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05QUITO589	ECUADOR'S WAVE OF VIOLENCE: POLITICAL ROOTS? [...] Summary: Almost a dozen prominent opponents of the GOE have been victims of assaults since February 2004. The attacks have taken place in two waves; the latest began in December 2004, and the frequency of violence has increased over the past two months. Ecuador recently agreed to the Organ [...]	2005-03-15 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC PTER EC

05QUITO599	AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES CHILD LABOR PROJECT AND VISITS [...] Summary: On March 11, the Ambassador went to Cayambe, a flower-producing area north of Quito, to attend the inauguration of a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored project to combat child labor in the banana and flower industries through an improved quality of education. The Ambassador then pai [...]	2005-03-15 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EC
05QUITO618	REQUEST FOR DOS REVIEW OF POST-VETTED UNIT OF EC [...] This is an action message - please see paragraph 4. 2. The Embassy has developed plans to train members of Ecuador's 19th Jungle Brigade (HQ in Coca),25th Special Forces Group (Esmeraldas),11th Marine Infantry Battalion (San Lorenzo),and 13th Infantry Brigade (Machachi). Bio informatio [...]	2005-03-17 20:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EC KICC
05QUITO652	EMBASSY LOBBYING HARD FOR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: We understand the critical need for Ecuador to support the UNHRC resolution on Cuba and the impact every country has on the outcome. Historically Ecuador has abstained on the issue of Cuba. The GOE is politically unstable and considers Cuba a sensitive issue. Given the situat [...]	2005-03-22 23:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU EC CHR
05QUITO682	PUSHING GUTIERREZ TO VOTE YES ON CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez has assured that Ecuador will "no worse than" abstain on the upcoming UN Human Rights Commission resolution on Cuba. A yes vote appears a political Pandora's box, he believes, likely to unite and embolden his many detractors across the political spectru [...]	2005-03-28 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EC CU
05QUITO721	FM FIRM ON CUBA ABSTENTION, BUT WILLING TO TALK [...] (C) Summary: FM Patricio Zuquilanda indicated to the Ambassador on March 31 that the GOE will again abstain from voting on the upcoming U.S. resolution on human rights in Cuba. He also requested a meeting in Washington with Secretary Rice on the margins of the OAS extraordinary SIPDIS se [...]	2005-03-31 22:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU EC CHR
05QUITO779	FINAL PUSH FOR GOE VOTE ON CUBA [...] (C) With the UN Human Rights Commission scheduled to vote on the Cuba resolution April 14 or 15, our campaign to swing Ecuador to "yes" has reached the home-stretch. In the last 10 days, Embassy efforts have included: -- Calling on GoE President Lucio Gutierrez (Ref B). Gutierrez promised [...]	2005-04-08 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EC CU
05QUITO78	EMBASSY MOTIVATES GOE TO MOVE FORWARD ON TIP [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on January 7, Minister of Government Jaime Damerval expressed his commitment to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to the Ambassador and DCM. He subsequently convoked the first meeting of the GOE's interinstitutional committee. He also re-assigned the portfolio [...]	2005-01-12 20:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO797	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on Belarus and Cuba resolutions, according to MFA officials. The only country-specific resolution the GOE will vote for relates to North Korea. End Summary. 2. (C) PolChief accompa [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO CU EC
05QUITO799	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on Belarus and Cuba resolutions, according to MFA officials. The only country-specific resolution the GOE will vote for relates to North Korea. End Summary. 2. (C) PolChief accompa [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO CU EC
05QUITO834	FM TAKES CREDIT FOR "SOFTENED" LATAM-ARAB [...] In a burst of braggadocio, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda informed the Ambassador March 31 that the "USG had me to thank" for watering down the inflammatory declaration that would emerge from the May 10-11 summit of South American and Arab state leaders. The original draft, [...]	2005-04-15 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EC BR
05QUITO866	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On April 19, PolOff conveyed reftel pertinent to Carmen Larrea in the MFA's Human Rights Office and requested the GOE oppose Cuba's resolution on Guantanamo. Larrea thanked us for sharing the draft resolution, and said the GOE will follow its well-established position of abstaining on [...]	2005-04-20 15:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EC UNHRC EUN
05QUITO964	ECUADOR CONSIDERING IACHR NOMINATION [...] PolOff conveyed reftel TPs and curriculum vitae to MFA Human Rights Officer Carmen Larrea on April 26. PolOff emphasized Carozza's impressive background and experience in human rights legal work in Latin America. Larrea thanked us for the information and said she considered the nominee an [...]	2005-04-28 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM EC OAS
05QUITO995	CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT AFFECTING TIP PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Palacio is appointing new heads, subsecretaries, and directors of all ministries, and the turnover will slow down progress on key issues including trafficking in persons (TIP). Changes in the ministry of government, which heads the GOE's fight against TIP, are ongoing [...]	2005-05-02 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05RABAT1072	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Returns: Emboffs were pleased to greet the freshly groomed and chastened Norwegian ambassador, Arne Aasheim, at Norway's National Day reception on May 17. Aasheim returned to Morocco on May 15 after being recalled to Oslo on May 4 to clarify public remarks on the We [...]	2005-05-20 12:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KMPI PREL PHUM MO MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
05RABAT1118	WESTERN SAHARA: POLICE USE VIOLENCE TO PUT DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy contacts in Laayoune confirm news reports that significant demonstrations have taken place in Laayoune between May 21-25. More than twenty persons have reportedly been arrested and as many are reported to be injured, some seriously. Large numbers of police and milita [...]	2005-05-27 17:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1129	WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos reached out to both Moroccans and Algerians in an attempt to restore "calm" to the situation in the Western Sahara, holding separate bilateral meetings with GOM and GOA officials in Luxembourg May 30, and indicated his government's intention to stay engaged in [...]	2005-05-31 17:11:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT122	MCC CEO APPLEGARTH MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Driss Jettou laid out for Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth his government's top development priorities in a January 12 meeting attended by Ambassador Riley and Salahuddine Tazi, the Foreign Ministry's director of American Affairs. Also present [...]	2005-01-14 17:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KMCA EAID ECON PREL PHUM MO
05RABAT1702	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. Table of Contents - King Mohammed VI Presents Vision for African Development - Spanish Foreign Minister Visits Morocco - Polisario Invites Spanish NGOs to Western Sahara - Europe to Send Humanitarian Aid to S [...]	2005-08-12 18:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR PHUM MO
05RABAT1721	WESTERN SAHARA CBMS: MORE BACK AND FORTH [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mohamed Loulichki (tapped to be Morocco's next Ambassador in Geneva) briefed Polcouns August 15 on the substance of the GOM's proposed reply to UNHCR concerning the confidence-building measures (in particular the family visit program) for the [...]	2005-08-16 18:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1752	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Through a series of messages addressed to world leaders, King Mohammed expressed his satisfaction with the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza strip, according to official Moroccan news agency, Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP). The King called Palestinian President Abbas on August 16 t [...]	2005-08-19 15:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
05RABAT1767	SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH KING MOHAMMED [...] (C) Summary: Senator Lugar met for 40 minutes with King Mohammed the afternoon of August 19 in Tetouan, northern Morocco. The King thanked Senator Lugar for US intervention in freeing the remaining POWs from Tindouf. Lugar encouraged the King to use the release as an opportunity to make pr [...]	2005-08-23 07:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL MAS
05RABAT1821	DRAMA IN AGADIR: RECAPPING THE POW RELEASE [...] (C) The two US charter aircraft carrying the final 404 Moroccan POWs held by the Polisario touched down at Agadir Airport shortly after 7:30 pm local time on August 18. Arrayed at the bottom of the stairs to greet the POWs as they came off the aircraft were Foreign Minister Benaissa, Minister [...]	2005-08-29 17:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1853	DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE: ITALIAN NGO SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1, Niccolo Figa-Talamanca and Alison Smith, representatives of the Italian NGO "No Peace without Justice" (NPWJ),briefed Poloffs on preparations for the upcoming Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) to be held in Morocco on October 1-3. While Figa-Talamanca and Smi [...]	2005-09-02 17:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM MO
05RABAT2008	WESTERN SAHARA: EMBASSY RABAT VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) The August 18 release of the remaining 404 Moroccan POWs from Tindouf closed an important humanitarian file in the Western Sahara conflict. In Morocco, the United States gained considerable goodwill from our involvement in the effort; in fact, we believe this is certainly one of the most [...]	2005-09-23 14:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT2015	SAHRAWI PRISONERS: SEPTEMBER 23 UPDATE [...] (C) On September 23, Poloff contacted Assia El Ouadia, member of the Consultative Council for Human Rights (CCDH) and the Mohamed VI Foundation for the Integration of Former Prisoners. Ouadia accompanied Chawki Benyoub, who heads the CCDH committee on "Control of Violations in Moroccan Pris [...]	2005-09-23 17:53:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PBTS PREL MO
05RABAT2032	SAHRAWI PRISONERS: THE MFA RESPONDS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On the evening of September 23, the MFA passed us the following document concerning the status of the Sahrawi prisoners discussed reftel. The document is entitled "Elements of Information Relating to the Campaign Orchestrated by Algeria and the Polisario on the Cond [...]	2005-09-26 16:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT2157	BBG DELEGATION AND MOROCCAN HIGH AUTHORITY FOR [...] SUMMARY In two October 4, 2005 meetings mission, BBG and GOM representatives reviewed the history of Radio Sawa broadcasting in Morocco and agreed on a solution to the licensing impasse. The GOM granted Radio Sawa seven frequencies on an exceptional basis in 2003 before the current radio lice [...]	2005-10-18 14:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO
05RABAT2177	Moratinos Visits Morocco to Discuss Illegal [...] (U) Summary: Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos visited Morocco October 11 to discuss illegal immigration with FM Benaissa in the wake of the massive immigrant assaults on Spanish border posts in northern Morocco (reftels). The foreign ministers agreed to create a bilateral ad hoc ministeri [...]	2005-10-20 12:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG MO
05RABAT2199	MOROCCO: APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Acting Pol/C met October 25 with MFA Director of UN Affairs Nacer Bourita to discuss reftel appeal for contributions to the international effort to provide earthquake relief and rehabilitation to Pakistan. Bourita noted that he was in the process of drafting a decision memo on this very t [...]	2005-10-24 15:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL PK MO
05RABAT2218	WESTERN SAHARA: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The evening of October 25, emboffs met with 10 Sahrawi dissidents in Laayoune, Western Sahara, as part of our regular reporting and fact-finding visits to the territory (details of the discussion to follow septel [...]	2005-10-27 16:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PHUM PINR MO
