and 2008 and primarily with an Iranian focus, to demonstrate support and build bridges to democratic activists, including a personal meeting by the [...]
2008-05-08 10:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL IR BM UK
08LONDON129TERRORISM FINANCE: UK TO CO-SPONSOR LET-4
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 15:15:00Embassy LondonSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL UK
08LONDON1292IRAN: DESPITE UK COURT RULING, HMG WILL KEEP ITS
[...] (C) Summary. The UK Court of Appeals ruled May 7 unambiguously in favor of the Iran oppositionist group Mujahadeen e Khalq (MEK, aka MKO aka NCRI) on its long-standing petition to be de-listed as a terrorist group under UK domestic law (ref). The UK Government, which had fought the MEK's pe [...]
2008-05-08 17:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PTER IR IZ UK
08LONDON130TERRORIST FINANCE: UK AGREES TO UN DESIGNATION OF
[...] (S) The UK agrees to support U.S. designation of Badran Turki Hishan Al Mazidih and members of his network, the five individuals in Ref A, according to Giles Cutler, 1267 Committee expert, International Organizations Department, Foreign Office. However, they have not yet decided whether to co [...]
2008-01-15 15:18:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC IZ SY UK
08LONDON1300ICI: UK FOREIGN SECRETARY WILL PROBABLY ATTEND
[...] (SBU) UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband will probably lead the UK delegation to the May 29 International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial in Stockholm, Miliband's Chief of Staff Matthew Gould told us May 9. The UK is not planning any deliverables for the meeting, FCO Iraq Group officers [...]
2008-05-09 13:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ UK
08LONDON1302LEBANON: UK TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENT, WILL
[...] (C) HMG in general, and Foreign Secretary David Miliband in particular, are very concerned about the situation in Lebanon, Miliband's Chief of Staff Matthew Gould told us May 9. Miliband is planning to issue a statement the afternoon of May 9 reflecting the points in reftel; he will also cal [...]
2008-05-09 14:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CASC LE SY RU TU UK
08LONDON1303USAID, DFID AGREE ON COLLABORATION PROJECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, sought USAID Administrator Henrietta ForeQs support for DFIDQs planned September 25 meeting on the Millennium Development Goals in New York. Douglas agreed to co-author an op-ed piece with Fore on why develop [...]
2008-05-09 14:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KHDP ECON UK
08LONDON1311UK REAFFIRMS LONG-TERM PRESENCE IN IRAQ; PRAISES
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During their meetings with Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne and FCO Political Director Mark Lyall Grant, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and the Commanding General of MNF-I General David Petraeus were reassured that the UK was in Iraq "long-term" and had temporari [...]
2008-05-09 16:18:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR IZ AF UK
08LONDON132HORMUZ STRAITS INCIDENT: ALLEGEDLY AN IRGC
[...] (S/NF) Summary. A long-time Embassy contact, reportedly relaying information from a close friend who is an active duty member of the Iranian military, told Poloff the Deputy Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (Naval Forces) independently planned and led the January 6 feint by [...]
2008-01-15 17:43:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IR LE SY UK KR
08LONDON1327TERRORISM FINANCE: CO-SPONSORSHIP AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 16:59:00Embassy LondonSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1328ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 17:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC UK
08LONDON1338(C) UK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON GERMAN OBSTINACY
[...] (C) In response to refs a and b, Andrew Ford, Head of the International Security and Arms Control Security Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),reiterated HMG's position that the USG's unwillingness to participate in the Oslo process has been an impediment to a successful agre [...]
2008-05-13 16:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS PGOV NATO GM UK
08LONDON1350HMG RAISES THE BAR ON INTEL FLIGHTS
[...] (S/NF) Summary and Recommendation. FCO contacts explained May 14 that HMG's May 1 approval (ref C) for CEDAR SWEEP flights had been widely considered at MOD and FCO, with some departments flagging concerns about the information provided by the USG. HMG is concerned that the request for reconnaissan [...]
2008-05-14 15:06:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PINR PREL LE UK
08LONDON1352IRANIAN BANKING IN LONDON: UK PLANS AND CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 15:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN MNUC IR UK
08LONDON1386SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 14:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LONDON1394UPDATE ON EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF
[...] Per ref A, "The Daily Telegraph" has agreed to run the Department-cleared op-ed under the Ambassador's signature in its online version on May 21. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark the occasion. PEN advocates for freedom of expression around the wor [...]
2008-05-19 15:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1396IRAN: EU BANK MELLI DESIGNATION PUSHED TO MID/LATE
[...] (S) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) working level contacts on May 19 told Embassy London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that, although the EU has agreed politically to designate Bank Melli, the EU has pushed the expected designation date, previously set for May 19 (ref),back to mid- or late [...]
2008-05-19 16:21:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER EU IR UK
08LONDON1397(C) UK PREPARING TO DESIGNATE MILITARY WING OF
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK government is preparing to designate the military wing of Hizballah as a terrorist organization in the next two to three weeks, FCO Middle East and North Africa Director (NEA A/S-equivalent) John Jenkins told DCM May 19. The UK recognizes that the USG would like it to [...]
2008-05-19 16:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER IR SY LE IZ UK
08LONDON1406UNITED KINGDOM: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN
[...] (U) There is no record of forced or child labor in the production of legal goods in the UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) informed Post that it does not collate information on goods produced with child labor and that it is not aware of any private research in this area. Its most [...]
2008-05-20 13:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UK
08LONDON1411UK LARGELY WITH US ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE
[...] (C) ON May 19, PolOff delivered Ref A on reforming the UN system of Internal Justice. HMG is in full agreement that the implementation of the new Internal Justice system is a top priority and agreed that any contentious issues should be left to further review after implementation, according [...]
2008-05-20 16:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC APER UNGA UK
08LONDON1412DOD INTEL FLIGHTS: FCO CLARIFIES
[...] (S/NF) Summary. U.S.-UK talks on clearances for DOD intel flights had become "unnecessarily confrontational," FCO Director General for Defence and Intelligence Mariot Leslie told Acting U/S John Rood May 16. After reiterating the political sensitivities surrounding the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) on [...]
2008-05-20 18:08:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS PINR PREL LE UK
08LONDON1424UK SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR BURMA CONFERENCE BUT
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel on the Burma donors conference to Nigel Boud, Burma Director in the British Foreign Office, on May 21. Boud said HMG's objectives for the conference "tally exactly" with those of the USG. HMG's overall goal is to gain immediate access for humanitarian assistance [...]
2008-05-21 16:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID BM UK
08LONDON1426THE UK AND AFRICA: WHAT THE FCO'S STRATEGY REFRESH
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Following the FCO's recent "strategy refresh" of its priorities, FCO and Africa Directorate leadership have held extensive internal discussions on what the new strategy will mean for Africa. FCO plans to develop a more comprehensive foreign policy for Africa -- not just a deve [...]
2008-05-22 07:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL XA UK
08LONDON1433IRAN: UK GRANTS ASYLUM TO VICTIM OF TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Reversing an earlier decision, and in the wake of considerable coverage in the UK press, the Home Office on May 20 granted asylum to a gay Iranian teenager who had claimed persecution by Iranian authorities. The HMG decision was not a finding of systematic persecution of homosex [...]
2008-05-22 12:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL EU IR NL UK
08LONDON1449UK BY-ELECTION RESULTS PORTEND BIG PROBLEMS FOR
[...] (C/NF) Summary. For the first time in 30 years, the UK's Conservative Party has taken back a parliamentary seat from the Labour Party, winning a huge upset victory in the May 22 Crewe and Nantwich by-election. By giving David Cameron's Tories 49 percent of the vote - as opposed to 31 percent [...]
2008-05-23 13:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL UK
08LONDON1452IRAN: FOREIGN SECRETARY SAYS UK TO LEAD FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Milliband is "very aware" of the centrality of financial measures, both multilateral and bilateral, to the creation of effective pressure on Tehran, and has told the FCO that HMG will be "at the forefront" of international financial efforts against Iran and will push its EU pa [...]
2008-05-23 13:58:00Embassy LondonSECRETECON ETTC KNNP PARM PGOV PHUM PREL IR PK UK
08LONDON1456UK EXPECTATIONS FOR THE MAY 26-27 FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 17:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV EU UK
08LONDON1457BANKS STOPPING UK SUB-PRIME LENDING
[...] (SBU) Over the last few months the UK has seen the virtual closure of its sub-prime market. Market conditions and action by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) against brokers for poor lending practices may have caused some banks to withdraw from the sub-prime market. The Financial Service [...]
2008-05-27 07:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON1459UK AND SOMALIA: CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF UN PKO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is cautiously supportive of deploying a United Nations Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) in Somalia, when the conditions are right, FCO counterparts tell us. HMG sees clan leader buy-in of a UN presence and increased UN engagement, including moving the Political Office to M [...]
2008-05-27 10:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC XW SO UK
08LONDON1465UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO DOS/VCI
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Rongsong Jih to visit London June 2-5 to attend the Quadripartite Annual Conference in Seismology (QUACS) held June 3-4, 2008, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE),Blacknest, United Kingdom. 2. ----------------- Visit offic [...]
2008-05-27 14:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA UK AA
08LONDON1468IRAN: UK EXPECTS EU WILL SOON DE-LIST THE MEK
[...] (C) HMG will formally notify its EU partners at a May 30 experts' meeting of the UK's impending removal (reftel) of the Mujaheddin-E-Khalq (MEK) from the UK's domestic terrorist list (reftel),FCO contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) May 23. Such notification will trigger an EU process [...]
2008-05-27 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PTER IR IZ UK
08LONDON1477LIBERTAD ACT: UK INPUT
[...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The UK's policy toward Cuba is consistent with the EU Common Policy, which was [...]
2008-05-28 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU UK
08LONDON1478UK ON CARIBBEAN SECURITY EFFORTS
[...] (C) In response to reftel request, Embassy assesses that HMG has shown long-standing support for Caribbean regional integration to tackle transnational crime, terrorism and natural disasters, believing that Caribbean countries are more likely to build effective capacity together than separatel [...]
2008-05-28 15:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER UK XL MASS
08LONDON1485UK AND LIBERIA/FRANCE: UK SUPPORTIVE OF
[...] (C) The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) should be drawn down based "on conditions on the ground" and the current UN plan for a gradual down-sizing has the UK's full support, Peacekeeping Team Leader Nicola Murray said on May 28. The UK is "quietly positive" on UNMIL. While there ma [...]
2008-05-29 11:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC XY LI FR UK
08LONDON1505SUDAN: UK SUPPORTS DESIGNATION OF REFTEL
[...] (C) HMG supports sanctioning all four individuals in reftel A, FCO Sudan Unit Senior Political Officer Rachel Edis said May 30. If other UNSC members oppose the entire list, however, sanctioning Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) leader Khalil Ibrahim and Doussa Deby would be the preferred o [...]
2008-05-30 16:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC SU UK
08LONDON1506HM TREASURY OFFICIALS ON TEC AND DOHA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: HM Treasury officials worry the French may use their EU Presidency to slow Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform and may even try to use labor clauses in free trade agreements to impose some of their own labor market rigidities. They are also concerned by signs of protecti [...]
2008-05-30 16:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR UK
08LONDON1509IRAN'S EX-AMBASSADOR TAJIK: UK MAY EXTRADITE AS
[...] (C) The UK says it intends to extradite ex-Iranian ambassador Nosratullah Tajik to the United States no later than June 11, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on May 29. the Tajik case has been a significant bilateral irritant between the UK and [...]
2008-06-02 10:49:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALCJAN PINS PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON1535INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DISCUSSIONS WITH HMG
[...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and Treasury officials said that HMG was taking steps to restrict Iranian banking activity in the UK but is restricted by the legal tools available to it. FCO PolDir Mark Lyall Grant, FCO Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie, and HMT International and [...]
2008-06-03 16:21:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPARM MARR PREL IR SY UK
08LONDON1552EDELMAN AND MOD HOLD PAKISTAN ROUNDTABLE
[...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, UK counterpart Ministry of Defense Policy Director Desmond Bowen, and their staffs held a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on Pakistan May 30. (Participants in para 6.) Bowen described Pakistan as "vital strategic ground," a [...]
2008-06-04 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PINS PK UK
08LONDON1553UK FEELS U.S. PAIN BUT OFFERS LITTLE LOVE ON
[...] (C) The UK does not itself strongly object to the proposed U.S. language on Cuba and Venezuela in the U.S.-EU Summit document, but is bowing to the "significant" opposition of other EU Members and will not break rank on including U.S. language. Polcounselor delivered ref message on June 3 to [...]
2008-06-04 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN UK
08LONDON1555UK OFFICIAL PESSIMISTIC ON TRADE AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: A UK trade official told Econoff the UK is worried that the Doha Development Agreement round of trade talks will not succeed, which would be a serious blow. He said the U.S. and others need to offer more. On TEC, he said member states, not well briefed by the EU Commission, te [...]
2008-06-05 08:15:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR UK EU
08LONDON1562ZIMBABWE: UK CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN TRUST FUND FOR
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Team Leader Ben Llewellyn-Jones said June 5 the UK plans to contribute GBP 100,000 (approx. 200,000 USD) to the UN Trust Fund for Electoral Assistance and is likely to finalize the letter of commitment today (June 5). HMG had initially intended to contribute GBP 200,000, but upo [...]
2008-06-05 11:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL AA UN XA ZI UK
08LONDON1566UK WELCOMES SEXUAL VIOLENCE DEBATE, BUT LEVEL OF
[...] (U) On June 4, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Michael Cotterall of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who is the Head of the Peacekeeping Unit of the International Organizations Bureau. Cotterall said HMG is looking forward to working with the USG on the issue of Sexual Violence [...]
2008-06-05 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM AORC KWMN UN UNSC UK
08LONDON1567UK UNDECIDED ON IOM VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 14:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG AORC UK
08LONDON1568UK AND SOUTH AFRICA: JULY UK-RSA FORUM OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. South Africa (RSA) will host Foreign Secretary David Miliband and a high-level HMG delegation in Pretoria for the 8th bi-annual UK-RSA Bilateral Forum July 7 - 8. FCO officials describe the UK's relations with President Mbeki as "the worst the UK has had in recent history" -- [...]
2008-06-05 14:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON KDEM SMIG ZU SF UK
08LONDON1574PAKISTAN: UK VIEWS ON DEALS WITH TRIBAL GROUPS IN
[...] (C) Summary. The UK is giving the Government of Pakistan (GOP) "space to try making peace" in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) through deals with tribal groups because the new government needs to be seen in Pakistan as "in charge of security," but London is "under no illusion th [...]
2008-06-06 12:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MCAP PINR PINS PK UK
08LONDON1577HOME SECRETARY SELLS THE COUNTER-TERRORISM BILL;
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 14:10:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PK UK
08LONDON1580IRAN: UK INTENDS TO GO FORWARD ON TAJIK
[...] (C) Summary: Taking a strong pro-extradition line, the UK still expects to extradite former Iranian Ambassador Tajik as soon as remaining medical-legal aspects of his case are resolved. Foreign and Commonwealth contacts underline, however, that HMG takes Iranian threats related to the Tajik c [...]
2008-06-06 16:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALCJAN PINS PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON1586U/S JEFFERY AND A/S O’BRIEN PRESS UK ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien met with UK banking regulators on May 15 to urge increased scrutiny and tougher actions against Iranian banks operating in London. O'Brien and State Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney also d [...]
2008-06-09 10:58:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
08LONDON1593IRAN: UK MAY DE-LIST MEK BY EARLY JULY BUT WILL
[...] (C) Summary. The UK's domestic de-listing of the Mujaheddin e Khalq (MEK) may occur as soon as early July or even late June, Foreign and Commonwealth contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) June 6, moving up their earlier estimates (ref) by two to three weeks as to when Parliament is like [...]
2008-06-09 15:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETTC PTER IR UK
08LONDON1595IRAN: UK EXPECTS A FOURTH UNSCR WILL BE NECESSARY
[...] (C) Summary: FCO working level contacts in informal conversations argue the likelihood that Iran will not respond in a useful fashion to Javer Solana's scheduled offer June 14 on behalf of the P5 1 will make a fourth UNSC resolution on Iran necessary. FCO contacts argue that whether a fourth [...]
2008-06-10 11:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MNUC KNNP UN IR UK
08LONDON1597(S) UK MEASURES TO STEM BANK MELLI'S ASSET FLIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 15:26:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN IR KTFN MNUC UK
08LONDON160(C) UK ON ESDP DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD AND C.A.R.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN MARR CD UK
08LONDON1606DESPITE GRIM MILESTONE, HMG VOWS TO STAY THE
[...] (C) Summary. UK media gave extensive coverage to the killing of three paratroopers by a suicide bomber as they were conducting a routine foot patrol in Helmand province on June 8. The incident pushed the total number of soldiers killed over the seven years of British military presence in Af [...]
2008-06-11 17:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR AF UK
08LONDON1619TORY SHADOW HOME SECRETARY DAVID DAVIS RESIGNS
[...] (U) Conservative Party "Shadow" Home Secretary David Davis, and one time rival to David Cameron for the Conservative Party leadership, has unexpectedly resigned in protest of the House of Commons vote June 11 authorizing the detention without charge of British citizen and foreign terror suspe [...]
2008-06-12 16:40:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM PTER UK
08LONDON1620USUN AMB KHALILZAD REVIEWS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Amb Khalilzad told UK national security advisor McDonald that he was realistic about the difficulties of completing a SOFA and strategic framework agreement with Iraq by July, but saw some progress on the ground. In Afghanistan, he believed the SGSR needed to fill key slots and [...]
2008-06-12 16:40:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PGOV AF IZ IR
08LONDON1623UK ON CUBA, IRAN AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE JUNE GAERC
[...] (SBU) Foreign Office officials provided to Poloffs on June 12 the responses below to ref points on key GAERC agenda items, as well as a general readout of UK expectations for the June GAERC meeting. Cuba ---- 2. (C) The UK supports lifting the EU's Restrictive Measures on Cuba at the Jun [...]
2008-06-13 13:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID ZL ZK IR IZ IS CU
08LONDON1627UK SHARES USG CONCERNS RE ISO 26000 DRAFT
[...] The UK shares the concerns outlined in the reftel non-paper. They have just received a new working draft 4.2 of ISO 26000. It has not yet been reviewed by the government or discussed with the UK ISO Working Group, but it appears to raise the same concerns as the prior draft. This is the draft [...]
2008-06-13 17:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO EFIN UK
08LONDON1632UK "DISAPPOINTED" WITH USG DECISION ON POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: The British Government is "disappointed with the USG decision to 'disengage'" with the UNHRC. Poloff delivered reftel demarche June 12 to Foreign Office Head of Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group Susan Hyland and Human Rights UN officer Paul Edwards. The British Gover [...]
2008-06-16 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM UN UK
08LONDON1633UK SUPPPORT AND ATTENDANCE AT BERLIN CONFERENCE IN
[...] (C) The UK will not announce new significant money for Palestinian rule-of-law programs at the June 24 Berlin Conference, but will describe what additional programs and plans it intends to further support using already pledged, but undisbursed, funds, the Foreign Office's Middle East Unit tol [...]
2008-06-16 15:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN UK
08LONDON1643UK AND UGANDA: NEXT STEPS ON THE LRA
[...] (S) The UK Government has adopted a "harder edge" policy to "isolate and marginalize" the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the face of LRA leader Kony's continued refusal to sign the Final Peace Agreement (FPA),according to FCO Northern Uganda Desk Officer Sheena Lavery. With the Juba Peace P [...]
2008-06-17 15:37:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL MOPS KPKO UNSC SU UG UK
08LONDON1645IRAN: FCO READOUT ON SOLANA IN TEHRAN AND PM
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Although Iran did not provide an immediate response to the P5 1 refreshed offer, Iran NSC Secretary Jalili unexpectedly agreed to "study the offer carefully," and also agreed it is now up to Iran, rather than the P5 1, to respond (ref a). A reference by Prime Minister Gordon [...]
2008-06-17 16:41:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON EFIN KTFN MNUC PINS IR UK
08LONDON1646UK WILL NOT ISSUE A BILATERAL STATEMENT ON US-EU
[...] The UK will not issue its own bilateral statement in London or at the UN regarding the U.S.-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration (ref),according to Sharon Moore of the FCO's UN Office. In line with UK policy, as the Declaration is a EU initiative, the EU will release a statement on behalf [...]
2008-06-18 10:48:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UK
08LONDON1647IAEA: UK RESPONSE TO REQUEST RELATED TO THE
[...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel and on June 13, 2008, received the response below from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's Counter Proliferation Department. 2. (U) Begin Text of HMG Response: June 13, 2008 (Complimentary opening),(Regarding) the non-paper on CSC that you provided. O [...]
2008-06-18 12:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM UK
08LONDON1648SOMALIA: POLITICAL SOLUTIONS REQUIRED FOR SHIPPING
[...] (C) Summary. Discussing French efforts to establish secure maritime supply chains for humanitarian aid for Somalia at a June 12 think-tank event in London, French MFA and Defense Ministry representatives were met with strong demands from shipping industry leaders for the international communi [...]
2008-06-18 13:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS EWWT PHSA UNSC KPKO SO XW UK
08LONDON1649AFRICOM: FCO AND DFID INTERESTED BUT IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and DFID officials report they are in a "wait-and-see" mode on AFRICOM and have allowed the MOD to take the UK Government lead in engaging the USG on AFRICOM. Saying they have been "kept well informed" as USG thinking on AFRICOM develops, MOD officials have said they get th [...]
2008-06-18 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS KPKO MOPS PINS XA UK
08LONDON1655UK SPECIAL LIQUIDITY FACILITY IS A SUCCESS
[...] (U) By ensuring broad participation, including the UK's five largest banks, and by ensuring strict confidentiality, the Bank of England's (BOE's) Special Liquidity Facility (SLF) has eliminated the stigma associated with borrowing from the BOE. Because of this, BOE contacts told Econoff that t [...]
2008-06-19 09:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON1666SOMALIA: UN SPECIAL REP CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) UN Special Representative for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called for the international community's support for the Djibouti Agreement between the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Alliance for Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) at a June 19 think-tank event in London. Def [...]
2008-06-20 14:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS UNSC KPKO SO XW UK
08LONDON1678UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) HMG has the following red lines for any UN statement on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officers Ben Llewellyn-Jones and Jason Moore told us June 23 in response to Ref A: -- the statement must emphasize that the Mugabe regime is no longer legitimate, since the will of the people of Zimbabwe [...]
2008-06-23 17:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1688IRAN WANTS QUIET DISCUSSIONS WITH U.S. ON AFGHAN REFUGEES, XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-24 15:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINF PREL IR UK XF ZP ZR
08LONDON1690UK PLEASED WITH U.S. DRAFT TEXT UNSCR TO RENEW
[...] (SBU) Foreign Office officials Angus Stewart, Susie Kitchens and Will Taylor, of the International Organisations Department, told us June 24 the British government is "pleased" with the U.S. draft 1267 Monitoring Team renewal. HMG agrees with the need to keep the focus on stopping the flow of [...]
2008-06-24 16:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER UNSC UK
08LONDON1703MAJOR UK RETAILER'S CHILD LABOR PROBLEM
[...] SUMMARY: Retail giant Primark dropped three suppliers after a BBC investigation revealed they were using unauthorized home workers, including child labor, in India. Primark usually learns of abuse through either its own auditors or their independent auditor. If Associated British Foods, Prima [...]
2008-06-25 17:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM ETRD UK IN
08LONDON1709(C/NF) UK CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF, PM FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) UK Chief of Defense Staff Sir Jock Stirrup's June 24 public assertion that the concurrent deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are severely taxing the capabilities of the British military provoked heavy media criticism of HMG's ability to effectively fight both conflicts. Stirrup told [...]
2008-06-26 10:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MCAP AF IZ UK
08LONDON1710CODEL HASTINGS - JUNE 27 - JULY 8, 2008
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to CODEL Hastings to visit London June 27-28, 2008. 2. Visit Officer will be Jim Donegan who can be reached at work 44-20-7894-0114, fax 44-20-7894-0117, home 44-20-7259-6066, mobile phone 44-7801-670-694. If calling from within the UK r [...]
2008-06-26 15:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AU FR GM IT JP KZ PK UK
08LONDON1745ZIMBABWE: UK SUPPORTS UNSC CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 11:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1746MALAYSIA'S HINDRAF LEADER SEEKS POLITICAL ASYLUM
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Waytha Moorthy, director of the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF),told us on June 25 that he is NOT seeking asylum in the U.S., but is seeking asylum in the UK. He said that his application process is currently stalled, however, and he speculated that HMG may not grant him [...]
2008-07-01 13:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM MY UK
08LONDON1749FCO INFORMS USA THE UAE RATIFIES BIO WEAPON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 14:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KTIA OPDC CWC OPCW UK
08LONDON1758ZIMBABWE: UK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT U.S. DRAFT UNSC
[...] (C) HMG continues to support the current U.S. draft UNSC resolution on Zimbabwe, according to FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officer Jason Moore. Moore reported that in a July 2 ministerial meeting FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown said the UK should continue to pursue sanctions, though a prematu [...]
2008-07-02 12:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1761CWS/BWC: CLOSE ALLIES MEETING, JUNE 17-18, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 14:28:00Embassy LondonSECRETPARM AORC CWC OPCW GM FR IZ UK
08LONDON1763HMG WILL JOIN U.S. IN DEMARCHING GOVERNMENTS TO
[...] (SBU) The UK concurs with the U.S. view that recent progress of Pristina government and international community stabilization efforts presents another opportunity to lobby those countries that have not already done so to recognize Kosovo's independence. FCO Balkans Deputy Director Adam Bye [...]
2008-07-02 15:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNMIK PGOV KPKO UNAUS YI EU KVPR UK
08LONDON1771LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LEADER NICK CLEGG OUTLINES THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nick Clegg, MP and leader of the Liberal Democrats, called for the UK to adopt the UN's "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine in his first major foreign policy address. In his speech, titled "Terms of Intervention" and delivered at Chatham House on June 23, Clegg enumerated criteria t [...]
2008-07-03 09:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1777FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND SUBMITS RENDITION
[...] (S/NF) Foreign Office Director for Defence and Strategic Threats Simon Manley informed Poloff July 2 that the Foreign Office would submit Foreign Secretary Miliband's written statement on rendition to Parliament July 2, for entry into Parliamentary records July 3. Manley said the statement (see [...]
2008-07-03 11:28:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER UK
08LONDON1794DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK: MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] The UK supports the U.S. positions in reftel. Econoff delivered demarche and diplomatic note on Monday, June 23 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who then relayed the message to the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail will represent the UK at the UPU. The FCO says the Royal Mail has also se [...]
2008-07-07 13:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO UK
08LONDON1814ONLINE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT -- NO DEAL YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: British internet service providers (ISP,s) and copyrighted content providers have not yet reached an agreement on how to handle online copyright infringers. HMG is still threatening to impose legislation by the end of the summer if no deal is reached and will release a consultation [...]
2008-07-08 15:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS KIPR UK
08LONDON1821FINDING A ROLE FOR THE OECD -- SECRETARY-GENERAL
[...] (C) Summary: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Gurria,s recent visit was designed to strengthen the relationship between the OECD and the UK. A broad swathe of UK government ministers met Gurria to express the UK,s commitment to the organization. Gurria [...]
