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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINOCHET PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALIREZA ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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07ROME1324 | THE PRODI GOVERNMENT:LIMPING FROM SCANDAL TO [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi has stumbled through a series of tight votes since his government nearly collapsed in February. Scandals, poor results in local elections and political stalemate have demoralized much of his coalition as both his left and centrist flanks talk of hardening their stance on issues [...] | 2007-06-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
07ROME1325 | NO ITALIAN BILATERAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR UNRWA [...] (SBU) Econoff discussed reftel points with several contacts at the MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) June 11 and 14. Contacts stated that there were no MFA bilateral assistance funds available to assist Lebanon; rather, ODC and the Italian Embassy in Beirut would work with the U [...] | 2007-06-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL KWBG EU LE IT |
07ROME1327 | ITALY SUPPORTS ARMS TRADE TREATY, LOBBYING [...] (U) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini and Chemical Weapons Coordinator Giulio Picheca June 12, noting U.S. concerns that the proposed Arms Trade Treaty will provide governments a fig leaf for arms exports, and urging that countries implement strict do [...] | 2007-06-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM ETTC KOMC UNDC |
07ROME1329 | EDISON: PROBLEMATIC EU DECISION ON POSEIDON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Italian energy company Edison views the EU Commission's May 22 ruling on third party access exemption for the Poseidon pipeline as flawed but sufficient for construction to proceed. Edison's [...] | 2007-06-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENTG ETRD AJ GR TU IT |
07ROME1332 | ITALIANS SUPPORTIVE OF KEEPING COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-16 11:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNHRC PREL IT |
07ROME1333 | KOSOVO: ITALIANS NOT READY TO DISCUSS INDEPENDENCE [...] (C/NF) FM D'Alema is convinced of the need to exhaust every means possible to reach consensus on a resolution even if it meant a 120-180 day delay. The Italian MFA, therefore, will not engage at this point on discussions related to a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo absent a [...] | 2007-06-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC SR YI IT |
07ROME134 | GOI THOUGHTS ON ENERGY SECURITY IN ADVANCE OF THE [...] (U) On January 19, Econoff delivered ref A talking points on energy security to Gianni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues. Manfredi said the GOI agrees with the "general thrust" of the EU energy policy released January 10, but noted the need for further work on [...] | 2007-01-22 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IT |
07ROME1369 | CENTER-LEFT ELEMENTS SOFT-PEDALING ON DRUGS [...] (C) Summary: During last year's electoral campaign, the center-left coalition consistently made clear that a top priority would be to abolish a relatively tough anti-drug law passed by the previous Berlusconi government. However, it is not clear that coalition members who advocate overhauling [...] | 2007-06-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR UNCDN EU AF IT |
07ROME1388 | ITALY AGREES HYBRID AU/UN FORCE IN DARFUR A [...] (C) Summary: During June 21 meetings with Italian officials, IO/PSC Office Director Douglas Wake discussed Sudan, Lebanon, Chad, and peacekeeping operations. On Darfur, Wake stressed the need to move forward quickly with the hybrid force while remaining willing to consider sanctions if Khart [...] | 2007-06-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL LE XF SU CD UN IT |
07ROME140 | ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CHINA [...] (U) Trade and investment between Italy and China will reach record levels in 2006, likely surpassing 2005's 18.7 billion euro in trade. The countries made a concerted effort to increase bilateral trade and investment in 2006, including the largest-ever Italian trade delegation to China and c [...] | 2007-01-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD CH IT |
07ROME1400 | ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-27 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR UN IT |
07ROME1412 | ITALY TO ABSTAIN IN EU VOTE ON "HERCULEX" GM CORN [...] (U) On June 22, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered Ref A points on EU approval for a biotech corn variety, "Herculex Root Worm," for feed and food purposes to Dr. Romano Marabelli, Ministry of Health Director General for Animal and Human Health. Marabelli confirmed that, as [...] | 2007-06-27 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EU IT |
07ROME1432 | ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER RAISES ALPHA MAGNETIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C/NF) During President Bush's June 9 meeting in Rome, Prime Minister Romano Prodi raised the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (aka anti-matter spectrometer - AMS) experiment, saying that the GOI hoped the AMS would be carried on the [...] | 2007-06-28 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | TSPA PREL KSCA NASA IT |
07ROME1469 | ITALY - REQUEST FOR INDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered July 3 reftel non-paper requesting additional background information on individuals and entities listed in UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 to the MFA's Office for International Cooperation on Counterterrorism and the Ministry of Finance's Office for the Prevention of Financial C [...] | 2007-07-05 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UN IR IT |
07ROME147 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART I [...] This is part one of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. 2. SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, the GOI still needs to enact economic reforms and take other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate. Current positives in [...] | 2007-01-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
07ROME1472 | ITALY HAS MIXED VIEWS ON HRC SESSION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini July 5. Carpini said Italy was "not overwhelmingly happy" with the results of the Council's fifth session, but suggested that the compromise was necessary to move the Council forward. Considering the [...] | 2007-07-06 10:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN UNHRC IT |
07ROME1486 | ITALY IPR: EMBASSY HOSTED VIDEO WEBCHAT UNITES [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Rome recently hosted a live on-line conversation on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) between a top representative from Italy's largest labor union and another from its preeminent industry association--a first. Over the course of an hour, both presenters emphasized the dama [...] | 2007-07-06 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR IT |
07ROME1487 | ITALIAN REACTIONS TO USG PROPOSALS AT NUCLEAR [...] (C) After a lengthy delay occasioned by the travel of the Italian official responsible for nonproliferation and export control issues and other postponements on the Italian side, Econoff recently succeeded in exchanging views on USG proposals for information sharing at the Nuclear Suppliers Gr [...] | 2007-07-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MNUC KNNP IAEA IR IT |
07ROME1489 | ITALY MULLING ASSISTANCE FOR LAF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Levant, Danielle Bosio and MOD Office of the Diplomatic Advisor Antonella Remia July 5. ODC also delivered the points to the Italian Defense General Staff. MOD Diplomatic Advisor Achille Amerio told poloff July 6 that senior Leb [...] | 2007-07-06 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LE IT |
07ROME149 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II [...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...] | 2007-01-23 16:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
07ROME1493 | CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] (C) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Caribbean and Central America Office Director Michele Pala on July 9. He also provided detailed background information and urged that the GOI look for opportunities to help expand internet access for Cuban civil society. 2. (C) Pala said that Ital [...] | 2007-07-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CU ECON EINT PREL TINT XG XL IT |
07ROME1494 | VELTRONI: LIFELINE FOR LEFT, BUT MIGHT SINK PRODI [...] (C/NF) Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni's candidacy and near coronation as leader of the soon-to-be Democratic Party (PD) establishes him as an alternative pole of leadership to PM Prodi within the center left. Veltroni, who successfully presents himself as a political outsider despite a lifetime a [...] | 2007-07-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
07ROME1497 | ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ON UN ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In bilateral meetings on the fringes of the Rome Afghan conference, Italy's prime minister and foreign minister guardedly welcomed the prospect of a new, high-level UN envoy for Afghanistan. But PM Prodi told USUN Amb Khalilzad it would be important for such an envoy to have adequate res [...] | 2007-07-09 17:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IT |
07ROME1511 | GOI SHARES ITS THOUGHTS ON ENI-GAZPROM "SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with Econoff to discuss the agreement between Eni and Gazprom to build the "South Stream" natural gas pipeline connecting Russia and Bulgaria, GOI officials emphasized their continued commitment to the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline, which will carry Azeri natural gas [...] | 2007-07-11 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IT |
07ROME152 | ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH CUBA [...] (U) Italy is Cuba's eighth-largest trading partner and consistently runs a large trade surplus with Cuba. Italian exports to Cuba increased in 2006 after several years of decline, while imports remain limited. Foreign direct investment, focused on the tourism and telecom sectors, has declin [...] | 2007-01-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV CU IT |
07ROME1542 | ITALY CONFIRMS IT HAS ITS OWN IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] (C) Poloff met July 17, 2007 with MFA Office Director for Migration and Asylum Marco Matacotta Cordella and urged Italy to support the candidacy of Ambassador William Lacy Swing for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Matacotta Cordella said he appreciated [...] | 2007-07-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG IT |
07ROME1559 | ITALY WILL MAINTAIN CONSENSUS FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with MFA Office Director for OSCE Brunella Borzi Cornacchia July 20 and urged Italy to help maintain the consensus achieved in the June Community of Democracies Convening Group meeting. He also raised the possibility of extending an invitation to Taiwan to [...] | 2007-07-20 16:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA IT |
07ROME1584 | ITALY WILL CONSIDER UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 16:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNESCO IT |
07ROME1588 | D'ALEMA/KOSOVO: CAN'T LET RUSSIA IMPOSE WILL ON [...] (C) The Ambassador probed FM D'Alema on Kosovo in a meeting on July 23, shortly after the minister returned from the GAERC. Ambassador noted that the situation was dangerous, and could blow up in Europe's face if there were no independence. FM D'Alema said recognition of Kosovo independen [...] | 2007-07-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT |
07ROME1589 | ITALY CONCURS ON ATTENDANCE FOR GEORGIA/UNOMIG [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 11:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GG RS IT |
07ROME1598 | ITALY SHARES CONCERN ABOUT MEDIA FREEDOM IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Europe Marco Clemente July 25 and discussed recent troubling developments in regard to media freedom, freedom of assembly and due process in Azerbaijan. Poloff urged Italy to maintain its [...] | 2007-07-26 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM EUN AJ IT |
07ROME162 | A/S FRIED DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MIDDLE [...] (C/NF) EUR A/S Daniel Fried discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Middle East with GOI officials in January 10-11 meetings in Rome. (Fried meetings with PM Prodi and FM D'Alema reported septel) On the Middle East, Fried stated that the administration would focus significant attention on the re [...] | 2007-01-25 08:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO IT |
07ROME1629 | ITALY SUPPORTS AMIS-UNAMID TRANSITION LANGUAGE IF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for East Africa Fabrizio Pignatelli July 30 and pressed him to instruct the Italian mission in New York to support draft language on transition timing from AMIS to UNAMID. 2. (C) Pignatelli said Italy understands the need to move [...] | 2007-07-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU IT |
07ROME163 | ITALIAN FM: NO MORE ON MILITARY SIDE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) A/S Fried urged FM D'Alema to bring to the NATO ministerial on Afghanistan ideas for an enhanced commitment, including on caveats, to the multinational effort there. D'Alema responded flatly that Italy could not do more on the military side, although it would confirm its commitment. When [...] | 2007-01-25 08:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO IT |
07ROME1645 | MRS. PRODI'S TRAVEL TO NEW YORK UNCONFIRMED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
07ROME1657 | MODIFYING THE ARMS EMBARGO UNDER UNSC DR CONGO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL |
07ROME1676 | ITALY: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: INTERIM REPORT ON [...] (U) Information follows according to format in reftel: A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Napolitano will not/not attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Romano Prodi, Prime Minister -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and [...] | 2007-08-06 09:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP UNGA IT |
07ROME17 | ITALY LOOKS TO SANCTIONS COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP ON [...] (S/NF) Pol M/C called MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi January 4 to follow up on GOI thinking following passage of UNSCR 1737, and in particular next steps on Bank Sepah and Iran's Aerospace Industries Organnization (AIO). Terzi said the GOI has no plans to withdraw Bank Sepah's authority [...] | 2007-01-04 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EFIN KNNP IR UNAUS IT |
07ROME1703 | ITALY RECEPTIVE TO GAER REELECTION TO COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-08 10:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
07ROME1710 | ITALY AWAITS DETAILS ON BURUNDIAN NEEDS FOR AMISOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-08 15:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO IT |
07ROME1722 | RED CROSS: ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON STANDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IT |
07ROME1730 | ITALY: NO TO UNIFIL MANDATE CHANGE; SEEKS EARLY [...] (C) Summary. MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti said August 7 that Italy did not want changes to the UNIFIL mandate. He asked for early inclusion in UNSC talks on mandate renewal. PM diplomatic adviser Marco Carnelos echoed this. Both GOI officials stressed to poloff the GOI's [...] | 2007-08-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN XF LE IT |
07ROME175 | ITALY ON THE UNSC: A EUROPEAN VOICE [...] (C) Summary. Italy enters the UN Security Council under Romano Prodi's center-left government, looking to show its commitment to multilateralism, enhance EU coordination on UNSC issues, and focus on areas within the GOI sphere of influence and where it has troop commitments. The Middle East, [...] | 2007-01-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC IT |
07ROME1753 | ITALY: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: FOLLOW-UP REPORT [...] (U) This cable updates information provided ref A. Information follows according to format in ref B: A. Attendance of the Head of State: President Napolitano will not/not attend UNGA. B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Name and title: Romano Prodi, Prime Minister -- Arriva [...] | 2007-08-16 13:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP UNGA IT |
07ROME1783 | ITALY'S NATO OFFICE DIRECTOR CALLS U.S. CFE [...] (C) Acting Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel points and non-paper August 20 to MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini who called the approach an extremely constructive breakthrough. He said he was encouraged to see such a positive move forward, and appreciated the USG's efforts [...] | 2007-08-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT |
07ROME1784 | ITALY CONSIDERING IGAD PARTNERS' FORUM MEETING IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Office Director for East Africa Domenico Polloni August 21. Polloni said Italy agreed with the U.S. on the importance of full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, and said the question of an IGAD Partners' Forum (IPF) [...] | 2007-08-21 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU IT |
07ROME1787 | ITALY ACCEPTS 46 AFRICAN MIGRANTS RESCUED AT SEA [...] (SBU) On August 20 Embassy Rome made an urgent request per Secstate 116313 for assistance with the 46 African migrants, rescued at sea by the U.S. Navy August 19 in international waters 60 nautical miles off the coast of Libya. The GOI decided late August 20 to take custody of the migrants, [...] | 2007-08-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MOPS PHSA PHUM PREF SMIG LY TS IS MT |
07ROME1789 | ITALY AGREES IN PRINCIPLE ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Acting PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Nonproliferation Office Director Filippo Formica and Acting UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini August 22. A/PolMinCouns explained that South African and Indonesian efforts to prevent the internet posting of country ma [...] | 2007-08-22 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF IT |
07ROME1793 | ITALIAN INTELLIGENCE REFORM: EXTERNAL/INTERNAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On August 1, the Italian parliament approved an intelligence reform law that will become effective October 12, 2007. The new law more clearly delineates domestic and external intelligence services while creating a DNI-like coordinator and giving ultimate political authority/re [...] | 2007-08-22 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IT |
07ROME1800 | ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP ID SF IT |
07ROME1801 | PROSPECTS FOR ITALIAN A/CFE RATIFICATION TIMING - [...] (C) Following up REF B conversation on A/CFE, MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini called Acting Political Minister-Counselor August 23 to inform that he had made a formal request to the MFA's Legal Advisor for an estimate of how long it would take Italy to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty. B [...] | 2007-08-23 11:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT |
07ROME1841 | ICG ON SOMALIA: ITALY AGREES ON INVITATIONS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting East Africa Office Director Domenico Polloni August 10, requesting Italian support for permanent observer status for Canada and Yemen in the International Contact Group on Somalia in anticipation of the upcoming ICG meeting in Rome September 10. [...] | 2007-08-29 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO IT |
07ROME1842 | ITALY: SANNINO ON KOSOVO, IRAN, MEPP, SYRIA - [...] (C/NF) In a wide-ranging conversation over breakfast August 29, the Ambassador discussed Kosovo, Iran, Hamas and Syria with the PM's Senior Diplomatic Advisor (National Security Advisor-Equivalent) Stefano Sannino. Sannino agreed that a UNSCR on Kosovo was unlikely and suggested that the inte [...] | 2007-08-29 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KV IR IS WE SY JO IT |
07ROME1844 | SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU ACTION ON SEIF; WILL [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East, Marco Carnelos, and to the MFA's Acting Office Director for Near East Affairs, Michele Tommasi August 29. Tommasi said the GOI was well aware of the Seif case and supported the EU's plan to appr [...] | 2007-08-30 08:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EUN SY IT |
07ROME1856 | ITALY RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND 2007 GNEP [...] In response to Secretary Bodman's invitation to attend the second Ministerial Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership in Vienna September 16 (ref B),Embassy received a letter on 8/30 informing us that Undersecretary for Economic Development Marco Stradiotto of the Ministry of Econom [...] | 2007-08-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IT |
07ROME1861 | MRS. PRODI WILL NOT TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA IT |
07ROME1872 | GOI RESPONSE TO USG 2007-2008 SPECIAL 301 [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST (see para 11). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered information on the USG Special 301 Initiative and an IPR Action Plan to Mauro Masi, the Government of Italy's (GOI) Delegate on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Chief of Cabinet to Massimo D'Alema in his r [...] | 2007-09-04 16:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV IT |
07ROME1873 | D'ALEMA, ISCHINGER POINT TO EU FUTURE FOR SERBIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. On August 29, EU representative to the Troika Wolfgang Ischinger met with FM D'Alema in Rome to discuss the way forward on Kosovo. D'Alema and Ischinger agreed that Serbia and Kosovo should look toward EU integration as a way to achieve regional stability. Ischinger stated th [...] | 2007-09-04 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC SR KV IT |
07ROME188 | PUTIN-PRODI MEETING FOCUSES ON BILATERAL ISSUES [...] (C) Italian PM Prodi's January 23 dinner with Russian President Putin focused largely on bilateral trade issues. According to the MFA Russian Desk, Putin will visit Italy in mid-March for a bilateral visit to Rome and the Vatican and then to Bari for an summit focused primarily on trade, telec [...] | 2007-01-26 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV RU SR YI IT |
07ROME1885 | ITALIAN EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY WILL LITIGATE TO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel information on recovery of debt owed the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) by the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) to Michal Ron, Head of Claims and International Agreement [...] | 2007-09-06 11:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD EXIM PREL IT ZI |
07ROME1887 | GOI INTEREST IN USAID ADRIATIC SUSTAINABLE TOURISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of Tourism in the Government of Italy's (GOI) Office of the Prime Minister expressed interest in supporting and contributing to a proposed Adriatic Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ASTA) after meetings with USAID. Our contact requested that a high level USG representat [...] | 2007-09-06 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN ECON EIND ETRD ZL IT |
07ROME1889 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN YATES, SPECIAL [...] Embassy Rome grants country clearance to John Yates, Special Envoy to Somalia, to travel to Italy September 09-11, 2007 to attend the Somalia International Conflict Contact Group meeting. 2. Embassy control officer for this visit will be: Christopher Deutsch POLITICAL OFFICER CLASS E- [...] | 2007-09-06 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC IT SO KE |
07ROME1900 | ITALIAN MFA: KAZAKHS USING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO [...] (C) Summary. An Italian MFA official told us the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is using alleged environmental violations as part of a negotiating strategy aimed at squeezing more money out of the international consortium developing the Kashagan oilfield. Italian oil and gas parastatal Eni [...] | 2007-09-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG EINV EPET SENV KZ IT |
07ROME1906 | UNGA: ITALY ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini August 31. Poloff pressed for Italian support for transmission of the Human Rights Council report to the UN General Assembly Plenary via the Third Committee and communicated USG concerns about the EU-s [...] | 2007-09-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL UNGA IT |
07ROME191 | ITALY: SECTION 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Econoffs spoke with representatives of Italy's Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) and Telecom Italia about reftel's Italy-specific concerns and questions January 12 and 17. 2. Answers to reftel questions follow: Q: DOES THE REGULATOR CONDUCT A PERIODIC REVIEW WHERE THE INCUMBE [...] | 2007-01-29 07:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD USTRIT IT |
07ROME1916 | ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR PART I OF ICAO [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) plans to support the United States's candidacy for re-election to Part I of the ICAO Council. Captain Silvio Manera will lead the Italian delegation to ICAO. The GOI has requested informal reciproc [...] | 2007-09-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO PREL IT |
07ROME1917 | ITALY: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) On September 7, SciCouns met with Alessandra Molina, Head of Office VII of the MFA's Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights to deliver points in para 9 of reftel. Counselor Molina is the "IAEA Desk Officer" (among other responsibilities) and as such will [...] | 2007-09-10 14:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA IT |
07ROME1919 | ITALY: IAEA/IRAN PLAN OF ACTION NO SUBSTITUTE FOR [...] (C) On September 6 the Ambassador spoke with FM D'Alema to convey reftel points highlighting continued USG concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. D'Alema, who was on his way to the Gymnich ministerial requested an immediate copy of the points to review on his way to Portugal, which we prov [...] | 2007-09-10 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA IR IT KNNP MNUC |
07ROME192 | PRESSING ITALY ON AFGHANISTAN CAVEATS AND IRAN [...] (C) Visiting EUR/WE director Allegrone urged GOI officials to look hard at ways to enhance Italy's military contribution in Afghanistan. MFA officials responded that they were doing so, but had to tread carefully to avoid a veto of mission funding by far-left members of the governing coaliti [...] | 2007-01-29 10:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV XF AF IR IZ LE KNNP IT |
07ROME1930 | ITALY SUPPORTS LAJCAK'S USE OF BONN POWERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, on September 10. De Cardona agreed with the USG assessment that the international community needed to reassert its authority in Bosnia in order to maintain stability and move forward on Dayton implement [...] | 2007-09-11 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK EU IT |
07ROME1938 | SOMALIA: COMMUNIQUE OF SEPTEMBER 10 ICG MEETING [...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met in Rome September 10. Details will follow septel. The text of the comminque issued by the ICG at the conclusion of the meeting is in paragraph 2. 2. Begin text of comminique. International Contact Group on Somalia Rome, 10 Septembe [...] | 2007-09-11 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SO IT |
07ROME194 | ITALY TO PUSH FOR CCW AGREEMENT ON CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary: The GOI generally supports finding ways to limit the use of cluster munitions but does not believe the Oslo Conference is the appropriate venue for the discussion. Italy's center-left coalition government is sympathetic to multilateral efforts that appear to defend humanitarian p [...] | 2007-01-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO IT |
07ROME1940 | ITALY: RESPONSE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information on post's activities to promote democracy and human rights and the Italian government's democracy and human rights priorities. 2. In promoting human rights, Mission Italy has focused on integration of immigrants, particularly Muslims, [...] | 2007-09-11 16:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
07ROME1945 | ITALY PRIVATELY FAVORS ICAO AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Italy (GOI) representatives recently indicated unofficially that Italy would prefer a global aviation emissions solution rather than the EU Commission's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). GOI MFA comments suggest that, with a commitment to global and bindin [...] | 2007-09-12 11:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR SENV ECON ETRD XA XB XD XF XG XL IT |
07ROME1946 | ITALY ON UNSC BURMA MEETING [...] (C) Poloff met September 12 with MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi to deliver reftel demarche seeking support for travel by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma followed by a formal Security Council meeting on Burma. 2. (C) Vecchi agreed that the situation in Burm [...] | 2007-09-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BU IT |
07ROME1947 | ITALY ON UNSC BURMA MEETING [...] (C) Poloff met September 12 with MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi to deliver reftel demarche seeking support for travel by UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari to Burma followed by a formal Security Council meeting on Burma. 2. (C) Vecchi agreed that the situation in Burm [...] | 2007-09-12 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BU IT |
07ROME1948 | (C) ITALIANS CONCERNED ABOUT SHARING IRAN-RELATED [...] (C) On September 10, Econoff delivered to the Italian Trade Ministry ref A demarche regarding the USG proposal to release to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Iran-related Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) export denial information. Salvatore Pistorio, the Trade Ministry official r [...] | 2007-09-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IR IT |
07ROME1949 | D'ALEMA/IRAN: OPEN TO FURTHER UNSC SANCTIONS, [...] (C) The Ambassador engaged FM Massimo D'Alema on Iran and Syria in a meeting on September 12, shortly after the minister returned from trips to the EU GYMNICH, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. The conversation also followed recent visits to Italy of Syrian VP al-Shara, Iranian DFM Jalili, Isr [...] | 2007-09-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AF LE XF UN KNNP IT |
07ROME1959 | AMBASSADOR ASKS SANNINO TO RECONSIDER HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C/NF) On September 13, the Ambassador met with Stefano Sannino, Senior Diplomatic Advisor to PM Prodi. Sannino informed the Ambassador that he would be traveling to Tehran next week to meet Deputy FM Jalili and chief nuclear negotiator Larajani to discuss the nuclear issue, Afghanistan and L [...] | 2007-09-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC IR SU SY IT |
07ROME1960 | ITALY SUPPORTS SPANISH ESDP MISSION FOR LEBANON; [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points on U.S. support for an ESDP Lebanon border assistance mission to MFA Lebanon/Syria desk officer Michelle Tomassi September 13. Poloff stressed that any EU work to help secure the Lebanon-Syria border be Lebanon oriented and include as little engagement with S [...] | 2007-09-13 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL XF LE IT |
07ROME198 | IRAN: ITALIAN ECA CHIEF ECONOMIST ON USG [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Econoff met with the Chief Economist of SACE, Italy's export credit agency (ECA),to review SACE's current business in Iran. He explained that there has been a net decrease in SACE's business in Iran in the past six months, due to a SACE decision not to insure further trade [...] | 2007-01-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR IT |
07ROME1984 | IRAN: FOLLOW-UP ON SEPTEMBER IAEA BOG MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-17 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN IT |
07ROME1993 | ITALIAN CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIA FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) On September 10 the Italian MFA hosted an international conference on Central Asia in Rome. The conference included the participation of the FMs from Italy and Uzbekistan, DFMs from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Representatives of Italy, the US (SCA/CEN Spratlen) [...] | 2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IT KZ KG TX TI UZ |
07ROME1994 | LEBANON: ITALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Desk Officer Gabriella Biondi and Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi September 17 and urged Italy to contribute to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Poloffs emphasized that given Italy's significant presence on the ground in UNIFIL, Italy had [...] | 2007-09-18 10:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PTER IT |
07ROME2014 | SOMALIA: MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer led the U.S. delegation to the September 10 meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia in Rome. ICG members discussed next steps following the conclusion of the National Reconciliation Congress (NRC) in Mogadishu and stressed the need for a roadmap for [...] | 2007-09-19 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO IT |
07ROME2024 | GOI RELUCTANT TO PUSH FOR WIPO DG IDRIS'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Italy (GOI) is reluctant to support USG's call for the resignation of Kamil Idris, Director General (DG) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The GOI fears that forcing Idris to resign would provoke WIPO members from developing countries t [...] | 2007-09-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETRD KIPR PGOV WIPO IT |
07ROME2026 | ITALY: POLITICAL STALEMATE LIMITS PRODI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME2032 | ITALIAN ENGAGEMENT ON IRAN MONEY LAUNDERING COULD [...] (S) Summary: As the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) considers taking action against the Iranian financial system in October, the Italian representative said that he intended to engage the Iranian Embassy over their failure to respond to repeated entreaties by senior FATF officials. Treasury [...] | 2007-09-21 15:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL UNSC ECON EFIN KNNP ETTC IR IT |
07ROME2046 | ITALY: YOUR MEETING WITH FM D'ALEMA SEPTEMBER 27 [...] (C/NF) Summary. While the issues on Italy's international agenda in the near future will for the most part track with ours, the GOI's tactics and desired outcomes may not. D'Alema will want to discuss Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon, Syria, the Middle East Peace Process, Afghanistan and Sudan. You may [...] | 2007-09-24 15:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC IT |
07ROME205 | ITALIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Introduction and Summary. In a January 26 meeting with Acting Ecmin, Vincenzo De Luca, Diplomatic Advisor to Minister of Economic Development Bersani, identified intensifying U.S.-Italy cooperation on energy research and development and [...] | 2007-01-31 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG KSCA IT |
07ROME2071 | ITALIAN EDISON DENIES ROLE IN SWISS FIRMS PURCHASE [...] (C) Summary. Econoff delivered to Edison Italia Ref A demarche regarding Swiss firm EGL's plans to purchase Iranian natural gas for export to Switzerland using the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) natural gas pipeline. Edison's Director for Institutional and Regulatory Affairs, Giampaolo Russo, d [...] | 2007-09-25 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR SZ GR TU IT |
07ROME2072 | 2006 ITALIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION DATA [...] (U) Italy is the EU's largest manufacturer of textiles and apparel, accounting for almost a quarter of total EU textiles and apparel production. Italian industrial production in fiscal year 2006 was valued at 345.1 billion dollars. Textiles and apparel production made up 22.4 billion doll [...] | 2007-09-25 16:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CH IT |
07ROME2088 | ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Marco Midolo, the MFA Middle-East Directorate's Deputy Chief of Staff, who confirmed that Italy plans to participate in the October 22-23 G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial. He said the GOI would send Sergio Scarantino, PDAS-equivalent in the Italian MFA's Midd [...] | 2007-09-28 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN IT |
07ROME209 | IO PDAS WARLICK'S ROME MEETINGS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C/NF) In January 29 consultations in Rome, visiting IO PDAS James Warlick discussed a broad range of upcoming UNSC issues including the Balkans, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa with Italy, a new non-permanent member. On Kosovo, Warlick and the Italians agreed on the way forward, and the [...] | 2007-02-01 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC PHUM XF ZL XW IT |
07ROME2093 | ITALY: DOMESTIC STALEMATE KEEPS PRODI IN THE GAME, [...] (C/NF) A political stalemate keeps the fragile Prodi government afloat and could do so for a prolonged period, even as it prevents PM Prodi from tackling Italy's much needed institutional/economic reforms. The tense domestic politics and PM Prodi and FM D'Alema's different tactics on some item [...] | 2007-09-28 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME2095 | ITALIAN OFFICIALS AGREE TO MONITOR NEW IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: A senior Italian Ministry of Finance official agreed to carry out increased vigilance over new Iranian Central Bank (Bank Markazi) accounts in Italy (Ref A). The official told us that he has not met with the Iranian Embassy in Washington to discuss possible Financial Action Task Fo [...] | 2007-09-28 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL EFIN ECON UNSC KNNP PTER IR IT |
07ROME2096 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALIAN HOSTAGE RESCUE REKINDLES ISAF [...] (C) Summary: The kidnapping and rescue of two Italian military intelligence officers in Western Afghanistan the weekend of September 22-24 has rekindled the political discussion in Italy over involvement in ISAF. But so far Prodi's far left allies in the fragile governing coalition are keepin [...] | 2007-09-28 16:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF IT UK |
07ROME210 | ITALY UNABLE TO FILL MTCR CHAIRMANSHIP FOR 2007-08 [...] (C) Acting Ecmin spoke February 1 with Carlo Tripepi, Director of the MFA office responsible for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) issues, regarding GOI willingness to serve as MTCR Chair for 2007-08. According to Tripepi, Italy is not in a position to serve as MTCR Chair because budge [...] | 2007-02-01 16:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC IT |
07ROME211 | EU CONSIDERING "EMBARGO" PROHIBITING EXPORT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC MTCRE IR EU IT |
07ROME2113 | BURMA: ITALY WELCOMES UNSC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: S/P Gordon raised the violent crackdown in Burma with Italian PolDir Terzi October 1. Terzi said Italy's position was in perfect alignment with that of the U.S., that Italy supported UNSC action on Burma and that he would instruct Italy's PermRep in New York to be in touch with A [...] | 2007-10-03 10:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM IT |
07ROME2115 | ITALY AWAITING COMMON EU POSITION ON RAPE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI IT |
07ROME2116 | ITALY: RESPONSE ON COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 11:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
07ROME2130 | BURMA: ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR FORMAL UNSC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 4 to MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia Alberto Vecchi and Office Director for UN Affairs Leonardo Bencini. Poloff requested Italian support for a formal UN Security Council meeting on Burma with Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari and for a Presiden [...] | 2007-10-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT |
07ROME2131 | S/P GORDON ENGAGES GOI ON KOSOVO, IRAN, [...] (C) S/P Director David Gordon engaged senior GOI officials on Kosovo, Russia, MEPP, Iran, Lebanon, UNSC reform, Darfur, Afghanistan and climate change during October 1 consultations. On Kosovo the Italians said the goal should be a UNSCR, and that the Kosovars should be persuaded to postpone [...] | 2007-10-04 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL XF AF IR LE UNAUS KNNP IT |