05RABAT2227	EQUITY AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION: AN UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Dr. Abdelhay Moudden, a member of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER),on October 19 to discuss developments within the IER. Moudden was forthcoming and pleased with the progress of the IER. He believes the IER to be pivotal in Morocco's reform proce [...]	2005-10-28 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PBTS MO
05RABAT2228	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Table of Contents - Morocco Calls Amnesty International Report on Sub- Saharans "Biased" - Driss Basri Speaks Out on Immigration Issue - UGTM Leader Under Fire - Interior Ministry Requests Mayors Cu [...]	2005-10-31 07:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM MO
05RABAT2231	ICRC BRIEFS ON LATEST HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) Summary: ICRC Regional Delegate Bernard Pfefferle met with Poloffs October 27 to review humanitarian issues concerning the Western Sahara and to update us on ICRC activities in Morocco. Pfefferle said the ICRC was somewhat put off by Moroccan insistence, conveyed in a meeting between MF [...]	2005-10-31 11:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS
05RABAT2295	MOROCCO: COMBATTING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary: Combatting extremism is not a new priority in Morocco, but it has taken on new urgency in the aftermath of the suicide bombings on May 16, 2003 in Casablanca and the March 11, 2004 subway attacks in Madrid, acts of international terrorism in which Moroccans -- whether sons of the [...]	2005-11-09 17:05:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI
05RABAT2389	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Contents - Israeli Participation in EuroMed Assembly Sparks Controversy - Mauritanian President Receives Warm Welcome by the King - Morocco Renews Demand for Release of Moroccan Hostages in Iraq - Morocco-South African Relations Still in the Tank - Istiqlal Opts for Socialist A [...]	2005-11-28 17:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
05RABAT2454	MOROCCO: URGENT DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES ON MDA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref(a) demarche on December 5 to MFA Director of the Division for Humanitarian and Social Issues Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri and discussed ref(b) urgent demarche to vote in favor of the MDA with El Kadiri on December 7. Kadiri said he understood that the Swiss had held [...]	2005-12-07 17:31:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IZ MO
05RABAT2475	WESTERN SAHARA: GOM DEFENDS ITS ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy FM Fassi Fihri defended recent Moroccan actions in the Western Sahara, stressing that the GOM was responding appropriately to violent acts by demonstrators. He fended off any suggestion that demonstrators were rounded up me [...]	2005-12-13 10:08:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AG MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
05RABAT2562	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Contents --Moroccan Press Under Pressure? --Frustrated Unemployed Graduates Turn to Self-Burning --2005 National Solidarity Campaign Raises $28 Million --Kings OIC Speech Zeroes in on Terrorism --King Orders Monument at Tazmamart Prison Site --Morocco and Libya Increasing Bilateral Coo [...]	2005-12-23 15:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MO
05RABAT2604	MOROCCAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DISCUSS CHALLENGES [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Five Moroccan human rights advocates, including a member of Morocco's Equity and Reconciliation Commission, offered views on Morocco's accomplishments and shortcomings in the field of human rights [...]	2005-12-30 16:10:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MO
05RABAT991	MARRAKECH BRAVES CONTROVERSY TO ROCK TO CHRISTIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of Moroccans rocked to the music of seven American Christian bands and nine Moroccan groups at a well-organized outdoor concert, dubbed the Friendship Fest, that took place in Marrakech without incident on May 6-8. The event's American and Moroccan organizers viewed the [...]	2005-05-13 16:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PHUM PREL SCUL
05RANGOON10	NEW BURMA PRISONER RELEASES: LOVING-KINDNESS AND [...] (U) The GOB announced on January 2nd that it had released 5,588 additional prisoners from jails around the country. The release announcement was scheduled to precede the January 4th Independence Day holiday. Unlike the three prior mass releases (ref B) in this case the government did not claim [...]	2005-01-03 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON1015	BURMA: THAI FM FINDS GOOD HEALTH, GOOD VIBES AMONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai FM Kantathi Suphamongkhon made a 24-hour visit to Rangoon August 31-September 1, his first to Burma as Foreign Minister. The highlight of the trip was a bilateral meeting with State Peace and Development (SPDC) Chairman Than Shwe, joined by Vice Chairman Maung Aye and oth [...]	2005-09-02 05:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1036	BURMA: HOST COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable contains responses to questions sent to post (ref A) on the level of preparedness of the Government of Burma (GOB) for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza. Official GOB data is difficult to obtain and is often not reliable. Our responses are based on the best inf [...]	2005-09-08 11:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON104	BURMA: U.S. BILATERAL INITIATIVES VICTIM OF [...] (C) Summary: The GOB's new intelligence chief has considerably less political stature and experience than ousted Prime Minister and Military Intelligence Czar Khin Nyunt and oversees a military intelligence apparatus with a reduced mandate and less authority. It is unclear whether the new ap [...]	2005-01-14 22:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR MOPS KCRM BM
05RANGOON1046	NLD UNDER RENEWED HARASSMENT, URGES U.S. PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: NLD leaders told the Charge during a September 12 introductory call that GOB authorities had recently increased pressure on senior party officials, leading the NLD to actively avoid giving the SPDC any pretext to crack down on upcoming party events. At the same time, the GOB has [...]	2005-09-12 11:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM NLD
05RANGOON107	KACHIN CEASE-FIRE LEADERS GEAR UP FOR THE NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) leaders, meeting with Emboff to gauge current U.S. policy toward the GOB ahead of the upcoming National Convention session, view their relationship with the GOB as basically unchanged following former PM Khin Nyunt's ouster. The KIO consid [...]	2005-01-24 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM BM
05RANGOON1094	COMMERCE AND LABOR MINISTERS PAINT A ROSY PICTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate introductory calls on the Ministers of Commerce and Labor, the Charge heard different but equally unrealistic views on Burma's economy and the country's labor situation. The Commerce Minister advanced the traditional GOB argument that forced labor is "an accepted part [...]	2005-09-27 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1095	NLD CRITICIZES REGIME'S SELF-IMPOSED ISOLATION [...] (C) Summary: Observing that Burma "cannot stand or live in isolation in today's world," Burma's leading opposition political party, the National League for Democracy, commemorated its 17th anniversary by roundly criticizing the military regime for refusing to cooperate with the United Nations [...]	2005-09-27 09:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON1108	A CHINESE FLY-ON-THE-WALL VIEW OF THE BURMESE [...] (C) Summary: A courtesy call on the departing Chinese Ambassador to Burma, who has the greatest access among the diplomatic corps to senior GOB officials, gave us unique insight into the mind set of the regime's top generals. Although his views reveal little common ground between China and th [...]	2005-09-30 04:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM CM BM
05RANGOON1157	BURMA ILL-PREPARED FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] (C) Summary: Representatives in Burma of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) assess that the GOB is aware of a potential Avian Influenza threat in Burma and has some sort of a national preparedness plan. The WHO and FAO representatives note, ho [...]	2005-10-12 09:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON1174	GOB GETS REVENGE FOR FORCED LABOR CONVICTIONS [...] SUMMARY: Ma Su Su Nway, an NLD youth member who successfully sued local Burmese officials last January for subjecting local residents to forced labor, was herself counter-sued in the same court, and on October 13 was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Her supporters, including renowned student [...]	2005-10-14 04:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB BM
05RANGOON1185	ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND REBELS - A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rangoon Poloff traveled to Bangladesh in mid September to visit Rohingya refugee camps and to meet agencies that assist the refugees. Despite living in refugee camps for over a decade amid squalid conditions and sometimes suffering violence and intimidation, very few refugees ind [...]	2005-09-29 02:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF PINS PTER BM
05RANGOON1186	MANDALAY ACTIVISTS MANAGE TO PERSEVERE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge met in Mandalay on October 7 with NLD senior organizer Win Mya Mya, the leadership of YMCA, and toured the Phaung Daw Oo Monastery high school. These activists report that the government has made it increasingly difficult to operate within Mandalay and the surrounding [...]	2005-10-19 07:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON1198	ASEAN PERSPECTIVES ON BURMA: PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassadors of Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, like their ASEAN colleagues (ref A) encourage U.S. engagement with the Burmese regime, but share generally negative views on the current situation and prospects for progress in Burma. Of this group, only the Thai [...]	2005-10-21 09:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TH LA CB ECON EINV BM ID VN
05RANGOON1199	SOUTH ASIAN VIEWS ON BURMA: ENGAGE THE GENERALS [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime has generally looked North and East (China and ASEAN) for its foreign political relationships and to China and Thailand for its primary economic ties to the outside world. India's two-year old policy of sustained engagement with the current SPDC regime, howeve [...]	2005-10-21 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM IN PK CE NP BG
05RANGOON1202	POST-GLOBAL FUND HIV/AIDS OPTIONS IN BURMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted a consultant to meet with donors and key players to identify viable options to help fill the void created by the termination of the Global Fund (GF) in Burma. Many donors wish to replace the Fund for HIV/AIDS [...]	2005-10-24 10:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV PGOV PHUM BM NGO
05RANGOON121	IS THE BURMESE REGIME COMING UNGLUED? [...] (C) Summary: At the end of a week of wild rumors and speculation involving the fate of the SPDC's top three leaders, there are no signs of unusual activity and by all appearances the Burmese regime is conducting business as usual. We don't rule out that something could be amiss. Former PM Kh [...]	2005-01-28 06:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR BM
05RANGOON1215	ILO WILL ANNOUNCE BURMA'S INTENTION TO WITHDRAW [...] (C) Summary: The International Labor Organization (ILO) will issue on October 28 what its representative in Burma calls an "explosive" report that reveals the GOB's intention to withdraw from the organization, only the second time in recent decades that a member state has quit the ILO over la [...]	2005-10-27 13:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM BM
05RANGOON122	BIOGRAPHY: U WUNNA MAUNG LWIN (PROPOSED AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has compiled newly available biographical information on U Wunna Maung Lwin, who has been proposed by the GOB to be the next ambassador from Burma to Washington. Reftel forwarded the GOB's request for agrement and an official CV. U Wunna Maung Lwin, Burma's current amba [...]	2005-01-28 06:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR BM
05RANGOON1234	EASTERN SHAN STATE: BURMA'S NON-BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Rangoon PolEcon Officer and FSN Political Specialist recently traveled throughout eastern Shan State, visiting the trading crossroads of Tachileik (on the border with Thailand) and Mongla (on the border with China),as well as the regional capital, Kenteng. Falling under the in [...]	2005-11-02 04:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS ECON BM CM TH