2008-07-09 13:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALAORC ECON UK
08LONDON1823ZIMBABWE: UK OPTIMISTIC ON UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Per reftel, the Charge spoke on July 9 with FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, who was optimistic there would be sufficient votes to pass the current UNSC draft resolution on Zimbabwe. Malloch-Brown suggested progress had been made with Moscow and Beijing in New York and at the G-8 Su [...]
2008-07-09 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ZI UK
08LONDON1824UK ON ARAB GROUP DRAFT UNSCR ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS
[...] (C) HMG agrees that the Arab Group draft text on a UNSCR on Israeli settlement activity is not acceptable, FCO Near East Group Head Rob Timline told us July 9 in response to reftel demarche. The UK embassy in Tripoli raised the issue with Libyan Secretary for Arab Affairs Mohammed Siala on July 7 [...]
2008-07-09 16:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPAL IS UK
08LONDON1837FOREIGN OFFICE SEES BROWN-MEDVEDEV TALKS LEADING
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev used their first one-on-one meeting at the G8 summit to build a friendly rapport rather than "score points" on smaller contentious issues, said the Foreign Office (FCO) to members of the diplomatic community. According t [...]
2008-07-10 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ENRG PREL UK RS
08LONDON1841SUDAN/ICC: UK PREPARED TO REMAIN INITIALLY
[...] (C/NF) In the wake of yesterday's call by Chinese and Russian PermReps in New York to suspend the ICC investigations that may lead to the July 14 indictment of Sudanese President Bashir and other regime higher-ups, the Foreign Office has decided to remain flexible on its strong support for the ICC. [...]
2008-07-11 14:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC SU UK
08LONDON1842FOREIGN OFFICE "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" THAT HMG
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is "cautiously optimistic" that the Law Lords will grant HMG's final appeal and block the court-ordered resettlement of Chagossian islanders seeking to return to their ancestral home. Though the Lords' decision is not expected before late [...]
2008-07-11 16:36:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIO MARR MP PGOV PREL UK
08LONDON1850HMG SUPPORTS REFERRING THE HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Bridget Brody of the FCO's International Organizations Department who is the department's ECOSOC coordinator. On July 14, Brody notified PolOff that HMG will instruct its ECOSOC delegation to support the USG in asking ECOSOC to send the application of [...]
2008-07-14 14:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC NGO UK
08LONDON1852UK AND SUDAN: S/E WILLIAMSON'S JUNE 30 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson held June 30 wide-ranging discussions with UK officials on the way forward on Sudan and attended a P3 lunch with French and British colleagues. UK officials told Williamson that Ban Ki-Moon's impending appointment of a new media [...]
2008-07-15 10:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC SU UK
08LONDON1853ZIMBABWE: UK LOOKS FOR WAY FORWARD, TURNS TO EU
[...] (C/NF) The Foreign Office continues to treat the situation in Zimbabwe as a crisis. After the July 11 defeat of the U.S. draft UNSCR on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Team Leader Ben Llewellyn-Jones said July 14 HMG will "give Zimbabwe a break in the Security Council for a little while," especially since [...]
2008-07-15 11:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM UNSC KDEM ZI ZU UK
08LONDON1856UK SUPPORTS INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT
[...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche on the India-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, FCO Security Policy Group Officer Derek Griffiths said that the UK welcomes the agreement and supports the U.S. approach. HMG agrees that the discussions should be technical, as opposed to political, and that the INFCIRC [...]
2008-07-15 13:23:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IN UK
08LONDON1862SUDAN/ICC: UK STRATEGY WITH POTENTIAL BASHIR ICC
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Following Foreign Secretary Miliband's July 9 visit to Sudan, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's July 14 request for indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, and Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor's July 14 assurances to the UK that the GoS will "engage legally" wit [...]
2008-07-15 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO PHUM SU UK
08LONDON1870UK SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 14:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT KCRM KCRS KJUS PHSA PREL SO XW UK
08LONDON1873UK AND UGANDA/LRA: CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE
[...] (C/NF) FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown "continues to support the peace process for the time being" between the Government of Uganda (GoU) and the Lord's Resistance Army, according to East Africa Desk Officers Gill Atkinson and Sheena Lavery. Atkinson provided poloff on July 15 HMG's pre [...]
2008-07-16 16:00:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL KDEM PHUM UG UK
08LONDON1876UK WELCOMES U.S. MESSAGE ON VIGILANCE OF IRISL CARGOES; BACKS TOUGHER EU ACTION REF: A. STATE 69339
[...] (S) The UK Government welcomed the U.S. message urging increased vigilance of ships and cargoes belonging to Iran Air Cargo and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and is advising relevant companies in the UK-based shipping industry of the need for due diligence when engaged with ei [...]
2008-07-16 16:37:00Embassy LondonSECRETPARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN UK
08LONDON1886UK'S LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: LOOKING FOR INFLUENCE NOT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Britain's third party, the Liberal Democrats, launched July 17 their "Make It Happen" campaign to communicate the party's core values and vision for the UK. In what is clearly Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg's latest attempt to build an ideologically consistent platform for a party often [...]
2008-07-18 14:23:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON1887PAKISTAN: UK SEES KASHMIR SOLUTION AS KEY TO
[...] (S) Summary. The UK sees resolving Kashmir as central to changing the dynamic in Pakistan's long-term security cooperation with the West, according to FCO contacts. Improving relations between Pakistan and India through a solution to Kashmir will allow the Pakistani Army to reduce its focus on Ind [...]
2008-07-18 16:15:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PTER PBTS PINS IN PK UK
08LONDON1888BAE JUDICIAL REVIEW: HOUSE OF LORDS HEARS HMG
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7-8 the Law Lords of the House of Lords heard HMG's appeal of the High Court ruling that Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Director Wardle acted unlawfully when he abandoned the anti-corruption investigation into BAE Systems' dealings in Saudi Arabia. HMG argued that Wardle ha [...]
2008-07-18 16:26:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCOR EFIN OECD UK
08LONDON189EL BARADEI ON HIS TEHRAN VISIT: SEES IRANIANS AS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. IAEA Head Mohammed El Baradei told UK Foreign Secretary Miliband January 17 that during El Baradei's visit to Tehran last week Iranian officials appeared "very relaxed" and seemed to be feeling no pressure on the nuclear file. Miliband's conversation with El Baradei reported [...]
2008-01-18 18:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK
08LONDON1898HMG CONSIDERING UPGRADES TO NATO AND BILATERAL
[...] (U) Request for Guidance; see para 3. 2. (C) HMG is currently engaged in a cross-departmental discussion on its training commitments in Iraq, the results of which should become clearer by the end of July. According to MOD Joint Commitments officer Dan Hughes and FCO NTM-I officer Ian Living [...]
2008-07-21 13:52:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO IZ UK
08LONDON1901SYRIAN IAEA BOARD CANDIDACY: U.K. AGREES WITH
[...] (S) HMG concurs with the U.S. assessment of Syria's candidacy to the IAEA Board of Directors and will do what it can to support Kazakhstan's candidacy, FCO Counter Proliferation Officer George Sherriff told poloff on July 21. Sherriff said that his counterparts in Vienna "agree on (the USG) course [...]
2008-07-21 15:47:00Embassy LondonSECRETIAEA PREL KZ SY UK AROC KNNP
08LONDON1916NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S "USEFUL" LONDON
[...] (C) Summary. Nigerian President Yar'Adua's "useful" July 16 - 17 visit to London focused on Nigeria-UK migration issues, corruption and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),and the Niger Delta, according to FCO Nigeria Desk Officers Catherine Inglehearn and Fiona Grant. In addition [...]
2008-07-23 11:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN EINV SMIG NI UK
08LONDON1917SQUEEZED IN THE JAWS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH -- UK ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 12:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON1919SUDAN/CPA: AEC CHAIR ON ABYEI, MID-TERM REPORT,
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chair Sir Derek Plumbly is cautiously optimistic about the Abyei Roadmap and reiterated the need for the international community's support for pushing the NCP and SPLM ahead with arbitration. He said Sudanese President Bashir was pleased [...]
2008-07-23 12:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR SU UK
08LONDON1921SQUEEZED IN THE JAWS OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH -- UK ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The British economy will slow dramatically in 2008 and 2009 after leading the G7 with GDP growth of three percent in 2007. Ernst and Young predict GDP growth to fall to only 1.5 percent in 2008, the OECD forecasts 1.8 percent, and Oxford Economics says 1.6 percent. Inflation is [...]
2008-07-23 13:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON1922UK WELCOMES DEMARCHE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 15:26:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC UK
08LONDON19232008 REPORT ON UK INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post is unaware of any relevant disputes against the Government of the UK. Post is aware of one outstanding claim of United States persons against the Government of the British Virgin Islands (GBVI). Claimant A reports they were never compensated for a time share vacation club [...]
2008-07-23 16:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIDE EINV ECON UK
08LONDON1924CENTRAL ASIA/TURKMENISTAN: UK PRIORITIES IN
[...] (C) The head of Turkmenistan's National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights in the Office of the President, Shirin Ahmedova, and the Turkmen Deputy Minister of Justice's early July visit to the UK was a result of HMG's long-term strategy to gradually increase engagement with Turkmenistan as it [...]
2008-07-23 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IAEA PGOV ZK UK
08LONDON1933UNMEE: UK AGREES WITH USG THINKING ON MANDATE'S FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 15:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER UK
08LONDON1939A POLITICAL BODY BLOW TO GORDON BROWN AS LABOUR
[...] (C) Summary. The Scottish National Party's 365 vote victory in yesterday's Glasgow East by-election over Labour is another body blow to Gordon Brown's political fortunes and, in the immediate aftermath, has fueled speculation that Brown could face a leadership challenge this fall, when MPs return t [...]
2008-07-25 11:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON196FOLLOW-UP: BANK MELLI ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A
[...] (S/NF) HM Treasury appreciates the information contained in reftel and promised to look into evidence of any Bank Melli activity in London and possible measures the UK could take to disrupt the Turkish transaction, according to Patrick Guthrie, Head of Financial Sanctions Unit, HMT. However, [...]
2008-01-22 15:52:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC EFIN ETTC
08LONDON1967IRAQ: UK LIKELY TO ASSUME ROLE OF "PRIME
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 15:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO IZ UK
08LONDON1972SPECIAL ENVOY WOLCOTT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY SUPPLY
[...] (C) Summary. On July 22, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and Special Assistant Marc Humphrey traveled to London to meet with Simon Manley (Director for Defense and Strategic Threats at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO). The purpose of this meeting w [...]
2008-07-30 12:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC IAEA FR UK
08LONDON1988UK RESPONSE TO ADDITION OF TWO NEW PARTNERS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 16:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MR UZ UK
08LONDON1991(C/NF) WHO WOULD REPLACE GORDON BROWN AS UK PRIMEREF: A. LONDON 1939 B. LONDON 1704
[...] (C/NF) Summary. As Gordon Brown lurches from political disaster to disaster, Westminster is abuzz with speculation about whether he will be replaced as Prime Minister and Labour Parxty leader, and, if so, by whom. Right now, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Justice Secretary Jack Straw are the [...]
2008-07-31 10:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON1992SURVEY OF U.S./UK LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary: U.S./UK law enforcement cooperation is wide ranging and robust. It is beset, however, by the sort of complications found in most international programs, compounded perhaps by a false assumption on both sides that "they are just like us." Embassy London's Law Enforcement Working [...]
2008-07-31 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM CJUS UK
08LONDON1997UK AGREES ON NEED TO HELP COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) HMG is "100 percent on the same page as the United States" regarding FARC and the need to aggressively combat narcotics trafficking, Tony Kay, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Colombia and Venezuela Desk Officer told us July 31 during a discussion of reftel demarche. Kay stressed that UK [...]
2008-08-01 10:15:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PTER CO UK VE
08LONDON2005IRAN: TAJIK EXTRADITION - FURTHER DELAYS AND
[...] (C) HMG will take no final decision or action on the extradition of former Iranian Ambassador Tajik before 1 September because the Home Secretary, who reportedly wants to personally review all decisions on the case, will be on holiday until then, FCO Iran Bilateral Team Leader Margaret Tongue on J [...]
2008-08-01 14:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCJAN PINS PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON2008UK UNGA ATTENDEES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 15:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA UK
08LONDON2025(C/NF) SUDAN/UNAMID: UK "PERPLEXED" OVER USG
[...] (C/NF) UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill and other FCO contacts intimated to us August 4 that HMG is "perplexed" at the USG's decision to abstain in the UNSC's recent vote on the UNAMID mandate renewal (reftel A). They said that the USG's abstention put the U.S. out in front of H [...]
2008-08-04 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO MOPS SU UK
08LONDON2027U.S. FIRMS WELCOME ENHANCED USG SUPPORT OF UK
[...] (U) Summary: State Special Representative for Commercial Affairs Frank Mermoud and Commerce DAS Jamie Estrada visited the UK July 17-18 to discuss upcoming events in the UK,s nuclear industry. HMG is aggressively moving forward with plans for new nuclear power plants. Government contacts poin [...]
2008-08-04 16:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY IAEA UK
08LONDON2028UK LIKELY TO JOIN EU CONSENSUS ON LIFTING KARADZIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-04 16:36:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC KAWC ICTY BK EU UK
08LONDON2029ENERGY'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL IMPACT ON THE UK
[...] (SBU) Summary. The UK faces two major energy challenges: a rise in fuel poverty and decreasing domestic oil and gas production. Current estimates put the number of households suffering from fuel poverty at 4.5 million according to the National Energy Action, an independent charity. Additionall [...]
2008-08-04 17:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PREL PGOV ECON SENV UK
08LONDON2035IMO: FLAG STATE IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE -
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) 16th Session of the Flag State Implementation Sub- Committee (FSI 16) met at IMO Headquarters, London, UK. Mrs. Tatjana Krilic of Croatia chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by eighty members, three associate members, one state n [...]
2008-08-05 11:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA UK TU JA
08LONDON2036IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF NAVIGATION,
[...] SUMMARY: The 54th session of the Sub-Committee (S/C) on Safety of Navigation (NAV 54) was held from June 30 to July 4 2008, under the chairmanship of Mr. K. Polderman (Netherlands). The session was attended by 65 member governments, one associate member government, one IMO non-member, and 25 U [...]
2008-08-05 11:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK KTIA
08LONDON2053UK REQUESTS U.S. INFORMATION ON TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] Action request, see Paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) HM Treasury has passed us names of individuals and groups for which it is requesting any and all updated information, identifiers and statements of cases (SOCs) in order to comply with it's 2007 policy to conduct yearly reviews of all designated par [...]
2008-08-06 14:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC UK
08LONDON2055UK PLEASED WITH FIRST MONTH OF FRENCH PRESIDENCY;
[...] (C) Summary. France has "listened to" London during the first month of the French Presidency of the EU, especially on issues of current importance to the UK such as Zimbabwe and Iran, and the FCO tells us HMG is optimistic about prospects for the remainder of the Presidency. Despite initial concer [...]
2008-08-06 15:27:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EUN ETRD IR UP FR UK
08LONDON2060IRAN: UK SAYS LEGAL BASIS FOR EU LISTING OF MEK IS
[...] (C) Summary: The EU's continued anti-terror listing of the Mujaheddin e Khalq (MEK) depends on the existence of an active French investigation of the group, according to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). The FCO is uncertain whether the investigation, and the listing, will contin [...]
2008-08-07 14:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EU IR FR UK
08LONDON2070UK DOESN'T EXPECT STRONG NEW BURMA SANCTIONS FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 09:26:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ETRD UK BM
08LONDON2080KENYA/CT: UK RECONSIDERS CT TRAINING PROGRAM FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS Classified By: Political Counselor Richard Mills, reasons 1.4 (b/d).
[...] (S) Following a July 30 Human Rights Watch report and brief UK media interest alleging human rights violations by the Kenyan military, HMG is "reconsidering" its counter-terrorism (CT) training to 20 Para, a parachute regiment in the Kenyan army, FCO CT Officer Lydia Strachan and Kenya Desk Officer [...]
2008-08-08 12:20:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL MOPS PTER PHUM PINR XW KE UK
08LONDON2084SOMALIA: BEHIND THE SCENES OF UK SUPPORT TO
[...] (C/NF) Following his mid-June visit to Somaliland, FCO Minister of State Kim Howells began questioning HMG's decision not to recognize Somaliland and started advocating internally for HMG to give greater support to Somaliland, according to FCO Somalia Research Analyst Cedric Barnes. Barnes said on [...]
2008-08-08 15:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PBTS PINR SO UK
08LONDON2100UK STEPS, SO FAR, TO WIN SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP (NSG) DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 17:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AORC UK
08LONDON2101IRANIAN PUGWASH PARTICIPANTS CLAIM TEHRAN
[...] (S) Summary: Iranian government advisers at the most recent "Pugwash" Conference on Iran reportedly argued during the August 2-3 seminar that: -- Iran wants direct flights to the United States addressed before any talks on a U.S. interest section in Tehran; -- sanctions do not affect Iran's le [...]
2008-08-12 18:01:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPARM PINS PREL AG IR IS IZ LE UK
08LONDON2107GEORGIA: HMG PREDICTS TOUGH DIPLOMATIC ROAD AHEAD
[...] (C/NF) FCO Georgia Task Force Director (and South Caucuses Office Director) Louise Savile predicted a tough diplomatic struggle ahead to return the situation in Georgia to the status quo ante August 6. As an example, she cited part of an August 13 telephone exchange between FM Miliband and Russian [...]
2008-08-13 14:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV RU GG UK
08LONDON2112TFGG01: HMG AGREES ON NEED TO PRESSURE RUSSIA TO
[...] (S/NF) FCO Georgia Task Force Director (and Head of International Organizations Department) Nick Hopton expressed appreciation for points reftel and noted HMG concurrence with U.S. view that Russia needs to comply with its agreement to remove its forces from Georgia, and to allow OSCE and other obs [...]
2008-08-14 13:54:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UNAUS GG RS UK
08LONDON2143PAKISTAN: UK SEES MUSHARRAF'S DEPARTURE AS A 'GOOD THING' BUT NOT A SOLUTION REF: A. STATE 88734 B. ISLAMABAD 2750 LONDON 00002143 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-19 09:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER PK UK
08LONDON2159TFGGO1: FM MILIBAND'S AUGUST 27 VISIT TO KYIV DESIGNED TO SHOW UK SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
[...] (C/NF) FM Miliband will travel to Kyiv on August 27 to reinforce support for Ukraine's European and Transatlantic aspirations, and to demonstrate British solidarity with the Ukrainian people during a difficult period, as he did with the Georgians during his August 20 visit to Tbilisi (septel). The [...]
2008-08-20 15:49:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM MOPS GG RU UP UK
08LONDON2169IRAN: EXPAT SOURCE'S INFORMATION AND VIEWS ON
[...] (S) Summary: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reportedly is widely viewed within the regime as a capable and forceful leader and manager who may someday succeed to at least a share of national leadership; his father may also see him in that light. A close ally of Tehran Mayor Q [...]
2008-08-21 15:10:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PTER PHUM IR UK
08LONDON2170BELARUS TELLS UK IT'S LOOKING FOR REWARDS FOR
[...] (C/NF) The Belarus government perceives that its release of political prisoners Syarhey Parsyukevich, Andrey Kim, and Alyaksander Kazulin - long sought by the EU and U.S. - warrants a significant signal from the west indicating an "improved climate." The Belarusian DCM Zoya Kolontai told the Head o [...]
2008-08-21 16:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM BO UK
08LONDON2171TFGG01:FM MILIBAND TELLS GEORGIANS UK WILL PROVIDE
[...] (C) During his August 19/20 visit to Georgia, FM Miliband pledged to government interlocutors and publicly that the UK will support Georgia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and Transatlantic aspirations, and will work bilaterally and through the EU to address short term humanitarian needs and l [...]
2008-08-21 17:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL GG RU UK
08LONDON2178UK SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 14:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF UK
08LONDON2179HMG'S ENDORSEMENT OF THE DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382 REF: STATE 88759
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 14:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR UK
08LONDON2180(C) WESTERN SAHARA: UK SUPPORTS VAN WALSUM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 14:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI UK
08LONDON2181AFGHANISTAN: BROWN URGES KARZAI TO KEEP HELMAND
[...] (C/NF) During what was described by FCO Afghanistan Desk Officer Tom Burns as a mainly "morale boosting" trip to Afghanistan on August 21, Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with UK and Afghan military commanders and Governor Mangal in Helmand, and with President Karzai and UNSYG Special Representativ [...]
2008-08-22 15:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PTER AF UK
08LONDON2182UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-1014531
[...] Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) has provided the responses to the questions posed by the Department for G.I.K. International Trade Ltd., a United Kingdom Company, per reftel. The text of the response follows at para. 2 2. Begin text of UK response to questions posed by the [...]
2008-08-22 15:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC KOMC SA UK
08LONDON2185UK RESPONSE TO MTCR SMALL GROUP PROPOSAL: AGREEMENT "IN PRINCIPLE" BUT SOME QUESTIONS REF: STATE 85940
[...] (U) This is an action request for State ISN/MTR. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. Although the UK supports "in principle" the U.S. proposal for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) outreach to non-MTCR countries, HMG has posed several questions regarding the implementation and potentia [...]
2008-08-22 16:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR GM JA UK
08LONDON2186IRAN: CHINESE EMBASSY ASKS WHETHER GEORGIA CRISIS AFFECTS P5+1'S IRAN POSTURE REF: BEIJING 3034
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese Embassy counterparts asked informally whether the Georgia crisis means in U.S. eyes a suspension or slowdown in multilateral efforts on Iran nuclear. London Iran Watcher (Poloff) said this is not the case; international equities on Iran are too urgent and well-defined, and Iran [...]
2008-08-22 16:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPARM PINS PREL PTER CH IR UK
08LONDON2188SOMALIA: UK-BASED DIASPORA AND ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Known as the "invisible community," the UK's Somali Diaspora has historic roots in Britain but has surged significantly in the last twenty years to an estimated 250,000 to 380,000. With recent immigration increases attributed to family reunification and re-location of other EU [...]
2008-08-26 08:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ATFN SOCI EAID SO UK
08LONDON2195SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSSIONS ON SUDAN - ICC ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 12:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KAWC SU UK
08LONDON2196DRC SANCTIONS: UK APPRECIATES INFORMATION, KEEN TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 13:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZF CG RW UK
08LONDON2197UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN DOUGLAS E. LUTE REF: WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC 481
[...] (C) Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Deputy National Security Advisor Douglas E. Lute and delegation to visit London September 18-20 for meetings with UK officials. 2.(U) ----------------- Visit officer ----------------- XXXXXXXXXXXX If calling from within the UK replace 44 [...]
2008-08-27 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALOTRA UK
08LONDON2204WALES: WHO WILL REPLACE FIRST MINISTER MORGAN WHEN
[...] (C) Speculation is rife in the Welsh media and among Welsh political insiders as to whom the Labor Party would "parachute in" to rescue the party in Wales and replace Welsh Assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who has announced he will resign as First Minister in 2009, but retain his seat in [...]
2008-08-28 12:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV UK
08LONDON2211UK WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GEORGIA; “ON THE SAME
[...] (C) Summary. The United Kingdom agrees that South Ossetian and Abkhazian representatives should not participate in UN Security Council (UNSC) meetings on Georgia, according to Mariot Leslie, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director General (DG) for Defense and Intelligence. Leslie told th [...]
2008-08-28 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EAID UNSC PREL PGOV FR GG UK UP
08LONDON2217UK SLIDING TOWARDS RECESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The economic news is not good for Great Britain or its Prime Minister. GDP growth was 0.0 per cent in the second quarter of 2008, the worst quarter in 16 years. Inflation hit 4.4% in July, and the Bank of England predicts it will rise to 5% by the end of the year. Employment numb [...]
2008-08-29 12:25:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2218UK PERSPECTIVE ON NATO MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-29 12:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PGOV MARR UK
08LONDON2233(S/NF) UK CONSIDERING ENGAGEMENT WITH HIZBALLAH MINISTER, POLITICAL OFFICIALS REF: A. NEA/ELA-EMBASSY LONDON EMAILS B. LONDON 1396 C. LONDON 1292 D. LONDON 1968
[...] (S/NF) The UK is considering granting authorization to the British Embassy in Beirut to meet with Lebanese Minister of Labor Mohammad Fneish, a member of Hizballah, and other Hizballah party officials, FCO Levant Group Head Benjamin Saoul and Cabinet Office Desk Officer Brian Jones told us separate [...]
2008-09-02 15:56:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV SY LE IZ UK
08LONDON2242UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY DIRECTOR JOHN P. WALTERS AND STAFF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 08:33:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALOTRA UK
08LONDON2243PAKISTAN: UK ASSESSMENT AND MEDIUM-TERM THINKING, SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN GROUP REF: LONDON 2143 Classified By: Political Counselor Richard Mills, reasons 1.4 (b/d).
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 08:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER PK UK
08LONDON2261BARONESS SCOTLAND WILL ATTEND SECRETARY'S WOMEN
[...] (U) Baroness Scotland, Attorney General to Her Majesty's Government, in a response to the Secretary's invitation, has notified Post she will join the Secretary at the Women Leaders' Working group at UNGA. 2. (U) Baroness Scotland said that she is looking foward to participating in discuss [...]
2008-09-08 10:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMM UNGA UK
08LONDON2282A MIXED UK RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE REF: A. STATE 95334 B. STATE 61034 C. PARIS 1446
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-09 15:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA UK
08LONDON2283IRAN: UK'S INFORMAL COMMENTS ON EU DYNAMICS AND IRAN SANCTIONS PROSPECTS REF: A. SECSTATE 95257 B. SEPT 2 LONDON EMAIL (GAYLE) TO NEA/IR
[...] (C) Summary: Recent Embassy conversations on Iran with regular Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contacts suggest the UK's approach on Iran nuclear policy will continue to be tough-minded and practical, favoring direct engagement if feasible, but not optimistic on prospects either for broad EU [...]
2008-09-09 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IR UK
08LONDON2294SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
[...] (SBU) Embassy London welcomes the visit of Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Kupfer on September 15-17. Issues of the economy and security of energy supply have come to the fore in the UK, and the conflict between Russia and Georgia has served to highlight that an increasing amount of the UK,s natural [...]
2008-09-11 13:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKERG
08LONDON2304COMMONWEALTH: NEW SYG BRINGS NEW ENERGY, SCOPE FOR LINKAGES WITH COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 10:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM PGOV PHUM FJ RW UK
08LONDON2363(C/NF) NICK CLEGG TRIES TO GIVE UK VOTERS A REASON TO VOTE LIB DEM REF: A. LONDON 1886 B. LONDON 732 Classified By: Minister Political Counselor Greg Berry, reasons 1.4 (b/ d).
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 16:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON2384READOUT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KUPFER MEETINGS WITH JOHN HUTTON AND JONATHAN PORTES ON ENERGY SECURITY AND LONDON SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: During his visit to the UK on September 16th and 17th, Acting Deputy Secretary of Energy Kupfer met separately with Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) John Hutton and the Prime Minister,s Special Envoy for Energy Jonathan Portes to discuss energy s [...]
2008-09-19 10:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG TRGY UK
08LONDON240(U) HAIN RESIGNATION TRIGGERS LIMITED CABINET
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Peter Hain resigned on January 24 as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and for Wales after SIPDIS the Electoral Commission referred to the police his failure to report donations to his 2007 campaign for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. The Hain resignation came o [...]