07ROME2132 | ITALY: PM PRODI SAYS HE'S WITH US ON IRAN, SEEKS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met PM Prodi October 1 and discussed the risks of Italian engagement with Iran and Syria, the need for a broad EU consensus on Kosovo, and developments in Afghanistan, as well as the November Middle East conference, and Italian support for the UN Sudan mission, UNSC action [...] | 2007-10-04 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNGA UNSC NATO IT |
07ROME2143 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ITALIANS STILL NOT ON BOARD [...] (S) Summary: An Italian Ministry of Finance official predicted lengthy discussions on UNSCR 1737 (Iran) implementation at the October 12 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in Paris. Italian officials are also close to announcing a decision to approve delisting Italian national Nasredd [...] | 2007-10-05 16:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER IT IR |
07ROME2147 | U.S. AIR CARRIERS BALK AT PROPOSED TERMINAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Italian civil aviation authorities at Rome's Fiumicino airport are mandating that U.S. air carriers transfer their check-in operations from their current location to a more distant and inconvenient terminal at t [...] | 2007-10-10 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD IT |
07ROME2148 | ITALY UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT NEW ZEALAND DRAFT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Emanuele Farruggia, Italian MFA Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation on October 5. Farruggia said that the GOI had not yet had an opportunity to study New Zealand's draft resolution but that the EU as a whole was unlikely to suppo [...] | 2007-10-10 09:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA IT |
07ROME2153 | UNAMID: ITALY CONTRIBUTING C-130 TRANSPORT, [...] (C) S/P David Gordon pressed MFA PolDir Giulio Terzi October 1 to have Italy consider contributing helicopters to UNAMID, per reftel demarche request. Terzi said he thought it was unlikely, but said he would raise the matter at a higher level. Terzi pointed out that Italy had already agreed to [...] | 2007-10-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SU IT |
07ROME2166 | IDENTIFYING CREDIBLE VOICES: MISSION ITALY RESPONSE [...] (U) This cable is Mission Italy's response to reftels. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Rome is providing these carefully vetted names -- individuals who are already well known and who have taken public stands in favor of moderation or against extremism. The individuals named below are well-known pro-wes [...] | 2007-10-11 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SCUL SOCI IT |
07ROME2167 | A/S DESUTTER'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter (in Rome for meetings from September 10-12 with Russian MFA Director Antonov on a post-START arrangement, see Ref A) met September 12-15 with Italian officials including MFA Political Director [...] | 2007-10-11 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL START MNUC MCAP MARR US RS IT NATO |
07ROME2169 | ITALY: IRAN GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA DG FOR [...] (C/NF) On October 11 Charge' spoke with Cesare Ragaglini, the MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle East Affairs, about the importance we attach to EU Foreign Ministers taking action on Iran at the upcoming GAERC, per reftel. Ragaglini said he knew the Secretary had talked about [...] | 2007-10-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IR XF EUN IT |
07ROME2188 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG PROPOSALS AT THE 2007 MTCR [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A-C papers detailing USG proposals for the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Technical Experts Meeting (TEM) to Roberto Liotto, the new MFA office Director responsible for MTCR issues on September 24. Liotto was unable to respond to the substance of ref A-C [...] | 2007-10-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IT |
07ROME2204 | ITALY: ASSISTANCE TO BURMA FOCUSED ON HUMANITARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 11:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM BM IT |
07ROME2207 | RESOLUTION ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEALERTING: ITALY [...] (C) Emanuele Farruggia, Italian MFA Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation contacted Poloff to follow up on our October 5 demarche opposing the New Zealand Draft Resolution on the De-Alerting of Nuclear Forces (Ref B). He said that he had been informed by the Italian Miss [...] | 2007-10-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA IT |
07ROME2208 | ITALY: EUR/RPM DIRECTOR GARY ROBBINS DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins engaged Italian officials on Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Georgia and other NATO and OSCE issues during October 4 meetings in Rome. On Afghanistan, GOI officials said that Italy wanted to see NATO prioritize civilian over military information in its st [...] | 2007-10-18 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM MARR MOPS NATO PINS OSCE IT |
07ROME2214 | AUTSR DONNELLY ENGAGES GOI ON DOHA, IPR/ACTA, AND [...] (U) Summary. In a September 26 meeting, GOI trade official Leonardo Schiavo told Assistant USTR Shaun Donnelly the GOI is committed to the success of the Doha Round, at the same time making clear that geographic indications are a key issue for the GOI. Schiavo characterized Italy as "one of [...] | 2007-10-19 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL IT |
07ROME2216 | WRC-07 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS MEETING: GOI SUPPORTS U.S.- [...] Summary: Italian officials from both the Space Agency and the Communications Ministry have expressed support for reftel U.S. proposals. However, the communications officials leading ItalyQs delegation to the World Radiocommunications Conference- 07 (WRC-07) cautioned that they will need to co [...] | 2007-10-19 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TSPA KSCA IT |
07ROME2218 | EU FMS TRIP: ITALY PROMOTING "CONSENSUS" [...] (C/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Levant Office Director Danielle Bosio October 18. Bosio said Italy agreed with reftel points on non-interference in Lebanese politics with one exception. Bosio agreed on the need for the three FMs to remain impartial, but explained that I [...] | 2007-10-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | FR IR IT KDEM LE PGOV PREL SP SY |
07ROME2228 | D'ALEMA WILL PRESS BELGRADE NOT TO BLOCK SERB [...] (C) On October 22, Poloff spoke with Raimondo De Cardona, Director of the MFA Balkans Office, to deliver reftel points. De Cardona noted that FM D'Alema would travel to Belgrade on October 23 to press Serbian leaders to use the period before December 10 constructively to either find a mutually [...] | 2007-10-23 11:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KO IT |
07ROME2235 | ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF'S OCT. 30 MEETING [...] (C/NF) Ambassador met DefMin Parisi October 22 to preview agenda items likely to come up in Parisi's October 30 meeting with SecDef Gates. Parisi said he hoped to have a firm answer on Global Hawk by Oct. 30. He said categorically that Italy cannot contribute helicopters to the Darfur mission [...] | 2007-10-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT |
07ROME2236 | ITALY: NO DECISION YET ON UN IAAC ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 09:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC UN UNGA IT |
07ROME2241 | UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF USG [...] (C) Poloff met October 22 with MFA Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini to discuss USG priorities in the UN Third Committee as outlined reftel. 2. (C) Carpini said the EU position on "no-action" motions remained unchanged, and Italy supported open debate in the UN as a matter of p [...] | 2007-10-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN KTIA IT |
07ROME2243 | D'ALEMA TELLS KOSTUNICA INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) According to Raimondo De Cardona, Head of the MFA Balkans Office, FM D'Alema told Serbian PM Kostunica October 23 that Serbia should use the period before December 10 to narrow differences with Pristina over Kosovo's final status. De Cardona told Poloff October 24 that D'Alema had stated t [...] | 2007-10-25 11:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG SR YI KO IT |
07ROME2246 | BOLIVIA: ITALY WILL CONSIDER DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Office Director for South America Michele Giacomelli October 23 to discuss reftel points and request that Italy demarche the Government of Bolivia on its unhelpful support of Iran's nuclear program. Poloff explained USG concerns over inaccurate and troubling statements [...] | 2007-10-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | BO IR KNNP PGOV PREL IAEA USUN IT |
07ROME2247 | ITALY: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with FM Massimo D'Alema October 25 to inform him of the designations of Iranian entities and individuals under U.S. Executive Orders (reftel). He told the FM that the U.S. expected Italy to take these actions seriously and do all Italy could to make their impact felt, an [...] | 2007-10-26 06:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN |
07ROME2249 | CUBA: ITALY SUPPORTS EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Office Director for Central America and the Caribbean Michele Pala and Office Director for Human Rights Laura Carpini on October 26. Poloff urged Italy to vote against, or at least abstain on, the UNGA Cuba embargo resolution, and sought agree [...] | 2007-10-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU IT |
07ROME2250 | BURMA: ITALY AGREES EU-ASEAN SUMMIT IS AN [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to MFA Coordinator for Multilateral Affairs in Southeast Asia Anacleto Felicani October 26. Poloff shared information on U.S. sanctions against Burma and urged Italy to use the November 22 EU-ASEAN Summit to continue to put pressure on Burma, and to [...] | 2007-10-26 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS ETRD BM IT |
07ROME2258 | ITALY: LOOKING BEYOND PRODI WHILE ENGAGING HIM [...] (C/NF) After the center right defeated Prodi's governing majority October 25 on seven fiscal bill amendments in the Senate, Prodi scraped together enough votes to pass the main piece of legislation at 1:04 a.m. With additional coalition allies threatening to drop Prodi daily, the political deb [...] | 2007-10-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME2261 | AFTER JALILI/LARIJANI VISIT, ITALIANS SEE NO [...] (C//NF) Summary: The GOI sees no softening of the Iranian position on nuclear enrichment after the October 23 visit of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team. Nevertheless, Italy sees Iran's agreement to ontinue talks with Solana as a sign of progress. The Ambassador told PM Prodi's Diplomatic [...] | 2007-10-29 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP IR AF YI IAEA MNUC PARM |
07ROME2275 | (S/NF) ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy regulates banking activity in Italy and sends inspectors to banks as needed. Due to Italy's long-history of combating Mafia-related money laundering activities, Italy maintains a flexible and well-developed bank monitoring system. In extreme cases, the BOI ca [...] | 2007-10-30 17:30:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PREL PARM EFIN ETTC |
07ROME2279 | AMIA CASE: ARGENTINA REQUESTS NO ASSISTANCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 16:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AR AL MT SM IT |
07ROME2282 | ITALY TO VOTE FOR SPANISH CANDIDATE IN IAAC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC UN UNGA IT |
07ROME2283 | INSCR ITALY: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IT |
07ROME2285 | CPA IMPLEMENTATION: ITALY PREFERS LATER, [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli October 31 to encourage Italy to host a working-level meeting next week in preparation for a high-level meeting on CPA implementation. Pignatelli said Italy believes that pushing for the high-level meet [...] | 2007-10-31 17:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT |
07ROME2287 | IRAQ-ITALY: S/I STEPHENSON IN ROME: GOI PUSHING [...] (C) Summary. S/I Barbara Stephenson visited Rome on October 30 after the IRRFI conference in Bari to discuss Iraqi political and security developments with GOI officials. Stephenson told the Italians that the international community needed to take advantage of a dramatic decrease in violence [...] | 2007-11-02 09:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IZ SA IR IT |
07ROME2293 | LEBANON: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IT LE SY |
07ROME2296 | ITALY: WORKING TO IMPLEMENT FATF RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: At the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary in October, Italian officials helped build consensus around the FATF public statement of concern regarding deficiencies in Iran's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime (ref A). Prior to receiving reftel B dem [...] | 2007-11-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ECON |
07ROME2299 | IRAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 17:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR IT |
07ROME2302 | ITALY PREPARING FOR COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
07ROME2303 | ITALY: NO OFFICIAL POSITION YET ON ICAO-MONTREAL [...] EmbOffs met with Stefano Nicoletti, Head of MFA's Economic Affairs unit in their America's Office, regarding the proposed WMD amendment to the Montreal Convention. Nicoletti was not aware of the discussions on the proposed amendment in the July ICAO Legal Sub-Committee meeting. While he said [...] | 2007-11-06 17:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA AORC ICAO EAIR OTRA PARM XX IT |
07ROME2305 | ITALY: MURDER BY ROMANIAN SPARKS EXPULSION ORDER, [...] (C/NF) The mugging and murder of an Italian woman by a Romanian immigrant last week in Rome has set off a political firestorm and prompted the government to issue an expulsion decree for EU citizens residing in Italy who present a threat to public safety. The victim's funeral was attended by a [...] | 2007-11-06 18:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PREL IT RO PHUM |
07ROME2313 | ITALY: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH [...] (C) Summary. Italian officials are making progress on combating illicit cash couriers. The GOI has recently issued a ministerial decree to bring its own regulations on cash transactions in compliance with EU norms and is drafting a law to update enforcement provisions. Seizures of bulk cash i [...] | 2007-11-08 17:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
07ROME2317 | SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) As you visit Italy, the Italian government will be once again dealing with the instability that has characterized political life here during most the post-war period. The coalition government of Romano Prodi holds on to power in Italy's parliamentary system by a very thin margin. The g [...] | 2007-11-09 17:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPRT PREL PGOV IT |
07ROME2321 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA PHUM IT |
07ROME2332 | ITALY: TOO SOON TO EXPAND EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Southeast Asia Office Director Alberto Vecchi November 14 and urged Italy to press for expanded EU sanctions against Burma. Poloff discussed USG efforts to promote dialogue between the regime and democratic and ethnic minority groups, stressed that t [...] | 2007-11-15 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN BM IT |
07ROME2337 | ITALY ON IRAN IAEA REPORT: NO ABSOLUTION FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered Iran IAEA points (State 157039) to MFA Non-Proliferation Office Director Emanuele Farruggia and Iran Desk Officer Lorenzo Kluzer. Farruggia said the preliminary Italian reactions to El Baradei,s report are that &much remains to be clarified,8 and that the IAEA,s inabilit [...] | 2007-11-16 16:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC IT |
07ROME2339 | EEBC: ITALY IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. ON APPROACH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli November 15. Poloff sought Italian agreement on a unified approach to avoid pressure on Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) "virtual demarcation" of the bo [...] | 2007-11-16 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL ET ER IT |
07ROME2341 | ITALY BUDGET VOTE: PRODI SURVIVES AGAIN, REMAINS [...] (C/NF) The Italian Senate passed the annual budget package late November 15 by a vote of 161-157, handing PM Prodi a political victory and former PM Berlusconi a humiliating defeat. Prodi's government remains fragile and susceptible to crisis but prominent Berlusconi allies are calling for a [...] | 2007-11-16 18:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
07ROME2343 | ITALY ON VENEZUELAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA South America Office Director Michele Giacomelli November 16. Poloff shared USG concerns about democracy in Venezuela posed by President Chavez's proposed constitutional reforms, and requested that Italy speak out on behalf of democratic rights in V [...] | 2007-11-19 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA EU VE IT |
07ROME2360 | ITALIANS DISCUSS IRAN SANCTIONS, LEBANESE [...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 15, S/I and NEA PDAS David Satterfield met in Rome with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gianludovico De Martino and MFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini. De Martino said Italy wanted to see greater on-the-ground coordination of donor progra [...] | 2007-11-21 12:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV LE SY IZ IR IS IT |
07ROME2361 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY TO STUDY TRO ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL KTFN IT |
07ROME2362 | ITALY-MIDDLE EAST: DAS GRAY DISCUSSES IRAN, [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray exchanged views on Iran and discussed the Annapolis conference with PM Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East Marco Carnelos on November 15 in Rome. Gray emphasized the unwavering U.S. commitment to prevent a nuclear Iran. Carnelos said Italy was committed to encouragi [...] | 2007-11-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF IR ZR XI IT |
07ROME2374 | ITALY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY U/S LEVEY [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey, Colleen Eddy and Molly Millerwise to visit Rome, Italy November 27-29. Post will email schedule separately to Deanna Fernandez. 2. Control officer for this visit is Econ Officer Jill Hutch [...] | 2007-11-23 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN IT |
07ROME238 | ITALY'S FAR LEFT, MICE THAT ROAR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Prodi's decision not to oppose the U.S. Army's Dal Molin expansion project has sparked an unusually strong negative reaction, unifying pacifists, communists and no-globalists with a smattering of "not-in-my-backyard" citizens of Vincenza. The government centrists and reform [...] | 2007-02-06 08:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF IT |
07ROME2384 | ITALY TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA UN Affairs Deputy Director Leonardo Bencini November 26, and urged Italy to change its abstentions on anti-Israel UNGA resolutions to "no" votes, especially in this season of renewed peace efforts. Bencini said Italy sought to maintain an even-handed [...] | 2007-11-27 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS IT |
07ROME2394 | ITALY "OPEN" TO ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (C) Taking advantage of Undersecretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey's 11/28 visit to Rome, Post asked U/S Levey to include reftel points with senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Finance officials. (U/S Levey's visit will be reported septel.) 2. (C) MFA Political Guilio Terzi [...] | 2007-11-29 18:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM |
07ROME2395 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a range of critical issues, in particular Iran, Missile Defense and CFE. Italy's weak center left government has succeeded in staying afloat for nineteen months despite a fractious eight-party coalition and [...] | 2007-11-29 19:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO IR IT AF IZ |
07ROME2397 | ITALY: NO DECISION YET ON PROSPER CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA IT |
07ROME2398 | ITALY AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been little change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. The most significant event [...] | 2007-11-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
07ROME2409 | IRAN NIE: ITALIAN FM D'ALEMA BRIEFED BY DNI AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 01:58:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC IR PARM IT |
07ROME241 | ITALY: AMBASSADORS' AFGHANISTAN LETTER HITS [...] (C/NF) An op-ed from ambassadors of the U.S., UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, and Romania calling for Allies -- and particularly Italy -- to stand firm in Afghanistan spurred widespread media and political response. The daily "La Repubblica" printed the op-ed on its front page on February [...] | 2007-02-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IT |
07ROME2419 | ITALY AND 301: SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS, BUT NO ACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 08:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV IT |
07ROME2436 | Italy Ups WHO Contribution for 2008; Polio Eradication [...] Summary: Italy will contribute 16 million Euros to the World Health Organization in 2008, a significant increase over previous years. The 2008 contribution will also include, for the first time in six years, an earmark for polio eradication efforts. Health Ministry officials have made clear I [...] | 2007-12-06 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO IT |
07ROME2438 | SECRETARY BODMAN, ITALIAN MINISTER SIGN AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Summary. In a November 13 meeting, Secretary of Energy Bodman and Italian Minister of Economic Development Bersani discussed the future of nuclear energy in Italy, the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP),and bilateral cooperation in energy research and development. Bersani signed [...] | 2007-12-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL IT |
07ROME2445 | ITALY SUPPORTS RAPID LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 17:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY IT |
07ROME2451 | ITALY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV UNGA IT |
07ROME2452 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...] | 2007-12-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT |
07ROME2453 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting. --------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...] | 2007-12-10 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT |
07ROME2467 | ITALY TO ANNOUNCE 60 MILLION EURO DONATION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV |
07ROME2473 | ITALIAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PREVENTING IRANIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on the possible use of false end users in Iranian proliferation efforts to Roberto Liotto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office Director responsible for Nuclear Supplie [...] | 2007-12-14 13:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IT |
07ROME2477 | (S) ITALIANS TELL U/S LEVEY "THERE IS GROWING [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 28, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey pressed senior Italian officials to take additional measures to protect the international financial system from abuse by Iranian entities and individuals. U/S Levey passed detailed i [...] | 2007-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT |
07ROME2478 | GOI WELCOMES DIALOGUE WITH PHARMA INDUSTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
07ROME2480 | ITALIANS PROPOSE PILOT PROJECT TO CONNECT PRTs TO IRAQ [...] Ambassador Gianludovico De Martino, Head of the MFA Iraq Task Force, has proposed the formation of a secretariat in Baghdad to begin the operationalizing the Iraq Compact. The secretariat would be coordinate and manage the work of the International Consultative Group for the Iraq Compact. Onc [...] | 2007-12-17 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL PGOV IZ IT |
07ROME2484 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN BANKS [...] (C) Summary: U/S Levey met with Italy's major private sector banks on November 27 and 28 in Milan and Rome. He explained USG designations (for their involvement in Iran,s proliferation activities) of Banks Melli and Mellat, and of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its associat [...] | 2007-12-18 08:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PARM PREL IT |
07ROME2487 | ITALIAN EMBASSY IN TEHRAN TO INQUIRE ABOUT MISSING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 17:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CASC CH EU EZ PHUM PREL IR IT |
07ROME2494 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE NUCLEAR [...] (U) Poloff followed up on Reftel Non-Paper and invitation with the Italian MFA Special Adviser on Nonproliferation Finance and Acting Coordinator for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, Gianluca Alberini, on December 18. (Note: Alberini is slated to replace outgoing GI Coordinato [...] | 2007-12-19 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP |
07ROME2498 | UN FIFTH COMMITTEE: ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA XA XD IT |
07ROME2504 | ITALY: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The following is post's proposed text for the Italy portion of the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (U) There were no successful large-scale terrorist attacks in Italy in 2007. Italy aggressively investigated and prosecuted terrorism suspects, dismantled terrorist-related cells wi [...] | 2007-12-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR |
07ROME2505 | (S) AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (S) On December 21, Econcoff delivered reftel points on efforts by the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) to procure large quantities of chemicals useful in producing chemical weapons to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Au [...] | 2007-12-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC SY IT |
07ROME2506 | GOI COALITION DIVIDED ON INTRODUCTION OF AG [...] (U) Summary. EconCouns delivered our demarches regarding the lack of progress in the introduction of agricultural biotech products into the EU market to Amadeo Teti, Ministry of Trade Director General for International Trade Agreements. Teti noted Trade Minister Enmma Bonino supports the i [...] | 2007-12-21 15:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD IT |
07ROME2513 | PKK TERRORISM: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO UPDATED [...] (S) Poloff followed up on Ref A and B demarches with Italian MFA Counterterrorism Officer Stefania Fancello on December 21, stressing that U.S. concern over PKK activities in Europe has grown since our first demarche on the Riza Altun case (Ref C) given increased tensionspQsdoD5EL5Q( Europe tha [...] | 2007-12-27 17:21:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN IT |
07ROME2515 | ITALY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON 1267 TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21, Stefania Fancello at the MFA's Office of International Cooperation Against Terrorism conveyed to Econoff a request for more information on the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) delisting cases of Nasreddin, N [...] | 2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KFIN ECON IT |
07ROME2517 | ITALY - UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER IT |
07ROME2518 | MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (known as EXACT) December 10-11 in Rome. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Israeli [...] | 2007-12-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TPHY XF IS JO KWBG UK EU NL SW |
07ROME2520 | ITALY: CENTRAL BANK EXPANDS OVERSIGHT OVER [...] (C) Summary: On January 1, the Central Bank of Italy will expand its oversight over financial transactions by creating a formal Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and abolishing the out-dated Foreign Exchange Office, which had, until now, served as Italy's FIU. A new law, based on EU regulation [...] | 2007-12-28 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KFIN IT |
07ROME256 | IRAN: REPORTS OF LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ITALY [...] (C) Iran Daily reported online (in English) January 30 and 31 that the Government of Iran will "take legal action against Italy,s decision to suspend its banking cooperation with Iran." Government of Italy contacts believe the proposed legal action by Iran is not linked to UNSCR 1737 or rec [...] | 2007-02-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON EFIN IR IT |
07ROME259 | ITALY SHARES USG VENEZUELA CONCERNS, EU WORKING ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 6 to MFA South America Office Director Francesco Talo and Desk Officer Paolo Campanini, urging Italy to raise the issue of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) privately and publicly with the Venezuelan government. Talo said Italy shared our concerns t [...] | 2007-02-08 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV EU VE IT |
07ROME261 | ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE [...] (C) MFA Office Director for Persian Gulf, Bruno Campria, told poloff Italy no longer has a bilateral program for promoting democracy, human rights or civil society in Iran. He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human rights issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN Resolution in 2 [...] | 2007-02-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR IT |
07ROME263 | ITALIAN NOMINEES FOR EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Rome nominates the following individuals to participate in the March 26-27 European conference on insurgency, "A Comprehensive Approach to Modern Insurgency: Afghanistan and Beyond." a.) RADM (0-8) Mario Rino ME', Deputy Chief, 3rd Reparto (J-3/J-5 equivalent),[...] | 2007-02-08 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS PREL PROP PTER NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07ROME264 | LIBERIA: ITALY EAGER TO HELP, BUT STILL CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) reports Italy wants to be helpful on the question of clearing Italy,s World Bank (WB) arrears using internal resources, but Italy still seeks a "framework" solution to include Liberia, Somalia, and Sudan. Italy is concerned that using internal W [...] | 2007-02-08 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL LI IT |
07ROME267 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 09:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT |
07ROME275 | INTERIOR OFFICIAL ON ANTI-AMERICAN VIOLENCE AND [...] (S/NF) Vice Minister of Interior Marco Minnitti says that anti-Dal Molin demonstrations scheduled for February 17 could be a decisive moment for anti-American activities, either leading to a calming-down or possibly fueling more activity. He told Pol M/C February 7 that both sides should work t [...] | 2007-02-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PTER PREL IT |
07ROME289 | TERRORIST FINANCE: ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST [...] (S) Econoff discussed reftel points with contacts at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Office of Financial Crimes and the MFA Office of Counterterrorism Policy February 8. Our contacts reported that their offices referred the UN 1267 designations to the GOI Financial Security Committee (FSC) to [...] | 2007-02-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC IT |
07ROME290 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TREATY AGREEMENT (ACTA) - [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Counselor Fabrizio Mazza, head of the MFA's intellectual property office, contacted the Embassy regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) proposal. He said two sources (one USTR, another (unidentified) in Brussels) had info [...] | 2007-02-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD IT KIPR PGOV |
07ROME291 | TERRORIST FINANCE: HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] (S/NF) Post convened its bi-weekly law enforcement meeting February 9 to discuss reftel. The following represents both the views of those USG law enforcement agencies at post attending the meeting and the views of ConGen Milan, where one HAI branch is reportedly located. 2. (S/NF) To be [...] | 2007-02-12 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER ECON IT |
07ROME296 | ITALY: PRODI FACES COALITION TEST [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi has used recent controversies related to a U.S. military base expansion and Italy's Afghan mission to rally the leaders of his diverse nine-party coalition. But with some dissidents in the Senate potentially beyond the control of even radical party leaders, the real test for P [...] | 2007-02-12 16:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME304 | EU AVIATION EMISSIONS DRAFT PROPOSAL--GOI VIEWS [...] (SBU) GOI representatives report a strong interest within the EU and among the GOI technical authorities to have new EU legislation addressing environmental pollution generally, and aviation emissions specifically. From their comments, it seems that neither the GOI nor the EU have determined [...] | 2007-02-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EUN IT SENV |
07ROME307 | ORAL MESSAGE: CLEARING LIBERIA'S ARREARS TO [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered the Secretary's oral message regarding Liberia's arrears to international financial institutions (ref A) to Minister of Foreign Affairs D'Alema February 8, 2007. FM D'Alema's staff acknowledged the message and stated that the FM would consider it. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2007-02-13 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL LI IT |
07ROME310 | PROPOSAL FOR GOI-USG EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Throughout 2006, Embassy Rome has engaged the GOI in a dialogue on export control issues, with mixed results. While the GOI is a reliable supporter of the Missile Technology Control Regime and Australia Group, the G [...] | 2007-02-14 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC IR IT |
07ROME318 | ITALY: ETHIOPIA-ERITREA AT AN IMPASSE, REGIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli and Ethiopia-Eritrea Desk Officer Alberto La Bella February 9 to discuss the role the GOI intends to play in the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary dispute, as per Ref A. Pignatelli and La Bella reported that Italy sees the situatio [...] | 2007-02-15 10:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ER ET AF AL AU BE CH EU JA NO |
07ROME323 | GOI WILL WORK TOWARDS DOHA SUCCESS SO LONG AS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff delivered ref A non-paper on the Doha Round negotiations and the President's January 31 speech on the state of the economy to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Ministry officials agreed the time is ripe for progress in the Doha Round, and expressed hope progress before [...] | 2007-02-15 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN WTRO ECON ETRD EAGR IT |
07ROME331 | ITALIANS AGREED TO SUPPORT MARCH IGAD SUMMIT [...] Poloff spoke with Fabrizio Pignatelli of the Italian MFA Africa Office on February 15 to encourage support for the postponement of the IGAD summit. Pignatelli agreed that a February 20 conference would not provide sufficient time for preparation and adequate participation. He also agreed that [...] | 2007-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SU IT |
07ROME336 | GOI STOPS FASTBOAT ENGINE SHIPMENT TO IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Over the past four years, Post has engaged the GOI repeatedly on Italian exports of fastboats and their components to Iran (refs B, C, and G). We recently heard that fastboats and marine diesel engines exported t [...] | 2007-02-20 08:29:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR ETTC IR IT |
07ROME337 | ITALIAN UNION ENDORSES IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro),Italy's largest and furthest-left-leaning union confederation, hosted a roundtable conference on combating counterfeiting and protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) January 23 in Naples. Perhaps the first large public pro-IPR u [...] | 2007-02-20 08:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD IT KIPR LAB PGOV |
07ROME346 | ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT RESTORING IMF VOTING [...] (SBU) EconCouns met February 20 with Vincenzo Zezza, Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director for IMF Coordination, and Francesca Manno, MOF Development Banking Director, to discuss reftel points. EconCouns urged our GOI counterparts to consider pressing Zimbabwe to enact the necessary economic a [...] | 2007-02-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IMF PREL ZI IT |
07ROME356 | ITALY: PRODI LOSES KEY SENATE VOTE ON FOREIGN [...] (SBU) By a vote of 158 to 160, PM Prodi's government lost a key Senate vote on a motion supporting his government's foreign policy. Previously, FM D'Alema had stated that if the majority in the Senate could not support the government's foreign policy, it "should go home." Following the vote, [...] | 2007-02-21 18:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME362 | PRODI'S RESIGNATION AND NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY [...] (C/NF) President Napolitano is consulting with political leaders to determine the government's viability after it lost a key foreign policy vote in the Senate. PM Prodi tendered his resignation after the balloting, which the President accepted "with reserve". The Senate loss followed a warn [...] | 2007-02-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME373 | ITALY: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
07ROME384 | TERRORIST FINANCE: CASH COURIERS IN ITALY [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials have demonstrated a commitment to combating bulk cash smuggling by putting into place effective controls to monitor financial activity. However, challenges remain. Limited resources hamper Italian law enforcement's ability to investigate illicit cash courier acti [...] | 2007-02-26 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER IT |
07ROME385 | PRODI GETS APPROVAL TO SEEK A CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (C/NF) President Napolitano offered PM Prodi February 24 a second chance to prove his majority in a parliamentary confidence vote that will take place by the end of the week. Prodi appears to have collected four additional votes in the Senate and should squeak through. Thanks to FM D'Alema's [...] | 2007-02-26 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL NATO PARM IT |
07ROME386 | LARIJANI VISIT TO ITALY: LOOKING FOR A DEAL? [...] (S/NF) Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani came to Rome February 21 for meetings with PM Prodi and senior Italian officials. He reportedly told them Iran wants a deal that will not be humiliating and that recognizes its rights under the NPT. It would stop enrichment in place, the Security Co [...] | 2007-02-26 17:33:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR IT |
07ROME387 | 2007 IPR SPECIAL 301, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] Italian authorities have taken several significant steps to improve Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection here, and there are emerging signs of government agencies acting in concert with each other, and with industry, academic, and union partners to address IPR illegality. In additio [...] | 2007-02-27 06:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD IT KIPR |
07ROME388 | ITALY DRIVING EU SOMALIA ENGAGEMENT, WILL HELP [...] (C) Summary. DCM delivered Ref A demarche to Italian MFA Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Armando Sanguini February 22, urging immediate GOI support for deployment of an African Union stabilization force for Somalia (AMISOM). Sanguini noted Italy had already made a contribution through [...] | 2007-02-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM KPKO MOPS EUN SO IT |
07ROME393 | ITALY SUGGESTS IDEA OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP WITH [...] (C) During February 22 and 23 meetings with senior Italian MFA officials, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the idea of an informal contact group on Lebanon to discuss implementation of UNSCR 1701's arms embargo. Danin suggested the informal group's members could include France, Germany, Italy, [...] | 2007-02-28 11:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF UN LE IT |
07ROME400 | ITALIAN MOD SAY LEBANESE ARMY STILL HAS A LONG WAY [...] (C) NEA DAS Danin met with senior Italian MFA and MOD officials to discuss developments in the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) and Lebanon during February 22 and 23 meetings in Rome. The Italians were receptive to the idea of establishing an informal working group (see reftel),but suggeste [...] | 2007-03-01 09:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF UN LE IT |