05RANGOON1235	ENGAGE BURMA: EUROPEAN VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with all European diplomatic missions represented in Rangoon (plus two accredited missions resident in Bangkok) revealed waning support for advancing democracy and human rights in Burma, and growing interest in expanding humanitarian assistance. The British join u [...]	2005-11-02 05:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID SW FR GM UK YI IT EZ BM
05RANGOON1236	BURMA: TIP NGOS WORKING WITH TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of international NGOs and UN agencies working on Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) projects told Mark Taylor, G/TIP's Senior Coordinator, about the difficulties they face in Burma, including expired MOUs with the government, restricted travel for expatriate staff, and p [...]	2005-11-02 07:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PHUM ELAB PGOV EAID BM NGO
05RANGOON1256	BURMA'S KACHIN STATE: COUPS, TEAK, AND CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: On a recent trip to Kachin State in Burma's far north, Emboff gained insight into a failed coup attempt within an ethnic cease-fire group, the NDA-K. The outfit, once one of the region's most significant insurgent groups, is now little more than a business organization that reaps [...]	2005-11-04 06:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS MARR SENV SNAR BM CM
05RANGOON1257	BURMA AI UPDATE: QUASHING OUTBREAK RUMORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rumors of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks are making the rounds in Burma. A reported suspicious outbreak in Tachileik, eastern Shan State appears to be unsubstantiated. FAO says it heard that the GOB sent a team to investigate a reported outbreak in northern Shan State, but kno [...]	2005-11-04 07:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PGOV PHUM SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1262	ETHNIC SHAN LEADERS: OUT FOR THE COUNT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A GOB court has sentenced eight leading ethnic Shan politicians and cease-fire group leaders, arrested in February 2005, to stiff prison sentences ranging from 12 to over 100 years. The harshest sentence of all was reserved for Hkun Htun Oo, one of Burma's most effective pro-de [...]	2005-11-07 11:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
05RANGOON1276	NLD VIEWS ON CAPITAL RELOCATION [...] (C) Summary: In an exchange of views on November 8 with NLD leaders, party Secretary U Lwin expressed befuddlement over the regime's relocation of Burma's capital to remote Pyinmana. He revealed, however, his own participation in military exercises under a former Burmese dictator that had con [...]	2005-11-09 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1281	BURMA'S KACHIN STATE: RESOURCES CAN'T BUY PEACE [...] (C) Summary: An uneasy peace presides over remote Kachin State in Burma's extreme north, a region long associated with conflict. On a recent trip, Emboff learned that local democracy activists are active, though severely hampered by GOB harassment; natural resources remain abundant, but poor [...]	2005-11-10 03:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
05RANGOON1295	BURMESE GOVERNMENT HEADS FOR THE HILLS [...] (C) Summary: As the first week of the GOB's relocation of the capital to remote Pyinmana comes to a close, it appears the move will encompass a more significant portion of the government than most observers initially expected. Up to a dozen ministries are already on the move, with more office [...]	2005-11-10 11:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1298	BURMA: THE MEANING OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOM [...] (U) Reftel requested quotes from individuals around the world on the meaning of human rights and freedom. Burma is a source of great inspiration in this regard, given the courage of its many activists and pro-democracy supporters who have struggled for years to overcome the tyranny and repress [...]	2005-11-14 13:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BM
05RANGOON1304	BURMA AI UPDATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: We have met in the past week with the Minister of Health and other embassies to gather information on AI and to coordinate planning. We have seen reporting from the Burmese media, closely controlled by the GOB, raising public awareness of AI issues. End Summary. 2. On November [...]	2005-11-17 03:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO BM CACS
05RANGOON1307	JAPAN IN BURMA: PROFILE IN COWARDICE [...] (C) Summary: The Japanese Ambassador to Burma said he used recent meetings with senior GOB officials to pursue GOJ objectives on democratization, human rights, and economic reform. He believes he succeeded in convincing Burma to reconsider its ILO withdrawal, but indicated that he did not ra [...]	2005-11-17 11:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BM JA
05RANGOON1321	SHAN LEADERS TRANSFERRED TO NORTHERN PRISONS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy sources report that GOB authorities recently transferred Shan leaders, including ethnic pro-democracy leader Hkun Htun Oo, from Insein Prison in Rangoon to remote detention facilities in northern Burma. This will make it more difficult for family members to offer them vita [...]	2005-11-22 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1323	BURMA: RESPONSES TO AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Burma has made some strides in preparing for a potential avian influenza (AI) pandemic, but much more needs to be done. Our responses to questions in ref A follow: PREPAREDNESS /COMMUNICATION 2. Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming [...]	2005-11-23 05:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1325	CAPITAL MOVE UPDATE: ON A ROAD TO NOWHERE [...] (C) Summary: The regime's absurd relocation of Burma's capital to remote Pyinmana continues apace, three weeks into "Phase I" of the move. Evidence that the GOB has constructed a massive capital complex belies foreign press speculation that Pyinmana is a mere village. The new capital city, [...]	2005-11-23 11:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1326	GOB RESPONDS TO HAVEL-TUTU UNSC EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese Government has distributed to diplomatic missions "an analytical review," authored by unidentified Rangoon University academics, as a rebuttal to the so-called Havel-Tutu report that made a case for the UN Security Council to address the Burma crisis. The "review" ec [...]	2005-11-23 11:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM UNSC
05RANGOON1333	BURMA: DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION SHOWS UNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Burma's democratic opposition groups gathered in Rangoon to mark the country's National Day on November 25. Veteran politicians spoke with candor about the lack of basic freedoms, the deteriorating economic situation, and the continued detention of leading political prisoners. Th [...]	2005-11-28 11:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BM NLD
05RANGOON1345	BURMA: DIPLOMATS BRIEFED ON NATIONAL CONVENTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOB held a briefing on December 1 for diplomats to share plans for the National Convention (NC),scheduled to reconvene on December 5. The GOB blamed the NLD and its supporters in the West for the delay in the NC, originally convened in 1993, from completing its long-awaited [...]	2005-12-01 11:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
05RANGOON1346	BURMA'S NEW CAPITAL: NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers, making an unannounced (and unwelcome) visit to the Burmese regime's new capital in Pyinmana, observed a massive, though largely unfinished, project to construct a new city from scratch. A nearby military zone, inaccessible to Emboffs, is even more substantial a [...]	2005-12-02 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SNAR MARR BM
05RANGOON1351	ILO REP DISAPPOINTED BY UNCHANGED BURMA POSTURE [...] (C) ILO Liaison Officer Richard Horsey returned to Rangoon on November 28 after a one month absence. Horsey told poloff that he met soon after returning with Minister of Labor U Thaung, who assured Horsey that his personal security would be safeguarded and stressed the GOB's commitment to inv [...]	2005-12-05 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1352	BURMA: MEDIA BRIEFING ON NATIONAL CONVENTION PLANS [...] (U) Following the Burmese government's briefing for diplomats on December 1 (ref A),the GOB held two briefings on December 3 for local and international media. The first briefing was conducted in Burmese and the second in English for foreign media, granted special journalist visas to cover t [...]	2005-12-05 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1361	THEY'RE BACK: REGIME RECONVENES NATIONAL CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime reconvened the third session of its National Convention (NC) on December 5 with diatribes against its foreign and domestic critics and instructions that its 1,000-plus hand-picked delegates toe the party line. The regime clearly views the NC charade as an inde [...]	2005-12-07 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1413	UNHCR ON DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS IN RAKHINE STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 meeting, the UNHCR Representative for Burma described its relationship with the GOB and UNHCR's access to northern Rakhine State and to the eastern border with Thailand (septel). UNHCR works primarily with the Ministry of Immigration and military commanders in Ra [...]	2005-12-19 11:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM
05RANGOON1422	NEW HUMANITARIAN FUND FOR BURMA? [...] (SBU) A consultant to the Rangoon UN Resident Coordinator's office presented a draft proposal for a new Humanitarian Fund at a December 12 meeting of members of the international community. The new program would partially address the funding gap caused by the Global Fund's termination by cre [...]	2005-12-20 10:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID SOCI KHIV BM NGO
05RANGOON1423	UNHCR AWAITS APPROVAL TO WORK IN THE SOUTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 meeting, the UNHCR Representative for Burma described the UNHCR's relationship with the GOB and UNHCR's access to the southeastern border region with Thailand. The UNHCR has informal support to do needs assessments, but still lacks an MOU to officially work in th [...]	2005-12-21 02:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM NGO
05RANGOON1440	FAMILIES VISIT SHAN POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Family members of imprisoned Shan political and military leaders managed to visit the detainees for the first time since the GOB relocated them to remote prisons. Although several of the political prisoners signed documents with their attorneys that will facilitate legal appeals, w [...]	2005-12-23 05:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1444	THE SLIPPERY SLOPE TO A DRUG-FREE WA REGION [...] (U) SUMMARY: United Wa State Army (UWSA) leaders told visiting diplomats that drugs have turned the ethnic Wa into "pariahs." The Wa leaders claimed, however, that they have turned a new page and "put narcotics behind us," appealing for increased international assistance and a reversal of U.S. [...]	2005-12-27 08:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID KCRM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SNAR BM NGO
05RANGOON1449	REGIME'S DESTRUCTIVE ATTEMPTS TO CORRUPT YOUTH AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Dec. 22, Charge Villarosa hosted a small gathering of high-level NLD women (including four MPs) representing Rangoon, Mandalay and Mogok cities, Bago Division, Karen State, Shan State, and Mon State. The Charge arranged the meeting to gather information on the situation outs [...]	2005-12-29 03:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SNAR EAID ECON BM NLD
05RANGOON178	HAS BURMA TURNED THE CORNER ON FORCED LABOR? [...] (U) Summary: A Burma court has set a landmark precedent by sentencing four local government officials to jail terms for using forced labor. This action could scare local authorities and encourage other citizens to file similar charges. Also, two persons who were initially sentenced to death [...]	2005-02-10 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL BM
05RANGOON185	BURMESE AUTHORITIES ARREST PRO-DEMOCRACY ETHNIC [...] (S) Summary: In what could be a significant setback for the democracy movement, Burmese security authorities have arrested several ethnic Shan political leaders and democracy activists, including Hkun Htun Oo, an influential political party chief and longtime ASSK supporter. Authorities have [...]	2005-02-11 05:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS BM NLD
