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00HANOI2452	READOUT FROM ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING ON US-ASEAN DIALOGUE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAS 3-4. 2. MFA ASEAN DEPARTMENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR NGUYEN HOANG AN GAVE POLCOUNS AND POLOFF A READOUT NOV. 1 ON THE "STATUS REPORT ON ASEAN-U.S. RELATIONS" WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AT THE OCT 9-11 34TH ASEAN STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING IN HANOI. AN ALSO PRESENTED [...]	2000-11-08 01:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SENV TPHY EAID ECIN VM ASEAN

00HARARE2203	APRIL 24 HARARE UPDATE [...] (U) AS OF THE MORNING OF APRIL 24 HARARE IS QUIET. THE WEEKEND BOMBING IN THE CITY CENTER (REFTEL) RAISED FEARS AMONG CITY DWELLERS, BUT THE GENERALLY LESSENING TENSION ON THE FARMS APPEARS TO HAVE MORE THAN OFFSET THIS AS ZIMBABWE PREPARES TO RETURN TO WORK TOMORROW AFTER A FOUR-DAY EASTER [...]	2000-04-24 12:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
00HARARE3779	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MDC LEADER TSVANGIRAI [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 10 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AND MDC PARLIAMENTARY LEADER GIBSON SIBANDA OUTLINED THE PARTY'S PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA, WHICH INCLUDES LAND REFORM, THE ECONOMY, AND THE CREATION OF MECHANISMS FOR HOLDING THE [...]	2000-07-12 18:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ZI MDC
00HARARE3963	SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECIAL ENVOY HOWARD WOLPE HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING ON BURUNDI WITH A RECEPTIVE NELSON MANDELA ON JULY 17 REGARDING THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE ARUSHA AGREEMENT AND PLANS FOR THE JULY 19-20 MEETING OF REGIONAL HEADS OF STATE. WOLPE MADE INROADS ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE DANGER OF SIGNI [...]	2000-07-19 12:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BY SF
00HARARE4662	FIRST STEP TOWARD RESTORATION OF RULE OF LAW? [...] (C) IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS ON AUGUST 21, POLICE EVICTED WAR VETERANS FROM A COMMERCIAL FARM ON THE SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF HARARE AND ARRESTED 13 WAR VETERANS WHO HAD BARRICADED A ROAD EAST OF THE CAPITAL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, POLICE TOLD THE WAR VETERANS TO LEAVE BECAUSE THE FARM THEY HAD OC [...]	2000-08-22 15:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAGR ECON ZI
00HARARE4818	COMMERCIAL FARMERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) THREE COMMERCIAL FARMERS, ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL AND AN MDC MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ON AUGUST 28 THAT PHYSICAL INTIMIDATION OF FARMERS HAD MOSTLY STOPPED. NOW, THE GOVERNMENT WAS ENCOURAGING SQUATTERS TO BUILD HOUSES ON OCCUPIED LAND. THEY EXPRESSED CO [...]	2000-08-30 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
00HARARE4999	NEW TALE OF CORRUPTION IN ZIMBABWE'S ENERGY [...] (C) AMBASSADOR MCDONALD ATTENDED A DINNER SEPTEMBER 7 WITH A VARIETY OF RESIDENT AMBASSADORS AND A FEW ZIMBABWEANS, DURING WHICH GIDEON GONO (PROTECT),MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),REPORTED A CREDIBLE STORY ABOUT NEW GOVERNMENT MALFEASANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR. BEF [...]	2000-09-08 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA
00HARARE5270	GOVERNMENT RESORTS TO HAM-FISTED INTIMIDATION [...] (C) IN THEIR TWO-DAY RAID ON MDC OFFICES, POLICE AND CIO AGENTS SEIZED PAPER FILES AND DISKETTES, AND DOWNLOADED COMPUTER FILES. SEIZED DOCUMENTS INCLUDED THE MDC'S MEMBERSHIP LISTS, FUNDING SOURCES, STRATEGIES FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY LEGAL CHALLENGES AND THE 2002 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND EV [...]	2000-09-18 16:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI ZANU PF
00HARARE5943	CHARGE REGISTERS U.S. CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) ON OCTOBER 20, CHARGE MET DEPUTY HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER RUGARE GUMBO, IN THE ABSENCE OF MINISTER JOHN NKOMO, TO REGISTER U.S. CONCERN OVER THIS WEEK'S UNREST AND THE GOZ'S RESPONSE. CHARGE MADE THE POINTS THAT WE BELIEVE THE ZIMBABWE REPUBLIC POLICE (ZRP) RESPONDED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, A [...]	2000-10-20 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR ZI
00HARARE6547	HIGH COURT (APPARENTLY) TRUMPS SUPREME COURT ON [...] (C) THE GOVERNMENT-INFLUENCED "THE HERALD" NEWSPAPER'S NOVEMBER 21 EDITION REPORTED THAT HIGH COURT JUDGE PRESIDENT JUSTICE GODFREY CHIDYASIKU ISSUED A PROVISIONAL ORDER IN CHAMBERS NOVEMBER 20 WHICH SOUGHT TO PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT FROM EXPELLING "RESETTLED FARMERS," IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SUP [...]	2000-11-21 16:30:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAGR ZI
00HARARE6644	FOREIGN MINISTER SIGNALS POSSIBLE SHIFT IN CONFIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E. RICE, FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE SIPDIS SIGNALED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE (GOZ) IS READY TO RETURN TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE 1998 DONORS CONFERENCE AGREEMENT ON LAND REFORM. THE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MIS [...]	2000-11-28 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PREL ZI
00RABAT5272	MOROCCO: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] PER DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE, THE FOLLOWING IS KEYED TO REFTEL AND CONSTITUTES POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. A. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTS OF TERRORISM DIRECTED AGAINST UNITED STATES (U.S.) CITIZENS OR U.S. GOVERNMENT (USG) FACILITIES IN MOROCCO. THE GOVERNMENT OF MOROCCO (G [...]	2000-11-30 16:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER
00RIYADH3360	SAUDI ARABIA: 2000 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 2000, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO TERRORISM. PART [...]	2000-12-03 08:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SA
00SANAA5396	SALEH'S RHETORIC OVER THE TOP, BUT POLICY UNCHANGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BA JAMMAL NOVEMBER 20, THE AMBASSADOR CONVEYED U.S. CONCERNS THAT PRESIDENT SALEH'S RECENT PUBLIC STATEMENTS WERE EXACERBATING AN ALREADY DIFFICULT SITUATION. AT SUCH A TENSE TIME, THE ROYG SHOULD BE PUBLICLY URGING BOTH SIDES TO RETURN TO TH [...]	2000-11-20 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MEPP YM
00TASHKENT4223	KARIMOV URGES CLOSER COOPERATION WITH U.S., COMMITS TO FRANK AIRING OF DIFFERENCES [...] (c) summary: on November 1, the ambassador presented credentials to president Karimov. This was followed by a spirited discussion of about one hour during which Karimov argued for deeper cooperation with the u.s., charged Russia with maneuvering to restore hegemony in central Asia, and outlined the [...]	2000-11-02 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RU AF UZ
00THEHAGUE1873	DUTCH ON IRAN: SHIRAZ DEFENDENTS, AG MINISTER VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2000-06-22 15:17:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EAGR ETRD IR NL
01ABUJA1156	NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO WCAR DEMARCHE (ROUND TWO) [...] (SBU) In the absence of the Charge from Abuja, Acting Polcouns delivered the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) demarche on the proposed language on the Middle East for the WCAR Declaration. A/Polcouns spoke with Olusegun Akinsanya, Director of the UN 2nd Unit (which among other matters, [...]	2001-05-18 14:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI NI UNHRC
01ABUJA1192	POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENCE IN KANO RISING [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings held in Kano May 10-12, Government officials, religious leaders, academics and journalists repeatedly stressed to Poloff the "dangerous" level of tension between Kano's Hausa-Fulani and large immigrant Igbo and Yoruba population. Communal relations there [...]	2001-05-22 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM NI
01ABUJA1448	NIGERIA: ETHNIC CLASHES IN NASARAWA STATE: [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa highlight long-standing and bitter disputes over land and community status. "Settlers" and indigenes trade reprisal raids, burning homes, seizing property, and taking lives. The State Government struggles to effect dialogue b [...]	2001-06-22 18:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS NI
01ABUJA1461	NIGERIA: ETHNIC CLASHES IN NASARAWA STATE CONTINUE [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa continue sporadically. Frightened citizens have fled the areas of conflict in the southeastern corner of the state, but the numbers are uncertain, and press reports may be inflated. Isolated fighting in the village of Tudun-A [...]	2001-06-27 05:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS NI
01ABUJA1531	NIGERIA: ETHNIC CONFLICT IN NASARAWA PEACEFUL NOW, [...] (U) Summary. Ethnic clashes in the Middle-Belt State of Nasarawa appear to have halted for the moment, although tension throughout the state is running high. The federal government has sent additional security forces into troubled areas. Approximately 40,000 displaced persons, mainly Tivs, [...]	2001-06-29 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR NI
01ABUJA1532	NIGERIA: SEVEN U.S. COMPANIES BID FOR NATIONAL ID [...] (U) Summary. Seven U.S. companies, in two separate consortia, made oral presentations for a USD 200 million national identification card project on June 28. The actual presentation of bid proposals appeared to be open and transparent, with a total of four consortia competing for the bid. Ho [...]	2001-06-29 17:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV NI
01ABUJA1614	MORE ETHNIC CLASHES IN NIGERIAN MIDDLE-BELT [...] (U) Summary. Inter-ethnic clashes have occurred in the Middle-Belt States of Bauchi and Taraba, in incidents not apparently connected to the several weeks-long turmoil in neighboring Nasarawa State. In Bauchi, in a predominately Christian area, the majority Siyawa people have fought Hausa-F [...]	2001-07-06 14:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR NI
01ABUJA1932	NIGERIA: OBASANJO TO VISIT CHINA [...] (C) Mission has learned that the much-discussed but never-before-scheduled State Visit to China of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is now slated for late August. President Obasanjo plans to leave Nigeria on August 25, and depart China on August 29, arriving in Nigeria on August 30. 2 [...]	2001-08-02 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD NI PREL MASS CH
01ABUJA2117	NIGERIA: BREAKFAST WITH PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter and President Obasanjo discussed a smorgasbord of issues over a lengthy breakfast on August 24. The President said he would do everything possible to meet the counter-narcotics benchmarks, but he admitted that the Nigerian judiciary was broken and offered to r [...]	2001-08-28 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL SNAR ETRD BEXP MASS ECOWAS WCAR XF NI
01ABUJA2179	NIGERIA: U.S. PRESENCE AT DURBAN [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Permanent Secretary Ambassador T.D. Hart shortly before 0700 EDT on SIPDIS Friday, August 31. Hart was aware that the Secretary would not attend; he had seen the Secretary on CNN earlier. Hart regretted that the U.S. might not participate at all and [...]	2001-08-31 12:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PHUM PREL
01ABUJA2226	STAR INTERVIEW -- ARMY MINISTER BATAGARAWA [...] (U) In the "Star Interview" section of the Daily Trust newspaper on August 30, Army Minister Lawal Batagarawa expressed his views on the security assistance relationship with the United States and on Operation Focus Relief, in addition to other topics relating to the Nigerian military and Mini [...]	2001-09-06 10:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR OIIP OPRC PINR KPAO NI
01ABUJA2667	NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ON THE GLOBAL COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Jeter met October 12 with Vice President Atiku Abubakar to discuss tighter money laundering controls in Nigeria, the proposed structure for the "son of JEPC", the need to increase U.S. investment in Nigeria and bilateral trade. Although offering condolences for the Se [...]	2001-10-18 20:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER BEXP NI
01ABUJA2686	TFUS01: NIGERIA: EU TROIKA'S CALL ON THE AMBASSADOR RE: SECURITY [...] (C) On October 16, the EU Troika (the Belgian and Spanish Ambassadors, and Head of the European Commission Delegation),called on Ambassador Jeter to discuss ongoing events in Nigeria in light of September 11 and the coalition response in Afghanistan. 2. (C) Belgian Ambassador Jozef Smets [...]	2001-10-20 08:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OFDP ASEC EU NI
01ABUJA2687	NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED EAGER ABOUT SUDAN, PERPLEXED [...] (C) Summary: During an October 16 meeting with Ambassador Jeter, NSA Aliyu Mohammed stated that Nigeria, actively engaged on Sudan, would host a "3-in-1" conference ultimately bringing together the Southern factions, Northern opposition and Bashir Government negotiators around one conference [...]	2001-10-20 08:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU CG XA NI
01ABUJA2881	PDP: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH [...] (U) Introduction: The Peoples' Democratic Party, a hybrid from its inception, has been riven by internal power struggles, weakened by presidential interference, and now faces significant challenges gearing up for its own convention, much less the battery of local (2002) State and Federal (20 [...]	2001-11-14 15:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM NI
01ABUJA2938	NIGERIA: TRYING TIMES [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria has entered a period of unease. During the past several months, the country's political elite has been more attentive to political intrigue than the demands of responsible governance. As a result, civilian government faces multiple challenges. Communal clashes have engende [...]	2001-11-21 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM NI
01ABUJA3223	WAR ON TERRORISM: NIGERIA'S EFFORTS TO UPGRADE LAWS [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-14 18:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KCRM KTIA PREL NI
01ABUJA3270	NIGERIA: NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION DISCUSSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-27 11:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR NI
01ABUJA884	Crime and Punishment in the Nigerian Senate [...] (C) Summary. The Nigerian Senate leadership faces a bitter rearguard struggle from deposed leaders, led by former Senate President Chuba Okadigbo and former Deputy Senate President Haruna Abubakar, both anxious to revive their own fortunes and to punish their successors. Allegations of corrup [...]	2001-04-26 07:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS NI
01ACCRA2992	GHANA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2001-12-05 12:56:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
01CAIRO6321	SHARING THE CASE AGAINST AL-QA'IDA WITH EGYPT [...] (S) ON OCTOBER 3 AND 4, DRAWING ON DOCUMENTS PROVIDED REFTEL, MISSION STAFF MET WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SECURITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND MILITARY OFFICIALS TO MAKE THE CASE AGAINST AL-QAIDA. IN PREPARATION FOR THE BRIEFINGS, WE HAD DISTILLED INFORMATION IN REFTEL INTO FOUR BASIC SECTIONS: [...]	2001-10-04 16:03:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PTER PINR EG
01COLOMBO2233	SRI LANKA/MALDIVES: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORTS [...] POST'S RESPONSE TO REF B REQUEST FOR INPUT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOLLOWS. DATA ON SRI LANKA IS CONTAINED IN PARA TWO AND DATA ON THE MALDIVES IN PARA THREE. PARAS 2-3 ALSO CONTAIN INFORMATION RESPONSIVE TO REF A CONCERNING UPGRADING HOST COUNTRY ANTI-TERRORISM LA [...]	2001-12-12 11:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL CE MV
01GABORONE3355	MANY BATSWANA SOMEWHAT DUBIOUS ABOUT U.S. [...] SUMMARY: ENERGETIC OUTREACH EFFORTS BY THE AMBASSADOR AND MISSION STAFF REVEAL THAT INITIAL SYMPATHY FOR THE U.S. POST-SEPTEMBER 11 HAS ERODED WITH RECENT AIRSTRIKES AGAINST THE TALIBAN. BATSWANA QUESTION U.S. FOREIGN POLICIES; COMPARE THE ASCETIC IMAGE OF OSAMA BIN LADEN WITH THE ARRAY OF [...]	2001-10-15 07:50:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER BC
01GABORONE3514	A GRASS-ROOTS LOOK AT HIV/AIDS IN BOTSWANA [...] DURING OUR RECENT TRAVELS UPCOUNTRY, THE AMBASSADOR AND EMBASSY STAFF LOOKED AT COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS AND INTERAGENCY USG SUPPORT FOR THOSE EFFORTS. IT WAS A SOBERING EXPERIENCE THAT EMPHASIZED THE DEBILITATING SOCIAL EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE. SELEBI-PHIKW [...]	2001-11-01 05:42:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI MASS PHUM BBG BC
01HANOI1020	GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FOLLOW SHAKE-UP IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION EXPECTED TO BEGIN MAY 21 OR 22 WILL UNVEIL A NEW ASSEMBLY CHAIRPERSON, LIKELY CPV ORGANIZATIONAL CHIEF AN. IT MAY ALSO GIVE CLUES AS TO THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF RISING [...]	2001-04-27 11:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI1026	SOME HILL STAFFERS PUT HIGH PRIORITY ON WORKERS RIGHTS DURING RECENT VISITS TO VIETNAM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONGRESSIONAL VISITS TO VIETNAM GAVE HIGH PRIORITY TO LABOR ISSUES. IN MEETINGS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS AND THE ILO, THE VISITORS HEARD WHAT VIETNAM IS DOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN WORKERS R [...]	2001-05-02 08:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PHUM ETRD VM LABOR
01HANOI1217	A/S KELLY DISCUSSION WITH FM NIEN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, DISSIDENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 18, FOLLOWING ARF MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY MET WITH VIETNAMESE FOREIGN MINISTER NIEN AND TOOK THE OCCASION TO VOICE STRONG CONCERNS AT THE REPORTED ARREST ON MAY 17 OF OUTSPOKEN HUE-BASED CATHOLIC PRIEST NGUYEN VAN LY, AND THE REPORTED SUMMONS OF UN [...]	2001-05-18 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI1245	A/S KELLY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH VIETNAMESE DEPUTY FM BIN: REGIONAL ISSUES, BTA, U.S. ACTIVITIST GROUPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, FOLLOWING ARF SOM MEETINGS IN HANOI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY KELLY ENGAGED IN CORDIAL BUT FRANK DISCUSSIONS WITH FIRST DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NGUYEN DINH BIN ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, INCLUDING THE CONTINUITY OF U.S. POLICIES IN THE REGION AND U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS. BIN P [...]	2001-05-22 10:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD VM HUMANR CTERR
01HANOI1308	ROLE OF VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARIAT [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A LEADING GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WITH LONG EXPERIENCE IN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE STAFF WORK, THE NEW PARTY SECRETARIAT IS IN FACT A DECISION-MAKING BODY WHICH SIPDIS WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARY. IT DOES NOT SIMPLY PROVIDE POLICY STUDIES AND PAPER [...]	2001-05-31 08:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VM DPOL
01HANOI313	LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS END IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, 20 DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: REPORTS FROM THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK SUGGEST LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE ENDED FOLLOWING THE ARRESTS OF AT LEAST 20 PROTESTERS. THOUSANDS OF VIETNAM'S ETHNIC MINORITIES PRO [...]	2001-02-09 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI396	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS APPEAR CALM; VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES MONITORING CLOSELY [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING DCM ROBERT DRY; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE CAPITALS OF THE TWO KEY CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCES OF GIA LAI AND DAKLAK HAVE STABILIZED, WITH NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE WEEKEND OF FEB. 10- 11. POLICE AND MILITARY PRESENCE REMAINS HEAVY IN THE [...]	2001-02-16 12:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI598	DIFFERENT VIEW OF HIGHLAND EVENTS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DENNIS G. HARTER, CHARGE D'AFFAIRES, REASONS: 1.5 B AND D. 2. (C) SWEDISH DCM TOLD CHARGE SHE BELIEVED THE REPORTS OF UNREST IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY EXAGGERATED AND BELIEVES FIRST DEMONSTRATIONS OCCURRED IN LATE JANUARY WELL BEFORE PUBLICITY OF FEBRUARY [...]	2001-03-14 09:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
01HANOI905	CENTRAL COMMITTEE PRESSURES GENERAL SECRETARY TO STEP DOWN; ASSEMBLY SPEAKER MANH APPARENT SUCCESSOR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL OFFICER DAVID YOUNG; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ONLY DAYS BEFORE THE NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS APRIL 19, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS DEALT GENERAL SECRETARY PHIEU A SEVERE BLOW BY REFUSING TO RECOMMEND HIM FOR ANOTHER TERM. A PREFERENCE B [...]	2001-04-17 10:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI919	LEANER POLITBURO AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO BE UNVEILED AT WEEKEND COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FOUR NEW POLITBURO MEMBERS -- REPORTEDLY INCLUDING MASS MOBILIZATION HEAD DUOC AND FORMER LABOR MINISTER HOAN -- ARE EXPECTED TO JOIN A SLIMMED-DOWN, 15- MEMBER LEADERSHIP TO BE UNVEILED AT THE NINTH [...]	2001-04-18 11:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI952	ACTIVITIES OF PHIEU AND MANH IN THE RUN-UP TO THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS FORESHADOWED CHANGES [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE FIERCE JOCKEYING AMONG THE COMMUNIST PARTY (CPV) LEADERSHIP THAT PEAKED AT THE APRIL 19-22 NINTH PARTY CONGRESS HAS BEEN BUILDING FOR MONTHS. (REFTELS DETAIL OUR EXPECTATION THAT NATIONAL ASSEMB [...]	2001-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI965	NEW VIETNAMESE LEADERSHIP HEADED BY MANH BODES WELL FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: AS PART OF A MAJOR GENERATIONAL CHANGE IN SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY RANKS, MODERATE NONG DUC MANH WAS OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS VIETNAM'S SENIOR LEADER APRIL 23 AT THE CLOSE OF THE NINTH PARTY CONGRESS. [...]	2001-04-23 11:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM DPOL
01HANOI985	POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...]	2001-04-25 10:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01HARARE1048	ZIMBABWE HAPPY WITH US POSITION ON THE [...] (C) DURING A ONE-AND-A-HALF-HOUR-MEETING MARCH 16 IN HARARE, VISITING MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONGO EXPERT DAVID HAMADZIRIPI SHARED HIS GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS ON CERTAIN RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CONGO. ACCORDING TO HAMADZIRIPI: -- THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE U.S. [...]	2001-03-16 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MOPS PINR CG AO UG ZI
01HARARE1815	ANDREW YOUNG VISITS ZIMBABWE, DEFENDS PRESIDENT MUGABE'S [...] (U) FORMER US AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS ANDREW YOUNG PAID A BRIEF VISIT TO ZIMBABWE JUNE 4-6, 2001, MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND GOVERNMENT MINISTERS ON JUNE 5. AFTER MEETING PRESIDENT MUGABE, FORMER AMBASSADOR YOUNG GRANTED A LENGTHY INTERVIEW TO THE GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED ZIMBAB [...]	2001-06-06 14:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PGOV EAGR ZI
01HARARE2012	AJELLO IN HARARE TO DELIVER EU ULTIMATUM ON RULE OF LAW [...] (U) AMBASSADOR HOOKS ATTENDED A DINNER ON JUNE 26 HOSTED BY HIS SWEDISH COUNTERPART, LENNARTH HJELMAKER, IN HONOR OF VISITING EU GREAT LAKES ENVOY ALDO AJELLO. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR ANGELO AND THE CHIEFS OF MISSION FROM AUSTRALIA, DENMARK, NORWAY, AND CAN [...]	2001-06-27 14:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
01HARARE2389	MEDIA REACTION ZIMBABWE DEMOCRACY BILL; HARARE [...] CONTRIBUTING TO DEBATE ON PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT, FORMER CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION (CIO) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HARARE 02389 101231Z DIRECTOR-GENERAL AND GOVERNING ZANU PF PARTY BACKBENCHER MR. SHADRECK CHIPANGA CALLED, ON AUGUST [...]	2001-08-10 12:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
01HARARE3047	MEDIA REACTION STRIKE AGAINST TERROR; HARARE [...] THE INDEPENDENT WEEKLY "THE FINANCIAL GAZETTE" DEDICATED ITS OCTOBER 11 EDITORIAL TO THE U.S.-LED MILITARY STRIKES ON TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. UNDER HEADLINE "WAR AND PEACE," THE PAPER COMMENTS: 2. "UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AIR STRIKES AGAINST TARGETS IN [...]	2001-10-12 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE3286	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY DUE TO TABLE LEGISLATION [...] (C) IN A LUNCH MEETING WITH POLOFF NOVEMBER 1, NEW DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER PAUL MANGWANA -- AND ZANU-PF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT -- REVEALED THAT HIS MINISTRY IS CURRENTLY DRAFTING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BAN FOREIGN FUNDING CHANNELED THROUGH NGOS FOR "POLITICAL TASKS," SUCH AS VOTER EDUCATION. H [...]	2001-11-02 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI
01HARARE3785	MEDIA REPORT AFRICA JOURNAL FEEDBACK; HARARE [...] THE DECEMBER 13 AFRICA JOURNAL ON "ZIMBABWE AT THE CROSSROADS" ATTRACTED ALL THE MAINSTREAM GOVERNMENT- CONTROLLED MEDIA IN HARARE - ZIMBABWE BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ZBC) TELEVISION, "THE HERALD," AND THE ZIMBABWE INTER-AFRICA NEWS AGENCY (ZIANA) - AND THE COUNTRY' [...]	2001-12-19 07:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL
01HARARE537	ZIMBABWE WAR VETERANS ON THE RAMPAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZIMBABWE'S SO-CALLED WAR VETERANS WENT ON A RAMPAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22. HUNDREDS OF THEM, OR PEOPLE THEY DRAGOONED, HAVE BESIEGED THE HARARE OFFICES OF THE INDEPENDENT "THE DAILY NEWS" AND CONFISCATED THE PUBLICATION FROM VENDORS, HARASSED STRIKING [...]	2001-01-26 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ZI
01HARARE603	AFTER MEETING MUGABE AND MUDENGE, AJELLO FINDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUROPEAN UNION SPECIAL ENVOY ALDO AJELLO MET WITH BOTH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE DURING HIS THREE DAY STAY IN HARARE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ZIMBABWEANS ARE NOT SURE WHAT THEY WANT IN TERMS OF A CONGOLESE LEADERSHIP. THE ZIMBABWEANS POINT TO A NUMBER OF UPCOMIN [...]	2001-01-31 13:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ZI CG
01HARARE816	UNENTHUSIASTIC ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY TRYING TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MAJORITY OF ZIMBABWE'S RULING ZANU- PF PARTY MEMBERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH PRESIDENT MUGABE AND THE WAY HE IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY WILL NOT OFFER MORE THAN PASSIVE RESISTANCE TO HIS DESTRUCTIVE POLICIES, OUR CONTACTS TELL US. THERE IS NOT LIKELY TO BE MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR [...]	2001-02-23 11:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM ZI ZANU PF
01HARARE829	REGIONAL FLOODING LARGELY BYPASSES ZIMBABWE [...] DISASTER DECLARATIONS AND REPORTS OF RECENT FLOODING IN NEIGHBORING MOZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI CAUSED US TO CONTACT THE GOZ AND DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE AND EXTENT OF COLLATERAL FLOOD DAMAGE IN ZIMBABWE. NATURAL DISASTER TRACKING AND ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IS HANDLED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL PRO [...]	2001-02-26 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
01HARARE859	ZCTU UNION LEADER CONFIRMS THAT LABOR CONGRESS [...] (C) ACCORDING TO A HIGH-LEVEL UNION OFFICIAL WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITION PARTY'S NATIONAL EXECUTIVE, THE JUST-ENDED ZIMBABWE CONGRESS OF TRADE UNION'S (ZCTU) FIVE-YEAR CONGRESS RESULTED IN THE ELECTION OF A NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BODY THAT SOLIDLY SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CH [...]	2001-02-28 05:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
01HARARE871	ZIMBABWE RULING PARTY OFFICIALS DIVIDED ON MANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN CHARGE, POLOFF, AND THREE MID-LEVEL ZANU-PF OFFICIALS REINFORCED THE NOTION THAT ZANU-PF IS NOT THE MONOLITH OF OPINION THAT IS OFTEN CONVEYED IN THE PRESS. CHARGE AND POLOFF SPOKE TO DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, SPORTS AND CULTURE AENEAS CHIGWEDER [...]	2001-02-28 14:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ZI
01HARARE969	MEETING WITH LEADERS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 9, ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MARK BELLAMY HELD DISCUSSIONS WITH MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE (MDC) PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI ON THE STATE OF ZIMBABWE'S POLITICAL CRISIS SIPDIS AND WHAT CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE THE U.S. COULD PLAY, IF ANY, TO HELP RESOLV [...]	2001-03-09 15:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ZI SA MDC
01HOCHIMINHCITY1255	TEXTILE ORDERS FOR VIETNAM: LOOKING TO THE BTA FOR INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES, NOT THE WORLD SECURITY SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A BOOST IN ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS RELUCTANT TO DO BUSINESS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS PAKISTAN AND INDONESIA, IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY SITUATION. THIS IS ACCORDING TO BUSINESS PEOPLE IN HO CHI MINH CITY, THE CENTER OF VIETNAM'S TEXTILE [...]	2001-11-08 00:59:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX VM BTA
01HOCHIMINHCITY260	NOTES ON FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY FROM OFFICIAL VIETNAMESE MEDIA SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: FATHER NGUYEN VAN LY SUBMITTED WRITTEN TESTIMONY HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT TO THE COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, WHICH HELD HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON ON FEBRUARY 13. FATHER LY HAS SINCE BEEN PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARREST AND HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF EXTREME [...]	2001-03-12 01:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PINR VM HUMANR RELFREE
01LONDON7384	UNITED KINGDOM: 2001 ANNUAL TERRRORISM REPORT [...] POST HAS KEYED ITS RESPONSES TO REFTEL PARAGRAPHS. A) DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN TO SUPPORT THE ANTI-TERRORISM COALITION, PARTICULARLY IN ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAEDA AND THE TALIBAN. THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG RECORD OF ACTIONS TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST THREA [...]	2001-12-21 16:23:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UK
01PRAGUE2892	CZECH RESPONSE: AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE - NEXT STEPS [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 13, WE BRIEFED THE NEW DIRECTOR OF THE MFA'S ASIA AND PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, IVAN JESTRAB, ON THE POINTS IN REFTEL ON AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. JESTRAB, WHO TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR ON NOVEMBER 1 AFTER SERVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THE CZECH AMBASSADOR IN NEW DELHI, EXPRESSED HIS APPRECI [...]	2001-11-14 16:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF EZ
01RIYADH3968	SAUDI ARABIA: 2001 ANNUAL TERRORISM [...] FOLLOWING RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL: A) POST SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION, PARTICULARLY ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST AL-QAIDA AND THE TALIBAN. RESPONSE: THE SAUDI ARABIAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS SUPPORTED THE GLOBAL COALITIO [...]	2001-12-12 13:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL SA
01STATE134673	CHINA/TIBET: HU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S JULY 17-23 VISIT TO TIBET WAS POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR AT LEAST THREE REASONS: IT CONFIRMED CURRENT POLICY; IT ASSOCIATED HU PERSONALLY WITH THE CURRENT RELATIVELY HARD-LINE APPROACH; AND IT DEMONSTRATED HIS HEALTH AND VITALITY. 2. (C) VICE PRESI [...]	2001-08-03 21:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PINR PGOV
01VATICAN1286	VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] THE FEBRUARY 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 01286 01 OF 02 072227Z CONTENTS: - VATICAN CRITICIZES AIR STRIKES ON IRAQ - MEPP: VATICAN SAYS PEACE A DISTANT REALITY - NO MENTION OF GENOCIDE IN PAPAL MESS [...]	2001-03-07 13:06:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KMDR SOCI TBIO IR IZ IS AM EG IT VT MEPP VTPREL
01VATICAN1390	FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D) . 2. (C) CHARGE CALLED ON VATICAN DIRECTOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS MONS. GIANNI D'ANIELLO ON MARCH 12 TO DISCUSS FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN'S MARCH 3-8 TRIP TO IRAN. D'ANIELLO, WHO ACCOMPANIED THE FOREIGN MINISTER, [...]	2001-03-12 17:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF IT IS SY VT
01VATICAN2867	REINVIGORATING THE MEPP? KISSINGER VISITS THE VATICAN [...] No summary [...]	2001-05-25 15:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN3118	VATICAN ENVOY VISITS ISRAEL; ISRAEL/VATICAN [...] (C) POPE JOHN PAUL II DISPATCHED PIO CARDINAL LAGHI TO MEET ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER SHARON AND PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN ARAFAT ON JUNE 2. VATICAN MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR MONS. GIOVANNI D'ANIELLO ACCOMPANIED LAGHI. CHARGE CALLED ON D'ANIELLO JUNE 6 FOR READ-OUT OF TRIP. D'ANIELLO SAID THAT [...]	2001-06-11 16:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR VT
01VATICAN3149	BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: MEPP [...] (C) BELOW IS DRAFT EMBASSY VATICAN BACKGROUND PAPER FOR POSSIBLE VISIT BY PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE VATICAN. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03149 121501Z --------------------------------------------- THE VATICAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ---------------- [...]	2001-06-12 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM XF VT
01VATICAN3507	THE VATICAN-- THE SUPRANATIONAL POWER [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA JOSEPH MERANTE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03507 01 OF 04 031719Z BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION --------------------------- 2. (U) THIS CABLE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THE PLANNED PRESIDENTIAL MEETING WITH THE POPE. IT UPDAT [...]	2001-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS EG CH ID VT VTPREL
01VATICAN3571	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...]	2001-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN4425	VATICAN VERBATIM [...] THE AUGUST 11 - 24 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 04425 01 OF 02 240614Z CONTENTS: - POPE URGES DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY FOR LEBANON - POPE'S FACE TO APPEAR ON VATICAN'S EURO COINAGE - PAPAL TRIP TO [...]	2001-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN LE BU VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5693	SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: SOUTH ASIA BUREAU AFGHANISTAN COORDINATOR JOINED AMBASSADOR TO BRIEF VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER 10/20 ON U.S. EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN. DFM NOTED THE VATICAN WAS ARRANGING A 10/28-10/29 INTERFAITH MEETING IN CAIRO OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS THAT WOULD ALSO ADDRESS 9/11 AND ITS AFTERMATH [...]	2001-11-02 16:55:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IN VT VTPREL
01VATICAN5999	VATICAN FM REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENTS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2001-11-21 12:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM VT
01VATICAN6098	SECRETARY POWELL'S MEETING WITH VATICAN [...] (C) SECRETARY TAURAN IS TRAVELLING TO BUCHAREST SPECIFICALLY TO MEET WITH THE SECRETARY. HE TOLD AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ON NOVEMBER 20(REF A) THAT THE POPE HAD INSTRUCTED HIM TO MEET THE SECRETARY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE FOREIGN MINISTER SAID THAT THE TWO TOPICS THAT THE POPE ASKED HIM TO R [...]	2001-11-27 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM VT VTPREL
01VATICAN6195	VATICAN PUSHING FORWARD ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) THE VATICAN ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 28 THAT IT HAS INVITED THE LEADERS OF THE DIFFERENT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN THE HOLY LAND TO A MEETING ON DECEMBER 13. THE VATICAN PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT CATEGORIZES THE MEETING AS PURELY "PASTORAL" IN NATURE. 2. (C) DCM SPOKE WITH HIS ISRAELI COUNTER [...]	2001-11-30 13:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM RO IS VT
01VATICAN6433	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION FOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI - [...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN-BORN VATICAN OFFICIAL, MONSIGNOR CLAUDIO GUGEROTTI, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA. GUGEROTTI IS CURRENTLY UNDER-SECRETARY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 06433 121437Z (NUMBER THREE) AT THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR TH [...]	2001-12-12 14:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL AM GG VT
02ABUJA1635	NIGERIA: NEED TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT FY-02 ESF PROPOSALS [...] This cable provides additional justification for two of the FY-02 ESF proposals submitted reftel. The following justifications are in order of Mission priority. Complete project descriptions will be faxed to AF/W. A. PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AGRIBUSINESS IN THE NORTH [...]	2002-05-31 15:42:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL ECON SENV NI
02ABUJA1728	2002 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-07 17:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM NI
02ABUJA2557	NIGERIA: GON RESPONSE TO FATF CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-30 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN PGOV SNAR NI
02ABUJA2598	NIGERIA: UPDATE ON FATF MONEY LAUNDERING REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-06 17:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM EFIN SNAR PGOV PREL NI
02ABUJA2786	NIGERIA: EMBASSY VIEWS ON LOOMING FATF SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-03 15:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN SNAR NI
02ABUJA2793	NIGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BUSH UNGA SPEECH, [...] Summary. Nigerian press coverage surrounding President Bush's September 12 speech to the UN General Assembly and ongoing debate over U.S. policy towards Iraq has been largely overshadowed by domestic political news and the ongoing impeachment battle between President Obasanjo and the legisla [...]	2002-10-03 21:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER NI UNGA
02ABUJA2809	NIGERIA: RENEWED VIOLENCE IN EASTERN PLATEAU STATE [...] (SBU) At approximately 16:00 on October 8, Conoff received a report from an AmCit in Jos of ethnic fighting in eastern Plateau State. According to the AmCit, the fighting that had flared a few days ago in the Local Government Areas (LGAs)of Langtang and Pankshin had rekindled with greater inten [...]	2002-10-09 06:30:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC CASC NI
02ABUJA2875	NIGERIA: REACTION TO FATF THREAT OF SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-18 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV NI
02ABUJA3296	NIGERIA: PROTESTS AND PRAYERS IN KATSINA [...] (U) Peaceful protests have been taking place recently in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, reportedly sponsored by the "Shi'ite" Muslim Brotherhood, among others. Taking place before and after Friday's Juma'at prayers, the number of protests increased during the Holy month of Ramadan. Accor [...]	2002-12-11 16:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI KISL PGOV PINS PINR KPAO NI
02ABUJA3309	AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NIGERIAN [...] Summary. Interest in Afghanistan and USG actions in rebuilding the country is low among Nigeria's southern journalists. There is more interest in the print media in Nigeria's mostly Muslim north, which occasionally publishes Afghan-related material, mostly in the context of stories on Iraq, [...]	2002-12-13 14:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI AF
02ABUJA3314	NIGERIA: LAWS ENACTED BEFORE FATF DEADLINE [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-16 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SNAR KCRM NI
02ABUJA3331	USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW S. NATSIOS VISIT [...] (U) Mr. Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, visited Abuja, Nigeria, from November 18-21, 2002. Mr. Natsios was accompanied by Ms. Kate Almquist, Special Assistant and Mr. Greg Loos, Education Team Leader, EGAT. The purpose of the Administrator's visit to Nigeria was to attend the Global Educat [...]	2002-12-18 09:16:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID
02ABUJA3332	UPDATED NIGERIA TRIP WIRES [...] (C/NF) Abuja and Lagos EACs met separately to examine and update tripwires last reported reftel. The impetus for these meetings was rising tensions associated with electoral activity in Nigeria and the possibility of U.S. military action in Iraq. This message reports tripwires for both Post [...]	2002-12-18 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER PINS CASC NI US

02ABUJA3358	NIGERIA: 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE DRAFT [...] Following is Post's draft of the 2003 National Trade Estimate for Nigeria. Dept. is requested to provide end-year trade and investment data in the trade summary. 2. NIGERIA TRADE SUMMARY In 2002, the U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $X.X billion, an improvement over the 2001 defi [...]	2002-12-23 07:31:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN NI
02ABUJA418	NIGERIA: TERRORIST LIST 9 [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) Mission officers met on February 6, per Ref C, to discuss possible scenarios to lessen the negative impact of freezing the assets of NASCO Nigeria and its affiliated subsidiaries. We found no way to separate [...]	2002-02-07 14:56:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PREL PINS EFIN ECON TU NI
02ACCRA2693	GHANA: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-25 10:18:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL GH
02ADANA386	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for November 6, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-11-20 14:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA406	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 2, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2002-12-03 09:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02ADANA428	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 24, 2002. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2002-12-24 14:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
02AMMAN2143	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-01 09:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2184	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON SITUATION IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-02 10:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2204	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-06 10:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2222	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) On May 6, Poloff conveyed reftel points on the prospective emergency session of the General Assembly on the Middle East to Ali Al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Muasher. Al-Ayed promised to pass the information promptly to FM Muasher who is currently in Washington with King [...]	2002-05-06 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA
02AMMAN2227	MEDIA REACTON ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-07 10:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2251	PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE GREETED WITH [...] (C) A survey of political contacts suggests a general lack of enthusiasm over the recent Quartet proposal to stage a Middle East conference in the next few weeks. The GOJ has endorsed the proposal with some caveats. While several contacts condemned outright the idea of a conference, a few ma [...]	2002-05-07 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN2329	IBB's Radio Sawa an initial hit among the [...] (Summary) The experimental broadcast of IBB's Radio Sawa, which offers an attractive mix of Arabic and American music, became an instant hit among Jordan's young, who are the main target audience and the majority of the population. Whether this popularity will continue now that Radio Sawa h [...]	2002-05-12 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO KPAO
02AMMAN2375	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-14 09:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2475	IMF MISSION VIEWS ON JORDAN DEBT [...] (c) Summary. IMF staff currently in Amman says that Jordan needs a new Fund program that will allow it to "refinace" its Paris Club debt in such a way as to guarantee its graduation from the IMF process. Given its low credit rating and volatile neighborhood, Jordan does not have market-bas [...]	2002-05-19 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN JO
02AMMAN2624	NOMINATION FOR AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-23 05:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD JO
02AMMAN2655	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-05-27 08:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN2706	MICROSOFT EXPANDS INVESTMENT IN JORDAN [...] (U) Estarta Solutions, the result of a merger between two prominent and well-established Jordanian IT companies, represents a significant expansion of Microsoft's investment and presence in Jordan. The new company bills itself as an international IT solutions company and consultant specializ [...]	2002-05-28 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN2725	FONMIN SAYS JORDAN TO PRESS PARIS CLUB FOR [...] (C) During a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns on other topics (septel),Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher mentioned that he was leaving in twelve hours for Tokyo to talk about Jordan's need for debt relief. Jordan, Muasher argued, needs "debt reprofiling on a long term basis" s [...]	2002-05-28 15:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL US JO
02AMMAN3042	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-10 08:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3084	JORDAN: MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE SURVEY [...] Following are answers to the questions posed in reftel. We would be happy to provide more detailed answers on request. Jordan already has a large, well-functioning micro-finance sector that is supported by USAID and other institutions. As a general observation, we believe that a regional in [...]	2002-06-11 11:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JO
02AMMAN3253	STATUS OF SIHAM QANDAH CHILD CUSTODY CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has reviewed the case of Jordanian widow Siham Qandah and her children. At issue are the custody of the children, their sectarian affiliation and their religious upbringing. Qandah's husband converted to Islam from Christianity (thus converting the children to Islam as a [...]	2002-06-17 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO PGOV PHUM SOCI
02AMMAN3422	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-25 07:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3427	GOJ'S OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] The Jordanian Foreign Ministry released on June 25 Jordan's official response to President Bush's June 24 speech on the Middle East. The full text follows: Begin text of statement. We welcome President Bush's speech and the commitment to US engagement. It is extremely important that the [...]	2002-06-25 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL US JO