07ROME405 | ITALY: PRODI WINS CRITICAL SENATE CONFIDENCE VOTE [...] (C/NF) Italian PM Romano Prodi won a key confidence vote in the Italian Senate on February 28 in a close 162-157 vote. Excluding the votes of non-elected Senators for Life (SFL),Prodi still carried a "political majority" by a vote of 158-157. Prodi will appear March 1 before the Chamber of [...] | 2007-03-01 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
07ROME406 | ITALY: STEEL INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS [...] (U) The Italian steel sector boomed in the 1950s, following the Italian Government's decision to create a steel industry able to meet strong consumer demand for cars and domestic appliances. The GOI's public steel producer, Finsider, collapsed in the 1980s, and was privatized in the 1990s. [...] | 2007-03-01 15:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD OTRA EUN IT |
07ROME409 | IRAN: BANK SEPAH ROME STILL OPEN [...] (C) Summary: EcMin discussed the status of Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch with Bank of Italy (BOI) officials March  [...] | 2007-03-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV IR IT |
07ROME411 | ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...] | 2007-03-02 06:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG |
07ROME42 | ITALY SUPPORTS BURMA UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT |
07ROME428 | ITALY HAS NO POSITION YET ON BOSNIA UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 09:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC IT |
07ROME458 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA IT |
07ROME46 | ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI, CONTACT GROUP ON [...] (C) MFA DG for European Affairs Laura Mirachian says Italy is fully onboard with the Contact Group's support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari. She stated that there is broad bipartisan and expert consensus in supporting Kosovar "delinkage" from Serbia and a NATO and EU future for all the countries of the [...] | 2007-01-09 16:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO SR YI IT |
07ROME47 | ITALY NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) The Embassy delivered ref points on Bank Sepah designation to the MFA, Bank of Italy, and Ministry of Finance January 9. Pol M/C then spoke to Filippo Formica, MFA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Office Director, noting US interest in possible Italian follow-up action on Bank Sepah and our own [...] | 2007-01-09 17:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
07ROME472 | ITALIANS PROBE IRAQ, IRAN ON BAGHDAD CONFERENCE [...] (C) PolMinCouns delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini on March 7. Ragaglini said Italy believed the conferences were a step in the right direction and would support the outcome whether or not Italy received an invitation. [...] | 2007-03-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OIC UN IZ |
07ROME478 | ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-11 15:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT KFTFN |
07ROME509 | ITALY: IRAQ COMPACT UN INTERIM MEETING [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs report that Deputy Foreign Minister Ugo Intini and Ambassador Gian Ludovico De Martino, Head of the MFA Iraq Task Force and former Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, will attend the March 16 meeting in New York on the International Compact with I [...] | 2007-03-14 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT |
07ROME522 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS ON BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A and B demarches to Cesare Bieller, MFA Office Director for Southeast Asia, on March 12 and March 2, respectively, urging Italy to support ASEAN and U.S. initiatives focusing on reconciliation and respect for human rights in Burma. March 14, Bieller responded that It [...] | 2007-03-15 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNSC BM EUN IT |
07ROME534 | ITALY: GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF IRAN UNSCR; BUT [...] (C) DCM raised points on UNSCR on Iran (ref A) March 16 with FM D'Alema's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Nelli Feroci, who said he thought Italy would support the resolution as a balanced document. However, he said he would have to check with FM D'Alema personally on how strongly he felt about l [...] | 2007-03-16 17:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR IT |
07ROME535 | PRODI/PUTIN - ITALIANS CLAIM "FULL HARMONY" WITH [...] (C) Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Italy on March 13 and 14 for his fourth bilateral with PM Prodi in ten months. Putin and Prodi met for three-hours over dinner March 13, and traveled to the Adriatic port city of Bari along with several ministers for a largely economic summit March [...] | 2007-03-16 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EUN UNSC RU IT |
07ROME551 | ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT DRC SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC ZF CG IT |
07ROME552 | ITALY WILL CONSIDER UN INTERNAL JUSTICE REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA ACABQ AORC APER IT |
07ROME562 | ITALY'S VIEWS ON THE U.S.- EU OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] (SBU) The GOI will vote in favor of Open Skies Plus, and is confident that all EU member states will also vote in favor. However, the GOI will not make a public statement on the agreement. The GOI noted that some EU officials suggested delaying the start date of the accord; Italy would favor t [...] | 2007-03-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EAIR ECON PREL IT |
07ROME563 | ITALY-RUSSIA COMMERCIAL TIES DEEPEN ON MARGINS OF [...] (U) Summary. Russian and Italian companies signed a number of agreements on the margins of the March 14 bilateral meeting between PM Prodi and Russian President Putin. The agreements, concentrated in the areas of energy and transportation, provide "proof of the strategic partnership between [...] | 2007-03-21 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG RU IT |
07ROME564 | ITALY WILL WORK WITHIN EU ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel A and B demarches to Laura Carpini, MFA Human Rights Office Director, March 19, and to Umberto Malnati, MFA Southern Africa Office Director, March 20, emphasizing U.S. concern for the grave situation in Zimbabwe and requesting Italy's support in speaking out against [...] | 2007-03-21 17:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC ZI EUN IT |
07ROME565 | ITALY-INDIA BILATERAL TRADE [...] (SBU) Italian exports to India increased by 115 percent from 2000 to 2006, while imports from India into Italy rose 85 percent in the same time period. The majority of import activity from India is concentrated in the textile sector, while Italy primarily exports heavy equipment and machine [...] | 2007-03-22 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL IN IT |
07ROME566 | ITALIAN MFA INSISTS NO CHANGE IN KOSOVO POLICY [...] (C/NF) On March 21 poloff contacted Raimondo De Cardona, Director of the Balkans Office of the Italian MFA, to raise concerns that Italian comments in the wake of the March 14 Putin visit to Italy were creating confusion among Contact Group nations and UNSC members. Specifically, poloff raised [...] | 2007-03-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
07ROME571 | ITALY IN FAVOR OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti appreciated the follow-up to NEA DAS Danin's February 23 visit and his suggestion to increase intelligence sharing through diplomatic channels and agreed that evidence of continued weapons [...] | 2007-03-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER UNSC LBAR IR IT |
07ROME572 | ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East office director, Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti said Italy shared our concern over the human rights situation in Syria; however, Italy was not planning on issuing any statements concerning the election. He said Italy would support a [...] | 2007-03-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM SY IT |
07ROME593 | IRAN: BOI INSPECTOR TO MONITOR BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) recently issued Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch an order to cease all business with any entity listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. Additionally, after Econoffs visited with BOI officials, BOI sent an inspector to monitor the branch's activities "indef [...] | 2007-03-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL IR IT |
07ROME600 | CORRECTED COPY - IRAN: BOI INSPECTOR TO MONITOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) recently issued an order to Iranian Bank Sepah's Rome branch to cease all business with any entity listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. Additionally, after Econoffs visited with BOI officials, BOI sent an inspector to monitor the branch's activities " [...] | 2007-03-23 15:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL IR IT |
07ROME601 | ITALY STUDYING DEMARCHE ON UNHRC OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 15:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNHRC IT |
07ROME625 | ITALY ISSUES DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF AHTISAARI'S [...] (U) On March 26, the Italian MFA issued a statement in support of UNOSEK Ahtisaari's proposal for Kosovo and pledged to work toward finding a status solution for Kosovo in the UNSC. The statement also welcomed the role of NATO and EU in ensuring the stability of the region. Text of statement [...] | 2007-03-27 15:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU IT |
07ROME627 | ITALY: SUDAN SANCTIONS COULD HARDEN KHARTOUM, NEED [...] (C) Summary. While Italy considered Sudanese President Bashir's March 6 letter to SYG Ban unsatisfactory, the GOI thought it was too early to call it a rejection of the agreement on the Darfur UN Heavy Support Package (HSP). Italy did not believe that sanctions were the best solution as they [...] | 2007-03-27 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL CD CT UNSC KPKO IT |
07ROME628 | BANK OF ITALY ACTS AGAINST BANK SEPAH ROME [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Bank of Italy (BOI) has sent two "provisional administrators" to manage Bank Sepah Rome's affairs for the next 60 days, effectively placing the branch under BOI control. After that, BOI will decide whether to request that the Ministry of Finance (MOF) appoint a "special [...] | 2007-03-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN KTFN ETTC ECON IR IT |
07ROME634 | ITALY AND GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: AMBASSADOR WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG IT |
07ROME651 | FUNDING DECREE FOR ITALIAN MILITARY MISSIONS [...] March 27, the Italian Senate approved a government decree authorizing calendar year expenditures for "Italian Participation in Humanitarian and International Missions," all of Italy's military missions abroad The full Italian language text of the decree and a detailed English summary are avai [...] | 2007-03-30 11:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MOPS EAID PTER NATO UN AF AL LN SU SO |
07ROME663 | ITALY: PRODI GOVERNMENT STANDS ON BERLUSCONI'S [...] (C/NF) PM Prodi remains weak despite his legislative success in the March 27 Senate vote to extend funding by one year for Italy's military missions abroad. His center-left coalition failed to pass the decree independent of the votes of Italy's Senators for Life. The Union of Christian Democ [...] | 2007-04-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
07ROME667 | ITALY'S EXPORT CREDIT POLICY VIS-A-VIS IRAN STAYS [...] (S/NF) EcMin discussed UNSCR 1747, Bank Sepah Rome, Italy's export credit agency SACE exposure to Iran, and U.S. designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization March 30 with the Ministry of Finance (MOF). The MOF confirmed the March 27 Bank of Italy (BOI) report of BOI actions taken [...] | 2007-04-02 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON KTTP PARM KN PREL UNSC OECD EXIM |
07ROME68 | ITALY STILL SUPPORTS BURMA UNSCR, WORKING FOR TEXT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
07ROME683 | NEXT STEPS ON GOI PROPOSED ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. In a March 22 meeting, Ministry of Economic Development officials reiterated the GOI's desire to sign a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation in energy research and development, first raise [...] | 2007-04-04 05:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG IT |
07ROME688 | U.S.- ITALY DEFENSE TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense trade is a crucial and mutually beneficial component of the U.S.-Italy bilateral relationship, in which both U.S. and Italian firms benefit through collaboration on defense projects and technology transfer. The Italian military is involved in seventeen major weapon s [...] | 2007-04-04 11:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV EFIN ETRD IT |
07ROME69 | IRAN SOLICITS ENI INVESTMENT IN AZADEGAN AND SOUTH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni told the Ambassador that the Iranian Energy Minister has offered Eni investment opportunities in Iran's South Pars and Azadegan oil fields. Scaroni said Eni is interested in additional inve [...] | 2007-01-12 06:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EPET ENRG PREL IR IT |
07ROME697 | ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN 2007: AFRICA AND [...] (SBU) Italy's 2007 budget included 1.88 billion euros (0.12 percent of GDP) for foreign assistance, a slight increase from 1.81 billion euros in 2006. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance disburse most assistance funding. MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) -- Italy's US [...] | 2007-04-05 09:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IR LE AF IT |
07ROME702 | ITALY: PM PRODI DISAPPOINTED BY U.S. COOLNESS [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met for one hour April 4 with PM Prodi. Though paying lip service to our strong bilateral relationship, Prodi expressed disappointment that the U.S. government had not recognized the amount of political capital and effort he had spent on Afghan mission refinancing and ap [...] | 2007-04-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MAR MOPS SRYI UNSC |
07ROME703 | WORKING WITH ITALY TO BETTER COMBAT FINANCIAL CRIME [...] (SBU) Italy has made significant strides over the past several decades in investigating and combating financial crimes, such as terrorism finance and money laundering. The government's highly public fights against the Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia and the "Tangentopoli" ("Bribery-gate") scandal [...] | 2007-04-05 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER PGOV IT |
07ROME705 | IRAQ: DE MARTINO PREVIEWS LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Italian MFA Iraq Task Force Director, told poloff that the Italian proposal for a lessons learned conference would focus on three topics: successful transition of security responsibility to Iraqi authorities, increased focus on PRTs as a tool in distribu [...] | 2007-04-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV IZ IT |
07ROME710 | ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHAN NGO DETAINEE, [...] (C/NF) Amb. Spogli got FM D'Alema's agreement to make a clear statement in support of the Athisaari plan for Kosovo and was told that the FM did not think he could or should control an Italian NGO threatening to close its hospitals in Afghanistan unless one of its employees was released by the [...] | 2007-04-06 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT |
07ROME711 | ITALIANS SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN IRAQ [...] (C) DFM Ugo Intini and MFA Iraq Task Force Director Amb. Gianludovico Martino traveled to Baghdad, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh April 2-3 to discuss political developments in Iraq. In Baghdad, the Italians noted that the majority of Iraqi interlocutors, while concerned about the continuing violence, b [...] | 2007-04-06 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ IT |
07ROME779 | KOSOVO: ITALIAN FM SUPPORTS AHTISAARI'S CORE [...] (C/NF) I discussed the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo with FM D'Alema in an April 5 meeting (ref B.) He assured me of Italy's firm support for the plan's core status provisions. However, he made it clear Italy felt work needed to be done to strengthen the non-status aspects of the plan such as the [...] | 2007-04-17 07:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
07ROME817 | KOSOVO: UN SECRETARY GENERAL GIVES ITALY RIGHT [...] (C/NF) Leonardo Bencini of the UN office of the Italian MFA told poloff that during an April 18 visit to Rome, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told Italian FM D'Alema that he SIPDIS fully supported the recommendations by UNOSEK Ahtisaari and asked Italy to work in conjunction with other EU [...] | 2007-04-19 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
07ROME820 | ICI: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION NOT YET SET FOR FORMAL [...] (SBU) EcMin met April 20 with MFA Iraq Task Force Director Gian Ludovico De Martino to discuss reftel points. De Martino reported that the MFA had not yet decided who would attend the ICI signing ceremony on May 3. De Martino's aide, Giovanni Scopa, noted that if FM D'Alema could not attend [...] | 2007-04-20 12:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UN EU IZ IT |
07ROME821 | UNSCR 1747/OECD: ITALIAN VIEWS ON COMMON LINE [...] (C) EcMin met April 20 with Giulio Terzi, MFA Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights, and staff to discuss ref A points. EcMin began by explaining that we decided to approach the MFA, since previous meetings with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and SACE (Italy's e [...] | 2007-04-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR IT |
07ROME827 | KOSOVO: PM'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR SAYS [...] (C/NF) Stefano Sannino, PM Prodi's senior diplomatic advisor, told the Ambassador April 20 that Italy's support for the Ahtisaari plan was clear, complete, and not nuanced. The Ambassador stressed the importance of Italy publicly expressing full support for the plan, including supervised indep [...] | 2007-04-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT |
07ROME860 | ITALIAN RESEARCH SATELLITE WITH U.S.-ORIGIN [...] (U). This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) At 11:00 p.m. local Rome time, April 23, India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched the Italian Space Agency's (ASI) AGILE research satellite from Sriharikota, India. The 352-kilogram (774 pou [...] | 2007-04-24 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC TSPA KFPC ETRN IT IN |
07ROME877 | ITALY: DS AND DAISY TO FORM DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) From April 19 to 22, Italy's Democrats of the Left (DS) and the Democracy and Liberty--The Margherita (Daisy) parties held what were likely their last respective party congresses. Both parties announced their pending dissolution and intent to jointly constitute a new Democratic Party (PD) [...] | 2007-04-27 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
07ROME885 | ITALY: MINURSO TEXT BALANCED, BUT CONCERNED IT MAY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI IT |
07ROME899 | ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE IRAQ COALITION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Although Italy withdrew its troop presence from Iraq in late 2006, Italy remains a committed partner in the political and economic development of Iraq through its PRT presence in Dhi Qar and its participation in the Iraq Compact and NTM-I. Italian political realities make it h [...] | 2007-04-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MAS MOPS PTER IZ IT |
07ROME903 | DARFUR: ITALY AGREES PRESSURE NEEDED, BUT WANTS [...] (C) Summary. Italy would ultimately support a UNSC sanctions resolution against Sudan, but publicly would like to maintain a neutral position as chair of the UN Sanctions Committee. Given UN Secretary General Ban's heavy involvement in Darfur, which he underlined in a visit to Rome April 18, [...] | 2007-04-30 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO UNSC SU IT |
07ROME904 | ITALY ABSTAINS IN EU VOTE ON BIOTECH SUGAR BEETS [...] (U) On April 19, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval for import of biotech sugar beets and stacked biotech corn varieties to the Italian Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Officials in the Italian Ministries of Health and Agriculture told us [...] | 2007-05-02 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECON EU IT |
07ROME912 | LEBANON: ITALY OPEN-MINDED ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (C) A/S Welch urged his GOI interlocutors to support establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon under UNSC chapter VII authority, asked for Italian engagement in pushing Maronite Leader Sfeir (who was scheduled to visit Rome at end of April) to unite Christians in Lebanon, and stressed [...] | 2007-05-02 14:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV XF LE IT |
07ROME918 | ITALY: NO TO ZIMBABWE CSD CHAIR, EU PRESSING FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 12:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV UNCSD AORC ZI IT |
07ROME92 | GOI PUSHES BACK ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SALE TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary. Econ Counselor recently discussed with the MFA's Arms Material Authorization Unit the canceled sale by a Finmeccanica subsidiary of air traffic control (ATC) radar to Iran (ref A) in an effort to enhance GOI understanding of U.S. export control views of dual-use exports to Iran. [...] | 2007-01-16 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IR IT |
07ROME933 | ITALY RESPONSE: PREPARING FOR WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy presented reftel non-paper setting out U.S. views on the upcoming World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Congress to the MFA Office Director for UN Technical Organizations, Stefano Nicoletti, and to General Massimo Capaldo, Chief of the Air Force's Meteorological Service. T [...] | 2007-05-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY IT WMO |
07ROME937 | ITALY AGREES ERITREA A CONCERN, ISAIAS TO VISIT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Horn of Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli May 3. May 4, Pignatelli responded that while Italy is concerned about recent actions taken by Eritrea, like the decision to suspend membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Eritr [...] | 2007-05-07 05:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ER IT |
07ROME95 | IRAN - GOI REACTION TO BANK SEPAH DESIGNATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: MFA Political Director Terzi told visiting EUR A/S Fried that Italy expects European Commission political directors to come to agreement on a common position regarding the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah, within the next few days. Domestically, the GOI is considering revising [...] | 2007-01-17 07:42:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP KN PARM IR IT |
07ROME96 | FRIED PRESSES PRODI ON AFGHANISTAN, DAL MOLIN BASE [...] (S) PM Prodi opened his January 11 a meeting with A/S Fried by questioning the wisdom of the US strike in southern Somalia (he later reiterated this in public). Fried replied that the targets were suspected al-Qaeda terrorists and it must be made clear that Al-Qaeda has no sanctuary anywhere. [...] | 2007-01-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL MARR NATO IT |
07ROME971 | ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSET FREEZE ON BANK [...] (S) The Bank of Italy (BOI) March 26 sent two "provisional administrators" to manage Bank Sepah Rome's affairs for sixty days, effectively placing the branch under BOI control (Ref B). BOI reported March 27 that Bank Sepah Rome is now "an empty box" -- i.e., the branch allegedly has no rema [...] | 2007-05-09 09:54:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM PREL UNAUS IR IT |
07ROME987 | ITALY PREOCCUPIED WITH OWN UN HRC CANDIDACY, HOPES [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A points to UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini May 9, urging Italy not to support Belarus' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, but rather to support Slovenia and a third candidate. Bencini responded May 10 that Italy was absorbed in its own candidacy for the [...] | 2007-05-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC BO IT |
07ROME992 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCIAL [...] (U) Summary. According to the MFA's Director General for Multilateral Economic Affairs, the GOI is already heavily engaged in discussion at the OECD Council on OECD enlargement and financing reform. Regarding OECD enlargement, the GOI is especially concerned that enlargement proceed in such [...] | 2007-05-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OECD EUN IT |
08ROME1018 | TFGG01: ITALIANS NOT LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON NAC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IT |
08ROME1019 | BURMA: ITALY HESITANT ON FURTHER EU SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 17:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD BM IT |
08ROME1021 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. Vice President, Silvio Berlusconi's government has worked hard over its first months in office to regain its position as our best ally in continental Europe. Your September 4-10 visit comes as the Berlusconi government reconvenes for what promises to be an important legislat [...] | 2008-08-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME1022 | TFGG01: ITALY BACKS UNSC RESOLUTION ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PBTS GE IT |
08ROME104 | KOSOVO: ITALIANS MAY NOT SEEK TO DELAY COORDINATED [...] (C) The GOI is backing away from a Spanish-inspired push to postpone Kosovo's declaration of independence from February to Mid-March, after the Spanish elections. On January 15, FM D'Alema told the Ambassador that the GOI preferred a go-slow approach to avoid interfering in the Spanish electi [...] | 2008-01-24 12:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR KV |
08ROME1040 | ITALY DEMARCHE DELIVERED, IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 09:02:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PTER |
08ROME1044 | ITALY SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 13th ref A points to Counselor Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the office in Italy,s Foreign Ministry's Economic Bureau, which has the lead on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) issues, and which will represent Italy at the August 21-22 NSG Plenary in Vienna. Post als [...] | 2008-08-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETTC IT KNNP PARM PREL |
08ROME1045 | TFGG01: DEBUNKING THE ITALIAN MYTH OF "BALANCE" ON [...] (C/NF) As originally predicted by post in the early days of the Berlusconi government, the GOI's close relationship with Russia could soon become a point of friction in the otherwise very close U.S.-Italy relationship. The GOI leadership, particularly FM Frattini, have gone to great lengths to insi [...] | 2008-08-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG RU IT |
08ROME1046 | AMB URGES ITALY TO PUSH FOR RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU IT |
08ROME1048 | BERLUSCONI'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FIRST HUNDRED DAYS [...] (C) Defying expectations, Silvio Berlusconi used his first hundred days back in government to deliver results on election promises, though long-term solutions are still needed. The trash problem in Campania is not yet permanently solved, but the streets are cleared and troops are keeping dump [...] | 2008-08-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME105 | ITALY UNDECIDED ON UNHRC GAZA RESOLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Italian MFA Deputy Office Director for Israel and Palestine Daniele Bosio and Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini on January 24. Carpini said Italy was aware of the OIC-Group of Ar [...] | 2008-01-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL IT |
08ROME1051 | CITES/CORAL: ITALY WILL SUPPORT WORKSHOP; ASKS IF CHINA [...] (U) On August 6, Post met with Environment Ministry Nature Protection Directorate Director General Aldo Cosentino to discuss the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposal to convene an international workshop on corallium science, management and enforcement in Italy (ref b [...] | 2008-08-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CITES KSCA ETRD IT |
08ROME1052 | ANTARCTIC TREATY: ITALY REQUESTS DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONFIRMING [...] Summary and action request. Italian Foreign Ministry officials working on Antarctic issues are pushing for the measure creating the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (Measure 1) to be approved, which can be done without Parliamentary review. Progress has been blocked by their need for an official [...] | 2008-08-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA IT |
08ROME1053 | IAEA/CSC: ITALY WILL CONSIDER NUCLEAR LIABILITY CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Government (GOI) officials have acknowledged the need to "dust off the files" on Italy's ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC),which has languished for a decade. They raised CSC ratification in a July 7 meeting with indu [...] | 2008-08-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG KNNP KSTC IAEA PARM SENV IT |
08ROME1067 | ITALY SUPPORTS FIFTH ROUND OF WESTERN SAHARA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI IT |
08ROME1072 | ITALY: DELIVERY OF INFORMATION RE DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-22 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN GM IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
08ROME1081 | GGTF01: ITALY URGES RUSSIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH [...] (C) Marco Clemente, MFA Russia Office Director told Poloff that Italy would "under no circumstances" recognize the independence of South Ossetia or Abkhazia. Clemente added that Italy would maintain a common Euro-Atlantic position on the conflict and would continue to support the efforts of th [...] | 2008-08-25 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU GG IT |
08ROME1087 | ITALY OPPOSES KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION, BUT IS WARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV IT |
08ROME1092 | ITALY DEFENDS GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY [...] DIBBLE [...] | 2008-08-27 16:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU IT |
08ROME1093 | ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IAEA [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref B demarche to Italian MFA Disarmament and Nonproliferation Agreement Implementation Office Director Vittorio Rocco on August 27. Rocco said Italy regards Afghanistan's candidacy for the IAEA MESA Board of Governors' seat as a positive development that will encourage o [...] | 2008-08-28 13:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY IT AF |
08ROME1094 | TFGG01: ITALY WILL SUPPORT GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered ref A and B demarches to MFA UN Desk Officer Leonardo Bencini and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Office Director Marco Clemente on August 28. Poloffs urged Italy to instruct the Italian PermRep in New York to forcefully denounce Russia's recognition of South Os [...] | 2008-08-28 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GG IT |
08ROME1101 | EDISON CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF AZERI GAS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Italian energy company Edison told EconOff on an August 29 meeting that they are facing a tight deadline to fully commit to investing in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project, planned to bring gas from Azerbaijan into Europe starting around 2012 or 2013. They a [...] | 2008-09-02 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG GR IR IT RS TU |
08ROME1120 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN IT |
08ROME1135 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOI CLAIMS TO BE VIGILANT IN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel A demarche on uranium shipments to Iran to Roberto Liotto of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). According to Liotto, the Ministry of Trade and the MFA work in concert to ensure that no Italian company exports Uranium to Iran or to other "countries in [...] | 2008-09-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC EMIN ENRG KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY |
08ROME1136 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 1267 DE-LISTING REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post presented reftel A points to Italian MFA and Treasury officials on the delisting requests of Youssef Nada and Ali Ghaleb Himmat. The GOI no longer thinks a USG public statement on Nada's case is necessary, though it continues to face pressure from his attorney to suppor [...] | 2008-09-10 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER IT |
08ROME1139 | POCS FOR MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS IN [...] Per reftel, the POC for marine scientific research authorizations in Italy is: Ms. Jean Preston, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs Counselor (telephone: (+39) 06 4674-2691; e-mail: prestonj@state.gov). She will be in Italy until approximately August 2010. 2. The alternate POC i [...] | 2008-09-11 07:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA KRVC EWWT IT |
08ROME1143 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STILL SUPPORTIVE OF ANA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Political-Military Office Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 3. Mercuri and Batori both reiterated Italian support fo [...] | 2008-09-12 08:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT AF |
08ROME1163 | MFA MIDDLE EAST DG RAGAGLINI ON SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 courtesy call by Political M/C MFA DG for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini said Syrian FM al-Moallem surprised the Italians during his September 11 visit by appearing to condition movement on delineating the Syrian-Lebanese border on prior progress on the Go [...] | 2008-09-17 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME1170 | ITALY/UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KHIV EAID IT |
08ROME118 | ITALY: PM PRODI RESIGNS AFTER LOSING CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Romano Prodi submitted his resignation to President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano January 24 after losing a confidence vote in the Senate 156 to 161 earlier that evening. Napolitano accepted Prodi's resignation "with reserve" and asked Prodi to remain as caretaker PM until Napolita [...] | 2008-01-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
08ROME1184 | SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (C/NF) The new Berlusconi government took office after winning a snap election in April 2008. Although it has a strong electoral mandate, the government needs to take decisive steps to revitalize the economy and reduce budget deficits. Over his first hundred days in office, Berlusconi deliv [...] | 2008-09-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG ETRD ETTC KNNP |
08ROME1186 | ITALY OPPOSES ABKHAZ AND SOUTH OSSETIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSCR PREL GG IT |
08ROME1191 | PROTECTING U.S. INTERESTS AS ITALY GOES NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The Berlusconi Government tells us it is serious about re-launching the Italian nuclear energy sector. If the GOI actually follows through, there will be tens of billions of dollars in commercial contracts. Already, we see high-level lobbying by British, French and Russian governme [...] | 2008-09-24 07:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC IT KNNP |
08ROME1192 | VELTRONI TO REMAIN CAPTAIN--FOR NOW, BUT PD IS [...] (C) Having led the Democratic Party (PD) into defeat in national and local elections this spring, Walter Veltroni is proving no more adept in opposition. Veltroni has lost much of his support within the party and has until next spring's European Parliament elections to salvage his position and [...] | 2008-09-24 08:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI IT |
08ROME1207 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED- PREVENTING IRANIAN ACQUISITION [...] (C) On 23 September, Post delivered reftel demarche on preventing Iranian acquisition of Italian technology for building centrifuges to Pierfrancesco De Cercio of the Italian MFA. De Cerchio was initially unaware of Iran's deceptive trade practices related to its nuclear program, particul [...] | 2008-09-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA IT |
08ROME1210 | EGYPT CONFERENCE ON PANDEMIC/AVIAN FLU - HEALTH DG [...] (U) On September 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Welfare/Health Ministry (MOH) International Affairs officer Dr. Gaetano Guglielmi, and MOH Prevention and Infectious Disease expert Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa. Post Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office also delivered reftel points to MOH V [...] | 2008-09-26 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AORC EAGR EAID PREL IT |
08ROME1213 | IRAQ: ITALY TO CONTRIBUTE MORE CARABINIERI TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel Demarche to Italian Political-Military Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 19. He said he did not believe that the GOI would be prepared to announce any new commitments at the September 26 SHAPE manpower conference beyond what has already been announced (na [...] | 2008-09-29 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT IZ |
08ROME1219 | ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO DECREASE 60% IN [...] (SBU) On 23 September, Counselor Massoni of the Italian MFA told Econoff that Italy's foreign assistance in 2009 is expected to decrease by 60% from 2008, dropping to 0.11% of GDP. This is expected to produce, in the year of the Italy's G8 presidency, a sharp reduction in Italy's humanitari [...] | 2008-09-30 16:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL |
08ROME1226 | SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 13 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, Silvio Berlusconi's October 13 visit to Washington provides an opportunity to strengthen our close ties with a valuable ally in Europe. Since your June 11-13 visit, Berlusconi has consolidated the standing of his government in Italian public opinion through a ser [...] | 2008-10-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME1231 | ALITALIA STILL FLIES UNDER THE ITALIAN FLAG BUT AT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Berlusconi appears to have achieved his campaign promise to save Alitalia and keep it Italian. On September 29 the last of Alitalia's nine unions signed onto a deal for a consortium of Italian business to purchase the carrier. This signals an end to the almost two-year [...] | 2008-10-03 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON IT PGOV |
08ROME1232 | ITALY WILL ABSTAIN ON SERBIAN ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KV IT |
08ROME1237 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050060873- C27J [...] (SBU) Post conducted reftel post-shipment check on license 050060873, concerning aircraft parts for the C-27J. The Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the GOI had ordered twelve C-27J aircraft, to be built by Alenia. The Italian MOD told Post it had no documentation concerning the re [...] | 2008-10-07 13:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC IT |
08ROME124 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: ITALY UNDECIDED ON PLENARY [...] (C) On January 11, Econoff delivered to the Italian MFA reftel points on USG opposition to a proposed informal Australia Group (AG) meeting with Russia to discuss Russian AG membership during the 2008 AG Plenary. Roberto Liotto, the MFA Office-Director level official responsible for AG issue [...] | 2008-01-28 15:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL RU IT |
08ROME1242 | ALITALIA'S SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR GIVES ASSURANCE [...] (SBU) Toward the end of negotiations to secure a purchaser or reorganization for Alitalia, Post learned that the Export-Import Bank of the United States had guaranteed a Barclay's Bank loan to Alitalia for the purchase six Boeing 777s. In an October 7 phone call, Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia's g [...] | 2008-10-08 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR IT PGOV |
08ROME1251 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA TROOP INCREASE BUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Director for Political Military Affairs Carlo Batori on September 17 and followed up with them on October 9. Batori said that the MFA had circulated our request within the GOI interagency and the initial r [...] | 2008-10-10 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