05RANGOON196	BURMA: NLD DISTANCES ITSELF FROM TALK OF PARALLEL [...] (C) Summary: The NLD hosted a commemoration of Union Day on February 12, but deferred to ethnic political parties to chair the event and deliver speeches. Representatives of the SNLD, whose leaders were arrested just two days prior to Union Day, were absent, although several hundred pro-demo [...]	2005-02-14 11:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS BM NLD
05RANGOON20	OPPOSITION CALLS FOR "CLEAN SLATE," SPDC THREATENS [...] (C) Summary: Democratic opposition groups held their annual January 4th Independence Day celebrations despite a negative SPDC response to a December demand for dialogue before the holiday. The observances were well attended and seem to indicate a unity of purpose among the different groups. [...]	2005-01-05 06:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON201	SHAN CEASE-FIRE GROUPS THREATEN CONVENTION BOYCOTT [...] (C) Summary: Two Shan cease-fire groups, the Shan State Army North and the Shan State National Army, threaten to boycott the National Convention (NC) if their political leader, detained since February 7, is not released. Seven other cease-fire groups appear to support the Shan effort. In a se [...]	2005-02-15 09:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
05RANGOON21	BURMA: UPDATE ON RELEASED POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (U) Summary: According to NLD sources, the GOB released about 20 political prisoners as part of an amnesty of 5,588 prisoners on January 2nd. Among those released were Zaw Thet Htwe (a journalist sentenced to death in 2003),two NLD MP-elects (including Ohn Kyaing, a famous journalist),two N [...]	2005-01-05 08:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON224	BURMA: A TOUGH WEEK AND A MISERABLE YEAR FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: It's been a long week for the democratic opposition: Burma's most influential pro-democracy ethnic leader is behind bars; the regime put NLD leader U Tin Oo on notice that he, like Aung San Suu Kyi, will likely spend a third consecutive year in detention; the NLD, possibly to fo [...]	2005-02-18 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM ASSK NLD
05RANGOON248	BURMA'S NLD CONTINUES TO SHED ITS MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: This week the National League for Democracy expelled three more members from its ranks. They are youthful party activists who appear to be tired of the "wait and see" mentality of the octogenarian leadership of the NLD's Central Executive Committee. The NLD leadership seems dete [...]	2005-02-24 11:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON273	BURMA: GOB "REJECTS" HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Calling our human rights report "nothing more than a catalogue of unsubstantiated allegations," the GOB says the United States "does not have the moral authority" to pass judgment on Burma and failed to take into account "major progress and positive developments" such as new infr [...]	2005-03-03 13:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB ECON BM
05RANGOON291	BURMA: RESPONSE TO FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary: The following report contains Post's responses to the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons questionnaire contained in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons in Burma from March 2004 to March 2005. End Summary. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact on TIP is p [...]	2005-03-08 07:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD BM
05RANGOON296	BURMA: ASEAN AMBASSADORS RESPOND TO RAZALI CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: The Chief of Mission (COM) met separately with the Singaporean, Indonesian, and Malaysian ambassadors in Rangoon to hear their views on Burma's ASEAN chairmanship in 2006. They dismissed the idea that their governments were prepared to be more activist on the issue of the Burmese [...]	2005-03-08 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM

05RANGOON316	MANDALAY NLD COFFERS EMPTY, USDA STRIVING TO [...] (C) Emboffs met March 8 in Mandalay with members of the National League for Democracy's Mandalay Division executive committee. In a wide-ranging discussion, the NLD leaders updated us on harassment party members receive from police and the Union Solidarity Development Association (USDA),the [...]	2005-03-15 07:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON332	BURMA: TRIAL UNDERWAY FOR HKUN HTUN OO AND OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: A trial of leading pro-democracy ethnic leader Hkun Htun Oo, and three other members of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD),is underway. The GOB has rejected family-appointed lawyers and instead assigned government attorneys to defend them. Family members have [...]	2005-03-16 10:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON345	BURMA: THE POLITICAL PRISONER REVOLVING DOOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has released prominent political prisoner Ko Ko Gyi. However, authorities simultaneously arrested three democratic opposition MPs-elect. The GOB relentlessly continues to arrest pro-democracy leaders who it fears might unite the Burmese opposition. End Summary. 2. [...]	2005-03-21 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON351	BURMESE ARMY PREPARES TO THROW A PARTY - FOR ITSELF [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime is undertaking extensive preparations to commemorate the country's 60th Armed Forces Day (March 27),in more grandiose fashion than ever, with a traditional military parade and associated events, to which the general public is denied any access. This year, in a [...]	2005-03-22 11:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS MOPS ASEC BM
05RANGOON353	NLD VIEWS SPDC AS "UNFIT" TO CHAIR ASEAN [...] (S) Summary: Two of the National League for Democracy's (NLD) top leaders tell us that: "the SPDC is unfit and unsuitable" to take over the ASEAN chair in 2006; the National Convention will recess o/a April 5; the NLD will host a low-key commemoration of Resistance Day (aka Armed Forces Day) [...]	2005-03-23 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON358	DFM TANAKA'S BURMA VISIT: READ-OUT FROM THE [...] (C) On March 25, Japanese Embassy political counselor Ichiro Maruyama provided a full read-out on Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka's March 22-24 visit to Rangoon, his fourth visit to Burma spanning the past three decades. Maruyama's brief on Tanaka's meeting with Prime Minister Soe Win g [...]	2005-03-25 07:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM JA
05RANGOON366	RELEASED STUDENT LEADERS ADD SPICE TO NLD [...] (U) Summary: The NLD hosted on March 27 its annual commemoration of Resistance Day, attended by several hundred party members, supporters, and diplomats. An otherwise routine event was given a significant boost by the dramatic arrival and attendance of a group of recently released student ac [...]	2005-03-28 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON380	NATIONAL CONVENTION RECESSES FOR BURMESE NEW YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The National Convention is scheduled to recess on March 31. Some ethnic cease-fire group delegates have already departed to "come clean" with their unregistered vehicles by the March 31 deadline. This session "discussed" nearly half of the agenda items. Some cease-fire groups ar [...]	2005-03-31 05:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON BM
05RANGOON401	BURMA'S "ABSCONDING" WASHINGTON EMBASSY STAFF [...] (U) The New Light of Myanmar, the Burmese regime's official English language daily, carried on April 3 a 2-paragraph article about a diplomatic official who "absconded" from the Burmese embassy in Washington on April Â [...]	2005-04-04 10:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM
05RANGOON406	BURMA: POLICE ARREST A FIFTH MP-ELECT [...] (SBU) According to the NLD Central Executive Committee (CEC),the police arrested U Saw Hlaing, a MP-elect from Indaw, Sagaing Division, on March 30. He had just returned to his home district after MC'ing the NLD's "Resistance Day" observance on March 27 (ref A). According to the CEC, author [...]	2005-04-05 10:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINS PGOV BM NLD
05RANGOON440	BURMA "RECALLS" UNREGISTERED VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary: On a recent visit to Karen State, Emboffs saw hundreds of impounded vehicles. Many people lost the savings they invested in cars and their depression was palpable. They fear the loss will have a negative long-term economic and social impact on the region. Yet, some unregistered [...]	2005-04-12 08:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM
05RANGOON460	SHAN EXILES GET A RISE OUT OF BURMESE [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to a recent exile-based declaration of independence for the "Federated Shan States," the SPDC on April 19 declared a host of unnamed groups as "unlawful associations," which could expose those who support democracy and human rights in Shan State to jail terms of up to 13 [...]	2005-04-20 11:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS BM NLD
05RANGOON469	STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: SPDC AND NLD COMMUNE ON SHAN [...] (C) Summary: In a highly unusual gesture, the GOB reached out to the NLD leadership on April 21 to request permission to publish the party's recent statement on its policy toward ethnic nationalities and secessionist movements. The party not only agreed, but was buoyed by a first-ever encount [...]	2005-04-22 06:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON481	BURMA: BEYOND THE ASEAN CHAIR ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to considerable regional commentary focused on the scheduled rotation in 2006 of the ASEAN chair to Burma, the military regime's top generals have been silent. Than Shwe and Maung Aye will be extremely reluctant to miss out on the "glory" and legitimacy afforded by h [...]	2005-04-26 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM
05RANGOON507	SPDC TO SHAN SECESSIONIST: SEE YOU IN COURT, BUDDY! [...] (C) Summary: Embassy sources say that the GOB has lodged a case against the exile leaders of the self-proclaimed Federated Shan States. The GOB will likely confiscate any property the exiles hold in Burma, revoke their citizenship, and ultimately sentence them to death, although in this case [...]	2005-05-02 07:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS BM
05RANGOON525	USING ESF TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (S) The paramount U.S. policy interest in Burma is promoting democracy, a objective predicated on the legitimacy of the 1990 elections in many U.S.-sponsored UN resolutions and policy statements. Congress has earmarked millions of dollars in Economic Support Funds to specifically foster this [...]	2005-05-04 07:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EAID PREL PHUM KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON573	BOMBINGS: REGIME REACTION SURREAL BUT PREDICTABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime is treating the shocking May 7 triple bombings as a non-event; there are few signs of enhanced security and control of information has been heavy-handed. Over 90 wounded victims remain hospitalized and the death toll has reportedly approached 30 persons, altho [...]	2005-05-12 11:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC CASC ECON BM
05RANGOON60	NLD: "WE HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH ASSK" [...] (C) Summary: As a result of the regime's increasing restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD party leaders report they now have "absolutely no contact" with the detained democracy leader. Nothing would indicate ASSK is facing imminent danger. However, the NLD's information is troubling in that [...]	2005-01-13 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD ASSK
05RANGOON639	BURMA: SHIFTING ALLIANCES AMONG SHAN ARMIES [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime has successfully pressured elements of ethnic cease-fire groups in Shan State to surrender their weapons. These groups comprise former rebels seeking autonomy or independence from Rangoon who were allowed to retain their arms as part of an agreement to give up [...]	2005-05-24 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
05RANGOON646	BURMA: NLD PLANS NEW PETITION DRIVE [...] (C) On May 26 NLD Chairman U Aung Shwe and Secretary U Lwin requested a meeting with P/E chief and poloff to inform the Embassy that the party plans to launch a petition drive on May 27, coinciding with an NLD 15th anniversary commemoration of the 1990 legislative election. The new petition d [...]	2005-05-26 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON692	BURMA'S RELENTLESS CRACKDOWN CONTINUES AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Events in past weeks demonstrate that the GOB's appetite for pursuing pro-democracy opponents has not abated. Detentions, interrogations, harsh jail sentences, intimidation, and even a custodial death litter the landscape. End Summary. 2. (C) Aung Hlaing Win, a youth member o [...]	2005-06-08 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON714	BURMA: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALONG THAI [...] (S/NF) Per reftel request, we are providing this Embassy Rangoon interagency response to questions regarding the alleged use of chemical weapons by Burmese army forces in a battle near the Thai border in February 2005. Answers are keyed to numbered reftel questions. CG Chiang Mai has cleared [...]	2005-06-14 10:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR MOPS PHUM BM