2008-01-25 17:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR UK
08LONDON2420LUTE DELEGATION'S DISCUSSIONS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 15:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MCAP AF PK UK
08LONDON2441NTMI: UK WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BUT WILL BE SHORT ON SPECIFICS AT SEPTEMBER 26 MANPOWER COORDINATION CONFERENCE REF: A) LONDON 1967 B) STATE 99701
[...] (C) The UK supports in principle U.S. views that NATO Allies and Partners should provide additional resources to the Nato Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) and HMG will make a significant contribution. However, according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes, internal decision m [...]
2008-09-25 09:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPEL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
08LONDON2443FRANCE'S EDF BUYS BRITISH ENERGY, TAKING THE FIRST
[...] (U) Summary: French utility Electricite de France (EDF) will purchase the UK,s nuclear energy firm British Energy (BE) for a reported USD23 billion (USD 14.40 per share),making HMG's 36% stake worth an estimated USD 8.3 billion. The long-discussed entry of EDF, with its financial and technica [...]
2008-09-25 09:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG UK
08LONDON2451UK PM GORDON BROWN REASSERTS HIS LEADERSHIP AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE, BUT DAVID CAMERON LOOMS REF: A. LONDON 2163 B. LONDON 2010 C. LONDON 623 D. LONDON 1991
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Gordon Brown succeeded in reestablishing his authority at the Labour Party's Fall Conference in Manchester September 20-24, cutting the Conservative Party's lead in half in post-conference polling and buying himself some time against a serious leadership challenge. Brown [...]
2008-09-25 16:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL UK
08LONDON2460London Financial Experts Anxious for Conclusion of U.S.
[...] (SBU) Uncertainty about the fate of the USG proposed $700 billion support facility has paralyzed UK financial markets, senior HMT officials told Econoffs on September 25. There is no inter-bank lending at the moment, and all the big players are waiting for news about the plan before making sig [...]
2008-09-26 14:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR EINV UK
08LONDON2474IRAN: TAJIK EXTRADITION - UK DITHERING, MAY HAVE COLD FEET REF: A. E-MAILS EMBASSY (GAYLE) TO NEA/IR 9/3/08 AND PREVIOUS B. LONDON 2005
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not formally retreated from its earlier stated intention to extradite ex-Iranian Ambassador Tajik, and says the Tajik file is now on the desk of the Home Secretary for final decision. FCO is noticeably vague, however, on when a decision might [...]
2008-09-29 14:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCJAN PINS PREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON2477AFRICA AND UK: NEW FCO AFRICA DIRECTOR ADAM WOOD AND CHANGES TO THE AFRICA DIRECTORATE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 16:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR XA UK
08LONDON2486SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SHELBY'S OCTOBER 10-12 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) The UK economy is reeling from the effects of the global economic crisis, with housing prices falling even faster and further than in the United States. The UK economy continues to slide into recession with negative GDP growth forecast for the second semester of 2008. Inflation, fueled b [...]
2008-09-30 14:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KTFN UK
08LONDON2494New Chief Regulator Faces Baptism by Fire in Month of
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis, which has hit the UK particularly hard, has turned the spotlight on Britain's recently appointed financial regulator, Jonathan Adair Turner, who succeeded Callum McCarthy as Chairman of the Financial Services Authority. Turner's appointment was well [...]
2008-10-01 15:32:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2496DAVID CAMERON USES HIS PARTY SPEECH TO DEFINE HIMSELF AND REBUT LABOUR CLAIM THAT NOW IS NO TIME FOR A NOVICE REF: STATE 2451
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Conservative Leader David Cameron used his lengthy, sober speech to the Tory Conference today to rebut Prime Minister Brown's charge that "now is not the time for a novice" to move into Downing Street (ref). Cameron told conference delegates that in a time of financial cris [...]
2008-10-01 16:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UK
08LONDON2498SOMALIA: UK CONFUSED BY USG POLICY ON PEACEKEEPING IN SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 12:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC MOPS SO UK
08LONDON2499WEST AFRICA: UK PRIORITIES, COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND ELECTIONS REF: A. LONDON 2487 B. FREETOWN 336 C. LONDON 1916
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 12:36:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL SNAR PINR KDEM PTER KCRM XY UK
08LONDON2525GORDON BROWN RESHUFFLES CABINET TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-03 16:26:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON2542PM BROWN DOES THE UNEXPECTED IN ADDRESSING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The past 72-hours have seen dramatic political maneuvering in London to confront the deepening economic crisis. The first surprise was PM Brown's appointment of his long-time nemesis, the highly controversial figure, Peter Mandelson as business secretary, followed by the creati [...]
2008-10-06 14:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV UK
08LONDON2548UK AGREES IN PRINCIPLE WITH U.S VIEWS ON
[...] (SBU) The UK agrees with the U.S. fully on the substantive issues involving the Serbian proposal to refer the question of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (reftel). According to FCO Balkans Office Deputy Head Adam Bye, the resolution is "undes [...]
2008-10-06 16:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA UNAUS KVPR UK
08LONDON2556GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS STEALS THE THUNDER FROM
[...] Summary and comment. (C) The Conservative Party's fall conference, which closed the UK political party conference season on October 1, ended with a whimper rather than the expected bang. Turmoil in the world's financial markets overshadowed Tory leader David Cameron's attempts to portray his party [...]
2008-10-07 12:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UK
08LONDON2565DELEGATION PRESENTS PETITION TO EMBASSY ADVOCATING
[...] (C) A four person delegation representing the "Cuba Solidarity Campaign," a UK-based pressure and advocacy group, presented a petition to Polcouns and the Department of Justice Attache October 7 on behalf of two Cuban women requesting permission to visit their imprisoned husbands, operatives [...]
2008-10-07 17:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PHUM CVIS CU UK KCRM
08LONDON2574UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO LUTE AND DELEGATION, OCT 21-23, 2008 REF: WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC CABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 12:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALOREP AMGT ASEC OVIP AFIN UK
08LONDON2589SOMALIA: UK SUPPORTS USG COMPROMISE LANGUAGE IN SANCTIONS UNSC RESOLUTION REF: STATE 108662
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 12:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XW SO UK
08LONDON2600IRAN: UK CURRENT POSTURE -- FCO FORMAL AND INFORMAL VIEWS
[...] (S) Please see Department information request at paragraph4. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Foreign and Commonwealth Office working contacts told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) October 14 that: -- Foreign Secretary Miliband pressed his Chinese counterpart to have China re-engage in the P5 1, with little resul [...]
2008-10-14 19:04:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNCJAN PINS PREL PTER GE FR IT IR UK
08LONDON2603BROWN RECEIVES BOUNCE FROM BAIL-OUT PLAN;
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.K. government's agreement to pump GBP 37 billion into three of Britain's largest banks, along with similarly dramatic moves undertaken in the U.S. and in the rest of Europe, buoyed, at least temporarily, London's stock markets, with minor gains posted in the first two days of t [...]
2008-10-15 14:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV UK
08LONDON2621IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS GOODS,
[...] SUMMARY: The 13th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from September 22-26, 2008 under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations fr [...]
2008-10-17 12:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK
08LONDON2627UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO STAMILIO, LTC
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Mr. Mark Stamilio, LTCOL John Havranek, and LTC James Dodson to visit London October 19-20 to attend working level meetings on ISAF detention policies and practices. 2. ---------------- Visit Officer ---------------- D [...]
2008-10-17 16:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
08LONDON2629PARLIAMENT'S TREASURY COMMITTEE CLEARS CALENDAR FOR BANKING
[...] (SBU) On October 14, the Treasury Committee of the Parliament announced an urgent inquiry into the banking crisis. "The inquiry will take a fundamental look at the causes of the present banking crisis, the current responsibilities of the banks, and the Government to the taxpayer, and the futur [...]
2008-10-17 16:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON2642UK FULLY SUPPORTS FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 14:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PK UK
08LONDON2643UK/RUSSIA RELATIONS: HARD-HEADED ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. FCO Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Director Michael Davenport told DCM that HMG was conducting "parallel exercises" involving Cabinet, Intelligence and Foreign Office principals, designed to give PM Brown a clearer picture of Russian foreign policy making processes and recommendatio [...]
2008-10-20 15:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RU UK
08LONDON2651USDP EDELMAN’S OCTOBER 15 MEETINGS IN LONDON
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The UK is pessimistic about Pakistan, especially in light of President Zardari's poor leadership and the bad economy, although they praise efforts by Pakistani President Zardari to cooperate with Afghan President Karzai, UK senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),Foreign [...]
2008-10-21 17:03:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK ECON KNNP MOPS PTER AF FR
08LONDON2655AFGHANISTAN: HMG SUPPORTS ELECTIONS AS SCHEDULED; UNLIKELY TO INCREASE TROOP NUMBERS ABOVE CURRENT DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) Summary. SCA DAS Pat Moon and INL PDAS Bill McGlynn exchanged views on the way ahead in Afghanistan with FCO South Asia Director Adam Thomson and Afghanistan Team Leader Matthew Lodge, as well as MOD Joint Commitments Policy Director Jeff Garrett and Director-Political Peter Watkins. Moon brief [...]
2008-10-22 07:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF UK
08LONDON2673PAN AM 103 BOMBER HAS INCURABLE CANCER; LIBYANS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Convicted Pam Am 103 bomber Abdelbasset al-Megrahi has inoperable, incurable cancer, but it is not clear how long he has to live, according to two separate medical opinions obtained by officials at Greenock prison near Glasgow, where Megrahi is currently serving a life sentence. Pre [...]
2008-10-24 06:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER LY UK
08LONDON2683HMG ACKNOWLEDGES UK ECONOMY ENTERING RECESSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: This week, officials publicly acknowledged that the UK is likely to be entering a recession. For months, prominent public figures refused to mention the 'R' word, in favor of talking up the underlying strength of the UK's economic position. However, Mervyn King, Governor of t [...]
2008-10-24 09:40:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2688Lord Kerr on the U.S. - EU Transatlantic Dialogue
[...] (SBU) Lord John Kerr, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, Advisory Council Member of Business for New Europe (BNE),and former UK Ambassador to the U.S. shared views on the changing nature of the transatlantic dialogue and climate change at a recent BNE-sponsored event. Transatlantic Dialogu [...]
2008-10-24 14:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAIR MARR ETRD PINR EU UK
08LONDON2689UK AGREES WITH IMPORTANCE OF SADC ENGAGEMENT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-24 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI UK
08LONDON2691IRAN: SAFAVI CLAIMS KHAMENEI WILL HOLD HARD LINE,
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior Iranian cleric and IRGC figure Salman Safavi told a private dinner, attended by Embassy London Iran watcher (Poloff),that Supreme Leader Khamenei will ease or harden the tone of Iran's nuclear policies based on who wins the U.S. presidential election. Safavi gave no s [...]
2008-10-24 18:14:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IA IR LE UK
08LONDON2702UK WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR CONFERENCE, WILL DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM ATTENDING REF: STATE 112229
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 15:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALAORC IR MNUC TRGY UK
08LONDON272IRAN: UK SAYS EU DESIRE FOR THIRD UNSCR MEANS NO
[...] (C) Summary: The UK expects no new EU steps on autonomous measures against Iran before a March 10-11 GAERC ministerial, due to the desire of most EU governments to have the legal and political cover of an approved third UN Security Council Resolution in place before any further EU action, ac [...]
2008-01-29 18:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK
08LONDON2735UK WILL LOBBY IN EU FOR ROBUST EU APPROACH TOWARDS BOSNIA; NEW UK AMBASSADOR TO BOSNIA TO ARRIVE SOON REF: A) STATE 113894 B) DONEGAN/FOOKS EMAIL 10/17
[...] (C) The UK concurs with the U.S. view (ref a) that political progress in Bosnia has either stopped or is moving in the wrong direction, and will use the time remaining before the November 10 GAERC to lobby its EU partners for a strong statement on Bosnia. According to FCO Bosnia Team Leader Daisy O [...]
2008-10-28 17:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK EU UK
08LONDON2757SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 12:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN
08LONDON276INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The 52nd session of the IMO FP S/C met at Central Hall Westminster in London 14-18 January 2008, chaired by Mr. Juan Carlos Cubisino (Argentina). The session was attended by delegations from 58 member states, one associate member, one state not a member, two intergovernmental organ [...]
2008-01-30 09:48:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
08LONDON2760ECONOMIC CRISIS RX - VIEW FROM THE CITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV UK
08LONDON2765CONSERVATIVE PARTY CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED BY BROWN’S
[...] (C) PM Brown's relatively deft performance (ref b) in handling the economic crisis over the past month has caught the Conservative Party off-guard, and the Tories' response to the crisis has been regrettably tepid, Michael Fallon, Tory MP and senior Tory member of the Treasury Committee, House of C [...]
2008-10-31 15:33:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV UK
08LONDON2766UK APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS ASSET-FREEZING REGIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK Court of Appeals supported the British government's asset-freezing regime after it had been struck down in an April High Court ruling, in an October 30 decision. HM Treasury was largely pleased with the outcome, although they will have to make modifications to UK regulati [...]
2008-10-31 16:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KTFN UK
08LONDON2770COMMONWEALTH: NEW SYG LOOKING TO STEP UP ENGAGEMENT WITH USG REF: A. COLOMBO 982 B. LONDON 2304 Classified By: Ambassador Robert Tuttle, reasons 1.4 (b/d).
[...] (C) "The Commonwealth is a strategic partner for most of what the USG wants," new Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma told the Ambassador in an October 29 courtesy call. Sharma said the USG "should not confuse the Commonwealth's low-key approach as ineffective," pointing out that he wou [...]
2008-11-03 11:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM EAID PINR UK
08LONDON2778IRANIAN IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS: HAVING MORE PROBLEMS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Iranian importers and exporters are encountering ever-greater problems, in all regions including China, in obtaining trade financing due to USG-led international financial measures, according to statements by an Iran banking contact to Embassy London Iran Watcher (poloff). End su [...]
2008-11-03 15:59:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNCJAN ECON EFIN PINS PREL PTER KFIN IR UK
08LONDON2783ECONOMIC RECOVERY A LONG WAY OFF SAY BANKERS
[...] (SBU) The UK economy will not begin to recover until the end of 2009 at the earliest, and the road back to health will be slow, said Stephen King, Group Chief Economist at HSBC Bank plc and Melanie Baker, Vice President at Morgan Stanley. High loan burdens for banks, rising unemployment, and [...]
2008-11-03 16:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV UK
08LONDON2784FINANCIAL CRISIS AND UK DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
[...] (U) Summary: Despite the economic crisis, HMG has no intention of cutting back on assistance and indeed, will move forward to increase funding, UK Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told Parliament on October 30. In response to a parliamentary inquiry, Alexander stated that he plans to pus [...]
2008-11-03 17:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UK
08LONDON2785BOSNIA, EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, AND DRC ARE ON THE UK'S AGENDA AT NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Miliband intends to impress on his EU counterparts that worsening trends in Bosnia require a unified EU message, and to highlight the need for political action in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),during the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. The UK Governm [...]
2008-11-03 17:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV EUN GA IR IZ CG RS UK
08LONDON2789IRAN: FURTHER READOUT ON GHALIBAF VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Tehran Mayor and possible 2009 Iranian Presidential candidate Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf while on a mid-October visit to Tokyo made comments suggesting he may support a marginally less confrontational approach to the nuclear issue, according to informal readout provided London Iran W [...]
2008-11-04 13:15:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP PGOV PREL UK JA IR
08LONDON2798(C) UK'S POTENTIAL NEW FINANCIAL TOOL AGAINST IRAN Classified By: KATHLEEN DOHERTY, ECON COUNSELOR FOR REASONS 1.4 B & D
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The British government amended the Counter-Terrorism Bill (CT Bill) on November 3, which would potentially give HMG stronger financial powers against Iran and other rogue nations. If approved by Parliament, HM Treasury would obtain power to impose measures on private entities doing [...]
2008-11-04 16:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KTFN MNUC IR UK
08LONDON2802HMG SEES OPPORTUNITY IN BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION REF: STATE 115494 Classified By: Economic Counselor Kathleen Doherty for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
[...] (C) In response to reftel points, FCO Burma Coordinator/Deputy Head of South East Asia and Pacific Group Nicholas Alexander, told Poloff that HMG agreed with the substance of our position on Burma's application to re-engage the Global Fund but advised caution on the tactics we might use to apply i [...]
2008-11-04 17:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM BM UK
08LONDON2814POC FOR NODEL SANDERS (NOV 9-13)
[...] (SBU) The Point Of Contact (POC) for NODEL Sanders is Warren Chane, Economic Officer. Contact details follow: Warren Chane Economic Officer Office: +44 (0) 20 7894 0492 Home: +44 (0) 20 7722 6527 Mobile: +44 (0) 77 1516 7459 FAX: +44 (0) 20 7409 1637 Email: chanegw@state.gov TUTTL [...]
2008-11-07 10:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK
08LONDON2821FCO PLEASED WITH U.S./UK ALIGNMENT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: INL Assistant Secretary David Johnson visited London October 31, to review Afghan counter-narcotics efforts (CN) with British counterparts. Johnson shared observations from his visit to Helmand, noted the importance of Afghan National Army CNIK protection for eradication, and noted th [...]
2008-11-07 16:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNAR PTER AF UK
08LONDON2822DRC: UK FOCUSING ON POLITICAL SOLUTION, MAKING
[...] (C) Parliament is pressing HMG for deployment of additional troops to MONUC, but the Foreign Office is concentrating on a political solution to the crisis and increased MONUC flexibility, FCO Great Lakes Team Leader David Hall and DRC Desk Officer Oliver Craven told us November 7. HMG will not sup [...]
2008-11-07 16:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINR PREF PINS KPKO RW CG UK
08LONDON2828SOUTHERN AFRICA/MAURITIUS: UK ON VISA WAIVER,
[...] (C) From a November 7 round up of UK policy and priorities in Southern Africa, imposing new visa requirements may cause some tension in the region for the UK, according to FCO Head of Southern Africa Section Sarah Riley. The UK Borders Agency is reviewing its visa regimes on South Africa, Lesotho, [...]
2008-11-10 11:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR EAID ZU MP
08LONDON2829HMG ACCUSED OF SEEING NO BLAME, HEARING NO BLAME, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Treasury Select Committee held an unprecedented evidence session November 3 in which the Tripartite Committee authorities responded to Parliamentary questions and to questions emailed to the Committee by the general public. In their responses, the Chancellor of the Excheque [...]
2008-11-10 11:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2833CTF-150/SOMALIA: OUTBRIEF FROM CANADIAN SHIP
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian vessel HMCS Ville de Quebec escorted five WFP vessels in and out of Mogadishu between August and October 2008, and the vessel's commanding officer noted that there is clear evidence of collusion between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and pirates in Som [...]
2008-11-10 14:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PTER SO CA UK
08LONDON2837SOMALILAND/SOMALIA: SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT, UK
[...] (SBU) In a November 8 discussion on U.S. policy in Somalia, Somaliland Diaspora leaders representing over twenty UK-based Somali organizations said that security and development in Somaliland are their main concerns. They offered the following political and development policy suggestions: [...]
2008-11-10 16:31:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS EAID PREF PINR SO UK
08LONDON2853PAKISTAN: UK ON FATA INTEGRATION, AF-PAK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 15:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS EAID PK AF UK
08LONDON2858AFRICA/CHINA: MORE ENGAGEMENT IS A TWO-SIDED COIN
[...] (C//REL TO FIVE EYES) China's increasing engagement with African governments is a two-sided coin. China more readily works on its Africa partners' behalf in the United Nations (sometimes in unhelpful ways for the West),and it also provides significant direct investment and infrastructure cr [...]
2008-11-13 16:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EAID XA CA NZ AS CH TW UK
08LONDON2860ALCHEMY FOR RECOVERY - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE G20 SUMMIT FROM SOME OF THE UK'S TOP ECONOMISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 11:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV UK
08LONDON2882NIGERIA: UK ON EFCC AND PRESIDENT YAR A'DUA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's relationship with Nigeria is "static," FCO Nigerian Team Leader Catherine Inglehearn said November 14. Cooperation with Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has largely stalled, pending a letter from new chair Waziri about HMG engagement with the Comm [...]
2008-11-17 15:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KCOR KCRM PINR NI UK
08LONDON2898HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY - HMG SHARES ADDITIONAL
[...] (C/NF) FCO Deputy Head Security Policy Chris Holtby (strictly protect) confirmed that HMG is satisfied with the progress in establishment of Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood UK, and afloat Force Headquarters (FHQ) for the EU counter-piracy mission "Atalanta." Holtby admitted that Gree [...]
2008-11-19 15:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN EWWT PHSA PTER PREL UK
08LONDON2899COTE D'IVOIRE: UK ON ELECTIONS, DDR, AND
[...] (C) Summary. The UK "does not buy into" the French view that Cote d'Ivoire's elections were delayed for technical reasons, and HMG thinks elections could have taken place on time, albeit with some technical problems, had there been the political will, FCO West Africa Team Leader Jonathan Drew told [...]
2008-11-19 15:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PGOV IV FR UK
08LONDON2909 APOLOGIES, EXCUSES, AND GLOOM - TESTIMONY OF EXECUTIVES OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The executive teams of the UK's two nationalized banks, Bradford & Bingley (B&B) and Northern Rock (NR),were quizzed by MPs on the Treasury Committee November 18. B&B executives gave a gloomy outlook for the bank's mortgage books, with GBP 600-800 million losses expected from [...]
2008-11-20 14:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2917NIGERIA: HMG TO CHALLENGE RULING ON IBORI EVIDENCE
[...] (C) The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Metropolitan Police plan to appeal the November 19 London Court decision ruling that the evidence submitted by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to the court in the on-going corruption investigation of former Nigeria Delta St [...]
2008-11-21 16:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KCOR KCRM PINR NI UK
08LONDON2960AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY - UK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
[...] (C/NF) The UK concurs with U.S. views (reftel) that the NATO Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund mandate should be broad and flexible enough to allow contributions from both NATO and non-Nato nations alike. FCO NATO/ESDP Team Leader Chris Holtby added that the disbursal system should be s [...]
2008-11-28 13:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF UK
08LONDON2961PAKISTAN: UK ON MID-DECEMBER DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C/NF) The UK is generally on board with a donors conference on Pakistan, though there is some hesitation over the timing, according to FCO Pakistan Team Leader Laura Hickey. That said, it is likely that a UK Minister will attend. Both Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Development Secretary Do [...]
2008-11-28 14:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK UK
08LONDON2964AFGHANISTAN: PRESIDENT KARZAI NOT CONFIDENT ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a November 25 meeting in Kabul, Afghan President Karzai told FS Miliband that it would be difficult or impossible to hold a credible Presidential election. He said that Afghanistan's USD 13.4b of reserves, were the &best in the world." Miliband commented to Karzai that, after [...]
2008-11-28 15:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR PTER AF UK
08LONDON2968PAKISTAN: MILIBAND'S "POSITIVE" NOVEMBER 25 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband had a "positive" November 25 trip to Pakistan, FCO Pakistan Team Leader Laura Hickey told us November 28. The two main objectives of the trip were outreach on counter radicalization efforts and support for the Government of Pakistan's (GOP) ownersh [...]
2008-11-28 16:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER IN PK UK
08LONDON2970 Spending Sprees And Tax Hikes: The Highs And Lows Of The
[...] (SBU) Summary: The November 24 2008 UK Pre-budget report (PBR) announces a GBP 20 billion stimulus package and deficit financing to respond to the recession brought on the global financial crisis. Government debt will double to GBP 1 trillion over the next few years before declining, and the [...]
2008-11-28 16:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON2972UK RESPONSE TO EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY
[...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A points to the host government on November 21 regarding the EU's biofuels sustainability proposals under consideration for a vote by the European Parliament in its "20-20-20" Energy and Climate Legislation. In response to USG comments on the amendments, the UK Head of [...]
2008-11-28 18:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU
08LONDON2976DRC:UK SUPPORTS EITI INCLUSION IN MONUC MANDATE, EXTENDED ARMS EMBARGO, FDLR SANCTIONS IMPOSITION SOONEST
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK supports inclusion of an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) paragraph in the MONUC renewal mandate, continuation of the arms embargo in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 12 months, and imposition of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) [...]
2008-12-01 11:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EMIN UNSC KPKO PARM CG RW UK
08LONDON3001EU/PAKISTAN: HMG REQUESTS USG INFLUENCE THE SWEDES
[...] (C/NF) HMG wants to hold an EU-Pakistan Summit under the EU's Swedish presidency in the second half of 2009, but is having trouble convincing the Swedes that a summit would add significant value to what the international community is trying to accomplish in Pakistan, according to FCO Pakistan [...]
2008-12-02 10:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ETRD PK SW UK
08LONDON3038SOMALIA: UNDERSTANDING AND COUNTERING UK OPPOSITION TO A PEACEKEEPING OPERATION REF: A. STATE 127595 B.
[...] (C/NF) Summary. At senior levels, HMG characterizes its opposition to a peacekeeping operation in Somalia as "realistic." It has two main strands of thought: one political regarding the peace process and one technical regarding peacekeeping operations. Sharing information about USG engagement with [...]
2008-12-04 13:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO PHUM SO UN UK
08LONDON3041LONDON P3 CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: During a P3 working discussion hosted in London November 10 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),both the British and French participants stressed that their countries remain committed to UNSCR 1540 Committee goals, but agreed that the Committee needs to be more focused and mo [...]
2008-12-04 16:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PARM UK
08LONDON3042(U) QUEEN OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH A THIN LABOUR
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Queen laid out Gordon Brown's legislative plans for the coming year in the annual Queen's Speech at the December 3 State Opening of Parliament, but most of the political and media attention was not on PM Brown's legislative agenda (much of which had been released already) but on [...]
2008-12-04 16:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON PREL PINR UK
08LONDON305IRAN: NAMES PROPOSED BY UK AND FRANCE FOR EU ASSET
[...] (C/NF) Providing further details of UK efforts to obtain autonomous EU sanctions against Iran (see ref),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on January 30 gave London Iran Watcher (Poloff) a list of 18 entities and 14 individuals that the FCO says the UK and France have jointly proposed to EU [...]
2008-01-31 17:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPRP PGOV ETTC IR UK
08LONDON3062PAKISTAN: LYALL GRANT AND BOUCHER AGREE ON
[...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary Boucher and Foreign Office Political Director Lyall Grant agreed on the need for Pakistan, and especially General Kayani, to close down Lashkar e Taiba operations and move on to reform of the intelligence service. Lyall Grant observed there would be less political [...]
2008-12-08 16:51:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR IN PK CH UK
08LONDON3079HMG SEEKS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN ESTABLISHING
[...] (U) Guidance request. See para 4. 2. (C/NF) HMG will announce early in January 2009 an interagency initiative on international regulation of Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs). The announcement will be in the form of a written ministerial statement, which will include an invit [...]
2008-12-09 16:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MARR PTER DS UK
08LONDON3097 Government's Pre-Budget Report: Too Bullish, Too Risky,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Pre-Budget Report (PBR),announced on November 24, has been widely criticized, from the size and nature of HM Treasury's fiscal stimulus package to HMT's perceived overly optimistic macroeconomic forecasts. On December 10, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Darling defended t [...]