02AMMAN3453	EDUCATIONAL ADVISERS FROM SOUTH ASIA AND NEAR EAST [...] AMIDEAST AMMAN NOMINATES MS. DANA BARADEI FOR SUBJECT CONFERENCE. FOLLOWING ARE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS REQUESTED PARA 4 PER REFTEL: --NAME: DANA BARADEI --LOCATION: AMIDEAST, AMMAN, JORDAN --YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ADVISING: SIX MONTHS --MOST RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE: ATTE [...]	2002-06-26 07:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN3461	JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2002-06-26 09:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3484	MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE: SURVEY ON [...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Amman supports the continuation and development of basic education reform projects in Jordan and attests to the GOJ's and Jordanian education sector's interest and receptivity to such programs. The GOJ has demonstrated a high-level of receptivity to USG as [...]	2002-06-27 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL SCUL JO
02AMMAN3518	UPON REFLECTION...JORDANIAN ESTABLISHMENT [...] (C) Mainstream Jordanians, who were initially inclined to stress what they considered positives in the President's July 24 speech, are voicing increased criticism after two days of reflection and questioning. The practical effect of calling for Arafat's removal has been a particular point of [...]	2002-06-27 16:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
02AMMAN3609	JORDAN MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-02 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3662	JORDAN: OES-FUNDED CORAL REEFS SYMPOSIUM BRIDGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent international symposium on coral reefs monitoring, partly funded through an OES grant, brought together scientists from Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Iran, among others, to share data and experiences. Despite a tense political climate in th [...]	2002-07-03 15:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL ECON JO MEPN
02AMMAN3704	FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION NOMINATES MR. ABDUL MAJID ASFOUR, ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITOR, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER. FULL BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: BAMAWI@PD.STATE.GOV TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887 EXPORT-TYPE: BIO D [...]	2002-07-08 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN3910	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, QUADRIPARTITE [...] No summary [...]	2002-07-16 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN3916	JORDANIAN YOUTH UNCONVINCED ABOUT THE WAR ON [...] The following cable is a report prepared by a foreign service national and based on extensive contacts in the student community. ------- Summary ------- 2. Through the eyes of most Jordanian young adults, America's war on terrorism is a war on Islam and the Arabs. America's support fo [...]	2002-07-16 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN4082	PRM AMBASSADORS' FUND REQUEST FOR PALESTINIAN [...] Summary: Ambassador requests $40,000 under the PRM Ambassadors' fund for refugees in the Middle East, to purchase a 14-passenger minibus for the Community Rehabilitation Center (CRC) at Baqa'a camp ($20,000) and to build an addition to the Women's Program Center (WPC) at Jebel Hussein camp ( [...]	2002-07-24 07:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID KPAL LE
02AMMAN4258	IAF PRESS RELEASE RESPONDS TO PRESS CRITICISM OF [...] Summary. The July 17 meeting between R Special Coordinator Ambassador Christopher Ross and the leadership of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) was not reported in the IAF's weekly Assabeel but received considerable attention from other weeklies, including a scathing editorial by a former lefti [...]	2002-07-31 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO KISL KPAL JO
02AMMAN4286	JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION ON KING'S U.S. VISIT, [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-01 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4369	FPC REPORTING TOUR FOR NEAR EAST JOURNALISTS [...] MR. ABDUL MAJID ASFOUR, ASSISTANT CHIEF EDITOR, AL RA'I NEWSPAPER, CONFIRMS HIS PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. MR. ASFOUR'S TRAVEL ITINERARY FOLLOWS: --AUGUST 18, AMMAN - AMSTERDAM VIA NW 8370 AT 0210/0630 --AUGUST 18, AMSTERDAM - WASHINGTON, D.C. (DULLES AIRPORT) VIA NW 35 AT 11 [...]	2002-08-06 09:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SCUL OEXC
02AMMAN4377	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-06 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4401	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-07 11:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4645	MEDIA REACTION ON U.S.-ARAB RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-18 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4724	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-21 11:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN4755	JORDAN QIZ INVESTORS BRING CONCERNS TO ISRAELI [...] (u) Summary. Thanks to a meeting organized by the Israel-Jordan Chamber of Commerce, an impressive number of QIZ investors were able to raise directly with senior Israeli officials their concerns about slow and expensive shipping of QIZ products through Israel and difficulty meeting the cur [...]	2002-08-22 11:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD IS JO
02AMMAN4829	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2002-08-26 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5131	APPREHENSION AND RESIGNATION: A SENIOR JORDANIAN [...] (C) In an off the record session of the Amman World Affairs Council attended by A/DCM on September 2, Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh gave the mostly East Bank audience one of the most frank assessments of GOJ thinking on Iraq that we have heard. After being peppered by leading questions on [...]	2002-09-09 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ JO
02AMMAN5212	JORDAN GEARS UP FOR ARAB FREE TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WITH TRADE WITH OTHER ARAB COUNTRIES MAKING UP A SIZEABLE PORTION OF ITS OVERALL TRADE, JORDAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO EMBRACE THE ARAB FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AFTA),WHICH AIMS AT CREATING AN ARAB FREE TRADE AREA BY 2005. INDEED, SINCE ENTERING INTO FORCE, JORDAN HAS [...]	2002-09-12 12:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JO
02AMMAN5348	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-18 08:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5527	HAMZA MANSOUR AND THE IAF/MB: MODERATE LEADERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-25 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
02AMMAN5576	GOJ MOVES TO DISSOLVE THE JORDANIAN SOCIETY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2002-09-26 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL JO
02AMMAN5718	MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. DECISION REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-03 05:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5719	MEDIA REACTION ON U.S. DECISION REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-03 05:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
02AMMAN5751	JAPANESE DIPLOMAT REPORTS BAGHDAD NORMAL, BASRA [...] (C) On October 2, a source in the Japanese Embassy's Iraq Division provided A/Polcouns a readout of his recently completed three week visit to Iraq. The source had been in Iraq from September 7 to 27 and had traveled from Baghdad to Basra and back by car September 14-16. Overall, he said that [...]	2002-10-03 15:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA JO
02AMMAN5915	PM ABUL RAGHEB TELLS DAS CHENEY GOJ TO CONTINUE [...] (SBU) NEA DAS Elizabeth Cheney discussed the USAID program and economic reform October 8 with Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb and Planning Minister Bassam Awadallah (discussion of honor killings reported in septel). Ambassador Gnehm, USAID Director Christiansen-Wagner and PolCouns Silliman ac [...]	2002-10-10 13:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV US JO
02AMMAN5922	DAS CHENEY MEETS WITH QUEEN RANIA: US ASSISTANCE, [...] No summary [...]	2002-10-10 14:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO AID
02AMMAN5996	SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR WOMEN'S ISSUES VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. April Palmerlee, Special Coordination for International Women's Issues, visited Jordan Oct 5-8 for the recent NEA Economic Officers Conference. During her visit, Palmerlee made a site visit to a social services center in Zarqa and met with a GOJ human rights official and a local [...]	2002-10-16 07:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV JO
02AMMAN6060	A VIRTUAL SUCCESS: JORDAN'S ICT FORUM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan's second ICT Forum was held Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Amman. Featuring addresses by King Abdullah, Intel CEO Craig Barrett, John Gage, Chief Researcher and Director of the Science Office for Sun Microsystems, and AOL Strategic Advisor George Vradenburg, the event attracted more [...]	2002-10-20 08:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN6250	ICT PROGRAMS IN JORDAN [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, we are providing information on telecom regulation, internet, and other IT-related questions posed, as well as a description of ICT projects related to education, business skills, business development, and e-government in Jordan. ----------------------------- THE TR [...]	2002-10-27 07:31:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EAID JO
02AMMAN6444	DELTA DISCUSSES CODESHARING WITH ROYAL JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. A Delta sales executive left Amman this week saying that he was prepared to make a positive presentation to Delta President Fred Reid on codesharing for Royal Jordanian's new non-stop Amman-New York service. He asked RJ to provide detailed projections of passenger and cargo [...]	2002-11-04 09:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR AMGT JO
02AMMAN6515	JORDAN IMF TEAM REVIEWS IRAQ SCENARIOS [...] (C) According to an IMF team visiting Amman this week to discuss the Fund's program for 2003, economic disruptions from military operations against Iraq could increase Jordan's external financing need by $1.2 billion in 2003. Substantial external assistance could over time, however, help smoo [...]	2002-11-06 07:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL IZ JO
02AMMAN6586	JORDAN TELECOM DEBUTS ON AMMAN STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a well-subscribed initial public offering (IPO),Jordan Telecom (JTC) stock had its first day of public trading on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) November 3. The listing made JTC the largest company on the ASE in terms of operating capital, and placed the Amman bours [...]	2002-11-11 06:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS BEXP EINV JO
02AMMAN6843	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: MS. LUBNA ABDUL HAQ, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT "AL-ARAB AL-YAWM" ARABIC DAILY NEWSPAPER, AND MS. HALA AL HADIDI, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT JORDAN NEWS AGENCY (PETRA) WERE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING TOUR, SEPTEMBER 15-28, 2002 (NON-IV ALLOCA [...]	2002-11-24 06:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
02AMMAN6924	FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: MS. LUBNA ABDUL HAQ, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT "AL-ARAB AL-YAWM" ARABIC DAILY NEWSPAPER, AND MS. HALA AL HADIDI, AN ECONOMIC REPORTER AT JORDAN NEWS AGENCY (PETRA) WERE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FOREIGN PRESS CENTER'S BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC REPORTING TOUR, SEPTEMBER 15-28, 2002 (NON-IV ALLOCA [...]	2002-11-27 10:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
02ANKARA8064	THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, AND SOME BENCHMARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new Turkish Government's most pressing economic challenge is to bolster market confidence sufficiently to avoid another financial crisis and begin to step away from the financial precipice on which Turkey has been perched for the past two years. Other challenges include: [...]	2002-11-08 09:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TU
02ANKARA8156	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-13 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02ANKARA8305	TURKEY: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-11-15 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU
02ANKARA8380	TURKEY'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: YASAR YAKIS [...] (U) Turkey's 58th government, announced Nov. 18, includes former career diplomat and three-time ambassador Yasar (Yashar) Yakis (Yah-kish) as Foreign Minister. Bio below. 2. (C) A mostly conventionally-minded, retired 39-year veteran of the MFA, Yakis is now AK Vice Chairman for foreign [...]	2002-11-18 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8381	THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S CORE ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) The new Government Cabinet was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, following his meeting with President Sezer November 18. Following are post's informal biographical notes on several of the likely key economic players. When asked at the press conference "who will be the economy m [...]	2002-11-18 16:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL TU
02ANKARA8382	TURKEY'S 58TH GOVERNMENT TAKES OFFICE [...] (U) President Sezer's Nov. 18 approval of the AK Party government under P.M. Abdullah Gul (ref A; cabinet below, para 4) puts into place a government: --committed to pursuing Turkey's EU candidacy and democratic reforms; --open to working with the U.S. on key regional issues; --fo [...]	2002-11-19 05:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU
02ANKARA8546	EMBASSY EFFORTS TO STOP TURKISH ATROPINE EXPORTS [...] (S) Post has expended substantial and sustained efforts to encourage the GOT to shut off potential for Iraqi acquisition of atropine from Turkey. We offer the following chronology of our efforts: (S) May 2002 - Regional Affaires (RA) Office begins work on issue with GOT interlocutors. In [...]	2002-11-22 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC TU IZ
02ANKARA8790	Turkish Agriculture, Trade and EU Membership [...] (SBU) Summary. AgCounselor recently met with representatives from International Organizations including the World Bank and FAO as well as with local EU officials to discuss the current state of Turkish agriculture and agricultural trade. These representatives expressed frustration with Tur [...]	2002-12-03 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
02ANKARA8859	TURKISH HEAD SCARF DEBATE: "THE TURBAN IS A MORAL [...] (C) Summary: As Turkey watchers speculate about newly-elected Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political priorities, university professor Huseyn Bagci, an academic advisor to Erdogan, shared his views on a variety of issues. Bagci affirmed "The turban (head sc [...]	2002-12-09 08:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS TU
02ANKARA8870	TURKEY: ENVIRONMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER [...] Legal issues are the most reported in Turkey's media. 2. More WSSD Follow-up. 3. Turkey's researchers compete for EU funding. 4. Ankara measures spike in air pollution. 5. Cooperation increases among Black Sea oceanographers. 6. Update on NATO Science projects --------------------------- [...]	2002-12-09 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KPAO TU
02ANKARA8994	TURKEY: CONTROVERSIAL MEHMET AGAR REPLACES TANSU [...] (C) Summary: Mehmet Agar, elected in November as in independent M.P. and a notorious figure in the Susurluk "State-Mafia" scandal of the mid-1990s, is the new leader of center-right DYP, elected to replace former P.M. Tansu Ciller at Dec. 14 DYP Convention in Ankara. Agar will likely steer DY [...]	2002-12-16 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
02ANKARA9041	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-18 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
02BOGOTA6886	FARC THREATS CAUSE ENTIRE TOWN TO FLEE [...] VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE INHABITANTS OF PUERTO ALVIRA, META DEPARTMENT, HAVE FLED BECAUSE OF THREATENED GUERRILLA ACTIONS. PUERTO ALVIRA IS ON THE BORDER BETWEEN META AND GUAVIARE DEPARTMENTS, IN SOUTHEASTERN COLOMBIA, NEAR THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE FORMER DEMILITARIZED ZONE. IN MID-JULY, AND A [...]	2002-08-02 19:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PREF CO
02COLOMBO1434	Scenesetter for your upcoming visit to [...] (U) I want to extend a very warm welcome to you on your August 22-23 visit to Sri Lanka. The Country Team and the entire Mission community eagerly look forward to your visit. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Your visit to Sri Lanka comes at an exciting time. The ongoing ceasefire is th [...]	2002-08-06 09:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1452	SRI LANKA: FIRST HALF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE [...] Summary: After a year of declining indicators in 2001, growth in the Sri Lankan economy turned positive in the first half of 2002. Central Bank figures show that GDP expanded by 0.1 percent in the first quarter, far off the government's target of 3.7 percent growth for 2002. Available data [...]	2002-08-08 05:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1527	MORAGODA ON MEETING LTTE IN OSLO: GUARDED OPTIMISM [...] (C) GSL Minister Moragoda appeared to have regained a bit of optimism following his Oslo meeting (reftels) with LTTE "theorist" Anton Balasingham. Moragoda said that Balasingham seems serious about getting talks going, is very sensitive to US and Indian attitudes re the LTTE, and concerned abo [...]	2002-08-20 06:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER LTTE
02COLOMBO1551	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE HEARS HOPES [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Armitage had four brief "pull-aside" meetings at the start of a reception held in his honor, August 22, with the Leader of the PA Opposition the Maldivian High Commissioner, Tamil National Alliance representatives, and the Leader of the Muslim Congress. D heard [...]	2002-08-23 02:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM ECON ETRD CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1619	Peace process update: Tiger-Muslim talks said [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Tamil Tiger spokesman and Muslim leader reportedly hold constructive meeting in London -- GSL official meets with Tigers on development-related issues -- Recent incident in Jaffna pits students against security for [...]	2002-06-02 05:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF PHUM ECON EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1720	Incident remains very murky, but hijack [...] (C) Summary: Amid many conflicting, convoluted reports, Mission has received tentative information that the attempted hijacking of an Air Seychelles flight near the Maldives last week may have had an Islamic connection. Information is very sketchy, but DAO has learned that of the ten men no [...]	2002-09-16 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EAIR ASEC MV IN SE
02COLOMBO1736	Peace process update: Positive response to [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Kickoff of peace talks in Thailand engenders highly positive response in Sri Lanka -- Before start of talks, President Kumaratunga hits out at GSL -- Government and Tamil Tigers working closely on prisoner exchange [...]	2002-09-17 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS SOCI CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1743	Thailand talks conclude on positive note, with [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see Para six. 2. (C) Summary: The first round of talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers has ended on a positive note. Per a press statement issued by the Norwegian facilitators (see Para seven),the two sides h [...]	2002-09-18 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1751	Positive reaction to talks; LTTE spokesman's [...] (C) Summary: Sri Lankans have reacted in a highly positive fashion to the successful conclusion of the first round of talks between the government and the Tamil Tigers. Contacts highlighted as noteworthy the announcements that the two sides would soon meet again, that they would form joint [...]	2002-09-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID KPAO CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1767	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 132 (09-23-02) [...] (SBU) We have the following demining and ESF ideas for your review: Demining: 2. (SBU) PM/HDP knows the demining situation in Sri Lanka from A through Z. As you know, Murph McCloy and company ran an assessment of the situation over the summer, which came up with a number of conclusions [...]	2002-09-23 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT CE LTTE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO1778	Reviewing recent talks, Muslim leader says he is [...] (C) Summary: Charge met September 24 with Rauf Hakeem, the Muslim leader who was a member of the GSL's team at the recent talks with the Tamil Tigers. Hakeem remarked on the positive atmospherics of the talks, noting that he was now "cautiously optimistic" about the peace process. Mulling [...]	2002-09-24 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1790	Peace process update: Report of tensions in [...] (C/NF) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Reported tensions in military toward government's peace initiative -- President muted in public re peace process -- Largest Tamil Tiger cadre movement to date goes smoothly, according to monitors -- The flavor [...]	2002-09-26 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1828	LTTE Update: Tigers reportedly have success [...] (C) This update of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) activities reviews the following: -- Tigers reportedly having success recruiting -- Divisions in the LTTE regarding the peace process?? -- LTTE spokesman Balasingham said to be "obsessed" with the U.S. -- In a first, Tigers p [...]	2002-10-01 11:08:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS PINR PREL CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1839	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 137 -0302) [...] (U) The joint Treasury/AID team had a tremendously successful one-week visit here last month. It was packed with meetings from early morning into each evening. Even though it was an office director (and below) level team, we had no problems getting meetings with numerous Ministers (Finance [...]	2002-10-03 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1848	President Kumaratunga's swipe at the PM sparks [...] (C) Summary: In a recent speech, President Kumraratunga accused Prime Minister Wickremesinghe of soliciting bribes years ago. The accusation has prompted another cohabitation dustup, with the PM's supporters responding with salvos of their own aimed at Kumraratunga. In a more muted fashion [...]	2002-10-04 05:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1879	Radical JVP party sponsors lightly attended [...] (U) In a first, an anti-U.S. Iraq policy demonstration took place in Colombo on October 7. The rally, which took place near the embassy, was lightly attended, with only about 250 people participating. The radical, Sinhalese chauvinist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party sponsored the eve [...]	2002-10-07 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ECON KPAO CE IZ
02COLOMBO1891	Peace process update: Detainees go on [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Demanding immediate release, Tamil detainees go on hunger strike -- Amid strong hints that a resolution may be near, standoff involving captured soldiers continues -- Tigers reportedly attack office of pro-governmen [...]	2002-10-09 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM ECPS CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1904	Amid some positive news, violence in east [...] (C) Summary: Police shot and killed at least seven suspected Tamil Tiger supporters on October 9. The incident was triggered by an attempt to storm a police station in the east. On a positive note for the peace process, the Tigers released six soldiers after obtaining the release of two of [...]	2002-10-09 12:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM MOPS CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1920	After surge in tension, situation in east seems [...] (C) The situation in the east seems to have calmed down after violence last week left at least ten Tamils dead. The cooling down process was given a critical boost via an announcement by Tiger leader Prabhakaran that he wanted the peace process to continue. Reinforcing the positive trend, Ti [...]	2002-10-15 12:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM MOPS CE LTTE
02COLOMBO1968	Tumult among small parties undermines [...] (C) SUMMARY: The governing United National Party is being buffeted by severe turbulence triggered by unhappy junior coalition partners. The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress is sharply divided over the peace process, for example, while the major party for tea estate Tamils is driving a hard bargain [...]	2002-10-20 07:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE
02COLOMBO1975	Adverse court ruling and coalition stresses [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a widely anticipated decision, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has shot down the government's bid to rein in President Kumaratunga's powers. The government is still developing its reaction to the adverse ruling. On another front, the GSL continues to try to squelch a mutiny by a [...]	2002-10-22 06:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE
02COLOMBO1979	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY USTR HUNTSMAN'S NOVEMBER [...] (U) I extend to you a warm welcome in advance of your visit to Sri Lanka next month for the first meeting of the U.S. - Sri Lankan Trade and Investment Council (TIC). I am sending this message now, nearly a month before your visit, because I know that you and your team are already busy prepa [...]	2002-10-23 04:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD CE WTO USTR ECONOMICS LTTE
02COLOMBO1982	Peace Process Update: Norwegian envoy visits; [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: -- Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister visits north and south in run-up to second round of talks -- Senior Tiger negotiator Balasingham continues consultations with leadership -- New poll highlights strong support for pe [...]	2002-10-23 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2000	In meeting with SA DAS Camp, Prime Minister [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting with SA DAS Camp and Ambassador Wills, PM Wickremesinghe was none too optimistic about the cohabitation situation, indicating that the GSL had tried to work with the president to no avail, so far. The PM did not show his cards on what the GSL planned to [...]	2002-10-25 00:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2007	Biographic sketches of new members of LTTE [...] (C) Para three contains brief biographic sketches of two new members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) negotiating team. (Note: The second round of peace talks between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government is scheduled to take place in Thailand from October 31 - November 3.) [...]	2002-10-28 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2015	COLOMBO-COMMISSIONED POLL GIVES HIGH MARKS TO USG [...] In FY2002 Embassy Colombo commissioned an opinion poll to assess Sri Lankan public perceptions of USG policies regarding the peace process. The poll was performed by a local affiliate of A. G. Nielsen. Its findings were presented to a country team meeting convened on 10/24. 2. The poll fo [...]	2002-10-29 03:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO SL

02COLOMBO2018	LTTE launches Sinhala monthly [...] In recent weeks rumors have circulated in Colombo and elsewhere on the Island regarding a Sinhala newspaper to be published by the LTTE. The purpose of the publication: to tell the Tigers' story to Sri Lanka's Sinhalese publics. Its name: DEDUNNA (or "Rainbow"). 2. Although DEDUNNA ap [...]	2002-10-29 06:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO SL LTTE
02COLOMBO2055	GSL says court judgment convicting LTTE leader [...] (C) SUMMARY: A court has convicted LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran in absentia of planning a 1996 terrorist attack. The GSL has said the judgment will not affect the peace process. The LTTE has not yet formally reacted. The announcement came on the same day as GSL and LTTE negotiators sat down [...]	2002-11-01 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO TH LTTE
02COLOMBO2086	Peace talk reactions: Tamils optimistic; [...] (C) Summary: Reactions by Sri Lankans to the October 31 to November 3 peace talks in Thailand are generally positive. Muslim representatives raised some isolated issues, but were satisfied that their concerns were acknowledged during the second round of talks. The President's office claims [...]	2002-11-04 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2101	Voting with their feet on the peace process, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Returns of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to points of origin in Sri Lanka have surged, with a large percentage of the 213,000 total returns this year transiting in the past eight weeks alone. Most of the returns are to points in Jaffna, but many have returned to the Tiger [...]	2002-11-07 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PTER EAID CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2133	Tigers gradually expand network of control in [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Mission team visited Sri Lanka's Eastern Province on November 12. On the surface, the situation in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts seemed calm, with the ceasefire sparking increased business activity and civilian bustle. Amid this positive news, there were clear and troublin [...]	2002-11-14 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS ECON SOCI CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2147	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 162 (11-19-02) [...] (SBU) The Japanese Ambassador rang the Ambassador last night to report on his and Mr. Yosikawa's attendance at the first Subcommittee meeting on North-East Reconstruction. The atmosphere was "positive and friendly" but the details of how the Subcommittee and related North-East Reconstruction [...]	2002-11-19 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2166	FY-2003 IV PROGRAM: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION FOR [...] POST NOMINATES MR. MARKANDU RAMATHASAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, EUROVILLE ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS (PVT) LTD., FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: EXPORT-SOURCE: USIS EVDB VERSION: 3.0.0 POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS Colombo TRANSMITTI [...]	2002-11-21 10:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO
02COLOMBO2184	Meeting of Sri Lankan PM with LTTE nets heavy [...] (C) SUMMARY: The meeting between Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and LTTE negotiator Balasingham in Oslo on November 24 has received extensive press coverage in Sri Lanka. In other peace process developments, LTTE leader Prabhakaran is preparing to give his annual speech on November 27. Missi [...]	2002-11-25 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM CE NO LTTE
02COLOMBO2194	SRI LANKA: DEPUTY USTR HUNTSMAN PUSHES FURTHER [...] (U) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr. used his November 19-22 visit to Sri Lanka to push the GSL to move forward with key economic reforms. He delivered this message during separate meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and [...]	2002-11-26 10:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2202	SRI LANKA: A REFORM-MINDED 2003 BUDGET [...] Summary: Indicating government commitment to fiscal discipline and continued reforms, the 2003 GSL budget concentrated on improving the macro economic situation through measures to narrow the budget deficit and public debt while increasing tax revenue. The fundamental weakness of the fiscal [...]	2002-11-27 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD CE ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2267	Just-concluded talks help peace process gain [...] (C) SUMMARY: The just-concluded third session of GSL-LTTE talks has helped the peace process pick up significant new traction. In particular, the LTTE's agreement to examine federalism as a potential solution to the conflict was a key shift by the group away from separatism or a confederal [...]	2002-12-09 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2277	AS LEADERSHIP DISPUTE FLARES, SRI LANKA'S MAJOR MUSLIM PARTY MARGINALIZED IN PEACE PROCESS DEBATE [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-10 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
02COLOMBO2293	Sri Lanka: Muslim leader Rauf Hakeem's [...] (C) SUMMARY: With his party fragmenting around him, Rauf Hakeem of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) finds himself in a very precarious position. While he is respected in Colombo circles for his support of the peace process, Hakeem is considered a lightweight politician. The fact that h [...]	2002-12-12 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS CE
02COLOMBO2315	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE A/S LASH TO [...] On behalf of the country team and the entire mission community, I extend to you a warm welcome in advance of your visit to Sri Lanka. Your visit comes at an exciting time, with the government of Sri Lanka (GSL) making real progress toward its twin goals of peace and economic development. Thi [...]	2002-12-16 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CE USTR ECONOMICS
02COLOMBO2329	Normally placid Maldivian political scene seems [...] (C) SUMMARY: The normally placid Maldivian political situation is stirring a bit with the approach of the 2003 presidential election. In December 16-17 meetings in Male, polchief was told that President Gayoom is expected to run and win the election. That said, there is some dissonance eme [...]	2002-12-19 10:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM SOCI MV
02DAMASCUS1761	ASAD TELLS NODEL US LACKS VISION [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5 B/D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN A TWO-HOUR DISCUSSION WITH CONGRESSMAN DAVID PRICE, PRESIDENT AL-ASAD SAID THE US ADMINISTRATION HAS NO CLEAR MIDDLE EAST VISION. THE DISPARATE ADMINISTRATION VOICES HURT THE US REGIONALLY. PROGRESS TOWAR [...]	2002-05-09 07:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
02HANOI1124	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER AFFIRMS COOPERATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRIME MINISTER JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI AFFIRMED JAPAN'S SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION IN SECURITY AS PART OF AN ENHANCED JAPAN-ASEAN RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERED NON-MILITARY COOPERATION ON COUNTERTERRORISM DURING AN APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO HANOI. PRIME MINISTER PHAN VAN KHAI ASKED F [...]	2002-05-06 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM CTERR
02HANOI1279	BURMA AND VIETNAM: TRYING TO IMPROVE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE VISIT BY PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG TO BURMA UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE MODEST TIES BETWEEN THESE TWO FELLOW ASEAN STATES. A MAJOR FOCUS WAS ON THE STILL LIMITED ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP; BILATERAL TRADE IS ONLY ABOUT USD 10 MILLION ANNUALLY. NARCOTICS [...]	2002-05-20 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ETRD BM VM ASEAN CTERR
02HANOI1290	VIETNAM, THE PRC, AND TAIWAN [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RAYMOND BURGHARDT, REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. VIETNAM HAS HAD AN OFTEN-TORTUOUS HISTORY WITH CHINA, INCLUDING WITH THE PRC, AND IS AWARE OF THE DISPARITY OF THE IMPORTANCE WITH WHICH THE TWO COUNTRIES VIEW ONE ANOTHER. MANY HERE MINIMIZE ACKNOWLEDGING [...]	2002-05-21 07:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS CM VM CVR APEC
02HANOI133	HA GIANG: SLEEPY BORDER PROVINCE TRYING TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. HA GIANG PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPEFUL THAT THE RECENTLY DECLARED "BORDER ECONOMIC ZONE" WILL STIMULATE DEVELOPMENT IN ONE OF NORTHERN VIETNAM'S POORER MOUNTAIN PROVINCES. THE DISTANCE AND DIFFICULTY IN TRAVELING TO HANOI AND OTHER LOWLAND PROVINCES REMAIN HINDRANCES TO ECO [...]	2002-01-18 10:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM PGOV VM
02HANOI1379	VIETNAM AND THE SPRATLYS: STRONG TALK, -- BUT PLAYING IT SAFE [...] (U) SUMMARY. GVN OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO TAKE A FIRM LINE CONCERNING VIETNAM'S SOVEREIGNTY CLAIMS OVER THE SPRATLY ISLANDS. PROVINCIAL CLAIMS CONCERNING CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE SPRATLYS APPEAR EXAGGERATED. VIETNAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A SOUTH CHINA SEA CODE OF CONDUCT (REFTEL),AN IM [...]	2002-05-30 09:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PINR VM CVR ASEAN
02HANOI2209	VIETNAM AND THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) IS ONE OF VIETNAM'S KEY DONORS AND AN IMPORTANT POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC PARTNER. HUMAN RIGHTS IS AT THE TOP OF THE EU'S POLITICAL AGENDA, WHILE VIETNAM IS FOCUSED MORE ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO EU MEMBERS AND ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT AND AID FROM THE EU [...]	2002-09-10 09:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SOCI EAID ECON XG XH VM HUMANR
02HANOI2309	PRC-VIETNAM BORDER: GVN COUNTERING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SINCE THE CONCLUSION OF THE NINTH ROUND OF BILATERAL BOUNDARY TALKS WITH THE PRC ON AUGUST 23, THE GVN HAS ENGAGED IN A PUBLIC RELATIONS BLITZ, INCLUDING THE APPARENTLY UNPRECEDENTED PUBLICATION OF THE 1999 LAND BORDER TREATY ON THE INTERNET, TO COUNTER PERSISTENT DOMESTIC CRI [...]	2002-09-24 09:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PINR CH VM CVR
02HANOI2465	VIETNAM: APEC OCTOBER MEETING (C-AL2-00879) [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CLAIRE A. PIERANGELO, ECONOMIC COUNSELOR. REASON 1.5 (C). 2. (C) POST HAS HAD A NUMBER OF DISCUSSIONS WITH GVN OFFICIALS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS REGARDING APEC AND CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02465 01 OF 02 100745Z VIETNAM'S RO [...]	2002-10-10 07:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN VM KPRP APEC CTERR
02HANOI553	CDC AND GVN LAUNCH NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS [...] THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH)/NATIONAL AIDS STANDING BUREAU, IN COLLABORATION WITH AND SUPPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 00553 110920Z CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)/EMBASSY HANOI, HAS LAUNCHED ITS NATIONAL PROGRAM TO COMBAT THE HIV [...]	2002-03-11 08:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TBIO EAID VM HIV AIDS
02HARARE107	TRANSCRIPT OF THE JANUARY 9 PRESS BRIEF BY [...] OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED INCREASE IN SPECULATIVE, IMAGINARY AND FALSE ARTICLES BY THE SO- CALLED INDEPENDENT MEDIA BOTH INTERNALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, ON THE STATUS AND OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS. THESE STATEMENTS HAVE CAUSED INSECURITY, UNCERTAIN [...]	2002-01-10 14:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR ZI
02HARARE1081	MEDIA REPORT MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Unconscionable U.S. complicity in Israeli atrocities" the May 6 edition of the independent daily "The Daily News" carries an op-ed by Tajudeen Abdul Raheem criticizing the United States' Middle East policy. Excerpts: 2. "The Butcher of Sabra and Shatilla and [...]	2002-05-06 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HARARE1745	ZIMBABWE: MUGABE'S RECENT REMARKS TROUBLING - RULE [...] (C) Summary: On July 25, President Mugabe went on record saying that the State would defy court judgments with which it did not agree. He also said gays were worse than pigs and dogs, warning Parliament against recognizing homosexual marriages. In a previous July 23 speech at the opening of [...]	2002-07-30 10:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM ASEC ZI
02HARARE1849	MEDIA REPORT U. S. FOREIGN POLICY UNDER FIRE; [...] Under headline "Bush's policy disastrous" the August 12 edition of the government-controlled daily "The Herald" carried the following op-ed by Tim Chigodo on page 8: 2. "Since the fall of the Communism in Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War, the United States h [...]	2002-08-15 08:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE1879	MEDIA REPORT AFRICAN AMERICANS UNDER FIRE; HARARE [...] Under headline "African Americans betraying Zimbabwe" the independent "Daily News" dedicated its August 19 editorial to criticizing a group of African Americans who are currently in the country at the invitation of the Zimbabwe government. The editorial accuses the gro [...]	2002-08-19 07:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ZI
02HARARE1901	UNDP-DONOR MEETING: MORE DOOM AND GLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary. UNDP Resrep (and newly-named UN Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator) to Zimbabwe Victor Angelo met with donors on August 20 in a refreshingly frank session. He listed upcoming events, including a proposed regional scientific conference on GMO issues, and detailed where food impor [...]	2002-08-21 12:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PHUM PGOV ZI
02HARARE1982	ZIMBABWE CABINET BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION [...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's August 24 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios): --------------------------------------------- ----------- [...]	2002-08-29 05:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI
02HARARE2039	GOVERNMENT PAPER REPORTS ZIMBABWE WILL ACCEPT [...] According to a front-page, above-the-fold report in the September 6 edition of the government-owned Herald, President Mugabe has ruled that Zimbabwe will accept food aid that may contain biotech products. However, the President added that that such food relief w [...]	2002-09-06 07:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2062	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Who will pre-empt the war on Iraq?" the independent, pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 8 editorial to urging the United Nations Security Council to stop the United States and Britain from attacking Iraq. Excerpts: [...]	2002-09-09 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2128	PARLIAMENT AGENDA FOLLOWING ZANU-PF'S COURSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Parliament resumed September 10, after a 5-week adjournment, amid speculation that one of the top ZANU-PF priorities would be a bill to amend the constitutional requirement that presidential elections be held within 90 days after a president vacates office. ZANU-PF pushed through [...]	2002-09-23 10:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
02HARARE2401	GOZ VIOLENCE AGAINST MDC TARGETS COUNCILORS [...] (C) Since the September 28 - 29 Rural District Council elections, ZANU-PF supporters have carried out a violent campaign of retribution against winning MDC councilors and MDC supporters in districts that elected MDC councilors. At least one MDC supporter was beaten to death. Winning (and los [...]	2002-11-04 14:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
02HARARE2732	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Solidarity with the people of Palestine" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 1 editorial to accusing the United States of throwing spanners into the Middle East peace process. "The main stumbling block seems to be the U [...]	2002-12-02 11:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE2858	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.S. stumbling block to Palestinian state" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its December 22 editorial to accusing the United States of stalling the peace process in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. "Palestinian leader Yasser [...]	2002-12-24 09:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
02HARARE343	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION OBSERVATION, ELECTION [...] C) THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO ZIMBABWE, BRIAN DONNELLY, JOINED BY FCO DIRECTOR FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA ANDREW POCOCK AND IAN BAILEY FROM THE BRITISH CABINET OFFICE CALLED ON THE AMBASSADOR ON FEBRUARY 6. THE AMBASSADOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF. ELECTION OBSERVATION --- [...]	2002-02-07 14:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
02HARARE936	POLITICAL ABUSE OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] RECENT REPORTS INDICATE WIDESPREAD ABUSE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (AND SOCIAL SERVICES, PRINCIPALLY IN GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED PROGRAMS, IN ZIMBABWE. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THIS PRACTICE IS PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN THOSE AREAS DOMINATED BY RULING PARTY INTERESTS [...]	2002-04-16 13:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON
02HARARE973	MEDIA REACTION MEP; HARARE [...] Under headline "Israeli attacks on civilians abhorrent," the government-controlled daily "The Herald" dedicated its April 23 editorial to calling for the cessation of the "cycle of violence and counter- violence" in the Middle East. Excerpts: 2. ". . .No rational person can [...]	2002-04-23 07:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ZI PREL PHUM
02HOCHIMINHCITY785	THE FREE MARKET PHENOMENON OF ONE VIETNAMESE [...] (U) SUMMARY: FOR ONE VIETNAMESE FARMER IN THE MEKONG DELTA, PRODUCTION OF "TRA" AND "BASA" -- THE FISH FORMERLY KNOWN AS "CATFISH" -- IS A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE SUCCESS OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND THE UNFETTERED APPLICATION OF FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES. FIERCE COMPETITION AND SELF-TAUGHT MARKE [...]	2002-08-01 06:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS EAGR ETRD ECON VM
02ISTANBUL2088	REVIEW OF THE FULBRIGHT GLOBAL WOMEN'S [...] SUMMARY. PA Istanbul cooperated with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in executing the first-ever Fulbright-sponsored conference bringing together 110 r 110 women from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia to focus on the role of women as leaders in [...]	2002-11-29 12:12:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL TU
02JAKARTA1407	EAST TIMOR: XANANA GUSMAO WINS PRESIDENCY; [...] SUMMARY. NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE HERO XANANA GUSMAO HAS WON A RESOUNDING VICTORY TO BECOME THE FIRST-EVER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF EAST TIMOR. XANANA WON 83 PERCENT OF ALL VALID VOTES CAST. XANANA, WHILE MINDFUL OF THE PRESIDENT'S CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS, INTENDS TO PLAY A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN [...]	2002-04-18 01:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN
02JAKARTA685	EAST TIMOR: XANANA GUSMAO -- FINALLY -- DECLARES [...] SUMMARY. NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE HERO XANANA GUSMAO DECLARED HIS INTENT TO BECOME THE FIRST-EVER ELECTED PRESIDENT OF EAST TIMOR. WITH LESS THAN 90 MINUTES TO GO BEFORE THE FILING DEADLINE EXPIRED, GUSMAO ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION OF MINOR OPPOSITION PARTIES TO THE CHAGRIN OF THE MAJORITY PARTY [...]	2002-02-27 10:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN
02KATHMANDU1191	SECURITY FORCES' PROGRESS AND PITFALLS EAST OF [...] (SBU) Government of Nepal (GON) security forces have made progress against Maoist insurgents over the last few months in the district directly east of Kathmandu, according to the Chief District Officer (CDO) and head of the local police. Maoist excesses, along with better cooperation between t [...]	2002-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MOPS PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU1590	Nepal's Forthcoming Elections: What the U.S. Can [...] Nepal is preparing to hold national elections beginning November 13, followed by local elections sometime around April, 2003. The ongoing violent Maoist insurgency will complicate security arrangements and increase expenditures at a time when economic conditions are deteriorating. Moreover, r [...]	2002-08-16 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM NP GON
02KATHMANDU1693	MORE EXPLOSIONS IN KATHMANDU AS STRIKE DATE NEARS [...] (SBU) Maoist insurgents continued their campaign of bombings in urban areas of the Kathmandu Valley throughout a long holiday weekend August 30-September 1. The explosions targeted businesses in the city, although two armed invasions of the homes of prominent politicians were also reported. [...]	2002-09-03 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1853	NEPAL'S MAOISTS ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAM OF AGITATION [...] (C) Maoist insurgents, apparently hoping to keep up the momentum from their successful September 16 general strike, have announced a fresh campaign of agitation, including a three-day general strike preceding scheduled national Parliamentary elections in November. The press release, dated S [...]	2002-09-23 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC NP