05RANGOON729	BURMA: FIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS RECEIVE LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Five political activists were sentenced to life imprisonment on June 13. They were among a group of six activists arrested in December and included four former members of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The NLD leadership had previously suspended the four and expressed [...]	2005-06-16 10:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON739	BURMA: NLD FAITHFUL TURN OUT FOR ASSK'S 60TH [...] Summary: An estimated 700 persons attended the function sponsored by the National League for Democracy (NLD) to honor the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Although there was a heavy security presence on the street outside NLD headquarters, the event passed peacefully. A few embassies [...]	2005-06-20 08:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD ASSK
05RANGOON749	BURMA: UNHCR AND WORLD VISION ASKED TO CURTAIL [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burma to curtail its activities on the eastern border with Thailand. UNHCR is not sure why. The Minister of Home Affairs (MOHA) told UNHCR that in the future the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas a [...]	2005-06-21 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM NGO
05RANGOON77	BURMA: INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NORTH [...] (U) NORTH KOREANS ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE PROTECTION IN BURMA: Burma is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and cannot be considered as hospitable for any individuals seeking refugee protection. To the contrary, the regime's egregious human rights practices, militar [...]	2005-01-19 11:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM KN BM
05RANGOON799	BURMA: NLD VERIFIES POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6 the GOB implemented another prisoner release. National League for Democracy (NLD) sources say up to 410 prisoners were released from 11 prisons around the country. The NLD has reported 260 political prisoners among the released, though we can verify only 114 names. [...]	2005-07-07 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON820	NLD DECLARATION CALLS FOR ASSK RELEASE, DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) On July 5 the Embassy received a request from the National League for Democracy to deliver to U.S. Congressional leaders a declaration signed by 114 Members-elect of Parliament calling for the unconditional release of all democracy activists (including Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo); a m [...]	2005-07-12 11:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM ASSK NLD
05RANGOON835	BURMA: NLD BASHING - THE BEAT GOES ON [...] SUMMARY: Since the release of over 300 political prisoners on July 6, the GOB has detained at least 12 new political prisoners. Details of a few detentions in the first two weeks of July follow. Several were detained under a law restricting the movements of criminals. Discouraging political [...]	2005-07-15 05:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON861	GOB OFFICIAL: FREEDOM FOR ASSK "INEVITABLE" [...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official told Emboffs it is "inevitable" that the SPDC generals will release ASSK in order to include her in the national reconciliation process and achieve a durable solution to the country's political crisis. However, while the official's observations are logical, [...]	2005-07-25 06:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM ASSK
05RANGOON862	BURMA: FORMER PM KHIN NYUNT RECEIVES SUSPENDED [...] (S) A reliable Embassy source, a lawyer with close ties to former Military Intelligence officials, said on July 25 that the secret trial of former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is over. The General, ousted in October 2004, was apparently sentenced to 44 years imprisonment under eight different cr [...]	2005-07-25 11:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PHUM BM
05RANGOON873	NLD PURSUES PARLIAMENTARY LETTER CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Burma's leading pro-democracy party, the National League for Democracy (NLD),as part of a petition campaign launched on May 27 (ref C),provided Emboffs on July 27 with a list of foreign embassies to which it has delivered copies of its declaration, signed by 114 Members-elect of Parliame [...]	2005-07-28 10:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON893	SENIOR GOB OFFICIALS ADDRESS SUNDRY BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 farewell event, the COM pressed Deputy FM Maung Myint and the GOB to release ASSK and other political prisoners and allow their participation in the political process; urged the GOB to forget asking for "patience" and to make fundamental changes now; and requested [...]	2005-08-02 11:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC BM TT
05RANGOON901	PARTING THOUGHTS ON BURMA [...] (C) After three years as Chief of Mission in Rangoon, I offer a few parting perspectives on the feared and reclusive generals who rule Burma; our continuing efforts to mitigate the threats posed by the military regime to our national interests, to regional stability, and to the people of Burma; [...]	2005-08-04 08:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SNAR BM
05RANGOON908	KNU LETTER TO SPDC APPEALS FOR PEACE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The President of the Karen National Union (KNU) recently wrote a letter to SPDC Senior General Than Shwe proposing peace talks and a political, vice military, solution to their conflict. The KNU views the 2004 "gentlemen's agreement" cease-fire, brokered by KNU General Bo Mya and [...]	2005-08-05 06:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
05RANGOON909	WFP CHIEF REVEALS GOB SKIMMING DURING BURMA VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: WFP Executive Director James Morris, the UN's most senior visitor to Burma in over a year, told Rangoon donor missions that, unbeknownst to WFP, the GOB has been levying a 10% "export tax" on all commodities that WFP purchases in country for its feeding programs. Morris was angry [...]	2005-08-08 00:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EAGR BM NGO
05RANGOON973	SPDC TO ALITAS: REFORM OKAY AT THE UN, NOT HERE [...] (C) Summary: Former Indonesian FM Ali Alitas made a three-day visit to Burma August 18-20 as a UN special envoy on United Nations reforms. His primary objectives, however, were to gain rare UN entree to top regime officials, to press for broader UN access to Burma, and to deliver a letter fro [...]	2005-08-22 11:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON974	UNDP CHIEF IN BURMA CALLS GLOBAL FUND'S DEMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDP's Burma chief, the senior UN official in country, briefed donors on August 22 on the recent decision by the Global Fund (GF) to terminate it program in Burma. He said the GF was never truly workable in Burma and he is relieved it was canceled before substantial commitments we [...]	2005-08-22 12:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM BM NGO
05RANGOON996	BURMA: GOB PRESS CONFERENCE "CLARIFIES" OLD NEWS [...] SUMMARY: The SPDC Information Committee, in an August 28 "press conference" held in Rangoon, declared four opposition groups "unlawful associations" and again accused "destabilizing Western countries" of being behind recent security threats to Burma. In response to a press query, a GOB offici [...]	2005-08-29 11:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
05RECIFE113	ANTI-TIP AND ANTI-ORGAN TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary. Noting Brazil's prominent role as an exporting and a recipient country, speakers at the August 11-12 trafficking in persons (TIP) symposium in Recife, Pernambuco sponsored by the Latin American Institute for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (ILADH) NGO cited financial gai [...]	2005-08-31 19:14:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI BR TIP
05RECIFE147	OAS MINISTERIAL CONCLUDES WITH DECLARATION OF RECIFE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The "Declaration of Recife," adopted on October 28 at a ministerial-level Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in Recife, Brazil, contained a number of references that advance USG views. This included "representative" democracy, democracy as essential to economic devel [...]	2005-11-03 14:16:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI BR
05RIODEJANEIRO853	The Separation of Rio de Janeiro City from [...] Thirty years after the creation of the new State of Rio de Janeiro, which occurred in 1975 with the fusion of the old States of Guanabara (the city of Rio) and Rio de Janeiro, a group of prominent residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro initiated a campaign for the separation of the City of Ri [...]	2005-06-06 18:23:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM BR
05RIYADH9219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2006 [...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes the visit of Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) Director Ambassador John R. Miller, G/TIP's Senior Coordinator for Reports Mark Taylor, and G/TIP's Reports Officer for NEA Gayatri Patel, and grants to them country clearance fo [...]	2005-12-14 07:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9248	TIP UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OTRA PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9250	IRF UPDATE: AMBASSADOR AND FM SAUD AL-FAISAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
05RIYADH9252	KSA SUPPORT FOR IRAQI VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA IZ
05RIYADH9303	MUNICIPAL COUNCILS UPDATE: REMAINING HALF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 15, the Saudi press announced that King Abdullah had completed the long delayed process of forming the country's 178 municipal councils. Half of the councils' members, totaling 592 officials in all, were chosen last spring in the Kingdom's first democratic, albeit [...]	2005-12-15 14:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SA
05RIYADH9441	Saudi Women Push for Economic Opportunities at [...] (U) Summary: The Second Riyadh Economic Forum (REF),held earlier this month, included a lively discussion of a study critical of the job and investment opportunities available to Saudi women. The study acknowledges Saudi laws are on the books that are intended to create job opportunities for [...]	2005-12-21 13:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON EFIN PHUM SA
05ROME1018	HOLOCAUST EDUCATION: ITALY PASSES ITC GAVEL TO [...] On March 15, Italy formally passed the chairmanship of the International Task Force for Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) to Poland. Attendees at the ceremony included the Polish Ambassador, representatives of the Italian Jewish communities in Rome and Milan, [...]	2005-03-24 13:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PO IT
05ROME1145	CHR 61: ITALY ON CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-05 10:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM IT UNHCR EUN HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME1385	ITALIAN RESPONSE TO CRITICISM ON REFUGEE TREATMENT [...] (C) Summary. In the face of criticism by UNHCR, the European Parliament and center-left politicians, the Italian Government continues to defend its policy of quickly returning illegal immigrants to Libya. Ministry of Interior officials insist the immigrants are being properly processed for [...]	2005-04-22 14:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL SMIG IT UNHCR
05ROME1572	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: PREVENTING AN [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 14:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNCHR UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME1873	UN FUND FOR DEMOCRACY: ITALY WILL SIGN ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 17:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM IT
05ROME2049	UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, ROME-BASED MEDIA REACT [...] (U) Summary: Outreach to World Food Program, UN diplomats and locally based international and Italian journalists garnered positive reaction to last week's Presidential announcement of an aid package to Africa. In response to Mission efforts to highlight the Administration's initiative, WFP Ex [...]	2005-06-15 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF SU LY XA FAO WFP