2008-12-11 16:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON3107SOMALIA/PIRACY: UK ON UNSC PIRACY RESOLUTION, CONTACT GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 15:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW UK
08LONDON3110IRAN: FCO QUIETLY URGES PRESSURE ON GERMANS FOR EU
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Germany has deep political reservations over bank designations proposed against Iran under the EU's Common Policy, and is making legal and intelligence arguments within E4 against UK and French proposals to designate several Iranian banks, according to a UK Foreign and Commonweal [...]
2008-12-12 18:03:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ENRG IR KTFN MNUC PTER UK
08LONDON3122UK PLEDGE TO YEAR TWO OF THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
[...] (C) HMG is currenly in the process of determining the amount of its pledge to Year Two of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, FCO Levant Group Head Benjamin Saoul told us December 15 in response to reftel demarche. The exact amount of the contribution will not be decided until early 2009, Saou [...]
2008-12-15 15:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC LE SY UK EUN
08LONDON3132HMG SHARES USG CONCERNS ON UNESCO DG
[...] (C) William Gatward of the FCO's International Organizations Department (Specialized Agencies Team) told Poloff that HMG was not in favor of Egypt's nomination of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni for Director General (DG) of UNESCO, but had made no official decision. Gatward said that Hosni is "not [...]
2008-12-15 17:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNESCO UK
08LONDON3134UN PEACEKEEPING HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: UK COOL TO USG PROPOSAL REF: STATE 129988
[...] (C) William Gatward, Head of the Specialized Agencies Team, and Jacqui Hutchison, UN Management and Finance Officer (both within the FCO's International Organizations Department) told Poloff that while HMG supports the USG in principle it has several concerns with the proposals in reftel demarche. [...]
2008-12-15 17:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA UK
08LONDON3152SCOTLAND: ECONOMICS IS CHANGING POLITICS, SAYS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. "Economics is changing the politics in Scotland," new Secretary for the Scotland Office Jim Murphy told Polmincouns December 17, and "the economic crisis has embedded for a generation the idea that Scotland will be better served as part of the United Kingdom." Scotland Office Head [...]
2008-12-17 17:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON PBTS UK
08LONDON3181IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Convention") and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the "London Protocol") made progre [...]
2008-12-19 16:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA SENV KGHG KRAD UK
08LONDON3183UK SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS -
[...] (C) HMG concurs with points contained in U.S. nonpaper (ref a) on the need for ISAF nations to provide enhanced security assistance in the run-up to and during the 2009 Afghan Presidential election. FCO Afghanistan Office Director Matthew Lodge said that the UK is currently engaged in a cross-dep [...]
2008-12-19 17:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS AF UK
08LONDON3186IRAQ PETROLEUM CONFERENCE 2008: DIALOGUE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Iraq Petroleum 2008, held in London December 1-2, 2009, was a good opportunity for Iraqi officials, representatives from international companies, and participants from other governments to discuss the current situation in Iraq's petroleum sector, focusing particularly on inves [...]
2008-12-19 17:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV ECON IZ UK
08LONDON3191UNITED KINGDOM: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Below is post's 2008 submission for the Country Reports on Terrorism. POCs for this report are Daniel McNicholas (McNicholasDF@state.gov) or Jim McDonald (McDonaldJP@state.gov). Consulate Belfast contributed to this report. UNITED KINGDOM -------------- 2. (U) In December a jury [...]
2008-12-22 12:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC UK
08LONDON3196TRADE AND FINANCE EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARM
[...] European trade and finance experts speaking at a December 18 HMG-sponsored conference in London spoke of an "acute crisis" in trade and finance that "puts world trade genuinely under threat." The credit crisis has administered two blows to world trade by: (1) decreasing economic activity and ( [...]
2008-12-22 16:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN ETRD EINV EUN EU UK
08LONDON3197LIBERTAD ACT: IPNUT FOR UK
[...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Yes. The UK's policy toward Cuba continues to be based upon the EU Common Position [...]
2008-12-22 17:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PHUM PGOV CU UK
08LONDON3199POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR UK NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) Summary. HMG announced a long-term nuclear energy strategy in January 2008, setting it on a path for tremendous growth over the next ten years. This strategy addresses the UK's energy security concerns and EU commitments for clean/renewable energy. The UK hopes to increase the propor [...]
2008-12-22 17:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO UK
08LONDON3215IRAN: READOUT FROM UK LEGISLATORS AND FROM XXXXXXXXXXXX REP ON MEK RECONCILIATION
[...] (C/REL UK) Summary: The Tehran regime is giving high priority and visibility to its efforts to reconcile those former members of the terrorist entity Mujahaddin e-Khalq (MEK aka MKO aka NCRI, inter alia) who have returned to Iran, according both to UK Parliamentary legislators who in October and N [...]
2008-12-24 11:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IA IR LE UK
08LONDON3218SOMALI PIRACY:INDUSTRY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ON-BOARD
[...] SUMMARY: The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) hosted a Joint Industry and Naval Forces Workshop on Somali piracy in London on December 18, 2009. Military representatives from EU Naval Forces, Coalition Forces (CTF-150),and NATO outlined their operations and dilemmas in the Gul [...]
2008-12-29 12:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PREL PHSA KCRM SO UK
08LONDON331IRAN: UPDATE ON UK'S APPEAL OF MEK DE-LISTING
[...] (C) Summary. The FCO told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) the UK's Court of Appeals will decide in mid-February whether to hear HMG's appeal of a 2007 order to de-list the Mujaheddin-e-Khalk (MEK) and, if it hears the case, will also decide the merits of the appeal. Even if HMG loses this stag [...]
2008-02-01 16:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IR UK
08LONDON341PM BROWN HOSTS SUMMIT: PROPOSALS FOR STABILITY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 29, UK Prime Minister Brown, together with German President Merkel, French President Sarkozy, Italian PM Prodi, and EU President Barroso, issued a joint communiqu proposing steps to enhance transparency and promote stability in the global financial markets. The leade [...]
2008-02-04 11:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EU UK
08LONDON347UK BUSINESS RESERVEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON DOHA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UK international business figure Gary Campkin (PROTECT) is "reservedly optimistic" that the WTO Doha negotiations can be concluded this year. He says that the current global economic and political situation has created a climate giving impetus to reaching an agreement; it will be [...]
2008-02-04 17:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD UK EINV
08LONDON349TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETERS DISCUSSES ROADS AND
[...] (U) Summary: Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, Ambassador Tuttle, and state and local elected officials met with UK Transportation Secretary Ruth Kelly on December 7 to discuss private-public partnerships to address road congestion, stage II of the U.S.-EU aviation agreement, and environmen [...]
2008-02-04 17:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ELTN UK
08LONDON365IRAN: SECOND HAND SOURCE CLAIMS EPD'S ARE PACKED,
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Well-known Iranian expatriate broadcaster and long-time Embassy contact Ali Reza Nourizadeh passed to London Iran Watcher (Poloff) an allegation, parts of which Nourizadeh said he has independently confirmed, that an IRGC office in central Tehran is packing and shipping to Ir [...]
2008-02-05 14:56:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER IZ IR UK
08LONDON425 DOL ADVISOR BRUMFIELD DISCUSSES LABOR PRIORITIES WITH HMG,
[...] (SBU) Summary: William Brumfield, European Area Advisor and Foreign Service Coordinator at the Department of Labor (DOL),visited the UK to discuss labor priorities with HMG, Unions and Employers. At HMG he was told that James Purnell, the new Work and Pensions Secretary, will prioritize welf [...]
2008-02-12 09:40:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB SOCI UK
08LONDON470INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Per Department of Commerce's request, Embassy London Econoff represented the USG during the Executive Committee meeting of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) on February 12 - 13. U.S. concerns with the contract extension for the Secretary General (SG) found little tract [...]
2008-02-14 14:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD UK AGR EIND
08LONDON475NON-DOM TAX ISSUE HEATS UP
[...] This cable contains an action request. See paras 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK (including Americans) continues to roil the business world here. Trade and Investment Minister Lord Digby Jones warned against implement [...]
2008-02-14 16:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON476NON-DOM TAX ISSUE HEATS UP
[...] This cable contains an action request. See paras 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The proposed taxation of non-domiciled foreigners in the UK (including Americans) continues to roil the business world here. Trade and Investment Minister Lord Digby Jones warned against implement [...]
2008-02-14 17:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON498UK PM BROWN REACHES OUT TO CHINA AND INDIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CBI's head of international affairs Gary Campkin (PROTECT) described PM Brown's recent trip to China and India as "warm, but frantic." The UK-Chinese relationship is going through an especially friendly period in his opinion. In China, the PM discussed climate change, trade, sove [...]
2008-02-15 16:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
08LONDON512INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The ad hoc LRIT group met from 29 January to 1 February under the chairmanship of Dr. Sam Ryan (Canada),who at the opening session was elected as Chairman for the present and subsequent sessions. The group was convened by MSC 83, under MSC circular letter 2835, to consider necessary [...]
2008-02-20 10:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
08LONDON592UK TO DESIGNATE THREE MEMBERS OF LIBYAN ISLAMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 17:08:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN PTER LY UK
08LONDON612MOVING IPR INTO THE MAINSTREAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 16:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR UK ECPS
08LONDON621UK NATIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN ROCK: ANOTHER BLOW
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The nationalization of British bank Northern Rock adds to the list of woes besetting Gordon Brown' government, but it is not the political catastrophe that the opposition Conservative Party has painted -- and hoped -- it to be. Sixty percent of respondents in a recent poll b [...]
2008-02-29 11:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EU UK
08LONDON630IRAN NUCLEAR: UK COMMONS REPORT WILL CALL FOR DROPPING SUSPENSION; FCO DISCOUNTS REPORT'S IMPACT REF: A. LONDON 4204 B. EMBASSY DAILY OF JANUARY 31 C. 2008 D. GAYLE-NEA/IR FEBRUARY 29 E-MAIL
[...] (C) The UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on March 2 will urge a major change in HMG and collective western policy on Iran's nuclear program, most notably the dropping of the suspension requirement before there can be direct talks on nuclear issues with Tehran. According to an excerpt f [...]
2008-02-29 16:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK
08LONDON634UK NATIONALIZATION OF NORTHERN ROCK: ANOTHER BLOW
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The nationalization of British bank Northern Rock adds to the list of woes besetting Gordon Brown's government, but it is not the political catastrophe that the opposition Conservative Party has painted -- and hoped -- it to be. Sixty percent of respondents in a recent poll [...]
2008-02-29 17:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EU UK
08LONDON639UK LABOUR SPRING CONFERENCE: GOOD INTENTIONS BUT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Labour Party Spring Conference, held February 27 - March 2 in Birmingham, was characterized by low energy, poor attendance, and a lack of charismatic leadership, despite serving as a kick-off to the party's campaign for the May 1 local elections in England and Wales. In his Marc [...]
2008-03-03 17:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
08LONDON646HMG RAISES GUANTANAMO TRANSFEREES' ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO Legal Advisor Daniel Bethlehem raised February 22 with Legal Advisor John Bellinger, III HMG's concern over the USG response to HMG's earlier notification to the USG of allegations of mistreatment made by recent Guantanamo transferees. Bethlehem underscored that HMG woul [...]
2008-03-04 13:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM UK
08LONDON650HMG HAS RAISED CONCERNS WITH EU COMMISSIONER
[...] (C/NF) HMG agrees the upcoming visit of EU Commissioner Louis Michel to Cuba is "not the smartest timing," and has raised directly with Michel the importance of underscoring the EU's dual-track policy, including meeting with civil society, during the visit, according to Foreign Office EU Corr [...]
2008-03-04 15:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN CU UK
08LONDON658NIO SAYS PAISLEY'S RESIGNATION WON'T DESTABILIZE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 17:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EI UK
08LONDON66HMG UNDECIDED ON WHO WILL ATTEND WIREC 2008
[...] On January 7, OES A/S Claudia McMurray met with Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Minister Joan Ruddock to discuss HMG's delegation to WIREC 2008. Ruddock recommended sending REFTEL invitation to DEFRA Secretary of State Hilary Benn. The invitation was delivered SIPDIS to [...]
2008-01-08 15:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY UK
08LONDON660NIO SAYS PAISLEY'S RESIGNATION WON'T DESTABILIZE
[...] (C/NF) Political Advisors in the British Government's Northern Ireland Office told the Embassy March 5 that the NIO, "broadly speaking, doesn't think Paisley,s resignation will be destabilizing." Poloff spoke with the Northern Ireland Office,s Katy Petaffe and John Todd. Todd confirmed that [...]
2008-03-05 18:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EI UK
08LONDON676(C) C-DI8-00223: PROBABLE UK REACTION TO DUTCH
[...] (S) In response to ref questions, Post informally contacted Metropolitan Police's Diplomatic Protection Group regarding measures HMG may be taking in preparation for the release of the Dutch anti-Islam video. To the best of the Diplomatic Protection Group's knowledge, no specific protective [...]
2008-03-06 17:29:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PTER KISL UK
08LONDON677UK COUNSELS PATIENCE ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
[...] (c) Summary. HMG recognizes the issue of legal competency between the EU Commission and member states in the area of visa policy is "complicated," but London supports extension of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to other EU members and wants to complete its own bilateral visa MOU with USG [...]
2008-03-06 17:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPAO CMGT CVIS PREL PTER UK
08LONDON694UK MEASURES ON IRAN: HMG STILL LAYING GROUNDWORK
[...] (C) On immediate EU sanctions steps in follow-up to passage of UNSCR 1803, FCO working level contacts on March 7 advised London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that "nothing substantive will happen on the EU track" at the GAERC session Monday March 10: "there will be no Iran conclusions." According to [...]
2008-03-10 13:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER EU IR UK
08LONDON71TERRORISM FINANCE: CONSULTATION ON UPCOMING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 16:56:00Embassy LondonSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL
08LONDON727UK SUPPORTIVE OF WHA PDAS KELLY'S VIEWS ON LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. FCO Director of the Americas Chris Wood was supportive of U.S. policy on Latin America, praising progress in Colombia in particular during a visit by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly March 7. Wood agreed Venezuela and Bolivia were worrisome and that Cuba had not changed since Fidel's illne [...]
2008-03-11 17:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EU UK CO EC BR CU VE BL
08LONDON732UK LIBERAL DEMOCRATS RECOVERING FROM PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's Liberal Democrat Party limped into its spring conference in Liverpool March 7-9 following a disastrous performance in the House of Commons March 5 during the debate over a possible referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a performance which plunged Nick Clegg into the first crisis [...]
2008-03-12 09:27:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR EU UK
08LONDON74HMT STANDS FIRM ON NON-DOM TAX CHANGE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 08 2. (SBU) Summary: HM Treasury (HMT) told us that the proposed non-domiciled tax changes will take effect in April 2008 as planned despite complaints from U.S. business and other groups. They say they have fully considered the concerns raised by British [...]
2008-01-09 08:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CASC UK EINV
08LONDON745UK SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS OF EXPANDED IEA MEMBERSHIP;
[...] (SBU) The UK's Minister of Energy Willie Ricketts will attend the March 13-14 IEA Governing Board meeting in Paris and support the U.S. goal to begin a process of evaluating how to work best with China and India on IEA issues, according to Tom Reilly, Director of the Climate and Energy Office, [...]
2008-03-12 17:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IEA UK
08LONDON749UK ANNOUNCES 2008 BUDGET - KEY POINTS
[...] (U) Summary: Alistair Darling announced his first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer on March 12. The budget forecast revised growth downward and predicted that inflation will rise above the Bank of England's two percent target. However, Darling took care to emphasize that the UK's economic [...]
2008-03-13 11:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON75UK ALSO KEEN FOR ANSWERS ON CHINESE ASAT TEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 11:41:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH UK
08LONDON750UK ANNOUNCES 2008 BUDGET - KEY POINTS
[...] (U) Summary: Alistair Darling announced his first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer on March 12. The budget forecast revised growth downward and predicted that inflation will rise above the Bank of England's two percent target. However, Darling took care to emphasize that the UK's economic [...]
2008-03-13 11:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD CASC EINV UK
08LONDON762(SBU) NEW PAKISTAN COALITION POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE,
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistan's election victors will probably form a government within a week, but lingering differences of opinion may make the coalition unstable, according to Laura Guy, Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Pakistan and India-Pakistan Relations Section. The PPP and t [...]
2008-03-13 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ETRD PHUM EU PK UK
08LONDON763DEMARCHE TO UK ON IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, and following up on earlier discussions between Embassy and Department visitors with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on how best to coordinate public statements on Iran's Majles elections, London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel points and draft USG s [...]
2008-03-13 17:52:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR UK
08LONDON765UK SUPPORTS U.S. G8 CASH COURIER INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) We delivered Reftel to Peter Storr, Home Office Lyon-Roma Head of Delegation, who indicated general UK support for U.S. aims on tackling cash and bulk couriers in the upcoming G8 Lyon-Roma meetings. The response in paragraph two is from Natalie Keough, Terrorist Finance expert, Home Off [...]
2008-03-13 18:02:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN UK
08LONDON774SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS CREATE JOBS SAYS DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) behave differently, said Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt in a March 10 meeting with Michael Snyder, Chairman, City of London Policy and Resources Committee. Kimmitt said SWFs have been non-political in their instrum [...]
2008-03-14 15:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON778Treasury Deputy Secretary and British
[...] (SBU) Key issues facing the UK, the likely passage of the EU treaty, U.S. financial markets, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs),and the Clean Technology fund were discussed by Jon Cunliffe, Head of International Affairs and Europe at the Cabinet Office in a March 10 meeting with Treasury Deputy Se [...]
2008-03-17 09:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON781DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND PERMANENT UNDER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and Ambassador Tuttle met Peter Ricketts, UK Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on March 10. Both sides agreed on the need to plan for the one-year review conference for the International Compact wi [...]
2008-03-17 10:20:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON EFIN
08LONDON797BANKING CRISIS NOW ONE OF SOLVENCY NOT LIQUIDITY
[...] (C/NF) Since last summer, the nature of the crisis in financial markets has changed. The problem is now not liquidity in the system but rather a question of systemic solvency, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mervyn King said at a lunch meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Ambass [...]
2008-03-17 18:27:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN UK
08LONDON801DEPSEC TREASURY DISCUSES IRAN SANCTIONS, U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 10 meeting with Conservative Party leader David Cameron, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt told him that the Iranian financial sector was feeling the effects of Western sanctions and the EU-3 remain unified on tightening the ability of Iranian banks to do business, although [...]
2008-03-18 13:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IR IZ UK
08LONDON803DEPSEC TREASURY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL MARKETS, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt outlined on March 10 to Yvette Cooper, British Treasury Deputy Secretary-equivalent, USG efforts to stimulate the U.S. SIPDIS economy and address problems in the U.S. housing market. Cooper described efforts to revitalize the securitization [...]
2008-03-18 15:24:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ECON PGOV UK
08LONDON821IRAN: FCO CAUTIOUS ON PROSPECTS AND END GAME FOR
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) contacts are hopeful but uncertain on how and when a UK appellate court will rule on the legality of the current HMG freeze of Mujaheddin-E-Khalq's (MEK) UK assets; in case of an unfavorable ruling, HMG will likely pursue the case in the UK's h [...]
2008-03-19 17:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC IR PREL PTER UK
08LONDON822LONDON RESPONSE: PRC MOU ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 17:48:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON CM TW OECD UK
08LONDON823HMG AGREES WITH BURMA DEMARCHE ON REFERENDUM --
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to Nick Alexander, head of Burma policy in the Foreign Office on March 19. Alexander said the UK is in complete agreement with points contained in reftel, underscoring HMG agreement that the Burmese "roadmap" as currently constituted is faulty. He shared UK talkin [...]
2008-03-19 18:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BM EU UN UK
08LONDON875UK/Climate Change: Businesses Concerned Over
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a March 19 DCM-hosted lunch for businessmen on climate change, guests expressed concern about climate change regimes raising regulatory risk and eroding UK and European international competitiveness. Guests want an international climate agreement to bring in China and India, [...]
2008-03-26 16:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG UK
08LONDON878BROWN MEETS MCCAIN: DISCUSS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham in London March 20. Brown used the meeting to present his big ideas about reforming the international financial institutions (IFIS) and increasing assistance to Africa as a means to preven [...]
2008-03-27 09:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EFIN EAID UNSC IZ AF IS
08LONDON890TONY BLAIR AND JOHN MCCAIN TALK ABOUT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Tony Blair used his meeting with Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham to underscore the "centrality" of Israel/Palestine in bringing stability to the Middle East. Blair said progress could be made by "building from the bottom up," including by developing [...]
2008-03-27 17:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR PTER IS RU UK
08LONDON897IMO RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] In response to reftel, Post requested a Pedophilia certification from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). On March 28, 2008 ESTOff received the following letter and a list of NGOs affiliated with the IMO from Rozalie Balkin, Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations Division [...]
2008-03-28 13:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI UK
08LONDON92(SBU) SUDAN: UK SUPPORT FOR JOINT INTEGRATED
[...] (SBU) The UK considers the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) vital to full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the future of security in Sudan, according to Peter Lord, Senior Political Officer for North-South Issues in FCO's Sudan Unit. (Lord happens to be an American [...]
2008-01-10 16:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV PHUM SU UK
08LONDON929DAVID CAMERON TELLS JOHN MCCAIN TORIES WON’T BREAK
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Conservative party leader David Cameron told Senator John McCain the Tories won't break ranks with HMG on policies affecting British troops in battle. Cameron and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told McCain and Senators Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham that Prime Minister [...]
2008-04-01 09:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR IZ AF IS IR PK UK
08LONDON930WILLIAM HAGUE SAYS “NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE” HAS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told the DCM the Tories are "more likely to win than lose" the next general election. High approval ratings in the polls allow the Conservative Leader David Cameron a "latitude to maneuver" that he does not possess when the polls are running ag [...]
2008-04-01 10:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR AF UK
08LONDON949EU/GERMANY/BLAIR MISSION/U.S. INFORMAL MEETING ON
[...] (C) Summary. The international community's efforts to support the Palestinian Authority through security sector reform, justice sector capacity building, and targeted project assistance need to be better integrated to achieve demonstrable results, representatives of the EU, Germany, the U.S. [...]
2008-04-02 13:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MEPP KPAL UK
08LONDON954NATO MACEDONIA INVITATION: UK EFFORTS FAIL TO MOVE
[...] (C/NF) FCO Political Director Mark Lyall Grant told DCM that high-level UK intervention with Greece, including an appeal from FM Miliband to Greek FM Bakoyannis at the March 29 EU Gymnich, had failed to shift Athens off its hard-line position. Lyall Grant has been in close contact with Actin [...]
2008-04-02 15:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MK GR UK
08LONDON957HMG VIEWS SITUATION IN PAKISTAN AS "BETTER THAN EXPECTED"; DESCRIBES NEW PM AS "SOLID"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 15:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PGOV PHUM PK PREL PTER UK
08LONDON959UK FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY ADMITS FAILINGS RE NORTHERN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: An internal report by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on the handling of the now-nationalized Northern Rock (NR) details multiple failings including: high turnover of staff supervising NR; inadequate staff; and infrequent contact with NR management. The report recommends a [...]
2008-04-02 16:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN UK
08LONDON966HMG ON HOW TO MOVE THE EU ON BURMA, SUDAN SANCTIONS
[...] 4 (b,d) Â [...]
2008-04-03 14:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC EFIN ETTC EU BM UK
08LONDON981IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT - 29TH
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) combined annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took [...]
2008-04-04 13:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
08LONDON989REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[...] (S) London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel demarche April 3 to Foreign and Commercial Office Iran Coordination Group Sanctions Implementation Officer Neil Kernohan. Poloff explained absolute need of U.S. financial institutions for identifier information for 1803 implementation to be e [...]
2008-04-07 14:43:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM PREL MNUC PTER KTFN IR UK
08LONDON991UK ENERGY MINISTER WICKS TELLS U/S JEFFERY THAT
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) told Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery that the UK was taking an assertive public and private position on climate change, but that energy [...]
2008-04-07 15:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG SENV KGHG UK
09EFTOLONDON2187DELIVERY OF AGENDA FOR P-3 MEETING ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 13:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA UK
09EFTOLONDON2211 UK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S.INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 15:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KTBT KNNP UK
09EFTOLONDON2239"NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown,s announced GBP 50 million (USD 80 million) in additional assistance for Pakistan,s border areas will come from the current GBP 665 million (USD 1 billion) already designated for aid to Pakistan and is unlikely to be in place until spring 2010. End Summary. [...]
2009-09-29 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID UK
09EFTOLONDON2240WALES ASPIRES TO BE A CHAMPION ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. Wales is an active player on climate change and has produced its own strategy calling for a three percent cut in carbon emissions as an annual target beginning in 2011. Welsh Assembly Government officials are coordinating with HMG's overall low carbon strategy. This cooper [...]
2009-09-30 07:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG ECON EINV UK
09EFTOLONDON2363UK SUPPORTS PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU/NF) ESTHOff delivered reftel to relevant contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on October 15. Steve Walsgrove, Assistant Director of the Nuclear Unit at DECC, told ESTHOff on October 16 that HMG is "joined up" with the [...]
2009-10-19 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA UK
09EFTOLONDON2468TAMIL EXPATRIATES CALL FOR RESETTLEMENT OF IDPS
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. In an October 21 meeting with four UK citizen Tamils from "Expatriate Tamils," a UK-based diaspora advocacy group, requested that the USG "prevail upon the Sri Lankan government" to allow for timely resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),including 250,000 plus [...]
2009-11-02 16:37:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM XD CE UK PREF
09EFTOLONDON2521UK RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR UK PRESENCE AT JANUARY
[...] (SBU/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on November 3. McDonald said she had already discussed the GICNT EPG Meeting with her supervisors, but that no decisi [...]
2009-11-06 17:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
09EFTOLONDON2618UK RESPONSE: FMCT POSITIONS FOR P-3 DISCUSSION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL TRGY MNUC UK
09EFTOLONDON2688UK INITIAL RESPONSE: PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR
[...] (SBU/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Philip Richards, Nuclear and Radiological Security Desk Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 2. Richards said he would closely review the Voluntary Fund explanation, objectives, and potential projects as left in non-pape [...]
2009-12-02 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER AORC UNSC KPAO UK
09EFTOLONDON2858UK RESPONSE: APPROACH TO 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 14. In a follow-up meeting on December 17, Low told Poloff that he had passed the reftel talking points to c [...]
2009-12-18 11:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ENRG IAEA MNUC KNNP UK
09EFTOLONDON2884P3 DISCUSS UNSCR 1540 WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15, representatives of the P3 (France, the UK, and the U.S.) who handle UNSCR 1540 implementation met in London for an agreed update on the Comprehensive Review outcome, the USG proposal for a 1540 Voluntary Fund, and to identify objectives for the 2010 Program of Wo [...]
2009-12-23 13:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER AORC UNSC KPAO RS CH FR UK
09EFTOLONDON2905UK RESPONSE: U.S. NON-PAPER ON DISSUADING ABUSE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 11:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA CDG
09LONDON100IRAN: HMG FEELS LEGALLY COMPELLED TO OPPOSE MEK RE-LISTING IN FUTURE EU VOTES, BUT ARGUES ITS ANTI-MEK POLICY IS UNCHANGED
[...] (C) UK Government representatives in Brussels are likely to begin voting to oppose re-listing the Mujaheddin-e-Khalq (MEK) under EU anti-terror regulations as the issue arises, FCO Iran Coordination Group Bilateral Team Leader Margaret Tongue told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) January 12. The rev [...]