08ROME1252 | PRIORITY ACCESS TO CIVILIAN TELECOM UNAVAILABLE IN [...] (U) After consulting with a wide array of Italian ministries and private companies, Post has learned that priority access to civilian communications systems (reftel) is not available as an off-the-shelf product within Italy. The Italian Civil Protection Agency, which is analogous to FEMA, s [...] | 2008-10-10 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AMGT ANET |
08ROME1253 | GOI WILL SEND DELEGATION TO EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On 10 October Roberto Liotto and Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the Italian MFA informed EconOff that the GOI will send a delegation to the October 20-22 export control conference, to be held in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia (reftel A). [...] | 2008-10-10 17:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC HR KSTC PARM PREL |
08ROME126 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...] | 2008-01-29 10:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
08ROME1269 | YUSHCHENKO DISAPPOINTED BY ITALY'S TEPID SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. During his October 8 visit to Rome, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko pressed for strong Italian support of Ukraine's MAP aspirations, EU integration and recognition of the Holodomor. Yushchenko's GOI interlocutors, President Napolitano and PM Berlusconi, told Yushchenko that [...] | 2008-10-16 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO UP RS IT |
08ROME1271 | BASING: CONCLUSION OF HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) Post notified the GOI of DOD's intent to consolidate operations in Gaeta on the NATO pier installation and return to the Italian MOD that portion of the Monte Orlando Compound allocated to U.S. Forces' use via Diplomatic Note (no. 08-00763, dated September 11) to the Italian MFA and letter [...] | 2008-10-17 07:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IT |
08ROME1273 | ITALY TO GIVE ONLY 1.6M EUROS IN BILATERAL AID FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) On 16 October Econoff delivered reftel A demarche on assistance to Georgia to Stefano Soliman, Deputy Director for Balkans/ Middle East Development Cooperation at the MFA. According to Soliman, Italy will provide a minimum of 1.6 million euros in bilateral general aid for displaced person [...] | 2008-10-17 13:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN GG KMCA PREL RS KCRS |
08ROME1279 | ITALY: FALL REGIONAL ELECTIONS A TEST FOR [...] (C) Two elections in the coming weeks will be the first opportunity for the electorate to speak since the center-right's resounding victory in April. Provincial elections in Trentino (October 26) could go either way, but given the center left's traditional strength in the province, a center ri [...] | 2008-10-23 07:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME1280 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, post has conducted a review of available information on the Italian Military Officers who have been selected as potential attendees at the the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military AttachQ (FMA) conference 17-20 November 2008 at Hurl [...] | 2008-10-23 07:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM IT |
08ROME1284 | ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS, PLANS G8 [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche requesting support for the 2009 and 2010 Afghan Elections to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on October 21. Mercuri said that Italy has already contributed Euro 5 million [...] | 2008-10-23 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IT AF |
08ROME1286 | ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO RESETTLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO IT |
08ROME1290 | ITALY TO VOTE YES ON UNGA DEALERTING RESOLUTION [...] (C/NF) Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Political Cooperation Filippo Formica informed the DCM on October 23 that Italy would vote in favor of the UNGA First Committee Resolution on Dealerting (Reftel). Separately, MFA Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia to [...] | 2008-10-24 13:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC UNGA IT |
08ROME1299 | CAUTION PAYS OFF: ITALIAN BANKS UNSCATHED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traditional, old-fashioned business practices prevented Italy's bankers from getting into the kind of problems plaguing their counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere. Italian banks did not engage in sub-prime lending. There was no real housing bubble here, and almost none of the " [...] | 2008-10-28 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IT |
08ROME1304 | GOI CONCERNED ABOUT IRITAL SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials expressed concerns that Italian firms may be subject to US sanctions through inadvertent use of Irital, a U.S.-designated Iranian shipping company based in Genoa. End summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Hazard for Italian Non-Dual Use Compan [...] | 2008-10-28 11:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EUN EWWT KNNP PARM PREL |
08ROME1305 | ITALY WANTS BOTH SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO IN SEDM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-28 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MK SR IT |
08ROME1306 | BOSNIA: ITALY CONCERNED ABOUT ANTI-DAYTON RHETORIC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona on October 28. De Cardona noted that Italy was concerned about increasing anti-Dayton rhetoric coming from Silajdzic and Dodik and the inability of political parties to move beyond narrow political, and often [...] | 2008-10-28 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK EU IT |
08ROME1308 | ITALIAN ENERGY ISSUES: SPECIAL ENVOY C. BOYDEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 and 10, 2008, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray visited Rome and met with key energy officials of the Italian Government and private sector. Major points of discussion revealed Italian worry about Caspian gas, namely whether the Turks will agree to let a sufficient amount [...] | 2008-10-29 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IT RU AZ |
08ROME1315 | SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY [...] Per REF A request, following are post's responses -- keyed to ref questions -- regarding Italy's posture, priorities and concerns at the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington on November 15, 2008. Embassy Rome POC for further information is Economic Officer Nick Noye [...] | 2008-10-30 12:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IT |
08ROME1320 | AFRICOM COMPONENT COMMANDS: HOST NATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 Post completed an exchange of Diplomatic Notes with the GOI confirming Italy's willingness to host the USAFRICOM Army and Navy Component Commands at Vicenza and Naples, thereby concluding the Host Nation Notification process. However, the GOI has asked that Post del [...] | 2008-10-30 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT |
08ROME1322 | ITALIAN REQUEST TO DECLASSIFY BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 8. 2. (C) The GOI presented Embassy Rome with a Diplomatic Note on July 7, 2008 requesting the declassification of the 1954 Bilateral Infrastructure Agreement (BIA). As justification for the request, the note cites the length of time elapsed si [...] | 2008-10-31 09:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT |
08ROME1326 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...] | 2008-11-03 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT |
08ROME1327 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...] | 2008-11-03 07:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT |
08ROME1331 | GOI SEEKS TO DE-LIST HIMMAT; DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On 27 October Lorenzo Tomassoni of the MFA presented a demarche to Econoff asking if the USG would support de-listing of Ali Ghaleb Himmat at the UN 1267 Committee. Tomassoni provided a letter from Himmat's lawyer noting that Swiss and Italian investigations against him had been closed [...] | 2008-11-04 13:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR |
08ROME1337 | BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT AND IPR -- FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hopes to see the GOI form an interministerial committee to deal with IPR, particularly Internet piracy, and would also like to see discussion of Internet Piracy featured in G-8 meetings durin [...] | 2008-11-05 10:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV |
08ROME1352 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to the President-elect from the Captains Regents of the Republic of San Marino. The letter has been translated from Italian. 2. Begin text: Mr. President-elect: On behalf of all the citizens from San Marino, we convey to you our deepest [...] | 2008-11-06 15:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP |
08ROME1354 | WASHINGTON WORLD ECONOMY SUMMIT - MORE ON ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary -- A top advisor to the Minister of Economics and Finance told econoffs November 5 that Italy's objectives for November 15 are modest, rooted in the realization that the Washington summit will be just the first of a multi-step process to address problems in the global financial reg [...] | 2008-11-06 17:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EU IT |
08ROME1358 | MEDVEDEV SECURITY PLAN GETS AN ITALIAN ROLLOUT [...] (C) A November 5 op-ed in the Italian journal Il Riformista by FM Frattini commenting on Medvedev's proposal for a new security architecture in Europe culminates a several-month-long initiative by high profile Italian officials on both sides of the political divide to support the Russian initi [...] | 2008-11-07 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO RS IT |
08ROME1359 | GOI WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Counselor Emanuele Farruggia, Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, confirmed to PolOff that the GOI would not be sending any official delegation to Iran's Nuclear Conference, to be held in Tehran on the 30th of November. Farruggia was not a [...] | 2008-11-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IR MNUC TRGY PGOV IT |
08ROME1363 | WASHINGTON SUMMIT - ITALIAN POSITION PULLED IN [...] (C) Summary -- An advisor to Italian Economics and Finance Minister Tremonti foreshadowed a quite different Italian position on financial market reform than post has heard from other Finance Ministry and Bank of Italy officials (reftel). In particular, in a conversation November 7 we were told [...] | 2008-11-10 07:36:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EU IT |
08ROME1368 | ITALY TO SUPPORT USG POSITION AT NSG MEETING [...] (C) On 5 November, Italian MFA Counselor for Nuclear Affairs Roberto Liotto informed Econoff that the GOI would support the US position at the November 19 meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Consultative Group. The GOI agrees on the need for greater controls on transfers of enrichmen [...] | 2008-11-10 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA |
08ROME1386 | BERLUSCONI’S COMMENTS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND KOSOVO CREATE FIRESTORM IN ITALY [...] (C) During a press conference on the margins of the Italy-Turkey summit in Izmir on November 12, Italian PM Berlusconi said that the U.S. had "provoked" Russia by unilaterally recognizing Kosovo's independence, pressing forward on Missile Defense, and inviting Ukraine and Georgia to have a closer r [...] | 2008-11-13 19:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO RS IT |
08ROME1387 | ITALY/IUU FISHING: INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR PURPOSES OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to USG request for information pertaining to the Driftnet Moratorium Protection Act, the Government of Italy (GOI) stresses additional measures that it has taken in 2008 to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing by Italian fishing vessels. Those m [...] | 2008-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
08ROME1389 | RIO-PLUS-20 CONFERENCE: EU ASKS BRAZIL TO POSTPONE UN [...] (SBU) On 3 November 2008, SCICouns delivered reftel points, regarding Brazilian and South Korean proposals to host a Sustainable Development Summit in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 "Rio Earth Summit," to Italian Foreign Ministry Environment, Energy and Sustainable Developm [...] | 2008-11-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL EUN IO IT |
08ROME1392 | ITALY ANGRY ABOUT "EXTRATERRITORIAL" IRITAL [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials have expressed strong objections to new US sanctions targeting firms that do business with Irital, an Iranian shipping company. A prominent Italian shipping company has ties to Irital. Extraterritoriality also seems to be a concern. This issue could spill over i [...] | 2008-11-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL |
08ROME1406 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR DECEMBER 3 VISIT TO ROME [...] (C) Summary. 1. (C) Summary. The political conditions in Italy are dramatically different from the conditions that existed when you last visited in July 2006. Silvio Berlusconi has returned to power after two years of a divided and ineffectual Prodi government. Berlusconi enjoys unparalleled levels [...] | 2008-11-19 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT |
08ROME1415 | CLIMATE CHANGE: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - paragraphs as marked. 2. (SBU) Summary. Since the election of the Berlusconi Government in April, 2008, and in light of Italy's 2009 G8 Presidency, the G8 Sous-Sherpa for Foreign Affairs has taken the Italian lead for the Major Economies process. The European [...] | 2008-11-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG IT |
08ROME1416 | THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY SERVICE: AN [...] (C) Summary. Italy abolished its Office of the High Commissioner Against Corruption in June 2008. The Berlusconi Government defended the closure as a cost-cutting move, and said the functions of the office would be subsumed by another, newly created GOI office, the Anti-Corruption and Transpar [...] | 2008-11-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCOR KJUS PGOV |
08ROME1417 | ITALY WILL NOT FOLLOW USG IN DESIGNATING IRANIAN [...] (C) On 29 October, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Romana Piscitelli, of the Italian Treasury's Financial Sanctions Unit, concerning the U.S. designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran and three other entities under E.O. 13382. Piscitelli said Italy follows only UN and EU rule [...] | 2008-11-20 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN |
08ROME1421 | ITALY WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY CALL FOR NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NU IT |
08ROME1432 | READOUTS ON ITALIAN ENERGY TALKS IN MOSCOW AND [...] (C) Summary: PM Berlusconi discussed energy issues with Russian and Turkish leaders during recent bilateral summits in Moscow and Izmir. The Italians signed a nuclear research cooperation agreement with Rosatom; we are told this agreement has little significance. The GOI once again failed to [...] | 2008-11-25 07:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL |
08ROME1445 | ITALY REDUCES IRAN EXPORT CREDIT AND INSURANCE [...] (C) Summary: SACE, the Italian government's export credit agency and foreign investment promotion and insurance arm, has over the last 12 months substantially reduced its exposure to Iran because of uncertainty surrounding future sanctions. SACE's Chief Economist told post that this reduction [...] | 2008-11-28 13:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
08ROME1451 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on November 28. Farruggia confirmed that the GOI intends to sign the convention but shares our interpretation of Article 21 as allowing not only for interoperability but also [...] | 2008-12-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NATO MOPS PREL IT |
08ROME1452 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA EXPANSION BUT [...] (C) Charge met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Luca Giansanti on November 25 to encourage Italy to announce substantial contributions to the NATO trust fund for the Afghan National Army (ANA) at the December NATO Foreign Ministerial. Giansanti noted that Afghanistan remai [...] | 2008-12-01 07:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF |
08ROME1464 | ITALIANS URGE U.S. TO AGREE TO WATERED-DOWN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Elena Basile, MFA OSCE Office Director, on December 2. Basile noted the U.S. position and stated that she had just received instructions to contact post to urge the U.S. to accept softer language for the ministerial declaration to avoid a stalemate with R [...] | 2008-12-03 10:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM RU IT |
08ROME147 | SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU DEMARCH ON SEIF'S ARREST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 16:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL SY IT |
08ROME1474 | ITALY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...] | 2008-12-05 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
08ROME1475 | GOI SAYS NO NEW IRITAL CONTRACTS [...] (C) On 4 December, MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation Claudio Spinedi informed Econoff that due to GOI "moral suasion," the Italian owners of Irital, a shipping company designated under US sanctions, have agreed not to sign any new shipping contr [...] | 2008-12-05 07:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL |
08ROME148 | ITALY AND ISAF: NO NEW DEPLOYMENTS IN NEAR TERM, [...] (C) Summary: With the current political crisis likely to drag on for months, and a caretaker government prohibited from making significant policy changes, we see no prospect for new large-scale Italian military commitments in Afghanistan between now and the summer. However, GOI officials are [...] | 2008-02-01 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR EAID AF IT |
08ROME1484 | BERLUSCONI ADVISER SAYS PM "IRRITATED" BY UK, [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Italian energy official Sergio Garribba told us on December 5 that PM Berlusconi is "irritated" by efforts by Britain and France to shift energy and finance issues away from the G8 and into the G20. Garribba told us that Berlusconi is concerned about these moves and sees t [...] | 2008-12-08 09:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EFIN OVIP PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME1485 | PIRACY: ITALY FAVORS ROBUST APPROACH BUT MAY LACK [...] (C) Poloffs raised reftel points with Italian MFA NATO Desk Officer Andrea Romussi and UN Desk Officer Gabriela Biondi on December 4. They said Italy shared U.S. concerns over the increasing danger of piracy and the threat it posed to commerce, maritime safety and the delivery humanitarian as [...] | 2008-12-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER NATO IT |
08ROME1489 | ITALY PROPOSES (OVERLY?) MODEST ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) Summary: The economic stimulus package the GOI announced on Nov 26 is small compared to its EU neighbors', partly because it believes Italy's financial sector doesn't need much help, but primarily because the government's already high indebtedness precludes a more ambitious program. Cri [...] | 2008-12-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IT |
08ROME1493 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] (U) Econoff delivered the demarche regarding USG concerns about proposed regulations regarding recognized organizations in article 10 of the draft third maritime safety package. There was confusion on the Italian side as to which office had competence to respond to the concerns. We were redirec [...] | 2008-12-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN EWWT IMO IT ECON |
08ROME150 | GOI NON-PAPER SETS GOAL OF ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. In late December, the GOI provided the Embassy and Department a non-paper on Italian energy/energy security policy in response to questions raised during the December 11, 2007, meeting between President Bush and Italian President Napolitano. The full text is included below. The [...] | 2008-02-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU AJ IT |
08ROME1500 | ITALY IMPLEMENTS FATF/EU POLICY ON IRAN BUT IS [...] (C) Summary: According to Cristina Collura, Director of the Financial Crimes Unit at the Italian Treasury, Italy has implemented measures directed at Iranian finance -increased customer due diligence, improved record keeping and new Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) for proliferation fin [...] | 2008-12-10 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PARM PREL KNNP |
08ROME1509 | ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for South Asia Giampaolo Cutillo on December 12. Cutillo agreed that the postponement of the Pakistan donors conference was necessary to provide more time for potential donors such as Italy to come up with pledge packages. He agr [...] | 2008-12-12 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK |
08ROME1510 | Update on 2009 G8 Environment Ministerial and Related [...] (U) Summary. Italian environment and foreign affairs officials described to visiting StaffDel Williams current plans for G8 and related environmental meetings, leading up to the G8 Environment Ministerial now scheduled for April 22-24, 2009. The StaffDel expressed strong interest in Italy's [...] | 2008-12-14 02:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG OREP EFIN PBTS XV IT |
08ROME1511 | ITALY AGREES ON SUBSTANCE OF DEMARCHE TO G20 [...] (C) Post delivered Reftel points on December 12 to Counselor Novello, Diplomatic Advisor to Undersecretary Urso of the Ministry of Economic Development. U/S Urso is in charge of international trade in the Ministry. 2. (C) Novello said that Italy shares the USG concerns expressed in the reft [...] | 2008-12-14 02:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO |
08ROME1514 | ITALIANS TELL DAS HALE LEBANON HAS MADE MAJOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: In a Dec. 2 meeting in Rome with NEA DAS David Hale, MFA DG for the Middle East Ragaglini said the GOI thought Lebanon had come a long way since the end of August 2006, and that UNIFIL had played a crucial role in bringing stability and calm to the south, given the politica [...] | 2008-12-15 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC LE IS SY IT |
08ROME1528 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT ITALY'S [...] (U) This cable is classified Confidential (Releasable to Italy) for transmission purposes. Per Ref B, Post declassified and marked the recommendations as "SENSITIVE PHYSICAL SECURITY INFORMATION" prior to handing them over to appropriate personnel in the Italian government. 2. (SBU) Summ [...] | 2008-12-17 12:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IT KNNP TPHY TRGY |
08ROME1530 | MOVING FORWARD ON COORDINATED NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 12 meeting in Rome of the "likeminded group" that focused on the implementation of national measures on Iran usefully brought Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea into the group (previously limited to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Unite [...] | 2008-12-17 13:06:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1532 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN IT |
08ROME1534 | ITALY SUPPORTS USG AT NSG BUT LACKS URGENCY ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On 11 December, ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney held bilateral talks with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser later met with the Ministry of Finance. These talks focused on efforts undertaken to prevent Iran's acquisition of a nuclear w [...] | 2008-12-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1535 | ITALY SUPPORTS USG AT NSG BUT LACKS URGENCY ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On 11 December, ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney held bilateral talks with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser later met with the Ministry of Finance. These talks focused on efforts undertaken to prevent Iran's acquisition of a nuclear w [...] | 2008-12-18 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1538 | ITALIAN NUCLEAR MATERIAL: SOGIN RESPONSE TO GTRI [...] (U) This cable is classified Confidential (Releasable to Italy) for transmission purposes. For the purpose of discussion with officials of the Government of Italy (GOI) and wholly-GOI-owned entities such as the Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari (SOGIN),the inventory below may be declassifi [...] | 2008-12-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IT KNNP TPHY TRGY |
08ROME1539 | ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...] | 2008-12-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV IT |
08ROME1540 | ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...] | 2008-12-19 08:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV OVIP OTRA IT |
08ROME1541 | REQUEST FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR VATICAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy Vatican requests the Department to explore designing and funding a crisis management tabletop exercise with the Vatican security services. The purpose of the exercise is twofold: first, to enhance the Vatican's abili [...] | 2008-12-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PTER ASEC VT |
08ROME1551 | G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...] | 2008-12-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT |
08ROME1552 | G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...] | 2008-12-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT |
08ROME1567 | HOA PIRACY: EMBASSY ROME REQUEST TO INCLUDE ITALY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA |
08ROME1568 | ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA NATO Office Director Massimo Marotti on December 17. Marotti said that Italy shares the view that a robust ISAF contribution to the Election Support Forces (ESF) is vital to the successful conduct of Presidential Elections in Afghanistan. I [...] | 2008-12-23 11:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
08ROME1569 | ITALIAN MIN FIN CALLS REPORTS OF BANK SEPAH RESUMING FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Italian Finance Ministry officials told Post that Iranian press accounts of Italy rescinding its restrictions on the Rome branch of Bank Sepah are "propaganda" and "totally inaccurate." Instead, Italian officials say the existing controls on Bank Sepah will be maintained. Moreov [...] | 2008-12-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IT |
08ROME1573 | GEN PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH ITALIAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Italy's leaders warmly welcomed the December 9-10 visit of U.S. CENTCOM Commander, Gen. David Petraeus. In his meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, Defense Minister La Russa, Foreign Minister Frattini, and Italy's military leadership, Petraeus stressed that the situation in Afghani [...] | 2008-12-24 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IZ IR LE PK |
08ROME1577 | INFORMATION ON ITALY'S PLANS TO RETURN TO NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) In response to Ref A questions, post provides the following information. 2. Plans to expand Italy's nuclear power program: (U) The GOI's Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola (i.e. Italy's de-facto energy minister) announced in May 2008 that Italy planned to return to nuclea [...] | 2008-12-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO IT |
08ROME1580 | ANTARCTIC TREATY: ITALY APPROVES ATCM MEASURE 1, [...] On 2 December, Foreign Ministry (MFA) Counselor Francesco Capponi told SCICouns that Italy has approved Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Measure 1, creating the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. He said that Italy has transmitted its instrument of ratification of Measure 1 through the [...] | 2008-12-29 09:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA IT |
08ROME1587 | ITALY SHARES CONCERN OVER HOSNI CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO IT |
08ROME159 | BURMA: ITALY AGREES ADDED PRESSURE IS NECESSARY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Southeast Asia Office Director Alberto Vecchi February 4, shared USG concerns over the Burmese regime's continued intransigence, and suggested that it was time to ratchet up the pressure. Poloff urged Italy to press other countries to ban the importa [...] | 2008-02-05 15:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHUM BM |
08ROME1590 | HOA PIRACY: ITALY PLEDGES FRIGATE FOR ESDP [...] C) The Italian MOD confirmed to Pol-Mil Off on December 24 that Italy plans to contribute a Maestrale-class Frigate or Soldati-class fleet patrol boat to the ESDP ATALANTA counter-piracy mission. The mission was approved by the Concil of Ministers in the year-end GOI overseas missions decree w [...] | 2008-12-30 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT PBTS |
08ROME1592 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF PKO IN SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 11:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET IT |
08ROME167 | ITALY TO HOLD ELECTIONS APRIL 13-14 [...] (SBU) President Napolitano dissolved Italy's parliament February 6, triggering new elections set by caretaker PM Prodi and his Council of Ministers for April 13-14. Prodi will remain caretaker PM until a new government is sworn in after the elections, probably in early-to-mid-May. As caretak [...] | 2008-02-06 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IT |
08ROME17 | ITALY BRIEFED ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on January 7. Mercuri appreciated the opportunity to review the latest version of the terms of reference/job description and was pleased to find that the Senior Civilian Representative would have t [...] | 2008-01-08 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO PREL AF NATO EU IT |
08ROME170 | ITALY: CONSIDERING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HARIRI [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points and dip note February 4 to MFA Levant Office Director Carlo Formosa who had just returned from a trip to Lebanon with MFA Director General for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini. Formosa said Italy remains committed to Lebanon's stability, democracy, and econo [...] | 2008-02-07 17:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY IT |
08ROME178 | COESPU AT THE TWO-YEAR MARK: 1,000 PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two years after its inception, the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in Vicenza, Italy, is well on its way to achieving its goal of training 3,000 gendarme/carabinieri-style police officers and trainers by the end of 2010. Since November 2005, Italian Cara [...] | 2008-02-08 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT ID NI UP CM IN |
08ROME189 | GOI EXPRESSES CONCERN ON TIMING OF NSG POLICY [...] On February 8, Econoff delivered reftel points on the status of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) draft policy exception for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for GOI participation in the NSG. Although Liotto agreed it [...] | 2008-02-11 15:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY IN |
08ROME190 | ITALY/TERROR FINANCE: NEW POLICY RELIES ON LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: In response to a US request, the GOI will not reveal to Italian National Nada the US decision to oppose his de-listing at the 1267 committee. The GOI repeated its request to be informed of the US position on the de-listing case of Himmat, a colleague of Nada's, before the March 1 [...] | 2008-02-11 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
08ROME195 | KOSOVO: ITALIANS PRESSING OSCE STATES TO AVOID [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 08:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE IT |
08ROME196 | PRODI TO ATTEND BUCHAREST SUMMIT, SEES NO EASY SOLUTION TO GARBAGE CRISIS [...] (C) On February 11, the Ambassador met with outgoing PM Romano Prodi to discuss a range of outstanding issues. Prodi said he had just spoken with President Bush and regretted that their February 4 meeting in Washington did not take place. He confirmed that despite the government crisis he would att [...] | 2008-02-13 09:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT |
08ROME197 | ITALIAN THOUGHTS ON TRADE WITH IRAN IN THE RUN-UP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) During a February 8 meeting, Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in multilateral export control regimes, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, told Econoff the GOI has stopped issuing [...] | 2008-02-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETRD ETTC PREL PARM IR IT |
08ROME200 | ITALIANS TO VOTE "NO" AT FEB 12 VOTE ON BIOTECH [...] (U) On February 11, Embassy Rome's Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval of biotech corn, cotton, and soybean varieties to contacts at the ministries of Health and Agriculture. Director General Romano Marabelli of the Ministry of Health and Diploma [...] | 2008-02-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO IT |
08ROME201 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY SEEKS TO PRESERVE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on February 13. Farruggia was aware of the U.S. briefing to NATO allies on interoperability and said that Italy would oppose efforts of Olso Process leaders to push thr [...] | 2008-02-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO IT |
08ROME202 | ITALIAN VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP [...] (U) On February 14, Econoff delivered reftel points outlining USG concerns regarding the performance of Dr. Hidde Smit, Secretary General of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG),to Stefano Nicoletti, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the IRSG. Nicolett [...] | 2008-02-14 15:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IT |
08ROME204 | ITALY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed reftel request for information about critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Italy and has not identified any whose loss would have an immediate, first-order impact on the national security, economic stability, and/or national public health or safety of th [...] | 2008-02-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN IT |
08ROME212 | ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS; [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 17:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL GR MK IT |
08ROME217 | SOMALIA ICG: ITALY AWAITING RESPONSE TO SWEDISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Africa Armando Sanguini February 22 and sought Italian concurrence on proposed changes to the International Contact Group on Somalia. Sanguini said Swedish Ambassador Marik [...] | 2008-02-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV SO IT |
08ROME223 | ITALY TO DEFER TO OIC ON COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IT |
08ROME225 | CUBA: D'ALEMA CONGRATULATES RAUL CASTRO, GENTLY [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to FM D'Alema February 24 to deliver reftel points on promoting democratic change in Cuba. He urged D'Alema to issue a statement calling for free and fair elections, the release of political prisoners, and dialogue with democratic activists and civil society. D'Alema said [...] | 2008-02-25 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU CU IT |
08ROME239 | ITALIAN FM D'ALEMA TRAVEL TO VENEZUELA FOR ENI [...] (C/NF) Italian FM D'Alema called the Ambassador Feb. 27 to inform that he planned to travel to Venezuela at the end of the week for a one-day visit for the signing of a major oil/gas concession to Italian energy firm ENI. D'Alema said ENI Chairman Scaroni had pushed him hard to attend and that [...] | 2008-02-28 07:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL VE IT |
08ROME243 | ITALY SUPPORTS UNSCR ON REBEL GROUPS IN EASTERN DRC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA UN Deputy Office Director Leonardo Bencini February 19 and requested Italian support for a UNSCR condemning the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Bencini responded to our demarche February 28, and said Italy agreed that we must add [...] | 2008-02-28 14:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CG PREL RW UNSC ASEC ETTC IT |
08ROME246 | ITALY: PD LEADER VELTRONI SEES NO FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME247 | IRAN: ITALY CONTESTS EDISON DEAL VIOLATES ISA; [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 10. Summary. -------- 2. (C) Econ M/C delivered points on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) and reported investment by Italian energy company Edison in Iran's Dayyer Block to MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi. Econ M/C also raised U.S. [...] | 2008-02-28 16:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IT |
08ROME249 | ITALIAN MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES ITALIAN ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During a February 13 meeting with Embassy Officers, Giovanni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues, provided a wide-ranging and candid assessment of Italian energy and energy security policy. Manfredi said Italian demand for natural gas will continue t [...] | 2008-02-29 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG RU IT |
08ROME256 | ITALY SHARES US VIEWS IAEA IRAN BRIEFING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IT |
08ROME257 | ISAF: CARETAKER PRODI GOVERNMENT MAY ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Gianni Bardini on February 27. Bardini explained that the current caretaker government of PM Romano Prodi has no mandate to carry out anything more than basic administrative functions in the run-up to [...] | 2008-02-29 16:24:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF IT |
08ROME259 | ITALY: COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Counternarcotics Officer Enrico Valvo on February 28. He thanked the USG for the information on the U.S. SBIRT and Cannabis resolutions and said he would pass the information to the interagency counternarcotics working group in the Italian [...] | 2008-03-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SNAR IT |
08ROME260 | GOI WORKING TO IMPROVE NATO-EU RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS EU TU CY IT |
08ROME261 | ITALY ON UNHRC DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KGHG PGOV PREL UNHRC MV IT |
08ROME262 | ITALY: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL SHOULD ABIDE BY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-04 10:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CU IT |
08ROME263 | ITALIAN ACTIONS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS [...] Summary. A GOI action plan pre-dating the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) is advancing the implementation of most of ItalyQs commitments under paragraph five of the Declaration. Italy also has significantly increased its contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis a [...] | 2008-03-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO WHO EAID SOCI AF IT |
08ROME268 | ITALY: ERITREAN BEHAVIOR UNACCEPTABLE, BUT MORE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 4 to MFA East Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino and UN Desk Officer Gabriella Biondi, seeking Italian views on the future of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and the possibility of sanctions or other measures targeted at Eritrea. [...] | 2008-03-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO ER ET IT |
08ROME274 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC IT |
08ROME275 | ITALY: SEEKING BALANCED UNSCR ON GAZA SITUATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 14:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XF IS GZ IT |
08ROME276 | ITALIAN ELECTIONS: WHERE THINGS STAND AS CAMPAGIN [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's People of Liberty (PdL) party leads Walter Veltroni's Democratic Party (PD) by six to eleven percentage points in opinion polls as the campaign for Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections gets underway. A complicated electoral system and a change in the [...] | 2008-03-05 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME288 | ITALY ON SOMALIA AND PIRACY IN THE UNSC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 13:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO IT |
08ROME294 | ITALIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES U.S.-EU GPS-GALILEO [...] Per reftel, on March 4 SCICouns spoke with Counselor Raffaella Campanati of the Foreign Affairs Ministry's (MFA) European Union (EU) External Relations Office, to follow up on the status of Italy's ratification of the U.S.-EU Global Positioning System (GPS)-Galileo Cooperation Agreement. Camp [...] | 2008-03-10 10:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL TPHY PREL SENV IMO ICAO ITU IT |
08ROME298 | ITALY: TERZI RECEIVED BANK MELLI POINTS IN ADVANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | EUN KNNP PARM IR IT |