05ROME2089	ITALY'S FAILED FERTILITY REFERENDUM [...] (U) This is a joint U.S. Embassy Rome-U.S. Embassy Vatican cable. 2. (C) Summary. Although touted as Italy's biggest values vote since the approval of divorce and abortion, the June 12-13 referendums on embryo research and assisted fertility was a dud. Most (74 percent) Italians opted to a [...]	2005-06-17 14:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV IT HUMAN RIGHTS FAO
05ROME2194	"HUNGER BANQUETS" AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY A [...] (U) I would like to bring to your attention a big public diplomacy success story in hopes that our experience might work as well for your mission as it did for us. It has the potential to bring broad media attention to the story of U.S. generosity -- a story that needs to be told. 2. (U) L [...]	2005-06-28 14:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF PREL FAO WFP
05ROME2310	ITALY OPEN TO MULTILATERAL CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD IT EUN OSCE
05ROME2545	ITALY GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG PROPOSAL ON NEW UN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 29 to Minister Rosa Anna Coniglio, head of the MFA's Human Rights Office. Min. Coniglio is new to her job, but provided preliminary thoughts on the Italian position based on her previous human rights background (she previously worked for MFA U/S [...]	2005-07-29 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IT UNGA UNHCR HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME2787	AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL RETURNS TO ZIMBABWE [...] SUMMARY: Three years after my 2002 visit (see Ref A),I returned to Zimbabwe August 11-13 and found the country again poised for a food-security crisis. As a result of the Government of Zimbabwe's (GOZ) misguided policies, drought, hyperinflation, and the associated lack of agricultural input [...]	2005-08-23 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV EAID AORC XA PHUM PREL ECON ASEC SOCI ZU FAO WFP UNDP ZI SF VT
05ROME29	IRAQ: ITALY NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Iraq officer Daniano Francovigh (speaking on behalf of Iraq Office Director and Task Force Director Luigi Maccotta) on January 4 regarding Ref A demarche. Francovigh said that because of time and financial restraints, Italy will not be able to support the IMIE for Ir [...]	2005-01-05 09:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP PHUM IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME2920	TERMINATION OF WFP HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN [...] Summary. World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director (ED) James Morris told us on September 1 that WFP would end assistance to the DPRK. He related that in an August 31st meeting with North Korean Ambassador Choe Taek San, San informed him of his government's plan to terminate internatio [...]	2005-09-01 16:58:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KN AORC PHUM PREL SOCI UN WFP
05ROME3107	USUN ROME HITS THE GROUND SPRINTING: A LOOK BACK ON OUR [...] Summary. Confronted by a world media environment that takes daily shots at U.S. foreign policy, USUN Rome pulled no punches during its first year with a Public Diplomacy office. The Ambassador's trips to Africa brought journalists face-to-face with U.S. assistance in action. Combined with creat [...]	2005-09-17 07:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OPRC EAGR AORC PHUM EAID PREF XA FAO WFP
05ROME3187	LEHAY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING GUIDANCE/ACES [...] The Italian military screens the criminal and security background of all persons who join the armed forces. Service members selected as candidates to U.S. sponsored training programs undergo a rigorous selection process. There is no credible evidence that the Italian military establishment ha [...]	2005-09-23 14:57:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KSEP HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME3204	ITALY: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary. Post welcomes the opportunity to strengthen programs to combat extremism, and we believe European posts have an important role to play in reaching out to Muslim audiences. To accomplish this long-term objective, we propose an outreach program aimed at Italian citizens and immi [...]	2005-09-26 13:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI
05ROME3227	BERLUSCONI ACQUITTED YET AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, a Milan court acquitted Italian PM Berlusconi of charges of false accounting dating back to 1999 charges that his financial company Finivest engaged in false bookkeeping from 1989-95. The acquittal was based on a ruling that the statute of limitations had expi [...]	2005-09-27 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IT KCRIM ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3547	ITALIANS SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. On October 24 Poloff met with Antonino Cascio, Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs of the Italian MFA to deliver reftel points. Cascio stated that Italy and the EU share the USG opinion that pressure must be stepped up on the Lukashenko regime in advance of [...]	2005-10-24 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO IT EUN
05ROME3598	BMENA FUND FOR THE FUTURE: ITALY SAYS NO EIB [...] (SBU) Econ MinCouns discussed European Investment Bank (EIB) participation in the Fund for the Future (REF A) on October 25 with Ignazio Angeloni, Finance Ministry Director General for International Finance Relations, and Stefania Bazzoni, Office Director for EIB Affairs. Both thought that t [...]	2005-10-26 18:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV EU IT PGOV PHUM PREL
05ROME3631	IRAN: ITALY SENDS TOUGH MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Berlusconi publicly condemned the statements made by Iranian President Ahmadinejad. The MFA also immediately phoned the Iranian Ambassador in Rome to protest upon hearing Ahmadinejad's remarks, following up with a short public statement on its web site. The Mayor [...]	2005-10-28 17:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3847	G-TIP AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VISIT TO ITALY [...] Summary. G-TIP Ambassador John Miller visited Rome, Turin and the Vatican October 24-29 to discuss trafficking in person issues. His meetings with government officials, NGOs and victims reaffirmed that Italy has excellent laws to combat trafficking, but implementation depends on a mixed re [...]	2005-11-22 10:16:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME4169	IRAQ - ITALY REQUESTS HELP TO DISBURSE SOFT LOANS [...] This is an action request. Please see Para 4 below. 2. (SBU) Federika Ferrari Bravo, MFA Coordinator for Economic Assistance to Iraq, asked December 6 for U.S. help to complete an Italy-Iraq loan agreement to permit Italy to disburse a five million euro soft loan to reestablish the Iraqi [...]	2005-12-29 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PHUM PK PREL IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AVIATION FAA
05ROME684	ITALIAN JUSTICE: SLOW AND INCREASINGLY [...] Summary. The uproar over a Milan justice's decision to free accused terrorists because they allegedly fit the definition of guerrilla war-fighters (reftel) is only one indicator of ongoing problems in the Italian judicial system. At the inauguration of the judicial year, the Chief Prosecuto [...]	2005-03-01 13:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV IT
05ROME807	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG STATEMENT ON KOSOVO PM [...] (SBU) MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona told poloff March 7 that the elements of the US statement on Kosovo PM Haradinaj's resignation contained were excellent. He was in the process of drafting Italy's statement, and would have liked to have followed our lead and been more dire [...]	2005-03-10 11:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV SR YI KAWX ICTY
05ROME858	U.S.-ITALY INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF ITALIAN OFFICIAL CALIPARI IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) By exchange of letters dated March 12, the Embassy concurred with the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the subject investigation as proposed by the GOI. The Italian letter containing the proposed TOR follows the text reported in para 7 of reftel and was signed by Undersecretary in the Prime [...]	2005-03-14 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM PHUM
05ROME905	ITALY WILL MAKE NO COMMITMENTS TO CHINESE FM LI ON [...] (C) Drawing from points ref a, poloff reiterated with EU CFSP Office Director Luigi Mattiolo continued strong US concern over the possibility that the EU may lift its arms embargo against China within the next few months, and the damaging signal such a development could send to Beijing and to [...]	2005-03-17 08:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CM IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME917	UNCHR 61: ITALIAN RESPONSES [...] (C) Laborcouns met 3/17 with Carlo Campanile, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Office, to deliver reftel points. Italy remains supportive of almost all U.S. positions on pending UNCHR resolutions but will continue to work primarily within the EU framework. Specific Italian concerns include [...]	2005-03-17 15:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IT UNHRC
05SANAA1036	(U) AMEMBASSY CONOPS APPROVAL FOR YE2005JCET002N [...] (S) AS REQUESTED IN REF A, AMEMBASSY SANA'A AND HOST NATION CONCUR WITH NSWU-3 CONCEPT FOR JCET YE2005JCET002N (REF A). 2. (S) AMEMBASSY SANA'A HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING MESSAGE WILL FOLLOW UNDER A SEPARATE MESSAGE.3. (OMC POC IS COLONEL MARK DEVLIN, COM 967-1-755-2079. [...]	2005-04-25 12:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MASS PHUM TC
05SANAA1039	SHRD REPORT DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Poloff delivered "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005" to Nasser Arrabyee, Special Assistant to the Minister of Human Rights on April 24. Arabyee promised to pass the report to Minister Soswa and to report back should she have any comments. Poloff also provi [...]	2005-04-26 06:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO OIIP ELAB KDEM KSPR DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1042	DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL ELECTION STANDARDS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and concept paper to Presidential Advisor Dr. Abdul Karim al-Iryani on April 19 in preparation for the Santiago Community of Democracies meeting. Iryani commented that the ROYG delegation would fully support the idea of universal election standards a [...]	2005-04-26 07:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1054	DRAFT PRESS LAW CONCERNS JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary. On April 25 the ROYG's draft of a proposed new press law was leaked to the Yemen press. Journalists, citing more restrictions than in the old law and the lack of ROYG consultations with the Syndicate in drafting the law, are disappointed. Minister of Information, Hussein al-Awadi [...]	2005-04-29 09:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1244	YEMEN GRAPPLES WITH POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF A MINOR [...] (U) Summary. On May 2, President Saleh suspended the death sentence of murder defendant Amina Ali Abdallah al-Tuhaif. The suspension was a direct result of international and local pressure to revisit the case due to questions on whether or not Al-Tuhaif committed murder when she was a minor. [...]	2005-05-10 12:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM YM
05SANAA1316	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SOSWA ON THE AMINA CASE, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 15 meeting with Ambassador, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa discussed the death penalty case of Amina al-Tuhaif (ref A),the draft press law (ref B) and the recent allegations of Koran desecration at GTMO. End Summary. --------------------------- The Saga of A [...]	2005-05-17 12:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL YM KMCC
05SANAA1331	NOTIFICATION OF RETURN OF NON-ENEMY COMBATANT [...] (C) On May 18 Ambassador delivered Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) notification to Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi regarding the release of a Yemeni detainee from GTMO (ref A). Ambassador asked Qirbi to confirm the ROYG's willingness to accept this individual, as well as other Yemen [...]	2005-05-18 11:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM PREF PINR KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1346	FM DISCUSSES KORAN DESECRATION, PRESS LAW, SALEH [...] (C) Summary. On May 18 Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi. Discussions centered on the release of a Yemeni detainee from GTMO (ref A),ROYG response to Koran desecration allegations, Ambassador's canceled meeting with Yemeni journalists, and Saleh's proposed visit to Washi [...]	2005-05-23 11:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC PHUM KMPI ECON