2009-01-14 17:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PTER IR EU UK
09LONDON1037UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO STAFFDEL FRANTZ
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Douglas Frantz to visit London May 7 - May 10, 2009,for consultations. ------------- 2. Visit Officer ------------- Chris Palmer, Political Officer Embassy phone is (44) 20-7894-0123 or IVG 492-0123 Fax (44) 20-7894-0117 [...]
2009-05-01 11:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OSCE AMGT ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1039A GUIDE TO THE BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
[...] (C) The British Overseas Territories (BOT) are fourteen far-flung possessions under British sovereignty that hearken to the era when Britannia truly ruled the waves. One Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official accurately characterized the BOTs as "remnants of empire" -- acquired by G [...]
2009-05-01 15:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS MARR AY CJ FK GI
09LONDON1040FAINT SIGNS OF SPRING, BUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN U.K. AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK Government officials have been increasingly optimistic in their outlooks for economic recovery. Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, said he sees "green seedlings" in the British economy, while Chancellor Alistair Darling forecast positive growth figures by the end of the year [...]
2009-05-01 15:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1044UK BANKS CONCERNED EU REGULATIONS RUSHED THROUGH WITHOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a roundtable discussion, representatives from seven global banks expressed concern that, while the European Commission is pressing forward with financial regulatory reform at top speed, many reforms did not appear coordinated with the UK government or with other G20 countries [...]
2009-05-05 08:40:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1049HOUSING MARKET GREEN SHOOTS COULD SUFFER "RENEWED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK is beginning to see positive signs in the housing market, but recovery is fragile and in its early stages. Adrian Coles, director-general of the Building Societies Association (BSA),told us a microscope is necessary to see the green shoots, but house prices may be botto [...]
2009-05-05 14:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1064UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: A “RESILIENT” GORDON BROWN
[...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Westminster seethed with rumors over the May 2-4 holiday weekend that one or more members of Gordon Brown's cabinet were preparing to unseat him as Prime Minister/Labour Party leader following a disastrous two-week period (Ref A). By the evening of May 4, however, all of the p [...]
2009-05-06 10:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL UK
09LONDON1067SOMALIA: FORMER PM NUR ADDE ON POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. "There is momentum behind the reconciliation process," former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein ("Nur Adde") and TFG Member of Parliament Mustafa Duhulow (Hawiye/Murosade and ex TFG Minister under Nur Adde) told Poloff May 6 in London. The best way forward for the reconci [...]
2009-05-06 12:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO UK
09LONDON1069RBS EXECUTIVES SAY “MEA CULPA” - AND SHARE PLANS
[...] (C) Summary. Apologizing for the bank's past excesses, senior Royal Bank of Scotland executives acknowledged that ambition drove the company to overreach and pursue investments with quick returns, which landed the bank in the deep trouble it is now. Bailed out by the UK government, which now has a [...]
2009-05-06 14:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV UK
09LONDON1077ZIMBABWE: BITI'S APRIL 30 MEETINGS IN LONDON
[...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwean Minister of Finance Tendai Biti met with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband and Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown separately on April 30. Biti described the Spring IFI meetings in Washington as "helpful," gave an overview of the economy and the Governme [...]
2009-05-07 11:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ZI UK
09LONDON1082SRI LANKA: UPDATE ON UK ACTION AND THINKING
[...] (C/NF) Summary. After giving a brief overview of UK Foreign Secretary Miliband's and a British Parliamentary Group's separate visits to Sri Lanka, Foreign Office Sri Lanka team leader Tim Waite and Desk Officer Sharon Diaz said May 7 that the UK plans to continue its "concerted drive to achieve a f [...]
2009-05-07 14:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID CE UK
09LONDON1092009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]
2009-01-15 13:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LONDON1104HMG HAS NOT DECIDED WHOM TO SUPPORT FOR IAEA
[...] (S/NF) Summary. HMG has not decided whom to support for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Simon Manley, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Director, Defense and Strategic Threats, told the Political Minister Counselor May 11. The issue of whom [...]
2009-05-11 13:24:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PREL UK AR IR
09LONDON1156HMG FLOATS PROPOSAL FOR MARINE RESERVE COVERING
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG would like to establish a "marine park" or "reserve" providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official informed Polcouns on May 12. The official insisted [...]
2009-05-15 07:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1160UK FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS COMPANY OFF TO A
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI) oversees HMG's share in nationalized banks. It aims to dispose of the government investments in the banks while representing the interests of taxpayers as shareholders. UKFI is owned by the Treasury but is not technically a part of its [...]
2009-05-15 10:15:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON118UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP
[...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...]
2009-01-16 10:33:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK
09LONDON1185AIRCRAFT IN EXETER NOT EN ROUTE TO SYRIA (CHAM
[...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points and the Temporary Denial Order (TDO) to the British Foreign Office's (FCO) Americas Desk and Flybe, the company carrying out repair of the Orion aircraft, on May 15, and to the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on May 19. HMG officials were vaguely aware [...]
2009-05-19 16:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON1203UK WINDOW ON IRAN: NGO ARGUES MORE SABERI-LIKE
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to Department (NEA/IR) request that Iran Watcher posts, echoing IRPO Dubai's widely read "Window on Iran" round-ups, provide as feasible occasional front channel summaries of day-to-day Iran-related interactions appropriate for reporting in summary form to a wide Wash [...]
2009-05-21 12:47:00Embassy LondonSECRETIR JA PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1226LIBERTAD ACT: INPUT FOR UK
[...] (C) Summary. Further to reftel, Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers May 21 to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disa [...]
2009-05-22 11:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ETTC PHUM CU UK
09LONDON1229WEST AFRICA/NIGERIA: UK PLANS TO INCREASE
[...] (C) Summary. To stem drug trafficking, money laundering, and immigration fraud in West Africa that directly affects the UK, the UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) plans to increase its presence and support to the region, including through opening a new office in Senegal in October 2009 [...]
2009-05-22 14:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR SMIG KCOR KCRM KFRD NI XY UK
09LONDON1230SOUTH AFRICA: IAEA CANDIDATE MINTY OFFERS VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Discussing what South Africa had learned from its rotation on the United States Security Council (UNSC),South Africa Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Special Representative on Disarmament and NEPAD Ambassador Abdul Minty -- also Africa's candidate for the IAEA [...]
2009-05-22 15:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR UNSC PARM TRGY SF ZU UK
09LONDON1231CREDIT OUTLOOK TURNS NEGATIVE OVER HIGH DEBT CONCERNS
[...] (U) Summary: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) revised its outlook on the UK from stable to negative on May 21 based on its concern that government debt could approach 100 percent of GDP by 2013 and remain near that level in the medium term. If the UK does lose its Triple-A status, the [...]
2009-05-22 16:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1233NIGERIA: AN ON-GOING UK PRIORITY
[...] (C) Summary. Migration and prisoner transfers; corruption; trade; and, the Niger Delta and oil all form important components of the UK-Nigeria bilateral relationship, Foreign Office Nigeria team leader Catherine Inglehearn told Poloff and visiting Nigeria Desk Officer May 20. Nigeria is an "o [...]
2009-05-26 14:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS NI UK
09LONDON124DRC/SANCTIONS: UK PREFERS PREVIOUS APPROACH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 15:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZF UK
09LONDON1256KOSOVO CHARGE EXPECTS TO BE NAMED AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Kosovo Charge Muhamet Hamiti informed Political Minister Counselor that he will travel to Pristina the week of May 31 to complete the "bureaucratic" procedures for his appointment as Ambassador to the Court of St. James, with accreditation to New Zealand (per reftel, the GONZ has agreed [...]
2009-05-27 15:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALODIP PREF KVPR NZ KV UK
09LONDON127IRAN: BBC PERSIAN TV BEGINS OPERATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. BBC Persian TV launched its well-resourced broadcast operations January 14. Both anti-regime exiles and the Tehran regime continue to attack BBC's objectivity. The BBC's effort is a long-term one aimed at attracting Farsi-speaking audiences in Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan; broa [...]
2009-01-16 16:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF IR KPAO PHUM PREL PROP TI UK
09LONDON1300SUDAN: TROIKA RE-INVIGORATED AT MAY 28 LONDON
[...] (C) Summary. Troika partners welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's robust efforts to support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),noted the important role the Troika had and could play in encouraging CPA implementation through support and political pressure, and [...]
2009-06-02 10:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KDEM SU UK
09LONDON1301SUDAN/UK: SE GRATION'S MAY 28 BILATERAL MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary. In May 28 U.S.-UK meetings on Sudan, the UK Government welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's approach to Sudan and offered its support for the USG's emerging strategy. Foreign Office Political Director Mark Lyall Grant welcomed SE Gration's engagement with China, while [...]
2009-06-02 10:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PINR CH SU UK
09LONDON1303SOMALILAND: LACK OF FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATIONS
[...] (SBU) Somaliland's economic growth and development are hindered by having no legislative framework to regulate the financial services sector, Saad Ali Shire of Dahabshiil, the UK's largest Somalia remittances transfer firm (reftel),told Poloff June 2. He offered the following thoughts: -- [...]
2009-06-02 14:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EFIN PINR SO UK
09LONDON1304UK: CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUNDING
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Department for International Development (DFID) officials Kate Binns and Vicky Seymour reported the following break-down of UK Government funding related to adaptation to ESTHOff on May 29, 2009: -- Bilateral Adaptation-Related Development Aid: The UK Government c [...]
2009-06-02 16:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG UN UK
09LONDON1306 CHANCELLOR DARLING IN PERILOUS POSITION AFTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling's position in the UK Cabinet has been threatened by expense allegations. The Daily Telegraph, the newspaper at the heart of the recent expenses scandal, accused Darling of claiming expenses on two properties at the same time, not allowed under curre [...]
2009-06-02 16:16:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1310UK ON IRISL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 17:10:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP ETTC PREL PARM IR UK
09LONDON1318SUDAN: CONTACT GROUP WELCOMES SE GRATION'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan Contact Group delegations welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's approach to supporting the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Darfur peace process at a May 29 meeting in London. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chair Sir Derek Plumbly told Co [...]
2009-06-03 15:32:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID KDEM NO FR NL CA EU CD UK
09LONDON1321UK ANALYST SEES LATVIAN DEVALUATION AS UNAVOIDABLE
[...] (U) Summary: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) foresees the devaluation of the Latvian currency as inevitable. RBS' Head of Central and Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa Research, Timothy Ash, told us on June 3 there is no way back for Latvia on the currency front. Ash maintained a move to [...]
2009-06-03 17:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON XH UK
09LONDON1338UK SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR PALESTINIAN AHLC
[...] (SBU) The UK "very much" supports the U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) of Palestinian donors, according to Alice Mann, Deputy Head of the Palestinian Program at the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Responding to reftel points, she said the thr [...]
2009-06-04 17:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS UK
09LONDON1344UPDATE ON STATUS OF HMG PROPOSAL FOR MARINE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains committed at the most senior levels to establishing a marine reserve in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),which includes the island of Diego Garcia, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officer told Poloff June 3. UK officials have made little progress [...]
2009-06-05 11:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1369UK ANALYSTS ASSERT CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Compared to the acutely fragile economic climate in Central and Eastern Europe from November 2008 to February 2009, UK-based market watchers now feel the worst is behind them. Their views are spurred in part by positive news on U.S. and UK banks in recent weeks and assumptions th [...]
2009-06-10 09:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV XG UK
09LONDON1370AFRICA'S EMERGING ECONOMIC LIONS: MALLOCH-BROWN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown argued in a major June 9 speech that Africa should concentrate on "Africa first" in order to "use the opportunity of the (economic) crisis to speed up the process of regional integration" and give Africa's emerging econo [...]
2009-06-10 10:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PINR ECIN XA UK
09LONDON1371UK SUPPORTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Jon Knight (strictly protect) at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Emboffs on June 9 the UK Government supports discussing the nuclear fuel bank concept at the June 15-18, 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors m [...]
2009-06-10 16:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA UK
09LONDON1373WEST AFRICA: UK RESOURCE CRUNCH MEANS PROGRAM CUTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Budget cuts in the UK's Conflict Prevention Program (CCP) have hurt the UK's programming in West Africa "more than most" regions (reftel A),new Foreign Office West Africa team leader Paul Welsh told Poloff June 9. On Sierra Leone, Welsh and Sierra Leone Desk Officer Simon Day [...]
2009-06-10 16:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PINR KPKO EFIN SL LI XY UK
09LONDON1374NATO COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATIONS: UK SUPPORTIVE BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 16:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL NATO UK
09LONDON1383LABOUR LOSES ELECTION IN WALES FOR FIRST TIME IN
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Welsh Labour Party was drubbed in June 4 European Parliamentary elections, dropping 12 percent from its 2004 result and losing a seat to the right-wing anti-EU UK Independence Party. The Conservative Party nudged ahead of the Labour Party by just under one perce [...]
2009-06-11 14:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV UK
09LONDON1385COMMMONWEALTH ON FIJI, SRI LANKA, NIGERIA, QUEEN'S
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 11 discussion with Poloff, Commonwealth Political Director Amitav Banerji offered electoral commission capacity-building as an area where the USG and Commonwealth could be strategic partners; said a Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) would soon discuss and [...]
2009-06-11 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM PINR NI CE FJ NZ CA MY UK
09LONDON139USG AND MEXICAN DELEGATIONS DISCUSS AREAS FOR
[...] (C) Summary. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Jeffrey Kupfer and Mexican Deputy Secretary of Energy Mario Gabriel and their accompanying delegations discussed reforms in Mexico's oil sector, areas of potential collaboration, and progress on renewable energy strategies on December 19 on the mar [...]
2009-01-20 16:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV UK
09LONDON1394UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JUNE GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 12:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EU LE CU BM UK
09LONDON1396EU-PAKISTAN SUMMIT: DELIVERABLES ON TRADE, IDPS,
[...] (C/NF) Acknowledging that internal EU discussions on deliverables for the EU-Pakistan had been "tough going," UK Foreign Office Pakistan Team leader Matthew Lawson and Desk Officer Bikash Dawahoo said the UK had secured deliverables on trade, General Schedule Preferences Plus (GSP Plus),IDPs, [...]
2009-06-12 15:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID PHUM ETRD PK UK
09LONDON1397MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH
[...] Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) officials discussed UK Broadband deployment challenges and successes with U.S. Congressional staffers from the Commerce committee on June 8. After a brief synopsis of where the UK government is on Digital Britain (Ref A),the conversation f [...]
2009-06-12 15:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON UK
09LONDON1423IRAN ELECTION: XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS MOJTABA IS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX and former XXXXXXXXXXXX claims that Mojtaba Khamenei, acting in concert with IRGC Jafari and other officials in the Supreme Leader's office, has been a major force behind vote manipulation, and current measures to repress pro-Moussavi demonstrations in the street, accor [...]
2009-06-16 15:55:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNIR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1429UK PLANS TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Officials Terry Carrington and John Hoskyns told ESTHOff on June 12 the UK plans to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but has not yet announced this intention publicly. Carrington elab [...]
2009-06-17 13:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG KGHG SENV UK
09LONDON1442IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX SAYS ELECTION PRECLUDED BY "POLITICAL COUP," URGES USG FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR PROTESTORS
[...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX on June 16 told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) and a small group of diplomats that "a majority" of leaders within the government of Iran and the IRGC want the United States, while continuing to avoid interference in Iran, to continue and even strengthen its public messages [...]
2009-06-18 17:50:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK
09LONDON1451LONDON-BASED EXPERTS AGREE THE U.S. DOLLAR WILL
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the decline in the dollar share of global FX reserves over the past decade and recent debates on the creation of a new global reserve currency, the U.S. dollar's reserve status remains in-tact. Gains made by its nearest rivals--the euro, pound sterling, and yen--over th [...]
2009-06-19 14:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON UK
09LONDON1455"TEMPERATURE LOWERING" UNDER UK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Russia seeks to "work around" its intractable problems with the UK, and not allow them to hold hostage progress on areas such as the robust commercial and financial relationship between the countries. According to new Russian DCM Alexander Sternik, the fact that the UK is the second [...]
2009-06-19 15:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL RU UK
09LONDON1472VIEWS ON EMERGING EUROPEAN ECONOMIES FROM UK
[...] (U) Summary: Economists at major UK-based global banks are keeping a close watch on Eastern European economies. Though generally less pessimistic than several months ago, following significant IMF and European Commission support packages to the region and the beginning of recovery in Western [...]
2009-06-22 11:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN UK
09LONDON1497LONDON-BASED EXPERTS ASSESS SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The global financial crisis eroded the market value of sovereign wealth funds' holdings, leading many to refocus on liquidity in the short term with moves towards cash balances and fixed income government securities, especially U.S. Treasuries. However, experts with whom ECONOF [...]
2009-06-25 14:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV UK
09LONDON1514UK RAMPING UP ON NUCLEAR POWER, BUT CHALLENGES
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is making steady progress in launching its ambitious plan to build eleven new nuclear power plants between 2018-2025. The UK will need to address several challenges, including workforce issues, nuclear waste, planning procedures, reactor design, and site assessment proced [...]
2009-06-30 11:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY SENV KNNP UK
09LONDON1516ZIMBABWE: TSVANGIRAI'S VISIT - FURTHER SUPPORT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's June 19-24 visit to London, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown, and Development Secretary Douglas Alexander communicated the message that f [...]
2009-06-30 15:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID PHUM ZI UK
09LONDON1542 UK EFFORTS TO MANAGE MIGRATION AS RISING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Even prior to the worsening of the economy, the UK government was reviewing its immigration policy, with a special eye to fine-tuning and further defining immigration categories. With rising unemployment, reaching 7.2 percent this spring, the UK Home Office is further evaluating [...]
2009-07-01 15:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ECON EINV PINR PREL PGOV SMIG ELAB UK
09LONDON155ZIMBABWE: UK SEEKS TO CURB DIAMOND EXPORTS
[...] (C) FCO Minister for Africa Mark Malloch-Brown has instructed the Foreign Office to push the Kimberley Process (KP) to investigate Zimbabwe's KP eligibility and issue a statement about Zimbabwe's trafficking of conflict diamonds (reftels). In the interim because KP "is so slow," Malloch-Brown [...]
2009-01-21 14:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EMIN UNSC ZU ZI UK
09LONDON157SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON ICC INDICTMENT
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 13 round of UK-France-U.S. (P-3) talks in London, Senior P-3 representatives held a shared assessment of the Darfur peace process: Darfur was at a stalemate and the situation on the ground deteriorated in 2008. The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as well as the Qata [...]
2009-01-21 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK
09LONDON1605EMBASSY LONDON AND THE "NEXT BIG THING" ON CLEAN
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy London will propose septel a major U.S./UK initiative to accelerate technical progress on climate change and clean energy technologies. We will outline a strategy to quickly build on U.S./UK cooperation to achieve economically viable technical solutions in the near to m [...]
2009-07-10 12:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK
09LONDON1606HMT UNVEILS PROPOSALS TO REFORM FINANCIAL MARKETS - NO BIG
[...] (SBU) Summary: HM Treasury (HMT) published its White Paper on reforming financial markets July 8. The much anticipated proposals contained no big surprises. HMT supported the proposals outlined in the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) Turner review, including strengthening capital and l [...]
2009-07-10 13:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1628HMG DEFENDS AFGHANISTAN MISSION AS BRITAIN'S DEATH
[...] (SBU) Summary. In the past week, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth have unequivocally and publicly reaffirmed Britain's commitment to its mission in Afghanistan. "This is a very hard summer, it's not over, but it's vital that the inte [...]
2009-07-13 17:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS MASS UK AF
09LONDON1635SOMALIA/HOA: UK MINISTERS REVIEWING POLICY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Newly arrived Foreign Office East Africa and Great Lakes Director Jonathan Allen previewed July 14 for Poloff the discussions UK officials have teed up for ministers to have on Somalia at their July 21 Cabinet sub-committee on Africa meeting. Disrupting the al-Shabaab network [...]
2009-07-14 15:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID PHUM MCAP MASS PINR XW SO KE ER
09LONDON1642FOOD SECURITY: INCREASED SPENDING OVER NEXT THREE
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Special Advisor on Development, Brendan Cox, informed Emboff July 7 that food security is a G8 priority for the Prime Minister and that the UK Government will be increasing its food security and agriculture assistance to USD 1.8 billion over the next three y [...]
2009-07-16 10:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG UK
09LONDON1644HMG RECEPTIVE TO USG APPROACH ON URANIUM SALES TO IRAN REF: STATE 72119
[...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Will Gelling, Head of the FCO's Iran Multilateral team, and Simon Mustard and Duncan Johnson, both of the FCO's Counterproliferation Department. They reiterated HMG's support for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from accessing new sources of uranium for its d [...]
2009-07-16 12:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM IR KNNP UK
09LONDON1652BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...]
2009-07-16 18:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ
09LONDON1668DARFUR/SUDAN: UPDATE ON JEM THINKING BY GIBRIL
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Representative Gibril Ibrahim said July 20 that JEM is "not venue shopping" for peace talks and continues to support the Doha talks, and that the international community needs to put pressure on the Government of Sudan (GoS) to implement [...]
2009-07-20 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID MOPS KPKO SU CD UK
09LONDON1669DRC/LRA: UK SEES ARMY REFORM AS KEY TO SEXUAL AND
[...] (C) Summary. The UK sees security sector reform (SSR) and army reform as keys to improveing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),Foreign Office Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme and DRC Desk Officer Oliver Craven told Poloff July 20. The U [...]
2009-07-20 15:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS ZF CG RW UG SO UK
09LONDON1674DARFUR/SUDAN: ABDUL WAHID COMMANDERS READY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following SE Gration's June meetings with Abdul Wahid al Nour's Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/AW) commanders in Chad (ref A),SLA/AW field commanders and political officers plan to force Abdul Wahid into engagement in the Darfur peace process, London-based SLA/AW represen [...]
2009-07-21 10:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM MOPS SU CD UK
09LONDON1675TORIES UNVEIL PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR OVERHAUL OF UK FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Shadow Chancellor George Osborne on July 20 announced the Conservative party proposals for changes to the UK's financial regulatory system. A Conservative government would abolish the UK's tripartite framework and replace it with a significantly more powerful Bank of England (B [...]
2009-07-21 17:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV UK
09LONDON1692(SBU) HMG CONSIDERS ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG considers the outcome of the U.S. assessment of operations in Afghanistan as a prerequisite for determining key aspects of British strategy in Afghanistan -- including deciding whether the UK will maintain in the fall the additional 700 troops originally sent to Afghanista [...]
2009-07-23 17:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO ECON EAID AF UK
09LONDON1701SOMALIA/HOA: PDAS CARTER INFORMED THAT UK TO INCREASE SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT REF: LONDON 1635 Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Daniel McNicholas, reasons
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 13:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS PHUM PINR XW SO KE ER ET UK
09LONDON1702WEST AFRICA: PDAS CARTER HEARS UK CONCERNS ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Office West and Southern Africa DAS-equivalent Janet Douglas told PDAS Carter July 22 that relative stability in West Africa and a UK budget crunch had meant a reduced UK presence and programming in West Africa, but agreed that Briton Edwin Dyer's June murder in Mali by AQIM ha [...]
2009-07-24 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MASS PHUM XY NI UK
09LONDON1707(SBU) DOUBTS -- AND REASSURANCES -- ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office released a statement July 17 affirming that "there has been no change in the Government's position on Trident. The policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper, and there has been no change to the timetable." This statement was a reaction to media repor [...]
2009-07-24 16:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK PARM MNUC MCAP
09LONDON1708HMG ACCELERATES MEASURES TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS;
[...] (SBU) Summary. HMG is preparing for the worst case scenario that one third of the UK population could become infected by the H1N1 virus, with potential deaths ranging from 19,000 to 65,000. HMG's National Pandemic Flu Service website became operational on July 23 and within minutes of its l [...]
2009-07-24 16:55:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AMED SOCI CASC EAGR UK
09LONDON1722(U) MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a July 23 introductory meeting with the Charge, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Homayoun Tandar, expressed concern that British public opinion is not favorable to Britain's engagement in Afghanistan and the international stabilization effort there. Tand [...]
2009-07-28 12:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR KPAO SCUL MOPS UK AF SOCI
09LONDON1725HMG RESPONSE TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD) DEMARCHE ON DELAY OF START OF WORK IN THE CD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAS CH FR MNUC PARM PK PREL RS UK
09LONDON1744HMG SEES NO PROBLEM WITH PROVIDING ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Robin Shackell at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told ESTHOff on July 29 he sees "no problem" with providing HMG assurances regarding the transfer of uranium to a UK Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) facility in support of a nuclear forensics exe [...]
2009-07-30 10:02:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM AORC PTER UK
09LONDON1745IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETS ARAB AMBASSADORS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: London Iran Watcher (poloff) attended a luncheon XXXXXXXXXXXX hosted by the XXXXXXXXXXXX in honor of XXXXXXXXXXXX. Also in attendance were the ambassadors of XXXXXXXXXXXX, as well as XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX pro [...]
2009-07-30 10:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP IR
09LONDON1750(S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 13:50:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK
09LONDON1760UK HOUSING MARKET SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY BUT LONG-TERM
[...] (SBU) Summary: UK housing prices showed a slight increase in June and July, and mortgage lending was also up. Despite these signs of recovery, the market outlook remains uncertain. Market prices are still down, year-on-year, 6.2 percent over the past 12 months as reported by Nationwide Build [...]
2009-07-31 14:37:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV UK
09LONDON1761THE ROAD TO 2010: HMG'S STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary. On July 16, the Cabinet Office released a 52-page document entitled "The Road to 2010 - Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century," which charts the UK's road map to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in April-May 2010. The document (f [...]
2009-07-31 14:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IR KNNP MNUC MOPS PARM PGOV PREL
09LONDON1767SOMALIA: LONDON-BASED ARS CHAIR SAYS ARS READY TO
[...] (C) Summary. Acting Chair of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Zakaria Abdi told Poloff July 31 that ARS is ready to mediate between the Transition Federal Government (TFG) and Hisbul Islam and al-Shabaab. Abdi claimed the TFG's Sheikh Sharif left the ARS because ARS was "to [...]
2009-07-31 16:15:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PHUM PTER SO UK
09LONDON1777HMG'S VIEWS ON INDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PAKISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is "cautiously optimistic" about the progress of India's relationship, with Pakistan and the U.S. and HMG should "compare notes" this fall to determine "how serious the Indians actually are in relaxing their rhetoric toward Pakistan," Neil Kernohan, Head of the India, Nepal [...]
2009-08-03 15:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR AF IN NP PK UK PTER
09LONDON1779WELSH DEVOLUTION REPORT LIKELY TO RECOMMEND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In June the All Wales Convention, which will report on whether the Welsh should hold a referendum to transfer significant powers from London to the Welsh legislature, concluded six months of town-hall meetings and is preparing its recommendations. Indications are that it se [...]