02KATHMANDU1902	AMCIT CLIMBERS DISCUSS SHOOTING INCIDENT [...] (SBU) On September 20, American climbers David Morton and Jeff Lamoureaux were fired upon by two men wearing what they believe were Chinese military uniforms and one of whom stated that he belonged to the Chinese military (ref). Altitude readings taken by the climbers and landmarks near their [...]	2002-09-30 13:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PGOV ASEC NP CH
02KATHMANDU2302	NEPAL: MAOISTS SEEKING DIALOGUE FOR TACTICAL ENDS [...] (C) A December 3 statement by Maoist leader Prachanda claimed that the insurgents are suspending violent attacks against infrastructure and against mainstream political party members in order to create a conducive environment for dialogue. Despite their frequent calls for dialogue with the [...]	2002-12-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU378	(S) REQUEST FOR IMAGERY FOR ROYAL NEPAL ARMY, FIFTH [...] (S/NF) This is the fifth request for imagery support for the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) to conduct offensive operations against Maoist rebels. 2. (S/NF) This request is the direct result of a large-scale attack on GON personnel in Achham District. RNA anticipates that Maoist insurgents are [...]	2002-02-17 14:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PTER MASS NP
02KATHMANDU529	MAOISTS AMBUSH VIP SECURITY DETAIL ON MAJOR [...] (SBU) Maoists ambushed a police security team in Sindupalchowk district March 13, killing six officers and seriously injuring six others, police sources confirmed. Press reports state that the insurgents electronically detonated explosives laid in the road. The attack occurred on the Arniko H [...]	2002-03-13 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM PREL PINR NP
02KATHMANDU537	NEPAL: SECOND ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Post's submission for the second annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. The report addresses all of reftel's questions, but in prose form. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer G.A. Donovan (telephone: 977- 1-411-179; fax 977-1-410-723). [...]	2002-03-14 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD NP KWNM
02KATHMANDU592	MAOISTS TARGET GOVERNMENT VEHICLES, OFFICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of weekend attacks within the capital and its environs, Maoist insurgents bombed Government of Nepal (GON) vehicles and offices, including telecommunications facilities and the office of the state-owned press. The attacks come as the Maoists attempt to marshal popul [...]	2002-03-25 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
02KATHMANDU655	WEAVING TERROR: MAOIST ATTACKS ON CARPET INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. For five minutes on the evening of March 25, forty to fifty suspected Maoist youths terrorized a carpet business at the edge of Nepal's capital city, setting fires and causing extensive property damage. No one was injured. Now fearful and discouraged, the owner of the business e [...]	2002-04-01 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ELAB ECON ASEC CASC PREF PHUM NP
02KATHMANDU914	SUSPECTED MAOISTS DESTROY PEPSI TRUCK [...] (SBU) Suspected Maoist insurgents set fire to a Pepsi-Cola truck making deliveries in Dolakha District, about 70 km east of Kathmandu the evening of May 7. According to Rajiv Sant, Managing Director for the Indian-owned Pepsi franchise in Nepal, three gunmen stopped the truck and ordered th [...]	2002-05-09 09:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC BEXP CASC NP
02KUWAIT5494	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE END USE CHECK [...] On December 22, EconChief and Econoff visited the offices of Gulf and Middle East Technological Solutions (GMETS) to verify that the company had received one chem/bio personal protective kit (export license 05-870417),per reftel instructions. Econoffs met with the company's managing director [...]	2002-12-23 12:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC KU
02LONDON8320	UNITED KINGDOM: 2002 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM CONTAINS EMBASSY LONDON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2002 "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT. EMBASSY INPUT IS KEYED TO REFTEL QUESTIONS. 2. (U) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UK TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN [...]	2002-11-25 10:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK
02MILAN338	QADHAFI'S SON ON ITALY-LIBYA RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: SEIF QADHAFI, SON OF LIBYAN LEADER MUAMMOR QADHAFI, SPOKE AT ISPI (INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS) IN MILAN, JUNE 10 ON "LIBYA AND ITALY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ISSUES WITHIN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA." SEIF QADHAFI, WHO WAS INTRODUCED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE "LIBYAN [...]	2002-06-12 15:05:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PINS PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN ECON
02RANGOON1340	BURMA: DARKNESS AT NOON [...] (C) Summary: Power is flowing nearly 24 hours a day in the capital. The government is making this happen through a hodgepodge of policy proclamations, full dams at the hydropower plants, and expensive, and potentially dangerous, stopgap measures. Because of increasing agitation over food pri [...]	2002-10-16 06:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BM
02RANGOON1486	THE ILO: SLOWLY ESTABLISHING A WORKING PRESENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The new ILO liaison officer in Rangoon met with Secretary One General Khin Nyunt this week and received assurances that the SPDC would work with the ILO to address problems with forced labor. She was also told that she can travel freely anywhere she wants in Burma. These assura [...]	2002-11-18 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BM
02RANGOON1571	KACHIN ETHNIC BUSINESSES: JADE, GOLD, AND LIQUOR [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Kachin cease-fire groups have benefited significantly from semi-autonomous economic control of their areas of influence. The commercial arms of these armies turned political groups are involved in everything from jade and gold mining to sugar milling and liquor production [...]	2002-12-11 00:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PINS BM
02ROME1229	GOI'S REACTION TO THE NEW ZINNI MISSION AND [...] (C) ON MARCH 8, POL MC AND NEA WATCHER DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS AND THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS. POL MC STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE EU AND THE US SPEAK THE SAME MESSAGE ON THE MEPP: IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ARAF [...]	2002-03-08 15:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS XF US IT UN
02ROME1233	MINISTER MARZANO VISITS IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ENGAGED THE MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES ON IRAN, UNDERSCORING OUR CONCERNS WITH IRANIAN BEHAVIOR. MARZANO'S RELATIVE UNFAMILIARITY WITH OUR OBJECTIONS OR WITH THE DIVISION BETWEEN THE OFFICIAL AND SHADOW GOVERNMENTS IN CONTROLLING IRAN SHOWS THE NECESSI [...]	2002-03-08 16:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IT
02ROME1396	ITALIAN ASSISTANCE TO NATO ASPIRANTS [...] MAINARDO BENARDELLI, OF THE MFA ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT, CONFIRMED THAT ITALIAN ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED TO ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA. A- ALBANIA --------- MILITARY ASSISTANCE ------------------- 2. PER REF C, ITALY IS ALBANIAS MOST IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER, LARGEST INVESTOR, AND LARG [...]	2002-03-19 12:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR ECON IT AL MC NATO
02ROME1402	SOMALIA: AIDID "AMBASSADOR" ACCUSES ITALIAN GOVERNMENT OF GRAND LARCENY, ATTEMPTED MURDER [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH FADUMA FARAH AIDID, THE SISTER OF "SOMALI PRESIDENT" HUSSEIN MOHAMED AIDID AND DAUGHTER OF THE ASSASSINATED WARLORD GENERAL AIDID FEBRUARY 20. HUSSEIN AIDID IS THE HEAD OF THE SOMALI RECONCILIATION AND RESTORATION COUNCIL (SRRC) FACTION BUT HAS NO REAL CLAIM TO BEING P [...]	2002-03-19 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ET SO IT
02ROME1544	REPORT ON IDLI ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES [...] SUMMARY: THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01544 01 OF 02 270916Z (IDLI) ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES MET IN ROME MARCH 20, 2002 TO APPROVE IDLI'S WORK PLAN, ENDORSE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND APPROVE CHANGES TO IDLI'S BASIC TEXT [...]	2002-03-27 08:28:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID KDEM IDLI
02ROME1556	58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL),POLOFF SIPDIS [...]	2002-03-27 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS
02ROME1610	AMBASSADOR TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EU AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A MARCH 26 COURTESY CALL ON EU AFFAIRS MINISTER ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED THE EU CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES SURROUNDING EU ENLARGEMENT. THE AMBASSADOR ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE MINISTER'S RECENT UNHELPFUL COMMENTS ON IRAQ, [...]	2002-03-29 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IT EUN
02ROME1616	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE (IDLI) [...] U.S. MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH STAFF OF THE ROME- BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE(IDLI)ON MARCH 27 TO DISCUSS IDLI'S PROPOSED LEGAL REFORM INITIATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN. IDLI ADVISED U.S. MISSION OF ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE ON AFGHAN LAW, A COMP [...]	2002-03-29 18:48:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AF IDLI AFGHANISTAN
02ROME1695	ITALY'S MFA REQUESTS GEN. ZINNI TO SERVE AS [...] (C) ON APRIL 4, LUCA FERRARI, MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, CONTACTED NEA WATCHER TO EXPRESS THE GOI'S GRAVE CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BETHLEHEM. ACCORDING TO FERRARI, TANZIM MILITANTS, PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, AND THE GOVERNOR OF BETHLEHEM (WHOM HE DESCRIBED AS A "MODERATE CHR [...]	2002-04-04 13:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS XF US IT MEPP
02ROME1723	READOUT OF BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT [...] (C) ON APRIL 5, PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA, TOLD POLMINCOUNS TOM COUNTRYMAN THAT THE APRIL 2-3 BERLUSCONI-PUTIN SUMMIT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL RUSSIA-ITALY BILATERAL MEETING EVER HELD. PUTIN MADE CLEAR TO BERLUSCONI HIS DESIRE TO ENHANCE AND [...]	2002-04-05 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL RS NATO MEPP
02ROME1748	ITALY MAY LET PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ENTER LIBYA [...] (S) SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN OFFICIAL CHAIRING AN INTERMINISTERIAL LICENSING COMMITTEE IS "INCLINED TO SUPPORT" THE APPLICATION OF AN ITALIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR A LICENSE TO CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA TO REFURBISH FACILITIES AT RABTA, LIBYA IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEIR PRODUCTION OF [...]	2002-04-08 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETRD ETTC IT PARM PREL
02ROME1797	AFGHANISTAN: ALL SYSTEMS (STILL) GO FOR FORMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE SON-IN-LAW TO THE FORMER AFGHAN KING SAID THREATS AND DISTURBANCES WILL NOT DETER THE KING AND HIS PARTY FROM THEIR RETURN TO AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE PLEASED WITH ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE BY ITALY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIA, THEY REMAIN IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH CHAIRMAN KARZAI, A [...]	2002-04-10 14:03:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS AF IT AFGHANISTAN
02ROME2023	ITALY/MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: BERLUSCONI WITH [...] (C) ON APRIL 24, PM BERLUSCONI'S SENIOR DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR GIOVANNI CASTELLANETA TOLD EUR A/S ELIZABETH JONES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02023 241730Z THAT THE PREVIOUS DAY'S EU-MED MINISTERIAL IN VALENCIA HAD, OBVIOUSLY, NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROMOTING ISRA [...]	2002-04-24 16:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL MEPP
02ROME2188	WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: INFORMAL [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: AT THE INSTIGATION OF THE INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF THE FAO COUNCIL, A GROUP WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 02188 061414Z MEET INFORMALLY MAY 18 TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER. GU [...]	2002-05-06 13:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID FAO AGR
02ROME2217	SUDAN CEASEFIRE: ITALY CANNOT CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH PAOLA IMPERIALE, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST AFRICAN AFFAIRS, ON MAY 2 AT THE MFA. IMPERIALE HAD REQUESTED THE MEETING BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS BY TELEPHONE THE GOI'S ISSUES WITH FUNDING THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING UNIT FOR THE NUBA MOUNTAINS CEASE-FIRE. 2 [...]	2002-05-07 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SU IT UN
02ROME2413	PERES-BERLUSCONI MEETING: A READ-OUT [...] (C) POLOFF MET WITH THE SPOKESMAN OF THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL IN ROME TO OBTAIN A READ-OUT OF THE MAY 10 ROME MEETING BETWEEN PERES AND BERLUSCONI. WE ALSO OBTAINED A READ-OUT OF THE SAME MEETING FROM THE MFA. BOTH READ-OUTS WERE CONSISTENT. CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 R [...]	2002-05-16 14:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS XF IT UN
02ROME2602	ITALY SUPPORTS SOMALI PEACE, NOT PUNTLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA DENIES REF REPORT THAT ITALY HAS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 02602 291334Z PROMISED MILITARY AID TO PUNTLAND. THE GOI HAS NO PLANS TO AID PUNTLAND BUT IS OFFERING AID FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE SOMALI PEACE PROCESS AND COULD EXTEN [...]	2002-05-29 14:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS SO IT UN
02ROME3174	LOOKING AHEAD TO FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC [...] SUMMARY: OPERATING AS THE INTERIM GOVERNING BODY (IGB) OF THE NEWLY-APPROVED INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES, THE OCTOBER 9-18 FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WILL DISCUSS (AND POSSIBLY APPROVE),INTER ALIA, IGB RULES OF PROCEDURE AND TERMS OF REFE [...]	2002-06-28 06:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR SENV FAO
02ROME3217	ITALY: REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOI INITIALLY EXPRESSED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST TEMPERED WITH CONCERN OVER ARAFAT'S ROLE. AFTER THE G8 SUMMIT, WHERE PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH PRESIDENT BUSH AND WAS REPORTEDLY "OVERWHELMED" BY THE EVI [...]	2002-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS US XF IT UN
02ROME3240	BERLUSCONI BACKS THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO HIS DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, PM AND ACTING FM BERLUSCONI REACTED VERY POSITIVELY TO THE PRESIDENT'S JUNE 24 SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE EAST. BERLUSCONI AGREED THAT THE PA NEEDED A NEW LEADERSHIP, AND STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC REFORM FOR PALEST [...]	2002-07-03 07:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IT IS XF
02ROME3319	DUTCH QUERY ITALIANS ABOUT ISRAELI PARTICIPATION [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (C) THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR AND DCM IN ROME EXPRESSED CONCERN TO EMB OFFICERS REGARDING POSSIBLE ISRAELI PARTICIPATION IN JSF. THE DUTCH AMBASSADOR MENTIONED THE ISSUE AT THE EMBASSY'S JULY 4 RECEPTION, AND THE DUTCH DCM, WILLIAM VAN EE, [...]	2002-07-08 08:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR EAIR PREL IT UN
02ROME3370	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN "SECRET" TALKS IN ROME: AN [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE MAYOR OF ROME FACILITATED SEVERAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 03370 091535Z MEETINGS BETWEEN THE ISRAELI URI SAVIR AND THE PALESTINIAN ABU ALA LAST YEAR IN ROME. THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF THESE MEETINGS BUT IS ALSO NOT UNDULY CONC [...]	2002-07-09 15:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS XF IT UN
02ROME3379	ITALY ON UNIFIL: REDUCE IT BUT DON'T DISMANTLE IT [...] (C) POL OFF DISCUSSED THE GOI'S ASSESSMENT OF UNIFIL WITH GIUSEPPE PERRONE, THE MFA'S DESK OFFICER FOR LEBANON AND ISRAEL AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST OFFICE. PERRONE SAID THAT THE GOI IS PLEASED WITH UNIFIL AND ITS MISSION SO FAR. GIVEN THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAEL FROM LEBANON IN 200 [...]	2002-07-10 07:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	LE IS KPKO MARR PREL SY IT UNIFIL
02ROME3384	ITALY AND CHINA EXCHANGE VISITS TO PROMOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN MAY 28 AND JULY 5 MEETINGS, THE MFA'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIAN AFFAIRS AND HIS DEPUTY PROVIDED POLOFF WITH READOUTS ON RECENT VISITS TO ITALY BY THE PRC DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND TO CHINA BY THE GOI MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND MFA UNDERSECRETARY FOR ASIA AND H [...]	2002-07-10 10:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID IT CH
02ROME3594	FAO INVOKES HELMS-BIDEN IN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] SUMMARY. THE FAO'S DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM BUDGET AND EVALUATION RESPONDED AT LENGTH IN WRITING TO THE U.S. DEMARCHE (REFTEL B) ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS HIS COMMENT: "I DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S. SHOULD REQUEST AN E [...]	2002-07-22 12:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ETRD EAGR ECON FAO WHO
02ROME3648	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SEEK EMPOWERMENT IN BIOTECH [...] SUMMARY: DESCRIBING THEMSELVES AS BIOTECH INNOVATORS, RESEARCHERS FROM LARGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (INDIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND OTHERS) PARTICIPATING IN A JUNE 24-27 WORKSHOP CO-SPONSORED BY THE U.N.'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGA [...]	2002-07-24 09:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO IT FAO
02ROME3880	IRAQ: MARTINO CAUSES STIR OVER ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] (U) SUMMARY: ITALIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO CAUSED A STIR AMONG ITALIAN POLITICAL LEADERS AND COMMENTATORS BY SUGGESTING THAT ITALY WOULD "AUTOMATICALLY" SUPPORT U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAQ. HE ADDED, HOWEVER, THAT ITALY WOULD ONLY PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY EFFORT IF THERE IS "PR [...]	2002-08-07 09:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR XF IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4484	WINNING ITALY OVER ON IRAQ -- CORRECTED VERSION [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS MOVING CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT OUR NATO ALLIES TO BE ON IRAQ. PM BERLUSCONI, AND INCREASINGLY OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEUTRALIZING IRAQ'S WMD CAPABILITIES. THEY HOPE WAR CAN BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER, THROUGH PUBLIC REMARKS AND [...]	2002-09-13 17:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME4485	WINNING ITALY OVER ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. ITALY IS MOVING CLOSER TO WHERE WE WANT OUR NATO ALLIES TO BE ON IRAQ. PM BERLUSCONI, AND INCREASINGLY OTHER TOP GOVERNMENT LEADERS, UNDERSTAND THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF NEUTRALIZING IRAQ'S WMD CAPABILITIES. THEY HOPE WAR CAN BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER, THROUGH PUBLIC REMARKS AND [...]	2002-09-15 06:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR IT NATO IRAQI FREEDOM
02ROME5125	ITALIAN MFA ON LEBANON-ISRAEL WATER ISSUE, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA REPORTS THAT THE ITALIAN WATER EXPERT CURRENTLY WORKING THE ISRAELI-LEBANESE WATER DISPUTE MAY SEEK TO HELP BROKER A LONGER-TERM, BROADER SHARING AGREEMENT, BUT AS AN EU INITIATIVE, NOT AN ITALIAN EFFORT. ROME RECEIVED THE PITCH FROM LEBANESE FINANCE MINISTER SINIORA ON THE EU [...]	2002-10-21 14:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IT IZ
02ROME560	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND [...] (SBU) IN HIS COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY STANCA, THE AMBASSADOR EXPLORED ITALIAN HIGH-TECH, PROMOTED THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER AS HONING THE ITALIAN EDGE IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND SOUGHT AN ALLY IN THE BIOTECH DEBATES. MINISTER STANCA, CAUTIOUS IN HIS NEWLY ES [...]	2002-02-05 15:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR PREL AL IT JO MZ TS EUN
02ROME603	ITALIAN PROJECT ON TRACK II DIPLOMACY BETWEEN [...] (U) SENSING THAT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST HAS REACHED "DESPERATE" MEASURES, THE ITALIAN MFA FUNDED AN INITIATIVE CALLED "MEETING THE OTHER", A FORUM FOR ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETIES TO DIALOGUE. THE FIRST OF SUCH MEETINGS TOOK PLACE FEB 4. 2. (U) AMBASSADOR ANTONIO BADIN [...]	2002-02-07 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IT IS GZ UN
02ROME6094	NETANYAHU IN ROME: SUCCESSFUL FIRST TRIP AS FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROME WAS ISRAEL FM NETANYAHU'S FIRST STOP IN HIS FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR SINCE HE ASSUMED THE FUNCTIONS OF FM. BOTH SIDES PLACED EMPHASIS ON THE GREATER BALANCE IN ITALY'S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 06094 201802Z APPROACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE BERL [...]	2002-12-20 17:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT PREL KPAL UN
02ROME6098	GOI INQUIRY ON HELICOPTER PARTS SALE TO IRAN [...] (C) AT THE END OF A DECEMBER 13 MEETING WITH A/DCM ON A SEPARATE ISSUE, BERLUSCONI FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR GIANPAOLO SCARANTE REQUESTED "INFORMAL" USG VIEWS ON THE POSSIBLE RENEWAL OF A LONG-FROZEN SALE OF AGUSTA HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN, CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW WITHIN THE GOI. 2. (C) [...]	2002-12-23 07:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL IR IT EXPORT CONTROLS
02ROME611	GOI'S REACTION TO SENDING A COORDINATED U.S. AND [...] (C) ON THE EVE OF THE EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING IN SPAIN, POL MC DELIVERED THE POINTS IN REF A TO LUCA FERRARI, THE MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. FERRARI FULLY AGREED WITH THE US MESSAGE AND STRESSED THAT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00611 072259Z [...]	2002-02-07 17:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IT KPAL PREL XF EUN
02ROME66	UNIFIL MANDATE RENEWAL NOTICE: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE GOI WILL VIEW WITH GREAT INTEREST, AND SOME CONCERN, PRECISE PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING/DOWNSIZING OF UNIFIL. THIS STEMS IN LARGE PART FROM TODAY'S HEIGHTENED TENSIONS IN THE REGION, BUT IS ALSO LINKED TO ITALY'S GENERAL PREFERENCE FOR EMPLOYING MULTILATERAL PEACEKEEPING FORCES. [...]	2002-01-04 18:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL MARR IT IS LE SY UN
02ROME895	WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER STATE OF [...] SUMMARY. THE RESCHEDULED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00895 01 OF 03 221143Z ORGANIZATION (FA0) WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) WILL MEET JUNE 10-13 IN ROME. THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (MEETING IMMEDIATELY BEFO [...]	2002-02-22 11:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID FAO AGR

02STATE193342	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) OCTOBER 1, 2002, 1100-1130, SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: SECRETARY POWELL SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI VILLAROSA EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATTHEW DALEY S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER EXECUTIVE ASSIST [...]	2002-10-03 00:41:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG EAID ID TT
02TEGUCIGALPA2523	HONDURAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. GOALS FOR [...] EmbOffs have demarched MFA officials several times in August/September on U.S. goals for the 57th UNGA and the GOH will be generally supportive. Post has the following comments about the GOH positions on key issues raised in ref F, in addition to those included in ref E e-mail: -- On counter [...]	2002-09-10 15:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC PHUM ECON OTRA HO UNGA UN
02VATICAN1171	THE VATICAN'S ""OTHER"" INTERESTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-03-06 13:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IS IT JO LE PREL SA SY VT VTEG
02VATICAN1179	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FEBRUARY 15-MARCH 1 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 14-MARCH 1, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 [...]	2002-03-06 15:36:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAGR KIRF VT
02VATICAN1674	VATICAN'S GROWING CONCERN WITH MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2002-04-04 06:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PHUM PREL VT VTIS
02VATICAN1921	VATICAN CLUELESS ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) PER REFTELCON, POLOFF MET MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 15 WITH VATICAN DESK OFFICER FOR MADAGASCAR AFFAIRS MONS. LUIGI CAVALIERE. (NOTE: CAVALIERE, AN "OLD SCHOOL" VATICAN DIPLOMAT WHO ALSO COVERS AUSTRIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES, HAD -- LIKE POLO [...]	2002-04-18 05:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA VT
02VATICAN2146	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT APRIL 1-15. [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1-15, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR DELIVERS GLOBALIZATION SPEECH -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON MEPP -- PR [...]	2002-05-03 14:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAGR VT VTPREL
02VATICAN2229	HOLOCAUST ENVOY'S VATICAN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES AMBASSADOR BINDENAGEL MET WITH VATICAN OFFICIALS APRIL 26 FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 02229 01 OF 02 081737Z A LAST UPDATE ON THE ISSUE OF ACCESS TO PONTIFICAL ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH RELATED TO THE S [...]	2002-05-08 12:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	FR GM IT KNAR PHUM PREL SOCI VT VTFR
02VATICAN2238	BIWEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR APRIL 16-30, 2002 [...] (C) THIS CABLE REPORTS ON EMBASSY VATICAN'S ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 16-30, 2002. IT IS INTENDED TO SUMMARIZE, BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVELY REPORT, OUR ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD. COVERED IN THIS CABLE ARE: -- AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENTIAL PRE-ADVANCE -- AMBASSADOR/FM TAURAN ON VEN [...]	2002-05-08 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN EAID VT EAGER VTPREL
02VATICAN290	VATICAN CHARITY COMBATS HARSH CONDITIONS IN NORTH [...] VATICAN NGO, CARITAS HONG KONG, COORDINATES THE VATICAN'S RELIEF EFFORTS IN NORTH KOREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DPRK GOVERNMENT. CARITAS REPORTS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOOD SITUATION AFTER MASSIVE INPUTS FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD F [...]	2002-01-18 15:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID EAGR KN VT
02VATICAN3503	(C) VATICAN SEES ARAFAT'S MARGINALIZATION AS ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: VATICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE TOLD DCM JULY 12 THAT USG MARGINALIZATION OF ARAFAT WILL LIKELY EMPOWER HAMAS AND THEREBY JUSTIFY ISRAEL PM SHARON'S PLAN TO SEEK A MILITARY SOLUTION. THE VATICAN BELIEVES CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 0350 [...]	2002-07-15 15:01:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PHUM PREL VT
02VATICAN3985	POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 11 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03985 01 OF 02 131618Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELIES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...]	2002-08-13 16:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS
02VATICAN3986	POPE APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN HIS AUGUST 1 ANGELUS MESSAGE, POPE JOHN CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 03986 01 OF 02 150143Z PAUL II MADE A STRONG AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLING ON ISRAELITES AND PALESTINIANS TO RETURN TO THE PATH OF NEGOTIATIONS, A [...]	2002-08-13 16:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PHUM KIRF VT VTIS
02VATICAN4398	ONE YEAR AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: HOLY SEE FM WELCOMES [...] (U) SUMMARY: IN AN INTERVIEW PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 10, VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN LOUIS TAURAN PRAISED THE UNIVERSAL CONDEMNATION OF TERRORISM THAT HAS FOLLOWED SEPTEMBER 11, WHILE CAUTIONING THAT ANY DECISION TO USE FORCE AGAINST IRAQ MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS [...]	2002-09-10 16:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM IZ IS
02VATICAN4483	PRESIDENT'S UNGA SPEECH: HOLY SEE WELCOMES [...] (C) WITH FM TAURAN OUT OF TOWN, CHARGE DELIVERED REF A POINTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S UNGA ADDRESS TO VATICAN DFM CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 VATICA 04483 131612Z CELESTINO MILGIORE, EMPHASIZING THE PRESIDENT'S FOCUS ON THE UN'S ROLE IN ADVANCING HUMAN DIGNITY, AND THE C [...]	2002-09-13 15:51:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT UNGA
02VATICAN4539	POPE WELCOMES IRAQ'S APPARENT OPENNESS TO NEW ARMS [...] POPE JOHN PAUL II ENDED HIS WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE SEPTEMBER 18 BY WELCOMING IRAQ'S APPARENT ACCEPTANCE OF UN ARMS INSPECTIONS AS POTENTIALLY A STEP BACK FROM WAR. THE VATICAN'S PRESS OFFICE SLUGGED THE PAPAL STATEMENT IN ITS DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN AS "POPE MAKES APPEAL FOR PEACE." TEX [...]	2002-09-19 05:57:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL IZ VT
02VATICAN5296	CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS PREPARES FOR WAR IN IRAQ; [...] (SBU) A CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) DELEGATION LED BY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05296 01 OF 02 291503Z THE DIRECTOR OF CARITAS' BRITISH OFFICE (CAFOD) HAS RETURNED FROM A FIVE-DAY VISIT TO IRAQ TO ASSESS IRAQ'S CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO POTENTIAL HUMANITARIAN [...]	2002-10-29 13:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETTC EAID IZ VT VTPREL
02VATICAN5404	HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW VATICAN PERMANENT OBSERVER [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED UNDERSECRETARY FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES (DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER) MONSIGNOR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 05404 060634Z CELESTINO MIGLIORE TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S PERMANENT OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK. MIGLIORE R [...]	2002-11-06 05:27:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VT UN
02VATICAN5803	STRENGTHENING CATHOLICISM IN VIETNAM ONE BISHOP AT A TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH THE COLD WAR IS OVER FOR MOST, THE HOLY SEE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE AGAINST COMMUNIST REGIMES IN ASIA. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S ABILITY TO MANAGE ITS AFFAIRS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE IS CURRENTLY BETTER IN VIETNAM THAN IN CHINA, BUT THE HOLY SEE IS WORKING IN VIETNAM TO ADVANCE [...]	2002-12-03 05:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VM VT
02VATICAN5848	HOLY SEE NOMINATES NEW DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER: [...] (U) POPE JOHN PAUL II HAS APPOINTED MONSIGNOR PIETRO PAROLIN TO BE THE HOLY SEE'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER (UNDER- SECRETARY FOR THE SECTION FOR RELATIONS WITH STATES OF THE SIPDIS SECRETARIAT OF STATE). PAROLIN REPLACES ARCHBISHOP- SIPDIS DESIGNATE CELESTINO MIGLIORE WHO HAS BEEN APPOI [...]	2002-12-04 14:18:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR VT
02VATICAN5938	HOLY SEE CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY CONCERNS ON [...] (C) HOLY SEE FOREIGN MINISTER ARCHBISHOP JEAN-LOUIS TAURAN CALLED IN AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 27 TO CONVEY THE POPE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST, PARTICULARLY THE ISRAELI REOCCUPATION OF BETHLEHEM. WITH THE CHRISTMAS SEASON APPROACHING, TAURAN SAID THE CURRENT CURFEW IN BETHL [...]	2002-12-11 15:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS IZ PREL VT VTIS
03ABUDHABI1028	UAEG WORKING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO STEM [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Summary: According to press reports, several labor camps outside of Abu Dhabi have in the past year become centers for pirated video cassettes; workers from south India record the latest movies on VHS tapes and ren [...]	2003-03-02 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI1124	MEDIA REACTION: MARCH 7 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: DELIBERATIONS AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND RECENT ESCALATIONS IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL MEDIA. NEWS REPORTING AND EDITORIALS WIDELY ASSERT THAT THE U.S. IS DETERMINED TO ATTACK IRAQ REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTING AT THE UN. AN "AL KHAL [...]	2003-03-09 13:41:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1136	PROPOSAL FOR UAE MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP [...] PROGRAM REQUEST: PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO RECRUIT VETERAN JOURNALIST GIL BUTLER FOR A MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP WITH UAE JOURNALISTS FOR EARLY MAY 2003. SIMILAR TO A RECENT MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP IN AMMAN, PAS ABU DHABI REQUESTS MR. BUTLER CONDUCT TWO FIVE-DAY WORKSHOPS FOR GROU [...]	2003-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ZP TC
03ABUDHABI1138	ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC): TOUGH NUT [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2.(C) Summary and comment: Aspiring participants in the UAE oil market -- including American oil companies -- continue to find it difficult to get a foot in the door at ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. ADNOC of [...]	2003-03-10 10:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC
03ABUDHABI1229	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS ON THE [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S MARCH 14 REMARKS ON THE ROADMAP FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE GENERATED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA. "AL-ITTIHAD" DESCRIBED THE REMARKS AS A RENEWAL OF HOPE FOR ENDING THE SUFFERING OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. CONVERSELY, AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL BELIEVES [...]	2003-03-15 11:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1335	GETTING OUT THE WORD: PAS ABU DHABI LAUNCHES [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION ABU DHABI LAUNCHED AN AGGRESSIVE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH STRATEGY FOR THE CURRENT CRISIS WITH IRAQ, USING E-MAIL LIST-SERVES, CD-ROMS, AND OTHER IIP PRODUCTS TO GET OUT THE MESSAGE ON U.S. POLICIES TOWARD IRAQ AND OTHER KEY MIDDL [...]	2003-03-19 11:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRC OIIP
03ABUDHABI1349	MEDIA REACTION AND PUBLIC OPINION: WAR AGAINST IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE INITIATION OF MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ ENVELOPED PRINT AND SATELLITE TV COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. ABU DHABI TV IS REPORTING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS LIVE FROM BAGHDAD, WASHINGTON, AND OTHER PLACES IN THE REGION. ABU DHABI TV ALSO CARRIED LIVE SADDAM HUSSEIN'S MARCH 20TH SPE [...]	2003-03-20 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1400	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ U.S. PRISONERS OF WAR [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ AND FOOTAGE OF CAPTURED AND KILLED U.S. SOLDIERS DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CONDEMNED AL-JAZEERA'S BROADCASTING OF FOOTAGE OF DEAD U.S. SOLDIERS AND U.S. POWS. ALSO IN "AL ITTIHAD, " UAE COLUMNIST AYSHA SULTAN COMM [...]	2003-03-24 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1414	UAE: 2003 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is Poloff Marlene M. Menard, office: + 971 (0)2 4436691 ext. 2502, fax: + 971 (0)2 4434771; unclass email: menardmm2@state.gov. 2. OMB Reporting Requirements: One FS-04 officer spent about 30 hours writing the report. One FS-04 officer [...]	2003-03-24 13:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
03ABUDHABI1478	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK PROSPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-29 09:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI16	MEDIA REACTION: A YEAR'S REFLECTIONS ON MEPI, IRAQ, [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA COMMENTED ON WHAT IT CALLED PRESIDENT BUSH'S POSITIVE STATEMENT ON IRAQ. HOWEVER, LOCAL MEDIA ALSO LABELED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS ON IRAQ AND NORTH KOREA AS CONTRADICTORY. AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL HOPED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS REPRESENT A NEW AMERICAN START [...]	2003-01-04 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1615	MEDIA REACTION: WAR IN IRAQ CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE WAR IN IRAQ, IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES, AND THE CAPTURE AND RENAMING OF THE SADDAM HUSSEIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY COALITION FORCES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL DESCRIBED THE SITUATION IN IRAQ AS A "HUMAN CATASTROPHE" AND CRITICIZED ARABS FOR THEIR F [...]	2003-04-05 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1700	TERRORIST FINANCING: CONCERNS REGARDING HUMAN APPEAL INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-08 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFNI ETTC PTER TC
03ABUDHABI1744	MEDIA REACTION: CHAOS IN BAGHDAD LOOTING IN IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE FALL OF BAGHDAD TO COALITION FORCES AND LOOTING IN IRAQI CITIES DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE MEDIA. PRESIDENT BUSH'S AND PRIME MINISTER BLAIR'S STATEMENTS TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE RECEIVED POSITIVE COVERAGE IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UAE MEDIA DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COMMENTARY TO TH [...]	2003-04-12 10:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI1768	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK [...] REFTEL REQUESTED POST CONDUCT A PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON MIDDLE EAST OPTRONICS, LISTED AS THE FOREIGN CONSIGNEE ON DTC CASE #TA-1017-03, WHICH PROPOSES THE TRANSFER BY FLIR SYSTEMS OF TECHNICAL DATA FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF FLIR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT TO MIDDLE EAST OPTRONICS. 2. [...]	2003-04-14 04:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI1960	FISH STOCKS HEAVILY DEPLETED OFF THE UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: A yearlong study of the UAE's fish and marine resources conducted by Bruce Shallard and Associates of New Zealand for the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA),found commercial and non-commercial fish stocks significantly depleted since the last survey [...]	2003-04-23 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS EINV EIND ETRD ECON TC
03ABUDHABI1983	UAEG REACTS -- AND OVERREACTS - TO SARS [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) The UAE Ministry of Health will install thermal scanners at Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports to check the temperatures of airline passengers as a defense against SARS. Passengers traveling from SARS infected countries w [...]	2003-04-28 06:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI TC
03ABUDHABI2174	MEDIA REACTION: POWELL'S WARNINGS TO SYRIA IRAQ THE [...] SUMMARY: POWELL'S WARNINGS TO SYRIA, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE ROADMAP DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL CRITICIZED THE SITUATION IN THE REGION FOLLOWING THE WAR IN IRAQ AND ARAB ATTITUDES TOWARDS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, NOTING THAT THE U.S. AIM IS TO PR [...]	2003-05-05 08:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2287	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO THE REGION, THE ONGOING RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE ROADMAP DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL BAYAN" EDITORIAL COMMENTED ON SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO THE REGION, LABELING THE OPTIMISM SIPDIS SURROUNDING THE VISIT AS "UN [...]	2003-05-11 09:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2305	SCENESETTER FOR UAE AIR FORCE [...] (U) Classified by Charge Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Air Force Commander Major General Khaled Abdullah Al-Buainnan will visit the U.S. May 12-22. Al-Buainnan's visit presents a good opportunity for us to review our strong bilateral Air Force-to-Air Force rel [...]	2003-05-12 07:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC TC
03ABUDHABI2329	UAEG WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S SPEECH ON THE MIDDLE [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge drew from reftel points and provided a copy of the President's speech to MFA Assistant U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Nuaimi, May 12. Al-Nuaimi said that President's speech was welcome and timely. [...]	2003-05-12 11:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KPAL IS TC
03ABUDHABI2343	MEDIA REACTION: EXPLOSIONS IN RIYADH ROADMAP [...] SUMMARY: THE EXPLOSIONS IN RIYADH'S RESIDENTIAL EXPATRIATE COMPOUNDS, ISRAEL'S UNWILLINGNESS TO "ACCEPT" THE ROADMAP, SECRETARY POWELL'S VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA, AND THE RECONSTRUCTION SIPDIS OF IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AKHBAR AL ARAB" EDITORIAL URGED T [...]	2003-05-14 08:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2451	UAE: A MODEL FOR IRAQ? [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAE is eager to see the swift reintegration of Iraq into the international trade and investment system, and the emergence of Baghdad as an economic counterweight to Riyad [...]	2003-05-25 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG TC
03ABUDHABI2455	UAE: POST RESPONSE ON MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: The UAEG will welcome the Middle East Trade Initiative (METI) and its comprehensive efforts to encourage economic reform and enhance economic growth in the region -- particular [...]	2003-05-25 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2457	MEDIA REACTION: ROADMAP IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE ISRAELI CABINET'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADMAP, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE LIFTING OF UN SANCTIONS ON IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT BOTH 'AL QAEDA' AND ISRAEL ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR AIMS AND GOALS. AN "AL K [...]	2003-05-26 07:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI25	UAE MINISTER OF INFORMATION GIVES GREEN LIGHT [...] SUMMARY: I CALLED ON UAE MININFO AND PRESIDENTIAL SON SHAYKH ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST TELEVISION NETWORK (METN). THE MINISTER WELCOMED BOTH THE IDEA OF THE NEW STATION AND THE PROSPECT OF LOCATING IT IN THE UAE, ESPECIALLY IN ABU DHABI. SHOULD TH [...]	2003-01-05 10:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	BBG PREL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI2528	SUCCESS IN IRAQ PLAYS WELL WITH ONE SENIOR UAE [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) Deputy Managing Director Khalifa Al-Kindi queried DCM during a 5/19 courtesy call about the future of Iraq and the roadmap for peace between Israel and t [...]	2003-05-28 11:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI2576	MEDIA REACTION: ROADMAP IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: THE ISRAELI CABINET'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADMAP, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ, AND THE LIFTING OF UN SANCTIONS ON IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL ITTIHAD" EDITORIAL CLAIMED THAT BOTH 'AL QAEDA' AND ISRAEL ARE SIMILAR IN THEIR AIMS AND GOALS. AN "AL K [...]	2003-06-01 09:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2607	GULF AIR LOBBIES EMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RESUME [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: On the heels of a 5/27 meeting between Ambassador Neumann and Gulf Air CEO Jim Hogan (reftel),a representative from the Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation (ADDCA) visited Acting DCM 5/31 to p [...]	2003-06-02 11:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR PGOV ECON IZ TC
03ABUDHABI2623	MEDIA REACTION: G8 SUMMIT POTUS EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST [...] SUMMARY: PRESIDENT BUSH'S PARTICIPATION IN THE G-8 SUMMIT AND THE ANTICIPATED SUMMITS IN SHARM AL SHEIKH AND AQABA AND THE RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ DOMINATED COVERAGE IN UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL ALLEGED THAT PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT IS JUST TO TELL ARABS THAT THE [...]	2003-06-03 06:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2644	MEDIA REACTION: SHARM AL SHEIKH SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: ALL UAE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA DEVOTED EXTENSIVE COVERAGE TO THE SHARM AL SHEIKH SUMMIT AND CARRIED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY. AN "AL KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL WARNED ARAB LEADERS OF FURTHER CONCESSIONS AND ASSERTED THAT THE MAIN AIM BEHIND PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMEN [...]	2003-06-04 08:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2678	UAE INTERESTED IN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Nasser Sweidan, office director for de facto Finance Minister Dr. Khirbash, called A/DCM June 5 to say that he was drafting a letter from MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid to Secretaries Powell and Evans outlining the UAEG's strong interest in pursuing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U [...]	2003-06-07 09:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN USTR PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2797	MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM: RECOMMENDED UAE [...] Per Ref A, Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends that the following UAEG invitees be considered for the upcoming Middle East Regional Justice Forum scheduled for 15-17 September in Manama. We note that the UAEG invitees were recommended previously in Ref B. UAEG Officials -------------- --H.E. M [...]	2003-06-11 10:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2968	MEDIA REACTION: POWELL'S VISIT IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: ISSUES FEATURED IN THE LOCAL MEDIA INCLUDED THE WEF MEETING IN JORDAN, U.S. EFFORTS TO ACTIVATE PEACE BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS, AND IRAQ. A COLUMNIST WARNED AGAINST THE WEF, SAYING THAT IT WAS FIRST INITIATED BY SHIMON PERES AND NOTING THAT THE ROOT OF THE MIDDLE EAST P [...]	2003-06-22 10:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI2981	UAEG IS CONSIDERING WIPO INTERNET TREATIES [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econoff delivered ref demarche, as well as an Arabic translation of WIPO's Digital Agenda, to UAE Ministry of Information Director of Copyrights Ali Al- Baloushi on June 21. Al-Baloushi noted that the pro [...]	2003-06-23 11:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI2985	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE BURNISHES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. (C) Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince (and de facto Ruler),Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, made unusually high-profile visits to the U.K. and France earlier this month in a [...]	2003-06-23 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TC