05SANAA1360	SHURA LEADER ON HUNT OIL EXTENSION, AL-HOUTHI AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 17 Ambassador met with Shura Council Chairman Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani. Discussions centered on the canceled Hunt Oil extension for Block 18, ongoing violence in Saada, and the controversial draft press law. On the Hunt extension (ref A),Ghani expressed optimism that a deal [...]	2005-05-24 13:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM ENERGY
05SANAA1516	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS TIP, GTMO, ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on June 1 on the Yemen Trafficking in Persons report, return of Yemenis from Guantanamo, and Arab League support for the Arab-Israeli peace process. The FM also discussed details of his recent trip to Ira [...]	2005-06-05 12:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC PHUM SMIG PREL PARM KCRM KWMN KBCT YM KNP DEMARCHE TRAFFICKING PERSONS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1529	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF SWISS CIRCULAR ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 13:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA1549	OPERATION TATTERED CARPET: LAST JEWS OF YEMEN [...] (C) Summary. Yemeni Jews are one of the oldest and most culturally distinct diaspora communities in the world. Since the mass migration of Yemeni Jews to Israel in 1949-50, only a few isolated families have remained in Yemen where they attempt to preserve their traditional customs. In recen [...]	2005-06-08 08:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI YM
05SANAA1729	CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT EARLY MARRIAGE IN YEMEN SEEKS [...] Summary. Pol/Off attended an Oxfam-sponsored presentation on early marriage in Yemen on June 7. Yemeni researchers presented results from a national study on the prevalence, causes, and societal consequences of early marriage. Oxfam, in conjunction with Save the Children - Sweden, plans to l [...]	2005-06-22 06:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID KWMN PHUM SOCI KMCA KMPI YM
05SANAA1730	2003 GUN REGULATION LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Summary: A 2003 law to regulate gun ownership and trade in Yemen, one of the world's most heavily armed countries, continues to languish in Parliament. The ROYG blames opposition party Islah, but, the legislation also faces stiff opposition from members of the ruling elite, many of whom b [...]	2005-06-22 06:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM KMPI YM
05SANAA178	U.S. SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (U) Paragraph 2 contains Post's input for the 2004-05 edition of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy as requested in reftel. Post's input conists of updates of the 2004 report of on-going as well as new programs. Submission will also be sent via e-mail as a tracked changes document. 2. ( [...]	2005-01-31 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM YM MEPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA1976	REMOVAL OF FUEL SUBSIDIES SPARKS RAPID INFLATION, [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, Rioting and unrest had abated, following a weekend of explosive demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies. On July 23, the ROYG confirmed 22 people killed, but the number is reportedly closer to 40. Demonstrators lashed out against the ruling elite across [...]	2005-07-23 15:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA2033	ISLAH ON RECENT RIOTING AND ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary. On July 23, in the wake of a recent rioting across the country (ref. A),CDA met with opposition Islah party leaders Abdelwahab al-Anisi, Mohammed Qahtan and Mohammed al-Saidi to urge peaceful and constructive opposition vice support for street demonstrations. Anisi, Islah Assis [...]	2005-07-26 15:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2062	SALEH "RESCUES" YEMEN FROM PRICE HIKES [...] (C) Summary. Following a week of protests against the ROYG's decision to partially lift fuel subsidies, on July 25 President Saleh ordered the Cabinet to reduce prices by seven to 22 percent. The President reached his decision after consulting with tribal leaders, who in return agreed to lift [...]	2005-07-28 09:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG KMPI KMCA YM COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2412	MHR SOSWA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNDP NOMINATION [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on August 17, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa asked the USG to support her nomination to the United Nations Development Program Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS). She also briefed Ambassador on a ROYG initiative to increase women in gove [...]	2005-08-21 06:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2451	MEDIA REACTION ON AL MOAYAD'S SENTENCING IN U.S. [...] SUMMARY: There is increasing public reaction in Yemen to the July sentencing of Al-Moayad to 75 years in prison by a U.S. federal court for providing material support to terrorism. Although there is less attention devoted by government media to the case, independent and party- affiliated new [...]	2005-08-28 10:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2453	MEDIA REACTION ON THE ISRAELI PULLOUT FROM THE GAZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, called the "liberation of Gaza" by many, received widespread coverage in all media. Most newspapers ran factual accounts. Official papers, however, including government daily Al Thawra (circulation 40,000),highlighted the official view that [...]	2005-08-28 11:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2767	DFM EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER KIDNAPPING OF [...] (C) Summary: On September 13, DFM Mustafa Noman briefed DCM on the recent kidnapping and assault of his close friend, journalist Jamal Amer. Noman also shared his concerns that his perceived support for Amer angered President Saleh, who reportedly encouraged Zindani to publicly attack Noman. [...]	2005-09-17 13:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2820	DCM HOSTS SMALL GROUP OF YEMENI JOURNALISTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on September 20 with seven journalists, the DCM, two emboffs, and representatives of three European donor states at the home of the DCM to listen to members of the Yemeni press corps give voice to concerns in the wake of the recent incidents involving kidnapping, [...]	2005-09-24 14:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2897	YEMEN: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Yemen (ROYG) considers extremism a serious threat to the country's security and stability. Security and intelligence agencies routinely monitor mosques and religious institutions for extremist views. The ROYG regularly closes unlicensed religi [...]	2005-10-05 09:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2945	FM QIRBI SAYS SALEH MAY "CHANGE HIS MIND" ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 10 meeting to review logistical arrangements for President Saleh's November visit to Washington, FonMin Abu Bakr al-Qirbi told Ambassador that Saleh was "nervous" about how a reversal of his announcement that he would not run for re-election in 2006 would be p [...]	2005-10-11 14:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM YE DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM

05SANAA2961	LIVELY MEDIA REACTION TO COMMMENTS REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local outlets reacted strongly to the October 6 publication of Ambassador Krajeski's remarks that "Yemen's progress [towards greater democracy] has stalled." Official and GPC-funded newspapers charged the USG with interference in Yemen's internal affairs and accused the Ambass [...]	2005-10-12 14:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3003	FEMALE LOCAL COUNCIL QUOTA EXPECTED TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a signing ceremony on October 9 for a USAID grant for women's rights projects, Minister of Human Rights Amat al-Alim Soswa conveyed invitations for several high-ranking current and former USG officials to a December conference in Sanaa on women's issues in the Arab world. She [...]	2005-10-17 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3009	THE ECHO CHAMBER IN YEMEN. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past several weeks Post has initiated a dynamic series of programs in response to U/S Hughes' Echo Chamber cables. End Summary. 2. (U) IRAQ REFERENDUM (Echo Chamber dated October 13): Post has translated the text of U/S Hughes' Echo Chamber cable on the October 1 [...]	2005-10-18 07:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3018	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR YEMEN -- QUARTERLY [...] (C) Summary: Post implemented the initial phase of Yemen's Democratic Reform Strategy with mixed results. (Ref A) This quarterly report demonstrates progress for women in political participation, and in the role of Parliament providing a check on the executive. (Ref B) The ROYG's Threshold Pr [...]	2005-10-18 12:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCA ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3137	SALEH ACCEPTS GTMO DETAINEES, DOES NOT BACK DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh told Ambassador on October 25 that his government would accept all Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay, provided the USG passes all relevant information on their cases so that they can be charged and tried in local courts, as appropriate. Saleh agreed to crimin [...]	2005-10-26 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3184	BREAKING FAST WITH FRIENDS IN SANAA [...] SUMMARY: Early in the month, Ambassador hosted an iftar for 120 key contacts and expressed his appreciation of Ramadan as a month of introspection. During the month, the Public Affairs section and a local non-governmental organization co-sponsored several iftars for a marginalized group of [...]	2005-11-01 11:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3187	ASSAULT ON TWO JOURNALISTS: NEWEST CASE IN SPATE [...] (U) Summary: On October 29, Moujeeb Sweileh, a cameraman with the "Al-Arabiya" news channel, and Najib Al-Sharai, from "Al-Akhbariya," were assaulted by ROYG security forces while attempting to cover a strike at a textile factory in Sanaa. The attack is just one of a long string of physical and [...]	2005-11-01 12:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3257	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] (C) On November 16, Ambassador raised reftel points with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen al Dhabi. Al Dhabi said he would discuss the points with the Foreign Minister, who had just returned from a two week visit to Japan, US, and France and was not available, and would pass any reaction d [...]	2005-11-16 14:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA3297	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT SALEH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expectations were high for President Saleh's Washington trip and the general consensus in the press has been that the visit was largely successful. It appears, however, that the outcomes of the visit have not yet fully been conveyed to the media. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PRE-VI [...]	2005-11-23 05:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA335	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S FOR GLOBAL AFFAIR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Yemen February 23-25. You will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning International Cooperation Ahm [...]	2005-02-18 14:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KMPI ECON EAID PREF PHUM GTIP COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA3387	SANAA MEDIA REACTION -- GENERAL ABIZAID VISIT, [...] ABIZAID VISIT: Yemeni newspapers gave above-the-fold coverage to the two-day visit of Commander-in-Chief General John Abizaid of U.S. Central Command to Yemen. Al-Thawrwa (official government daily) reported that General Abizaid and President Saleh discussed bilateral cooperation in security [...]	2005-11-30 10:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3392	TAIZ NGOS SEEK INCREASED COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (U) Summary. On November 16, emboffs visited the city of Taiz to meet with local NGOs to discuss the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) and Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) programs. During the two-hour meeting, emboffs and visiting MEPIoff fielded questions and comments on MEPI an [...]	2005-12-03 11:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3438	MEDIA REACTION -- AL-HOUTHI CLASHES, DRAFT PRESS [...] HOSTILITIES RESUME IN SA'ADA: On November 30, all major opposition and independent outlets gave prominent coverage to the resumption of clashes between ROYG security forces and followers of the Al-Houthi rebel movement in the northern Sa'ada governorate. Casualty estimates on the first day [...]	2005-12-10 11:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3460	SOMALI REFUGEES PROTEST UNHCR TREATMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) Summary. Since November 9, over 500 Somali refugees have been protesting in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) HQ in Sanaa. Encouraged by rumors that the USG soon will accept 70,000 Somali refug [...]	2005-12-12 14:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM YM SO GTIP