2009-08-03 16:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV UK
09LONDON1788UK CALLING FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is not planning to increase its development funding for Afghanistan beyond the GBP 510 million it has committed through 2013, but will channel an increasing amount of resources through the Afghan Government and redirect its efforts to focus more clearly on discrete areas [...]
2009-08-05 10:28:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNAF EAID ECON PGOV PK UK
09LONDON1797EMBASSY LONDON WELCOMES CODEL COCHRAN/LEAHY
[...] Embassy London is pleased to welcome CODEL Cochran/Leahy to London September 1 - September 6, 2009, to participate in the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) Conference. 2. ---------------- Visit Officer ---------------- Daniel McNicholas, Political Officer Emba [...]
2009-08-05 15:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP OREP ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1806UK TO DECIDE ON ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the letter from Secretary Clinton on budget support for the Palestinian Authority to Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London),Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development on 5 August. She told Econoff that they were "delighted by the U.S. contribution," [...]
2009-08-06 15:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER UK
09LONDON1817(C) MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): HMG
[...] (C/NF) HMG agrees on the importance of encouraging Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) partners to make presentations at the MTCR Information Exchange (IE) session during the November plenary, Edward Evans, Missile Policy Desk Officer in the WMD Controls Policy Section of the Counterprol [...]
2009-08-07 14:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA UK RS
09LONDON1818SOMALILAND: KULMIYE OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTS MORE USG PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS REF: NAIROBI 1685
[...] (C) Summary. Mohamed Omar, Foreign Affairs Secretary of Somaliland's Kulmiye opposition party, said August 7 the USG should put more pressure on Somaliland President Dahir Riyale to reinstate the voter registration list and to allow the return of Interpeace, the NGO supporting the technical conduc [...]
2009-08-07 14:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL EAID PHUM SO DJ ET XW UK
09LONDON1828U.S. NEEDS TO TALK MORE WITH EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM; PROPOSED CHANGES IN UK UNDER SCRUTINY
[...] (C) Summary. The U.S. needs to ramp up its engagement with the European Commission on financial services reform measures, HMT and City of London officials urged in recent meetings with EMIN and ECONCOUNS. Brussels is moving ahead faster on reform than Washington and London, and more worrying, witho [...]
2009-08-10 09:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON1851IRAN: FCO SHARES LESSONS LEARNED ON DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Iran Watcher (poloff) August 11, Will Gelling, Tom Burn and Rachel Martinek of the FCO's Iran office shared lessons learned from the detention of British sailors by Iran in 2007 and more recently the arrest of nine local staff members from the British Embassy in Teh [...]
2009-08-11 14:36:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL PGOV UK IR
09LONDON187GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THIRD STRAND OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY
[...] (U) HMG announced new measures to reinforce financial stability and ensure the resumption of lending on January 19. To improve banks' access to wholesale funding markets, HMG will provide full or partial guarantees to eligible AAA-rated asset backed securities from April. Additionally, HMG w [...]
2009-01-22 16:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1873UK REACTS STRONGLY TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-12 10:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM BM UK
09LONDON1876FCO MINISTER IVAN LEWIS' "INTRODUCTORY" VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Recently appointed Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis made his first visit to Syria and Lebanon August 3-6, in what FCO officials told us was Lewis' "introductory" visit to the region. In Syria, Lewis sought to broaden the UK's bilateral relationship with Syria and urged Syri [...]
2009-08-12 14:36:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR LE SY UK
09LONDON1886VIEWS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FROM LONDON-BASED
[...] (SBU) Summary. London-based bank and development analysts are seeing positive signs emerging in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) economies, after months of negative news, but remain cautious in their near-term outlook for the region. While prospects for the global economy are improving and ther [...]
2009-08-13 16:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KE LT NI SF UG UK XA ZA
09LONDON1888SOMALILAND: UK "VERY CONCERNED," BUT REFRAINING FROM CONDEMNING RIYALE PUBLICLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 13:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV KDEM SO UK
09LONDON1911EFFECT OF THE RECESSION ON UK REMITTANCES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. UK remittances to Pakistan have continued to increase in 2009, according to official data, but experts are skeptical that the trend will continue. Unlike remittances from other parts of the world, which experts speculate are being boosted in the short term by the return of the [...]
2009-08-19 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PK SA UK XC
09LONDON1932IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER
[...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...]
2009-08-21 13:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK
09LONDON1933UK GOVERNMENT SEEKS DEEPER COUNTER-RADICALIZATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a USG-HMG Video Tele Conference (VTC) meeting on August 14, UK officials focused on the UK's PREVENT counter-radicalization strategy expressed strong interest in collaborating more closely with the US Government to counter violent extremism. UK officials outlined several pr [...]
2009-08-21 13:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKISL PREL PTER
09LONDON1942LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE, LOOK TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' new Chief Executive, Chris Fox, outlined August 18 for Poloff his strategy for taking the UK's third largest party through the next crucial year into the general election, which is due to take place sometime before June 2010. The Lib Dems plan to promote hea [...]
2009-08-24 10:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR UK
09LONDON1946SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT HOLDS EMERGENCY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Scottish Government severely underestimated the both USG and UK public reaction to its decision to grant compassionate release to convicted Pan Am 103 bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi on August 20. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has privately indicated that he was "shocked" [...]
2009-08-24 14:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PTER UK LY
09LONDON1989UK'S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...]
2009-08-26 13:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON PGOV UK
09LONDON1999SCENESETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 3-7 VISIT OF CODEL KANJORSKI TO
[...] (SBU) The UK government is eager to share viewpoints on financial services reform, and to ensure that U.S. and UK regulations complement each other with the goal of ensuring a vital and thriving financial services industry - critical to both our countries' economic recovery and growth. (Post h [...]
2009-08-27 15:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA OVIP ECON UK
09LONDON2001IMO: REPORT OF THE 86TH SESSION OF THE MARITIME
[...] Summary. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 86th session (MSC 86) at IMO Headquarters in London under the chairmanship of Mr. N. Ferrer (Philippines) on May 27 - June 5, 2009. Regarding armed response to piracy, the MSC recommends th [...]
2009-08-27 16:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO PHSA UK
09LONDON2002SCENESETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 3-6 VISIT OF CODEL SHELBY TO THE
[...] (SBU) The UK government is eager to share viewpoints on financial services reform, and to ensure that U.S. and UK regulations complement each other with the goal of ensuring a vital and thriving financial services industry - critical to both our countries' economic recovery and growth. (Post h [...]
2009-08-28 07:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA OVIP ECON UK
09LONDON2005UK’S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...]
2009-08-28 10:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON PGOV PK AF UK
09LONDON202UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JANUARY GAERC: GAZA AND
[...] (C) Summary. The UK expects next steps in bolstering the peace in Gaza and how to strengthen EU energy security to dominate the January 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) Meeting, according to Paul Williams, the Foreign Office EU Correspondent, who spoke with Poloff [...]
2009-01-23 12:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI BO UK
09LONDON2027LABOUR PARTY PREPS FOR CONFERENCE, HONES ELECTIONS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Labour Party's key electoral message, which it will unveil at its September party conference, is "all about the economy," Patrick Loughran, Special Advisor to influential Labour heavyweight Lord Peter Mandelson, told Poloff August 28. It will have three themes: the economic me [...]
2009-09-01 11:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON PINR UK
09LONDON2040COMMONWEALTH SUSPENDS FIJI
[...] (SBU) Commonwealth Secretariat Political Director Amitav Banerji confirmed September 1 to Poloff that Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma announced the Republic of Fiji Islands' full suspension from membership of the Commonwealth, effective 00:01 September 1, 2009 (Fiji time). Baner [...]
2009-09-02 15:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV FJ UK
09LONDON205AU SUMMIT: UK PRIORITIES AND PING'S VISIT TO LONDON
[...] (C) Summary. FCO Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown will represent HMG at the January/February AU Summit in Addis Abba. Malloch-Brown has been invited to speak about the London Summit in April. He intends to explain the aims and objectives of the London Financial Summit and to highlight [...]
2009-01-23 13:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU XA UK
09LONDON207IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...]
2009-01-23 15:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW
09LONDON2075UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0092253
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 08:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK IT
09LONDON2102UK TO PRESS EC FOR REMOVAL OF USG AIRCRAFT FROM EU
[...] (SBU) UK transportation officials offered to lobby the European Commission (EC) in support of USG request (Ref A) to remove state airlines from the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The UK does not control the list, but understands USG desire to have our government flights - FAA, NASA and U. [...]
2009-09-09 16:11:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON SENV UK
09LONDON211CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 17:35:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON2111IMO: REPORT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
[...] SUMMARY: The 59th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) convened 13)18 July 2009 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). Major U.S. policy interests were advanced by MEPC: 1) approving a North American Emission [...]
2009-09-10 19:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2117GREAT LAKES: UK WELCOMES SE WOLPE'S APPOINTMENT
[...] (C) Summary: UK Government officials, including FCO Africa Director Adam Wood, East Africa and Great Lakes Department deputy head Graham Zebedee, Great Lakes team leader Nne-Nne Iwuji-Eme, and DFID Senior Political Analyst Nick Bates, welcomed SE Wolpe's appointment and the USG's reinvigorated coo [...]
2009-09-11 08:32:00Embassy LondonSECRETPINR PREL ZF UG CG RW BY ZU UK
09LONDON2119IMO: REPORT OF THE 55TH SESSION OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 55th session of the Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (NAV S/C) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held July 27 to 31, 2009, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. M. Sollosi (United States). The session was attended by 64 member governments, 1 associate member gov [...]
2009-09-11 11:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA UK
09LONDON2120UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...]
2009-09-11 13:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK
09LONDON2121MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]
2009-09-11 14:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2124MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS, EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]
2009-09-11 16:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2125IMO ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: The 59th Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held at IMO Headquarters in London, June 23-25. There was detailed discussion on funding the Djibouti Code of Conduct on Somali piracy. End Summary ACTIONS AND ACHIEVE [...]
2009-09-11 16:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2131DEMARCHE RESPONSE FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] We delivered invitation letter and draft statement to the offices of UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, on Friday, 11 September. In the UK, the Department for International Development, DFID, is the policy lead on f [...]
2009-09-14 15:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09LONDON217AGREEMENT TO LAUNCH THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Ministers (or representatives) from major energy consuming countries (G8, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and Mexico),along with the European Union (EU) and International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed on December 18, 2008 to launch the [...]
2009-01-26 12:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON2178IRAN: HMG "WILL DISCUSS" RAISING CASES OF MISSING/DETAINED AMERICANS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Helen Teasdale of the Foreign Office's Iran Bilateral Affairs desk September 16. Her initial reaction to the request was that given the low ebb of relations between Iran and the UK -- which is still very concerned about the welfare of its local embassy staff [...]
2009-09-18 15:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALCASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON2180HMG'S POSITIVE REACTION TO POTUS' EUROPEAN-BASED
[...] (S) HMG will adopt a "supportive position" regarding President Obama's decision about European-based missile defense, Judith Gough (Protect),Deputy Head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Security Policy Group, told Poloff September 17. (Ref) She said that HMG "would like to help" by [...]
2009-09-18 15:38:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL RU UK
09LONDON2183(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 07:21:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2184(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 07:21:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2186DEFENCE SECRETARY AINSWORTH OUTLINES TOP
[...] (C/NF). Summary. In a September 24 initial call by the Ambassador, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth expressed his firm commitment to the international mission in Afghanistan, describing success there as his top priority as Defence Secretary. Ainsworth stressed the importance of demonstrating to [...]
2009-09-21 13:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PINR UK AF
09LONDON219ITALY PRESENTS ENERGY PRIORITIES FOR ITS G8
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the UK-hosted December Energy Ministerial, on December 18, the Government of Italy discussed with other G8 governments its energy policy priorities for its upcoming 2009 G8 Presidency. Sergio Garriba, Advisor to the Minister of Economic Development, outlined the main t [...]
2009-01-26 14:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV UK
09LONDON2198U/S TAUSCHER’S MEETINGS WITH FS MILIBAND AND OTHER
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher held meetings in London on September 2-4 on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament with Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Simon McDonald, Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]
2009-09-22 14:13:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNP PREL CH EG FR IN IR IZ JA KN PK
09LONDON2199(C/NF) P5 HEADS OF DELEGATION SIDE-MEETING ON NPT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On Friday, September 4, in conjunction with the UK-hosted P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament, UK Del head, Mariot Leslie, convened a side meeting of the P5 heads of delegation (HOD) to discuss preparations for the UN Security Council Summit on [...]
2009-09-22 14:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK
09LONDON2208AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD TURNER,
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In Pittsburgh, the G-20 must commit to scrutinize and enforce bank pay and bonuses practices and such practices must include claw back and deferred payment provisions, Lord Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority told the Ambassador on September 22. He said the French s [...]
2009-09-23 15:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV UK
09LONDON2212UK PLEDGES TO DONATE $37 MILLION TO HELP FIGHT THE
[...] (SBU) International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander announced on September 17 that HMG will donate 23 million GBP ($32 million) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to help developing countries tackle the H1N1 pandemic. The value of this commitment is equivalent to 10 percent of the [...]
2009-09-23 15:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO PREL KFLU WHO UK
09LONDON2214U/S TAUSCHER’S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN LONDON WITH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk held bilateral consultations in London September 3-4, on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disa [...]
2009-09-23 16:24:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP CH EG FR IN IR KN PK RS UK
09LONDON222AFGHANISTAN: FCO AFGHANISTAN DIRECTOR SAYS FS
[...] (C) The UK is looking forward to hearing details about the new U.S. Administration's plans for military and civilian efforts in Afghanistan, and sees the weeks remaining before the April 3 NATO summit as critical to coordinating ISAF strategy, particularly in RC-South. FCO Afghanistan Office [...]
2009-01-26 16:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR AF UK
09LONDON2222SUBJECT: PM BROWN'S DECISION TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE UK'S TRIDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 15:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS MCAP KNNP PARM UK PGOV
09LONDON2225CHANCELLOR DARLING ON BANKERS’ BONUSES, UK
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told the Ambassador during his September 23 introductory meeting that G20 governments must continue to implement stimulus packages and avoid complacency. Darling warned that if banks paid out large bonuses in 2010, they could provoke a po [...]
2009-09-24 16:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV PGOV AGMT UK
09LONDON2229(C/NF) LIB DEM CONFERENCE: MOSTLY MORE OF THE SAME
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Liberal Democrats' quiet September 20 - 23 conference received mixed reviews in the UK media and did little to tell voters why they should vote Lib Dem. Leader Nick Clegg's call for "savage" cuts in public spending and Deputy Leader Vince Cable's announcement of an uncoordinate [...]
2009-09-25 15:29:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
09LONDON2230CASPIAN ENERGY: UK TELLS AMB MORNINGSTAR THEY ARE
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Richard Morningstar, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy, and UK government and private officials agreed on the need for continued engagement with Caspian governments on energy issues, while encouraging Europe to increase both its outreach to the region and intern [...]
2009-09-28 11:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON UK
09LONDON2237Economists Warn UK's Economic Recovery Is Fragile
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economists at a Business for New Europe seminar (September 25) said the UK is recovering economically but warned about a false euphoria. Panelists were concerned that a premature tightening of monetary policy would harm the recovery. Banks are still not lending to small busine [...]
2009-09-29 10:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON227DECEMBER ENERGY MINISTERIAL IN LONDON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministers and high-ranking officials from 27 countries, leading international energy and financial institutions, pledged to work together to reduce oil price volatility, at the HMG-hosted London Energy Meeting on December 19 in London. Participants agreed that the recent pric [...]
2009-01-26 17:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV UK
09LONDON229BRITISH LONG VIEW ON CASPIAN GAS: BALL IS IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG officials are working with Brussels and other Member States to leverage the Ukraine-Russian gas crisis into an ambitious program to address Europe's deficient internal energy market. While the UK is hopeful of success in the March European Council - which will focus in par [...]
2009-01-26 18:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET UK
09LONDON2291DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] ESTH Counselor made reftel demarche and sent diplomatic note and aide-memoire to the UK's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Simon Cockburn and to Stephen Taylor at the Foreign Commonwealth Office's (FCO) International Organization office on September 24, [...]
2009-10-06 07:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO PHSA UK
09LONDON2293IMO: REPORT ON THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 09:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO UK
09LONDON23PM Brown Calls for International Cooperation To Weather
[...] (SBU) Summary: Britain is well placed to withstand the global economic turbulence because of its low inflation, a history of stability and high employment levels, the Prime Minister said during interviews January 4. Gordon Brown said the length of the economic crisis will depend on the degre [...]
2009-01-05 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON230PAKISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER MILIBAND'S VISIT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Pakistan's engagement and public messaging about its actions in the aftermath of the Mumbai bombings formed the core of Foreign Secretary Miliband's script during his January 16-17 visit to Islamabad. Miliband, according to FCO Pakistan Team leader Laura Hickey, was re-assured [...]
2009-01-27 10:33:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL EAID PTER KDEM IN PK UK
09LONDON2303SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY’S OCTOBER 10-11
[...] (C//NF) Summary. The Secretary's visit to London comes on the heels of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat political party conferences -- their last before the UK elections which must be held by June 2010. The domestic political situation remains in flux, but with the Conservatives enjoy [...]
2009-10-06 16:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON UK KNNP MOPS IR PK AF
09LONDON2307LABOUR PARTY OUTLINES ECONOMIC STRATEGY IN RUN-UP TO NEXT
[...] (U) Summary: The Labour Party's last conference before the general election saw ministers attempt to draw a dividing line between Labour and Conservative economic policy. Chancellor Darling acknowledged spending cuts and tax rises would be necessary to return public finances to a sustainable [...]
2009-10-07 13:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2311(SBU) BRITISH PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAY FORWARD IN
[...] (C//NF) Summary. In October 1 and 2 meetings with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral Stavridis, and ISAF Commander General McChrystal, Prime Minister Brown, Foreign Secretary Miliband and other senior UK officials underscored HMG [...]
2009-10-07 17:27:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2315UK THINKING ON OCTOBER 9 DISCUSSION WITH AUNG SAN
[...] (C) UK Foreign Office Burma Team deputy leader Gill Lever told poloff October 8 that the key message the UK Government wants to get across during the October 9 meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) about sanctions is that sanctions are "not all or nothing" and can be done in a gradual way based on t [...]
2009-10-08 12:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM UK
09LONDON2318HMG PROPOSES U.S.-UK CONSULTATION REGARDING
[...] (C//NF) HMG would like to consult with USG interlocutors to discuss "U.S. medium-term intentions" regarding the use of Ascension Island, Andrew Allen, the Head of the Southern Oceans Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories Directorate, and Sharon Wright, the FCO's [...]
2009-10-09 11:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MOPS MARR UK SH IO
09LONDON2326AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON JON CUNLIFFE, G8/G20 SHERPA - PM PLEASED WITH PITTSBURGH Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d.
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Brown was pleased with the outcome of the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit as well as the President's steps to underscore the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom, Jon Cunliffe, Head of International Affairs, Cabinet Office and G8/G20 Sherpa, to [...]
2009-10-13 08:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON2333THE GAMBIA: UK CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, NO PROGRESS ON EU ARTICLE 8 PROCESS REF: BANJUL 235
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 16:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV XY GA EU UK
09LONDON2339UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) Together with Russian Embassy colleagues, Poloff delivered reftel joint demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 14. McDonald told Poloff and Sergei Andiashin of the Russian [...]
2009-10-14 15:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC UK RS
09LONDON2346BROWN'S PROMISE TO SEND AN ADDITIONAL 500 TROOPS
[...] (C//NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown announced October 14 that he is prepared to deploy an additional 500 troops to Afghanistan provided three key conditions are met: the Afghan security forces must do a better job, and be willing to fight alongside and be trained by British forces; British troo [...]
2009-10-15 16:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PK UK PGOV PREL MARR MOPS MCAP PTER
09LONDON2347HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USN PLAN TO
[...] (C) COMUSEUCOM has requested a host nation sensitivity survey for the USN plan to homeport a submarine tender to Diego Garcia in 2010. For the reasons discussed below, there is no expected negative reaction by HMG to this change. 2. (C) HMG considers continued presence of military ships and i [...]
2009-10-15 16:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV UK IO
09LONDON2352IRAN: IDEAS ON HOW TO PRESSURE THE REGIME ON HUMAN RIGHTS WITHOUT RISKING OUR BROADER AGENDA REF: A. A. STATE 103219 B. B. THE HAGUE 608 Classified By: Politial Minister-Counselor Greg Berry, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian interlocutors are increasingly concerned that the international community is not doing enough to highlight the human rights violations being committed by the Iranian regime (IRIG). These contacts believe focusing on the nuclear issue provides the Iranian regime with legitima [...]
2009-10-16 12:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON2357CONSERVATIVES ANNOUNCE PLANS TO CONFRONT "CLEAR AND PRESENT
[...] (U) Summary: Conservative plans to cut the UK's spiraling budget deficit were the focus of the recent Tory Party conference. Party leader David Cameron acknowledged painful cutbacks in public spending would be necessary to confront what Philip Hammond, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, [...]
2009-10-16 14:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON2358REPLY TO BIOTECH VOTES DEMARCHE: OCTOBER 19
[...] (U) Post delivered Reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Head of Novel Foods and Processes, Food Standards Agency (FSA). 2. (U) We received a swift and unequivocal written response:"The UK retains a science-based policy for biotech authorizations and we have not ide [...]
2009-10-16 15:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN TBIO
09LONDON2359FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE RESULTS
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Foreign and Commonwealth's Office (FCO) International Organisations Office. 2. (U) The UK confirms that they are "aiming for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG) FAO budget settlement based on realistic cost increases, add [...]
2009-10-16 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR UK UN
09LONDON236INDIA: MILIBAND'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH GOI OFFICIALS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In spite of the significant Indian media criticism of Foreign Secretary Miliband's comments on Kashmir during his January 13-15 visit to India (reftels),he had an opportunity for useful discussions with Indian leaders on key policy and regional issues, including Pakistan, Iran [...]
2009-01-27 14:09:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER EAID KDEM IN PK IR XD UK
09LONDON2382IRAN/AMERICAN DETAINEES: HMG UNABLE TO PROVIDE
[...] (C) Following up on her September 16 meeting (ref B) with Helen Teasdale of the Foreign and Commonwealth's Iran office, London Iran Watcher asked if HMG had made a decision regarding raising the issue of American detainees with the Iranian government. Teasdale explained the U.S. request for assist [...]
2009-10-21 13:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR UK
09LONDON2391UK IN AGREEMENT WITH THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Team at the Foreign Office Andrew Suarez responded to reftel demarche by saying that HMG is supportive of all U.S. priorities at this year's session of the UN Third Committee. The UK opposes the use of no-action motions to block country-speci [...]
2009-10-22 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UK
09LONDON24ISLAMIC FINANCE KEY TO ENSURING LONDON AS TOP FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The British government is promoting the growth of the Islamic finance industry in the UK, although HMT has decided against issuing a sovereign Islamic finance bond, a sukuk, in the current economic climate. HMG is courting Islamic finance, and eliminating barriers to its growth, [...]
2009-01-05 17:40:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV KISL UK
09LONDON2416WELSH MUSLIM COMMUNITY SKILLFULLY DEFUSES
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: A protest by a far-right anti-Muslim group in Swansea, Wales passed without violence on October 17, largely due to careful interfaith and intra-Muslim community planning. Wales' small size (three million people, of whom about one percent are Muslims) has made it relat [...]
2009-10-26 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV UK
09LONDON2425UK ELECTIONS: HUNG PARLIAMENTS, MINORITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. With domestic political opinion polls fluctuating in the run-up to the UK's general elections, which must occur before June 3, 2010, political pundits are speculating that it is unlikely that the Labour Party will continue to hold a majority in Parliament but that it is far fro [...]
2009-10-26 17:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM UK
09LONDON2427UK STILL IN RECESSION AND FACING SLOW, VOLATILE RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK economy is still in recession and faces a slow, patchy recovery. According to official data released October 23, output in the third quarter was significantly weaker than expected. Economists at Oxford Economics and Morgan Stanley expect the UK to emerge from recession [...]
2009-10-27 09:47:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2428UK RESPONSE TO GI AND CBD DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Post delivered Reftel points to HMG counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK's Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) all of which coordinate to establish the UK position on geographic indi [...]
2009-10-27 10:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN KIPR
09LONDON2445HMG VIEWS ON ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 17:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG UK
09LONDON2446EMBASSY COMMENT ON BONE MARROW REGISTRY COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 17:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO UK
09LONDON2447HMG APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON
[...] (C/NF) Poloff discussed the development of a coordinated approach among allies to engaging the Afghan government on governor appointments with Liz Boyles, the Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 27. (Ref) Boyles affirmed the importance of [...]
2009-10-29 14:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PGOV AF UK
09LONDON2449LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...]
2009-10-29 18:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK
09LONDON2465FUTURE U.S.-UK AND U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION TO CENTER ON INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS
[...] (SBU) Europe, International Trade and Development Director at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Claire Durkin discussed with EMIN and Econoff October 29, 2009, UK desire for a swift conclusion to the Doha Round (DDA) of trade negotiations, trade priorities with the EU, pot [...]
2009-11-02 16:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD UK EU
09LONDON2477SOMALIA: PM OUTLINES TFG PLAN FOR STABILIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Somali Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Shamarke defended the strength of the Tranistional Federal Government (TFG) and outlined its plans to bring unity and peace to Somalia in an October 28 speech in London. The Prime Minister asserted that his government intends to expand its [...]
2009-11-03 11:49:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL MASS UK SO ET
09LONDON2478UK GOVERNMENT GETS TOUGH ON BANK BONUSES; DEBATES CURBS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK government is getting tough on compensation for bankers. On January 1, a code of practice for compensation requiring large firms to report in detail their company's policies will come into effect. UK-based U.S. firms joined British banks in signing this code of conduct, [...]
2009-11-03 15:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2479(C) UK SANCTIONS ON IRAN FORCE IRISL TO SEEK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KTFN IR UK
09LONDON2484SUDAN: UK HOME OFFICE GRANTS NON-ARAB DARFURIS
[...] (SBU) In a break with the UK's previous policy on granting asylum to Darfuri refugees on a "carefully considered case-by-case basis," the UK Home Office announced November 2 that "all non-Arab Darfuris," who have not committed a serious crime, regardless of political affiliation "qualify for a [...]
2009-11-04 13:55:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SU UK
09LONDON2485IRAN: SUPPORTERS OF THE GREEN MOVEMENT PRESENT
[...] (U) On November 4, about 10 self-identified supporters of the Green Movement of Iran delivered a letter (text below) and a commemorative plaque expressing regret for the take-over of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. London Iran Watcher accepted the items on behalf of the embassy. A few m [...]
2009-11-04 15:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV UK IR
09LONDON2489BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY JONATHAN G. BURDEN -
[...] Per reftel, post conducted an inquiry into the bona fides of Jonathan G. Burden, Director of Advansys Solutions. Post has no derogatory information on Mr. Burden. Advansys Solutions serves as a consultant to the UK MOD on behalf of L3, a U.S. owned company and does not physically handle USML i [...]
2009-11-05 09:32:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2492CONSERVATIVE PARTY PLANS TO ABOLISH THE UK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG UK
09LONDON2499MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC
09LONDON2501SCOTLAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS
[...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador engaged with a wide variety of policy, civic, business, and Muslim communities during his first official visit to Scotland, October 29-30. Prominent Scottish Muslim leaders told the Ambassador during a roundtable discussion that the Muslim community in the UK and [...]