08ROME312 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STRESSES LONG-TERM COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Italy hosted a "West 4" meeting of ISAF RC-West contributor nations (Italy, Lithuania, Spain and the U.S.) in Rome on March 4. Italian MFA U/S for Asia Gianni Vernetti, in his opening address, said that Italy is in Afghanistan for the "long haul" in both its civilian and milita [...] | 2008-03-12 11:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL PINS SNAR AF IT SP LH |
08ROME315 | ITALIANS CALL FOR "DEEP REFLECTION" ON EU IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Deputy Political Director Fillipo Formica told ECMIN on March 11 that GAERC discussions on Iran were "confused" and that a final decision on additional EU sanctions has been postponed until the next FMs meeting. At the GAERC lunch discussions on Iran, the GOI questioned EU [...] | 2008-03-12 16:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EUN KNNP PARM PREL IR IT |
08ROME316 | ITALY: FIRST SECRETARY WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points requesting Italian participation in the March 14 Beirut Conference to MFA Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi March 10. At poloff's urging Tommasi said Italy had decided to send a first secretary to the conference. This was a reversal of Italy's ear [...] | 2008-03-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE IT |
08ROME323 | IRAN: FM D'ALEMA SAYS ITALY FED UP WITH EU3; [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 13, the Ambassador told FM D,Alema that Italy,s tactics on Iran were not working ) instead Italy was being isolated. D,Alema replied that Italy didn,t want to be told again by a small group of countries what it had to do without having any input. He said ot [...] | 2008-03-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KNNP PARM EUN IR IT |
08ROME33 | ITALY CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN TLSA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN KPKO MARR MASS IT |
08ROME34 | ITALY RECEPTIVE TO CHINA ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] (S) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on January 7 and to East Asia Office Director Giuseppe Mistretta on January 10. Separately, Scioff delivered the demarche to MFA Director for Energy, Space, High Techn [...] | 2008-01-10 18:35:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC MARR TSPA CH IT |
08ROME342 | ITALY/EU: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TERMS BALI "IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian MFA Minister Andrea Perugini correctly predicted to SCICouns on March 11 that the March 13-14 European Council conclusions would not mention the 25-40% greenhouse gas(GHG) reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 target, and would refer to the "important breakthrough" made at [...] | 2008-03-18 09:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG EUN IT |
08ROME351 | ITALY: RESPONSE ON TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON OECD IT |
08ROME357 | U.S. COORDINATOR SCHWEICH ENGAGES ITALIANS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with GOI officials and the Italian press on March 13-14, Amb. Thomas A. Schweich, Coordinator for Afghan Justice Reform and Counternarcotics and INL PDAS, drew a strong correlation between security and narcotics in Afghanistan. He presented new USG and UNODC data s [...] | 2008-03-20 15:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR NATO IT MARR MOPS AF EAID |
08ROME365 | ITALY/CFE: GOI "POSITIVE" ON PROPOSED NATO CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA OSCE Desk Officer Emilio Giribone on March 25. He said that Italy will be represented at the March 27 HLTF by Brunella Borzi, MFA Envoy for OSCE Political-Military Affairs, who has already seen the draft U.S.-German Statement on CFE. Althoug [...] | 2008-03-25 17:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS MD GG IT |
08ROME367 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: REFERENDUM IN BURMA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Southeast Asia Office Director Alberto Vecchi March 17 and urged Italy to speak out about concerns over the Burmese regime's announced constitutional referendum. Vecchi, who returned February 29 from a week-long trip to Burma, said Italy agreed with ou [...] | 2008-03-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BM IT |
08ROME371 | ITALY ON IRAN SANCTIONS: MFA SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Non Proliferation Office Director Farruggia and Iran desk officer Kluzer in separate meetings on March 26 to urge swift Italian implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1803 (Ref A and B). Both said Italy supported a common EU policy on UNSCR 1803 implement [...] | 2008-03-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP EUN IR IT |
08ROME384 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: ACHILLE AMERIO, NEW [...] Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Italy?s new Ambassador in Damascus, Achille Amerio, reached post at the beginning of March, replacing Francesco Cerulli, who retired. Since 2004, Amerio was Diplomatic Adviser to two consecutive Defense Ministers, Antonio [...] | 2008-03-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL SY IT |
08ROME390 | ITALIAN ENERGY: EXPERTS UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, Ecmin hosted a roundtable discussion with Italian energy experts. The discussion focused on Italian energy security (especially security of Italian natural gas imports),and Italy's energy relationship with Russia. With one exception, the Italian experts did not [...] | 2008-03-31 10:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ENRG EINV EIND ETRN RU IT |
08ROME396 | ITALIAN FM CALLS GREEK FM TO PRESS FOR MACEDONIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT |
08ROME398 | GLOBAL HAWK: ITALY APPROVES BASING AT SIGONELLA: [...] (U) This message contains an urgent action request at para 2. 2. (C) The Italian Defense General Staff (IDGS) notified the Embassy in writing on April 1 that Italy approved the deployment of the Global Hawk UAV to Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily (text of approval note at para 4). Th [...] | 2008-04-01 14:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT |
08ROME419 | ITALY: "ALREADY IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803" [...] (C) Econ and Poloffs discussed reftels on UNSCR 1803 implementation with MFA Terrorist Financing, Iran, and Non-Proliferation desk officers on April 3. MFA officials said Italy had been pushing the EU to adopt an EU common position on UNSCR 1803 by the April 28 GAERC. On the question of Ital [...] | 2008-04-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP IR IT |
08ROME435 | ITALIAN ELECTIONS: U.S. INTERESTS TO BENEFIT [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi retained a 5 to 8 percentage point lead ahead of April 13-14 parliamentary elections with late March polls showing he will win a comfortable majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The situation in the Senate is less predictable because of a complicated regiona [...] | 2008-04-08 09:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME440 | ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR 1540 [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Emanuele Farruggia on April 4. Farruggia had seen the Russian draft language for the technical rollover and was satisfied with it, but said he would take the U.S. position in favor of a strength [...] | 2008-04-08 14:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP IT |
08ROME445 | ITALY WANTS COORDINATED ANNOUNCEMENT OF NDRANGHETA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) This message contains an action request at para 3. 3. (SBU). SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Italian MFA informed Charge d'Affaires on April 9 that the GOI welcomes the possibility of a [...] | 2008-04-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT KCRM SNAR PTER |
08ROME449 | ITALY/IRAN: INTESA SAO PAOLO INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (S/NF) Post has learned that the U.S. Department of Justice has passed to Italian authorities a request under our Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) for information regarding possible violations of U.S. and New York criminal law. Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy's largest bank) is suspected o [...] | 2008-04-10 06:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER ECON IT IR |
08ROME451 | ENI: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT GAZPROM'S ITALIAN PARTNER? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND EINV ENRG ETRD IT RU |
08ROME454 | ITALY: PRESSING OUR PRIORITIES WITH THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Italy's upcoming elections and period of government formation will give us an opportunity to press our agenda with renewed vigor after four months with a caretaker government and more than two years with a government hampered by far left partners. While our relationship with the P [...] | 2008-04-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME456 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOI EXPECTS TO SUPPORT USG [...] (U) On April 10, Econoff met with Carlo Tripepi, one of the Italian MFA officials responsible for Australia Group (AG) matters, to discuss the USG proposals to revise AG controls for cross (tangential) flow filtration (CFF) equipment (Ref A) and to revise the AG's definition for highly pathog [...] | 2008-04-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC CBW IT |
08ROME461 | SCENESETTER FOR ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Your trip to Rome for the International Energy Forum (IEF) will occur immediately after Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections. While you are here, Italian parliamentarians will be in the beginning of the government formation process. Romano Prodi's center-left coalition governm [...] | 2008-04-14 09:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPRT IT |
08ROME471 | ITALIANS SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR GREATER REGIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR IT |
08ROME472 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI WINS ITALIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's coalition defeated center-left rival Walter Veltroni 46.8 to 37.4 in Italy's parliamentary elections, obtaining comfortable majorities in both houses of parliament. The populist, anti-immigrant Northern League, a Berlusconi ally, doubled its percentage to [...] | 2008-04-15 13:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME484 | AFGHANISTAN/ITALY: AMBASSADOR WOOD URGES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary. During an April 14-16 visit to Rome, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood praised Italian civilian and military efforts in Afghanistan while encouraging a vigilant military posture in Regional Command-West and urging greater involvement in police training activities. He re [...] | 2008-04-18 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF |
08ROME51 | CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and theQntral African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Italy' [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV CD IT |
08ROME519 | GEORGIA/RUSSIA: ITALIANS PREFER DISCUSSING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Marco Clemente, MFA Office Director for Russia and CIS affairs. Clemente agreed that Russia's Presidential Instructions on relations with Abkhazia represented a creeping annexation of the separatist region and stated that Italy was concerned by rising tens [...] | 2008-04-23 13:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS IT |
08ROME52 | SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT |
08ROME523 | EEB DAS HENGEL PUSHES FOR MORE ROBUST ITALIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IR IT |
08ROME525 | (C) DELIVERING TOUGH MESSAGES TO ENI CEO PAOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his May 5-6 visit to Washington, Post believes it would be helpful to U.S. interests if Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni is told very clearly of serious USG concerns about 1) his company's close collaboration with Russia's Gazprom and 2) his company's continuing involvement in Iran. E [...] | 2008-04-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IR IT PGOV PREL RU |
08ROME527 | NPT: ITALY APPRECIATES RECEIVING US NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA |
08ROME528 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: ITALY IN FAVOR OF QUICK [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points on April 18 to MFA NATO desk officer Piermario Dacco. Poloffs requested high-level Italian intervention with Greece to urge renewed commitment in resolving the Macedonia name dispute as soon as possible. Dacco said Italy shared the USG concern and also w [...] | 2008-04-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT |
08ROME53 | SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT |
08ROME54 | ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KNNP XF IT |
08ROME541 | CSD: ITALIAN HIGH-LEVEL/POLITICAL REPRESENTATION [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials told Emboffs that the head of Italy's delegation to the May 5-16 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD),like that of the U.S., likely will be a senior career official, rather than a high-level or political figure. This is largely due to [...] | 2008-04-30 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI XA IT |
08ROME544 | ITALY CONSIDERING REQUEST TO RESETTLE CUBAN MIGRANT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 11:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG CU PM IT |
08ROME545 | RAISING ZIMBABWE AT THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-30 11:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XA ZI AU IT |
08ROME546 | IRAQ: ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN ICI [...] Poloff delivered ref a points to Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Director of the MFA Iraq Task Force, on April 29. De Martino said that Italy will have a new government by the ICI Ministerial and was hopeful that the new Foreign Minister would attend. De Martino noted that as IRFFI co-chair, Ita [...] | 2008-04-30 11:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT |
08ROME55 | CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Ital [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV CD IT |
08ROME558 | ITALY UNLIKELY TO MAKE PUBLIC STATEMENT ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 07:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM IT |
08ROME56 | SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT |
08ROME568 | SOMALIA PIRACY: ITALY CONCERNED ABOUT SETTING A [...] (C) On May 6 Poloff delivered reftel points to Leonardo Bencini of the MFA UN Office. Bencini said Italy agrees that piracy in Somali territorial waters is becoming an increasingly serious threat to international vessels and the that the international community needs to take action. Bencini n [...] | 2008-05-06 11:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO IT |
08ROME57 | CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Ital [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV CD IT |
08ROME58 | SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT |
08ROME585 | ITALY: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL |
08ROME586 | LEBANON: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SINIORA GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Lebanon/Syria Desk Officer Michele Tommasi on May 9. Tommasi said that Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Gabriele Cecchia had already delivered a strong message of support to the Siniora Government and to General Sleiman and would continue to do [...] | 2008-05-09 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER LE IT |
08ROME587 | ITALIANS TELL WHA A/S SHANNON THEY WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On May 2 WHA A/S Thomas Shannon met with Giovan Battista Verderame, MFA Director General for Latin American Affairs, and his staff to discuss recent developments in the region. Verderame said Italy's commercial relationship and large expatriate community meant Italy needed a str [...] | 2008-05-12 06:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME602 | ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ABOUT FRENCH UNSCR ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 14:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT |
08ROME604 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY STILL FIRMLY WITHIN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Laura Aghilarre on May 9. Aghillare stressed that the Italian position is still decidedly against any agreement that would compromise the "like-minded" approach and that the Italian [...] | 2008-05-13 06:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT MOPS PREL PARM NATO |
08ROME613 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CONSIDERING SIGNIFICANT PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with Italian MFA Director General for Asia Iannucci on May 14 to discuss Iannucci's upcoming trip to Kabul and Farah Province and to discuss the new Berlusconi Government's plans for Afghanistan. Iannucci said that Italy had not yet decided what sort of pledge [...] | 2008-05-14 16:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF |
08ROME621 | ITALIAN FM CALLS ON HIZBALLAH TO AVOID CREATING A [...] (C) In the absence of the FM, who was in Peru attending the EU-Latin America Caribbean Summit, we delivered reftel points May 16 to the PM's Diplomatic Advisor for the Middle East Marco Carnelos, to MFA Near East Office Director Carlo Formosa, and to Lebanon desk officer Michele Tommasi, who [...] | 2008-05-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE SY IR IT |
08ROME629 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL IT |
08ROME630 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PRE-NOTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL IT |
08ROME64 | ITALY ON HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATIONS OF SPACE AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on January 15. Farruggia said that Italy should have no trouble submitting its Hague Code of Conduct Annual Declaration on space and ballistic missile policies by the M [...] | 2008-01-16 11:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA |
08ROME650 | ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...] | 2008-05-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
08ROME651 | ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...] | 2008-05-22 13:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
08ROME655 | POST RESPONSE: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND [...] (U) Child and forced labor is rare in Italy, and the GoI investigates and prosecutes the few cases of apparent forced labor when they arise. Minors aged 14 and above can be legally employed. According to the latest government statistics, 275,000 people aged 15 to 19 were employed in 2003. [...] | 2008-05-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELF EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI IT |
08ROME657 | ITALY/CUBA: ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY SOLIDARITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: Per ref A-C requests, Post engaged in a robust effort to mark May 21's "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." We placed the Cuba Solidarity op-ed May 20 in leading center-right daily Il Giornale. Lobbying by the Ambassador convinced Senate President Schifani, Chamber of Depu [...] | 2008-05-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU IT |
08ROME662 | BURMA: ITALY PLANS LOW-LEVEL PARTICIPATION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM BM IT |
08ROME681 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI'S IMPRESSIVE START: DELIVERING [...] (C/NF) Capitalizing on his strong electoral victory and a weak opposition, PM Berlusconi is enjoying high approval ratings for his quick delivery on campaign promises to reduce taxes and increase security. Since April, Berlusconi has dominated the Italian political stage. By reaching out to [...] | 2008-05-30 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON IT |
08ROME683 | (S) GOI TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT OF MACHINE TOOL TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On May 29, Econoff delivered to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Ref A non-paper on the export of an Italian compu [...] | 2008-05-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR |
08ROME684 | IOM DG RACE: ITALY HAS NO BACKUP PLAN SHOULD ITS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SMIG AORC IT |
08ROME697 | (S) ITALY: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SHIPMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 15:20:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL |
08ROME71 | ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C/NF) Ambassador called on FM D'Alema January 15 to run through key foreign policy issues in advance of PM Prodi's February 4 visit to Washington. D'Alema was in a constructive mood and said Italian foreign policy on key issues was largely convergent with that of the U.S. He said that Kosov [...] | 2008-01-16 16:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT |
08ROME711 | ITALY/TERROR FINANCE: A NEW PROCEDURE ON 1267 [...] (C) Summary: The Italian Government has determined that it cannot continue to support the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) listing of its nationals if they have been cleared of criminal charges. Italy will support delisting requests from persons cleared of charges, but it will forward delisting reque [...] | 2008-06-04 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KFIN IT |
08ROME716 | ITALY TO ATTEND JUNE VIENNA CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA IT |
08ROME72 | ITALY: MINISTER OF JUSTICE SUBMITS RESIGNATION [...] (C/NF) Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella submitted his resignation January 16 after prosecutors ordered the provisional house arrest of his wife, also a prominent politician. PM Prodi quickly rejected his resignation. It is unclear whether Mastella will insist on resigning, though an off [...] | 2008-01-16 18:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
08ROME725 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALY PRE-NOTIFICATION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PINR PREL IT |
08ROME726 | ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON KEY [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met June 6 with PM Silvio Berlusconi and U/S Gianni Letta to frame issues President Bush may discuss with Berlusconi during their June 12 bilateral meeting in Rome. Berlusconi said he saw no problematic issues in the U.S.-Italian relationship. In office for less than on [...] | 2008-06-09 11:52:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO ETRD IT |
08ROME743 | BURMA: ITALY SEES IMPROVEMENT IN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Southeast Asian Office Director Alberto Vecchi June 9, urging Italy to press the Burmese regime to improve humanitarian access and halt forced relocation of cyclone victims. Vecchi, who represented Italy at the May 25 pledging conference in Rangoon, [...] | 2008-06-11 14:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM BM IT |
08ROME744 | ITALY ALERT TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (C) Econoff delivered Ref A points on critical equipment needs for Iran's IR-2 centrifuge design to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for export controls and Italian participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on May 22. Liotto said he would pass the nonpaper to the [...] | 2008-06-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR IT |
08ROME745 | ITALY TO ATTEND BERLIN CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 11:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN IT |
08ROME746 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ITALY REGRETS U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 11:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IT |
08ROME747 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC ZI IT |
08ROME748 | ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC ZI IT |
08ROME752 | (S) POSSIBLE EXPORT OF ITALIAN HELICOPTER PARTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Italian authorities deny that controlled helicopter parts may have been shipped from Italy to Iran, but weaknesses in Italy's export control regime make their denials unconvincing. Post recommends resumption of U.S.-Italy export control consultations. End summary. 2. (S) O [...] | 2008-06-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC MASS PREL |
08ROME772 | ITALY: ITALIAN ASSISTANCE OFFICIAL TO ATTEND LIBERIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN LI IT |
08ROME774 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME, JUNE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Rome presents a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a number of important security issues in the wake of the successful meetings between the President and PM Berlusconi on June 12. In particular, the positive atmosphere generated by the visit should contribu [...] | 2008-06-19 12:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA |
08ROME777 | GOI MIN TRANSPORT ASKS EU TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econ Couns met with Achille Vinci-Giacchi, Diplomatic Advisor to the Italian Minister of Transport, and with Massimo Gaiani, GOI's Director of the Secretariat for Coordinating European Union (EU) Affairs, to encourage the GOI to raise concerns about the EU's proposed aviation Emis [...] | 2008-06-20 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV IT |
08ROME778 | ITALY: UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST FOR AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | KCRM PTER ASEC PREL PGOV |
08ROME779 | ITALIAN TRADE ROUND-UP: DOHA, POSSIBLE EU-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. During a June 9 meeting, Director General for Trade Amadeo Teti said he thought a Doha Round agreement on agricultural trade is close to being finalized, but noted negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and services are far from over. Teti told Econ Counselor that [...] | 2008-06-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO IT |
08ROME78 | SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU AS VENUE FOR SUPPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-18 10:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF XG KMPI NSC SY IT |
08ROME786 | ITALY: G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV TBIO IT |
08ROME802 | ITALY TO MAKE PRESENTATION AT CANBERRA MTCR PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC IT KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA |
08ROME809 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO CHAPTER VII UNSCR ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI IT |
08ROME814 | ITALY SAYS EU CONSIDERING 25 MILLION EURO PLEDGE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-01 10:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA ENRG IT |
08ROME816 | ITALY'S NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Economic Development Claudio Scajola, who claims almost super-minister status with responsibility for Italy's Trade, Energy, Communications and IPR portfolios, met with Ambassador Spogli on June 26 to discuss mutual concerns about Italy's energy securit [...] | 2008-07-01 19:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IT KIPR KNNP EPRT |
08ROME823 | ISAF: ITALY PLEDGES MORE FLEXIBLE USE OF TROOPS [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Italian MFA Acting NATO Office Director Carlo Batori on June 25 to review Italian commitments to ISAF in the wake of the June 12 meeting between President Bush and PM Berlusconi. Batori confirmed that Italy is "removing" geographic caveats on Italian forces unde [...] | 2008-07-02 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF IT NATO |
08ROME828 | ITALY WELCOMES NASA-CNSA TALKS, STRATEGIC SPACE [...] (U) SCICOUNS delivered reftel non-paper to Giovanni Manfredi, Director for Energy, Space, High Technology and Aerospace and Defense Programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 27, 2008. Manfredi,s successor, Counselor Roberto Liotto, also attended the meeting. Due to reorganizat [...] | 2008-07-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL TSPA TPHY TSPL KSCA CH IT |
08ROME83 | BURMA: FASSINO SAYS EU AND U.S. POSITIONS IN [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to EU Special Envoy for Burma Piero Fassino January 17 and delivered ref points on coordinating U.S. and EU approaches to Burma. Fassino, who had met January 17 with EU High Rep Solana, Commission President Barroso, and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner, and spoken with UN Spe [...] | 2008-01-18 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL BM IT |
08ROME835 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY RECEPTIVE TO ANA TROOP INCREASE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 3 to Italian MFA Deputy Afghanistan Coordinator Paola Munzi and Deputy NATO Office Director Carlo Batori. Munzi said that the Italian government supports the Afghanistan Compact goal [...] | 2008-07-03 13:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
08ROME840 | ITALY: BERLUSCONI HITS STRONG HEADWINDS [...] (C/NF) After a very strong first month in office, PM Berlusconi's political honeymoon has been upset by prosecutors accelerating proceedings in criminal cases pending against him. These proceedings, leaked wiretaps, as well as the probability of further leaks have Berlusconi insiders concerned. The [...] | 2008-07-03 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV IT |
08ROME841 | ITALY: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] (U) In consultation with our constituent posts, below is a suggested list of names for the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference, Ref A. 2. (SBU) Name: Ms. Mona Mohanna Business Address: Via Vallazze 95, 20131 Milano Business Telephone: +39 011 02/ 2664781 Business Fax: +39 [...] | 2008-07-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME843 | MERCURY MANAGEMENT: ITALY NOW FAVORS A BINDING INSTRUMENT [...] Summary. On June 17, Post delivered reftel questions to Ms. Giuliana Gasparrini of the Environment Ministry (MOE) Directorate for Environmental Research and Development. Gasparrini heads the V Division, which deals with European Union (EU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (U [...] | 2008-07-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD UNEP IT |
08ROME857 | CIVAIR: ITALY'S ENAC REPRIMANDS SOLFANELLI [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR IT |
08ROME858 | ITALY: GIDEON GONO SANCTIONS RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC ZI IT |
08ROME859 | ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT ARAB GROUP DRAFT UNSCR ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 16:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS LE SY IT |
08ROME865 | ITALY BEGINS CENSUS OF ROMA CAMPS [...] (C) With a large majority in both houses of parliament and a public united in feelings of insecurity in large cities, PM Berlusconi's government has begun to crack down on illegal immigration and crime. A plan to conduct a census of residents of encampments, aimed at Italy's Roma population, [...] | 2008-07-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM IT |
08ROME871 | BURMA: ITALY IN AGREEMENT ON POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID BM EUN IT |
08ROME872 | ITALY REMAINS FOCUSED ON HOLDING PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM IT |
08ROME873 | ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Loredana Vellucci of the Health Ministry (MOH) Directorate for Health Prevention On April 2. Vellucci heads Office III, which coordinates the Italian network of Maritime, Air and Border Health Offices (USMAF),as well as prevention activities relat [...] | 2008-07-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO IT |
08ROME881 | AMB. PRESSES ITALIAN MOD AND PM ADVISER ON NATO SAC [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with MOD La Russa and PM Berlusconi's principal adviser U/S Gianni Letta on July 15, the Ambassador noted the importance of the NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) to provide mission critical assistance in Afghanistan and lamented that an Italian withdra [...] | 2008-07-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO LE AF XF IT |
08ROME883 | ITALIAN MFA SUGGESTS QUINT DISCUSSIONS ON P5+1 [...] (C) Poloff discussed points in reftel regarding U/S Burns attendance at the P5 1 meetings in Geneva with Italian MFA Non Proliferation Director Emanuele Farruggia July 17. Farruggia said Political Director Terzi appreciated Ambassador Spogli's phone call on July 16 regarding U/S Burns' parti [...] | 2008-07-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM IR IT |
08ROME887 | ITALY: IAEA BOG MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC IT |
08ROME888 | ITALY: SUPPORTIVE ON INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) Summary. Italy will seek to be supportive of India in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),but MFA officials urgently request information on the Indian sites to be placed under safeguards, and on the likely substance of the NSG waiver request. [...] | 2008-07-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA ETTC KNNP AORC PARM PREL IT |
08ROME892 | ITALY SUPPORTS EXPANDED NTM-I; CONSIDERING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 16:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO IZ IT |
08ROME893 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DASD WHELAN: AFRICOM [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers an opportunity to engage the GOI at the highest levels on the pending issue of U.S.- GOI consultations on AFRICOM component headquarters in Italy. Initial readings from top-level Italian civilian officials are encouraging. However, the devil will be in t [...] | 2008-07-22 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO |
08ROME900 | FM FRATTINI TO COORDINATE WITH U.S. ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Italian FM Franco Frattini told the Ambassador on July 21 that Italy is prepared to do more to make EU measures against Iran more effective but opposition from Spain and Austria make it unlikely that it will happen during the July GAERC. In a recent phone conversation, Syrian FM [...] | 2008-07-22 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON IT |
08ROME905 | ITALY: GOI PROGRESS ON AID TO AFRICA FOR G8 [...] (U) Summary: The Director of Italy's Sub-Saharan African Assistance Office said assistance levels are not expected to change with the newly installed Berlusconi government. Italy will continue to focus its funding on Ethiopia and Mozambique, with an emphasis on health and education. Development off [...] | 2008-07-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IT |
08ROME910 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IR IT MTCRE PARM PREL |
08ROME911 | ITALY: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 07:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CO VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL IT |
08ROME914 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO POSTAL UNION CONGRESS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO IT |
08ROME915 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCRS KJUS EWWT PHSA PREL IT |
08ROME917 | ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN SEND LETTER TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 16:52:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IT |
08ROME924 | ITALY: THE WAY FORWARD ON UNMEE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino July 25. Sammartino said Italy was largely in agreement with U.S. thinking on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). UNMEE's mandate must be terminated, he said, given the lack of agreement by e [...] | 2008-07-28 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER IT |
08ROME94 | YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...] | 2008-01-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT |
08ROME943 | ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 08:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV TU EUN IT |
08ROME944 | ITALY WANTS TO HOST OFF-CONTINENT AFRICOM HQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD Whelan, the Ambassador and DATT briefed the Italian PM's principle advisor and U/S Gianni Letta on DOD strategic thinking with respect to AFRICOM and our desire to establish Army and Navy service component commands (at Initial Operational Capability) in Italy by October 1, 20 [...] | 2008-07-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO |
08ROME945 | ITALY: PROPOSED WAY FORWARD ON AFRICOM [...] (U) This cable is an ACTION request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. Post welcomes reftel instructions to begin official consultations on the establishment of U.S. AFRICOM Army and Navy service component headquarters in Italy. We have already broached the sub [...] | 2008-07-29 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO |
08ROME95 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...] | 2008-01-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT |
08ROME954 | DESIGNATION OF MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER AND [...] (U) Below is the contact information for the Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and the MDRO Alternate. The Alternate, as recommended, is an FSN who works closely with the MDRO. 2. (SBU) MDRO Name: Christopher P. Curran (effective 29 August) Title: Economic Officer [...] | 2008-07-30 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SOCI IT |
08ROME959 | ITALY: ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA IT |
08ROME960 | ITALY PASSES NEW SECURITY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian Senate approved the security package on July 25, finalizing one of the more controversial and complicated pieces of legislation passed since the Berlusconi government took office in May. Rooted in campaign promises to improve security on Italian streets and crack down [...] | 2008-07-31 17:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IT |
08ROME988 | U/S ROOD DISCUSSES IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Terzi thanked U/S Rood on June 23 for the U.S. assistance in including Italy in pre P5+1 consultations on Iran. He said Italy was pushing for stronger EU measures against Iran and wanted to include a robust discussion of Iran by the Quint on the m [...] | 2008-08-05 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA |
08ROME995 | ITALY: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 11:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM IT |
08ROME998 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY NOTES ITALIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Italy on July 14/15 to discuss efforts to increase financial pressure on Iran and prevent Iran from misusing the international financial system to support its proliferation activities. U/S Le [...] | 2008-08-06 14:30:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN IR KNNP PREL IT |
09ROME1004 | ITALY H1N1 UPDATE: 1800 CONFIRMED CASES, NO DEATHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of confirmed A(H1N1) infections in Italy reached the total of 1800 as of August 26. So far, only a few hospital admissions and no deaths are reported. However, a 24-year-old man is currently in an intensive care unit; his case strengthened calls for a nation-wide de [...] | 2009-09-01 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR IT |
09ROME1019 | G20: ITALIANS SEE EUROPE DIVIDED ON BANKERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: A senior aide of Italy's Finance Minister told econoff August 31 that in the runup to the next G20 meeting Europeans remain divided on how to regulate compensation of financial sector executives, a point Italians expect to be high on the Pittsburgh agenda. The aide also ventured [...] | 2009-09-01 15:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON OECD IT |
09ROME1029 | INCLUSION OF USG (STATE) OPERATORS IN EU EMISSIONS [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche to Aldo Sansone, Director General for Airports and Air Navigation at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Sansone said the key person he has working this issue is Paulo Sappino who will not be in the office until the week of September 7. Absent Mr [...] | 2009-09-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV KGHG IT |
09ROME1031 | NO EU BAN ON U.S. SOY PRODUCTS IN EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] Post's Econ and FAS Sections delivered reftel points to the Italian Director General for Trade Amedeo Teti. We also delivered them to Romano Marabelli, Head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health, and to Salvatore Petroli, Chief of EU and International Affairs a [...] | 2009-09-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBO IT |
09ROME1032 | AMBASSADOR THORNE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Ambassador David Thorne presented his credentials to President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinale Palace, Rome, on September 4. During a wide-ranging discussion of foreign policy and U.S. domesti [...] | 2009-09-04 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OVIP IT |