03ABUDHABI2988	U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT WITH MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN ZAYID [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Conveying a message from President Bush, U/S Bolton laid out USG concerns on the nuclear weapons programs of both North Korea and Iran in a June 18 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid. In t [...]	2003-06-23 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR NK TC
03ABUDHABI3021	END OF SHOW REPORT FOR CERTIFIED TRADE FAIR: [...] SUMMARY: THE USA PAVILION AT THE SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE (IDEX),MARCH 16-20, 2003, WAS DOC CERTIFIED AND WAS ORGANIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY (AUSA). TWENTY SEVEN AMERICAN COMPANIES, INCLUDING 5 NEW TO MARKET, WERE LOCATED IN THE [...]	2003-06-25 06:02:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD BMGT AFIN BEXP TC
03ABUDHABI3069	PROSPECTS FOR GREATER POLITICAL [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: The collapse of Saddam's regime and an avowed U.S. policy of encouraging greater political participation and economic reform across the region in the post 9/11 environment have increased expectation [...]	2003-06-29 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM TC
03ABUDHABI311	EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK CSI MIDDLE EAST [...] ON 17 DEC COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN MET WITH EMAD BITAR OF CSI MIDDLE EAST AND COR CORBEEK OF EMERSON EUROPE REGARDING PRELICENSE CHECK RQUESTED IN REFTEL. 2. EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT, FORMERLY EMERSON ELECTRIC, HAS RECENTLY PURCHASED COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC, (CSI) OF KNOXVIL [...]	2003-01-21 04:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI325	NEXT STEPS ON U.S.-MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: POST WELCOMES THE LIST OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS, DETAILED IN REFTEL. THEY WILL PROVIDE WELCOME REINFORCEMENT FOR OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE UAE'S DEVELOPMENT IN THESE CRITICAL AREAS. IN PARTICULAR, WE SEEK WAYS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE MOVEM [...]	2003-01-21 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI3300	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS OUT ON MEPI [...] Summary: In the last two weeks, the Ambassador has used a number of public fora, including the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research and the UAE Diplomatic Institute, to explain and promote the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and related initiatives such as the Middle Ea [...]	2003-07-16 08:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TC
03ABUDHABI3509	UAE 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified -- entire text. 2. Following is post's submission for the 2003 Religious Freedom Report (1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003) for the United Arab Emirates. Per reftel, our update is keyed to the 2002 final report. A copy of the 2002 Report with tracked changes will als [...]	2003-07-28 15:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF TC
03ABUDHABI3823	MEDIA REACTION: UAEG CONDEMNS ATTACKS IN IRAQ SEPARATE [...] SUMMARY: SUICIDE BOMBING ATTACKS ON THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN BAGHDAD AND IN EAST JERUSALEM DOMINATED COVERAGE IN THE UAE MEDIA. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GOVERNMENT RELEASED A STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE ATTACKS AND URGING WORLDWIDE SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI GOVERNING COU [...]	2003-08-20 09:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI3939	MISSION SEEKS BILATERALS WITH US OFFICIALS ON THE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) AS A MAJOR DONOR TO THE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND A STEADFAST PARTNER IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORIST FINANCING, THE UAEG HAS DEMONSTRATED IT IS WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO SUPPORT U.S. POLICI [...]	2003-08-27 11:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECIN EFIN EINV OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI3994	BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD FACE: AL ARABIYA CHANGES ITS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 9th broadcast, Arabic Satellite News Channel al Arabiya aired videos of militant organizations urging Iraqis and Arabs to target "Occupation" forces. Again on August 28th, the station broadcast footage of similarly hooded men threatening to kill Iraqi Governing Co [...]	2003-09-02 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KMDR ECON PGOV ZP
03ABUDHABI415	A/S BURNS AND MFA MINSTATE HAMDAN BIN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Visiting NEA A/S Burns and MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan discussed next steps in the U.S.-UAE Bilateral Dialogue during a 1/22 meeting. Burns praised Hamdan's handling of the UAEG delegatio [...]	2003-01-26 13:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PARM TC
03ABUDHABI4294	U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership, Oct. 5-6: [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and Action request: We have reached agreement with the UAEG on the topics and format for the October 5-6 U.S.-UAE Strategic Partnership in Abu Dhabi. October 5 will be the substantive, working day [...]	2003-09-21 10:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CVIS CASC ETRD EFIN TC
03ABUDHABI4396	WITH THE ARAB WORLD WATCHING, USG AND IRAQI [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE DUBAI 2003 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) AND WORLD BANK (WB) ANNUAL MEETINGS, THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION (PA) AT THE US EMBASSY IN ABU DHABI WORKED WITH USG, COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA),AND IRAQI OFFICIALS TO ENGAGE THE PRESS ON RECONSTRUCTION ISSUES IN IRA [...]	2003-09-30 06:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OIIP KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4402	SCENESETTER FOR THE FIRST ECONOMIC BUSINESSWOMEN'S [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) DAS Cheney and Senior Coordinator Ponticelli: I would like to welcome you to the UAE to attend the First Economic Businesswomen's Forum in Abu Dhabi, October 7-10. The UAEG has invested a tremendous amount [...]	2003-09-30 10:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KWMN OVIP PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI447	COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES: U.S. AND UAE [...] SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 7, 2003, APAO ATTENDED A DIGITAL VIDEO CONFERENCE BETWEEN EMIRATI WOMEN FROM ZAYED UNIVERSITY AND STUDENTS OF A CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. AS PART OF A COMMUNICATIONS COURSE PROJECT, THE EMIRATI STUDENTS DESIGNED A SURVEY AND A SERIES OF DVCS TO BRIDGE A [...]	2003-01-28 06:57:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL TC
03ABUDHABI4546	A/S BURNS' OCTOBER 5 MEETINGS WITH MFA [...] (S) SUMMARY: NEA Assistant Secretary met separately in Abu Dhabi on October 5 with MFA Minstate Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) and with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff LTG Shaykh Muhammad bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ). Information Minister Shaykh Abdullah Bin Zayed attended the meeting with Sh [...]	2003-10-09 07:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI4609	GLOBE IN THE UAE: OCTOBER 6-7 VISIT OF CHARLIE [...] SUMMARY: ABU DHABI PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE ORGANIZED THE VISIT OF MR. CHARLIE KELLET, SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST OF GLOBE USA, TO THE UAE. THE PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT WAS TO WORK WITH THE UAE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) ON AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR GLOBE AND TO ADDRESS ANY ISSUES OF CONCERN THEY MIGH [...]	2003-10-15 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI4706	LETTER FROM UAE PRESIDENT TO POTUS REGARDING [...] The Office of UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan requested that the Ambassador forward a letter from UAE President Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to the President. The original will be pouched to the State Department. We [...]	2003-10-23 08:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TC
03ABUDHABI4748	UAE AND OPIC -- PERFECT TOGETHER [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary and comment: Post believes the time is ripe for a dialogue between the UAEG and OPIC about reinstating OPIC programs in the UAE. The suspension of OPIC coverage has become an irritant in the UAE-U.S. Strategic Partnersh [...]	2003-10-26 13:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
03ABUDHABI479	A/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQ PLANNING AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In separate meetings on 1/21 and 1/22 with UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Muhammad Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) and de facto Foreign Minister Hamdan Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, A/S Burns disc [...]	2003-01-29 07:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PTER IZ TC
03ABUDHABI49	POSSIBLE DIVERSION OF US ORIGIN GOODS [...] ON 12/17/02, FCS DUBAI PROVIDED COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN WITH COPIES OF AN UNSOLICITED, UNATTRIBUTABLE FAX RECEIVED BY FCS DUBAI. THE DOCUMENTS INDICATE THAT A DUBAI COMPANY, SAFENET MIDDLE EAST LLC, 412 INTERCONTINENTAL PLAZA, PO BOX 8811 DUBAI, (PH: 971-4-2213678, FAX: 971-4- 22160 [...]	2003-01-07 06:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI50	EXTRANCHECK: PRELICENSE CHECK CSI MIDDLE EAST [...] ON 17 DEC COMMERCIAL OFFICER MARY O'BRIEN MET WITH EMAD BITAR OF CSI MIDDLE EAST AND COR CORBEEK OF EMERSON EUROPE REGARDING PRELICENSE CHECK RQUESTED IN REFTEL. 2. EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT, FORMERLY EMERSON ELECTRIC, HAS RECENTLY PURCHASED COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC, (CSI) OF KNOXVILLE [...]	2003-01-07 06:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC TC
03ABUDHABI506	MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] SUMMARY: LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERED PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS EXTENSIVELY, UNDERSCORING HIS REMARKS ON THE NEED FOR IRAQ TO DISARM OR BEAR THE CONSEQUENCES. ABU DHABI TV CARRIED THE SPEECH LIVE WITH SIMULTANEOUS ARABIC TRANSLATION, WHILE DUBAI TV ALSO REPORTED THE SPE [...]	2003-02-01 04:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI5133	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO THE [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Abizaid: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier a [...]	2003-12-01 12:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5138	SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP VISITS TO [...] (U) Classified by Richard A. Albright, Chargi d'Affaires, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) I would like to welcome you to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE will be the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air industr [...]	2003-12-01 15:18:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5295	SCENESETTER FOR CSAF VISIT TO THE UAE, DECEMBER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) General Jumper: I would like to welcome you back to the UAE. The highlight of December in the UAE has been the 2003 Dubai Air Show, the third largest air show in the world and the premier aviation and air indus [...]	2003-12-15 13:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PARM MOPS GCC IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5341	SHAYKH MOHAMMED BIN ZAYED ON AL ARABIYA [...] (U) This is an action request ee paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: The UAE's leadership have raised objections with the management of Al Arabiya Arabic Satellite News Channel about the station's controversial broadcasts and have suggested that we also speak with the Saudis and Kuwaitis as they [...]	2003-12-17 12:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ TC
03ABUDHABI5428	US SPEAKER PHILIP REEKER DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: PHILIP REEKER, SPOKESMAN-AT-LARGE AND FORMER DOS DEPUTY SPOKESMAN AND DAS FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS, VISITED THE UAE ON DECEMBER 15. HIS PROGRAM INCLUDED A VISIT TO THE EMIRATES INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMACY, A VISIT TO THE EMIRATES CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND RESEARCH, A ONE-ON- ONE WITH THE UAE SE [...]	2003-12-30 09:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC KPAO TC
03ABUDHABI619	UAE CENTRAL BANK ANNOUNCES SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (C). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) On the heels of the very successful May 2002 Hawala Conference in Abu Dhabi (reftel),UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Al-Suweidi officiall [...]	2003-02-05 13:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV TC
03ABUDHABI676	UAEG WELCOMES SECRETARY'S PRESENTATION [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). UAEG PRIVATELY SUPPORTIVE ------------------------- 2. (S) Initial UAEG reaction to the Secretary's presentation has been very encouraging. UAE Information Minister Shaykh Abdullah Bin Zayid Al-Nahyan, who w [...]	2003-02-08 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL UN IZ TC
03ABUDHABI726	UAE OPINION MAKERS TO NEA/RA GRAPPO: MEPI WILL FOUNDER ABSENT [...] (U) Classified by Charge D'Affaires Thomas Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: NEA/RA Office Director Grappo visited the UAE on February 4 to discuss MEPI issues. He elicited a few program ideas, but also a wide range of reactions with local contacts -- from [...]	2003-02-09 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ECON EAID ETRD KPAO KDEM TC
03ABUDHABI784	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: UAE MEDIA EXTENSIVELY COVERED INTERNATIONAL PROTESTS AND REACTION AGAINST A MILITARY STRIKE IN IRAQ. LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA CRITICIZED WHAT THEY CALLED A WEAK ARAB STANCE TOWARDS THE CURRENT CRISIS. "AL ITTIHAD" CRITICIZES U.S. PLANS TO CONTROL THE MIDDLE EAST, NOTING THIS IS NOT [...]	2003-02-18 08:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUDHABI845	EMBASSY ABU DHABI COMMENTS ON DRAFT 2003 [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-19 13:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIPR ETRD TC
03ABUDHABI896	MEDIA REACTION: RICHARD PERLE, IRAQ, AND UAE UNSC [...] SUMMARY: DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO IRAQ CONTINUE TO GENERATE PROMINENT COVERAGE IN LOCAL MEDIA. DUBAI-BASED ENGLISH DAILY "GULF NEWS" CARRIED A 2/23 INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD PERLE WHO SAID THAT "NO ONE HAS HARMED ARAB INTERESTS AS MUCH AS HE" (IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN). EDITORIALS PRAISED [...]	2003-02-24 10:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
03ABUJA1148	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING IN THE DELTA [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-01 18:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ASEC PINS PGOV NI
03ABUJA1206	NIGERIA: APGA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OJUKWU MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, APGA's Presidential candidate in the recent elections and leader of Biafra's failed secession in the sixties, met Ambassador Jeter at his residence on June 25 to discuss the Nigeria's elections, his observations on Obasanjo, and the way forward for Nigeria. [...]	2003-07-10 10:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
03ABUJA1787	NIGERIA: POLICE ARREST LABOR OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Police arrested six Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leaders Monday in an apparent move by the GON to hinder Labor's efforts to monitor a 34 naira per liter cap on fuel prices and blunt a possible NLC nationwide strike. Abuja's Magistrate Court refused bail yesterday for the [...]	2003-10-15 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM NI
03ABUJA1812	NEPA INVOKES FORCE MAJEURE IN AES CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) on October 7 invoked force majeure and informed AES that it (NEPA) would be unable to pay approximately 18 million USD due on the Lagos Emergency Power Barge Project (the Ebute plant). Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OP [...]	2003-10-17 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI
03ABUJA1818	NIGERIA: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche against the two possible UNGA emergency special session resolutions on the Middle East to MFA Director for American and Caribbean Affairs A.O. Osula the morning of October 20. Osula had no response, but promised to pass the demarche to senior MFA officia [...]	2003-10-20 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS NI UNGA
03ABUJA856	NIGERIA: INL NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION [...] (C) Ambassador and RNLEO delivered the non-paper on narcotics and law enforcement certification to the Minister of Justice Kanu Agabi on May 5. The Ambassador methodically addressed each area of cooperation and the benchmarks that will guide next year's certification determination. In the area [...]	2003-05-09 14:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC NI
03ABUJA934	NIGERIA: READOUT ON ELECTION TRIBUNALS [...] (U) Begin Summary: The Nigerian constitution and the Electoral Act of 2002 allow candidates or parties to petition State Election Tribunals to correct alleged electoral irregularities. Defeated Gubernatorial and Assembly candidates in 24 states have filed cases before their states, tribunals. [...]	2003-05-22 15:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR NI
03ABUJA946	Abuja NePAD Summit and Evian G-8: Africans [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's NePAD guru says Africans uneasy about expanding G-8 dialogue to other developing countries and limiting discussion to growth and international cooperation. The Africans also want the G-8 to break market-access "gridlock" in Geneva. Abuja NePAD Summit set for afternoon [...]	2003-05-28 11:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN EAID NI XA
03ACCRA689	RULING NPP NOTCHES WIN NUMBER FIVE [...] (U) Thirteen days after its convincing by-election win in Navrongo (reftel),President Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) won by a similarly large margin in the Gomoa East by-election March 8. The NPP candidate received 11,380 votes to the NDC's 5,356 (a minor party candidate received [...]	2003-04-09 17:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GH

03ADANA101	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 09, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet: It is [...]	2003-04-09 15:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA109	MERSIN BUSINESS ELITE GLAD FOR REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Mersin, one of the largest ports in the Eastern Mediterranean, suffered years of downturn after the first Gulf War. Mersin's business leaders are optimistic they will benefit from new opportunities in the new Iraq. They do worry, however, the U.S. might seek to "punish" Tur [...]	2003-04-16 13:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EWWT PHUM PGOV TU SY JO IZ ADANA
03ADANA114	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge: A visible d [...]	2003-04-21 16:50:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA116	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for April 22, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS Radikal: It is reported [...]	2003-04-22 13:58:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA137	SE TURKEY HOPES FOR ECONOMIC TURNAROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent Adana and Mersin businessmen are optimistic for increased economic opportunities relating to the Coalition victory in Operation Iraqi Freedom. They also are hoping to take advantage of the SARS outbreak to export more textiles to Europe. While they believe there may [...]	2003-05-16 11:09:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU ADANA
03ADANA139	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 20, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal/Milliyet: Th [...]	2003-05-20 16:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA175	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 07, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Cumhuriyet / Diyarba [...]	2003-07-07 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA178	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 04-05-06, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / A stra [...]	2003-07-08 13:26:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA179	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 08, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Gunaydin, Hurriyet, [...]	2003-07-08 17:23:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA180	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 9, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Radikal, Hurriyet, Mil [...]	2003-07-09 13:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA2	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 3, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS --------------------------- [...]	2003-01-03 13:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA221	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 21, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Bolge / An unknown [...]	2003-08-21 16:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA232	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 03, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Milliyet: The In [...]	2003-09-04 14:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA233	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 04, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Hurriyet/Turkiy [...]	2003-09-04 15:46:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA245	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 16, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS 2. Turkiye / In Me [...]	2003-09-17 15:04:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA3	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 4-5, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-01-09 09:20:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA36	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 1-2, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------ [...]	2003-02-04 08:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA4	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 6-7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-01-09 09:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA41	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 6, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-07 09:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM ADANA
03ADANA45	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 7, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS -------------------------- [...]	2003-02-18 10:22:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA47	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 19, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-20 08:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA53	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 22-23, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ---------------------- [...]	2003-02-25 13:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA54	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 24, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 12:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA55	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ------------------------- [...]	2003-02-28 13:00:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA84	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 25, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. 2. Tercuman: After granting overflight rights to U.S. and B [...]	2003-03-25 14:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03ADANA9	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY, [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for January 11-12, 2003. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICS, SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ----------------------- [...]	2003-01-14 09:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU IZ ADANA
03AMMAN1253	MEDIA REACTION ON THE ARAB SUMMIT AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-03 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN1425	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] This is a joint message with Embassy Tel Aviv and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. In separate events on March 4 and 5 in Tel Aviv, Gaza, and Amman, representatives of Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority signed the multilateral working group "WaterNet" agreement that will create a shared el [...]	2003-03-10 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF SENV KWBG IS JO NO
03AMMAN1429	OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW; KING [...] (C) King Abdullah revamped the Royal Court on March 9, replacing his most senior advisor, Chief of the Royal Court Fayez Tarawneh, and creating a new Cabinet position with the title Minister of the Royal Court. End Summary. -------------------------- NEW ROYAL COURT: NEW FACES ------------ [...]	2003-03-10 16:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JO
03AMMAN1462	RELO AMMAN NOMINEES FOR TESOL 2003 CONVENTION [...] Amman-based Regional English Language Office (RELO) would like to nominate the following nominees: Ms. Shireen Bawab from East Jerusalem, Mr. Abdul Bari Muhajer from Aleppo, and Ms. Samia Abou Hamad from Beirut to attend the TESOL 2003 convention in Baltimore, Maryla [...]	2003-03-12 05:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN154	IRAQIS IN JORDAN: WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT TO EXPECT [...] (S) Most political observers in Jordan predict that the great majority of the large Iraqi expat community in the Kingdom (estimated by the GOJ to number approximately 300,000) will stay quiet should military action against Saddam commence, and will then exercise caution before deciding to retu [...]	2003-01-08 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PREF XF IZ JO
03AMMAN1544	JORDANIAN TELECOMS PREPARED FOR CONFLICT PRESSURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent meetings with Jordanian telecom operators, we were assured that fixed-line and wireless telecom networks were prepared for pressures on their systems in the event of a conflict in neighboring Iraq. Plans have been made to protect physical infrastructure, fleets, offi [...]	2003-03-13 15:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BEXP JO
03AMMAN1550	JORDAN'S TRANSPORT SECTOR DURING AND AFTER AN IRAQ [...] (c) The GOJ paints a gloomy picture of predicted heavy losses to the transport sector during hostilities in Iraq, totaling over $44 million monthly as a result of higher insurance charges and decreased business volumes. Following war, though, the consensus opinion is that the sector will en [...]	2003-03-13 16:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EWWT MOPS ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN1622	REFUGEE AND TRANSIT CAMPS IN JORDAN NEARLY READY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy/DART message. 2. (U) UNHCR REFUGEE CAMP: As of mid-day (local time) on March 18, GOJ workers were laying water/sanitation infrastructure -- water tanks, latrine pits, a trench system and cesspools. UNHCR has not yet received authorization from the GOJ to erec [...]	2003-03-18 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL EAID MOPS IZ JO
03AMMAN1650	MEPI: POST PLAN TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF GOOD [...] POST'S INTERAGENCY MEPI COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF USAID, POL, ECON AND PA HAS DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING STRATEGY OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO ENCOURAGE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN JORDAN. OUR PLAN AIMS TO STRENGTHEN CITIZEN AWARENESS AND ACTIVISM THROUGH NGO'S AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE LEG [...]	2003-03-19 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO XF JO
03AMMAN1653	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-19 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN1699	TF1ZO1: AMMAN SITREP 2 (3/20 1530 LOCAL) [...] (C) As of 1530 local (1330 GMT),the situation throughout Jordan is calm, and street traffic and activity is lower than normal. Several peaceful demonstrations are ongoing and others are planned for later today, however there have been no reports of any disturbances. Amman's Queen Alia Inter [...]	2003-03-20 13:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC CVIS IZ JO
03AMMAN1744	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 8 (3/23 1600 LOCAL) [...] (C) The GOJ this afternoon publicly announced (confirmed by the Foreign Minister to the Ambassador) the expulsion of five Iraqi diplomats "for security reasons and for performing actions that contradict the nature of their work as diplomats". The Minister said they would be asked to leave th [...]	2003-03-23 12:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT CASC CVIS EAIR ECON EWWT IZ JO
03AMMAN1849	MEDIA REACTION ON WAR IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-27 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN1855	MEPI ELECTION ASSISTANCE FOR JORDAN [...] (SBU) IN THE COURSE OF A COURTESY CALL BY THE NEW USAID DIRECTOR AND THE AMBASSADOR ON MARCH 27, THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED WITH PLANNING MINISTER BASSAM AWADALLAH THE PROPOSED $400,000 MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE (MEPI) ELECTION ASSISTANCE. THE PROJECT IS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN COOPERATION [...]	2003-03-27 14:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID PREL KDEM SCUL KPAO XF JO
03AMMAN1954	TFIZO1: 99 PROMINENT JORDANIANS LETTER EXHORT KING [...] (C) On March 31, Al Arab Al Yawm newspaper published an open letter to King Abdullah, signed by 99 prominent Jordanians, urging the King to toughen his stance against the "U.S. aggression" in Iraq. The letter's signers include former prime ministers, ministers, deputies, former intelligence o [...]	2003-04-01 17:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ JO
03AMMAN2029	TFIZ01: PM ABUL RAGHEB CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb convoked the Ambassador April 3 to deliver a message on Iraq. Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher was present, and PolCouns accompanied the Ambassador. Abul Ragheb said that Jordan opposed the war and was not happy that it had started, but needed to be pragma [...]	2003-04-03 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ JO
03AMMAN2128	MEDIA REACTION ON WAR IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-08 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN2159	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 32 (4/09 1730 LOCAL) [...] (C) At approximately 2245 April 8, an Embassy TDYer was shot at and slightly injured by unknown assailants near the Le Royal Hotel in Amman. Immediately following this incident the Embassy issued a phone tree message to both American and Jordanian staff notifying them of what had occurred and [...]	2003-04-09 14:52:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2204	TFIZO1: AMMAN SITREP 33 (4/10 1845 LOCAL) [...] (C) Most Jordanians are still sorting through the complex emotions unleashed by the events of the past 24 hours in Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq. Many appear in a state of shock that Saddam's rule collapsed so quickly, depressed that "once again the Arabs have lost," and uncomfortable with the [...]	2003-04-10 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC CVIS EFIN ETRD IZ JO
03AMMAN2206	FORMER PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CRITICIZES GOJ'S [...] (S) In a lengthy conversation April 8, former Parliament Speaker Abdul Hadi al-Majali (please protect throughout) told PolCouns that King Abdullah and Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb have mis-handled their public approach to the war in Iraq. Majali said that the King and PM have "only an eco [...]	2003-04-10 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL IS IZ JO
03AMMAN2232	JORDAN - REQUEST FOR 2003 EMBASSY SCIENCE [...] SUMMARY: Post welcomes the opportunity to further USG environmental and trade objectives in Jordan and requests an Embassy Science Fellow from EPA for up to three months during the summer of 2003. The fellow will provide technical assistance to the recently created Ministry of Environment, p [...]	2003-04-13 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV ETRD AMGT APER KSCA JO
03AMMAN237	JORDAN FIRST CAMPAIGN PRESSES AHEAD: [...] (C) The "Jordan First" campaign continues to make headlines almost daily as the GOJ moves to implement recommendations put forward in December by the Jordan First Committee--consisting of 31 political and business leaders. While some of the initiatives are straightforward, others--particularly [...]	2003-01-13 06:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM JO
03AMMAN2372	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-20 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN2504	JORDAN TO HOST SPECIAL WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM [...] Post received original letters from King Abdullah to President Bush, NSA Rice, Secretary Powell, USTR Zoellick, Administrator Natsios, and Senator John Kerry, inviting them to participate in an extraordinary meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to be held in Jordan June 21-23. The theme [...]	2003-04-28 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KPAO OVIP JO
03AMMAN2678	MEDIA REACTION ON ROAD MAP, ALTERNATIVE PALESTINIAN HOMELAND IN JORDAN, IRAQ, SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-06 13:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN268	SESAME--A VIRTUAL REALITY [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-14 09:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN2786	JORDAN REACTS POSITIVELY TO PRESIDENT'S MAY 9 [...] (C) Initial reaction in Jordan to the President's May 9 speech calling for the establishment within ten years of a U.S.-Mideast Free Trade Area has been positive, especially among senior government officials. In a phone conversation May 10 with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher [...]	2003-05-11 15:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KPAL IS XF JO
03AMMAN2844	MEDIA REACTION ON RIYADH BOMBINGS, PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-15 12:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN2954	NEW MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL WATER ACTIVITY FLUSH WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent Middle East regional workshop on wastewater reuse in agriculture, jointly-organized by USDA, USEPA, and USGS, brought together about 25 Jordanians, Palestinians, and Israelis for several days of presentations and sharing of information and experiences. Despite the cur [...]	2003-05-20 12:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV JO MEPP
03AMMAN2956	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-20 12:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3099	MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT - JORDAN [...] (c) Senior Jordanian officials issued strongly supportive statements both in public and in private following the President's May 9 announcement regarding the Middle East Trade Initiative. In comments repeated privately to the Ambassador (ref b),Planning Minister Bassem Awadallah told the J [...]	2003-05-26 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV JO
03AMMAN3141	FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST [...] POST NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING THREE SENIOR LEVEL CANDIDATES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM IN BAHRAIN: - H.E. MOHAMMAD AL RAQQAD, HEAD OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL; - H.E. FARES NABULSI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE; - MS. REEM ABU HASSAN, LAWYER AND KEY PLAYER IN REFORM EFFORTS; PLEASE NOTE [...]	2003-05-29 09:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS JO
03AMMAN3207	MEDIA REACTION ON SHARM EL-SHEIKH AND AQABA [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-02 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3261	MEDIA REACTION ON SHARM EL-SHEIKH AND AQABA [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-04 11:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3310	MONITORING AND EVALUATING ICMC'S LEGAL AND SOCIAL [...] Embassy Beirut cleared this message. 2. As requested reftel, Regional Refcoord monitored the International Catholic Migration Commission's (ICMC) legal and social protection project on May 13, 2003. Report is keyed to questions provided reftel. A. On May 13, refcoord and Embassy Beir [...]	2003-06-05 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL EAID IZ LE JO
03AMMAN3422	FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST [...] POST NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING THREE SENIOR LEVEL CANDIDATES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL JUSTICE FORUM IN BAHRAIN: - H.E. MOHAMMAD AL RAQQAD, HEAD OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL; - H.E. FARES NABULSI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE; - MS. REEM ABU HASSAN, LAWYER AND KEY PLAYER IN REFORM EFFORTS; PLEASE NOTE [...]	2003-06-10 08:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS JO
03AMMAN3456	JORDAN IRAQ CONFERENCE SENDS NEEDED MESSAGE [...] (sbu) Summary: The June 5 "Doing Business With Iraq" conference organized by four leading Jordanian business associations left local businessmen better informed and better prepared to take advantage of opportunities. Despite a vocal minority of "old economy" businessmen who grilled U.S. sp [...]	2003-06-11 07:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EAID IZ JO
03AMMAN3461	MEDIA REACTION ON ISRAELI ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-11 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3464	AMBASSADOR MEETS JORDANIAN MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a June 2 courtesy call on the Jordanian Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Thuneibat, the Ambassador commended the minister for his leadership of Jordan's newest ministry and impressed upon him the need for an environmental regulatory and enforcement body to complement th [...]	2003-06-11 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL EAID JO
03AMMAN3555	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-16 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3612	LARGE NUMBERS OF JORDANIANS GO TO THE POLLS; [...] (C) According to preliminary estimates, between 50 and 75 percent of Jordanians eligible to vote went to the polls June 17 to elect a new Parliament. Percentages in urban Amman and Irbid seem to be lower. Voting throughout the country was calm, and numerous polling stations had a festive a [...]	2003-06-17 18:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM JO
03AMMAN3838	PA AMMAN'S WEF COVERAGE [...] Summary: The June 21-23 Extraordinary Meeting of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea provided the USG an unprecedented opportunity to highlight for much of the world's media -- and, in particular, the usually ultra-critical Arab satellite TV channels -- positive messages and new foreig [...]	2003-06-26 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ECON OVIP JO
03AMMAN3870	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-29 10:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3905	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-30 10:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN3964	MIDEAST STATES DISCUSS REGIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING; [...] (U) The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,s Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East met in Amman, Jordan, 23-27 June 2003. The functions of the Subcommission are to coordinate regional activities directed against illicit drug traffic an [...]	2003-07-01 13:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL XF JO
03AMMAN3991	Secretary Powell/Trade Rep Zoellick Discuss [...] (SBU) King Abdullah convened a breakfast meeting June 23 with Secretary Powell and Trade Representative Zoellick at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Jordan to discuss the President's Middle East free trade initiative with the heads of Arab delegations to the WEF. Participating Arab m [...]	2003-07-01 14:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV JO XF
03AMMAN3992	PRM AMBASSADORS' FUND REQUEST FOR PALESTINIAN [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR REQUESTS USD 20,000 UNDER THE PRM AMBASSADORS' FUND FOR REFUGEES IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO BUILD A 177 SQUARE-METER ADDITION TO THE WOMEN'S PROGRAM CENTER AT JERASH REFUGEE CAMP. THE ADDITION WILL ALLOW THE CENTER TO ESTABLISH THREE INCOME-GENERATION PROJECTS (WITH A PROJECTE [...]	2003-07-01 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EAID KPAL JO
03AMMAN4038	Jordan MEPI Strategy [...] Following per State 126550 is the post's integrated MEPI strategy divided into the three MEPI Pillars: A) Economic Reform and Private Enterprise b) Political Reform and C) Education. Our approach is based on the good governance and citizen awareness strategy outlined in reftel B plus the Jor [...]	2003-07-03 12:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID BTIO PGOV SOCI KWMN PREL KDEM SCUL BEXP PHUM KPAO XF JO ETRO
03AMMAN4157	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-09 19:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN4185	JORDAN/SINGAPORE: US FTA PARTNERS LINK UP? [...] (u) This is a joint Embassy Singapor/Embassy Amman cable. 2. (sbu) Summary: Singapore Trade Minister George Yeo passed King Abdullah a letter from Prime Minister Goh Chok Yong on the margins of the World Economic Forum proposing a Free Trade Agreement between Jordan and Singapore. Jord [...]	2003-07-10 05:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PREL SN JO
03AMMAN4374	New Book Published CAIRO PLEASE PASS TO ALEXANDRIA [...] Amman is pleased to announce a new title from the Arabic Book Program. "The Best American Short Stories of the Century", edited by John Updike and Katrina Kenison was published in early July. This book is the sixty-second in an annual series by the American publisher. This edition includes o [...]	2003-07-16 06:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO JO IIP
03AMMAN4416	GOJ RECEPTIVE TO OPIC SOVEREIGN DEBT FACILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: OPIC Director for Insurance for Africa and the Middle East Jim Williams and Citibank executives met with King Abdullah, GOJ officials, and representatives of Bechtel July 13 to discuss potential OPIC support for a variety of infrastructure projects in Jordan. While a number of [...]	2003-07-17 09:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINV JO
03AMMAN4423	KERAK: A CASE STUDY OF THE WOMEN'S QUOTA [...] (C) On July 7, Poloff paid a call to Zakeyeh Shamayleh, one of the newly-elected women to Parliament who benefited from the women's quota. Shamayleh, a retired principal, is a member of a small tribe near Kerak, which saw the women's quota as an opportunity to elect one of its members to Parl [...]	2003-07-17 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
03AMMAN4441	JORDANIAN ARTICLE ON "HI" MAGAZINE [...] The following is an Embassy translation of a commentary on "Hi", the IIP-funded Arabic language magazine now on the stands in Jordan, that appeared in the independent, mass appeal Arabic language daily, "Al Arab Al Yawm.". Begin Embassy Translation: . "HI: Connection or Communication? T [...]	2003-07-20 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO JO
03AMMAN4638	SECRETARY POWELL VISIT, CHARGES UNDER POST [...] SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL VISITED AMMAN, JORDAN DURING MAY 2003. 2. DATE OF STAY: MAY 12-13, 2003. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: TWO DAYS. 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN OVERNIGHT VISIT TO JORDAN ON MAY 12 - 13 DURING WHICH HE MET WITH KING ABDULLAH TO [...]	2003-07-27 07:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP POWELL COLIN
03AMMAN4643	LETTER FROM JORDANIAN PLANNING MINISTER BASSEM [...] (U) Please forward the following message from the Jordanian Planning Minister Bassem Awadallah to Assistant Secretary William Burns. Signed original was pouched from SIPDIS this office on 07/28/2003. 2. (SBU) Begin Text: H.E. William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary of State for Near E [...]	2003-07-27 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL JO
03AMMAN4679	PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH VISIT/SUMMIT, CHARGES [...] PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ATTENDED THE RED SEA SUMMIT IN AQABA, JORDAN DURING JUNE 2003. 2. DATE OF STAY: JUNE 4, 2003. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: DAY STOP(SIX HOURS). 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ATTENDED THE RED SEA SUMMIT IN AQABA, JORDAN, TO PROMOTE M [...]	2003-07-28 13:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN OVIP BUSH PRESIDENT GEORGE
03AMMAN4688	SECRETARY POWELL VISIT, CHARGES UNDER POST [...] SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL VISITED AMMAN, JORDAN DURING JUNE 2003. 2. DATE OF STAY: JUNE 19-23, 2003. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: FOUR DAYS. 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: THE SECRETARY CAME TO JORDAN FOR THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AND A MEETING OF THE PEACE PROCESS QUARTET, AND [...]	2003-07-28 14:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN OVIP POWELL COLIN
03AMMAN4807	SESAME-SOWING THE SEEDS OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Second SESAME (Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) Council meeting, hosted in Istanbul in mid-July, yielded a productive discussion among the regional members on key issues such as upgrading of the synchrotron machine, future scie [...]	2003-08-03 12:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY TBIO KSCA EAID SENV JO MEPN
03AMMAN5012	LOWER HOUSE TRYING TO ROLL BACK ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) The Lower House of Parliament voted on August 3 to reject two of the 211 temporary laws passed since Parliament was disbanded two years ago and sent another 86 temporary laws to special committees for further examination. The laws in question--which deal with marriage/divorce and honor cri [...]	2003-08-08 08:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI JO
03AMMAN5038	PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH VISIT/SUMMIT, CHARGES [...] PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ATTENDED THE RED SEA SUMMIT IN AQABA, JORDAN DURING JUNE 2003. 2. DATE OF STAY: JUNE 4, 2003. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: DAY STOP (SIX HOURS). 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ATTENDED THE RED SEA SUMMIT IN AQABA, JORDAN, TO PROMOTE [...]	2003-08-10 15:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN OVIP BUSH PRESIDENT GEORGE
03AMMAN5336	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS USE PARLIAMENTARY PLATFORM TO [...] (C) The Islamic Action Front (IAF),political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, bounded onto the political scene in Jordan this month after boycotting the political process since 1997. Relishing its newfound legitimate voice in the Jordanian Parliament, the IAF aired longstanding griev [...]	2003-08-21 15:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL JO
03AMMAN5378	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-25 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN5498	INVITATIONAL TRAVEL [...] Post requests authority for FSN Environment Assistant Ms. Rana Safadi to accept invitational round-trip travel (via commercial carrier),lodging and per diem from the Quebec- Labrador Foundation (QLF) to attend a two-week workshop in the Boston, MA, area. QLF is a U.S.-based private, non- pro [...]	2003-08-28 15:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT JO
03AMMAN5500	SECRETARY POWELL VISIT, CHARGES UNDER POST PD [...] SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL VISITED AMMAN, JORDAN DURING JUNE 2003. 2. DATE OF STAY: JUNE 19-23, 2003. 3. PERIOD OF STAY: FOUR DAYS. 4. DESCRIPTION OF VISIT: THE SECRETARY CAME TO JORDAN FOR THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM AND A MEETING OF THE PEACE PROCESS QUARTET, AND [...]	2003-08-28 16:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN OVIP POWELL COLIN
03AMMAN5567	COMPLETION OF FY02 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND [...] SUMMARY: POST'S TWO PROJECTS FUNDED IN FY02 UNDER PRM'S AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES IN THE MIDDLE EAST WERE COMPLETED BY JULY 2003. THE TWO PROJECTS - PURCHASE OF A MINIBUS FOR THE COMMUNITY REHABILITATION CENTER AT BAQA'A CAMP AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION TO THE WOMEN'S PROGRAM CENTE [...]	2003-09-02 15:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL EAID KPAL JO