2009-11-05 16:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OEXC OIIP ECON UK
09LONDON2503UK SUPPORT AT IMF FOR U.S. SRI LANKAN CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 17:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN CE UK
09LONDON2509TORIES ABANDON EU REFERENDUM, BUT CRY "NEVER AGAIN"
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative leader David Cameron abandoned his party's plans for a UK referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty as the treaty becomes law on December 1. In a November 4 speech, Cameron lamented that the country, under Labour governments, was denied the chance for a referen [...]
2009-11-05 18:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EU UK
09LONDON251GORDON BROWN OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR RECOVERY AND CALLS FOR
[...] (U) Three building blocks are essential for economic recovery in the UK, according to PM Gordon Brown. In a speech to the Foreign Press Association, January 26, Brown outlined the stages of the UK's "Stability and Recovery Plan" - bank recapitalization, monetary and fiscal stimulus, and credi [...]
2009-01-28 16:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2512BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - AVRAM BALABANOVIC,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 11:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2516UK REACTION: FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarch to the UK's Food Standards Agency Head of Incidence Response. 2. (U) Since January 2005, the UK has had an internal mechanism for reporting potential food safety breaches that is very similar to the Reportable Food Registry (RFR). It is known as its Online [...]
2009-11-06 13:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD UK
09LONDON2517SOMALILAND: UK DIASPORA HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the UK-based Somaliland Diaspora - including representatives from the three political parties, NGOs, and civil society organizations - told the Political Minister Counselor November 2 that what Somaliland needs most is assistance in developing governance and democracy [...]
2009-11-06 13:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV PINR SO UK
09LONDON2520UK INITIATIVES HARNESS DIASPORA CAPACITY
[...] (U) Summary. The UK has initiated a number of programs to help engage UK-based Diaspora groups and harness their expertise in international development. Under the direction of the Department for International Development (DFID),and the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO),these programs are ty [...]
2009-11-06 17:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PHUM OIIP SCUL SMIG ECON SO PK NI
09LONDON2523AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LORD SPEAKER:
[...] (C/NF) Lord Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness Hayman told the Ambassador during a November 6 meeting that in the run-up to the general elections, party politics are beginning to play a role in the House of Lords, especially the public debate over the UK's role in Afghanistan. She said the exp [...]
2009-11-09 11:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR UK
09LONDON2535UK IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON NATO ENLARGEMENT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Head of the Foreign Office's NATO Team expressed broad UK agreement with U.S. goals for NATO enlargement as regards Bosnia and Macedonia; indicated that HMG ministers were discussing the UK position on MAP for Montenegro, but that the UK would likely align itself with the U.S. [...]
2009-11-10 15:07:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA UK
09LONDON254(S) UK URGES USG TO DECLASSIFY INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: UK Treasury and Foreign Office officials have expanded upon their prior request for USG declassification of intelligence on Iran sanctions issues. HMG is concerned that a lack of substantial USG-provided information in the public statements of case will hamper the ability of EU [...]
2009-01-28 17:09:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC PTER IR UK
09LONDON2543BRITISH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR DROPS ON EVE
[...] (U) Summary: The murder of five British police trainers by a rogue Afghan officer, the unsatisfying conclusion to the Afghan election, public challenges to UK policy by leading politicians, and a wave of wrenching television interviews with grieving family members this week combined to dampen [...]
2009-11-10 16:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS SOCI ECON UK AF
09LONDON2557INDIAN ENVOY DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a meeting with Poloff to discuss the October 27-29 state visit of President Pratibha Patil to India, Neil Kernohan (Protect),Head of the India, Nepal, and Bhutan Team at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),told Poloff that HMG would appreciate it if the U.S. would [...]
2009-11-13 12:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER SOCI AF UK PK
09LONDON2567AMBASSADOR MCELDOWNEY'S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Introduction. During her November 9-11 visit to London, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Nancy McEldowney discussed a range of issues in bilateral meetings with UK officials. Julian Miller, Deputy Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]
2009-11-16 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS SOCI ECON PK AF OSCE NATO EU
09LONDON2569HMG STRESSES U.S.-UK COORDINATION ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Karen Pierce (Protect),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director for South Asia and Afghanistan, told the Political Minister Counselor November 16 that HMG is eagerly awaiting President Obama's decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and would appreciate as much insig [...]
2009-11-16 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON257(C) UK REQUESTS INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT TO
[...] (C) Foreign Office (FCO) officials requested from us January 27 all releasable information on Bank Mellat's support for Iran's nuclear regime that their mission can share with the Malaysian government - ideally before the High Commissioner's next meeting with Malaysian officials the week of Fe [...]
2009-01-28 17:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON2571BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-EPAMINONDAS I. MELAS -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 09:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2575PM FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH STRESSES AFGHANIZATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a November 16, speech, PM Gordon Brown reviewed UK foreign policy priorities -- but focused on Afghanistan. Emphasizing that Britain's national security was at stake, Brown argued that the "greater international good will never be subordinated to the mood of the passing momen [...]
2009-11-17 17:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AF PK NATO UK
09LONDON2581PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 15:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2582ANTI-BRIBERY BILL HEADS TO PARLIAMENT, BUT PASSAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK government included anti-bribery legislation among its priorities in the Queen's Speech on November 18, 2009, at the State opening of Parliament. While this indicates HMG commitment to meet OECD and other global anti-bribery standards, some observers doubt, however, that [...]
2009-11-18 15:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EU OECD PREL PGOV KCRM UK
09LONDON2583WEST AFRICA: AF DAS FITZGERALD'S NOVEMBER 18
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In meetings with British counterpart Janet Douglas and other Foreign Office officials, AF DAS William Fitzgerald reviewed the situation in Guinea, discussing the need for CNDD leader Dadis Camara to leave Guinea and to stabilize the country through an ECOWAS observer mission. On N [...]
2009-11-18 17:19:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS XY GV NI ML UK
09LONDON2587BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-LUDWIK JERZY OPIELA -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 08:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2592UK INPUT: CUBA, LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers November 18 per reftel to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disappointe [...]
2009-11-19 12:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK
09LONDON2595UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 16:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON2596PADDY ASHDOWN ON WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C//NF) Summary. British Parliamentarian and former UN High Representative in Bosnia Lord Paddy Ashdown recently shared his views with DCM LeBaron on the way forward in Afghanistan. Ashdown stressed that while finding a solution would not be easy, success was absolutely critical. Any strategy for [...]
2009-11-19 16:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS AF UK PK
09LONDON2598 LITTLE ENTHUSIASM FOR LEGISLAITVE PRIORITIES IN QUEEN'S
[...] (U) Summary. In an annual tradition, the Queen formally opened the new session of Parliament November 18 and laid out the Government's legislative priorities for the coming Parliamentary session. In a speech drawn up by the Government, the Queen announced plans for 10 new bills, two draft bills [...]
2009-11-20 08:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN MOPS PINR UK
09LONDON261CAMERON SHUFFLES CONSERVATIVE'S FRONT-BENCH,
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative Leader David Cameron shook up his party with a shadow cabinet reshuffle on January 19. Cameron wanted to strengthen his front-bench team and sharpen its attacks on the Labour Government, as well address a Labour argument that still has traction with UK voters -- th [...]
2009-01-29 12:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU UK
09LONDON2616UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2617UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2619UK RESPONSE: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP UK
09LONDON2622UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary and Introduction: The United Kingdom (UK) hosted a conference of P5 states on 3-4 September 2009 to discuss confidence building measures (CBMs) on nuclear disarmament and associated non-proliferation issues. The conference originated in a proposal made by then Defence Secre [...]
2009-11-20 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2623BARONESS CATHERINE ASHTON UNEXPECTED CHOICE FOR EU
[...] (U) This is an Embassy London and U.S. Mission to the European Union joint cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. Baroness Catherine Margaret Ashton was nominated as the first EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on November 19. She is a British Labour politician who is also cur [...]
2009-11-20 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD EUN UK
09LONDON2626UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...]
2009-11-23 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK
09LONDON2635(C/NF) UK SUPPORTS U.S.-PROPOSED THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT REVCON REF: SECSTATE 119753
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK can support "from top to bottom" the U.S. proposal for the re-establishment of a subsidiary body to deal with Article X at the 2010 NPT Review Conference. According to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),France and Germany also support the creation of such a subsidiar [...]
2009-11-24 14:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CDG NPT
09LONDON2638FOREIGN OFFICE MIDDLE EAST TEAM LEAD ON ISREAL RELATED UN RESOLUTIONS REF: A. REF A STATE 118799 B. REF B LONDON 2595
[...] (C//NF) Poloff had an introductory call with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on November 20. Poloff used the opportunity to reinforce Washington,s points on resolutions against Israel (ref A) which were previously delivered to the FCO International Organiza [...]
2009-11-24 16:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON2639(S/NF) AFGHANISTAN: UK WILL SAY NO TO A REQUEST
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office officers told the Political Minister Counselor November 24 that the total number of UK troops in Afghanistan will soon total 9,500, as the UK will be plussing up its permanently deployed force by 1,200; this number consists [...]
2009-11-24 17:28:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR PGOV MCAP UK
09LONDON2645THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
[...] (SBU) The UK has pledged GBP 1.1 billion in furtherance of its G8 L'Aquila food security commitments, Richard Moberly of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) told ECOUNS in response to reftel demarche. The funds will be disbursed over a three-year period, from April 1, 2009 [...]
2009-11-25 14:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON UK
09LONDON2649UK BUDGET SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
[...] (SBU) The UK is currently reviewing its plans for budget support for the Palestian Authority (PA) and expects to reach a decision by December 4, Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London),Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development, told ECOUNS. She stated that she is confident [...]
2009-11-25 17:24:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID WBG IS UK
09LONDON265SUBJECT: BRITISH PRESS CASE AGAINST IRISL WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 15:02:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON2650CITY OF LONDON LORD MAYOR DEFENDS UK FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Summary. At his inaugural banquet on November 16, Nick Anstee, incoming Lord Mayor of London and official representative of London's financial services industry, urged businesses to learn from their mistakes, but also emphasized that the UK government needs to support London's financial firms, [...]
2009-11-25 17:35:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV EFIN UK
09LONDON266HMG BUDGET CRUNCH THREATENS TO LIMIT UK'S GLOBAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Ballooning UN assessed costs, an HMG budget crunch, and the falling Pound have all contributed to an internal budgeting crisis for HMG's tri-departmental conflict prevention spending, which includes UN assessed costs, discretionary spending on peacekeeping operations, election [...]
2009-01-29 15:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK
09LONDON2676IMO: 14TH SESSION OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS, SOLID
[...] Summary: The fourteenth session of the IMO Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) Sub Committee (S/C) met in London from 21-25 September 2009, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations from fifty-nine member states, one as [...]
2009-12-01 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT IMO IR PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2678UK HOSTS P5 UN DEPUTY DIRECTORS MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: IO PDAS Gerald Anderson participated in a P5 UN Deputy Directors meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London on November 23. The Deputy Director-level meeting was the first of its kind and covered Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding reform, Afghanistan and Paki [...]
2009-12-02 13:49:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR PGOV PREL PTER UNSC KPKO KWMN CH FR RS
09LONDON268UK STRESSES FUNDING FOR ADAPTATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. UK Minister of Climate Change Joan Ruddock (Department of Energy and Climate Change) has called for the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference to make as a priority increased funding for adaptation and deforestation to help developing countries address climate chan [...]
2009-01-29 17:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV KGHG UK
09LONDON2680DPRK: AMB BOSWORTH'S DEC 2 MEETINGS WITH UK
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office junior minister Ivan Lewis and Asia Pacific Director Scott Wightman told Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Stephen Bosworth in separate December 2 meetings that the UK and EU want to support the USG's efforts to see North Korea return to multil [...]
2009-12-02 15:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS FR UK
09LONDON2690HMG PRAISES U.S. AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY, PREPARES FOR JANUARY CONFERENCE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown was "very pleased" by President Obama's December 1 speech describing the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and HMG would like U.S. and UK public statements to remain in synch, Philip Barton, Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the Cabinet Office's Fore [...]
2009-12-02 17:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS PTER AF PK UK
09LONDON2691AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO WALES, PROMOTES TRADE AND
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Susman made his first official visit to Wales on November 25, where he met political and business leaders and reached out to the Muslim community. Political leaders told him that Welsh devolution is gaining momentum and reported on Welsh efforts to minimize the effects of [...]
2009-12-03 10:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UK
09LONDON2697UK FOREIGN OFFICE ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM
[...] (C//NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Levant team leader Nishi Dholakia on December 1 to discuss Israel's recently announced settlement moratorium and USG support for the return to negotiations as outlined ref A. The UK shares the USG's desire to return to negoti [...]
2009-12-03 15:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIS KPAL PREL KWBG
09LONDON27UK MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS (C-RE8-02527)
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is i [...]
2009-01-06 11:55:00Embassy LondonSECRETPINR KISL KPLS UK
09LONDON2702WELSH LABOUR ELECTS NEW LEADER
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Carwyn Jones won an unexpectedly strong victory in the Welsh leadership election and will take over as First Minister for Wales on December 9. Jones will have to live up to the example set by outgoing First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who has held the post for all but a few months [...]
2009-12-03 16:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UK
09LONDON2705UK BANKS: LARGE EXPOSURE TO THE UAE, BUT STILL SMALL TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: UK banks have greater exposure to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than their global counterparts, but the potential impact of debt problems in Dubai on the UK banking sector is unlikely to be significant, say industry analysts. Analysts viewed the initial media frenzy following th [...]
2009-12-03 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2707BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
[...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...]
2009-12-03 17:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK
09LONDON2708NIGERIA: UK INITIATIVE TO OFFER CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
[...] Summary. Following numerous consultations with senior Nigerian political and industry leaders, the UK government is moving forward with an initiative to facilitate responsible business development in Nigeria. Implemented by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),the program aims [...]
2009-12-03 17:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR EAID ECON PINR NI UK
09LONDON271(C/NF)SHRITI VADERA - BROWN'S OUTSPOKEN CONFIDANT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Shriti Vadera, junior minister at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR),catapulted into the spotlight on January 14 with a roundly-criticized comment that she saw potential "green shoots" of economic recovery. The comments sparked a series of pr [...]
2009-01-29 18:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PINR UK
09LONDON2710UK BANKS: LARGE EXPOSURE TO THE UAE, BUT STILL SMALL TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: UK banks have greater exposure to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) than their global counterparts, but the potential impact of debt problems in Dubai on the UK banking sector is unlikely to be significant, say industry analysts. Analysts viewed the initial media frenzy following th [...]
2009-12-04 09:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2712UK APPROVES ADDITIONAL GBP 11.5 MILLION IN
[...] (SBU) The UK will provide an additional GBP 11.5 million (approximately USD 19 million) in budget support to the Palestinian Authority, Alice Mann, Deputy Head (London) Palestinian Program at the Department for International Development told ECOUNS on December 4. The money will be disbursed th [...]
2009-12-04 10:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID WBG IS UK
09LONDON2716MONUC: EARLY UK THINKING ON MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 12:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO ECON CG UK
09LONDON2722BLUE LANTERN FOLLOW-UP - LICENSE 050176047
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2723AFRICA: NEW AFRICA MINISTER FOCUS ON TRADITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR SENV EAID XA EU UK
09LONDON2737EMBASSY LONDON NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN
[...] (U) Summary: Post's nominee for the International Women of Courage Award is Farhat Khan. Farhat is an inspirational woman who experienced forced marriage and prolonged violence and abuse in Pakistan, escaped to the UK, and has used this experience to work -- often on a volunteer basis -- to [...]
2009-12-08 16:44:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
09LONDON2742PRIME MINISTER STILL FOCUSED ON TOBIN TAX,
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown continues to press hard for international adoption of a Tobin Tax, despite being aware of U.S. opposition to the tax. He has raised this issue - and bonuses - on several occasions directly with the Ambassador, and said that he saw cooperation on financial servic [...]
2009-12-09 16:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV UK
09LONDON2743MONUC/RWANDA: UK HOLDING TO SIX-MONTH RENEWAL, THOUGHTS ON RWANDA IN THE COMMONWEALTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 16:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO PINR RW CG ZF FR UK
09LONDON2761BURMA: UK OFFERS INSIGHT INTO EU POSITION, THOUGHTS ON USG POLICY REVIEW REF: STATE 121789
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 15:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BM UK
09LONDON2768SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK
[...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...]
2009-12-10 16:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS
09LONDON2769ECOWAS: CHAMBAS' DEC 7 VISIT TO LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 17:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MASS PGOV PINR EAID NI NG GV GA XY UK
09LONDON2770UNION LEADER: CONSERVATIVE VICTORY NO DISASTER
[...] (SBU) The UK's trade unions are preparing for the possibility of a Conservative government, but are not yet ready to predict a certain and convincing Tory victory, Brendan Barber, head of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) told the Ambassador during a December 9 meeting. Noting that recent polls [...]
2009-12-10 17:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON UK
09LONDON2772NEW UK TECHNICAL ADVICE ON LABELING PRODUCE FROM WEST BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-10 17:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KPAL IL WB UK
09LONDON2774AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...]
2009-12-10 17:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK
09LONDON2780CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 13:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK
09LONDON2784LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU TO THE
[...] Embassy London received on December 10 the following letter for the Secretary from Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the Chair of The Elders Foundation. The letter is copied to U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Genera [...]
2009-12-11 15:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PREF OPRC PHUM XA SU UK
09LONDON2785PRE-BUDGET REPORT INCREASES SPENDING, RAISES VAT
[...] (U) Summary. UK spending levels for 2010-11 will increase slightly, by GBP 31 billion, up 2.2 percent from current levels, as outlined in the HM Treasury's December 9 Pre-Budget Report (PBR). In his speech on the PBR to Parliament, Chancellor Darling forecast a 4.75 percent contraction for t [...]
2009-12-11 19:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV UK
09LONDON2816PM BROWN OUTLINES PLANS FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: LONDON 2774 (NOTAL)
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In December 14 remarks to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Brown outlined HMG's plans for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. A key Conference goal is to "set out an outline program for the transfer of lead responsibility from Coalition to Afghan forces." The Confer [...]
2009-12-15 14:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL SOCI MARR MOPS AF PK UK SNAR NATO
09LONDON2819(C/NF) COMMONWEALTH TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE, MOSTLY STEERS CLEAR OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES REF: A. PORT OF SPAIN 00482 B. LONDON 2743 C. LONDON 2769
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 16:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM TSPL KSUM KGHG TD RW ZI GA UG FJ
09LONDON2820DARFUR/SUDAN: LONDON-BASED JEM LEADER ON DOHA, RELATIONS WITH THE SOUTH, AND ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 16:55:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MCAP PHUM PINR PGOV SU CD UK
09LONDON2831CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV EU UK
09LONDON284 David Cameron Attacks HMG's Fiscal Stimulus Package As
[...] (SBU) Conservative Party Leader David Cameron has used a high-profile appearance at Davos to attack the Prime Minister's economic recovery plan. Cameron called on Cabinet Ministers to show "a frankness and a candor and an honesty about how we got here, about how we are going to get out of it. [...]
2009-01-30 16:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2843UK WORKS WITH EU TO BOLSTER HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
[...] (SBU) Responding to reftel demarche on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs),FCO Civil Society and Freedoms Officer Sarah Murrell told Poloff that over the past five years, the UK has refined its efforts to bolster human rights defenders around the world. The EU set guidelines on supporting HRDs i [...]
2009-12-17 14:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM UNGA UK
09LONDON2857UK HOSTS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES LEADERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 10:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KDRG
09LONDON2862MOD ANNOUNCES PLUS UP FOR AFGHANISTAN SPENDING -- MATCHED BY CUTS IN OTHER AREAS REF: LONDON 2768
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 15:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UK
09LONDON2864FCO DESCRIBES PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE REF: A. LONDON 2774 B. LONDON 2816
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan government has "not focused" yet on the January 28 London Afghanistan Conference and is "not organized yet to feed anything coherent" into discussions regarding the agenda and Conference outcomes, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Permanent Undersecretary Peter Ricket [...]
2009-12-18 17:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL AF PK UK
09LONDON2873POST COP-15 PRESS BRIEFING BY UK ENERGY SECRETARY
[...] (U) Summary: Ed Miliband, UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, briefed the diplomatic corps, press and environmental NGOs on December 21, on results of the Copenhagen Conference (COP-15). Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined by satellite from Scotland. Together they focused on three key [...]
2009-12-22 05:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV UK KGHG
09LONDON288HMG HAS DEPLOYED NTMI ASSESSMENT TEAM TO BAGHDAD;
[...] (C) The UK remains "as committed as ever to the NTMI mission and concept," according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes. To that end, a five person "Planning and Doctrine" team, headed by a full Colonel, has been dispatched from London to NTMI Baghdad. The team is to [...]
2009-02-02 11:54:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
09LONDON289UK TO ISSUE UPDATED NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY BY
[...] (SBU) As part of its National Security Strategy (NSS) updating process, HMG is conducting a series of 12 workshops, with the goal of developing material to update each of the 12 strategic challenges identified in the NSS released in March 2008. The workshops are being conducted by the Cabine [...]
2009-02-03 08:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL UK
09LONDON290(S) FCO WELCOMES EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON DETAINEE
[...] (S) Summary. The UK Government "strongly welcomes" the executive orders concerning Guantanamo Bay and U.S. detainee policy, according to Robert Chatterton-Dixon, Head of the Foreign Office's Counter Terrorism Policy Department. The UK is not willing to resettle any further detainees in the UK -- be [...]
2009-02-03 10:16:00Embassy LondonSECRETPTER KHLS PREL PINS PHUM KAWK MOPS KISL EUN
09LONDON2909UK RESPONSE: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 17:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL SOCI CU UK
09LONDON301UK OPPOSES ABKHAZ INVITATION TO FORMAL UNSC
[...] (C) HMG concurs with the U.S. position (ref) strongly opposing Abkhaz leadership participation in UN Security Council meetings under Rule 39. According to FCO Director for Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Michael Davenport and Head of Georgia Section Jonathan Dart the UK, like France, [...]
2009-02-03 17:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL GG UK
09LONDON305Wildcat Strikes Hit UK Energy Plants In Response To Foreign
[...] (SBU) Summary: Workers at the UK's third largest oil refinery went on strike January 28 in protest at the use of foreign labor for a new construction project. A wave of wildcat strikes across the UK followed, with workers demonstrating support for those at French oil company Total's refinery [...]
2009-02-04 12:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON32UK UNDECIDED ON JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK is still undecided whether it will join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) but expects to make a decision by January 12. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO),and HM Treasury are the three decision-makers, but [...]
2009-01-06 12:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN UK
09LONDON33HMG RECEIVES NIP AND DISCUSSES RELATED TOPICS
[...] (S) Summary. Poloffs met with FCO's Simon Manley, Director of the Defense and Strategic Threats Directorate and Emily Maltman of the Strategic Partners and Multilateral Counter Terrorism Department to deliver the National Implementation Plan as per reftel. Manley described HMG's counter-terroris [...]
2009-01-06 13:02:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV AS CA IN PK UK
09LONDON331HMG FULLY SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF 92 EXCESS HOUSING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 12:35:00Embassy LondonSECRETMARR MOPS PREL UK
09LONDON333UK VIEWS ON AVIATION EMISSIONS TRADING AND OPEN SKIES STAGE II
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 13:05:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU UK
09LONDON338MPs Examine Role of Media in Economic Crisis
[...] (SBU) As part of its enquiry into the banking crisis, the House of Commons' Treasury Committee looked at the role of the media in financial stability and whether financial journalists should operate under reporting restrictions during banking crises. A committee specialist told the Embassy th [...]
2009-02-06 15:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON339AFRICA: U.S. VERSUS UK PRIORITIES, LONDON THINK
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. During the transition to the Obama Administration, London think tanks have been active in discussing USG and HMG priorities in Africa. Poloff took the opportunity to poll opinions among Africa specialists at Chatham House, RUSI, the Royal Africa Society, Africa Confidential, the C [...]
2009-02-06 16:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID MASS KISL ZI SO NI SU SF XA UK
09LONDON344CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SECRETARY CLINTON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 09:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON348THE BRITISH ASK, IS OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP STILL
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Secretary Clinton's public praise for the U.S.-UK special relationship following her February 3 meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband, coming on the heels of the President's January 26 phone call with Prime Minister Brown, has gone a long way to calm what has been a stronger than [...]
2009-02-09 15:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MCAP EUN PINS UK
09LONDON38CONSERVATIVES ANNOUCE THEIR PLAN FOR RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Conservative Party leader David Cameron unveiled his economic plan to deal with the debt crisis in a speech delivered January 5. Cameron's speech was sharply critical of Gordon Brown's economic stimulus policies and argued the debt crisis was a result of Labour's mishandling o [...]
2009-01-06 17:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON380DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE
[...] (S/REL UK) Poloff delivered February 10 to Joanne Yeadon, Head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and Pitcairn Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Overseas Territories Directorate, a letter signed by Poloff that stated: "Further to our earlier discussions, I have been [...]
2009-02-11 16:45:00Embassy LondonSECRETPARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON403BOSNIA: UK NOMINATES SIR EMYR JONES PARRY AS HEAD
[...] (C) Former UK Perm Rep to NATO and the UN, Sir Emyr Jones Parry (bio para 4),has been nominated by the UK to be the next High Representative for Bosnia, replacing Miroslav Lajcak, who is leaving to become Slovakia's Foreign Minister. FCO Bosnia desk officer Matthew Andrew Harvey said that [...]
2009-02-13 17:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS BK UK
09LONDON409ZIMBABWE: UK TO MAINTAIN "HARD-LINE" APPROACH
[...] (C/NF) Following DFID Africa Minister Ivan Lewis' February 13 statement to Parliament that the UK is not considering "practical aid" to Zimbabwe until it has judged the "behavior and conduct" of the power-sharing administration, PM Special Advisor for Africa Brendan Cox, Cabinet Office Senior A [...]
2009-02-17 11:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID ZI UK
09LONDON422UK SEEKS INPUT ON RESULTS FOR MULTILATERAL FUEL
[...] (U) This is an action request for the State Department. Please see para 3. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Two officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) shared on February 12 with Emboffs the HMG's status in planning a Multilateral Fuel Assurances Conference on March 17-18 in London, echoin [...]
2009-02-18 12:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP TRGY UK
09LONDON430MAURITANIA: UK AGREES WITH USG POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 15:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EUN MR UK
09LONDON433HMG AWAITS WORD FROM QSCOW AND BEIJING ON PLANNED
[...] (C) Summary. The UK continues planning to host a two day conference in September 2009 titled "P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) Towards Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament." According to HMG officials, neither Russia nor China have endorsed the proposed conference. Foreign [...]
2009-02-19 11:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV QEL UNGA UK
09LONDON434THE UK'S APPROACH TO PEACEKEEPING REFORM
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Following the January 23 UNSC debate (reftel A),the UK has made more effective UN peacekeeping a policy priority, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown may plan to raise it during the visit to Washington which he has requested. HMG plans to negotiate a PRST or UNSCR to address the [...]