09ROME1035 | ITALIAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO FOLLOW-THROUGH ON [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: On August 28, Italian Embassy officials in Washington cited the case of the Edison company as an example of GOI "moral suasion" efforts to stop investments in Iran, implying that the company's project in that country has been halted. But a senior Edison official told us on [...] | 2009-09-08 06:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IT IR FR |
09ROME1040 | MOD LA RUSSA REQUESTS OCTOBER MEETING WITH SECDEF: [...] (C) Summary. An adviser to Italian MOD La Russa told Post on September 3 that La Russa would like a meeting with Secretary Gates in Washington the week of October 6-11. Post strongly recommends that SecDef accept the visit, which La Russa needs in order to bolster the strong case he is making [...] | 2009-09-08 16:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME1044 | VISAS VIPER AUGUST 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-09-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
09ROME1047 | ITALY MAY BE READY FOR GREATER IPR COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (U) Italy's new Intellectual Property Director has begun coordinating Italy's domestic approach to IPR protection, and a new Italian law increases penalties for IPR crimes. This recent action on IPR presents an opportunity for engagement, and Italian contacts have signaled their interest in de [...] | 2009-09-11 08:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME1048 | SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN MINISTER CLAUDIO SCAJOLA'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG IT |
09ROME1049 | GAERC DEMARCHES ON SRI LANKAN IDPS; ARMENIA, [...] (SBU) On September 11, Post delivered reftel points to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for EU External Relations Minister Michele Esposito. Minister Esposito, who deals with all GAERC-related issues, noted that there is no item pertaining to Sri Lanka on the September 14-15 GAERC [...] | 2009-09-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN MASS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
09ROME1058 | ITALY'S RESPONSES TO 2010 NPT REVCON REPORTING [...] (C) On August 27, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA director for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Giovanni Pugliese, who subsequently provided the following responses to the reftel NPT-related questions: --Italy is very supportive of the CTBT, FMCT, NPT and U.S.-Russia arms control [...] | 2009-09-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09ROME1060 | USG-OWNED OR -OPERATED AIRCRAFT ON THE EU ETS LIST [...] (U) Summary. Post received responses to the demarche in Reftel B from officials at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, ENAC (Italy's civil aviation administration),and the Ministry of the Environment, and Land and Sea Safeguards. All officials agreed that Italy had no power to [...] | 2009-09-16 07:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV KGHG EUN |
09ROME1064 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: ITALY WILL ATTEND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AUSTRALIAGROUP |
09ROME1069 | ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) President Obama's invitation to Heads of State or Heads of Government representing top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations was delivered to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office on September 8. The Prime Minister's diplomatic staff has [...] | 2009-09-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPKO IT |
09ROME1072 | GOI RESOLVE SHAKEN BUT INTACT AFTER SIX SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: The day after an IED attack in Kabul left six Italian soldiers dead and four wounded, political and public reaction ranged from strong statements in support of the mission to outright calls for the troops to come home. While PM Berlusconi told the Ambassador privately that talk of [...] | 2009-09-18 17:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME1077 | BERLUSCONI REAFFIRMS AFGHAN COMMITMENT DURING [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Thorne's first call on PM Berlusconi, the PM appeared elated by President Obama's decision on missile defense; reaffirmed Italy's commitment to the Afghanistan mission, despite the fatal September 17 attack on an Italian convoy, while noting the need for a "trans [...] | 2009-09-21 11:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT AF RU IR |
09ROME1084 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (C) DCM Dibble conveyed reftel points to Director General for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini, who promised to discuss them with the Iranian Ambassador to Rome at the earliest opportunity. 2. (C) Separately, Poloff also delivered points to Iran desk Silvia Santangelo and to Office Directo [...] | 2009-09-22 13:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC |
09ROME1088 | ITALIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO SEPTEMBER 25 CTBT MEETING [...] (SBU) On August 21, Post delivered reftel points to Minister Vittorio Rocco di Torrepadula in the MFA Directorate General for Political Cooperation. Di Torrepadula informed Post that Italy is very interested in attending the September 25 informal meeting of CTBT supporters and will be repres [...] | 2009-09-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KTBT |
09ROME1089 | ITALY'S SHERPA TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) In response to reftels A and B's request, on September 18, the Italian MFA Arms Control and Non-proliferation Office informed Post that the Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs, Minister Plenipotentiary Filippo Formica, will be Italy's Sherpa for the April 2010 Glo [...] | 2009-09-23 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09ROME1093 | ITALY SEEKS USG PARTNERS FOR BIOCONTAINMENT FACILITIES; [...] (SBU) Summary. The director of Italy's National Infectious Disease Institute told EUR/PGI Director Marc Ostfield on September 11 that he is interested in potential USG partners to collaborate with a new containment facility in Rome for the treatment and management of patients with highly infec [...] | 2009-09-24 10:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON KCOR KTFN PTER IT |
09ROME1108 | ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON THE GOLDSTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian MFA supports the U.S. position on the Goldstone report. The MFA emphasized the importance of the report "staying in Geneva" as part of the debate in the Human Rights Council (HRC). The MFA also hopes the report does not have a negative impact on the peace process. EN [...] | 2009-09-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PHUM PTER KPAL IT |
09ROME1109 | ITALY CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A senior Italian official in the Labor, Health and Social Policies Ministry confirmed Italy's political commitment to participate in the U.S.-initiated effort to help other countries combat the global H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Italian Government (GOI) is still working out t [...] | 2009-09-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL WHO IT |
09ROME1110 | AMBASSADOR WARNS EDISON ON ITS IRAN PROJECT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Thorne told Edison CEO Quadrino that his operations in Iran are helping the Iranian regime and seriously damaging his company's image in Washington. The Ambassador noted that the USG supports Southern Corridor Caspian gas projects such as Edison's TGI, but he warned [...] | 2009-09-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG IR IT |
09ROME1118 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME [...] (U) Italy is a highly developed European nation. Despite recent negative economic growth, Italy remains a popular destination for labor coming from eastern European countries, especially Romania. 2. (U) In the past two years, the population of Romanian residents in Italy has almost double [...] | 2009-09-30 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD |
09ROME1119 | UNIFIL: ITALY LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM US [...] (C/NF) Summary. We have a window -- albeit one that is beginning to close -- to reverse an evolving decision by the GOI to cut its posture in UNIFIL by nearly half as it cedes the command to Spain. The decision comes as the GOI looks for ways to trim its budget while maintaining funding for [...] | 2009-09-30 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPKO IT LE IS |
09ROME1122 | PAKISTANI PRESIDENT ZARDARI RECEIVES WARM WELCOME [...] 3. (SBU) Bellato said that FM Frattini reaffirmed to Zardari that Italy was pleased with the positive steps Pakistan had taken in terms of democratic reform and counterterror efforts in FATA and Waziristan -- all of which had been recognized at the New York meeting of the Friends of Democra [...] | 2009-10-01 16:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET IT PK IR |
09ROME1125 | ITALY: REACTION TO REPORT OF QOM URANIUM [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Minister Filippo Formica, Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Cooperation, accompanied by the French Political Counselor to Rome, and a political officer from the UK Embassy. After presenting points, we emphasized the U.S. desire to work fully [...] | 2009-10-02 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA |
09ROME1131 | ITALY SUPPORTS THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE BURMA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on October 1 to Fabio Schina, MFA Acting Office Director for Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. Schina conveyed Italy's support for the U.S. approach to Burma outlined by Massimo Iannucci, MFA Director General for Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. The GOI's [...] | 2009-10-05 11:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT BM |
09ROME1132 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 13 [...] (C) Your meeting with Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa in Washington on October 13 comes at a crucial moment, as Italy ponders possible cuts to its overseas deployments budget. La Russa is a good friend of the U.S., a strong advocate for our shared transatlantic security interests [...] | 2009-10-05 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF LE |
09ROME1137 | BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on the outcome of the October 1 P5 1 talks to Gulf States Office Director Stefano Queirolo Palmas and Non Proliferation Office Director Giovanni Pugliese. 2. (S) Both officials had received readouts from NY and elsewhere, but were grateful for the inform [...] | 2009-10-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IT KNNP PARM MNUC |
09ROME1138 | BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on the outcome of the October 1 P5 1 talks to Gulf States Office Director Stefano Queirolo Palmas and Non Proliferation Office Director Giovanni Pugliese. 2. (S) Both officials had received readouts from NY and elsewhere, but were grateful for the inform [...] | 2009-10-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IT KNNP PARM MNUC |
09ROME1140 | VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-10-08 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
09ROME1141 | Climate Change - Italy Supportive on MEF and Emerging [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian officials involved in international climate negotiations feel the September Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting went well, and recommend close U.S.-EU coordination before the October 18-19 MEF meeting. They confirmed that Italian Environment Minister Prestigiacomo had p [...] | 2009-10-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT |
09ROME1143 | ITALY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS LAW GRANTING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Italian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional a 2008 law granting temporary criminal immunity to PM Berlusconi and three other senior officials. The court's decision will allow several pending criminal cases against Berlusconi to proceed. Government spokesperson [...] | 2009-10-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME1144 | ITALY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS LAW GRANTING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Italian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional a 2008 law granting temporary criminal immunity to PM Berlusconi and three other senior officials. The court's decision will allow several pending criminal cases against Berlusconi to proceed. Government spokesperson [...] | 2009-10-08 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME1155 | AMBASSADOR DAALDER AND FM FRATTINI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder and EUR DAS for Western Europe Spencer Boyer met with Italian Foreign Minister Frattini on October 8 to discuss the way ahead in Afghanistan and the development of the NATO Strategic Concept. Frattini said that Italy remains firmly committed t [...] | 2009-10-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME1156 | ITALY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] (U) Embassy Rome delivered the diplomatic note demarche concerning the U.S. candidacy for the International Maritime Organization Council. The demarche was submitted to Roberto Pietrosanto, Coordinator of Office I, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Fore [...] | 2009-10-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA ECON IT |
09ROME1157 | JOINT U.S.-RUSSIA GICNT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On October 14, Poloff, accompanied by Russian Embassy First Secretary Alexey Runov, delivered reftel points to MFA Counselor Gianluca Alberini, Post's POC for Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) issues. Alberini noted that he would probably not be able to attend the Jan [...] | 2009-10-15 12:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC |
09ROME1165 | SEDM: ITALY WELCOMES U.S. SUPPORT FOR SERBIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel points to Italian MFA Deputy Director for Political-Military Affairs Carlo Batori (please protect) on October 16. Batori was pleased at the news that the U.S. would support Serbian membership in the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM),which Italy has lo [...] | 2009-10-16 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IT RO SR MW |
09ROME1173 | POCS FOR MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS IN [...] Per ref B, the POC for marine scientific research authorizations in Italy is: Ms. Jean Preston, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs Counselor (telephone: (+39) 06 4674-2691; e-mail: prestonj@state.gov). She will be in Italy until approximately August 2010. 2. The alternate POC is [...] | 2009-10-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA KRVC EWWT IT |
09ROME1176 | GNEP: ITALY TO HAVE "CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH" TO USG [...] (SBU) On October 20 ECONOFF delivered reftel points, on the changes the USG is proposing for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP),to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Counselor Roberto Liotto. Liotto is Director for Space, Technology, Defense, Nuclear Issues, and Non-proliferation in [...] | 2009-10-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IT |
09ROME1177 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UNIFIL, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Thorne on October 22, FM Frattini said Italy is willing to extend General Graziano's command of UNIFIL for up to nine months at the current troop level of 2,300, as long as the request comes from the UNSYG. He congratulated the U.S. for convincing [...] | 2009-10-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT AF PK LE UN |
09ROME1180 | SOMALIA: PRODDING ERITREA TO PLAY A MORE [...] (U) This cable is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 19, DCM Dibble met with MFA DG for Sub-Saharan Africa, Giusseppe Morabito, to discuss strategies for making the Eritrean government's (GSE) role in Somalia "more positive." The GOI does not want to sing [...] | 2009-10-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IT SO XW ER |
09ROME1185 | ITALY LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMCIT NOMINATION FOR UN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on US nominee for UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) election to Counselor Gabriella Biondi, MFA UN desk officer, on October 26. Biondi stated that the GOI is familiar with the nominee, Lucretia Myers, and looks favorably on her nomination. [...] | 2009-10-27 12:18:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC KJUS AORC APER PREL IT UNGA |
09ROME1187 | ITALY: SCANDALS TAKING TOLL ON BERLUSCONI’S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Though PM Berlusconi's parliamentary majority is strong, and nobody is yet willing to predict his political demise, a growing list of scandals, adverse court decisions and health issues have weakened him and led some erstwhile Berlusconi allies to begin hedging their bets on his pol [...] | 2009-10-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME1188 | ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: ITALY IN FAVOR BUT [...] Summary. Italy supports including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the Montreal Protocol, as proposed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but believes that the phasedown dates in the North American proposal are too soon. Italy would like the Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel [...] | 2009-10-27 18:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC KGHG IT |
09ROME1189 | ITALY SHARES CONCERN OVER AFGHAN GOVERNOR [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri on October 27 to deliver Reftel points stressing the importance of coordinated efforts by PRT lead nations to ensure that provincial governor appointments remain qualifications-based and do not become rewards for Karzai supporters. Merc [...] | 2009-10-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT AF |
09ROME1190 | ITALY OPTIMISTIC ON MEETING AFPAK AID TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary: By the end of 2009, Italy plans to disburse Euro 62 million in development assistance to Pakistan and Euro 45-50 million in assistance to Afghanistan, in line with its Tokyo and Paris pledges. In Pakistan, Italian assistance will be focused on rural development, community empowe [...] | 2009-10-28 16:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PINS IT AF PK |
09ROME1194 | ITALY: FINANCE MINISTER'S MANEUVERING OPENS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Money quarrels within the GOI, regional tensions between Berlusconi coalition partners, and some preliminary maneuvering for the post-Berlusconi period have led to speculation that Finance Minister Tremonti may resign or be forced out of office. The continued strong of support fro [...] | 2009-10-29 15:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IT PREL EFIN PGOV |
09ROME1195 | BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY: CASE NO. K-2180 [...] Summary: Subject company, GATE & C. s.r.l. (GATE) appears to be a bona fide sales representative of Northrup Grumman Electronic Systems International, Inc. (NGESI). Company management seems to be familiar with restrictions on the re-export of U.S. Munitions List materials. End Summary. [...] | 2009-10-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IT KOMC |
09ROME12 | ITALY OPPOSES DE-LISTING BAAZAOUI [...] (C) Summary: The GOI initially supported the de-listing of Tunisian Mondher Baazaoui at the 1267 Committee, but reversed its position in mid-December as new information came to light that some of Mr. Baazaoui's previous criminal convictions for dealing in stolen property were linked to fina [...] | 2009-01-08 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
09ROME1200 | ITALIAN RESPONSE TO USG OBJECTIONS TO EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR IT |
09ROME1206 | ITALY UNWILLING TO TAKE A POSITION ON FAO BUDGET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI will not/not divulge their position on the proposed Food and Agriculture Organization FAO budget increase because the FAO'S location in Rome, according to GOI officials, renders the situation "delicate" A senior GOI foreign assistance official said the GOI supports some [...] | 2009-11-02 12:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | FAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN |
09ROME1221 | ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS "PARTNERING FOR FOOD [...] SUMMARY. Senior officials in the GOI offer enthusiastic support for Secretary Clinton's "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal. END SUMMARY. 2. On October 22, ECONOFF delivered Secretary Clinton's cover letter and "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal to [...] | 2009-11-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD IT |
09ROME1222 | ITALY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IT |
09ROME1225 | ITALY'S POSITIONS ON 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on USG human rights priorities for the 2009 UN General Assembly Third Committee on November 2 to MFA Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini. She confirmed the GOI's opposition to no-action motions. She noted Italy's close work with EU partners on this [...] | 2009-11-03 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN IT |
09ROME1228 | ITALY/IRISL: GOI TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING BRITISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A senior official from the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) responded favorably to our request that the GOI support the British ban on providing insurance coverage to IRISL vessels, saying that at an upcoming interagency meeting he would support issuing a warning [...] | 2009-11-04 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP IR IT |
09ROME1231 | ITALY: MTCR REPORT ON CONTACTS WITH NON-PARTNERS [...] (C) On November 5, ECONOFF delivered the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) report on contacts with non-MTCR members (reftel) to Counselor Roberto Liotto, Director of Office VI in the Directorate General for Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Of [...] | 2009-11-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA IT |
09ROME1232 | ITALY/EXPORT CONTROL: GOI INFORMED THAT TWO CMS [...] (S) On November 5, ECONOFF met with Counselor Roberto Liotto, Director of Office VI in the Directorate General for Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Office VI is responsible for space, technology, defense, nuclear and non-proliferation issues. Post i [...] | 2009-11-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC IR IT KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TU |
09ROME1240 | G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING [...] (C) The last Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting of Italy's G8 Presidency was held October 28 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome. Chaired by Minister Filippo Formica, deputy director of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Political Affairs, the agenda covered regional i [...] | 2009-11-10 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM |
09ROME1256 | U.S.-ITALY SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (U) This cable answers reftel request for information on U.S.-Italian Security Dialogues: their nature, frequency and usefulness. 2. (SBU) The principal U.S.-Italy security dialogue is the Joint Military Commission, which governs the presence of U.S. military forces on Italian bases. It w [...] | 2009-11-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT |
09ROME126 | ROME MEETING OF RC-WEST EMBASSIES: GUIDANCE REQUEST [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. The Italian Foreign Ministry will host a meeting on February 9 for Embassies of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF mission. The meeting is part of a GOI effort to encourage cohesio [...] | 2009-02-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR AZ IT NATO |
09ROME1264 | ITALY TO ALERT PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES TO USG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An official in the Italian Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) stated that she will advise private sector institutions of the USG designation, under Executive Order 13382 (reftel),of First East Export Bank (FEEB) of Malaysia, and of the Chairman of Bank Mellat of Iran, and [...] | 2009-11-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN IR IT KNNP PARM |
09ROME1271 | ITALY TO SUPPORT PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post conveyed subject list of designated North Korean entities and individuals (reftel) to officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF). Both responded favorably and stated that the GOI would support EU designation of the enti [...] | 2009-11-17 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP EUN KN PARM UNSC IT |
09ROME1272 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. PRIORITIES [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on November 17. Mercuri reacted favorably to the demarche, saying that it tracked closely with the approach envisaged by FM Frattini, who will attend the inauguration along with MFA Af-Pak Envoy Ma [...] | 2009-11-17 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT AF |
09ROME1275 | ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) While the U.S. and GOI positions on NATO enlargement and objectives for the December 3-4 NATO Foreign Ministerial(ref A) are similar, the Italians want to be cautious about setting the bar too high for obtaining Membership Action Plan (MAP) status. Italy is keenly interested in Euro-Atla [...] | 2009-11-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP |
09ROME1277 | VISAS VIPER OCTOBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-11-20 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
09ROME1279 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY BRACED FOR TROOP REQUEST, [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is braced for an eventual request for more troops in Afghanistan, but its initial offer will likely be modest due to political, budgetary, and structural constraints on Italian troop deployment capability. We can and should push the Italians beyond their current comfort z [...] | 2009-11-20 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME128 | FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE U.S.-ITALY RELATIONSHIP: [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, as I depart Rome after three and a half years, permit me the privilege of passing on my thoughts to you on the state of U.S. - Italian relations. Throughout the post-war period, in particular since the end of the Cold War, Italy has been a staunch, reliable, and seriou [...] | 2009-02-05 09:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO IT |
09ROME1281 | ITU DEMARCHE: ITALY'S RESPONSE [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered the requested demarche concerning ITU Kosovo-related actions. The demarche was delivered to Giorgio Visetti, Diplomatic Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, who handles telecommunications issues. He was very interested in the issue and asked a number [...] | 2009-11-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SENV KGHG EUN |
09ROME1284 | CONTINUED USG ENGAGEMENT IMPORTANT AS ITALY TAKES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The GOI is creating a nuclear energy regulatory agency, the first in a series of important steps in the government's efforts to bring back nuclear energy to Italy. Much remains to be done: Italy must win public support for nuclear power and find a solution to the nuclear waste [...] | 2009-11-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG IT |
09ROME1286 | ITALY - WORKERS OCCUPY ALCOA FACILITY [...] Workers at the Sardinia plant of the US multinational ALCOA have occupied the plant, detaining the Italian management. The company announced plans to close the plant and another in the Veneto region temporarily after the European Commission on November 19 confirmed an earlier ruling that the [...] | 2009-11-20 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB IT EU |
09ROME1299 | ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. Italy eng [...] | 2009-11-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC CU IT |
09ROME1308 | ITALY: ARGENTINA BONDHOLDERS DIGGING IN [...] Confidential - - Entire Text. 2. Summary - Italian bondholders of defaulted Argentine debt are unlikely to take up the most recent GOA buy-out offer and intend to pursue ongoing arbitration. A bondholders' group says its members' interests vary greatly from those of US institutional investors th [...] | 2009-11-25 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV AR IT |
09ROME1309 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE ON [...] (C) Ambassador Thorne delivered Reftel points to Gianni Letta, Chief Undersecretary to PM Berlusconi, on November 24. Letta took the message on board, and thanked the Ambassador for the heads up on the pending USG decision and "asks" for new resources. Following the NSA Jones discussion with [...] | 2009-11-25 17:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME1318 | AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCEMENT: ITALY PREPARING MAJOR [...] C) Summary: Foreign Minister Frattini assured the Ambassador that Italy was striving to provide over 1,000 additional troops to the ISAF mission but its final increase depended on cuts in other overseas missions. Defense Minister LaRussa will announce Italy's intent to do more on December 2 [...] | 2009-12-01 16:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO IT AF |
09ROME1323 | GOI UNOFFICIALLY AGREES TO IMMEDIATE BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI has unofficially agreed to convert 10 million euros of its unobligated Paris pledge into immediate budget support for the Palestinian Authority. End summary. 2. (U) On 1 December ECONOFF conveyed Secretary Clinton's request for immediate budget support for the Palesti [...] | 2009-12-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EU IS IT OPDC PGOV PREL WBG |
09ROME1324 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGING FORCES BEFORE NATO [...] (C/NF) Following up on reftel conversation, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini contacted the Ambassador the evening of December 2 to inform him that the GOI was changing its approach on announcing its new force contributions. Following Tuesday afternoon conversations between the Foreign Ministe [...] | 2009-12-02 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO |
09ROME1328 | ITALY PUSHING TO ALTER EU PEACE PROCESS STATEMENT [...] (C) Israel Palestinian Affairs office director, Davide La Cecilia (protect),told poloff Italy is working hard to alter the language of the Swedish-proposed EU statement on the peace process currently being circulated in advance of the December 7-8 GAERC meeting. La Cecilia said the GOI is di [...] | 2009-12-02 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT IS PA |
09ROME1336 | GOI CLARIFICATION OF G8 L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. A GOI official has reaffirmed the commitments made by Italy at the L'Aquila G8 meeting: Italy expects to provide USD 450 million for food security. End Summary. 2. (U) On 25 November ECONOFF conveyed the USG concerns regarding the food security commitments made at the L'Aquila [...] | 2009-12-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON IT |
09ROME1338 | ITALY'S RESPONSE TO PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche with MFA Asia, Oceania, Pacific and Antarctic Office Director Adriano Monti on December 2. Monti agreed with all of the points in the demarche and asserted that the GOI continues to share the US strategy on dealing with the military junta that rules Burma. [...] | 2009-12-04 11:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BM IT |
09ROME1339 | ITALY SUPPORTS US APPROACH ON DPRK UNIVERSAL [...] (C) Italy agrees with the USG views and suggested questions and recommendations for the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the DPRK according to MFA Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini. Carpini commented that the proposed questions were thorou [...] | 2009-12-04 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA IT |
09ROME1340 | ITALIAN ECONOMY REMAINS IN LOW GEAR [...] (U) Summary -- Italy's central bank and private economists are predicting modest growth in 2010, ranging from 0.4% to 1.0%, but they remain concerned that a stagnant jobs picture may yet tip Italy into a double-dip recession. Italy's already massive public debt prevents any significant stimul [...] | 2009-12-04 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON IT |
09ROME1341 | MEETING ON IRAN WITH ITALIAN ADVISOR TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PEOPLE'S PARTY [...] (C) Poloff and Econoff met with Rino Trombetta, an Italian adviser on Iran and Afghanistan to the members of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament. Several of his Parliamentarians are members of a Delegation for Relations with Iran, a group composed of 18 MEPs and 16 alt [...] | 2009-12-04 14:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU IR IT |
09ROME1342 | ITALY IRAN SANCTIONS ACT DEMARCHE: GOI INFORMED; [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) demarche to the GOI, and to Eni and Edison energy companies. As expected, GOI officials defended their "moral suasion" actions and claimed their companies are cooperating. Eni officials continue to claim that they have halted any new act [...] | 2009-12-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL |
09ROME1343 | ITALIAN EFFORTS ONGOING ON MEPP STATEMENT FOR NEXT [...] (C) Office Director for Israel-Palestinian Affairs, Davide La Cecilia, told Poloff on December 4 that his delegation is still working hard to achieve a more "balanced version" of the Swedish-proposed EU declaration on the Peace Process, and that some progress has been made. The declaration [...] | 2009-12-04 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT IS |
09ROME1344 | GOI RESPONSE TO USG REQUEST TO DELIST TRANCHE 3 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOI agreed to delist eight of the eighteen individuals identified in the Italy section of the Tranche 3 Names list and have requested more time to gather information on the remaining ten individuals. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On November 2, ECONOFF conveyed the Tranche 3 list [...] | 2009-12-04 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC IT |
09ROME1347 | A/S GORDON'S MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI AND [...] (C) Summary: Following the November 23rd G8 Political Directors' meeting, A/S Gordon met with FM Frattini and SG Massolo in back to back discussions, reviewing the new EU appointments, Iran sanctions, Afghanistan, Russia and the Balkans. Frattini expressed optimism that the new post-Lisbon te [...] | 2009-12-07 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT |
09ROME1349 | BANKS CLAIM ITALIAN TAX AMNESTY CONSISTENT WITH [...] (U) Italian Banking Association officials have indicated to Post that Italian banks remain beholden to know-your-client and suspicious transaction reporting obligations when processing transactions pursuant to Italy's current tax amnesty. End Summary 2. (U) Econoffs met on November 25 Ita [...] | 2009-12-10 08:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SNAR KCRM IT |
09ROME1350 | VISAS VIPER NOVEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-12-10 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
09ROME1363 | ISAF: NEXT STEPS FOR ITALY'S 1,000 TROOP COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Italian government has started the Parliamentary approval process for its increased ISAF commitments. On December 10, FM Frattini and MOD La Russa briefed Parliament's Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees on the GOI's plans for a 1,000-troop surge in ISAF over the next te [...] | 2009-12-11 16:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME1371 | GOI TO DISBURSE WFP ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOI will immediately disburse 500,000 euros to assist the WFP in Pakistan. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 14, ECONOFF met with an official in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to convey the USG request for immediate support for the WFP (reftel). The official, [...] | 2009-12-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO IT PGOV PHUM PK PREF |
09ROME1382 | ENI EXPLORING GAS PROJECT TO BRING TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Eni's CEO Scaroni told Post that his company is exploring a gas-swap deal with Turkmenistan and Turkey to bring 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Bulgaria and perhaps other parts of Eastern Europe. This project may be an attempt by Eni to portray itself as supporting EU ene [...] | 2009-12-16 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IT |
09ROME1391 | US - ITALY 1999 DOUBLE TAXATION TREATY - EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA ECON PREL IT |
09ROME1395 | IPR IN ITALY - USG COOPERATION WITH ITALIAN IP DIRECTORATE [...] (U) Italian officials have expressed interest in closer collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on intellectual property (IP) issues. They also seem eager to take steps that could lead to Italy being taken off the USG's 301 Watch List, but it is not clear that they will succeed [...] | 2009-12-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME1396 | IPR IN ITALY - AMERICAN VOICES AMONG ITALIAN ELITE [...] (U) Three American speakers, recruited by Embassy Rome, recently spoke at an intellectual property rights (IPR) conference held in Rome. The two USG speakers and one private sector speaker spoke on issues of IPRs and competition law, emerging areas of patent law, and U.S. approaches to copyrig [...] | 2009-12-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME1404 | GOI WILL REVIEW USG UNSCR 1267 CO-SPONSORSHIP [...] (S) Summary. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will submit to the appropriate agencies for review, the USG request to co-sponsor for designation under UNSCR 1267, Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its leaders, Nasir al-Wahishi and Ali al-Shihri. End summary. 2. (S) O [...] | 2009-12-23 15:26:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM UN |
09ROME1405 | GOI OPPOSES DELISTING SEVEN TRANCHE 3 NAMES [...] (C) Summary. Upon further review by Italian police and intelligence agencies (reftel Rome 1344 and State 109494),Italy opposes delisting seven Tranche 3 names. However, the GOI supports delisting two Tranche 3 names and asks the USG for support in expediting the delisting of one individual. E [...] | 2009-12-23 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
09ROME1409 | ITALY-RUSSIA SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS EVER STRONGER [...] (SBU) MFA officials view the December 3 summit between PM Berlusconi, Russian President Medvedev and numerous cabinet minsters a showcase for the bright future of Italian-Russian relations. Historically strong economic, political and cultural ties between Italy and Russia were reinforced by [...] | 2009-12-23 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENGR PGOV OSCE NATO AF RS IT EUN |
09ROME141 | ITALIAN G8 OUTREACH APPROACH CLARIFIED; SOUS SHERPA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 3, Italian Sous Sherpa Guido La Tella briefed DCM and Science Counselor on the GOI approach to G8 Summit structure. While noting that consensus has not yet been reached among G8 members, La Tella sai [...] | 2009-02-05 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KGHG SENV ENRG OTRA IT |
09ROME1414 | ITALY FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: NEW POLICY MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Fisheries Under Secretary Buonfiglio stressed to DCM some significant recent changes in Italian fisheries policies, including more centralized enforcement and enhanced monitoring and data collection; a "point system" for fishing licenses; a 50-percent reduction in the bl [...] | 2009-12-28 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
09ROME1415 | ITALY FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: ENFORCEMENT DATA [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian fisheries authorities have provided data on Port Captaincy-Coast Guard enforcement activities in 2008 and 2009, for USG consideration in the context of the U.S. Moratorium Protection Act. Although the 2009 data covers only the year to October, it shows an increase in in [...] | 2009-12-28 07:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT |
09ROME1419 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT [...] C) Poloff spoke with Iran desk officer, Silvia Santangelo, regarding the cases of American citizens detained in Iran, and requested the GOI's assistance, per reftel. The Iran desk said that in the last two months, all human rights discussions, including consular discussions with the Iranians [...] | 2009-12-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR IT |
09ROME1421 | ITALY SUPPORTS DJIBOUTI PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA East Africa Office Director, Giovanni Polizzi, to deliver demarche on prioritizing the Djibouti Peace Process. Upon his return from the International Contact Group for Somalia meeting in Jeddah on December 17, Polizzi affirmed the GOI's support for maintaining the Djib [...] | 2009-12-30 15:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SO IT |