03AMMAN6185	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-28 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN6261	JORDAN'S AMB. IN SYRIA ON TERRORISM IN IRAQ, HAMAS [...] (C) An Embassy contact outlined for us a recent meeting he had with Jordan's Ambassador in Syria. The Ambassador worried about the flow of terrorists from Syria into Iraq, and pressure he feels to permit old Palestinian fedayeen into Jordan. End Summary. ----------------------------------- [...]	2003-09-30 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY JO JY
03AMMAN6281	JORDANIAN MPS EXPECT NEW GOVERNMENT, BUT NOT NEW [...] (C) In recent meetings with new and returning members of Parliament, PolCouns and PolOff were treated to a litany of complaints about lack of job opportunities and the need for continued USG economic support. While many MPs imply corruption on the part of the Prime Minister, most thought th [...]	2003-10-01 10:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
03AMMAN6398	U.S.-JORDAN EXTRADITION TREATY: AMBASSADOR ASKS [...] (C) The Ambassador on October 5 asked FonMin Muasher to have the GOJ to submit the U.S.-Jordan extradition treaty to the Parliament for ratification. Muasher promised to raise the issue with the PM and cabinet. The MFA Legal Advisor told us separately that, while the legal obstacles to full [...]	2003-10-06 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PREL PTER US JO
03AMMAN6445	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-07 15:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN6491	JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT FINISHES EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) The 14th Jordanian Parliament ended its 75 day "extraordinary session" on September 28. While the Parliament discussed a wide variety of topics and took several important procedural steps, including the election of Speaker, the formation of committees and the approval of a new Cabinet, it [...]	2003-10-09 13:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON JO
03AMMAN6622	KING, GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY SUPPORT IRAQ [...] (U) Both Prime Minister Abul Ragheb and King Abdullah continue to publicly express their support for direct Jordanian involvement in reconstruction efforts in Iraq, including security-related training. The Jordanian Cabinet formally endorsed October 14 a contract for the training in Jordan o [...]	2003-10-16 17:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IZ JO
03AMMAN6710	REVISED - CORRECTED COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Amman-based Regional English Language Officer (RELO) John Turek and RELO Assistant Salwa Rihani request country clearance for their upcoming TDY in Beirut November 2 - 7, 2003. RELO Tureks' title is Attach and holds top security clearance. 2. Justification for [...]	2003-10-21 09:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO

03AMMAN6820	American Corners In The Middle East [...] Post requests 4 (four) American Corners collections and supporting equipment to be hosted at the institutions listed individually below. Post estimates the cost of each Corner at approximately USD 102,000 based on module costs provided by IRO and current procurement costs of equipment and su [...]	2003-10-26 12:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC KPAO OIIP
03AMMAN6961	AJEX EXPO 2003 SELLS JORDAN AS GATEWAY TO IRAQ AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The American Jordanian EXPO 2003 drew 900 participants to its opening plenary on October 22, focused on the Iraq transit trade, and pitched Jordan as the "gateway" to Iraq and other markets in the region. Sessions on the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement and qualifying indus [...]	2003-10-28 17:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ JO EFTA
03AMMAN7110	EIPC FUNDING FOR JORDAN FOR FY 2005 [...] (S) Jordan, a key supporter of U.S. policies in the Middle East, has long been an enthusiastic participant in international peacekeeping operations (PKO),including service in recent years in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia/Eritrea, East Timor, Haiti, and the Balkans. In addition, Jordan has provided [...]	2003-10-30 16:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KSPR MARR MCAP MOPS PINS JO
03AMMAN7239	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-05 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN7292	JORDAN QIZ UPDATE - BUFFETED BUT UNBOWED, THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hit hard by unpredictable delays in delivery of fabric inputs through congested Aqaba port and even less-predictable Israeli port and customs bottlenecks, Jordan's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs) nonetheless continue to outperform last year's record export volumes. Governm [...]	2003-11-06 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ELAB EAID IS IZ JO
03AMMAN7339	AMMAN, MEDIA REACTION ON REACTIONS TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-10 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN7403	JORDANIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S DEMOCRACY MESSAGE, BUT [...] (C) Despite initial negative press reaction in Jordan to President Bush's November 6 speech calling for democratic reform in the Arab world, several of our contacts inside and outside the government lauded the initiative. At the same time, they almost universally highlighted the lack of U.S [...]	2003-11-13 17:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KDEM PGOV PTER IS JO
03AMMAN7579	GOOD VIBES AT IRAQI MOH BRIEFING FOR BIG PHRMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Health (IMoH) will take over the importation of pharmaceuticals from the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of November, and the IMoH drug formulary will be complete by early December. IMoH welcomes advice from PhRMA on the restructuring of Kimadia [...]	2003-11-20 17:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV JO IZ
03AMMAN7648	DEMARCHE ON UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-23 16:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA
03AMMAN780	Jordan Requests FDA Assessment Team [...] (u) Embassy Amman received a letter from Jordanian Health Minister Dr. Walid Ma'ani to HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson requesting assistance in developing Jordan's capacity to support a research-based pharmaceutical industry. The request follows successful meetings between Trade Minister Salah [...]	2003-02-05 07:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID KIPR JO
03AMMAN7852	UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST: JORDAN LIKELY TO [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Muasher and Office Director Al-Ayed (both traveling),PolCouns December 3 delivered to Basheer Zoubi, Acting Director of the Foreign Minister's Private Office, ref points on the possible UNGA Special Session on the Middle East and a possible Palestinian [...]	2003-12-03 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO UNGA
03AMMAN7874	KING ABDULLAH OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH SPEECH [...] (U) King Abdullah inaugurated December 1 the regular session of the 14th Jordanian Parliament with a speech detailing his vision for the country. The King called for both political and economic development, including an emphasis on democracy and transparency, closely echoing his October 23 p [...]	2003-12-03 17:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON JO
03AMMAN7887	MEDIA REACTION ON THE GENEVA DOCUMENT, MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-04 15:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN8254	OUTCOME OF SUCCESS STORIES INITIATIVE IN JORDAN [...] SUMMARY: LAST SEPTEMBER (FY03),THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN AMMAN PARTICIPATED IN A STATE DEPARTMENT PROJECT DESIGNED TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF U.S. ASSISTANCE AROUND THE WORLD. IN COOPERATION WITH THE JORDANIAN MEDIA (TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, AND INTERNET),10 U.S.-FUN [...]	2003-12-17 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO OIIP ECPS OEXC JO KMDR EAID PREF
03AMMAN8467	PROMOTING MIDDLE EAST FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] Summary. Embassy and USAID Amman would like to alert our counterparts in Morocco and Bahrain to a January 21- 22 retreat of the "TIJARA" public-private partnership initiative for promoting trade and investment under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. We thought these posts might find it [...]	2003-12-24 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID BEXP KMPI KPAO JO
03AMMAN876	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY POWELL'S [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-09 11:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
03AMMAN893	SUPPORT FOR KING ABDULLAH SOLID, BUT CHANGING: [...] (C) This is the first cable in a series that will examine the stability of the Hashemite regime based on the support of its traditional pillars. 2. (C) Despite troubling times in the region and a majority Palestinian population angry over continued Arab-Israeli violence, King Abdullah maint [...]	2003-02-09 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL JO
03AMMAN939	NOMINATING REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE [...] AMMAN-BASED REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICE - PA NOMINATES MS. SALWA RIHANI, RELO ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR SUBJECT WORKSHOP. 2. ANSWERS TO INFORMATION REQUESTED IN PARA 5 AND 6 PER REFTEL IS AS FOLLOWS: - LAST NAME, FIRST NAME: RIHANI, SALWA - POST AND OFFICE [...]	2003-02-10 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
03AMMAN940	IRAQ PD: DVC WITH JAMES PLACKE, OIL ANALYST [...] IN A FEBRUARY 4 DVC HOSTED BY PAS AMMAN, OIL ANALYST (AND FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT DAS) JAMES PLACKE REFUTED EFFECTIVELY ALLEGATIONS THAT "CONTROL" OF OIL RESERVES -- AND NOT DISARMAMENT -- IS AT THE CENTER OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ. ROUGHLY 20 JORDANIAN JOURNALISTS FILLED THE ONE HOUR PROGR [...]	2003-02-10 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP IZ JO
03ANKARA1036	IRAQ/DEMARCHE ON FRENCH PROPOSALS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-13 08:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM FR TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA1203	AIRLINES EXPECT DROP IN BOOKINGS/PROFITS WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Airlines (THY) and Delta Airlines Istanbul Office are concerned about the impact of a potential Iraq war on their operations. THY expects that bookings on flights to the U.S., Europe, and the Far East, as well as domestic flights, will drop considerably. Delta is prepa [...]	2003-02-24 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC PREL TU
03ANKARA122	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-06 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1395	DEMARCHE TO OIC ON IRAQ ISSUES [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Serra Erarslan, Turkish MFA Department Head for Iraq, Gulf Countries and OIC. 2. (C) Erarslan noted that Prime Minister Gul, MFA Under Secretary Ambassador Ziyal, and Middle East Director SIPDIS Ambassador Borcuoglu are leaving this afternoon [...]	2003-03-04 16:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ XF TU
03ANKARA1514	"NEIGHBORS" DISAPPROVE OF TURKISH CONDUCT IN [...] (C) Summary: Comments elicited during conversations with mission representatives of neighboring countries regarding Turkey's conduct of foreign affairs suggest little approval or admiration exists for Turkish diplomatic maneuvers. End summary. 2. (C) Political officer (PO),who has t [...]	2003-03-11 05:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PTER TU
03ANKARA152	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-07 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1567	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-12 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1595	IRAQI OPPOSITION TALKS IN ANAKARA: TURKS ON BOARD [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On March 13, DCM met MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu and delivered Ref A points. Burcuoglu agreed to the following schedule: -- US-TU bilaterals, with Turkey represented by Deputy U/S Tuygan, at 17:00 on [...]	2003-03-13 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA1811	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-21 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA1913	THY PRIVATIZATION: ON TRACK...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish Airlines (THY - Turk Hava Yollari) is scheduled for tender in the third quarter 2003, and the GOT official heading THY privatization said that plans are on schedule. THY has managed, largely through timely sales of old planes, to remain profitable in bad times general [...]	2003-03-24 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAIR ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ANKARA2145	CYPRUS MIL EXERCISES: TURKS NON-COMMITTAL [...] (C) Summary: MFA is not yet ready to confirm Embassy Nicosia's reporting that Turkey will not formally conduct May's Toros I military exercise. Instead, we heard Turkey's traditional policy that it will mirror whatever the Greek Cypriots choose to do. Post will follow up to see if we can se [...]	2003-04-02 07:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL CY GR TU
03ANKARA215	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-09 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2259	IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI'S VISIT TO ANKARA: GOT/GOI [...] (C) MFA Deputy U/S Tuygan told the Ambassador late April 7 Iranian FM Kharrazi,s April 6 visit to Ankara revealed a congruence of views between the GOT and GOI on Iraq. Kharrazi reportedly requested Gul,s support for re-establishing Turkish-Iranian-Syrian trilateral consultations with Syria, b [...]	2003-04-08 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ SY
03ANKARA2344	TURKEY MAKES GOOD PROGRESS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES [...] Summary. With 71 wetlands of "international importance," 175 lowland wetlands and 1,000 alpine wetlands, Turkey hosts one of the most significant collections of wetlands in Europe and the Middle East. The development of its first five-year national plan and the implementation of its first we [...]	2003-04-11 06:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV GG TU
03ANKARA2432	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-14 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2457	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-15 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2491	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-16 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2503	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-17 10:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2504	TURKS AND ISRAELIS SAY THEY ARE PLEASED WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Embassy used terms like "positive, excellent," and Turkish MFA "successful" to describe Israeli Foreign Minister Shalom's first official visit to Turkey April 13-14. End summary. 2. (C) Israeli DCM Nahshon told us April 15 plans for FonMin Shalom's April 13-14 [...]	2003-04-17 10:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS
03ANKARA2507	TURKEY: ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY REGARDING [...] (C) Ambassador called on MFA Undersecretaries Baki Ilkin and Ali Tuygan April 17 to deliver reftel message to the GOT regarding the April 18 meeting on Iraq in Riyadh, noting our concern that Syria may try to hijack the proceedings. Tuygan said Turkey would work for moderation. They also disc [...]	2003-04-17 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA2660	TFIZ01: MFA DELAYS TURKISH RED CRESCENT AID [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Francis Ward for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains action requests for the Department/CENTCOM. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (C) Summary: MFA has delayed the Turkish Red Crescent's planned delivery of aid to Iraq to Apri [...]	2003-04-24 17:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IZ MOPS PREL TU
03ANKARA2663	TFIZ01: MFA DELAYS TURKISH RED CRESCENT AID [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Francis Ward for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) This cable contains action requests for the Department/CENTCOM. See paras 9 and 10. 3. (C) Summary: MFA has delayed the Turkish Red Crescent's planned delivery of aid to Iraq to April [...]	2003-04-24 17:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IZ MOPS PREL TU
03ANKARA2710	FLEEING IRAQI OFFICIALS LIST: TURKS SAY NO [...] (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (S) On April 24, Polmiloff delivered ref demarche to MFA/Middle East Department Ferhat Alkan. Alkan promised to deliver it at once to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu, who had bee [...]	2003-04-25 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PARM PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA2712	TURKISH ENVIRONMENT NGOS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] Summary. Many of the 30 Turkish NGOs and other organizations participating in a recent UNDP meeting in Ankara expressed concern over the Black Sea coastal environment, their limited participation in environmental management, and several proposed environmental laws and regulations. They expr [...]	2003-04-25 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TBIO TU
03ANKARA2809	TURKISH MFA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ARAFAT CONTACTS [...] (C) In absence of higher-ranking MFA officials, we delivered reftel demarche to Acting Head of Department for Middle East and Maghreb Tuzun. In response Tuzun said he is not aware of any current GOT plans to visit Arafat. 2. (C) Noting Turkey's strong support for President Bush,s initiat [...]	2003-04-30 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS TU
03ANKARA2813	Turkish Trade with Iraq [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkish foreign trade officials emphasized Turkey's desire to gain a share of the commercial opportunities arising from Iraq reconstruction, and implied that special consideration should be given to Turkish comp [...]	2003-04-30 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC IZ TU
03ANKARA2847	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-01 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2865	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-02 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2898	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-05 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2907	FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN BAGHDAD: TURKS PLAN TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On May 3, DCM delivered ref A talking points to MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu on the CENTCOM agreement to allow countries to send small security teams to guard diplomatic properties in Iraq. DCM conveyed the p [...]	2003-05-05 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IQ
03ANKARA2912	IRAQ: LETTERS FROM TGS CHOD OZKOK TO CJCS MYERS, [...] (C) On May 5, 2003, the Embassy received copies of three letters from TGS CHOD Gen. Ozkok: (1) an April 30 letter to CJCS Gen. Myers (see para two for text),(2) a May 1 letter to CJCS Myers (see para three for text) and (3) a May 1 letter to SACEUR Gen Jones (see para four for text). The fi [...]	2003-05-05 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA2940	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-06 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA2975	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-07 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA298	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-13 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3011	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-08 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3022	TURKISH REQUEST FOR SECURE PASSAGE TO BAGHDAD - [...] (C) Pol-Mil Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Safak Gokturk and Iraq Deskoff Farhat Alkan May 8. Gokturk responded by saying that the first Turkish convoy (carrying Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq) had already left Ankara and would cross the Iraq [...]	2003-05-09 08:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA3055	MFA DEMARCHE ON OFF CONTRACTS [...] (C) Head of Department for Middle East Bilateral Economic Affairs Akif Ayhan called in econoff together with the British DCM May 8 to deliver the following demarche regarding Turkey's pending Oil for Food (OFF) contracts. Ayhan said he had delivered the same demarche earlier to the Russian, C [...]	2003-05-09 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC TU IZ
03ANKARA3078	IRAQ: TURKISH DELEGATION TO TRAVEL TO IRAQ TO [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk informed us May 12 that Turkey intends to send a three-person "specialized" team to northern Iraq (Mosul, Irbil and Kirkuk) to meet with KDP, PUK and Turkmen leadership. The team is planning to fly from Ankara (via Turkish [...]	2003-05-12 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA3151	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-13 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3173	REORGANIZATION OF THE IRAQI MFA: GOT WILL DO BEST [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-14 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA3187	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES ROLE [...] Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Ambassador, Constitutional Court Chief Justice Mustafa Bumin discussed his views on: the ruling AK Party; the threat of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey; the role of the Constitution in a State of law; and the recent law lowering the retirement age for civil se [...]	2003-05-14 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA3257	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-16 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3305	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-21 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3397	UNION OF CHAMBERS PRESIDENT BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (SBU) Influential Union of Chambers of Commerce (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarciklioglu told the Ambassador May 22 that he had returned from a three-day visit to Washington with agreement on several specific initiatives to bolster the bilateral relationship. They include: - establishing a [...]	2003-05-23 12:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA3401	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-23 13:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3506	DAS PASCOE'S MAY 21-22 POST-WAR TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) State Department DAS for European Affairs Lynn Pascoe told GOT officials May 21-22 the USG was disappointed with Turkey over its handling of issues of major importance to the US, including Iraq and Cyprus. DAS Pascoe said the door to rebuilding relations was open, but it was up to Turkey t [...]	2003-05-29 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR AR TU IZ IS
03ANKARA3528	MFA U/S ZIYAL STRESSES IRAQ IN 5/22 MEETING WITH [...] (C) MFA U/S Ziyal told visiting EUR DAS Lynn Pascoe May 22 his main objective was to get the US-Turkey bilateral relationship back on track. Ziyal said he was looking forward to meeting with USG officials in Washington and suggested the second week of June. On Iraq, Ziyal said it was importa [...]	2003-05-30 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ PTER ASEC
03ANKARA3675	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-06 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3826	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-12 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3858	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-15 04:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3875	MFA REQUESTS BILAT BETWEEN SECRETARY POWELL AND FM [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Embassy Ankara understands that Secretary Powell will attend the June 21-23 World Economic Forum meeting in Jordan. We received a call on June 16 from the acting DDG for the Americas at the MFA, who [...]	2003-06-16 10:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	JO OVIP PREL TU
03ANKARA3892	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-16 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA3918	AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE VISIT TO ANKARA, JUNE 6, [...] (C) Five members of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) including Harold Tanner, president, Shula Bahat, chief operating officer, Stanley Bergman, board member, Marian Bergman, board member and Barry Jacobs, director of strategic studies visited Ankara on Friday, June 6 to meet with senior G [...]	2003-06-18 07:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IS TU
03ANKARA400	TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy interests, raising with us the possible effect on BTC, Shah Deniz, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, and Turkey's oil supply. BOTAS is worried about the potential impact on Iskenderun [...]	2003-01-16 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC
03ANKARA4019	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-23 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4033	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4105	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-26 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4130	THREE AMERICAN CORNERS OPEN IN TURKEY [...] SUMMARY: In the past week, the U.S. Mission in Turkey has opened three uniquely Turkey-specific American corners in three of the most dynamic business cities of the country. The venues are the headquarters of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in those cities. We believe that the venues are on [...]	2003-06-27 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KIRC
03ANKARA4155	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-30 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4171	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-01 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4217	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-03 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4318	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-10 04:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4385	PRIME MINISTER DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE TO SYRIAN [...] (C) MFA Director General for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu briefed DCM July 11 on the July 10 telephone call between PM Erdogan and Syrian President Assad. Burcuoglu said that during the June visit of U/S Ziyal to Washington, Turkey had been asked by the U.S to pass a strong message to the Sy [...]	2003-07-11 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SY IS KWBG
03ANKARA4490	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-17 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4539	MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR-GENERAL: THERE IS A [...] (U) Action request at para 7. Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) SUMMARY. DCM met with Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18 at the latter's request. Burcuoglu passed the DCM a paper outlining the reasons why the GOT beli [...]	2003-07-18 15:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	IZ KPAO PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA4540	MFA DENIES VISA TO THE IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN THE PRC [...] (U) Action request at para 4. 2. (C) In a meeting between the DCM and Tahsin Burcuoglu (Director-General for Middle East, OIC, and North Africa Affairs at the MFA) on July 18, Burcuoglu noted that the MFA had recently instructed the Turkish embassy in Beijing to deny a visa to the Iraqi A [...]	2003-07-18 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL TU
03ANKARA4552	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH FONMIN GUL'S JULY 24 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: F.M. Gul comes to Washington as we try to pull Turkey into a more fully helpful role in Iraq. The last year has shaken the confidence of the Turkish public, politicians, and military in the strength of the relationship with the U.S., just as it has shaken our confidence in the T [...]	2003-07-21 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA462	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-17 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4732	TURKEY PROMISES FULL SUPPORT FOR THE USG'S [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires ad interim Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY. NP A/DAS Mark Fitzpatrick and T Senior Advisor David Wurmser were in Ankara on July 24 to consult with a team of Turkish MFA officials, led by Ambassador Turan Morali (Director-General [...]	2003-07-25 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	DA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
03ANKARA484	IRAQ: TURKEY'S "PEACE INITIATIVE" - SCHEDULING [...] (C) DCM delivered Ref A points concerning the Turkish peace initiative to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Turkoglu and to MFA Director General for the Middle East Burcuoglu on 1/20. They each welcomed our views and reiterated that it is the GOT's intent to send a strong message to Ir [...]	2003-01-21 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU IZ PHUM PREF UNSC
03ANKARA4848	AVOIDING DEHAP CONTACTS WITH PKK/KADEK, KDP, PUK, [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (S) Action Request: MFA DG for Middle East Affairs Burcuoglu called July 31 to inform Charge that members of DEHAP (the political front of the PKK/KADEK) had entered Iraq via Jordan and had already met with refugees at UNHCR's Mahmour Refugee Camp. Ac [...]	2003-07-31 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PTER TU IZ
03ANKARA4849	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-07-31 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA489	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-21 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA4895	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-04 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5002	TURKISH MFA READOUT OF SYRIAN P.M. MIRO'S VISIT TO [...] (C) In a readout of Syrian P.M. Miro's July 29-30 visit to Ankara, MFA Acting Head of Department for the Middle East Kemal Tuzun told us Miro's visit was significant as the first visit of a Syrian P.M. in 17 years. As a result of the visit, Tuzun said, Turkey has invited Syrian President Assad [...]	2003-08-08 09:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD TU SY
03ANKARA5105	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LUGAR'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-12 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5107	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURTHA'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-12 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU
03ANKARA5154	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-13 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5223	TURKEY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE FALL-OUT [...] (C) MFA Middle East DG Burcuoglu advised DCM August 14 that the July 22 Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif incident involving non-Muslim groups praying in the al-Aqsa mosque could adversely impact potential Turkish participation in Iraq and the Roadmap. Burcuoglu believed that permitting non-Muslim [...]	2003-08-18 05:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KPAL KWBG KIRF IS TU
03ANKARA5313	CODEL MURTHA STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF US-TURKISH [...] (C) Visiting Congressmen Murtha and Larson assured Minister of Defense Gonul and TGS CHOD Gen Ozkok August 19 that Turkey was one of the USG's best allies and that we were looking to Turkey to contribute to reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. Gonul and Ozkok said Turkey shared o [...]	2003-08-20 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ
03ANKARA5334	58TH UNGA ATTENDANCE: INITIAL HIGH-LEVEL TURKISH [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-21 07:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA KSEP TU

03ANKARA5409	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS' VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Turkey is considering increasing its cooperation in reconstruction and stabilization efforts in Iraq. The GOT is shifting its Iraq policy away from one centered on northern-Iraq and ethnic (Kurd or Turkmen) issues towards a more central Baghda [...]	2003-08-25 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA5436	SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary: Senator Lugar reaffirmed to the GOT on August 20 the importance of the longstanding U.S.-Turkish relationship. In meetings with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Defense, as well as the Chief of TGS, Lugar emphasized that the [...]	2003-08-26 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PTER IS TU IZ
03ANKARA5491	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-29 10:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5548	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-03 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5628	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-05 12:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA5807	GUL-SHALOM OCTOBER 5 LETTER [...] (U) The Israeli Embassy in Ankara shared with us an unclassified facsimile copy of a letter sent September 5 from SIPDIS Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to Israeli Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom. In the letter, Gul expresses concern over: -- the "formidable task" facing the Coali [...]	2003-09-12 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS KPAL IS TU
03ANKARA5850	Ambassador's Meeting with TOBB President Rifat [...] (SBU) In the Ambassador's first call on Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (Turkish acronym TOBB) President Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the two sides discussed Iraq reconstruction, economic reform, the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission meeting, and investment climate issues. H [...]	2003-09-16 07:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL TU IZ
03ANKARA5938	URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) DCM presented reftel demarche September 18 to MFA Middle East AND Africa General Director Tahsin Burcuoglu. 2. (C) Burcuoglu accepted the U.S. views and reiterated Turkey's support for the Road Map and its continuing good relationship with both Israelis and Palestinians. He indicated [...]	2003-09-19 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TU
03ANKARA5966	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-22 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6019	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-24 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6070	EU to Inspect Turkish Poultry Plants for Export [...] (SBU) Summary. Five Turkish poultry facilities are being inspected by the EU veterinarians for approval to export poultry meat to the European Union. Turkish officials estimate that, during the first year, exports for the five plants could total up to 10,000 tons. An additional 4 plants wil [...]	2003-09-26 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TU USTR
03ANKARA6072	NORTHERN IRAQ: TALABANI TRIES TO MEND FENCES WITH [...] (C) Iraqi Governing Council member and leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Jalal Talabani, sent letters Sept. 23 to Turkish PM Erdogan and MFA Undersecretary Ziyal seeking improved relations between the PUK and Turkey. He also sent a verbal message noting that Turkey and the Iraqi Kur [...]	2003-09-26 13:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MARR TU IZ
03ANKARA6136	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-30 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6140	KURDS IN SOUTHEAST FEAR U.S. CRACKDOWN ON PKK [...] (C) Summary: Kurds in southeastern Turkey fear a possible U.S. military action against the PKK/KADEK in northern Iraq, and oppose Turkish participation in the Stabilization Force because they believe Turkish authorities would use their presence in Iraq to crack down on Iraqi Kurds. Most of our [...]	2003-09-30 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER IZ TU
03ANKARA6144	REGULATORS COMPLAIN OF STIFF OPPOSITION TO ELECTRICITY REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-01 08:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL TU
03ANKARA6238	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship and where Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: the presence of PKK/Kadek terrorists in northern Iraq and whether Turkey will contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq [...]	2003-10-03 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA6279	NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK "PM" BARHAM SALIH IN TURKEY - [...] (C) Patriotic Union of Kurdistan "Prime Minister" Barham Salih visited Ankara October 6-7 for talks with Turkish officials. He met DCM, PolMilCouns and PolMilOff Oct. 6 and said that while he expected terrorism in Iraq to get worse before it got better, he was optimistic about the future, and [...]	2003-10-07 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS MARR PINR TU IZ
03ANKARA6291	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-07 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6322	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]	2003-10-08 11:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6344	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]	2003-10-09 06:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6385	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-10 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6411	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SAXTON VISIT TO TURKEY [...] You arrive in Ankara at a time when Iraq remains the focus of the US-Turkish relationship which in fact is much broader. The Turks are seized with two primary Iraq-related issues: The decision, approved by Parliament October 7, to contribute troops to the stabilization force in Iraq, and the [...]	2003-10-14 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM PREL TU
03ANKARA6450	CODEL SAXTON'S ANKARA STOP FOCUSES ON IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin told visiting CODEL Saxton (Oct 9-10, 2003) that the Turkish government is determined to expand Turkey's partnership with the US beyond Iraq, regional security, and international terrorism. In the AK Party's estimate, according to Sahin, s [...]	2003-10-16 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP MOPS PGOV TU IZ
03ANKARA6478	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-16 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA6560	GOT RESPONSE TO UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-20 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TU
03ANKARA6620	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROYCE VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when Iraq and resolution of the PKK/KADEK question remain the focus of the US-Turkish relationship. Turks are seized with two Iraq-related issues: whether the U.S. will work out with the Interim Governing Council the eventual deployment of [...]	2003-10-22 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU IZ
03ANKARA6676	DEMARCHE: MESSAGE TO PALESTINIANS [...] (C) We presented reftel demarche October 21 to MFA Middle East and Maghreb Head of Department Kemal Tuzun. After promising to convey the contents of the demarche to MFA's Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East, Tuzun then confirmed by telephone that the MFA would transmit the demarche dire [...]	2003-10-24 05:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL IS TU
03ANKARA6688	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, OTHER WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 22 introductory meeting, the Ambassador told State Minister Guldal Aksit (responsible for women's affairs) that Turkey could serve as a model on women's rights for the Middle East. He urged Turkey to implement recent initiatives to combat trafficking in persons (T [...]	2003-10-24 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
03ANKARA6857	THE VIEW FROM SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY: PART ONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE MESSAGES ABOUT THE AMCON ADANA REPORTING TEAM VISIT TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY FROM SEPTEMBER 14-26. REFTELS REPORT SOME ASPECTS OF THIS TRIP. THE REGION'S KURDISH POPULATION WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF STATE INITIATIVES; SAW THE "RETURN TO HOME" LAW AS INDISTINGU [...]	2003-11-04 07:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR KNNP TU
03ANKARA6923	IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT OF DAMASCUS MEETING: SAUDIS, [...] (C) POLMILCOUNS called on MFA Deputy DG for Middle East Safak Gokturk Nov. 5 for a readout of the Nov. 1-2 Damascus meeting on Iraq. Gokturk, who had been at the Damascus meeting, said Turkey worked hard to make the original Syrian draft communique moderate and balanced, and found the meeting [...]	2003-11-05 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU SY IZ TU IR EG JO SA
03ANKARA7016	NOVEMBER 18-19 US-TURKEY HIGH-LEVEL DEFENSE GROUP [...] (C) The November 18-19 meeting of the U.S.-Turkey High-Level Defense Group (HLDG) represents an opportunity to achieve a number of important objectives: to solidify dialogue between the US and Turkish militaries; to begin to reshape our security relationship to the 21st century; and, to empha [...]	2003-11-10 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ AF ASEC
03ANKARA7019	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-10 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03ANKARA7340	IRAQ: TURKISH MFA DG BURCUOGLU ON VISIT OF [...] (C) DCM met MFA Director General for the Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu Nov. 21 to deliver the Secretary's oral message on Iraq (Ref C) and to get a Turkish readout of the Talabani/IGC visit (Ref A). Burcuoglu pointed to the CPA-IGC agreement's reference to a federal structure, suggesting that [...]	2003-11-28 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ
03ANKARA7400	URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) As the Turkish MFA was closed for the prolonged Seker Bayram holiday, we presented reftel B demarche to MFA Middle East Head Kemal Tuzun December 2. We noted that the Palestinians were rethinking their request to have the International Court of Justice adjudicate the legality of the Israe [...]	2003-12-03 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS TU
03ANKARA7411	TURKEY: LEFT-OF-CENTER OPPOSITION CHP SCORNS CALLS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition left-of-center CHP has rejected calls for unity on the political left in the run-up to March 2004 local elections. Optimism in CHP higher ranks is belied by growing frustration among CHP M.P.s with the party's prospects. Rather than focus on the party leadership's sho [...]	2003-12-03 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
03ANKARA7442	ENERGY REGULATOR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. EconCouns met with Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) President Yusuf Gunay for an update on energy issues, including the pending Petroleum Law, electricity market reform, gas market reform, and Build-Operate-Transfer disputes. Gunay had mixed feelings about the Petrole [...]	2003-12-04 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU
03ANKARA745	ANTI-U.S. E-MAIL CAMPAIGN IN WAKE OF MEDIA [...] In the wake of recent anti-American stories in the Turkish press (RefTels),Embassy has received, via the Embassy web-site, a substantial number of e-mails claiming that the Ambassador and other U.S. officials are "no longer welcome" in Turkey. To date, the Embassy has received around 200 ide [...]	2003-01-29 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC ASEC PTER TU
03ANKARA7510	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COX VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your CODEL arrives in Ankara at a time when the GOT is seized with the issues of security and counterterrorism. GOT leaders and security forces have reacted responsibly to the November terrorist attacks in Istanbul, though some politicians and commentators have tried to score p [...]	2003-12-08 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC PTER PGOV PREL TU
03ANKARA7612	U/S GROSSMAN FORCE POSTURE CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) In meetings with FM Gul, DCHOD GEN Basbug and others from MFA and TGS, U/S Grossman initiated consultations with the Turks on the US global posture review. He emphasized that this effort to move to a post-Cold War posture would be in accordance with our international security commitments a [...]	2003-12-11 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU
03ANKARA7626	CHALLENGE TO CREDENTIALS REPORT: TURKEY DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche to MFA Middle East Department Head Kemal Tuzun on December 12, stressing that this credentails challenge threatened to invite further attempts to bring territorial disputes to the credentialing process, turning a routine procedure into political wrangling, and [...]	2003-12-12 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL TU
03ANKARA7847	TURKEY TO OPPOSE CHALLENGE TO CREDENTIALS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-22 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL TU
03ANKARA820	NORTHERN IRAQ: PAVING THE WAY FOR MULTI-PARTY [...] (S) DCM raised possible configurations for Feb. 6 multi-party talks (per Ref A) in successive bilats (US-Turkey),trilats (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK) and quads (US-Turkey-KDP/PUK-Turkmen) with MFA Deputy Director General for Middle East Affairs Safak Gokturk Jan. 31 (DG Burcuoglu was attending a Natio [...]	2003-01-31 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ
03ANKARA859	NORTHERN IRAQ: MULTIPARTY TALKS (V) - TURKS [...] (S) DCM met MFA DG for Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu February 3 to discuss the upcoming multi-party talks per Ref A. Burcuoglu said the Turks would set up separate bilats for Amb. Khalilzad and his delegation at MFA and at TGS on February 5. For the multi-party talks on Feb. 6, Burcuoglu sai [...]	2003-02-03 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PREF PHUM TU IZ UNSC
03ANKARA87	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-03 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
03BEIJING18021	DECEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS: WEN'S [...] At the regular semi-weekly press briefing, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao reported on statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao that the objective of his U.S. visit is to "resolve problems" in bilateral relations and not to "engage in trade wars." While asserting that common interests have "outwe [...]	2003-12-09 11:24:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETRD CH KN
03BEIRUT908	TFIZ01: LEBANESE SPEAKER BERRI DISCUSSES SHI'ITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR MET WITH LEBANESE PARLIAMENT SPEAKER NABIH BERRI MARCH 31. DISCUSSIONS CENTERED AROUND AMERICAN-LEBANESE RELATIONS, THE WAR IN IRAQ AND SHI'ITE REACTION TO THE COALITION'S CAMPAIGN, THE ROADMAP, AND USG WARNINGS TO SYRIA REGARDING TRANSSHIPMENTS TO IRAQ. END SUMMAR [...]	2003-03-31 14:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ SY LE
03BRASILIA697	Brazilian Growth Prospects [...] (U) Summary. The Brazilian economy grew a modest 1.5% in 2002, as a strong export performance offset falling domestic consumption and investment. The Central Bank expects growth will reach 2.8% in 2003, led by trade and agriculture and a modest increase in domestic consumption and manufactu [...]	2003-03-02 10:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
03BRUSSELS5596	EU-IRAN: SOLANA'S JANUARY TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) EU FM'S ON DECEMBER 9 INVITED EU HIGH REP SOLANA TO VISIT TEHRAN IN JANUARY TO DISCUSS ALL ASPECTS OF EU RELATIONS WITH IRAN. ACCORDING TO BJORN LARRSON, SOLANA'S IRAN/IRAQ POLICY ADVISOR (PROTECT),SOLANA WILL TRAVEL TO TEHRAN IN THE SECOND HALF OF JANUARY IN PART TO FOLLOW UP ON THE E [...]	2003-12-11 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP AA