2009-02-19 11:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KPKO UNSC PHUM UK
09LONDON435AFRICA: HMG'S PRIORITIES TO DISCUSS WITH THE OBAMA
[...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Brown's priorities in Africa and previewed the core messages which the Prime Minister plans to bring to discussions with U.S. officials. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remain HMG's top p [...]
2009-02-19 13:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID UNSC KPKO PHUM ECON XA SO SU ZI
09LONDON440HMG WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON DURBAN II, HOPES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Susan Hyland, Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at HMG's Foreign and Commonwealth Office told Poloffs that HMG "agrees broadly" with the USG's position and reservations regarding the Durban Review Conference. She especially emphasized that HMG considers [...]
2009-02-19 15:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNHRC EZ DA IR NL SZ UK
09LONDON444"LIFTING THE NUCLEAR SHADOW:" HMG WANTS TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In the lead up to the April-May 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon),HMG will seek to cooperate closely with the U.S. at both the policy and experts level and will welcome United States leadership to reinvigorate the NPT (ref A). HMG seeks a reenergized and reinforced global [...]
2009-02-19 16:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IR UK
09LONDON445IRAN: JOURNALIST PROPOSES BASKERVILLE DOCUMENTARY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: A UK-Iranian dual citizen journalist and historian told London Iran Watcher (poloff) he seeks USG support to make a 50-minute documentary, to be filmed during 2009 in Iran, UK and the United States, about Howard Baskerville, the American teacher who was in the past beloved in [...]
2009-02-19 16:31:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKPRP PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP IR UK
09LONDON452UK STUDYING RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR 1267 SANCTIONS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is actively considering a wide range of options for the upcoming 1267 Review, from doing nothing and allowing last year's changes from UNSCR 1822 to fully come into effect, to studying the proposal for an independent review body. A challenge for the UK and the U.S., FCO [...]
2009-02-20 14:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KTFN ETTC UNSC UK
09LONDON461HEATHROW EXPANSION GETS LIFTOFF, EXPECT TURBULENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Heathrow's expansion is a major economic, political and environmental hot-button issue, creating unusual alliances among its supporters and opponents, and will likely become a key electoral issue. On January 16, Transport Minister Geoff Hoon announced HMG plans to build a th [...]
2009-02-20 17:53:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON EIND ETRD PGOV UK
09LONDON478MPs Examine Banking Remuneration As Prime Minister
[...] (U) Banking remuneration structures have become hotly debated in the UK following the part-nationalization of some of the country's largest banks. RBS in particular caused a media outcry when it announced it planned to pay GBP 1 billion in bonuses for 2008, despite share prices falling 90 per [...]
2009-02-24 15:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON492HMG SHARES U.S. STRATEGY AND CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] (S) Summary. The UK shares U.S. concerns and has a similar strategy regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria's nuclear programs (ref): HMG is urging IAEA Board Member countries to advocate strong national statements "at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting (that) will reflect the co [...]
2009-02-25 18:00:00Embassy LondonSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SYR UK
09LONDON50U/S LEVEY ENCOURAGES UK TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury U/S Stuart Levey told British officials on November 19-20, 2008 he was encouraged by reporting out of Tehran citing the economic restraints brought on by President Ahmadinejad's mismanagement, and the effect low oil prices was having on Iran's fiscal situation. However, pre [...]
2009-01-08 15:23:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
09LONDON517SUDAN/DARFUR: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH FUR
[...] (C) Summary. AF Acting A/S Carter met with London-based Fur leader Ahmed Diraige to discuss how to widen the Darfur peace discussions started in Doha to encompass other movements including Fur representation in order to take advantage of the opportunity the recent JEM-GNU agreement provided. [...]
2009-02-26 15:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID PINR SU UK
09LONDON521UK FOREIGN OFFICE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TURKS CAN
[...] (C) Summary. Ankara's response to a February 26 joint UK/Belgian/Dutch demarche on the planned multilateral Egemen naval exercise was "surprisingly positive and pragmatic," according to the Foreign Office's Turkish Team leader, Jason Moore. The Turks will speak to Athens through military cha [...]
2009-02-26 16:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM GR TU UK
09LONDON535UK TO FOLLOW P-5 AGREEMENT ON FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Mark Rush, Internal Policy Officer in the International Organizations Department of the FCO told Post that HMG expects to follow the P-5 agreement and support the USG's candidate and also expects the USG to support its two candidates - Goolam Hoosnan Kader Meeran for the UN Dispute Trib [...]
2009-02-27 15:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ACABQ AORC APER KUNR UNGA
09LONDON540NUCLEAR FUELS: HMG SEEKS INPUT ON THEMES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C/NF) Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials highlighted the overall goal of building multilateral trust and cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in a February 26 planning meeting for the UK March 17-18 Nuclear Fuels Conferen [...]
2009-03-02 10:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY KNNP UK
09LONDON544IRAN: MEK SUPPORTERS IN PLAN TO PRESS HMG, USG,
[...] (C) Summary: Mujahadeen e Khalq (MEK) supporters within Parliament are ramping up pressure on HMG on behalf of MEK residents at camp Ashraf, and will be pressing HMG, via questions in the Commons this week, for USG and Iraqi public commitments to protect Camp Ashraf residents. MPs stated [...]
2009-03-02 15:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEU KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PROP PTER TI UK
09LONDON547UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0141752
[...] Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) has provided the responses to the REF questions posed by the Department for a name check and bona fides on Specialist Technologies Ltd., a United Kingdom Company. The text of the UK response follows: Specialist Technologies Ltd were established [...]
2009-03-02 16:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM KOMC JA UK
09LONDON55OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: HMG BELIEVES ISSUE IS NOT WINNABLE AND USG SHOULD NOT ASK FOR A VOTE
[...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Iran Coordination Group Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling, in several conversations January 8 with London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on ref b, said HMG would stand with USG if there is a vote but deferred to FCO officials leading on the issue. Gelling said [...]
2009-01-08 17:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK
09LONDON551LONDON: PRENOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 18:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PARM PREL UK
09LONDON552DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 09:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON553SUDAN/DARFUR: UK SUPPORTS LOW-KEY RESPONSE TO ICC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW UK
09LONDON557S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY'S MEETINGS WITH UK OFFICIALS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey met with UK officials from the Cabinet Office and the FCO February 26 to review our CT operations and policies in South Asia and East Africa. Dailey: -- briefed HMG on the trilateral meetings in Washington with Afghani [...]
2009-03-03 13:07:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS MARR UK SO PK IN AF YM
09LONDON566IRAN: KHAMENEI SAID TO CONSIDER RAHIM SAFAVI AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Expatriate broadcaster Ali Reza Nourizadeh sees Ahmedinejad as the current front-runner, but claimed to London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Rahim Safavi is under consideration by the Supreme Leader as his own preferred candidate in Iran's June elections; Nourizadeh cited an uns [...]
2009-03-03 19:52:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PROP PTER IR UK
09LONDON568DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON580COMMONWEALTH ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT ON FIJI AFTER
[...] (SBU) The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) issued a strongly-worded statement following a March 4 meeting in London, stating it "deplored" Fiji's "contravention" of the Commonwealth's democratic principles, non-adherence to previous Commonwealth calls to hold elections by March 200 [...]
2009-03-05 11:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FJ NZ UK
09LONDON584UK RECEPTIVE TO DEMARCHE CONCERNING IRANIAN
[...] (S) Our (USG) demarche contains "a persuasive message" to share with Namibia and HMG "should be willing" to remind the Namibian government and Rio Tinto about UNSCR 1737 prohibitions on the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran, Simon Mustard, the Head of Regional Issues in the Foreign and Commo [...]
2009-03-05 17:18:00Embassy LondonSECRETEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UK WA
09LONDON604LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR ELECTION
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Emboffs attending the Liberal Democrats' (Lib Dems) Spring Conference heard much in corridor conversations about the Party's strategy for the next general election (which must occur no later than June 2010) and whether participation in an electoral coalition made strateg [...]
2009-03-09 15:22:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON PINR UK
09LONDON617UK ANNOUNCES IT WILL REENGAGE WITH HIZBALLAH, BUT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG's decision to publicly announce that it is reestablishing ties with Hizballah was based on domestic considerations, and was not meant to surprise the USG or other allies, FCO and Cabinet Office officials told us March 10. UK officials made the decision to reengage with H [...]
2009-03-10 16:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER LE SY UK
09LONDON626UK OPTIMISTIC BUT FIRM ON SEEKING LIBERALIZED
[...] (U) Summary: The British government is optimistic in outlook, but firm in stance, in describing its goals for a stronger UK/EU aviation relationship with the U.S. The three key items on the British agenda, according to Francis Morgan, Head of International Aviation and Safety at Department for [...]
2009-03-11 12:49:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON SENV UK
09LONDON63UK WORKING WITH EU TO IMPROVE BURMA SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) The UK shares our goal of maintaining a united position on Burma, and is optimistic that under the Czech presidency, the EU will continue to strengthen its sanctions regime against the Burmese leadership. Garret Roberts and Mark Butcher of the Foreign Office's International Organization [...]
2009-01-12 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV BM EU UK
09LONDON636COMMONWEALTH: CONSERVATIVES CALL FOR
[...] (SBU) As the Commonwealth turned 60 in March 2009, Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague outlined the Conservative Party's plan to reinvigorate the Commonwealth in order to promote democracy, foster sound political and financial governance, and open new opportunities in trade and [...]
2009-03-12 13:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID SMIG KGHG XA UK
09LONDON641SHIELD S04D-08: UK SUPPORTS TRILATERAL DEMARCHE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. A Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official confirmed to Poloff March 12 that HMG supports a U.S.-UK-Israel joint demarche in New Delhi to senior-level Indian officials urging that India take all steps necessary to assure that there is no transfer to Syria from Indian co [...]
2009-03-12 16:57:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC UK SY IN IS
09LONDON642NO "RIFT" WITH THE U.S. OVER SUMMIT GOALS; SUBTLE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. UK officials have long pressed for coordinated stimulus measures as the Summit's main outcome but now seem to be back-tracking a bit from this call and are emphasizing instead monetary loosening and measures to rebuild banks. According to March 12 press reports, Chancellor of t [...]
2009-03-12 17:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEINV PGOV UK
09LONDON646PAKISTAN: UK CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR IDPS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK UK
09LONDON648UK LABOR MARKET BACKGROUND FOR G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: HMG does not have a specific objective for the upcoming G8 labor ministers meeting in Rome, but hopes that ministers will share information on best practices and experiences related to the economic crisis. This meeting comes during a particularly turbulent time for the UK's la [...]
2009-03-13 13:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON655GICNT INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO UNITED KINGDOM
[...] (SBU) Poloff, accompanied by diplomats from the Russian and South Korean embassies, shared details of the upcoming Seoul meeting of the Exercise Planning Group (EPG) / Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) (refs A & B) with Sharon McDonald, CBRN terrorism desk officer at the F [...]
2009-03-13 18:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
09LONDON658PAKISTAN: UK APPRECIATES USG APPROACH TO TOKYO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 14:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL EFIN IBRD IMF PK UK
09LONDON668IRAN - ROXANA SABERI: LONDON FRIENDS SAY LAWYER
[...] (S/NF) Summary. A lawyer's visit to Roxana Saberi on March 9 indicated Ms. Saberi was encouraged by news of efforts being made on her behalf, but is generally distraught at her situation. According to UK Embassy Tehran, the charges against Ms Saberi were brought in by a court which tries na [...]
2009-03-16 18:07:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNCASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON67IMO: LEGAL COMMITTEE, REPORT OF THE 94TH
[...] SUMMARY: The Legal Committee (LEG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its ninety-fourth session at the IMO Headquarters in London, 20-24 October 2008, under the chairmanship of Professor Lee-Sik Chai (Republic of Korea). The Legal Committee discussed, among other issues, p [...]
2009-01-12 14:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT AORC ELAB PHSA PHUM UK
09LONDON685SOMALIA/AMISOM: UK PLANS TO ANNOUNCE CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 13:35:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SO UK
09LONDON694AFRICAN LEADERS CONSULTED IN RUN-UP TO APRIL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosted African leaders (listed in para 17) in London at a consultative pre-London Economic Summit meeting on March 16, where African leaders delivered pre-agreed positions and a statement on proposals for the G20 to mitigate the worst effects of the g [...]
2009-03-19 14:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID XA UK
09LONDON696SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON'S INITIAL REACTIONS TO
[...] (C/NF) According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill and Sudan Unit Deputy Bruce Bucknell, the UK remains opposed to UN Security Council action on the situation in Darfur, as described reftel A, for the reasons listed below. O'Neill said UK Government officials plan to seek [...]
2009-03-19 16:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF UK
09LONDON704ZIMBABWE: SOME AFRICAN LEADERS CALL FOR RESUMPTION
[...] (SBU) Botswana President Ian Khama called for a resumption of aid to Zimbabwe during the March 16 consultative meeting with Africa leaders in the run-up to the London Economic Summit, according to UK Government officials present at the meeting (reftel). Khama said he was initially "very skept [...]
2009-03-20 17:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EAID ZI ZU UK
09LONDON705IMO: SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND WATCHKEEPING
[...] SUMMARY: The 40th session of the IMO Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) Sub-Committee (S/C) met in London from 2-6 February 2009, chaired by Rear Admiral Peter Brady (Jamaica). The session was attended by delegations from 90 member states, 2 associate members, 1 United Nations specia [...]
2009-03-20 17:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT AORC ASEC UK
09LONDON707PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...]
2009-03-23 10:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK
09LONDON71PAKISTAN: MILIBAND VISIT TO FOCUS ON INDO-PAK
[...] (C/NF) Summary. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband's visit to Pakistan and India January 13 - 17 will focus on Indo-Pak relations and a roadmap for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),FCO Pakistan Team leader Laura Hickey said on January 12. A recent HMG analysis of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [...]
2009-01-12 17:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KDEM IN PK UK
09LONDON712(C) KAZAKHSTAN: OUSTED BTA BANK HEAD ABLYAZOV
[...] (C) Summary. After what he labeled a "political ouster" from the Chairmanship of BTA Bank at the behest of President Nazarbayev, Mukhtar Ablyazov maintained to London Poloff that BTA Bank was Kazakhstan's "healthiest bank." Dismissing the recent Kazakh legal case against him as unfounded, Ably [...]
2009-03-23 15:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN EINV KDEM KZ UK
09LONDON714MAURITANIA/EU: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS TO TAKE
[...] (C/NF) The April EU GAERC conclusions will have "firm" language on Mauritania, Foreign Office Mauritania Desk Officer Emily Summers told Embassies London and Nouakchott poloffs March 23. The European Commission (EC) report issued in early March recommends that Cotonou Agreement Article 96 con [...]
2009-03-23 17:36:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EU MR PGOV PREL UK XY
09LONDON718SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 19:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON723LORD TURNER: REFORM UK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA),recommended an overhaul of the UK's regulatory regime and an end to its "light touch" approach to supervision, in his review of the causes of crisis and recommendations for strengthening the banking sector. Turne [...]
2009-03-24 16:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON730WILLIAM HAGUE VISITS CUBA; ADVISES CHANGE IN U.S.
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his views to Charge after a recent trip to Cuba. Hague, a respected politician who may be staking out a "safe" political position on the Cuban issue in advance of becoming foreign secretary, offered these obse [...]
2009-03-25 13:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UK CU
09LONDON731IRAN-ROXANNA SABERI'S CONTINUED DETENTION
[...] (S/NF) The UK Embassy Tehran on 18 March raised Roxanna Saberi's case at EU Heads of Mission in Tehran and asked the Presidency to include her detention in the next EU demarche on human rights to IRIG, London Iran Watcher learned on March 24 from FCO Iran Coordination Group. FCO also asked Pol [...]
2009-03-25 16:52:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNCASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON744UK PREFERS "CONDITIONS BASED" KFOR DRAWDOWN
[...] (C) HMG agrees that the unpredictable security situation in Kosovo warrants a "robust" KFOR presence, properly resourced and staffed to ensure the continued success of an independent Kosovo. According to FCO NATO Team Leader Omar Daair, the UK concurs with U.S. view expressed reftel that we [...]
2009-03-26 10:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL UK NATO KPKO KV
09LONDON773SUDAN/UNMIS: UK THINKS MANDATE FUNDAMENTALLY
[...] (SBU) The mandate for the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is "fundamentally sound," but should be revised to focus on the border/disputed areas, elections, DDR, and the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs),Foreign Office Peacekeeping Officer Chris Hunter told poloff March 27. Given the curre [...]
2009-03-27 18:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU UK
09LONDON776AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE PAPER DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 14:45:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF UK
09LONDON778KOSOVO CHARGE IN LONDON REPORTS HIS ACCREDITATION
[...] (C) The New Zealand Foreign Ministry has communicated to the Kosovo Foreign Ministry its acceptance "in principle" for the Kosovo Charge in London, Muhamet Hamiti, to be jointly accredited to New Zealand, Hamiti informed Political Minister Counselor on March 26. Hamiti, who shared a copy of a [...]
2009-03-30 14:52:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALODIP PREL KVPR NZ KV UK
09LONDON781HMG CONCURS ABOUT TURKEY AND EU-NATO - WORRIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Drawing from points discussed ref A, Poloff solicited HMG's assessment of the role of Turkey in EU/NATO relations. Jason Moore of the Foreign Office's Turkey Section agreed with ref assessments and explicitly said HMG officials were tired of "hitting their heads against the b [...]
2009-03-31 09:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINS NATO EU TU CY UK
09LONDON782AT NATO SUMMIT AND BEYOND, UK FOCUS WILL BE ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: An entrenched financial crisis at home and low, stagnant poll numbers for the Labour Party (ref A) will make it highly unlikely that the UK will announce any large increases for NATO programs at the April 3-4 Strasbourg/Kehl Summit, according to MOD and FCO sources. In genera [...]
2009-03-31 09:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO AF UK
09LONDON785UK: INFO ON GREEN INVESTMENTS
[...] SUMMARY: The UK has announced it will spend $760 million (535 million BPS) over two fiscal years (2008/9, 2009/10) on environmental aspects of a financial stimulus package. This is 18% of their complete fiscal stimulus package. Additional UK green stimulus measures will not be known until the [...]
2009-03-31 11:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SENV ENRG KGHG UK
09LONDON801HMG "DELIGHTED" USG WILL SEEK UNHRC SEAT
[...] (U) Carmel Power, Deputy Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office declared that HMG is "delighted" that the USG has decided to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). As a consequence of the P-5 agreement, if for [...]
2009-04-01 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UK
09LONDON811TURKISH PM ERDOGAN ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS
[...] (SBU) Turkish PM Erdogan spoke at a Chatham House event April 3, in which he commented on the accomplishments of the London Economic Summit, Turkey's economic progress, and his party's recent election "success." In response to questions from the audience, he was vague on Turkey's relations wi [...]
2009-04-03 16:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS EU NATO TY DA FR RS IZ IS AJ JA
09LONDON821G20 REFLECTIONS: GORDON BROWN DESERVES CREDIT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The London G20 Summit emphasized a new global partnership and produced impressive commitments on trade, the IMF and regulatory reform, according to panelists at a Business for New Europe seminar. They were impressed by the G20's recognition of the need for global coordinated a [...]
2009-04-06 16:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON830UK FULLY SUPPORTS USG ON POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 15:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASCH ODIP PGOV PREL TS UK
09LONDON836UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: G-20 POLL BOUNCE FOR GORDON
[...] (SBU) Key points: -- A small rise in the polls for PM Gordon Brown's Labour Party following the G-20 summit appears to have evaporated just four days later, although Brown's handling of the summit has boosted his personal ratings. -- Voter discontent is growing over MP abuse of second hom [...]
2009-04-07 16:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL UK
09LONDON837IRAN/ISRAEL: REGIME INSIDER REPORTEDLY PASSES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: IRGC figure Salman Safavi (refs) on April 6 reportedly said Iran's senior leadership has "no interest in engagement" with a Netanyahu government on the subject of Israeli IDF hostages possibly held by Hamas, according to a regular Embassy London contact who said he has, at Isr [...]
2009-04-07 18:11:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPRP IA IR IS LE UK
09LONDON843UK CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH; SUPPORTS STRONG
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG convoked DPRK ambassador to express strong concern over the April 5 North Korean missile launch; supports a strong response to North Korea's violation of UNSCR 1718 to deter other proliferators; and believes Russia may be open to a new UNSCR. FCO contact indicated that DPR [...]
2009-04-08 13:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP UK RU KN EU
09LONDON848UK PRESERVES CONFLICT PREVENTION FUNDING BY
[...] (SBU) Summary. To maintain levels of conflict prevention spending, the UK Government will make up short-falls created because of ballooning UN assessed costs and exchange rate losses by cutting Foreign Office (FCO),Department for International Development (DFID),and Ministry of Defense (MOD [...]
2009-04-08 14:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MASS UNSC KPKO UK
09LONDON859IRAN/SABERI CASE: UK LEADING CHARGE ON IMMEDIATE
[...] (C) The UK is asking the Czech EU Presidency to issue a public statement April 9 on the Saberi case, but believes that a direct, informal USG signal to the Czechs is needed to ensure a speedy EU statement, according to Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Ira [...]
2009-04-09 13:52:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALIR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON860CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met April 3 with British Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Shadow Chancellor George Osborne to offer an overview of USG policy in the region and to urge HMG (under possible future Conservative [...]
2009-04-09 15:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL PTER PGOV PK AF IN UK
09LONDON870MADAGASCAR: UK STRONGLY SUPPORTS USG POSITION
[...] (C) The position the UK strongly supports in the EU is in line with the USG's policy of ensuring the Rajoelina regime in Madagascar is not legitimized, according to Foreign Office Southern Africa Team leader Sarah Riley. Riley explained to poloff April 14 that the beginning of the EU's politic [...]
2009-04-14 12:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID AORC SZ NO MA UK
09LONDON871FAILED BOND AUCTION RAISED CONCERN OVER UK'S BORROWING
[...] (SBU) The UK is borrowing its way out of recession. HMG aims to sell a record GBP 146.4 billion of debt this fiscal year and as much as GBP 147.9 billion in 2010 to pull the UK out of its worst recession since 1980. An undersubscribed gilt auction on March 25 triggered great concern in the go [...]
2009-04-14 14:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON89UK VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST REGIONS
[...] (C) Summary. The UK seeks a strategy in regard to the separatist regions of Georgia that will maintain EU consensus but will also have substance, Michael Davenport, the Director of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Russia, South Caucasus, and Central Asia Directorate, told the Poli [...]
2009-01-13 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPROV PREL MOPS GG RS EZ SW UN UK
09LONDON903"NOT QUITE READY YET"-- UK RESPONSE TO USG
[...] (U) Foreign Office officials in April 15 and 16 discussions with Polcouns clarified that: -- UK internal procedures for entry into force of the Instrument to the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and Instrument to the Extradition Treaty (MLA and Extradition Instruments) discussed ref A have not [...]
2009-04-16 14:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KTIA UK
09LONDON905UK TO INCREASE RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) HMG concurs with reftel view that additional civilian and military resources are needed to implement a strategy to stabilize Afghanistan, and appreciates USG efforts, as reflected in the comprehensive target audience for reftel demarche, to broaden burdensharing. MOD Joint Commitments D [...]
2009-04-17 12:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
09LONDON91(C) UK UNDECIDED ON EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 17:10:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SY UK
09LONDON923IRAN ELECTIONS; DISARRAY IN BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND REFORMIST CAMPS; MOUSSAVI TOO UNKNOWN FOR MANY; XXXXXXXXXXXX LIKELY TO EMERGE; IRANIAN ANALYSTS URGE OUTREACH, DISAGREE OVER CHANNELS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian analysts in Iran and the UK see no clear trends or emerging patterns in the campaigns of candidates for President in the run up to Iran's June elections; London Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts do agree broadly on the importance of direct engagement with Iranian Government, b [...]
2009-04-20 16:45:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON925LONDON: INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 20:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER UK
09LONDON933SUDAN/DARFUR: SLA/AW REPS DISCUSS PRIORITIES AND
[...] (C) Summary. London-based representatives of Abdul Wahid al Nour's Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/AW) Yahia Ahmed Elbashir and A. A. Ezaldeen said improving the humanitarian situation caused by the expulsion of NGOs in Darfur and improving security on the ground are their top two prioriti [...]
2009-04-22 11:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID SU UK
09LONDON934DARFUR/UNAMID: UK ACTIVELY CONSIDERING LIMITED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 14:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MASS ET SU UK
09LONDON937SUDAN: THE UK'S "UNPRODUCTIVE" APRIL 21 MEETINGS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On April 21 in Paris, the UK held bilateral meetings with the Sudanese, a trilateral with the Sudanese and French, and then a bilateral with the French. According to UK Special Representative for Sudan Michael O'Neill who attended all three meetings, Foreign Office Minister fo [...]
2009-04-23 09:20:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KPKO SU FR UK
09LONDON952SUDAN/DARFUR: LONDON-BASED OPPOSITION LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two prominent Darfuris in exile in the UK, one Fur and one Zaghawa, see the situation in Darfur as increasingly fractured and the path to peace littered with hazards and potential spoilers. Mohamed Dousa, a Zaghawa leader in the Sudanese Constitutional Party, said his constituen [...]
2009-04-24 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KPKO PHUM SU UK
09LONDON953SUDAN/DARFUR: JEM COMMITTED TO DOHA, CLAIMS TO
[...] (C) Summary. JEM will continue to engage with the Government of Sudan (GoS) and Bassole in Doha even though senior JEM leadership does not believe that the GoS negotiates in good faith, Gibril Ibrahim and Ahmed Adam said on April 25. At upcoming negotiations, JEM will push for the resumption [...]
2009-04-24 12:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID KPKO SU UK
09LONDON954SOMALIA/PIRACY: UPDATE ON UK THINKING
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Mark Malloch-Brown's April 23 intervention at the Brussels meeting on Somali Security Institutions outlined current UK thinking on Somalia and piracy, which the UK plans to flesh out in a draft non-paper for discussion at the May 7-8 UK-l [...]
2009-04-24 14:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL MOPS MARR EWWT XW XF SO EUN UK
09LONDON955ZIMBABWE/UK/FRANCE: SANCTIONS AND LEADING IN THE EU
[...] (C/NF) At a April 21 meeting in Paris (reftel),French Deputy National Security Advisor Bruno Joubert, MFA Spokesperson Eric Chevallier, and FM Kouchner's African Affairs Advisor Charlotte Montel all "pressed hard" on UK Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown to support lifting [...]
2009-04-24 15:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID PGOV ECON ZI FR UK
09LONDON956UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: GLOOMY BUDGET AND A NEW
[...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Poll numbers for PM Gordon Brown and his Labour Party have dropped following the April 22 budget presentation, with an April 24 poll showing the opposition Conservative Party with an 18 point lead over Labour. If an election were held now, according to these poll numbers, the [...]
2009-04-24 16:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL UK
09LONDON970KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 11:43:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK
09LONDON993UK REBUFFS ARGENTINE CLAIM TO SEABED RIGHTS AROUND
[...] (SBU) Summary. HMG will contest Argentina's claim for sovereign rights (including oil and mineral rights) to seabed surrounding Britain's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. Great Britain will submit its own claim for seabed rights for its South Atlantic te [...]
2009-04-27 17:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR
10EFTOLONDON16UK TO SEND EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO GICNT EPG
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 12:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
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