09ROME143 | ITALY WANTS G-8 TO TACKLE INTERNET "REGULATION" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IT ECON ETRD KIPR |
09ROME144 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (SBU) Summary: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the first Political Directors Meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Venice, February 2-3. All participants showed great interest in the new Administration's approach to major policy issues -- most notabl [...] | 2009-02-06 13:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM |
09ROME145 | ITALY HOSTS UNSC REFORM MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Representatives of 77 countries, 21 of them at the ministerial level, convened in Rome February 5 for an MFA-hosted meeting on reform of the UN Security Council. Although contacts at the MFA insisted the meeting was not a Uniting for Consensus (UFC) event, the guest list and discussion p [...] | 2009-02-06 14:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IT |
09ROME159 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S FEBRUARY 13-22 [...] (C) Madame Speaker, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your upcoming visit. Your trip comes at a critical moment as the Berlusconi government seeks to understand how it fits into the new Administration's reengagement with Europe. Berlusconi's close person [...] | 2009-02-10 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME160 | ITALY PRESSES RC-WEST PARTNERS TO CONTRIBUTE MORE [...] (C/NF) Summary: At a February 9 meeting of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan, the GOI announced its intent to provide part of the maneuver battalion needed for Election Security Forces (ESF) in the region. The GOI urged other countries at the confer [...] | 2009-02-10 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME163 | ITALY DOES NOT HAVE A CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO DG [...] (C) Italy has not, and does not intend to, put forward a candidate for director general of UNESCO, according to Barbara Bregato, director of the MFA office of multilateral cultural cooperation. Bregato told Poloff February 11 that there had been some tentative discussions about the possibilit [...] | 2009-02-11 14:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO CA IT |
09ROME171 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...] | 2009-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
09ROME173 | IRAN: ITALY FAULTS GERMANS FOR DELAYS OF EU [...] (C/NF) Summary. Italy faults Germany for postponing recent EU-level experts meetings on new Iran proliferation-related designations that were scheduled for February 11. The MFA is concerned the EU is losing momentum while waiting for US policy announcements and highlighted that every small d [...] | 2009-02-12 14:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNC ETTC EFIN IT |
09ROME176 | ITALY: MFA HESITANT IN PRESSING MOI ON CUBAN [...] (C) A/DCM met February 10 with MFA Americas DG Verderame, at the latter's request, as well as with Migration Deputy DG Palladino to discuss our pending request for the resettlement in Italy of Cuban protected migrant Luis Manuel Alfonso Romero, currently at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo [...] | 2009-02-12 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF SMIG KAWC IT CU |
09ROME177 | GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Italy can and should do more in Afghanistan. It is a top-tier contributor to ISAF with 2,600 troops (making it the sixth-largest contingent),and it has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of its G8 Presidency by prop [...] | 2009-02-13 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME178 | ITALY: US COMPANY MAY BE INVOLVED IN SUSPECT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IT |
09ROME188 | ITALY APPROVES AUTOMOBILE SECTOR ASSISTANCE PACKAGE [...] (U) Summary: On February 6, 2009, the GOI approved an automobile sector assistance package as part of a broader industrial sector stimulus package. The auto sector measures provide consumer incentives, ranging from 500 to 6500 euros, to increase demand and do not appear to give direct support t [...] | 2009-02-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN PREL WTO IT |
09ROME191 | ITALY HESITANT ON MAURITANIA SANCTIONS, WANTS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA West Africa Office Director Pierluigi Verlani February 18, urging Italy to press for a principled EU position supporting a return to democracy and constitutional order in Mauritania, given the African Union's February 5 decision to impose targeted sanc [...] | 2009-02-18 17:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN MR IT |
09ROME192 | VELTRONI RESIGNS, PD ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (C) The opposition Democratic Party (PD) could ultimately face fracture after party leader Walter Veltroni stepped down yesterday citing the February 15-16 defeat in regional elections in Sardinia. Veltroni's resignation leaves PD flat-footed in advance of the European Parliament elections in [...] | 2009-02-18 17:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME204 | ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 16:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN KFRD SMIG IT XX |
09ROME207 | NUCLEAR POWER COMPETITION: US AND FRANCE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Mission recently orchestrated a visit by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials to provide Italy with U.S. views on nuclear power regulation and plant licensing. Both issues are under review here as the GOI moves to reintroduce nuclear power after a twenty-year [...] | 2009-02-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG FR IT PREL |
09ROME211 | YOUR FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH ITALIAN FM FRATTINI [...] (C/NF) Summary. On February 27, you will meet Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, an experienced and serious statesman who seeks to raise Italy's profile on the international stage. Your meeting represents for the GOI a long-awaited first encounter with the new U.S. administration. The [...] | 2009-02-24 12:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MOPS IT |
09ROME223 | ITALY WILL SUPPORT MARK PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ROME227 | IPR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] (U) Summary: The fall of the Prodi government in 2008 understandably interrupted what had been strong momentum on IPR issues in Italy. Post has recently seen a renewed executive branch determination to tackle IPR issues, in particular, on-line piracy. Problems still exist, especially the cur [...] | 2009-02-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME230 | ITALY PLEASED WITH U.S. REENGAGEMENT IN UN HRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IT |
09ROME232 | ITALY CLAIMS REDUCTIONS IN IRANIAN EXPORT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
09ROME252 | ITALY REDUCES EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN, BUT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past three months, Italy's Export Credit Agency (SACE) has reduced its exposure in the form of insurance guarantees on trade and investment to Iran from 1.5 billion euros to about 1.3 billion euros as existing debts have been repaid. SACE's managers have chosen not to [...] | 2009-03-04 07:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR |
09ROME253 | ITALY LIKELY TO OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE TO AMISOM, [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Somalia Coordinator Giovanni Polizzi March 3, requesting Italian support for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and for security forces loyal to the Somali Transitional Federal [...] | 2009-03-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO SO IT |
09ROME259 | Italy Implements Measure to Bolster Bank-Lending. [...] (SBU) Summary -- On February 26, the GOI authorized the Italian Treasury to buy extraordinary convertible bonds issued by Italian banks as a way to raise banks' capital ratios and spur new lending, especially to small and medium businesses. The instruments, in terms of risks taken by the GOI an [...] | 2009-03-05 09:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IT |
09ROME275 | ITALY AGREES TO GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION [...] (C) Italy approves the Program of Action for the March 13 London meeting on Gaza smuggling interdiction with no edits to the draft as presented. The Middle East Levant and Egypt Office told us that they have reviewed the Program of Action and fully support the document and most importantly, t [...] | 2009-03-09 13:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO IT |
09ROME281 | ITALIAN PIPELINE COMPANY CONCERNED ABOUT AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Franco - Italian energy company Edison, one of the leading partners in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project, is concerned about Azerbaijan's decision to delay production from its Shah Deniz II gas field. Such a delay would adversely impact current plans for first TGI [...] | 2009-03-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GR IR IT RS TU AJ |
09ROME284 | IRAQ: KEEPING ITALY ENGAGED [...] (C) Summary. Italy has been an important partner in helping provide security and economic development for Iraq. Despite the previous government's decision to withdraw combat troops from the coalition in 2006, the GOI has worked hard to maintain a leadership role in the training of Iraqi securit [...] | 2009-03-11 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IT |
09ROME290 | ITALIAN EFFORTS TO INDUCE SLOVENIA TO ACCELERATE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and Slovenian referendum timeline to Italian MFA NATO Desk Officer Carlo Batori on March 9. Batori said the GOI agrees on the need to pressure the Slovenian government to move more quickly on ratifying Croatia's NATO accession protocol, and FM Frattini ra [...] | 2009-03-12 16:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO KTIA PREL HR AL SL IT |
09ROME297 | CORRECTED VERSION - SIPDIS CAPTION ADDED: G-20 [...] Summary - Italy remains insulated from the worst of the crisis impacting financial institutions, but is looking at a deeper and longer recession than originally anticipated. The GOI has put in place various modest measures to bolster confidence in banks, increase credit to the economy, and pr [...] | 2009-03-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IT |
09ROME298 | ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC EVENT: MFA U/S SCOTTI TO ATTEND FOR ITALY; [...] Summary and action request. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Vincenzo Scotti will represent Italy at the April 6 ministerial event on Antarctic and Arctic affairs at the Department. Senior working-level MFA Antarctic and Arctic officials are available for consultation by the [...] | 2009-03-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA PHSA EWWT PBTS IT |
09ROME30 | ITALY: SUPPORTS PROPOSED CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALI [...] (SBU) Political Military Counselor met with MFA NATO Director Massimo Marotti and UN Director Natalia Quintavalle on January 8 to extend ref A invitation for Italy to participate in the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) and to brief them on the agenda and topics for the January 13-14 meeti [...] | 2009-01-09 16:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PGOV EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA PTER IT |
09ROME302 | ENDING IRFFI: REPORT ON THE 8TH IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) Summary: The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee discussed the closure of the donor facility and procedures for wrapping-up its project planning and commitment processes by the end of 2010 at its Eighth Donors Committee (DC) meeting that was held i [...] | 2009-03-13 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
09ROME31 | ITALY: WILL ATTEND GAZA MEETING ON MARGINS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL MARR MOPS IT |
09ROME314 | ITALY CONFIRMS PLEDGE OF $100M FOR GAZA, BUT ONLY [...] (C) Summary: Responding to reftel demarche, Antonello De Riu of the Italian MFA confirmed Italy's pledge of $100m (79m Euros) in aid for Gaza, to be spent over three or four years, though he cited two problems that could result in the pledge not being met: Italian "over engagement" and the l [...] | 2009-03-17 15:49:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN |
09ROME316 | ITALY,S RESPONSE TO PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Counselor Valter Zucconi of the Directorate for Development Cooperation said the GOI hopes to approve between 30 and 40 million Euros in soft loans for Pakistan's provinces bordering Afghanistan by June of 2009. Italy had already pledged one million Euros to the World Food [...] | 2009-03-17 17:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM PK PREF |
09ROME320 | ITALIAN ECONOMIC PRIORITIES IN RUN-UP TO LONDON [...] (SBU) Summary - The Italian economy remains troubled, especially as exports have turned down dramatically. A top Central Bank official expects government instruments to bolster Italian banks' capital to be fully subscribed. The government is shifting its focus to addressing the prospect of h [...] | 2009-03-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME325 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050109951: RIFLES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post performed a Level 3 Blue Lantern Post Shipment End Use Check on Ditta Individuale Adriano De Rossi, a Rome-based bona fide gun dealer. The sensitive items -- license number 050109951 -- were properly sec [...] | 2009-03-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT |
09ROME339 | ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Italian MFA South Asia Office Director Domenico Bellato on March 18. Bellato said that Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Massimo Iannucci would attend the Pakistan Donors Conferenc [...] | 2009-03-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK IT |
09ROME341 | ITALY AGREES ON KFOR: IN TOGETHER, OUT TOGETHER [...] (C) Charge took the opportunity of a March 17 lunch with MFA Director General for Europe Laura Mirachian to conduct a wide-ranging review of Kosovo, prefiguring reftel demarche. Charge urged Italy to stay the course in Kosovo and not to make any precipitous moves to reduce or end participation [...] | 2009-03-23 14:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV IT |
09ROME342 | G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your trip to participate in the G8 Labor Ministerial. The Labor Ministerial will be the first full G8 ministerial and it offers an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Administration's polic [...] | 2009-03-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME343 | ITALY: GREEN "INVESTMENTS" IN STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 09:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG SENV IT |
09ROME346 | ISAF: MOD LA RUSSA OFFERS SMALL INCREASE IN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Italian MOD La Russa told Charge on March 23 that Italy is considering sending to Afghanistan -- in addition to 200 temporary Electoral Support Forces already pledged -- 50 Carabineri police trainers, two C-27J Transport Aircraft, three medevac helicopters, and up to two additi [...] | 2009-03-24 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME347 | ITALY OFFERS INFO OF POSSIBLE IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary: On 17 March an Italian Ministry of Trade official shared with Econoff documents indicating that Worthington, a US company, may be attempting to use its Italian subsidiary to export pumps and spare parts to Iran in p [...] | 2009-03-24 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM |
09ROME35 | ITALY AWAITING FORMATION OF EU POLICY TOWARD [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on January 5 to FM Frattini and indicated US interest in working with Europeans to develop a strategy to encourage the reintegration of separatist areas in Georgia. The Foreign Minister stated that was unaware of any existing strategy and would pass the [...] | 2009-01-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG RS IT |
09ROME352 | ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN SMIG IT |
09ROME353 | ITALY: GREEN "INVESTMENTS" IN STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) The Italian government, in the context of its modest economic stimulus effort (ref B),has implemented a number of measures, some of which could be seen as environmentally friendly, and others not. The government has not explicitly sought to tackle environmental challenges as part of it [...] | 2009-03-25 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG SENV IT |
09ROME355 | ITALY READY TO HELP ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES [...] (C) Italian Foreign Minister Frattini confirmed to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson March 24 that Italy is ready to help the United States resolve the issue of Guantanamo detainees through resettlement in Italy and advocacy for the U.S. effort within the EU. Frattini advised that there is oppositio [...] | 2009-03-26 17:12:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IT |
09ROME356 | BERLUSCONI'S CENTER-RIGHT SHOTGUN WEDDING [...] (C) From 27 to 29 March, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will preside over the merger of Italy's two main center-right parties into a single entity, the People of Liberty (PDL) party. The inaugural party congress that will take place this weekend will fuse Berlusconi's personal political vehi [...] | 2009-03-27 11:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME358 | ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (U) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an important period in our relationship with Italy. As Italy's leadership undertakes engagement with the new Administration, Italians are eager to show that Italy remains committed to maintaining a strong relationship with the U.S. and is ready to co [...] | 2009-03-27 16:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP IT |
09ROME363 | REQUEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION: 65TH [...] (U) This in an action message; see paras 2-6. This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post requests the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend events in Rome on June 4, 2009, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Allied liberation o [...] | 2009-03-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL OVIP IT |
09ROME364 | AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING: ITALY PREPARED TO SEND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy is prepared to double or triple its current contingent of 40 Carabinieri police trainers in Afghanistan and expand their mandate to include district-level mentoring, but is concerned about cost. The GOI favors either (1) an NTM-A arrangement in which the burden of fundi [...] | 2009-03-30 17:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF FR |
09ROME378 | ITALY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IT |
09ROME379 | WESTERN MED RSI PROPOSAL: STRENGTHENING [...] (SBU) In partnership with the Department of Justice, Embassy Rome proposes to host a two-day conference in fall 2009 for approximately 50 prosecutors and other appropriate officials from the United States, Italy, France, Spain, the UK, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya to develop closer and [...] | 2009-04-03 06:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC IT |
09ROME386 | SUBJECT: ITALY DODGES FINANCIAL MELT DOWN, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME387 | DEMARCHE REPLY: ITALY WILL LET OTHERS LEAD ON CEE [...] (U) Econoff on April 3 discussed ref demarche and presented talking points to Francesco Galietti, a senior advisor to Minister of Finance and Economics Giulio Tremonti. Galietti was familiar with EU-wide efforts to conceive various measures to assist ailing economies in central and eastern Eu [...] | 2009-04-03 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EFIN IT |
09ROME388 | ITALY MUSTERING POLITICAL WILL TO DO MORE IN [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Italy is in broad agreement with the conclusions of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review and is actively considering additional contributions to make at the NATO Summit and the Pakistan Donor Conference in Tokyo. Although facing tight budgetary restrict [...] | 2009-04-03 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID |
09ROME392 | ITALY SITREP: STRONG EARTHQUAKE HIT CENTRAL ITALY [...] (SBU) On Monday morning an earthquake registering 5.8 on the Richter scale struck central Italy, centered about 60 miles from Rome near the capital of Abruzzo, L'Aquila. Initial reports indicate that 50 were killed and hundreds injured. The earthquake damaged L'Aquila's most important churches [...] | 2009-04-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME393 | DISASTER DECLARATION CABLE: ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) This is a Disaster Declaration cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) On 6 April at 3:30 a.m. an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit Abruzzo province in central Italy. Fifty people have been confirmed dead and thousands are homeless. Media reports indicate that electrical and [...] | 2009-04-06 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM |
09ROME395 | ITALY DODGES FINANCIAL MELT DOWN, BUT GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: Conservative, risk-averse practices and tight supervision allowed Italy's banking system to avoid the worst of the financial melt-down that hit the United States and other countries. But the worldwide recession sparked by this financial crisis is now beginning to hit Italy's e [...] | 2009-04-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME396 | ITALY CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (U) On Sunday April 5, the Italian MFA issued a statement condemning the North Korean Missile launch, calling it a violation of UNSCR 1718 and characterizing it as a threat to global nonproliferation efforts. The GOI, in its capacity as G8 President, calls on North Korea to cease all activitie [...] | 2009-04-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN IT |
09ROME399 | ITALY SITREP: EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 179 [...] (U) The death toll from Monday morning's earthquake in Abruzzo has risen to 179, with 34 still missing. Additionally, 1,500 are injured and 17,000 homeless, including 10,000 in the region's capital L'Aquila (total population 80,000). Thus far, 100 people have been rescued from the rubble. A se [...] | 2009-04-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME4 | ITALY TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON AID TO NICARAGUA [...] (C) Summary: Econoff and Poloff delivered ref A demarche on suspension of aid to Nicaragua. Italy will seek a common EU position in responding to the flawed 9 November elections. Italy will likely not suspend its sanitation project run through the Managua municipal government, but it will [...] | 2009-01-02 16:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL NU |
09ROME402 | ITALY SITREP: DISASTER RELIEF CONTINUING [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. Death Toll Hits 250 - - - - - - - - - - 2. (U) The Italian media has reported that the death toll for Monday morning's earthquake has now reached 250, with 1,000 injured, including 100 seriously. On Tuesday strong [...] | 2009-04-08 12:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CASC IT |
09ROME408 | ITALY COOPERATIVE ON JOINT APPROACH TO TUNIS SCHOOL [...] (C) The Italian MFA is eager to cooperate with us and others to obtain a favorable resolution to the American Cooperative School of Tunis (ACST) tax situation. MFA Counselor Lorenzo Morini from the Maghreb Office, stated he would discuss this issue with the Italian Ambassador in Tunisia, Amb [...] | 2009-04-09 08:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASCH ODIP PREL IT |
09ROME409 | G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...] | 2009-04-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID |
09ROME41 | ITALY CONVENES G8 MEMBERS ON GAZA AID, PLEDGES $1M [...] (C) Summary: On 9 January Italy convened a meeting of local G8 diplomatic representatives to discuss coordination of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Italy announced a pledge of approximately $1m in emergency aid and asked others for a summary of their recent humanitarian activities. This meeting [...] | 2009-01-14 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRS EAID EFIN PREC |
09ROME417 | ITALIAN FM'S TRIP TO LEBANON AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini conducted a two-day visit to Lebanon and Syria, where he found both governments openly positive about the new U.S. administration's policies and suggested this emergence of optimism provides an opportunity to make progress on the Middle East Peac [...] | 2009-04-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IT |
09ROME42 | ITALY: FRATTINI PLANS MID-EAST MISSION, GOI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 18:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS EG SY IT |
09ROME423 | ITALY: BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 8 to MFA Southeast Asia desk officer Fabio Schina, sharing the direction of the U.S. Burma policy review and the possibility of direct dialogue between the United States and Burmese authorities. Schina said Italy believed that maintaining open channe [...] | 2009-04-10 11:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD BM |
09ROME424 | ISAF: ITALY CONFIRMS STRASBOURG PLEDGE OF 524 [...] (C) Overview and Summary: Italian MFA Officials confirmed on April 10 Italy's NATO Summit offers of 524 new troops and trainers for Afghanistan. This number represents a last-minute ramp-up in the final days before the summit from Italy's planned contribution of 324 (Ref A),which was preview [...] | 2009-04-10 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME427 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...] | 2009-04-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK |
09ROME428 | COORDINATION OF RESPONSE TO ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE [...] In the wake of the earthquake which struck Italy on April 6 (Ref B),expressions of American solidarity and sympathy have been widely reported in the media and greatly appreciated. Caustic comments about the size of our initial emergency $50,000 disaster grant were reported in only one provoc [...] | 2009-04-15 06:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME430 | ITALIAN POLICE, TERRORIST FINANCING, AND CT [...] (SBU) This cable contains a proposal for support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Counterterrorism from the U.S. Mission in Italy. Proposed Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) Educational Initiative for Italian Police Task Force on Terrorism and Organized Crime. Executive Summary - [...] | 2009-04-15 18:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN PTER IT |
09ROME431 | DAS HENGEL DEMARCHES THE GOI AND ENI ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 3 meetings with the Italian MFA and Italian energy parastatal ENI, EEB/ESC DAS Hengel requested appropriate action be taken to halt new petrochemical deals with Iran (Ref A). ENI executives said Iran needs advanced oil recovery technology to become a net gas [...] | 2009-04-16 06:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
09ROME433 | PIRACY: ITALY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR ANTI-PIRACY [...] (S) The Government of Italy sent U.S. Embassy Rome an unclassified Note Verbale on April 16 thanking the USG for assistance provided thus far in the deployment of Italian Special Forces to Djibouti for possible use in an anti-piracy mission and requesting continuing assistance as needed. The [...] | 2009-04-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | MASS MARR EWWT KCRM PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL AORC |
09ROME434 | ITALY YES ON KOSOVO IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 09:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL IT KV |
09ROME435 | RSI PROPOSAL: CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) This message has been prepared in coordination with the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. Need for Project ---------------- 2. (SBU) The purpose of the project is to foster a bilateral dialogue with the Vatican on counter-terrorism preparedness and to improve the Vatican's ability to [...] | 2009-04-17 12:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC IT VT |
09ROME437 | NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (I): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) Recent tragic reports of boatloads of African immigrants crossing from Libya to Lampedusa, a 12 square mile island off of the coast of Sicily, have transfixed local, regional and international audiences. The arrivals have accelerated a law and order approach to irregular immigration pr [...] | 2009-04-17 12:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF IT |
09ROME438 | NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (III): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) This is the third in a series of three reporting cables on immigration in Italy. This first reporting cable described the current situation. The second reported on the government's reaction to the immigration challenge. This third cable examines the concerns raised by the government's [...] | 2009-04-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF IT |
09ROME439 | NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (II): INEFFECTIVE ITALIAN [...] (SBU) This is the second in a series of three reporting cables on immigration in Italy. This first reporting cable described the current situation. This second cable reports on the government's reaction to the immigration challenge. The third examines concerns about the limitations of the g [...] | 2009-04-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF IT |
09ROME456 | VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...] | 2009-04-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF |
09ROME464 | ITALY CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR ETHIOPIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 14:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO ET SU IT |
09ROME472 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ITALY AWARE OF IRANIAN [...] (C) On 15 and 16 April Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of International Trade and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, respectively, concerning Iranian efforts to procure sensitive items for use in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) via an Italian intermediary. Econoff prese [...] | 2009-04-28 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT |
09ROME476 | U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS IN ROME ON START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) During the initial discussions of the START follow-on agreement, the heads of delegation (Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller and Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov) agreed to a tentative work program for developing the major elements of the [...] | 2009-04-29 12:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL KACT START JCIC US RS IT |
09ROME481 | LUKASHENA IN ROME, BERLUSCONI PROMISES VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenka visited Rome April 27 to meet with Pope Benedict XVI (reftel) and PM Berlusconi. The MFA claimed that Berlusconi had made the decision to break Lukashenka's isolation in the hopes of exploiting potential opportunities for a thaw in EU-Belarus [...] | 2009-04-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO IT |
09ROME483 | ITALY WILL ATTEND ISLAMABAD MAY 13-14 CONFERENCE [...] MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Counselor for Asia, Domenico Bellato, both confirmed Italy's participation in the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan. While not confirmed, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Amb [...] | 2009-04-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID IT |
09ROME486 | SPECIAL 301 - ITALY 2009: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On April 30, Econoff delivered the requested demarche on Italy's Special 301 review. The demarche was delivered to Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mazza said he found the criticism to be fair said he was appreciative of the rec [...] | 2009-04-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
09ROME487 | ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE-POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS WITH NIAF [...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of a visit by a delegation of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF),Post proposes moving forward in a public-private partnership with NIAF, focused on education, specifically on the University of Aquila, in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruz [...] | 2009-05-04 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME493 | ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE-POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS WITH NIAF [...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of a visit by a delegation of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF),Post proposes moving forward in a public-private partnership with NIAF, focused on education, specifically on the University of Aquila, in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruz [...] | 2009-05-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME504 | ENI WANTS TO TALK TO USG ABOUT ITS PLANS TO SIGN [...] (C) Summary: Italian energy company ENI is seeking at least tacit USG approval for a memorandum of understanding that it wishes to sign with Iran. The MOU would be for a feasibility study to increase oil production from the Darquain field. ENI's CEO Paolo Scaroni will raise this issue with US [...] | 2009-05-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
09ROME506 | MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...] | 2009-05-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM |
09ROME507 | VIEWS OF ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE ZONE; POTENTIAL IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: In order to gauge progress in earthquake relief and reconstruction, particularly as to how conditions on the ground may impact planned G8 events near the epicenter, Embassy recently met with the Italian official in charge of earthquake relief and reconstruction, as well as with [...] | 2009-05-06 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CASC IT |
09ROME508 | MEGAPORTS IN ITALY: DETECTING NUCLEAR MATERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: The DOE Megaports program seeks to protect the United States from attack by placing radiation detectors in container ports. Italy has long been on the Department of Energy's list of desired Megaports participants, but efforts to institute the program in Italy stalled several yea [...] | 2009-05-06 15:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IT PGOV ETRD PBTS PTER PARM |
09ROME511 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ITALY APPROVES SOME EXPORTS TO [...] (SBU) On 15 and 16 April Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning Iran export license applications by Worthington SRL and Emerson Process Management to Italian Ministry of International Trade and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. Econoff presented the demarche to Giovanni Ramella [...] | 2009-05-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC |
09ROME513 | BLUE LANTERN LICENSE 050079832: STELIT EMITTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On 28 April Econoffs performed a site visit of Stelit SRL, pursuant to license 050079832 for Emitter Memory Modules. Stelit appeared to be a bona fide Foreign Intermediate Consignee. Company management was familiar with restrictions on re-export of US defense items. End Sum [...] | 2009-05-07 09:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC IT |
09ROME518 | IRANIAN-ORIGIN VEHICLES STILL IN ITALY, BUT MAY BE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC PARM IR IT |
09ROME521 | ISRAELI FM LIEBERMAN REWARDS ITALY'S FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. On a May 4-5 visit to Rome, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met separately with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, as well as Rome's mayor and the leadership of its tiny Jewish community. With Berlusconi and Frattini, Lieberman stre [...] | 2009-05-08 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS IT |
09ROME529 | IRANIAN-ORIGIN VEHICLES STILL IN ITALY, BUT MAY BE [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Emboffs met with Emanuele Farruggia, MFA Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, on May 6 to deliver reftel demarche concerning Iranian-origin vehicles destined for Syria, which Italy detained in 2006. Farruggia ackno [...] | 2009-05-08 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL ETTC PARM IT |
09ROME535 | NEW ITALIAN DIRECTORATE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) Summary: The Italian government has reorganized its patent and trademark offices, creating a General Directorate for Intellectual Property. The new Directorate will be responsible for all domestic anti-counterfeiting action and will, in addition, coordinate the action of all agencies with [...] | 2009-05-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
09ROME546 | BURMA: ITALY CONVOKES BURMESE CHARGE OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM IT |
09ROME558 | G8 ENERGY MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTE... [...] (C/NF) Summary: Your 23-25 May visit to Rome will provide opportunities to interact with senior Italian officials on priority USG energy issues. On European energy security, Italy's very close relationship with Russia often causes it to resist efforts to reduce dependence on Russian energy s [...] | 2009-05-20 08:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET OVIP PREL IR RU IT |
09ROME58 | (C) VATICAN LIKELY TO UP CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI [...] (C) The Vatican is likely to condemn the Israeli campaign in Gaza more forcefully if the civilian death toll continues to rise. The Holy See supports IsraelQs right to self-defense, but considers the Israeli military campaign deeply counterproductive in the long-term. The Vatican is equally co [...] | 2009-01-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF IS JO VT |
09ROME589 | UNAMID: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE 500,000 EUROS FOR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Italy has identified 500,000 euros to support the Ethiopian multi-role logistics unit in Darfur, according to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. Pastorelli contacted poloff May 20 with a f [...] | 2009-05-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO ET SU IT |
09ROME592 | FM FRATTINI ABRUPTLY CANCELS TEHRAN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. FM Franco Frattini abruptly canceled his May 20-21 visit to Tehran when Iran insisted on a meeting with President Ahmadi-Nejad in Semnan, the location of the May 20 missile launch. Frattini had intended to meet with Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki to discuss Iranian participation [...] | 2009-05-21 16:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IT IR |
09ROME595 | ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...] | 2009-05-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT |
09ROME60 | ITALIANS HAVE NO SUBSTANTIVE COMMENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 16:56:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS IT |
09ROME600 | ITALY ENACTS A TOUGH SECURITY LAW IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C//NF) During the week of May 18, the parties of the governing coalition finally reached an accord and passed a tough new security law that will allow the GOI to detain irregular immigrants for up to six months, for the first time classifies irregular immigration as a crime, and gives the leg [...] | 2009-05-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREF PREL IT |
09ROME601 | IRAN SANCTIONS: GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Italy's argument that it should be included in the P5 1 is based on long-standing Italian claims to a major economic relationship with Iran. The trade relationship is not, in fact, particularly large and any vulnerability appears to be more on the Iranian side. Even energy im [...] | 2009-05-22 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ETRD IT KNNP PREL |
09ROME618 | ITALIAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SRMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS [...] (SBU) Post delivered the demarche on Arms/Security Teams aboard Merchant Vessels to Massimo Marotti, the NATO director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Below are the answers provided by Mr. Marotti. He stressed, however, that this information should be considered to be preliminary and not [...] | 2009-05-29 10:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IT KHLS KOMC MARR PARM PHSA PREL EWWT |