03COLOMBO1007	Tokyo conference, including D's address, nets [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tokyo donors conference has generally netted a highly positive reaction in Sri Lanka. Media coverage was lavish and upbeat. D's address was considered constructive by all quarters. The PM's speech received a mixed reaction, however, with some Tamils skeptical of his promis [...]	2003-06-10 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1008	MEDIA PLAY: (JUNE 10) Tokyo Conference: Colombo [...] Summary. Tamil newspapers reserved pride of place for optimistic headlines about an interim administration and the future of the peace talks. Donor money and international support of the peace process were also well-represented subjects. English and vernacular government-owned and independe [...]	2003-06-10 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1015	MEDIA PLAY: (JUNE 11) TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] Summary. In the aftermath of the Tokyo Conference, Sri Lankan English and vernacular media was in high gear. Tamil newspapers ran positive headlines about Tokyo's outcome, but reflected concern about opposition party views of donor money. Tamil editorials encouraged the LTTE to return to pe [...]	2003-06-11 08:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1016	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 88 (06-11-03) [...] (S) Please see our class email dated 6/10/03 re a dipnote received June 10 from the Maldives. In this dipnote, the Maldivian MFA states that it has heard that a Maldivian national held at Guantanamo Bay may be released soon. The MFA would like the USG to clarify the matter. (Note: In askin [...]	2003-06-11 09:38:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	CE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO1018	Despite some Opposition criticism, the Tokyo [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tokyo donors conference continues to generate a positive reaction in Sri Lanka. The president maintains a studied silence, however, despite some criticism of the conference by her party. The Tamil Tigers, who controversially did not go to Tokyo, have also been mum, thus fa [...]	2003-06-11 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID KPAO CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1025	Tigers stick to hard-line stance, essentially [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reacting with haste to the Tokyo donors conference, the Tamil Tigers restated their view that the GSL must take quick steps to form an interim structure in the north/east. The Tigers also underscored that they did not accept the understandings reached at Tokyo. In spite of the [...]	2003-06-12 09:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1028	MEDIA PLAY: (JUNE 12) TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] Summary. Sri Lankan media coverage of the Tokyo Donor Conference and its implications lessened somewhat, but was still energetic. Tamil newspapers' lead headlines concentrated on the LTTE rejection of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's suggested interim administration for the north and e [...]	2003-06-12 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1034	Reports continue to flow in linking the Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports continue to flow in linking the Tigers to violence against Tamil opponents. In addition to over 20 killings in recent months, the latest incidents involve the slayings of two Tamils in the east. The GSL is having problems proving Tiger involvement, though it may have g [...]	2003-06-13 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1048	MEDIA PLAY: (JUNE 13) TOKYO CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-16 07:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1053	Tensions notch up over sinking of Tamil Tiger [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two violent incidents on June 14 have sparked an increase in tension between the Tigers and the GSL. In the first, a Tiger ship exploded off the northeast coast after being intercepted by the navy. It is unclear whether the crew detonated the ship or whether it was destroyed b [...]	2003-06-16 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1061	GSL tries to calm situation after sinking of [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the June 14 sinking of a Tiger ship, the GSL is trying to calm the situation, assuring the Tigers that it is looking into ways to devolve power to the north/east. Minister Moragoda, a key adviser to the PM, has expressed deep concerns to us about the navy's [...]	2003-06-17 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1075	In visit to central region, some interlocutors [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 15-16 visit, Kandy, an important city in Sri Lanka's Sinhalese belt, was quiet and peaceful. Many interlocutors, however, expressed anxiety about Tamil Tiger intentions. Buddhist monks, an influential group, were more serene. There was much comment -- in a favorable [...]	2003-06-18 10:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1078	In positive news for peace process, Norwegian [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a brief hiatus in contacts, Norwegian facilitators met with the Tamil Tigers on June 18. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told us the Tigers complained about the June 14 sinking of one of their ships and denied culpability for a wave of recent assassinations. The group als [...]	2003-06-19 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO1085	Sri Lankan PM gives conciliatory speech re [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 19 speech, PM Wickremesinghe urged the Tigers to return to the peace talks, underlining the GSL's willingness to move toward forming an interim administrative structure in the north/east. In a nearly immediate reaction, the Tigers said they wanted to see more details b [...]	2003-06-20 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO1092	Facilitators slated to meet Sri Lankan PM in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators are scheduled to meet with PM Wickremesinghe in London late June 23. The Tamil Tigers' London-based spokesman Anton Balasingham has also indicated that he will try to meet the GoN team. In other peace process-related developments, local elections in the n [...]	2003-06-23 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO UK LTTE
03COLOMBO1107	In wake of brazen killing, Tigers indicate [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a meeting in London with the Norwegian facilitators, the Tamil Tigers -- in hedged fashion -- have indicated that they may be willing to restart the peace talks. This news comes in the wake of the brazen killing of a police official on June 23, which was almost certainly [...]	2003-06-24 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM PREF CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1111	Sri Lanka: Background on federalism proposals [...] (U) Despite the serious problems that the peace process has faced of late (see Reftels),there is still much talk of federalist-related solutions to the conflict between the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). At this point, the current positions of the government and the LT [...]	2003-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM PREF CE KWMM LTTE
03COLOMBO1121	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 96 (06-26-03) [...] (U) Today we received an advance copy of a letter(faxed to desk) from Fathulla Jameel, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Secretary Powell, seeking US support for the deferment of the Maldives' graduation from LDC status at the July ECOSOC meeting. Previously, we supported the Maldives maintain [...]	2003-06-26 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV
03COLOMBO113	Japan's Akashi reviews visit to Sri Lanka; [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Special Envoy Akashi reviewed his visit to Sri Lanka, noting that President Kumaratunga had decided not to meet him. He said the donors' conference in Tokyo was set for June 9-10, and he invited Deputy Secretary Armitage [...]	2003-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER CE JA NO IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1161	FTA'S DOMINATE SRI LANKA'S TRADE POLICY [...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is in the process of developing a coherent trade policy, focused on increasing market access for Sri Lankan goods through free trade agreements. Two US Representatives who recently were in Sri Lanka on a private visit sponsored by a local business [...]	2003-07-03 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1179	Mission recommends alternate organization for [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The judicial reform project to increase the capacity of courts in Sri Lanka's war-torn north and east, as well as administer legal aid to those affected communities, has been only partially successful. The portion of the grant r [...]	2003-07-07 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO120	Forcible recruitment of children by the LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Forcible recruitment of children by the Tamil Tigers remains a serious problem, especially in eastern Sri Lanka. The extent of the practice remains unclear, however, with contacts divided as to whether or not it is a worsening problem. The UN and the Sri Lanka Monitoring Missi [...]	2003-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1222	Charge's Jaffna visit reveals changing [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and poloff visited Jaffna, in northern Sri Lanka, July 6-8. Demining, high security zones, and LTTE taxation are all high in the minds of local residents. Business activity is up, funded by remittances from abroad and international NGOs. GSL has funded infrastructure r [...]	2003-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1262	Tigers still refusing request from monitors to [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) has not yet been able to convince the Tamil Tigers to vacate a base the group has established in the east. The Tigers say the base is within their zone and not in a GSL-demarcated area. In other peace process developments, another milita [...]	2003-07-15 02:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1284	In meeting, radical JVP party leader flays [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 23 meeting, Tilvin Silva, leader of the radical JVP party, asserted that the GSL's recent proposal on forming an interim structure in the north/east would give the Tigers too much power. He also claimed that the Norwegian facilitators were biased toward the Tigers. T [...]	2003-07-23 11:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE NO
03COLOMBO1295	State Department-sponsored team completes [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is preparing to leave Sri Lanka after completing its program in war-torn Jaffna. U.S. involvement in sustained humanitarian d [...]	2003-07-25 05:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1323	MEDIA PLAY: "Mystery American" attends Sri Lankan [...] As reported in reftel, from 7/14 through 7/22 Sri Lankan newspapers had a field day reporting that an AmCit -- a "mysterious American" -- had participated in meetings of the GSL's intelligence community. Several dailies carried straightforward coverage of the allegation. Others treated the s [...]	2003-07-29 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1330	Tigers say report on plan to vacate base is [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tigers have denied a press report that they plan to vacate a new forward base in the east. The monitors, who have ruled the base violates the ceasefire accord, say they no indication that the group is vacating the site; GoN facilitators are looking into the matter. Nonethel [...]	2003-07-30 02:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1339	As Tigers continue their review, government's [...] (C) The Tigers continue to study the GSL's proposal for establishing an interim structure in the north/east. In the south, however, the proposal has garnered a mixed reaction. The president continues to review the proposal, for example, while the radical JVP party has harshly criticized it. [...]	2003-07-31 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1358	Tiger official, in high profile trip to the [...] (C) SUMMARY: S.P. Thamilchelvam, political chief of the Tamil Tigers, has reiterated that the group has no plans to vacate an unauthorized base it has set up in Trincomalee and, indeed, there has been no change in the situation on the ground. Thamilchelvam, who wrapped up a long visit to t [...]	2003-08-04 11:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1387	Key Minister expresses optimism that talks [...] (C) SUMMARY: G.L. Peiris, a key minister, has announced that the peace talks could start up again by September. In related news, the U.S. press statement speaking out in support of resuming talks has received widespread publicity and reaction from contacts is rolling in. Concerning another [...]	2003-08-08 05:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAO CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1389	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2003 FOR SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2003-08-11 07:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV
03COLOMBO1399	Norwegian facilitator set to arrive to work on [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Special Envoy Erik Solheim is slated to arrive in Sri Lanka on August 12. One key purpose of his visit is to try to convince the Tigers to vacate an unauthorized camp they have set up in the east. In other peace process news, the Tigers are getting ready for a semina [...]	2003-08-11 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PREF CE NO FR LTTE
03COLOMBO1406	Linkup of president's party and radical JVP on [...] (C) SUMMARY: The proposed linkup between President Kumaratunga's party and the radical JVP, which once seemed all but sealed, is now on hold. The president has apparently decided that now is not the right time for the alliance. The JVP, with some good reviews under its belt for its activi [...]	2003-08-12 10:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE
03COLOMBO1425	No breakthroughs in meeting with Tigers, but [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 13 meeting with the Charge', Norwegian Special Envoy Solheim and Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar said the atmospherics of their meeting with the Tigers earlier that day had been positive. They said they had discussed the Tigers' upcoming meeting in Paris. Re conte [...]	2003-08-14 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO1430	FY-2004 Humanitarian Demining Plan for [...] In response to Ref A, Mission's Humanitarian Demining Plan follows. Begin text: -------------------------------- SECTION ONE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -------------------------------- A. BACKGROUND: Twenty years of civil war in Sri Lanka have left a severe mine and unexploded ordnance [...]	2003-08-15 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MOPS PREF KHDP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1436	SRI LANKA CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] Following is information on Child Labor in Sri Lanka for GSP Trade and Development Act. 2. Responses are keyed to Reftel. (a) Whether the country has adequate laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: Sri Lanka has shown its commitment to protecting children fr [...]	2003-08-18 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE USAID
03COLOMBO1453	No movement regarding Tiger camp, as GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no movement regarding the unauthorized Tiger camp in the east. As the Norwegian facilitators continue to work on the issue, key ministers are giving us differing views on the possibility that the GSL may use force to try to resolve matters. In other peace track [...]	2003-08-20 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM CE NO FR LTTE
03COLOMBO1478	Sri Lanka Country Commercial Guide, FY 2004 [...] Below is the Executive Summary of the Sri Lanka Country Commercial Guide, FY 2004. Per reftel, Post has sent the entire text of the Guide to Washington agencies, and will be uploading the guide to CS intranet soon. BEGIN TEXT. Country Commercial Guide Sri Lanka Fiscal Year 2004 [...]	2003-08-25 09:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV BEXP CE OPIC ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1482	Peace Process update: In Paris, Tigers say [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> On margins of ongoing meeting in Paris, Tiger official says group aims to restart talks >> President Kumaratunga demands that GSL take steps against unauthorized Tiger camp in east >> Tensions in east between Muslim [...]	2003-08-25 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE FR NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1488	U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining training [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training program for the Sri Lankan (SLA) Army has kicked off at a base in the south. The project, which has already received upbeat press [...]	2003-08-26 10:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1490	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 123 (08/26/03) [...] (C) FYI. Just wanted to flag the following peace track items: -- Paris Meeting: Beyond that reviewed in Colombo 1482, we have no new news to report re the LTTE's Paris meeting. The Norwegian Embassy here told us that Special Envoy Erik Solheim was slated to join the LTTE meeting today or [...]	2003-08-26 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1504	Norwegian envoy meets with Tigers in Paris; EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent peace process developments: Norwegian Envoy Erik Solheim has been involved in meetings with the Tigers in Paris. There are reports that the Tigers will next visit Switzerland for further discussions. In the meantime, the EU chiefs of mission in Colombo issued a press [...]	2003-08-28 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE XG
03COLOMBO154	Scenesetter for SA/INS Director Good's [...] (C) SUMMARY: We warmly welcome your upcoming visit. It comes at an exciting time, with many of the positive trends we discussed with you during your visit last fall gaining increased traction. A ceasefire has been in place since December 2001, and the government and the Tamil Tigers continue [...]	2003-01-28 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1546	Peace Process: Indian sticks vs. Norwegian [...] (C) The Ambassador paid introductory calls on Indian High Commissioner Nirumpam Sen and Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar on September 4. The two were a study in contrasts. Sen, not surprisingly, evinced a hardline towards the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE needs to see [...]	2003-09-05 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR CE IN NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1569	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 131 (09/09/03) [...] (C) FYI. We have the following updates on the peace process: -- Norwegian Ambassador in the east: Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar is in Batticaloa District in the east for a familiarization tour, according to Norwegian Embassy contacts. Brattskar met with eastern Tiger military leade [...]	2003-09-09 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CE MV LTTE
03COLOMBO1586	In good news for peace process, President puts [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has firmly signaled that a possible pact between her party and the radical JVP is on hold for now. In explaining her decision, the president made clear that the two sides could not agree on peace process issues. According to observers, however, other fact [...]	2003-09-11 07:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE
03COLOMBO1602	The Ambassador reviews the peace process, aid [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 14 introductory meeting, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe agreed that last week's donor roundtable on the occasion of Japanese envoy Akashi's visit had usefully demonstrated that the donors were holding firm to the Tokyo linkage between progress at [...]	2003-09-15 08:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID CE US UN LTTE
03COLOMBO1603	Introductory meeting with Japanese envoy ahead [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead had an introductory meeting with Japanese special envoy Yashushi Akashi on September 11. Akashi shared his views on the current situation, and touched on issues to be raised during the September 12 Tokyo follow-up meeting. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Ambassado [...]	2003-09-15 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1606	Donors reaffirm support for peace process at [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in the follow-up meeting to the Tokyo conference held on September 12 in Colombo. Japanese Special Envoy Akashi chaired the meeting. In their remarks, donors and international agency heads reiterated their support for assistance to Sri Lanka, but un [...]	2003-09-15 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER CE NO JA UN LTTE
03COLOMBO1615	Cohabitation dustup over security of key port [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga has sent a letter to the prime minister harshly complaining that the GSL is not taking Tamil Tiger military positioning around Trincomalee harbor seriously enough. The PM has not yet sent a response to the widely publicized letter, but the GSL has already [...]	2003-09-14 02:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PINS CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1619	Tiger attacks in the east spark deep Muslim [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks by the Tigers in the east have intensified Muslim anxiety about the direction of the peace process. Muslim leader Rauf Hakeem has pressed the GSL to take a harder line toward the Tigers. While Hakeem continues to back the government, some in his party have indicated a [...]	2003-09-17 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM KISL CE LTTE

03COLOMBO1622	Urgent Demarche on UN action regarding [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent demarche regarding UN action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. Neither government has responded to the U.S. points as of yet. [...]	2003-09-18 09:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL UNGA CE MV XF
03COLOMBO1635	In meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian team [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met late September 18 with a visiting Norwegian facilitation team led by Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen. The GoN team, which had just held meetings with the Tigers, expressed confidence that the group would submit its counter- proposals on the GSL's nort [...]	2003-09-19 06:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1688	Biographic sketches of up-and-coming Sri [...] (C) Para two contains brief biographic sketches of ten up-and-coming Sri Lankan politicians. Four of the sketches are of governing United National Party (UNP) politicians, three are of opposition People's Alliance (PA) politicians, and one each from the radical Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JV [...]	2003-09-29 10:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL CE
03COLOMBO170	GSL issues constructive statement re Iraq, as [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan government issued a constructive statement on January 28, calling on Iraq to comply fully with UNSC Resolution 1441. The statement comes as the situation in the Gulf region nets increased press and public attention here. There is some concern bubbling up that a [...]	2003-01-28 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ASEC ECON CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO1706	Peace process update: Tigers set to meet in [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest peace process news, Tiger officials are set to meet in Dublin to discuss the group's response to the GSL's north/east administration proposal. The Tigers also recently held a high-level meeting with the Norwegian-led ceasefire monitoring mission to discuss ways to [...]	2003-10-01 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS ASEC CE NO EI LTTE
03COLOMBO1708	Key Muslim Minister discusses peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 30 with Rauf Hakeem, Muslim party leader and Minister of Ports and Shipping. Asked for his views regarding the peace process, Hakeem expressed his concern over the Tigers' absence from the negotiating table and their apparent efforts to marginalize [...]	2003-10-01 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI EINV CE LTTE
03COLOMBO172	SRI LANKA: THE LTTE BUILDS A FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: DUE TO AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON TERRORIST FINANCING POST SEPTEMBER 11, THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EALAM (LTTE) HAS SHIFTED OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM FOREIGN FUND-RAISING TO LARGELY DOMESTIC FINANCING. WHILE THE LTTE TRADITIONALLY LEVIED TAXES IN AREAS UNDER ITS CONTROL, RECEN [...]	2003-01-30 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PTER PGOV CE
03COLOMBO175	Close adviser to president downplays talk of [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador had a very interesting conversation on January 29 with Ronnie De Mel, a close adviser to President Kumaratunga and a senior MP in her People's Alliance (PA) party. De Mel downplayed recent reports that the president was angling for early parliamentary elections. [...]	2003-01-29 10:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1752	As plan to demobilize child soldiers gets [...] (C) SUMMARY: A UNICEF-led program to demobilize child soldiers kicked off recently, and has sparked some debate. In a related development, reports now indicate that the day after the first "transit center" opened, the Tigers allegedly abducted several children in the east. The issue of chil [...]	2003-10-08 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS PHUM CE UNICEF LTTE
03COLOMBO1762	Tamil MPs candidly discuss peace process [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met October 9 with key MPs from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA). Asked for their views on the peace process, the MPs said the inability of internally displaced persons to return to their lands was causing great discontent. The MPs said progress toward peace wou [...]	2003-10-10 05:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1769	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DUSTR JOSETTE SHEERAN SHINER [...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (SBU) Summary: Post looks forward to the visit of DUSTR Shiner and her delegation for the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Joint Council talks on October 14 and 15. This is an excellent time to visit Sri Lanka in order to get a bett [...]	2003-10-10 16:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON CE
03COLOMBO1781	Tiger delegation wraps up meeting in Ireland [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have wrapped up their meeting at the Glencree Center for Reconciliation located south of Dublin. The Glencree meeting appears to have helped the group further polish its response to the GSL's north/east interim administration proposal. The Tiger delegation is n [...]	2003-10-14 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE NO EI LTTE
03COLOMBO1798	Tigers widely blamed in killings of six more [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six more Tamils have been killed in separate incidents in the past three weeks. As with the roughly 40 similar incidents in past months, the Tigers have been widely blamed for the latest slew of killings, with some observers contending that the group is trying to wipe out perce [...]	2003-10-16 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1801	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call with Finance Minister Choksy on October 10, the Ambassador raised TDA technical assistance, aid utilization, government procurement problems, and the Iraq Donors Confe [...]	2003-10-17 04:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN EAID PREL IZ CE
03COLOMBO1808	In meeting with Ambassador, Opposition Leader [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Lunstead met with Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapakse. During the discussion, Rajapakse highlighted public support for peace, but he noted that the GSL's peace efforts were at a crucial stage and it had to handle the matter with the utmost care. Regar [...]	2003-10-17 06:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CE
03COLOMBO1816	Urgent Demarche on UN action on the [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-20 08:55:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL CE MV UNGA
03COLOMBO1825	Urgent demarche on additional action on UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2003-10-21 10:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL CE MV UN
03COLOMBO183	MEDIA REACTION: State of the Union Address; [...] "Flights of fancy? We hope not" Independent English daily, Daily Mirror, commented (1/31): "The key phrase is `where it began'. Yes, it all began in the United States, a country responsible for the mayhem that the world is in today and the coming cataclysm. "It is the United States lopsi [...]	2003-01-31 06:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP ECPS OEXC
03COLOMBO1831	Norwegian envoy briefs donors on status of the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead attended a meeting of major bilateral donors to Sri Lanka on October 21. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar briefed the group on the status of the Tiger's counterproposals developed in response to the GSL's north/east interim setup proposal. Brattskar commented t [...]	2003-10-22 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS KPAO CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1853	Norwegian envoy says his government continues [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting with Charge', Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar related that the GoN continues to review President Kumaratunga's demand that chief monitor Tellefsen be removed from his job. Despite reports that the president wants to curb cooperation, the GSL has issued as [...]	2003-10-27 10:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO KWMM
03COLOMBO1856	DUSTR MEETING WITH SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Presidential Advisor Lakshman Kadirgamar, a senior opposition MP and former Foreign Minister, DUSTR Shiner outlined her TIFA talks with the GSL and her discussions with busin [...]	2003-10-28 09:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1858	Enthusiastic local reaction to the [...] (C) Local reaction to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe's recent visit to India has been enthusiastic. Press coverage trumpeted the visit as signaling that India had decided to back the GSL and its peace initiative fully. Contacts also stressed that the visit had sent a strong message of suppor [...]	2003-10-28 09:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR ETRD CE IN
03COLOMBO1861	Norwegians sending placeholder response to [...] (C) Norway is sending a letter to President Kumaratunga informing her that it is reviewing her demand that chief monitor Tellefsen be fired and that the GoN will prepare its own report on the initial October 16 incident which sparked the controversy. The Norwegian Ambassador told the Charge' [...]	2003-10-29 10:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1878	U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining training [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training initiative has entered its operational phase. Run by the RONCO Corporation, the program is training the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) [...]	2003-10-31 06:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1888	MEDIA PLAY: SRI LANKAN MEDIA RESPOND TO LTTE [...] On 11/1 the LTTE unveiled its long-await response to the GSL's Interim Administration proposals (see septel). The LTTE counterproposal elicited immediate and enormous press coverage. Some headlines covered straightforward reportage: "LTTE hands over IA proposals; copies to President and par [...]	2003-11-03 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO1893	LTTE counterproposals on interim [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Norwegian facilitators provided the Tamil Tigers' long-awaited counterproposals on the modalities for an interim administration in the north/east to the GSL on October 31. The Tiger plan, which was publicly released at a November 1 press conference, seeks wide-ranging power [...]	2003-11-03 12:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PREL CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1917	In further move, President declares state of [...] (C) SUMMARY: Adding further to her sudden actions on November 4, the President declared a state of emergency on November 5. She told the Charge' (Septel) that, despite reports to the contrary, she had not sacked the finance minister. On the evening of November 4, President Kumaratunga read [...]	2003-11-05 13:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC MOPS ECON CASC CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO1927	Amid tentative signs that the President may [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the dust begins to settle after President Kumaratunga's rapid-fire November 4-5 moves against the UNP government, speculation abounds as to what her true motives are. She and her supporters say she only wants to protect Sri Lanka's "national interest." There are strong indi [...]	2003-11-06 12:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC SOCI CE
03COLOMBO1930	Sri Lanka Update: PM returns; President [...] (C) SUMMARY: To a rapturous welcome, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe returned to Colombo from the U.S. on the morning of November 7. Contacts have told Mission that the UNP government and its allies are continuing to closely consult on how to proceed in response to the President's sudde [...]	2003-11-07 07:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC CE LTTE
03COLOMBO194	Key GSL Minister sets low expectations for [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister Milinda Moragoda on February 1. Moragoda set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin and expressed concerns about Tamil Tiger activities. He also elaborated on his efforts to convince India to engage more re the peace [...]	2003-02-03 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR CE IN LTTE
03COLOMBO1957	Economic Consequences of the Sri Lankan Political [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead, Reasons 1.5 b, d and e. 2. (C) Summary: The ongoing political spat has negatively affected the Sri Lankan economy, though the long-term repercussions, especially the loss of potential investment, are unknowable at this juncture. The Colombo [...]	2003-11-12 11:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1967	MEDIA PLAY: Sri Lankan President Meets PM, [...] Summary. The 11/12 meeting between the President and the Prime Minister dominated the headlines in Sri Lankan English and vernacular media. Government-owned television and newspaper headlines predictably slanted toward the President, but the independent press was less positive. The media al [...]	2003-11-14 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1980	MEDIA PLAY: SRI LANKA'S POLITICAL CRISIS CONTINUES [...] Summary. Over the weekend, English and vernacular media headlines focused on reaction to Norway's recent comments about the Sri Lankan Government's political crisis and their impact on the peace process. The President's comments also made splashy headlines. Meanwhile, media reports of the P [...]	2003-11-17 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO1988	Biographical sketches of key advisers to [...] (C) Para three contains brief biographical sketches of key advisers to Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. The advisers are divided into three general (and sometimes cross-cutting) "circles": -- (I) Family members, including senior People's Alliance/Sri Lanka Freedom Pa [...]	2003-11-18 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
03COLOMBO2000	As Tamil Tigers get ready for their important [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief Tamil Tiger spokesman Anton Balasingham is set to resume his duties following a hiatus of several months reportedly caused by health problems. Balasingham's reemergence comes as Tiger leader V. Prabhakaran prepares for his "Heroes' Day" address, the LTTE's most important [...]	2003-11-19 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR CE LTTE
03COLOMBO202	Senior GSL Minister G.L. Peiris previews [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, senior Sri Lankan Minister Peiris -- like other contacts -- set low expectations for the February 7-8 GSL-LTTE talks in Berlin. He said he primarily wanted to use Berlin to lay the groundwork for future rounds, including by raisin [...]	2003-02-05 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINR PARM ECON CE GM LTTE
03COLOMBO2026	Mission conveys Urgent Demarche on UN Action [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the urgent points regarding UN Action on the Middle East to the Sri Lankan and Maldivian governments. As of yet, we have received no substantive response from either gov [...]	2003-11-24 07:49:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL CE MV UN
03COLOMBO2036	Acting chief of monitors says ceasefire being [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met November 24 with Hagrup Haukland, the acting head of the Norwegian-run Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),and separately with Sri Lankan Navy Chief Vice Admiral Daya Sandagiri. Haukland said the GSL and the Tigers continued to observe the ceasefire accord. [...]	2003-11-25 09:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO2045	In annual address, LTTE leader supports peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tamil Tiger leader V. Prabhakaran's annual "heroes' day" address on November 27 stressed his group's ongoing support for the peace process. The LTTE leader, however, lashed out at the confused political situation in the south, asserting that it was holding up the process. He w [...]	2003-11-27 23:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO LTTE
03COLOMBO218	SA/INS Director visits Jaffna -- discussions [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA/INS Director David Good led a Mission team to Jaffna on February 6. The major topic of conversation was the Sri Lankan military's "high security zones." The military stated that there were other pressing needs that need to be addressed before the security zones should be rev [...]	2003-02-07 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA LTTE
03COLOMBO2183	Minister Moragoda reviews upcoming visit to Washington in meeting with the Ambassador [...] (C) SUMMARY: Milinda Moragoda told Ambassador December 26 that he is going to Washington to: -- make sure it is understood the PM is not to blame for the current impasse -- ask for US pressure on President Kumaratunga to compromise -- ask the US to push for a high-level Tokyo Co-Chairs meeting ar [...]	2003-12-29 07:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE NO JA EU IN
03COLOMBO2191	Political Gleanings: President hits out at PM; [...] (C) This edition of Political Gleanings for Sri Lanka reviews the following: -- In more bad news for cohabitation, President Kumaratunga lashes out at Prime Minister in interview. -- Troubling questions arise as to the length of the President's term in office. -- Muslim leader Rauf Hak [...]	2003-12-24 14:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI PINR ELTN CE
03COLOMBO2196	Taking advantage of cohabitation crisis, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have launched a public relations effort meant to burnish their image in comparison with the ongoing cohabitation imbroglio in Colombo. The effort has included repeated (and accurate) pronouncements that the Tigers are ready to recommence talks, but cannot do so [...]	2003-12-30 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM KPAO CE LTTE
03COLOMBO244	Tigers continue to formalize control in the [...] (C) SUMMARY: The LTTE continues to formalize its control of the Wanni region in northern Sri Lanka by setting up quasi-government agencies focused on such areas as law enforcement, communications, and education. In the meantime, Tiger cadre in government-controlled areas of Jaffna and the eas [...]	2003-02-12 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO25	In meeting with MFA officials, Mission urges [...] (C) In a January 6 meeting, DCM and Polchief met with Sri Lankan MFA officials Rodney Perera, Director (Americas),and W.A.T. Gunatilleke, Acting Director (Middle East/Africa). DCM noted that we had reviewed Sri Lanka's voting record at the recent UNGA and were disappointed that its delegatio [...]	2003-01-06 10:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CE UN
03COLOMBO26	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 02 (01-06-03) [...] (C) The Ambassador received an EPDP delegation led by its leader, Douglas Devananda, today. As expected, the group complained about the LTTE. Among the EPDP's allegations of Tiger harassment were various instances of physical attacks, threats against family members, abductions, and at least [...]	2003-01-06 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE MV AGMT LTTE
03COLOMBO261	Jaffna in an uproar as Tigers ratchet up the [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jaffna is in an uproar in the wake of a February 12 confrontation between the Tamil Tigers and the military. Angry over the incident in which several cadre were injured, the Tigers forced the postponement of the planned reopening of the Jaffna Library, a cultural landmark. Tige [...]	2003-02-14 06:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO270	LOCAL REACTION TO DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CSIS [...] On 2/14 Deputy Secretary Armitage made major policy remarks regarding "Sri Lanka: Prospects for Peace" while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The challenge for the GSL and the LTTE, Armitage said, is to create "tangible signs of progress...." He [...]	2003-02-18 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
03COLOMBO274	Playing hardball, Tigers continue to ramp up [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of recent incidents involving the military, the Tigers continue to ramp up the pressure in the north and the east by instigating numerous rallies and general strikes. The GSL and monitors are working to calm the situation. In a rare event, recent LTTE activities hav [...]	2003-02-18 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO280	UNF government wins no-confidence vote with [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UNF government won a February 18 no-confidence vote with ease. In other political developments: President Kumaratunga continues to work toward forming an alliance with the radical JVP party and there are reports that she may call elections in the provinces soon to test GSL [...]	2003-02-19 09:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE
03COLOMBO282	USG promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka [...] Per Reftel, Mission's response to the request for information on how we are promoting human rights in Sri Lanka follows: 2. PEACE PROCESS: The ongoing peace process has had more of a direct and dramatic impact on improving the human rights situation in Sri Lanka than any other factor du [...]	2003-02-19 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM
03COLOMBO284	HMG ON LTTE'S PROSCRIPTION UNDER UK LAW [...] (C) I met for an hour today (2/19) with HMG's very able High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Stephen Evans. Evans came to see me under instructions from London to discuss next steps in (1) moving the LTTE toward a formal renunciation of violence and (2) attaching conditionality to loans and grants [...]	2003-02-20 03:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PARM CE UK LTTE
03COLOMBO3	ACTION REQUEST: Demining assistance for [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. Message contains an ACTION REQUEST -- Please see Para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mines/UXO are a serious problem in Sri Lanka. After a very successful stint, the U.S.- sponsored QRDF program ended operations in [...]	2003-01-02 10:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PHUM PREF EAID CE LTTE
03COLOMBO322	Prime Minister address on status of peace [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe used the February 22 one year anniversary of the formal ceasefire to comment on the status of the peace process and his vision of what is to come. Most observers viewed his speech with appreciation. The only detractors were those who were to [...]	2003-02-25 10:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO342	Sri Lanka/Maldives: 2003 annual Trafficking [...] (U) Mission point of contact on trafficking in persons issues until May 1 is poloff Carl-Heinz J. Wemhoener-Cuite, Andrea Tomaszewicz will replace him at that time, both can be reached at 94-1-448-007 x-2425 and fax 94-1-471-092. 2. (U) Mission's submission for the 2002 Trafficking in Pe [...]	2003-02-28 05:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CE MV
03COLOMBO358	Chief LTTE negotiator in Sri Lanka to prepare [...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's chief negotiator Anton Balasingham is visiting Sri Lanka from March 2 to 16. The visit is seen by many as an opportunity for Balasingham to prepare for the next round of peace talks and to brief the LTTE leadership on the international comm [...]	2003-03-03 10:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO374	In meeting with Ambassador, senior Tamil MP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Gajen Ponnambalam, a senior Tamil MP, gave the peace process negative reviews, asserting that the GSL had to do more to diminish its military presence in Jaffna and in lifting fishing restrictions. Ponnambalam said the LTTE supported th [...]	2003-03-05 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO39	Peace Process Update: Fourth round of talks [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks begins in Thailand >> Muslim leader Hakeem attends talks as part of GSL team -- and takes other Muslims with him >> In nationally televised address, Prime Minister reviews progress of [...]	2003-01-07 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR CE NO JA TH LTTE
03COLOMBO428	MEDIA PLAY: AMBASSADOR WILLS VISITS JAFFNA [...] Ambassador Wills' 3/11 visit to Jaffna (see reftel) was noted in segments of the English and Sinhala press, and garnered substantial and positive coverage in the Tamil press. 2. English and Sinhala dailies. Under the front-page headline "Wills says 'peace at hand'" the DAILY MIRROR (indep [...]	2003-03-13 10:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO430	Tigers still seem on board for talks at this [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of the sinking of one of their ships, the Tigers have withdrawn cadre from areas in the north/east. At this point, they still seem willing to attend the talks due to be held March 18-21 in Japan. A Norwegian team is in country, trying to keep things afloat. T [...]	2003-03-13 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO450	LTTE to participate in sixth round of talks in [...] (C) SUMMARY: After much back-and-forth, the Tigers have decided to attend the sixth round of talks slated to take place in Japan, March 18-21. In agreeing to attend, the Tigers have made clear they will complain about the recent sinking of one of their ships by the navy. The Norwegian facil [...]	2003-03-17 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO462	Sixth round of GSL-LTTE talks reportedly gets [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tigers used the first day of the sixth round of talks in Japan to condemn the March 10 sinking of one of their resupply ships by the Sri Lankan navy. Milinda Moragoda, a key GSL minister and negotiator, called the Ambassador from Japan and said atmospherics for the first day [...]	2003-03-19 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PARM CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO468	TFIZ01: Low-key reaction in Sri [...] (S) SUMMARY: General reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the start of military operations against Iraq has been low-key, so far. The PM has asked to see the Ambassador late today. Sri Lanka's envoy to the U.S. called the Ambassador earlier, and said the GSL plans to issue a "helpful" [...]	2003-03-20 07:27:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO47	Day two of talks: GSL and LTTE agree that [...] (C) SUMMARY: On day two of talks in Thailand (January 7),the GSL and Tamil Tigers began discussing the sensitive Jaffna security zone issue. The two sides did not reach agreement on how to handle the zones, but they agreed to continue discussing the matter. On a negative note, the Tigers [...]	2003-01-08 11:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO TH LTTE
03COLOMBO473	MEDIA PLAY: IRAQ [...] Independent English daily wonders whether "war on Iraq [will] free US from terrorists threat." Under the headline "Will war on Iraq free US from terrorists threat?, the ISLAND (opposition English daily, islandwide circulation) wrote on 3/21: The question arises whether elimination of the S [...]	2003-03-21 04:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO475	Sixth round of Sri Lanka-Tamil Tiger peace [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sixth round of GSL-Tamil Tiger peace talks are set to wrap on March 21. Mission will provide the Department with the joint press statement issued at the end of the talks as soon as it is available. Thus far, the talks have largely focused on ceasefire modalities, developmen [...]	2003-03-20 06:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO476	TFIZ01: GSL releases relatively constructive [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The GSL has issued a relatively constructive statement re the Iraq situation (text in Para 10). In a meeting late March 20, the PM gave the Ambassador the opportunity to help craft the message and some improvements were made. The PM confirmed that the GSL would not be able [...]	2003-03-21 05:41:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO480	MEDIA PLAY: IRAQ [...] Over the 3/22-23 weekend Colombo's newspapers continued to criticize the war. "Stop this war forthwith," insisted the independent English DAILY MIRROR. The government-owned Sinhala weekender, DINAMINA, spoke of the "Middle East war environment: crisis and impact." "Alas! War" said the opp [...]	2003-03-24 05:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE
03COLOMBO485	Sixth round of talks proves constructive; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sixth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up on March 21, with the two sides issuing a comprehensive press statement. Minister Moragoda, a key GSL negotiator, told the Ambassador he was encouraged by the talks -- the Tigers seemed committed to the peace track for now and badly w [...]	2003-03-24 09:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KPAO CE NO JA CH LTTE
03COLOMBO502	TFIZ01: Mission presses points re CHR, UN; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission is continuing to press points re keeping the Iraq issue out of the CHR and the UNSC/UNGA. Overall reaction in Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the Iraq situation continues to be low-key. Media coverage is heavy, with almost all commentary anti-U.S. Our best educated guess [...]	2003-03-25 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAO PHUM ASEC CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO513	Peace process update: More re sinking of [...] (C) This update of Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following: >> Sinking of Chinese fishing boat still under investigation, but Tigers look more-and-more like the culprits >> In brave but dangerous move, Tamil leader hits out at the Tigers >> Unconfirmed reports that the Tigers [...]	2003-03-25 13:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINS CE NO JA CH LTTE
03COLOMBO52	GSL-LTTE talks in Thailand: Fourth round [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fourth round of GSL-LTTE talks wrapped up in Thailand on January 9. Key understandings reached by the two sides included their agreement to move forward on resettling displaced persons. They also agreed to continue discussions re security zones in Jaffna, and to involve th [...]	2003-01-09 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS EAID PHUM CE NO TH LTTE
03COLOMBO536	Sri Lanka's Supreme Court rules that [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ruled March 25 that the previous government violated the fundamental rights of numerous Tamils by preventing them from voting in the December 2001 general election. Human rights activists applauded the ruling, stating that it set a precedent for freer-an [...]	2003-03-28 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO543	In positive move for peace process, Tigers [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 27 meeting between Muslims and the Tamil Tigers has gone some way toward dealing with a long-standing dispute over land. The dispute revolves around Muslim claims that the Tigers have kicked them off land they own in the east. Muslim and Tamil representatives laud the [...]	2003-03-31 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ECON SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO560	TFIZ01: Mission conveys latest message re [...] (C) This update, focused on reaction to Operation Iraqi Freedom in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, reviews: >> Mission conveys latest points re blocking possible UNGA meeting >> Taking a different tack than the government, President Kumaratunga hits out at the U.S. >> NGO, Muslim criticis [...]	2003-04-02 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ASEC CE MV IZ UN
03COLOMBO576	Leading Tamil politicians criticize Tigers in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two key Tamil politicians have ramped up their criticism of the Tigers in recent weeks. The politicians, V. Anandasangaree and N. Raviraj, charge the Tigers with using strong-arm tactics in their bid to control the Tamil community in Jaffna. The course the two have chosen is a c [...]	2003-04-03 09:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM NO JA PINR CE LTTE
03COLOMBO589	Tamil Tigers criticize U.S. over "exclusion" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a rare formal public statement, the Tamil Tigers have criticized the U.S. over not being invited to the upcoming Washington Seminar on Sri Lanka. Mission is also picking up some low-key bad vibes from the group's supporters in Sri Lanka over the matter. Overall, our guess is [...]	2003-04-04 13:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID ASEC CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO593	Displaced person returns to Sri Lanka's [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of displaced persons returning to Sri Lanka's north/east continues to swell and now stands at 270,000. The returnees are Tamil; few are Muslim. In other trends, many Tamils also appear to be leaving the war-ravaged north/east in search of economic opportunities in th [...]	2003-04-08 09:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PTER CE KWMM
03COLOMBO596	COLOMBO EAC MEETING APRIL 8, 2003 [...] (U) Classified by S.V. Wright, Regional Security Officer, reason 1.5 (C) and (D). 2. (SBU) On April 8, 2003 Colombo Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss the local security situation. The DCM chaired the EAC. 3. (SBU) The EAC agreed that Colombo appears calm; the trend is o [...]	2003-04-09 01:55:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AEMR PTER CASC CE
03COLOMBO611	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 56 (04-09-03) [...] The Ministry of Defense today officially indicated its intent to co-host, with the United States Army Pacific, the annual Peacekeeping Multi-Platoon Event (PKO-MPE) in 2004. The Army Commander, LTG Balagalle has directed his staff to investigate establishment of a peacekeeping school for the [...]	2003-04-09 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE MV AGMT
03COLOMBO612	Report re Jaffna security zones recommends [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister Moragoda (pls protect) has provided us a copy of a long-awaited re the security zones in Jaffna. The report, which was written by a retired Indian general, recommends that the GSL and Tigers agree to mutual drawdowns of their military positions. In doing this, both si [...]	2003-04-09 09:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO643	Protesting "exclusion" from April 14 seminar, [...] (SBU) In a public statement issued late April 12, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organization announced that it was reviewing its decision to participate in the donors conference scheduled to be held in Tokyo in June. The statement, which was posted on the pro-LTTE website "Tami [...]	2003-04-12 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID ASEC CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO658	In visit to eastern Sri Lanka, contacts complain [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff and Pol FSN visited Trincomalee, the major port city in eastern Sri Lanka, on April 12. Interlocutors expressed admiration for the government's efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement to the conflict, but expressed deep concerns about the Tamil Tigers' commitment to the [...]	2003-04-16 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM CE JA NO LTTE
03COLOMBO66	Journey of a human rights activist: From a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Father Harry Miller (AMCIT -- strictly protect),a Catholic priest and resident of Sri Lanka for almost 55 years, is changing his tune on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the peace process in December 2001, Miller was for many years harshly critica [...]	2003-01-10 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER SOCI CE LTTE
03COLOMBO682	MEDIA PLAY - 4/14 WASHINGTON CONFERENCE - [...] On April 14 Deputy Secretary Armitage hosted an international conference on Sri Lanka for representatives of 21 countries and 16 international organizations who gathered to discuss Sri Lanka's peace negotiations, and international assistance for the Island's development and reconstruction. La [...]	2003-04-21 09:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO687	Muslim-Tamil Tiger violence flares anew in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muslim-Tamil Tiger violence erupted in eastern Sri Lanka, April 17-18. Five people were reportedly killed, with many displaced. Muslim politicians have threatened to boycott Parliament if the GSL does not address the situation. After a lull in violence that lasted several mon [...]	2003-04-19 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE LTTE
03COLOMBO688	Tigers announce they are suspending peace talks; GSL, most observers see move as tactical [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a press release dated April 21, the Tamil Tigers suspended their participation in the peace talks and said they will not attend the June donors conference. The GSL has not yet reacted in public to the statement (short of a very brief letter to the Tigers taking note of their stateme [...]	2003-04-22 09:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO695	MEDIA PLAY - LTTE SUSPENDS PEACE TALKS [...] On April 21, the LTTE announced it suspending peace talks scheduled for April 29 in Thailand. In a letter to the GSL, the LTTE listed its reasons for suspending talks as: its exclusion from the 4/14 Washington Conference, problems with the ceasefire accord implementation, and that GSL had no [...]	2003-04-23 08:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO696	GSL continues to mull over response to LTTE's [...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Ministers Moragoda and Peiris told the Ambassador that the GSL continues to mull over its response to the Tigers' decision to withdraw from the peace talks. The government seems to be leaning toward a restrained, but firm approach at this time. Taking another tack, the pre [...]	2003-04-23 08:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PINS EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO705	In another negative signal, Tigers postpone meeting of key assistance committee [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late April 23, the Tamil Tigers postponed the next meeting of a key committee focused on humanitarian assistance issues. Admitting to being caught off guard, the Norwegian facilitators are reviewing next steps. The Indian polcouns told us he thought the decision was another tactical st [...]	2003-04-24 09:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO707	PRESS RELEASE - "US AMBASSADOR'S REACTION TO LTTE [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-24 09:49:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE PTER EGEN LTTE
03COLOMBO714	MEDIA PLAY - AMBASSADOR WILLS' 4/24 REUTERS [...] On April 21, the LTTE announced it was suspending peace talks. In a letter to the GSL, the LTTE listed its reasons for suspending talks as: its exclusion from the 4/14 Washington Conference, problems with the ceasefire accord implementation, and that GSL had not focused enough on rebuilding t [...]	2003-04-25 05:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER OPRC KMDR OIIP CE EGEN LTTE
03COLOMBO735	Reports steadily mount that Tigers are [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reports are steadily mounting that the Tigers are assassinating Tamil opponents, especially military informants and those in anti-Tiger political parties. The government has been slow in investigating the cases, but has recently formed a commission to look into the matter. Whi [...]	2003-04-30 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
03COLOMBO749	Scenesetter for SA Assistant Secretary Rocca's [...] (C) SUMMARY: We warmly welcome your upcoming visit. It comes at an important time, with the peace process facing serious turbulence. After months of progress, including six rounds of talks, the Tigers recently suspended negotiations. There have been tentative signs that the Tigers' may be e [...]	2003-05-05 11:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON MARR CE NO JA
03COLOMBO755	Norwegians, Japanese press Tigers to return to talks and to attend donors conference [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian and Japanese representatives are urgently trying to convince the Tigers to get back to the peace table and to attend the June donors conference. So far, the Tigers are not playing ball. The next best chance to change their minds seems to be GoJ envoy AkashiÂ´s May 7 meeting [...]	2003-05-05 04:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO773	Tigers meet Japanese envoy and are [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese envoy Akashi met May 7 with Tiger leader Prabhakaran and pressed the LTTE to return to the peace talks. Akashi also gave the Tigers one week to make a final decision on whether they will attend the June donors conference in Tokyo. Prabhakaran was noncommittal, althoug [...]	2003-05-07 07:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO783	Mission conveys talking points re Iraqi [...] (U) Classified by Lewis Amselem, Deputy Chief of Mission. Reasons 1.5 (b, d) 2. (C) Per Ref A, Mission has conveyed the urgent talking points re the lifting of sanctions on Iraq to the governments of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives. Per Ref B, Mission also conveyed points re Pr [...]	2003-05-12 03:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS CE MV IZ
03COLOMBO805	In Sri Lanka visit, A/S Rocca underscores [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA A/S Rocca used her May 12 meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, and other GSL officials to underline strong U.S. support for the peace process. Noting the recent spike in cohabitation tensions, A/S Rocca also urged that parties work together in [...]	2003-05-13 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER OTRA CE
03COLOMBO829	Norwegians continue effort to engage Tigers, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest effort to get the peace process on track, GoN Deputy Foreign Minister Helgesen met with the Tigers, May 17. Helgesen told us that he urged the Tigers to attend the Tokyo donors conference. In response, the Tigers agreed to review Norwegian proposals re assistance [...]	2003-05-19 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO838	Mission recommendation regarding Tokyo donors [...] (C) SUMMARY: As matters now stand, it seems probable that the Tamil Tigers will not participate in the Tokyo donors conference in June, raising the question of whether the event should go forward. After much reflection, we argue that it should proceed as planned whether or not the Tigers at [...]	2003-05-20 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE

03COLOMBO851	Tigers issue hard-edged letter demanding [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Tigers have sent the Norwegian facilitators a tough letter demanding the setting up of an "interim administrative structure" in the north/east, which the group would control. The Tigers say they might restart peace talks and come to the Tokyo conference if the governm [...]	2003-05-21 11:46:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO868	State Department-sponsored humanitarian [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The State Department-sponsored Quick Reaction Demining Force (QRDF) is making excellent progress in its humanitarian demining operations in Jaffna. Cooperation with the GSL and the Tamil comm [...]	2003-05-23 06:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS EAID PHUM CE
03COLOMBO876	COLOMBO EAC MEETING May 23, 2003 [...] (SBU) On May 23, 2003 Colombo Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss our local security situation following the recent bombings in Saudi Arabia and Casablanca, and as recommended in reftel. The DCM chaired the EAC. 2. (SBU) The EAC agreed that Colombo continues to be c [...]	2003-05-27 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AEMR PTER CASC CE
03COLOMBO898	MEDIA PLAY: Armitage to Attend Tokyo Conference [...] Summary: On 5/23 Washington announced that Deputy Secretary Armitage would attend the Tokyo Conference on SIPDIS reconstruction for Sri Lanka. Post issued a similar press release to local media on 5/24. Independent and government-owned television stations heralded Armitage's decision in [...]	2003-05-28 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO910	Norwegians deliver GSL proposal re assistance [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian facilitators delivered the latest GSL proposal re assistance to the Tigers late May 28. The Tigers indicated that they need time to review it. The government is only beginning to brief the public on the matter, but, based on what we are hearing, the proposal would go [...]	2003-05-29 10:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO939	In reaction to latest Tiger letter, GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is proposing to hold a "clear the air" meeting with the Tamil Tigers. The government's proposal is in response to the Tiger's stark rejection of the latest GSL plan re control of assistance to the north/east. It is by no means clear whether the Tigers will take the bai [...]	2003-06-02 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO949	Tigers continue to flex muscles in Jaffna [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, May 28-29. Amid signs of pervasive Tamil Tiger influence, residents urged the GSL to meet Tiger conditions, so the group would attend the Tokyo donors conference. Meanwhile, as they have on previous Mission visits, Tamils cited [...]	2003-06-03 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO960	In response to PM's latest letter, Tigers do [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their June 4 reply to the prime minister's latest letter, the Tigers have not budged from their demand that an interim administration be created for the north/east. The group says it is willing to discuss the issue, but only if the GSL takes steps toward meeting this demand f [...]	2003-06-04 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA LTTE
03COLOMBO970	GSL looks forward to Tokyo and hopes for big [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GSL is looking forward to the Tokyo donors conference, hoping for a big impact both politically and financially. That said, the Tigers' apparent non-participation is casting a bit of a shadow. The Norwegians plan to be represented in Tokyo by development officials. India m [...]	2003-06-05 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA IN LTTE
03COLOMBO979	MEDIA PLAY Subject: Media Play (June 6): Tokyo [...] Summary. As the Tokyo conference approaches, the media scene grows dyspeptic. "Ways to solve [the] dispute ... can be found," the Prime Minister is reported to argue, but others speak of racists, i.e., Sinhalese nationalists, who want the LTTE to miss Tokyo, while voices closer to the LTTE b [...]	2003-06-06 06:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO982	MEDIA PLAY: (June 7) Tokyo Conference; Colombo [...] Summary. The Sri Lankan media continued its feverish coverage of whether or not the Tigers will go to Tokyo. The LTTE's Tamilchelvan said that if the Tigers' request for an interim administration is met, they might yet go to Japan. Tamil newspaper headlines buzzed with Minister Moragoda's pr [...]	2003-06-09 05:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO983	MEDIA PLAY: (June 8) Tokyo Conference; Colombo [...] Summary. On the eve of the Tokyo Conference, a frenetic Sri Lankan media was consumed with talk of an interim administration for the north and east and the fate of donor money sans LTTE participation. Tamil newspapers were engrossed with Tokyo-related issues large and small - but especially [...]	2003-06-09 05:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR OIIP CE LTTE
03COLOMBO992	OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 87 (06-09-03) [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-09 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE MV AGMT LTTE
03DJIBOUTI1644	DJIBOUTI: TERRORIST DOES NOT MATERIALIZE, BUT [...] (SBU) Because of the request for an immediate report, we have been unable to reach non-State offices for clearance. For this reason, this cable is less detailed and shorter than a full report would be. 2. (S) Summary: Thursday, September 4, Combined Joint Task Force/Horn of Africa (CJTF/H [...]	2003-09-04 17:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC MOPS DJ
03FRANKFURT1212	FEDERAL PROSECUTOR NEHM DESCRIBES GERMANY'S COUNTER- [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Consul General on February 3, Federal Prosecutor Kay Nehm said that bilateral cooperation is good at the working level, despite recent tensions in overall German-American relations. Nehm is confident that the Hamburg trial of Motassadeq will end soon and i [...]	2003-02-07 14:26:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PGOV AG GM
03FRANKFURT7909	CDU Stumbles on Welfare Reform as Saarland Jumps [...] The CDU-led Saarland government has rejected a Christian Democratic proposal for paying unemployment benefits at the local level. Together with poorer CDU-led states in eastern Germany, Saarland could give the Schroeder government a Bundesrat majority on welfare reform -- and hand a defeat to [...]	2003-09-23 14:10:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON GM
03FRANKFURT8257	Economic Forecast for Germany: Waiting for a [...] (SBU) Summary: The German economy is expected, at best, to stagnate in 2003. Since GDP declined by -0.3% in the first half of the year compared to the previous half- year, positive GDP growth in 2003 is no longer achievable. Driven by improving net exports, German economy [...]	2003-10-06 05:48:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
03GUATEMALA2426	URGENT MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-19 18:23:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL GT UNGA
03GUATEMALA2802	VOTERS IN JALAPA SET TO CAST BALLOTS FOR "ANYBODY [...] Summary: Man-on-the-street interviews with voters in the Department of Jalapa suggest a strong backlash against the ruling FRG party and its candidate Efrain Rios Montt in the November 9 election. Jalapa voted overwhelmingly for the FRG in the past two elections, but respondents said the curren [...]	2003-11-03 18:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM GT
03GUATEMALA2857	GUATEMALA ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-07 16:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA2880	GUATEMALA ON MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-10 22:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS GT UNGA
03GUATEMALA370	GUATEMALA NONCOMMITTAL ON IRAQ IN WAKE OF [...] (C) Due to the absence of President Portillo on February 6, Ambassador Hamilton discussed Secretary Powell's UNSC presentation of the case against Iraq with Vice President Reyes (reftel). The Ambassador concluded that no one prefers the option of war, and that the best way to convince Saddam [...]	2003-02-11 15:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IZ GT UNSC
03GUATEMALA678	GUATEMALAN RESPONSE TO 59TH UNHRC DEMARCHE: [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel points, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Castillo told us Guatemalan positions at the UNHRC this year might differ from previous years. On Cuba, Castillo repeated that President Portillo would ultimately decide how the GOG will vote, but said the decision [...]	2003-03-14 17:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GT UNHRC
03GUATEMALA723	GUATEMALAN VIEWS ON IRAQ SITUATION [...] (U) Summary. President Portillo told reporters on March 18 that Guatemala "stands beside the United States," but said Guatemala does not take a position for or against war with Iraq. He added that he sent a letter of support to President Bush (reftel). According to the MFA, the GOG delegation [...]	2003-03-19 19:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ GT
03GUATEMALA962	OMINOUS SIGNS COME IN THREES: LATEST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Both in the capital and farther afield, new human rights concerns are popping up in Guatemala. To the north, in Quiche, a Mayan priest and human rights activist was murdered; to the east, in Izabal, the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDH) Auxiliary office was ransacked; here in the Guatemala Cit [...]	2003-04-10 22:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KJUS GT
03HALIFAX367	PEARSON PEACEKEEPING CENTRE CAPABILITIES AND IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, has extensive expertise in training military, civilian and police personnel for peace operations in a variety of environments, but has as yet received from the Canadian government no taskings related to Iraq. Ottawa [...]	2003-10-31 11:19:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC IZ CA
03HANOI1063	NAM CAN BORDER OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Vietnam - Laos Nam Can border crossing in Nghe An province opened to foreigners in January 2003. There appears to be a frenzy of building activity in and around the border, but cross border traffic remains modest. Smuggling of drugs and other contraband in the border are [...]	2003-05-01 23:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR SOCI PGOV ETRD ECON EAID LA VM CNARC
03HANOI2113	VIETNAM: FY-2004 FOOD AID REQUEST [...] SUMMARY: Post requests a food aid grant of $6 million (roughly 45,000 metric tons) of wheat. Most of the monetized proceeds will be used to construct primary schools and irrigation projects in poor rural areas. The remaining funds will be used to continue a range of agricultural science an [...]	2003-08-20 08:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KSEP VM
03HANOI261	REACTION TO SECRETARY'S UNSC PRESENTATION [...] (U) In a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung on February 6, Charge delivered a copy of Secretary Powell's presentation to the February 5 open meeting of the UNSC and reinforced it with the points provided in para 2 of ref B. Hung said that the GVN was "still studying" the [...]	2003-02-06 09:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ VM
03HANOI2622	MEKONG SUBREGION ANTI-DRUG COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: At a recent six-party ministerial-level anti- drug conference in Hanoi, Thailand and China pushed hard for more concrete action against ATS and precursor chemicals. Conferees agreed that border liaison offices were effective and should be expanded, but one visited by poloff on the [...]	2003-10-14 11:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR EAID CH VM CNARC
03HANOI2788	MFA RESHUFFLES -- GOOD NEWS FOR U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang informed Ambassador October 31 that his area of responsibility had been shifted from the Northeast Asia portfolio to the Americas, effective that day. He noted that the news would not be announced [...]	2003-10-31 06:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR VM FR
03HANOI520	ASEAN-US ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 5. 2. (U) ICM: MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Tran Ngoc An confirmed on March 5 to Pol/C that ASEAN had agreed to hold the initial Informal Coordinating Mechanism (ICM) meeting in Vientiane during the afternoon of March 28, followi [...]	2003-03-05 08:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID VM ASEAN
03HANOI636	U.S.-VIETNAM FISHERIES CONSULTATIONS [...] SUMMARY: A USG fisheries delegation led by the U.S Department of Commerce NOAA Fisheries and including STATE/OES and others met with Vietnamese fisheries officials and visited several fisheries-related activities in and near Hanoi the week of March 10. Both sides gained insight into opportu [...]	2003-03-14 08:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV OTRA VM APEC
03HANOI647	VIETNAM ON RIGHTSIZING THE IAEA SFEGUARDS BUDGET [...] (U) In response to reftel letter from Deputy Secretary Armitage and demarche on rightsizing the IAEA safeguards budget, Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Dinh Bin responded in a letter dated March 17, 2003 indicating Vietnam's support for general and complete disarmament, th [...]	2003-03-17 05:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ABUD KNNP TRGY OVIP OPDC VM IAEA
03HANOI956	VIETNAM'S PRIME MINISTER VISITS JAPAN: [...] (U) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's recent visit to Japan avoided potentially controversial political issues such as Iraq and North Korea, instead focusing on economic relations and aid. There is optimism that a bilateral investment agreement may be signed by the "end of this year" [...]	2003-04-17 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EAID ECON PGOV JA VM
03HARARE1099	2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] No summary [...]	2003-06-02 15:02:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI
03HARARE1165	2003 INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND EXPROPRIATION REPORT - [...] Summary: This year's Expropriation Report updates some claimants detailed in the 2002 report, and adds some claimants whose property remains in limbo. As in last year's report, the only claimants are American citizen (Amcit) owners of Zimbabwean real estate, both farming property and rural/w [...]	2003-06-09 07:51:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ECON KIDE KSPR EINV EFIN ZI
03HARARE132	UN PREPARES TO BEGIN FOOD MONITORING [...] SUMMARY: Systematic UN monitoring of humanitarian assistance flows in Zimbabwe appears--finally--to be on the verge of proceeding. Two of the expatriate staff who will conduct this effort are on the ground, and plan shortly to open the first of five offices. Limited monitoring will begin in [...]	2003-01-17 09:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAGR ZI
03HARARE1437	MEDIA REACTION PRESIDENT BUSH'S VISIT TO AFRICA; [...] President George W. Bush's visit to five nations in Africa remains a sizzling issue in the leading newspapers in Zimbabwe. An epigrammatic sample of some of the articles, op-ed and opinion pieces follow: 2. Under headline "Cyclone Bush hits Africa" the [...]	2003-07-15 09:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE146	MEDIA REACTION U.S./AFRICA TRADE; HARARE [...] Under headline "U. S. should treat Africa as single entity" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its January 19 editorial to cautioning the United States against the promotion of selective trade agreements, warning that such agreements "have the pote [...]	2003-01-22 08:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE152	ExxonMobil tells GOZ to cut fuel subsidy [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting ExxonMobil delegation recently urged the GOZ to stop subsidizing fuel consumption, which has completely overburdened the country's foreign exchange assets. The delegation suggested a more targeted support mechanism for public transport and critical services that wou [...]	2003-01-22 12:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ZI
03HARARE159	INCREASING GOVERNMENT BRUTALIZATION AND TORTURE OF [...] (C) The Government of Zimbabwe has intensified its brutalization of political opponents and is increasing its reliance on torture as a means of intimidation. On January 16 a court-ordered medical exam revealed that an MDC MP and four other MDC members had been tortured while in police custody [...]	2003-01-23 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC ZI
03HARARE175	POSSIBLE THREAT TO US EMBASSIES IN EAST AFRICA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: ON 24 JANUARY 2003 RSO WAS CONTACTED AFTER HOURS BY MR. JERRY REDEMPTUS WHO PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION REGARDING A POSSIBLE TERRORIST OPERATION AGAINST THE US EMBASSIES KAMPALA, NAIROBI, AND DAR ES SALAAM FROM AL-QAEDA. REDEMPTUS STATED THAT INDIVIDUALS IN DAR ES SALAAM WOU [...]	2003-01-27 12:10:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
03HARARE1853	MEDIA REACTION U. S. AND WAR AGAINST TERROR; [...] Under headline "U. S. losing war against terrorism" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its September 14 editorial to encouraging the United States to "abandon its current Middle East foreign policy" as a panacea to win the U. S.-led war against glo [...]	2003-09-15 09:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE277	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Africa opposes war on Iraq" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its February 9 editorial to reiterating the anti-war positions taken by the African Union (AU) and former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Excerpts: [...]	2003-02-10 09:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE30	FOOD CLASHES IN URBAN AREAS [...] SUMMARY: Last week, police, national youth service members, and ordinary citizens clashed over food in two of Zimbabwe's most populous cities--Bulawayo and Chitungwiza. The two incidents signal an increased level of tension surrounding food availability and access, particularly in the case of [...]	2003-01-06 15:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAGR ZI
03HARARE304	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "U.N. must not allow U. S. to start war" the government-controlled daily dedicated its February 11 editorial to urging the United Nations to restrain the United States from attacking Iraq. Excerpts follow: 2. "The tug-of-war between the United St [...]	2003-02-12 06:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE326	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush abusing his office" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its February 18 editorial to declaring that the current standoff between the United States and Iraq is about the control of Iraqi oil. "(President George W.) Bush and [...]	2003-02-18 10:54:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE493	MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Iraq (U. N.) debate: War mongers shamed again" the pro-government weekly "The Sunday Mirror" dedicated its March 9 editorial to call for a peaceful disarmament of Iraq. Excerpts: 2. "After the latest presentation by the U. N. chief weapons insp [...]	2003-03-10 11:45:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI
03HARARE588	MEDIA REACTION WAR WITH IRAQ; HARARE [...] Under headline "Bush, Blair must learn from history" the government-controlled daily "Chronicle" dedicated its March 21 editorial to declaring that the war against Iraq is uncalled for and is bound to fail, adding, "America must not be allowed to bully the world [...]	2003-03-21 09:08:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KMDR ZI IZ
03HARARE967	BUSINESS SLOW TO ACT ON HIV/AIDS [...] Zimbabwe has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world but the private sector has done surprisingly little to help stem the spread of the disease. The sector only recently began actively supporting HIV initiatives in the workplace, in part because absenteeism and deaths had begun to [...]	2003-05-20 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SOCI ECON ZI HIV AIDS
03HELSINKI262	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH PRESIDENT HALONEN [...] (C) ON MARCH 4 THE AMBASSADOR CALLED ON PRESIDENT HALONEN FOR A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF ISSUES ON THE INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL AGENDA. IRAQ WAS THE CHIEF TOPIC. THE AMBASSADOR BEGAN BY THANKING THE PRESIDENT FOR HER RECENT FIRM PUBLIC STATEMENTS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESOLVING THE CRIS [...]	2003-03-07 14:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ CH FI
03HOCHIMINHCITY153	FATHERLAND FRONT HOLDS PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AGAINST [...] Summary. On February 19 the Fatherland Front of Vietnam (FFV)- -the umbrella organization for Communist Party mass organizations in Vietnam--coordinated a peaceful and orderly demonstration inside the Friendship Association House across the street from ConGen to show opposition to a war with [...]	2003-02-19 08:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM PREL OPRC MOPS VM IZ
03HOCHIMINHCITY268	HCMC BUSINESSES SEE LIMITED ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM WAR IN [...] As U.S. forces launched the first strikes against Iraq, government and business leaders in HCMC were still largely uncertain what effect the war would have on the local economy. Initial reports from some sectors, such as hotels, energy, and banking, appeared to indicate only short-term jitters [...]	2003-03-20 13:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET ETRD PREL VM
03ISTANBUL1687	GEBZE INDUSTRY SEES AWAKENING ECONOMY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Industrialists in the Marmara region industrial town of Gebze told visiting P/E Section Chief and Poloff that recent positive economic developments are finally beginning to be felt at their level, and that they [...]	2003-11-12 13:53:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
03ISTANBUL294	TURKS WEIGH AN IRAQ OPERATION'S TOURISM IMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish government and tourism industry officials are bracing in anticipation of a sharp downturn in tourism in the event of an Iraq operation. The sector, Turkey's largest foreign exchange earner, turned in a good performance in 2002, earning over 10 billion USD (27 percent o [...]	2003-03-07 11:26:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL469	ISTANBUL STUDENTS VOICE NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF [...] (U) Summary: Istanbul pol/econoffs hosted a group of 11 students from Istanbul's Beykent University to discuss current political developments in the Middle East and the Turkish/U.S. relationship. The students were unanimously opposed to the war. However, the group demonstrated a nuanced unde [...]	2003-04-07 13:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU
03ISTANBUL671	ISTANBUL IN THE SPRINGTIME: RESURGENT OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a belated spring bursts forth on the Bosphorus following an unusually cold and protracted winter, "spring is also in the air" in Istanbul business circles. The resurgent optimism stems from speedy conclusion to the war in Iraq and belief that its short-term cost for Turkey w [...]	2003-05-09 13:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TU
03ISTANBUL96	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 14 EXCHANGES WITH ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: In a series of January 14 discussions, the Ambassador reassured prominent Turkish businessmen, academics, and journalists that there is no crisis in U.S.-Turkish relations. He outlined in general terms the USG-GOT discussions on Iraq, and made the case that the status quo in Ira [...]	2003-01-22 14:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN TU
03JAKARTA13041	INDONESIA: 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Indonesia significantly increased its support for the global coalition against terrorism during this period. The October 12, 2002 bombing in Bali that killed 202 - including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 28 Britons, and seven Americans galvanized the Indonesian Government into action, and t [...]	2003-11-28 10:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL KJUS ID
03JAKARTA3306	TFIZ01: TEXT OF MEGAWATI'S STATEMENT CRITICAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-20 12:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ ID
03JERUSALEM4246	ISLAMIC RADICALS ATTACK EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AHMAD MAHER CAME UNDER ATTACK BY ISLAMIC ACTIVISTS WHILE VISITING AND PRAYING AT THE HARAM ASH-SHARIF ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 22. A VIDEO SHOWS MAHER BEING MOBBED BY ANGRY WORSHIPPERS AND APPARENTLY CHOKED BRIEFLY BY A CLOTH AROUND HIS NECK. WORSHIPPERS REPOR [...]	2003-12-22 16:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS EG
03KATHMANDU1133	NEPAL: MID-YEAR STATUS REPORT ON DRUG TRAFFICKING [...] (C) Summary. Nepali police have seized 149 kg of cannabis and hashish and 6.9 kg of heroin in the first half of 2003, up from only 38 kg of hashish and .38 kg of heroin in the same period in 2002. Forty-four Nepali citizens and 8 foreigners have been arrested in Nepal, while 12 Nepali citize [...]	2003-06-18 23:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR NP
03KATHMANDU1169	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JUNE 17 - 23, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Five parties, Maoists hold massive rallies: The five agitating political parties and the Maoists took separate rallies on Friday in the capital against the "regression". (Media reports, 6/21) -- Nepal warns king: UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has war [...]	2003-06-24 04:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1282	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: JULY 1 - 7, 2003 [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Ten left parties for new constitution: Ten left parties demanded (7/6) for a new constitution as the only way out of the present political crisis. (Media reports, 7/7) -- U.S. Ambassador against Maoists: Although the U.S. has not formally exhibited any activit [...]	2003-07-09 06:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1758	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT: [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Parties' protest to continue despite blasts: The five agitating parties will not halt their protests scheduled for the afternoon despite the series of bomb blasts in the Valley Monday morning, a UML leader said Monday. (Nepalnews.com, 9/8) - - UML back on stree [...]	2003-09-09 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
03KATHMANDU1805	NEPAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ALLEGES HUMAN [...] (C) On September 12 the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) submitted a report to the Prime Minister that implicates the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) in the summary executions of 17 Maoist prisoners and two civilians in Ramechhap District on August 17. Although the Embassy has not seen the re [...]	2003-09-15 09:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER MCAP PINR NP
03KATHMANDU1835	NEPAL: PUBLIC OBSERVED FIRST DAY OF GENERAL [...] (SBU) On September 18, the first day of a Maoist-imposed three day general strike, Embassy police contacts reported that 95 percent of businesses in Kathmandu Valley were closed. Traffic was limited to police and army vehicles, diplomatic vehicles, and ambulances, with most people opting to [...]	2003-09-18 09:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ECON ASEC NP
03KATHMANDU2163	NEPAL: MAOIST WEBSITE, LEADERSHIP ELABORATE ON [...] (SBU) Recent public announcements by Nepal's Maoist leaders indicate an awareness of the movement's dwindling popular support and a continuing attempt to explain ideologically their failure to win power. For example, following the recent Maoist Politburo meeting (Reftel),the Maoists have po [...]	2003-11-05 05:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL NP
03KATHMANDU2385	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: UNHCR'S FAKHOURI FEARS CURRENT [...] (C) Summary. After a two-day visit to Nepal, UNHCR Director for Asia, Jean-Marie Fakhouri met with Ambassador Malinowski privately to share his impressions and to discuss UNHCR's future role in the Bhutanese refugee camps. Fakhouri fears that Nepal-Bhutan negotiations on refugee repatriation [...]	2003-12-05 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BH NP
03KATHMANDU365	NEPAL: THIRD ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Following is Post's submission for the third annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact for the report is Political/Economic Officer Sarah Welborne (tel: 977-1-411-179, fax: 977-1-410-723, e-mail: welbornese@state.gov). 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a co [...]	2003-02-28 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NP
03KATHMANDU551	TFIZ01: NEPAL REACTIONS TO WAR IN IRAQ FOR MARCH [...] PROTESTS AND MISSION SECURITY: The Embassy maintained full services and normal working hours on March 27. As of 3:00 p.m. local time, Embassy knows of no protests in the capital against the war in Iraq or against the U.S. A small anti-war protest in downtown Kathmandu on March 26 apparently [...]	2003-03-27 09:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KPAO NP PREL
03KUWAIT1009	SITREP NO. 3 [...] SITREP NO. 3 AS OF 1159 HOURS LOCAL, 0359 HOURS WASHINGTON TIME. 2. EVENTS SINCE LAST SITREP: -------- Security -------- All reported times are Kuwait Local, GMT plus three. At 0615hrs on 20 March 2003, POTUS addressed the nation and stated that American and Coalition Forces were i [...]	2003-03-20 09:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT PREL ASEC CASC EAID KU
03KUWAIT1020	KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 21, 2003 [...] (C) Detailed breakdown of Kuwaiti oil production is not available today. A senior KPC official told EconChief today that production in the previous 24 hours reached 2.5 million barrels. He said that loading operations were proceeding as normal, although there had been some movements of tanker [...]	2003-03-21 11:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET KU
03KUWAIT1079	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 25: WAR IN IRAQ; ARAB [...] SUMMARY: Calls for boycotting and withdrawing from the Arab League are raised following the organization's communique condemning the war, with one commentator labeling the League as a "house of ill-repute." Another notes pointedly that Kuwait is the only Arab country to commit aid to Iraqi re [...]	2003-03-25 16:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT1256	TFIZ01: USAID/PRM DART SITUATION REPORT 1 APRIL 2003 [...] UNHCR has heard anecdotal reports of two to three thousand Iraqis fleeing Basrah. On 31 March, Coalition forces deemed the coastal land route to Umm Qasr a permissive environment. NGO convoys traveling to Umm Qasr will need to coordinate their movements through the HOC. On 3 March, UNICEF r [...]	2003-04-06 07:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1308	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 7: WAR IN IRAQ [...] Despite the anger at Arab media portrayals of the war, one commentator writes that the televised image of American soldiers retreating from Al-Najaf when faced with a mob that mistakenly believed the troops were heading to occupy the mosque is a positive example of US respect for Muslims. An [...]	2003-04-08 15:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT138	GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY; INFLUENTIAL KUWAITI [...] (U) This message contains biographical information. Please see para. 8 for biographical information. 2. (C) Summary. Faced with ineffectual political leadership, some of the large commercial families of Kuwait have stepped into the political fray to derail the rising tide of Islamism here, [...]	2003-01-15 12:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
03KUWAIT1826	TFIZ01: DART REPORT ON WFP/UNICEF & NGO FOOD AND [...] The DART met with WFP, UNICEF, and several NGOs on 28 April to discuss developments in the food and nutrition sectors. Of primary interest were WFP's assessment of Ministry of Trade (MOT) capacity in Basrah and IMC's assessment in the Amarah-Al Kut corridor. End Summary. ----------------- [...]	2003-05-04 12:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT1989	IPR LETTER TO KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Post plans to use the release of the Special 301 report to make a new push for intellectual property rights (IPR) reform in Kuwait later this month (Ref A). Per email exchanges to USTR, post requests a letter from US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick to Kuwaiti [...]	2003-05-12 07:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD KU USTR
03KUWAIT2062	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MAY 14: TERRORISM IN SAUDI [...] SUMMARY: The May 13 terrorist bombings in Riyadh are interpreted as attacks against the Saudi government, rather than American interests. Commentary on the future of the Middle East generated earlier in the week by President Bush's May 9 address at South Carolina University continues. One wr [...]	2003-05-14 14:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2103	IRANIAN REFUGEES IN IRAQ [...] An estimated 7,000 Iranian refugees live in Iraq, mostly in settlements from Al Amarah to Al Kut. Life for them has become more precarious with the defeat of the former regime. When most arrived in Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war 23 years ago, the regime rewarded refugees with parcels of land. [...]	2003-05-19 07:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2235	MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-26 14:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV KU
03KUWAIT2565	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JUNE 8-11: NORMALIZATION [...] SUMMARY: Comments early in the week by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs that Kuwait supports normalization of relations with Israel "within the framework of a joint Arab position" unleashed a torrent of denunciations from conservative and Islamist groups. Liberal commentators see gover [...]	2003-06-11 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2704	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND [...] SUMMARY: Op/ed by Ambassador Jones on the Middle East Roadmap receives fulsome coverage in today's print media, including four Arabic and two English newspapers. Charges of corruption and governmental malfeasance dominate all Arabic dailies over the past week as the country prepares for Jul [...]	2003-06-18 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2823	DART: UPDATE OF WORK AT THE PORT OF UMM QASR [...] The Iraqi Director of Ports is very concerned about security in the port and is frustrated by his lack of knowledge about what is occurring at the port. Bechtel's large dredger, the Carolina, is to finish dredging berth 10 (bulk grain facility) on 18 June. It will then turn its dredging eff [...]	2003-06-25 10:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF IZ WFP