09ROME623 | ITALY GIVES 760K EUROS FOR PAKISTANI IDPS; 40M [...] (C) Summary: In response to humanitarian needs created by recent hostilities in the Swat valley, Italy has pledged 400,000 Euros for emergency aid to be managed through the Pakistani Red Crescent, as well as another 360,000 Euro "in kind" donation of humanitarian supplies. Italy is also fi [...] | 2009-05-29 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PHUM PREF PK IT |
09ROME638 | FRATTINI TELLS AG HOLDER ITALY FAVORS ACCEPTING [...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder (AG) discussed resettlement of Guantanamo detainees with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini in Rome May 29 on the margins of the G8 meeting of interior and justice ministers. Frattini said the GOI ""profoundly shares"" the President's views on Guantanamo [...] | 2009-06-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER IT |
09ROME647 | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] Summary. Italian International Whaling Commissioner Giuseppe Ambrosio responded on June 8 to our inquiries regarding the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting (reftel). Among the key points: Italy supports keeping the Small Working Group (SWG) closed to observers, and belie [...] | 2009-06-09 06:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PREL KSCA IWC IT |
09ROME649 | SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI’S JUNE 15 [...] (C/NF) Mr. President, your meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi comes at a time when his closest advisors fear Italy is losing the credibility and influence that it enjoyed in Washington under the previous U.S. administration. In fact, while Italy has been a stalwart partner and participant in [...] | 2009-06-09 08:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IT |
09ROME652 | ITALY AGAIN SEEKS INFO ON TERRORISM LISTINGS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Echoing the request made by the Italian delegation to USUN in New York May 5 (ref A),MFA terror finance officer Lorenzo Tomassoni on May 28 requested Embassy assistance in helping Italy fulfill its reporting obligat [...] | 2009-06-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID UNSC IT |
09ROME653 | ITALY PROPOSES LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary. At a May 26 low-carbon technology conference organized by the Embassy and Italian co-sponsors, Environment Director General Corrado Clini called for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countries. He highlighted three sector [...] | 2009-06-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA KPAO CH IT |
09ROME66 | ITALIAN SHIPPING COMPANY TO CUT TIES WITH IRAN [...] C) Summary: Italian MFA officials told Post that the Italian owners of the Irital shipping firm are seeking to divest from their Iranian partners due to concerns about the application of U.S. sanctions. End Summary. 2. (C) Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Economic and Financial Co [...] | 2009-01-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL |
09ROME661 | U.S./ITALY/CHINA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Italian Environment Director General Corrado Clini, a pillar of Italy's climate negotiations for over 15 years, in recent months has strongly called, both in private and publicly, for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countrie [...] | 2009-06-11 06:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA CH IT |
09ROME681 | G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY, [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...] | 2009-06-15 15:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA |
09ROME686 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM |
09ROME687 | U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN |
09ROME698 | GICNT:DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MODEL GUIDELINES [...] On June 18, PolOff delivered the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism reftel points and Executive Summary of the Model Guidelines Document for Nuclear Detection Architectures to MFA Coordinator for Non-Proliferation, Gianluca Alberini. Alberini thanked PolOff for the information and [...] | 2009-06-18 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PTER KGIC |
09ROME719 | SCENESETTER FOR THE G8 FOREIGN MINISTERIAL IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: While the two G8 sessions are packed with regional and functional issues, this Foreign Ministerial has become almost a sideshow to what FM Frattini intends as the "jewel in the crown," the Afganistan-Pakistan Outreach that include neighbors and "influential others" in disc [...] | 2009-06-22 06:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT |
09ROME728 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ITALY APPROVES SOME EXPORTS TO [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministries of International Trade and Foreign Affairs concerning export license applications by Worthington SRL and Emerson Process Management to ship industrial items to Iran (reftel). Econoff presented the demarche to Giovanni Ramella Zampa, a [...] | 2009-06-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IR MNUC ETTC IT |
09ROME736 | ITALY LEANING TOWARD UAE FOR IRENA HEADQUARTERS, STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Foreign Ministry officials said Italy is leaning toward the choice of the United Arab Emirates as the headquarters for the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but the Italian position could still change if there are "important advances" in the case for Bo [...] | 2009-06-25 06:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG TRGY SENV KSCA IEA IT |
09ROME738 | ITALY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMPREHENSIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 07:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER IT |
09ROME748 | EMBASSY ROME HAS RESCINDED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ODIP IR IT |
09ROME752 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME753 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY WILL PUSH FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Secretary General Giampiero Massolo on June 23 and Poloff delivered it to Italian MFA Afghan Unit Director Sergio Mercuri on June 22. Both Massolo and Mercuri said that Italy, in its role as G8 President and ISAF contributor, will continue [...] | 2009-06-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT AF |
09ROME754 | U/S BURNS' JUNE 25 MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting with U/S Burns, Russian FM Lavrov expressed confidence that key Moscow summit deliverables would be finalized. On a post-START framework agreement, Lavrov expressed concern that specifying a range of reductions would create an expectation that the lower ta [...] | 2009-06-26 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KNNP AF RS IR |
09ROME755 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: This G8 Summit in L'Aquila is the culmination of a busy year for the Italian G8 Presidency. Prime Minister Berlusconi is very pleased to host this event, to host you, and to demonstrate his role as elder statesman of the G8 ""club."" In Italy, all eyes will be on Berlusconi [...] | 2009-06-27 08:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME763 | ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On 22 June Econoff demarched MFA Counselor Valter Zucconi of the Directorate for Development Cooperation on the delivery of funds Italy had pledged for Pakistan at the 17 April Tokyo Donors' Conference. According to Zucconi, Italy is in the process of disbursing 62 million E [...] | 2009-06-30 16:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PHUM PK |
09ROME77 | MLAT: UPDATE UPDATE ON ITALIAN RATIFICATION OF [...] (C) The Government of Italy (GOI) referred the US-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreements to the Parliament on December 12. Per reftel reguest, Poloff raised the ratification status with Member of Parliament Alessandro Ruben, who is close to President of the Chamber of Deputies G [...] | 2009-01-22 14:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KTIA AA IT |
09ROME770 | ITALY - AUTUMN MARKS DO-OR-DIE FOR ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary - A recent stream of economic forecasts and data suggest that, while Italy's economy may have touched bottom in the current global downturn, recovery remains elusive. Sobering GDP growth forecasts and unemployment projections counterbalance encouraging signs in consumer and bus [...] | 2009-07-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD IT |
09ROME776 | TRIESTE G8 FOREIGN MINISTERIAL: FOCUS ON IRAN, [...] (C) Under Secretary Burns headed the U.S. delegation to the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Trieste June 25-27. The G8-only portion of the meetings focused on global and regional challenges but the forum grew on June 26th to include meetings between the G8 and Afghan and Pakistani foreign m [...] | 2009-07-06 05:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM |
09ROME78 | ITALY CONFIRMS INTEREST IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Summary: GOI Officials confirmed to Embassy Rome on January 22 Italy's interest in participating in a multilateral effort to interdict the flow of arms to Gaza, but voiced uncertainty about the legal basis for the various mechanisms being considered. PM Berlusconi, FM Frattini and MOD La [...] | 2009-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO KPAL IS IR EG IT |
09ROME782 | ITALIAN COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN IRANIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: On June 9, 2009, the Italian engineering company Maire Tecnimont announced that it intends to sign a 200 million Euro contract to help build a gas treatment plant in Tombak, Iran. This announcement comes in spite of an April 2009 U.S. demarche requesting the GOI discourage this d [...] | 2009-07-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
09ROME786 | ITALY AGREES TO CONSIDER THREE DETAINEES FOR [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy Fried met separately with Foreign Minister Frattini and Minister of Justice Alfano in Rome on July 1 to share information on three Guantanamo detainees for the Italians to consider for possible resettlement in Italy. Italian officials are contemporaneously working wi [...] | 2009-07-08 16:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IT |
09ROME793 | VISAS VIPER JUNE 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Hugo Rodriguez; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-07-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
09ROME812 | Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on the margins of the G8 Summit, United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Ban Ki Moon thanked the U.S., and President Obama in particular, for leadership on the issue of climate change. Ban asked that th [...] | 2009-07-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA UN IT |
09ROME815 | ITALIAN PARLIAMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Italian Parliament approved nuclear energy legislation on July 9th that gives the GOI the green-light to re-launch Italy's civil nuclear energy program. The legislation calls for the GOI to come up within six months with revamped regulation to govern the nuclear sector, ide [...] | 2009-07-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG IT |
09ROME827 | ITALY 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) Embassy is aware of four (4) outstanding expropriation cases concerning the estates of United States citizens of Italian descent against the Government of Italy for the expropriation of property. For Claimant A, there is only one up-date from the Embassy's report of last year. There is no [...] | 2009-07-21 08:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IT |
09ROME83 | ITALY SEEKS USG INFO BEFORE APPROVING EXPORT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: GOI interlocutors are seeking any derogatory information that the USG possesses concerning the export of specific pressure regulating valves to Pars Oil and Gas, an Iranian company. If Italy does not receive information by 6 [...] | 2009-01-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM |
09ROME847 | AFTER SUCCESSFUL G8, BERLUSCONI BREATHES SIGH OF [...] (C//NF) After months of charges of sex and financial scandals, Prime Minister Berlusconi emerged from the G8 summit in L'Aquila strengthened. No further serious allegations or charges from the judiciary emerged; the event went off without a significant logistical hitch; and to his domestic aud [...] | 2009-07-23 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
09ROME851 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY TO KEEP ELECTION SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is looking at ways to enhance its support for Afghanistan after the August 20 presidential elections. It has a bill before Parliament authorizing Euro 509 million for Italian overseas security and peacekeeping missions through October 2009. The bill, which passed the lo [...] | 2009-07-24 10:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
09ROME867 | ITALY BLOCKS SALE OF YACHTS TO N. KOREA, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP |
09ROME868 | ITALY UNDECIDED ON ATTENDING AUSTRALIAN GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On 14 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning Italy's attendance at the 21-25 September Australia Group (AG) plenary session. The meetings will focus on chemical and biological weapons, terrorist attempts to [...] | 2009-07-29 08:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
09ROME877 | ITALY: MAKING POLITICAL HAY ABOUT ISAF MISSION [...] C)Summary: Lega Nord Leader Bossi grabbed an opportunity afforded by what was supposed to be a routine vote to call for a political level discussion on the ISAF mission in Afghanistan and Italy's continued involvement. Citing the high cost of the mission and increasing NATO casualties, Bossi [...] | 2009-07-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO IT AF |
09ROME878 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SCAJOLA'S U.S. VISIT TO STRESS NUCLEAR ENERGY AND OTHER COMMERCIAL COLLABORATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG IT PREL |
09ROME889 | DAS SPIRNAK'S MEETING WITH ITALIAN VICE DIRECTOR [...] (U) On the margins of a July 24 discussion on the Broader Middle East Initiative, NEA Acting DAS Madelyn Spirnak spoke with Italian MFA Vice Director General Luigi Marras about the situation in Iran, Lebanon and Syria. ---- Iran ---- 2. (C) Spirnak complimented Marras for Italy's hand [...] | 2009-07-31 16:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS IT IR |
09ROME89 | ITALIAN PRIVACY AUTHORITY PROHIBITS IPR HOLDERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV |
09ROME912 | ITALY DELIVERS EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) On 15 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning emergency aid to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to Giovanni Battici, Coordinator for Italy's Emergency Aid within the Development Cooperation section of the MFA. Italy's main focus for aid to Somalia, Battici said, was in building hospit [...] | 2009-08-06 09:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG PGOV PREL KPKO |
09ROME916 | THE MEK'S MARYAM RAJAVI IN ROME [...] (C) Summary: In a visit that coincided with violent confrontations at Camp Ashraf, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) and of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI),made a two-day visit to Rome at the invitation of the Italian Chamber of Deputies [...] | 2009-08-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PTER |
09ROME92 | ITALY G8 ENERGY PREP: THREE DIFFERENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Instead of having one G8 energy coordinator, Italy now appears to have at least three, one of whom currently works for the powerful Italian oil and gas parastatal ENI. A related personnel shift has given key energy portfolio responsibilities to an official with ties to ENEL, an I [...] | 2009-01-26 07:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PGOV |
09ROME923 | VISAS VIPER JULY 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Acting Visa Chief Jill Hutchings; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Floren [...] | 2009-08-11 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
09ROME925 | SECRETARY'S LETTER ON SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] The Embassy delivered the Secretary's letter regarding support for the Palestinian Authority to Foreign Minister Frattini on August 4. Following delivery of the Secretary's letter, EconOff contacted Counselor Guglielmo Giordano and Antonello De Riu, in the Office of Italian Foreign Assistance [...] | 2009-08-12 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PREL IT |
09ROME928 | ITALIAN "MORAL SUASION" PUTS IRANIAN PROJECT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
09ROME930 | ITALY: DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff delivered demarche seeking donor support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) following the agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. He emphasized the GOI's continuing commitment to achieving st [...] | 2009-08-12 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO IT |
09ROME932 | ITALY DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Post delivered Reftel points to Counselor Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the Italian MFA office which handles Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) matters. De Cerchio said it was too early to confirm Italian participation at the MTCR Plenary in Rio. He advised that we follow-up on this [...] | 2009-08-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
09ROME937 | ITALY POC FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) Amembassy Rome POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Political Officer Claire Le Claire. Tel: 39 06 4674 2327; Mobile: 39 331 687 4056; Fax: 39 06 4674 2623; E-mail: leclairec@state.gov. 2. (U) The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonprolife [...] | 2009-08-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09ROME940 | ITALY'S VIEWS ON UPCOMING UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 09:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNESCO IT |
09ROME944 | ITALY: PIRATES RELEASE BUCCANEER CREW WITHOUT [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, Poloff met with Massimiliano D'Antuono, Deputy Head of the MFA Crisis Unit, to discuss the details of the release of the MV Buccaneer crew which was taken hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia. A Somali pirate is quoted in the press as saying that a four million [...] | 2009-08-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA SO IT |
09ROME95 | LESSONS LEARNED - ROME DVC CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: In November 2008, the Tri-Mission in Rome participated in a Foreign Service Institute- facilitated Crisis Management Exercise (CME) conducted via Digital Video Conference (DVC). The exercise reinforced expectatio [...] | 2009-01-26 10:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AFSI AMGT ASEC CASC IT |
09ROME959 | ITALY'S INTERIM RESPONSE: ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 12:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA IT |
09ROME960 | BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON ELETTRONICA AMPLIFIERS: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT |
09ROME962 | NO DEFINITIVE INFORMATION ON ITALIAN CMS [...] (S) Per Ref A, Post requested that Italian officials provide an up-date on Italian machine tool manufacturer CMS Industries proposed export of NSG and Wassenaar Arrangement controlled machines tools to Iran. The export would have been through a Turkish company called Ark Makina. On August 5, [...] | 2009-08-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC IR IT KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
09ROME967 | BERLUSCONI TO VISIT LIBYA FOR "FRIENDSHIP DAY" [...] (C) Prime Minister Berlusconi is scheduled to visit Libya to celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the Italy-Libya Friendship Treaty. The treaty established August 30th as Libya-Italy "Friendship Day" and Berlusconi will participate in several events marking the day. According to [...] | 2009-08-21 14:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM LY IT |
09ROME968 | ITALY'S STRONG REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on welcoming Italy's strong and non-partisan condemnation of Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction on August 19 to MFA Southeast Asia Office Deputy Head, Fabio Schina. Schina confirmed FM Frattini's public statement that "Since this fresh sentence will prevent Mrs [...] | 2009-08-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV BM IT |
09ROME969 | ITALIAN REACTION TO EXPANDED CGPCS PARTICIPATION [...] (C) On August 19, Acting Political Minister Counselor and Poloffs informed Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Massimo Marotti of the U.S. interest in expanding participation in Contact Group for Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) fora chaired by the U.S.(Ref A). Marotti [...] | 2009-08-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS EWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PGOV PHSA PREL |
09ROME97 | ITALY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Italy's relationship with Russia is complex, encompassing historical ideological sympathies, geostrategic calculations, commercial pressure, energy dependence, and personal relationships between top leaders. The combinat [...] | 2009-01-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT |
09ROME970 | REACHING CONSENSUS ON ME ISSUES FOR IAEA GC; NPT [...] (C) On August 19, Post delivered reftel points Counselor Giovanni Pugliese, MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Director and Counselor Daniele Bosio of the MFA Middle East Office. 2. (C) Pugliese noted that the EU was still in the proces of developing a common reply to the Arab Leagu [...] | 2009-08-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EG IAEA IS KNNP PARM PREL |
09ROME989 | ITALIAN SURVEILLANCE SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF EXPORTS [...] (S) Summary: In response to Post's inquiry about the GOI's investigation of the suspected export of restricted Japanese-origin items by an Italian firm to Iran, the GOI advised that it had put the suspected Italian firm under surveillance for the 3 months ending on July 28. The surveillance u [...] | 2009-08-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC IR IT JA KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL |
09ROME997 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SEEKS TO HEAL EGF RIFT WITH [...] (C) Summary: Italian officials are optimistic that they can come to an amicable agreement with France over the proposed deployment of a European Gendarmerie Force mission to Afghanistan. At the next meeting of the EGF governing committee in Paris, September 2-4, Italy will present ideas for E [...] | 2009-08-28 13:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AF IT FR |
10ROME1 | VISITING WITH A RECUPERATING BERLUSCONI [...] C) Summary: The Ambassador visited recuperating Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at his Lombardy estate for a private luncheon December 30. The Ambassador had suggested he visit Berlusconi after the Prime Minister was assaulted at a Milan rally in mid-December. Accompanied by Gianni Letta, the Unde [...] | 2010-01-01 15:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IT |
10ROME112 | SANCTIONS SUCCESS: ITALIAN SHIPPER TO BREAK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to the pressure that resulted from a sanctions designation by the U.S. Treasury Department, the Fratelli Cosulich shipping company of Genoa plans to end the company's joint venture with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL). Action on this long-pending iss [...] | 2010-01-29 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT GM IR IT KNNP PARM PREL |
10ROME114 | ITALY ON THE IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini and to Gulf Desk Officer Silvia Santangelo to seek support for U.S. views and solicit recommendations to affect Iranian behavior on the occasion of the upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Per [...] | 2010-01-29 17:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT PHUM PREL |
10ROME117 | ITALY'S PUBLIC DEBT - NO PIIGS HERE [...] Summary -- The 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession have strained many Western European governments' finances, including Italy's. While the Italian debt picture is troubling, it is Post's view that the problem is manageable in the foreseeable future, and unlikely to deteriorate in the m [...] | 2010-02-02 11:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IT |
10ROME125 | OPPONENTS OF ITALIAN INTERNET BILL SAY IT STIFLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opponents of a new bill before Italian parliament that would further regulate the Internet say it endangers free speech and is a threat to Italian democracy. The bill also appears to favor PM Berlusconi's Mediaset television service while disadvantaging Sky, one of its major competitor [...] | 2010-02-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ETTC KIPR EINT IT |
10ROME139 | ITALY-IRAN: AMB. THORNE'S CONVERSATION WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Frattini assured the Ambassador that Italy was ready to back new stronger sanctions against Iran and that Prime Minister Berlusconi was "now convinced" of the need for Italy to be part of a strong unified position in concert with the U.S. Frattini stressed that [...] | 2010-02-04 17:06:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT IR IS |
10ROME142 | CITES: ITALY STILL FIGHTING ON CORAL, SAYS EU LIKELY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Italy is still fighting a losing battle within the European Union (EU) on corals. The GOI has asked the EU Council to reconsider its decision to co-sponsor the U.S. proposal listing Corallium under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix II, [...] | 2010-02-05 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CITES EFIS AORC KSCA UNEP IT |
10ROME149 | ITALY ON BOARD WITH U.S. SAFE DRIVING EFFORTS: [...] (U) EconOff delivered the Safe Driving demarche on January 19 to Ambassador Gabriele Sardo, diplomatic advisor to Minister of Transportation Altero Matteoli. Sardo was very enthusiastic in his response. He said that safe driving initiatives are a pet project of Minister Matteoli and that Ita [...] | 2010-02-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA EU IT |
10ROME150 | ENI RUSHES TO FINISH ITS WORK FOR IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In the latest of a series of letters to senior USG officials, the Italian energy company Eni claims that it will conclude its expansion work in Iran, including in the Darquain field, by the end of March. Eni officials told us that their work will end not as a result of USG pres [...] | 2010-02-09 07:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
10ROME151 | ITALY TO BUILD REHABILITATION FACILITY IN HAITI [...] (U) Summary. In a response to U.S. reftel, the GOI has informed post that it will build a Physical Rehabilitation Facility in Haiti. End summary. 2. (U) On January 26 ECONOFF met with Agostino Miozzo, General Director of the International Relations Office of the Italian Civil Protection Dep [...] | 2010-02-09 07:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON HA IT PREF PREL |
10ROME152 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CENTER-LEFT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C/NF) On February 4, Democratic Party foreign policy chief Piero Fassino met with the Ambassador to discuss foreign and domestic policy issues, particularly focusing on Burma and Middle East, on which he has special envoy roles for the European Union and the Council of Europe respectively. Fa [...] | 2010-02-09 08:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IT |
10ROME156 | ITALIAN ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: HEADING IN THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent statements from senior Italian officials describe Italy as significantly scaling back important commercial ties with Iran as part of efforts to increase international pressure. Those senior Italian officials have noted that the GOI has used moral suasion on Italian compa [...] | 2010-02-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD IR IT |
10ROME172 | SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF DEFESNE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Defense Ignacio La Russa during an official visit to Rome on February 6-7, 2010. La Russa expressed deep appreciation for SecDef's visit and for the chance to focus on bilateral defense relations rather tha [...] | 2010-02-12 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR KV |
10ROME173 | SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini during an official visit to Rome on February 8. On Afghanistan, Frattini was eager to move beyond the London Conference and work to produce practical results for the Afghan [...] | 2010-02-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR |
10ROME174 | SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during an official visit to Rome on February 6, 2010. SecDef thanked Berlusconi for Italy's pledge of more Italian troops for operations in Afghanistan and assured him that the creation [...] | 2010-02-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO IT AF IR |
10ROME181 | ITALIAN BANK (UBAE) CLAIMS IT WILL HALT BUSINESS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Managing Director of Banca UBAE, the Italian bank that finances much of Italy's trade with Iran, told Post on February 11 that the bank will halt its business with Iran starting on February 15. The Italian Finance Ministry encouraged the bank to take this step. Banca UBAE [...] | 2010-02-12 16:54:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PARM IR IT |
10ROME182 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-EU SECOND STAGE AIR [...] (U) EconOff delivered the demarche on U.S.-EU Second Stage Air Transport Negotiations. Post first spoke with Aldo Sansone, director general for airports an air nagivation at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Sansone suggested that the demarche be delivered to M. Cristina Fra [...] | 2010-02-12 17:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EUN NO IT IC KTIA |
10ROME186 | HAITI: ITALIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXPANDED MINUSTAH [...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Political-Military Officer Andrea Romussi on February 11. Romussi said that the Ministry of Defense is ready to deploy a self-sustaining Formed Police Unit (FPU) of 125 Carabinieri to Haiti under the MINUSTAH mandate. Approval from the Prime Minister' [...] | 2010-02-16 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
10ROME195 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGES 75 NEW TRAINERS FOR ANSF [...] (C) Summary: MOD La Russa called the Ambassador on February 18 to inform him that Italy would provide 75 additional trainers in response to appeals from Secretary Gates and NATO SYG Rasmussen. 35 of these will be military and 40 will be Carabinieri police trainers. This will entail a redist [...] | 2010-02-18 18:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
10ROME208 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
10ROME209 | 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 1 [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF |
10ROME212 | ITALY: GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP ACTION [...] (C) On February 25, Poloff discussed reftel points with Middle East Office Director Davide La Cecilia regarding the impending vote on the Palestinian-drafted UNGA resolution related to the Goldstone Report. While the Italian position is the same as before (Italy voted "no" on the October 16 HR [...] | 2010-02-26 07:16:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IO PHUM UNGA IT |
10ROME25 | THREAT OF KIDNAPPING IN MAGHREB [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Massimiliano D'Antuono, Deputy Director of the Italian MFA's Unita di crisi, Italy's "ops center" or situation room equivalent. 2. (U) With regard to travel warnings, D'Antuono said that Italy has issued alerts via the MFA website recommending agains [...] | 2010-01-11 16:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL ASEC XI XG IT |
10ROME35 | GETTING ENI TO HALT ITS EXPANSION IN IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: While Eni claims to cooperate with us on Iran, the Italian energy parastatal company continues to expand its operations in there. One-third owned by the Italian government, Eni is the largest foreign energy company in Iran. With significant assets in the United States, Eni is [...] | 2010-01-12 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
10ROME49 | SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI'S VISIT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Frattini's visit to Washington is an opportunity to reinforce Italy's commitment to Afghanistan, and stress the need for close coordination on Iran: you will want to thank Italy for its early announcement of additional troop contributions for Afghanistan, and deliver a fir [...] | 2010-01-13 14:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
10ROME56 | ITALY ON EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA [...] (C) On January 8, Poloff delivered reftel points to Michele Pala, MFA Office Director for Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean to brief the GOI on the USG approach on Cuba and to ascertain GOI perspective on the current state of their bilateral relations with Cuba, Italy's stance on the EU [...] | 2010-01-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI CU IT |
10ROME61 | GOI OPPOSES DELISTING NINE UNSCR 1267 TRANCHE 4 [...] (SBU) Summary. After reviewing the fourteen UNSCR 1276 Tranche 4 names of interest to Italy (reftel),the GOI has no objection to delisting five of the names but, based on investigations carried out by the Special Operational Group Carabinieri (ROS),opposes delisting the remaining nine indivi [...] | 2010-01-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER |
10ROME62 | ITALY 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - FRAGILE RECOVERY [...] (C) Summary -- Forecasters expect the Italian economy to grow modestly in 2010, with inflation remaining in check. Bank lending is still slow and some bank ratings have been downgraded slightly. Having managed the worst of the 2009 crisis creditably, the GOI will remain primarily preoccupied [...] | 2010-01-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON IT |
10ROME64 | BREAKTHROUGH ON NUCLEAR SECURITY IN ITALY [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PTER ETRD PBTS IT |
10ROME75 | ITALY AGREES TO CO-SPONSOR UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 [...] (C) Summary. After a careful review, the GOI has agreed to co-sponsor the UNSCR 1267 listing request of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and of its leaders, Nasir Al-Wahishi and Said Al-Shihri (reftel). End summary. 2. (C) An official in the counter terrorism section of the Italian Minist [...] | 2010-01-20 15:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT KTFN PINR PREL PTER SA YM |
10ROME82 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. The Government of Italy (GOI) maintains a welcoming posture to foreign investment and has made modest progress in addressing the structural e [...] | 2010-01-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
10ROME83 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY GATES TO ROME [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Mission Italy and I look forward to hosting you in February, as does Minister La Russa and the Government of Italy. In anticipation, I met with La Russa on January 19. He is delighted that you have accepted his invitation and is working hard to ensure that your meetings in [...] | 2010-01-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
10ROME87 | STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MFA, ENI, PD [...] (C) Staff Director of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HCFA) Dr. Richard Kessler and HCFA staff members probed senior MFA and energy and gas parastatal Eni officials on Italy's intentions concerning Iran sanctions and prospects for effective multilateral action to curb Iran's nuclear pro [...] | 2010-01-22 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP PARM IR PGOV |
10ROME89 | ITALY-YEMEN: SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS OUTLINE APPROACH [...] (C) FM Frattini's Chief of Staff Alain Economides and Acting Director General of the MFA Middle East Bureau Luigi Marras told us the international community needed to take an inclusive and regional approach to stabilizing Yemen in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of NWA Flight 253. Marr [...] | 2010-01-22 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IT YE |
10ROME90 | FAC POINTS FOR JANUARY 25TH MEETING DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Ministry officials about the Foreign Affairs Committee points in advance of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) meeting. Iran ----- 2. (C) On Iran, poloff learned from both Gulf Office Director Stefano Queirolo Palmas and the European Correspondent Gio [...] | 2010-01-22 18:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT EU |
10ROME94 | Italy Supports Copenhagen Accord; Waiting for BASIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian FonMin Frattini confirmed to the Ambassador that Italy supports the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Through the EU, Italy will associate itself with and inscribe a target in the accord. Frattini dismissed the idea that Tunisia would listen to Italian urging to sig [...] | 2010-01-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT |
10ROME96 | DELIVERY OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD YEMEN DEMARCHE [...] (C) On January 25, Poloff delivered ref A points to MFA Office Director for the Gulf States, Minister Stefano Queirolo Palmas. Palmas commented that Yemen's problems are closely linked to instability and underdevelopment in the whole region, especially Somalia and other East African countri [...] | 2010-01-26 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KISL IT YE |
10ROME97 | AFGHANISTAN: ITALY AGREES ON THE NEED TO AVOID [...] (C) The Ambassador raised Ref A points with Italian MOD La Russa at a lunch on January 19, asking him to help underscore in public that NATO's planning process for ISAF transition to Afghan lead at the provincial level is not an exit strategy. La Russa agreed and said that Italian commander [...] | 2010-01-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
88ROME19700 | GUILT FOR THE GULF WAR: IRAQ PAYS FOR AD TO [...] THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT PAID FOR A HALF-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT WHICH APPEARED IN THE AUGUST 25 ISSUE OF ROME'S CENTRIST "IL MESSAGGERO." ENTITLED "IRAN-IRAQ: WHO STARTED THE WAR," THE IRAQI AD DETAILS "A SERIES OF (IRANIAN) VIOLATIONS AND MILITARY AGGRESSIONS" AGAINST IRAQ IN 1979 AND 1980, LEADING [...] | 1988-08-25 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IR IZ IT |
93ROME18848 | POSSIBLE RELEASE OF U.S. HOSTAGE HELD BY PKK [...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE PKK HAS TOLD A ROME-BASED VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION, THE SANT'EGIDIO SOCIETY, THAT IT IS WILLING TO RELEASE A U.S. HOSTAGE TO A SANT'EGIDIO REPRESENTATIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A U.S. OFFICIAL. SANT'EGIDIO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING REL [...] | 1993-10-29 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VAT TU NZ US |
96ROME8274 | MEDIA REPORTS RUMORS OF GADHAFI HEART ATTACK [...] ON AUGUST 14 TWO LEADING NEWSPAPERS, "REPUBBLICA" AND "CORRIERE DELLA SERA", REPORTED RUMORS THAT MUHAMMAR GADHAFI HAD SUFFERED A RECENT HEART ATTACK. THE PAPERS, CITING UNNAMED DIPLOMATIC SOURCES AND BUSINESSMEN, REPORTED THAT A LIBYAN ARMED FORCES ATTACK AGAINST ISLAMIC MILITANTS AND GADHAF [...] | 1996-08-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR LY IT |
97ROME4528 | QADHAFI JUST WANTS TO BE FRIENDS WITH EUROPE [...] No summary [...] | 1997-05-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XI LY IT |
97ROME5198 | ITALY: A MORE ACTIVIST POLICY TOWARD ROGUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT GOI ACTIVITY SUGGESTS ITALY IS PURSUING MORE ACTIVIST POLICIES TOWARD THE SO-CALLED "ROGUE" STATES: IRAN, IRAQ, AND LIBYA. ACCORDING TO THE MFA, ITALY HAS, IN FACT, A SINGLE, BROAD POLICY FOR THESE COUNTRIES, CENTERED UPON THE BELIEF THAT ENGAGEMENT, NOT ISOLATION, IS TH [...] | 1997-06-11 16:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL UNSC PTER KPRP IR IZ LY IT |
97ROME9630 | LIBYA: QADHAFI HOPES IN ITALY'S LEFTISTS [...] THE ITALIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO REPORT ON LIBYA, CITING QADHAFI AS SAYING OCTOBER 29 HE BELIEVES ITALY'S LEFTIST GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH APPROVING INDEMNITY PAYMENTS TO LIBYA AS COMPENSATION FOR ITALIAN COLONIAL DAMAGES. THREE PROMINENT FIGURES, FORMERLY MEMBERS OF THE THEN-IT [...] | 1997-11-07 09:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XI XF LY IT |