03KUWAIT2847	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JUNE 21-25: US-KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: In widely reported remarks, an Islamist MP lashes out at former Kuwait oil minister Sheikh Saud Al- Sabah for the latter's establishment of a committee to collect donations for the families of coalition soldiers killed in Iraq. MP Busairi goes on to denounce normalization of relations [...]	2003-06-26 19:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT2908	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, JUNE 28-30: PROSPECTS FOR [...] SUMMARY: A top Kuwaiti official said Kuwait welcomes the ceasefire by three Palestinian factions saying, "Hamas' position has changed, and we welcome this positive change." One commentator writes that Israel bears most of the responsibility for whether the ceasefire will lead to a lasting se [...]	2003-06-30 16:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT4141	BIO DATA ON DR. ADNAN SHIHAB-ELDIN, OPEC [...] (U) Bio Data on Dr. Adnan Shihab-ElDin in reference to Kuwait 04078 para. 4. 2. (U) Name: Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin Director, Research Division, OPEC Secretariat, Vienna, Austria Present Position: 8/2001 - present Date of Birth: 1 November 1943 Citizenship: Kuwaiti Marital Status [...]	2003-09-07 12:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET IR IZ KU PREL IAEA KNPT
03KUWAIT4433	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION AUGUST 18-24 [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-24 14:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03KUWAIT4788	DELIVERY OF URGENT DEMARCHE: UN ACTION ON THE [...] (C) DCM delivered subject General Assembly Demarche October 19, 2003, to MFA Americas Department Chief, Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Al-Babtain, who is generally critical of U.S. policy toward the Palestinians, was this time subdued in his response. He promised to pass the U.S. recommenda [...]	2003-10-19 13:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU UNGA
03KUWAIT509	MANAGING A NEW IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a private dinner with two prominent Kuwaiti businessmen -- one Islamist, the other liberal -- the topic of conversation centered on doing business in post-Saddam Iraq. This pair of 40-something movers-and-shakers was extremely interested to know who will run economic an [...]	2003-02-09 08:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL MARR IZ KU
03KUWAIT5235	(U) AMBASSADOR AND POLISH PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Ambassador met with Polish PM Leszek Miller on November 10, 2003 at Bayan Palace, prior to the Prime Minister,s scheduled visit to Iraq. Discussion centered on coalition efforts in Iraq, including Ambassador Jones,s new responsibilities in Baghdad. The PM exp [...]	2003-11-17 14:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KU PL
03KUWAIT5317	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, NOVEMBER 15-19: TIMETABLE FOR IRAQI [...] SUMMARY: Reaction to the timetable for transfer of sovereignty in Iraq has been limited to one editorial that ties the decision to the upcoming US presidential elections. Commentary on democratization in the region reflects a lack of faith in regional governments to carry out reforms, but al [...]	2003-11-20 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5342	(C) FORMER GCC SECGEN OPTIMISTIC FOR THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with senior Adviser to the Prime Minister and former GCC Secretary General Abdullah Bishara on November 19. After sharing details of Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed's domestic agenda (septel),Bishara offered an upbeat view on prospects for the region, based on the US [...]	2003-11-22 11:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KU IZ IR SA EG SY
03KUWAIT5371	(C) URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN ACTION ON [...] (C) Acting DCM made ref A demarche Sunday November 23 on MFA Deputy Director of Americas Department Ayham al-Omar. Given that Monday Nov. 24 is likely the last day before the Eid holiday here, which will run through Saturday Nov. 29, we second ref B recommendation that USUN follow up directly [...]	2003-11-24 09:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS KU UNGA
03KUWAIT5734	KUWAIT: COMMENTS ON MEPI FY 2003 FUNDING [...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes the outline of FY 2003 funding recommendations for MEPI programs (Ref A),and seeks inclusion in a number of those programs. Comments on each pillar are given below. 2. (U) ECONOMIC PILLAR. Post will actively promote any MEPI projects to reduce trade barriers [...]	2003-12-17 14:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL KMPI KPAO ECON KU
03KUWAIT5807	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, DECEMBER 21-23: GCC [...] News stories: All newspapers report on December 23 the contents of the final communique issued at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in Kuwait on December 22. Al-Watan, Al-Anba and Al-Rai Al-Aam published the full official text of the communique. Among the points of the communique highlighted i [...]	2003-12-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT5808	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION SPECIAL, DECEMBER 21-23: GCC [...] News stories: All newspapers report on December 23 the contents of the final communiqu issued at the conclusion of the GCC Summit in Kuwait on December 22. Al-Watan, Al-Anba and Al-Rai Al-Aam published the full official text of the communiqu. Among the points of the communiqu highlighted in t [...]	2003-12-27 10:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
03KUWAIT753	KUWAIT WANTS TO PLAY ROLE IN RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-03 12:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KU IZ

03KUWAIT806	KUWAIT AIRPORT PLANS TO MAINTAIN CIVILIAN FLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY. Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCI) announced that Kuwait International Airport does not intend to close operations in face of a potential war in Iraq unless military action jeopardizes the safety of civilian flights. Commercial airlines, however, may decide individ [...]	2003-03-05 14:19:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KU
03KUWAIT900	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, MARCH 12: IRAQ; BLIX [...] Summary: Kuwaiti commentators show predictable sympathy to the US position with the UNSC and the Turkish Parliament's refusal to accept US troops for an attack on Iraq. Blix's "indecisive" reports are blamed for contributing to the disunity on the Security Council. Opposition to war in Iraq c [...]	2003-03-12 16:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03LAGOS1196	THE BIRTH OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA: [...] Nigerian universities, once among the best in Africa, deteriorated badly under 30 years of military rule. Nor was their plight alleviated during the last four years of democratic governance. They remain overcrowded, poorly funded and decrepit. Currently, there are 42 universities: 25 feder [...]	2003-06-12 10:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL CMGT CVIS SOCI PGOV EAID ECON EINV
03LAGOS2058	NLC PLANS TO BOYCOTT ALL AFRICA GAMES AS PART OF A [...] (U) On October 1, gas stations throughout the nation increased their prices from 34 naira per liter to 39.5 naira in Lagos and Abuja and as much as 60 naira per liter in several states in the east. While the majority of gas stations have raised prices (a handful of Nigerian National Petroleum [...]	2003-10-03 15:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM
03LAGOS2147	NIGERIA: FUEL SUPPLY AND PRICE REMAIN IN TENSE [...] (C) Summary: The status of fuel supply and pricing in Nigeria remains in question as fuel marketers and labor leaders left a stakeholders' meeting on October 16 with little agreement but significant distrust and resentment. Labor promises mass action at retail stations if marketers do not sell [...]	2003-10-17 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPET NI PGOV
03LAGOS2232	ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: TEX-MEX MEETS EDO OGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Odidi of Edo State spent 18 years in the U.S., became a U.S. citizen, and made enough money to return to his native town and go into politics. While in the U.S., he absorbed American values and political culture, and now balances those ideas and aspirations against the [...]	2003-10-29 14:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI NI
03LAGOS2354	FMR BIAFRAN PRESIDENT GENERAL OJUKWU MEETS WITH CG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consul General and POLOFF (notetaker) met with former Biafran President General Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and his assistant Prince Bob J. Onyema on 10 November. Ojukwu has plans to travel to the US at the end of November. Ojukwu discussed court cases contesting the res [...]	2003-11-14 10:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV PNAT SOCI EPET NI XY
03LAGOS2607	NIGERIA: 2004 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post is pleased to provide the following update to the 2003 National Trade Estimate Report. The figures in paragraph 2 will be updated by USTR. ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $4.9 billion in 2002, a d [...]	2003-12-22 05:54:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIN EINV ECON NI
03LAGOS563	NIGERIA: SOUTH TENSE AS POLITICAL VIOLENCE RISES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Southern civic and media groups have diverse views of the coming elections, ranging from optimistic anticipation of leadership change to fear of ruthless power tactics. Some analysts predict "bloody" elections in Kwara and the South-South states, but relative calm in Lagos and [...]	2003-03-17 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM NI
03LAGOS631	NIGERIA: TOTALFINAELF SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT FOUR [...] (C) Summary. TotalFinaElf (TFE) has become the latest victim of the strife between the Ijaws and Itsekiris in the Niger Delta. TFE has withdrawn its employees from four fields and ceased production there. The Ijaws, in an effort to ensure that their complaints are heard, now threaten to destr [...]	2003-03-24 18:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET CASC PINS ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM NI
03LONDON9572	UNITED KINGDOM - 2003 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) This telegram contains Embassy London's contributions to the 2003 "Patterns of Global Terrorism" Report. Embassy input is keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) A) SIGNIFICANT ACTIONS TAKEN BY HOST GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT THE GLOBAL COALITION AGAINST TERRORISM, PARTICULARLY LAW ENFORCEMENT A [...]	2003-11-26 17:34:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PREL PGOV UK
03MAPUTO1752	2003-2004 INCSR SUBMISSION - MOZAMBIQUE [...] Per ref A, below is post's submission for 2003-2004 INCSR: I. Summary Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs (hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin) consumed in Europe and South Africa. Some hashish shipments passing through Mozambique find their [...]	2003-12-18 10:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM PTER PGOV MZ KCOR
03NASSAU2124	BAHAMIAN DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES TO CUBA AND CHINA [...] (C) Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell is pursuing a new activist foreign policy focused around overtures to both Cuba and the People's Republic of China. Both Havana and Beijing should be pleased. Reportedly, The Bahamas will send a resident consul general to Havana and, in addition t [...]	2003-10-22 12:35:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV BF CU UK
03OTTAWA1026	CANADA: RESPONDING TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN APPEALS, [...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points on April 7 to Norman Macdonnell, Chief of Operations for International Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). On April 8, poloff met with Mcdonnell, Louise Marchand, CIDA's Director General for International Assist [...]	2003-04-10 12:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IZ CA CIDA AID
03OTTAWA1253	MIDDLE EAST: CANADA WELCOMES ROADMAP, RECOMMENDS [...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Graham issued a statement praising the release of the Quartet's Roadmap, and saying it bolsters the prospects for peace in the Middle East. Graham said the Roadmap and the confirmation of Abu Mazen as Palestinian Prime Minister were the "first positive things we [...]	2003-05-02 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL CA FAC
03OTTAWA1349	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIFTING OF IRAQ SANCTIONS [...] (C) We conveyed points contained reftel on May 9 to Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT's Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Sinclair said Canada welcomed the news that the resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq had been introduced in the UN Security Council. He indicated that Canada [...]	2003-05-12 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1367	CANADA: STATUS OF LOCAL LAWS IMPLEMENTING IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2003-05-13 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA1376	CANADA MAKING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT,s Middle East and North Africa Bureau, gave us a heads-up on May 14 that the government of Canada will announce shortly an additional contribution of C$200 million (approximately U.S.$140 million) for humanitarian relief needs and reconstruction in I [...]	2003-05-14 16:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF IZ CA
03OTTAWA1461	CANADA ON RECALL OF IRAQI COM [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Middle East Division Deputy Director Graeme McIntyre affirmed that the GOC had taken a decision to facilitate the return to Baghdad of Iraqi Charge d'Affaires Mamdouh S. MUSTAFA, the sole Iraqi diplomat remaining in Canada. POL/Liaison sources at post advis [...]	2003-05-22 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL CA IZ
03OTTAWA1480	CANADA - 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or dominant [...]	2003-05-23 21:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA1862	A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH ABDULLA BIN AL-ATTIYAH, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Abdulla bin al-Attiyah, Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terror [...]	2003-06-30 20:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR QA XF
03OTTAWA1863	A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH LEBANESE MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Lebanese Minister of Economy and Trade Marwan Hamadeh discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terrorist finan [...]	2003-06-30 20:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC CVIS PREL PTER PINR LE XF ETRN
03OTTAWA1866	A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH AHMED MOHAMED ALI [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Ahmed Mohamed Ali al-Khawi, Chairman of the Yemen Banking Association (YBA),discussed the fight against terrorist financing and Yemen's economic [...]	2003-06-30 20:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR YM ZR
03OTTAWA2103	UNDOF: DRAWDOWN OF CANADIAN CONTINGENT [...] (C) Canada confirmed to us that is does intend to reduce its contribution to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) over the next 12 months, but that it will not do so before ensuring adequate backfill by others. We discussed reftel (A) concerns with Barbara Martin, Director of Foreign A [...]	2003-07-23 17:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL IS SY CA JA
03OTTAWA2121	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA INITIATIVES-PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian response to U.S. priority initiatives for the UNGA 58 (ref A) was largely supportive. The GOC, however, hoped the U.S. would show more flexibility on the issue of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The GOC was also uncertain about its stance on a human right [...]	2003-07-24 19:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA UNGA AROC UNAUS
03OTTAWA2129	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST [...] "Bush's 16 words" The conservative National Post opined (7/22): "...As things stand, the pro-and anti-Bush camps sit at a sort of stalemate, both sides waiting for the leak that will definitively vindicate their version of events. But it is more likely the brouhaha will end with an inconclu [...]	2003-07-25 14:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2138	INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT FOR CANADA [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview -- No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or do [...]	2003-07-28 18:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF CA
03OTTAWA2387	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Bittersweet liberty" Andre Pratte editorialized in Montreal's centrist French language daily La Presse (8/20): "...No one knows who is trying to put a spoke in the American's wheel...but one thing is certain, their macabre task will be rendered easier by the fact that they will find suppo [...]	2003-08-21 19:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA2429	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "U.S. mired in a mess of its own making" Contributing foreign editor Eric Margolis commented in the conservative tabloid Ottawa Sun (8/24): "First, President George W. Bush, VP Dick Cheney and a coterie of neo-conservatives led by Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle misled Americans into an unp [...]	2003-08-26 12:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA35	U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING [...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Jil [...]	2003-01-06 20:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN
03OTTAWA595	GOC DIPNOTE ON BEAUFORT SEA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2003-03-04 19:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA
03OTTAWA658	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "The American 'dream palace'" Columnist Jeffrey Simpson commented in the leading Globe and Mail (3/4): "...The 'dream palace' will be one in which the Americans are led by their political and military leaders through unfamiliar cultural territory, using largely inappropriate means toward lo [...]	2003-03-10 20:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA679	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Liberating Iraqis is main justification for war" Columnist Rosie DiManno writing from Jordan made the following observations in the liberal Toronto Star (3/10): "The most urgent and compelling reason for invading Iraq is the one never mentioned by bickering diplomats at the United Nations: [...]	2003-03-11 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA
03OTTAWA708	CANADA'S PRIORITIES: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered the talking points contained reftel to Adrian Norfolk, Deputy Director for Human Rights in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on March 12. Norfolk stated that Canada's overall objective for CHR-59 is restoration of CHR [...]	2003-03-14 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CA UNHRC
03OTTAWA981	CANADA OPPOSED TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...]	2003-04-04 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ CA UNGA
03PARTO17	(U) SECRETARY POWELL'S DECEMBER 2, 2003 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-12-04 03:26:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
03PRETORIA2471	FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN SADC. [...] THESE TWO REVIEWS OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT PRESENT SOME NEW OR DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON THE PICTURE. THE STUDY ON EUROPEAN INVESTMENT INTO SOUTHERN AFRICA EMPHASIZED THAT ALL THE FIRMS SELL LOCALLY, BUT ONLY 14% OF THE FOREIGN OWNED FIRMS EXPORT FROM THE REGION. THEIR MAIN REASON FOR BEING IN SA [...]	2003-05-12 14:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ECON SF
03PRETORIA5198	SOUTH AFRICA AND HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD, HIZBULLAH [...] (C) THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT (SAG) HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN TALKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF HAMAS, ISLAMIC JIHAD AND HIZBULLAH AT THE DIRECT REQUEST OF PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA) LEADERS SUCH AS ABU MAZEN AND ABU ALLAH, ACCORDING TO SAG FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT LEVANT DIRECT [...]	2003-09-26 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS SF
03RANGOON1339	POPPIES, AK-47S, AND WOLFRAMITE: A TRIP TO WA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A brief visit to a major opium production region in eastern Burma, some of it well outside the writ of the Rangoon generals, presented some clear themes. The non-Burman militias and governments that hold sway in the eastern border zones govern a region that is far more reliant [...]	2003-10-24 01:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PINS PGOV ECON BM
03RANGOON859	BURMA: HUNDI MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND [...] (S) Summary: In the absence of a reliable method for remitting foreign exchange, the "hundi" system flourishes in Burma. The system is used by nearly everyone in the country who needs to get dollars in or out, from NGOs to military officers. Though hundi in Burma is undoubtedly used to facil [...]	2003-07-18 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EFIN SNAR PTER ECON ETRD BM
03ROME109	LIBYAN CHAIR OF CHR-59: ITALY STILL OPPOSED TO A [...] (C) ON JAN. 9, CHARGE AND POL MC CALLED ON CESARE RAGAGLINI, FM FRATINI'S CHEF DE CABINET, RAISED REFTEL WITH HIM BRIEFLY, AND ADVISED HIM WE WOULD RAISE IT IN MORE DETAIL WITH THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST BUREAU. 2. (C) IN THE ABSENCE OF AMBASSADOR ANTONIO BADINI, THE MFA'S DG FOR MIDDLE EASTERN [...]	2003-01-10 16:46:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PHUM LY IT UNHCR
03ROME1203	TFI201: ITALY FREEZES IRAQI GOVERNMENT ASSETS [...] (C) ECON COUNSELOR MET WITH GIUSEPPE MARESCA, FINANCE MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR FINANCIAL CRIMES, ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 21 TO DISCUSS REFTEL REQUEST. MARESCA'S IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS "THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL DO THIS. WE SIMPLY HAVE TO DECIDE THE BEST MECHANISM." THE FASTEST AND EASIEST WAY [...]	2003-03-21 18:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETTC PREL IT IZ EUN
03ROME1205	TFIZO1: ITALY TO EXPEL IRAQI DIPLOMATS [...] (S) IN A CONVERSATION LATE ON MARCH 21, ANTONIO BADINI, DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AT THE ITALIAN MFA, TOLD POLMC THAT ITALY HAD AGREED TO THE EXPULSION OF IRAQI DIPLOMATS FROM THE BILATERAL INTERESTS SECION. THEY HAD BEEN TOLD TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS AND DEPART ROME NOT LATER THAN SU [...]	2003-03-21 21:05:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PGOV IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1230	TFIZ01: ITALY TO ESTABLISH IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) IN A MARCH 21 MEETING WITH POL MINCOUNS AND ECONOFF, ANTONIO BADINI, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, SAID THAT HE WOULD ESTABLISH AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING HIS TRIP THIS WEEK TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. BADINI HAS YET TO ESTABLISH [...]	2003-03-24 16:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EAID IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1564	U/S BOLTON BRIEFS ITALIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON BRIEFED SENIOR ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON IRAQ, NORTH KOREAN, IRAN AND OTHER NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES IN ROME ON APRIL 9, FOLLOWING HIS MEETINGS AT THE VATICAN (REPORTED SEPTEL). THE ITALIANS ARE ANXIOUS TO REPAIR RIFTS IN THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE, PARTICULARLY D [...]	2003-04-11 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL IT
03ROME1571	TFIZ01: ITALIAN RESPONSE TO FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST [...] (S) SUMMARY. EMBASSY CONVEYED REFTEL POINTS TO GOI OFFICIALS AT THE MOD, MFA, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE AND PRESIDENT CIAMPI'S OFFICE ON APRIL 11. INITIAL RESPONSES TO OUR FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST WERE POSITIVE, BUT NOT YET DEFINITIVE. WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE GOI TO TAILOR A COMPONENT OF THE PROP [...]	2003-04-13 10:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1577	TFIZ01: ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE OUTLINES PROPOSED [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS ACTION REQUESTS. SEE PARA 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ECMIN AND ECONOFF MET ON APRIL 11 WITH ANTONIO BADINI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND COORDINATOR OF ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE. BADINI WAS JOINED BY IRAQ OFFICE DIRECTOR LUIGI MACCOTTA. AT THE [...]	2003-04-14 10:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID MOPS PREL PHUM IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1594	TFIZ01: ITALIAN PARLIAMENT TO VOTE ON IRAQ PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE AND VOTE ON ITALY'S CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILITARY AND CIVIL ASSETS TO IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ON APRIL 15. WE HAVE URGED THE GOI TO SEEK PARLIAMENT'S APPROVAL FOR THE BROADEST AND MOST FLEXIBLE ITALIAN PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE SO THAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE [...]	2003-04-14 17:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR EAID MOPS PREL IT IZ ITALIAN POLITICS IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1625	ITALIAN REQUEST FOR EU EXCEPTION TO LIBYA ARMS [...] (SBU) ON THE BASIS OF REF EMAIL, ECMIN RAISED RECENT REPORTS THAT THE GOI HAD ASKED THE EU TO RELAX THE ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST LIBYA DURING AN APRIL 11 MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ANTONIO BADINI. 2. (C) BADINI CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS CORRECT, EXPLAINING THAT A FEW WE [...]	2003-04-16 08:33:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC EU IT LY PREL EUN
03ROME163	SEN. DANFORTH, ITALIAN MFA AGREE ON SUDAN APPROACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JANUARY 11 MEETING AT THE MFA, SENATOR DANFORTH AND THE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR AFRICA, BRUNO CABRAS, SPOKE OF THE HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY THE SUDANESE NOW HAVE TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. CABRAS REVEALED THAT THE GOI WOULD PROVIDE AN ADD [...]	2003-01-15 13:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU EG KE IT
03ROME1646	TFIZ01: ITALY'S IRAQ TASK FORCE SEEKING TO LOCATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POLMIN COUNSELOR AND ECONOFF MET LATE APRIL 14 WITH ANTONIO BADINI, MFA IRAQ TASK FORCE COORDINATOR, AND HIS DEPUTY, LUIGI MACCOTTA. BADINI NOTED THAT PM BERLUSCONI HAD GIVEN HIS BLESSING TO SENDING INTEGRATED FORCES TO [...]	2003-04-16 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
03ROME1665	ITALY ON ISRAEL, THE PA, AND THE MEPP BEFORE ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: TEN WEEKS BEFORE ASSUMING THE EU PRESIDENCY, ITALIAN MFA INDICATED THAT A VISIT BY PM BERLUSCONI TO ISRAEL WAS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN EARLY JUNE, EMPHASIZED ITALY'S POSITIVE BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL, UNDERLINED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONFERENCE ON PALESTINIAN REFORM AND ECONOMIC [...]	2003-04-17 16:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IT IS KPAL
03ROME1735	EVALUATION OF U.S. SPEAKER KENNETH STEIN IN [...] U.S. SPEAKER KENNETH STEIN (EMORY UNIVERSITY) ADDRESSED KEY ITALIAN AUDIENCES IN MILAN, FLORENCE, ROME, NAPLES, PALERMO, CATANIA, AND MESSINA ON THE TOPIC "U.S. POLICY TOWARD THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE 9/11," MARCH 4-15, 2003. DR. STEIN, PROFESSOR OF MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY AND ISRAELI STUDIES [...]	2003-04-24 09:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PRC
03ROME1809	ITALY: UPDATE ON OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS POST'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 2003 REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OECD ANTI-BRIBERY CONVENTION. -------------- A. ENFORCEMENT -------------- 2. (SBU) TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL (TI) TOLD CONSULATE MILAN THAT ITALIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING IT [...]	2003-04-30 07:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV IT OECD
03ROME208	MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA EAST AFRICA DIRECTOR PAOLA IMPERIALE AND NSC AFRICA DIRECTOR MATTHEW MCLEAN EXCHANGED VIEWS ON A BROAD RANGE OF EAST AFRICA ISSUES. THE TWO DISCUSSED SUPPORT FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN KENYA, POLICY REGARDING SOMALILAND, THE ROLES OF DJIBOUTI AND ERITREA IN THE GWOT, AND TH [...]	2003-01-16 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KE DJ ER ET SO IT UN
03ROME226	ITALY IMPOUNDS LIBYA-BOUND CARGO OF MORPHOLINE [...] (S) THIS MESSAGE SUPPLEMENTS OFFICIAL GOI INFORMATION IN JANUARY 16-17 PRESS REPORTS THAT, IN DECEMBER, 2002, THE ITALIAN FINANCE POLICE (GUARDIA DI FINANZA/GDF) SEIZED IN THE PORT OF GENOA CONTAINERS CONTAINING THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE MORPHOLINE. 2. (S) EMBASSY LEGATT ON JANUARY 17 WAS T [...]	2003-01-17 18:20:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL IT BE LY GM IR MT UN
03ROME2495	BERLUSCONI WILL NOT/NOT SEE ARAFAT, PERHAPS ABU [...] (C) ACCORDING TO OUR SOURCES IN THE PM'S OFFICE, THE MFA, AND THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL, PM BERLUSCONI WILL VISIT ISRAEL JUNE 9 WHERE HE WILL MEET WITH PM SHARON AND POSSIBLY PRESIDENT KATSAV. BERLUSCONI'S ADVISERS CONTINUE TO ASSURE THAT HE WILL NOT/NOT SEE ARAFAT. 2. (C) ISRAELI AMBASSADOR [...]	2003-06-05 14:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS IT
03ROME2716	WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...]	2003-06-16 12:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN
03ROME2737	FM FRATTINI'S VISIT TO SIX ARAB COUNTIES PRIOR TO [...] (C) Summary: FM Frattini's pre-EU Presidency visits to Rabat, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Beirut, and Damascus June 4-9 showcased Italy's priority on improving Euro-Med cooperation but otherwise generated no surprises. Frattini introduced Italy's EU Presidency priorities, promoted the roadmap and [...]	2003-06-17 16:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT AG LY MO SY TS LE EUN
03ROME2766	PM BERLUSCONI'S VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) PM Berlusconi's swing through the Middle East (Israel, Jordan, and Egypt June 9-11) ruffled (French) feathers only because some chose to misconstrue Italian motives, Berlusconi's deputy diplomatic advisor told us June 18. Scarante said French FM de Villepin's criticism of Berlusconi's deci [...]	2003-06-18 16:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT IS KPAL EG JO
03ROME289	GOI PRE-GAERC VIEWS ON IRAQ, DPRK, BALKANS, ESDP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 23 AMBASSADOR, ACCOMPANIED BY POL MC COUNTRYMAN, DELIVERED POINTS REF A TO MFA SYG GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI AND COORDINATOR FOR EU SECURITY SANDRO DE BERNADIN. HE ALSO PROVIDED THE POINTS IN A NON-PAPER. BALDOCCI SAID THAT MFA FRATTINI WAS "VERY PLEASED, VERY SATISFIED" WIT [...]	2003-01-24 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU IT
03ROME3214	MID-EAST PEACE PROCESS: WHAT TO EXPECT OF ITALY AS [...] (C) Summary: Italy has identified the MidEast Peace Process as among its top foreign policy priorities during its EU Presidency (July-December 2003). PM Berlusconi has consciously upgraded Italy's relations with Israel to balance its traditional close ties to the Palestinians and make the GOI [...]	2003-07-14 17:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IS IT KPAL PREL EUN
03ROME323	MFO: ITALY CANNOT PROVIDE REPLACEMENTS FOR US [...] No summary [...]	2003-01-28 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KMFO PREL IT IS EG NATO
03ROME3277	AMBASSADOR RAISES CLIMATE CHANGE, EU CHEMICALS [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met Minister of Environment Altero Matteoli July 2 to discuss priority issues that might emerge during the Italian EU Presidency. Ambassador praised Italy's position on climate change and Kyoto, pointing out that PM Berlusconi had taken a significant political risk in p [...]	2003-07-18 09:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV TSPL KSCA EAID PGOV IT EUN
03ROME3413	THIRD AD HOC MEETING OF IGO'S ON WORK PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY. THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) CONVENED THE THIRD AD HOC MEETING OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (IGOS) ON WORK PROGRAMS RELATED TO SUBSIDIES IN FISHERIES 23-25 JULY 2003 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. THE MEETING PRODUCED A CLEARER VISION FOR FUTURE FAO [...]	2003-07-28 11:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EFIS SENV FAO
03ROME3570	NORTH KOREA TELLS ITALY U/S BOLTON SHOULD NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: DPRK AMBASSADOR TO ITALY CHOE TAEK-SAN REQUESTED ITALY SUPPORT NORTH KOREA'S DEMAND THAT U/S BOLTON NOT ATTEND UPCOMING SIX-PARTY TALKS. HE ALSO MENTIONED NORTH KOREA DID NOT CURRENTLY POSSESS A NUCLEAR BOMB, ALTHOUGH CONTINUED U.S. AGGRESSION WOULD FORCE IT TO CREATE ONE. THE [...]	2003-08-07 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PARM KN IT UN
03ROME3571	GOI OFFICIALS LOBBIED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN MIDDLE [...] (U) SUMMARY. ON JULY 17, DR. CHARLES LAWSON (SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS),ACCOMPANIED BY EMB OFFS, MET WITH LUCA FRATINI, DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR IN THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST BUREAU, AMBASSADOR MARIO SICA (FORMER ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT),AND [...]	2003-08-07 08:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TSPL IT UN
03ROME371	USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR [...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...]	2003-01-30 17:03:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP
03ROME379	ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR ITALY 2003-2004: [...] SUMMARY: ITALY IS LIKELY TO GROW ONLY MODERATELY OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD. IN 2002, THE GDP GREW BY A MEAGER 0.4 PERCENT (BELOW THE EU AVERAGE),BUT SHOULD INCREASE BY 1.1 PERCENT IN 2003 AND BY TWO PERCENT IN 2004, SUPPORTED BY A MODEST RECOVERY IN DOMESTIC DEMAND. 2. THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...]	2003-01-31 12:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB IT KPRP
03ROME3842	U.S.-ITALY DUAL USE EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS, [...] (S) Summary: U.S. and Italian government delegations held consultations on dual use export controls in Rome July 21-23, in order to increase mutual understanding of each country's controls and to further bilateral cooperation. Flexibility is a key component of each country's controls - in Ital [...]	2003-08-25 14:09:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC PREL IT CH EXPORT CONTROLS
03ROME4237	PM BERLUSCONI'S MIDDLE EAST "MARSHALL PLAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy officers met on September 12 with Ambassador Mario Sica, the Foreign Ministry's new point person for Prime Minister Berlusconi's Middle East "Marshall Plan." Sica said he would travel to Washington the week of September 29 to discuss the plan; this would follow discussio [...]	2003-09-17 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IT PREL EAID KWBG UN
03ROME4273	MUBARAK IN ITALY: EXPELLING ARAFAT WOULD BE A [...] No summary [...]	2003-09-22 10:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EG IS IT UNSC
03ROME4580	ITALY: LIBYAN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION A MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. THE MFA'S MIDDLE EAST OFFICE APPEARS MORE CONCERNED WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STEMMING FROM LIBYA THAN WMD. POST ALSO PLANS TO RAISE OUR CONCERNS WITH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL COOPERATION GIANDOMENICO MAGLIANO, WHO OVERSEAS THE OFFICE DEALING WITH EXPORT CON [...]	2003-10-07 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP LY IT
03ROME4661	IRAQ DONORS PLEDGES: AMBASSADOR PRESSES ITALIAN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR SEMBLER MET WITH PRIME MINISTER BERLUSCONI'S CLOSEST ADVISOR, UNDERSECRETARY IN THE PM'S OFFICE GIANNI LETTA, FOR 30 MINUTES ON OCTOBER 9 TO URGE -- IN THE STRONGEST TERMS -- THAT THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT MAKE THE MOST GENEROUS PLEDGE POSSIBLE AT THE UPCOMING MADRID DONORS' CONFE [...]	2003-10-10 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IT IZ PREL EUN
03ROME4736	ITALY: FACTORS AFFECTING BASING OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (S/NF) US military forces in Italy, which are present under NATO auspices and operate on Italian (not US) bases, are generally welcome, and we expect that situation to continue. In return for basing access, Italy expects a spirit of partnership, timely consultation, and full respect for Itali [...]	2003-10-16 13:12:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IT FORCES IN ITALY
03ROME4764	MADRID DONORS' CONFERENCE: ITALY CONSIDERING 100 [...] (C) Summary. We have been told on a confidential basis that Prime Minister Berlusconi has proposed to his cabinet a Madrid Conference pledge of 100 million euros for 2004. A final decision, however, has not been taken yet. The Italian delegation to Madrid will be led by FM Frattini and domin [...]	2003-10-17 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN IT IZ PREL EUN
03ROME4842	ITALIAN ACTION ON MESSAGE TO THE PALESTINIANS [...] (C) GUIDANCE REQUESTED - SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) UPON RECEIPT OF REF A OCTOBER 21, POST DELIVERED POINTS TO LUCA FERRARI, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR THE EASTERN MED. FERRARI ASSURED POLOFF THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE PRESENTED TO FM FRATTINI FOR REVIEW AND RESPONSE. 3. (C) FERRARI CALLED A/DCM O [...]	2003-10-22 17:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IS IT KWPG
03ROME490	ITALY/MEPP: A READ OUT OF THE EU JANUARY COMEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE JANUARY MEETING OF THE EU COMMITTEE ON THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS (COMEP) IN BRUSSELS, THE WORKING GROUPS DISCUSSED THE QUARTET'S ROADMAP AND FUTURE MONITORING MECHANISM, AND THE GREEK PRESIDENCY DISTRIBUTED TO THE INDIVIDUAL EU STATES OUR NON-PAPER ON THE OPERATION [...]	2003-02-06 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PREL EUN
03ROME4921	UNWRA RESOLUTION: ITALIANS PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: POL M/C DISCUSSED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA MIDDLE EAST OFFICE DIRECTOR, LUCA FERRARI. ALTHOUGH FERRARI STRONGLY AGREED WITH THE US GOAL OF REPLACING THE CURRENT UNWRA RESOLUTIONS WITH ONE COMBIED AND MORE POSITIVE RESOLUTION, HE WAS PESSIMISTIC THAT THE EU WOULD SUPPORT THE US RESOL [...]	2003-10-29 13:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IT UNSC
03ROME495	LIBYA/UNSC: NO CONCRETE RESULTS IN THE ITALIAN/LIBYAN FMS' MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2003-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT IZ LY PREL UNSC
03ROME5001	EU/TURKEY CONFERENCE TAKES SOBER BUT HOPEFUL VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON OCTOBER 20-21 POLOFF ATTENDED AN EU-TURKEY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE AND ASPEN INSTITUTE-ROME THAT DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGES TURKEY FACES IN ATTAINING EU MEMBERSHIP. WHILE NONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS APPEARED TO DOUBT TURKEY WOULD EVENTUALLY BECO [...]	2003-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5003	ITALY: MFA ON TROOPS AND PRT IN AFGHANISTAN, [...] (S) SUMMARY: KEY MFA INTERLOCUTORS SIGNAL THAT ITALY'S ASSESSMENT OF SENDING A PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT) TO GHAZNI IS MOVING FORWARD. THEY DOUBT THAT ITALY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEND 1,000 OEF TROOPS TO KHOWST TO REPLACE U.S. MARINES THERE (SEE ALSO SEPTEL). THEY ALSO REPORTED BRIEFL [...]	2003-11-04 14:16:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	MOPS MASS PREL EAID AF IT EUN AFGHANISTAN
03ROME5036	AUTOSTRADE SPA: LOOKING TO EXTEND SUCCESS ABROAD [...] SUMMARY: Driven by a market imperative for private capital to finance massive infrastructure projects, Italy's successful Autostrade SpA has emerged as a world leader in devising innovative electronic toll collection systems that will soon be exported abroad. Autostrade SpA, the controlling i [...]	2003-11-06 08:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ELTN IT EUN
03ROME5195	The Netherlands evaluates its extra-budgetary USD [...] The Netherlands has just released a comprehensive evaluation of its extra-budgetary partnership with the UN's Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organization - FAO. The 25- month long study, undertaken by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB),r [...]	2003-11-17 12:37:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN
03ROME5278	ITALIAN EU PRESIDENCY: EU-TURKEY TROIKA READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ON NOVEMBER 13, ITALIAN MFA DIRECTOR FOR AEGEAN ISSUES GIOVANNI RICCIULLI GAVE POLOFF A READOUT OF THE NOVEMBER 11 EU-TURKEY TROIKA. RICCIULLI REPORTED THAT THE MEETINGS HAD A "GOOD ATMOSPHERE" AND THAT TURKEY'S REACTION TO ITS RECENT EU PROGRESS REPORT WAS "CONSTRUCTIVE AND H [...]	2003-11-20 12:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU IT PREL EUN
03ROME5363	ITALY: ON SYRIA TO PRESENT VIEWS ON NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Eastern Mediterranean Office Chief, Luca Ferrari gave a read-out on MFA Mediterranean and Middle East Director General Riccardo Sessa's recent trip to Syria. Sessa traveled to Syria to inform GOS officials of the need to do more on the Arab-Israeli conflict if they want to adva [...]	2003-11-25 17:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY IT EUN
03ROME5418	ITALIANS SURPRISED BY EXCLUSION FROM UN IRAQ GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE MFA HAS EXPRESSED ITALY'S INDIGNATION AT ITS EXCLUSION FROM THE RECENTLY CREATED UN IRAQ GROUP OF FRIENDS AND REQUESTED US ASSISTANCE IN GETTING ITALY INCLUDED IN THE GROUP. WE UNDERSTAND DEFENSE MINISTER MARTINO HAS MADE THE SAME POINT TO SECRETARY RUMSFELD AND THAT FM FRATTI [...]	2003-12-02 17:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS IZ IT UNSC UN
03ROME542	HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM (HPT) DISCUSSES WFP [...] (C) ON THE HEELS OF A TRIP TO THE PERSIAN GULF, MEMBERS OF THE INTER-AGENCY HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM (HPT) VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON FEBRUARY 4 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED AN U [...]	2003-02-11 05:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME5473	ITALY: SYRIA SEEKS HIGHER LEVEL DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary: During recent closed talks with the Italian MFA, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Muallem expressed a desire to improve US-Syrian relations by developing a higher level dialogue on a more equal footing. Muallem said that a settlement with Israel is the best strategic option for [...]	2003-12-05 10:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY IT UN
03ROME5747	RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...]	2003-12-30 15:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
03ROME618	SOMALIA: AN ITALIAN NGO'S PLAN B FOR PEACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ANGELO MASETTI, SECRETARY OF A UNION-ORGANIZED GROUP THAT WORKS WITH SOMALIS IN ITALY, SHARED WITH POLOFF JANUARY 31 AN ALTERNATIVE VISION FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 00618 01 OF 02 141432Z ACHIEVING PEACE IN SOMALIA. MASETTI OPINED THAT [...]	2003-02-14 13:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ELAB SO IT
03ROME832	LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO U/SYG KENZO OSHIMA, UNDP ADMINISTRATOR MALLOCH BROWN AND UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAROL BELLAMY DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2003 FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN LETTER: THE HONORABLE KENZO OSHIMA, U/SYG, UN OFFICE FOR THE [...]	2003-02-27 15:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN
03ROME896	IDLO PROPOSAL TO USAID FOR U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 [...] THE ROME-BASED INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION (IDLO) HAS SENT TO THE U.S. MISSION A PROPOSAL FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE PERIOD 2003-2005 REQUESTING USAID FUNDING OF U.S. DOLLARS 2.25 MILLION (U.S. 750,000/ANNUM). IDLO IS FUNDED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; USAID HAS PREVIOUSLY PROV [...]	2003-03-04 15:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PREF EU EAGR IDLO UNAORC UN
03SANAA1101	USG SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN YEMEN [...] In 2002, Embassy Sanaa managed several successful programs that encourage respect for human rights in Yemen, including equal access to education, human rights training for military officers, and 17 small grants focused on grassroots democracy and the development of civil society. Most notabl [...]	2003-05-14 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ELAB YE HUMAN RIGHTS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA1193	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SOFAN: ECONOMIC ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan outlined the new government's priorities to Ambassador in a courtesy call on May 26. Sofan also said that he expects the long-delayed gun-control legislation to pass Parliament [...]	2003-05-29 09:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID YM ECON COM
03SANAA1202	MIDDLE EAST TRADE INITIATIVE: YEMEN [...] (C) Summary: The ROYG will respond very positively to the Middle East Trade Initiative. Yemen should accede to the World Trade Organization in five years and that process should help reinvigorate efforts to conclude a Bilateral Investment Treaty. Sub regional FTAs could have wide benefits fo [...]	2003-05-31 08:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV YM COM
03SANAA1236	YEMEN: FOLLOW UP ON PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED MIDDLE [...] Embassy Sanaa warmly endorses the proposed Middle East Regional Justice Forum. While the ROYG has conducted a judicial reform project since 1997 with donor support from several countries, the results have been mixed and more work needs to be done. Yemeni reform-minded judges and justice off [...]	2003-06-03 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
03SANAA1256	FBI DIRECTOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT SALEH, MINISTER [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: FBI Director Mueller met with President Saleh on Monday, June 2 during a brief visit to Aden. Mueller and his delegation also met with Minister of Interior Rashad Alimi and head of the Political Security Organization (PSO) General Ghaleb Gamish. Issues discussed in t [...]	2003-06-04 20:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV KJUS IZ SA YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
03SANAA1373	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BOLTON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) You are the most senior State Department official to visit Yemen since Secretary Baker came in late 1990. The ROYG thus recognizes your visit as an important opportunity to continue building the positive bilateral relations that have evolved in the aftermath of the Cole and 9/11 attacks, [...]	2003-06-16 05:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PARM PREL OTRA OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
03SANAA1450	U/S BOLTON 6/16-17 VISIT TO YEMEN: ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Summary: ROYG Foreign Minister al-Qirbi pledged his support for an Article 98 agreement with the U.S. during the June 16-17 visit of U/S Bolton. On timing, President Saleh was equivocal, suggesting that Yemen would not sign until a specified list of other Arab states were on board. Acco [...]	2003-06-23 14:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KTIA YM KICC

03SANAA1453	U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary John Bolton met with Dr. Moustafa Bahran, Chairman of the Yemeni National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC) and science advisor to ROYG President Saleh. Discussing the U.S. campaign to target and cut off revenue that funds North Korea's nucle [...]	2003-06-24 07:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MARR PARM PREL MNUC MASS KN YM COUNTER TERRORISM

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