05SANAA3524	PLACEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OP-ED [...] Post has placed A/S Lowenkron's op-ed on International Human Rights day, entitled "Helping the Impossible Become the Inevitable," in Arabic and English in the media outlets below. The Arabic translation was done by Public Affairs Section personnel at post. -- Al-Sahwa.Net (news website of [...]	2005-12-19 07:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA3533	CHARGE DREYER: YEMEN WILL RECEIVE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary. During a December 7 meeting with Ambassador, European Commission (EC) CDA to Yemen, Ralph Dreyer, revealed that the EC intends to implement democracy and human rights programming in Yemen starting in 2007. Dreyer also informed Ambassador that the EC and other European missions hav [...]	2005-12-19 14:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KMPI YM EU HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA3548	(S) PUBLISHER THREATENED AND IN SECLUSION AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Aden, CDA met on December 14 with Basha Bashrahil, International News Editor of the independent Aden-based daily "Al-Ayyam." Bashrahil (strictly protect) expressed to CDA his alarm about recent signals from the ROYG, describing in detail threats against his fami [...]	2005-12-20 11:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA3558	DAS GRAY ADDRESSES WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, ROYG [...] Summary. On December 3 - 5, over 300 government and civil society representatives from across the Middle East participated in a Sanaa-based conference entitled "Women's Rights in the Arab World: From Words to Deeds." Participants discussed a variety of topics, including women's roles in poli [...]	2005-12-21 12:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KWMN YM PHUM
05SANAA3560	AL-HETAR OFFERS CANDID ASSESSMENT OF EXTREMIST [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with pdoff and poloff, Judge Hamoud Al-Hetar provided a more candid and straightforward assessment of the efficacy of his rehabilitation program than previously heard. While defending the overall merits of his attempts to convince young radicals of the error of their [...]	2005-12-21 12:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KMPI PGOV PHUM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3600	MEDIA REACTION -- VIOLENCE IN SAADA, [...] AL-HOUTHI: The eruption of new violence in the Sa'ada region has been a primary topic of press coverage in recent weeks. After two weeks of relative quiet, RayNews.net (website of liberal opposition Rabita Party) reported on December 21 that armed clashes once again broke out between governm [...]	2005-12-28 12:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM
05SANAA460	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on February 24 for Yemen's partnership in the GWOT. Praising Yemen's strong CT cooperation, U/S called on the ROYG to be more forthcoming on intelligence sharing. Discussions [...]	2005-03-04 13:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI PTER PINR EAID ECON YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA461	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF PLANNING [...] (C) Summary. On February 24, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky urged Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan to use the MCC threshold process to Yemen's full advantage and implement serious anti-corruption measures. Sofan repl [...]	2005-03-04 13:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM EAID ECON EFIN YM COM
05SANAA462	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On February 24 Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi for Yemen's partnership in the Global War on Terrorism and encouraged the ROYG to expand intelligence sharing cooperation with the USG. In response to the FM's complaint [...]	2005-03-04 13:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON KMPI KDEM PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA545	ISLAH: IN FOR A PEACEFUL STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with Islah (Reform) party senior officials, Ambassador and DCM discussed economic reform, corruption, and the need for dialogue with the West. Islah General Secretary Mohammed Abdullah al-Yadoumi, Deputy General Secretary Abdul Wahab al-Anisi, Head of the P [...]	2005-03-08 10:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA564	SALEH SAYS FROM NOW ON NO MORE WEAPONS DEALS USING [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/ARPI. See para. 12. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to President Saleh on March 10. In a classic Saleh move to put his interlocutors on the defensive, the Yemeni President opened with a theatrical tirade on the latest Human Rights [...]	2005-03-12 07:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA SR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA576	FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN [...] This message is posts response to ref A. ------------------------ Overview of TIP in Yemen ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Overview: A. Yemen is a country of origin for internationally trafficked children and may be a country of destination for sex trafficking of foreign women. I [...]	2005-03-13 15:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB YM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA589	CHILD MARRIAGE IN YEMEN: HALF THE CHILDREN ARE [...] This message is in response to reftel questions on child marriage in Yemen, see para. 4. 2. The legal age of marriage in Yemen is 15. UNICEF estimates that approximately 41 percent of Yemeni children under the age of 15 are married. According the USAID-funded Development and Health Survey [...]	2005-03-15 08:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN YM
05SANAA647	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SOCCENT JCET IN [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this date the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by any members of the Yemen Special Operations Force (YSOF). 2. Additionally, the following human ri [...]	2005-03-19 06:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PHUM YM
05SANAA651	MOI ALIMI: WE GOT THE SA/LW MESSAGE [...] (S) On March 16, Ambassador and DCM briefed Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on the March 10 conversation with President Saleh concerning SA/LW (reftel A). Alimi replied that the ROYG shares U.S. concerns over this issue and confirmed that his Ministry received a copy of the President's l [...]	2005-03-19 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA YM
05SANAA652	DFM ON SA/LW, SYRIA AND IMPRISONED JOURNALIST [...] (S) Summary: On March 16, DCM delivered refs A-C demarches to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman and held a wide-ranging conversation on recent U.S.-ROYG discussions on SA/LW, Syria, and imprisoned journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani. Suggesting continued follow-up on the SA/LW issue, Noman [...]	2005-03-20 03:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC PTER PREL PHUM SY LE IR IZ DEMARCHE
05SANAA695	SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TAKE TO THE STREETS [...] (C) Summary: Many small business owners across Yemen closed their shops and took to the streets, March 13-18, in protest of ROYG plans to implement a general sales tax as part of its economic reform package. Demonstrations occurred in the cities of Hodeidah, Taiz, Sanaa and Aden, with a few d [...]	2005-03-23 13:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM YM ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA696	KHAIWANI RELEASED VIA PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY [...] (U) On March 22, the Sanaa Appellate Court upheld the September 6 conviction of "as-Shura" opposition newspaper editor-in-chief, Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani (reftel). Khaiwani was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the 1990 Press Law for "supporting" the al-Houthi rebellion, "publishing [...]	2005-03-23 13:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KMPI YM
05SANAA903	SOSWA MEETS DCM ON THE 2004 HRR [...] (C) Summary: Amidst heavy ROYG criticism of the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim al-Soswa delivered a 49-page ROYG response to the report to DCM April Soswa took the opportunity to express her own less critical feelings on the report, and share her Ministry's [...]	2005-04-11 13:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI YM KMCC DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA951	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SOCCENT JCET IN [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this date the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by any members of the Yemen CoastGuard (YCG). 2. Additionally, the following human rights vetting i [...]	2005-04-16 11:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PHUM YM MARITIME SECURITY HUMAN RIGHTS
05SANAA997	IRYANI RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY CHARTER [...] (C) Summary. On April 18 Ambassador delivered ref a demarche to Presidential Counselor, former Prime Minister Dr. Abdul Karim al-Iryani, and Deputy Foreign Minister, Mustapha Noman. Iryani also briefly discussed the recent ROYG rejection of the Hunt Oil drilling rights extension (ref. b). En [...]	2005-04-20 12:54:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM ECON COM ENERGY
05SANJOSE1627	PRIMER ON THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary: This cable briefly describes the organization, and procedures of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, as well as the Court's relationship to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Reftel describes the progress of an actual recent case in the court brought against Venezue [...]	2005-07-18 13:24:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CS
05SANJOSE1739	SAN JOSE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the demarche to Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar on August 1. Poloff also sent talking points by fax to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs. In the meeting with the Charge, Minister Tovar expressed his belief that the Human Rights Commissi [...]	2005-08-03 21:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2020	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN COSTA RICA [...] (C) Summary. Costa Rica officially established diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1959 and is one of only 26 countries to officially recognize Taiwan. Costa Rica has no official diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China (China or PRC). (Note: Post will follow WTO naming convent [...]	2005-08-26 22:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH CS ESENV
05SANJOSE2072	COSTA RICA UPDATE ON CHILD LABOR [...] The Government of Costa Rica is committed to the elimination of child labor in Costa Rica by 2010. According to the most recent survey, conducted in 2002, approximately 114,000 children between ages 5 and 17 were working, a figure which represents just over ten percent of the country's youth [...]	2005-09-02 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2410	REFUGEE REFERRAL: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) Post wishes to refer Cuban national Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX for consideration under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Bio data based on Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX passport is as follows: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, born in Granma, Cuba, on XXXXXXXXXXXX [...]	2005-10-14 22:07:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF CVIS CS CU
05SANJOSE2564	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN EXTREMISM [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Chief of Multilateral Affairs at the MFA, on October 31. That same evening, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar released a statement to the press and diplomatic community condemning the inflammatory rhetoric of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahm [...]	2005-11-04 19:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM CS
05SANJOSE2640	DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Chief for Multilateral Affairs, on November 8. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on November 10, Cordero stated without reservation that Costa Rica would oppose any no-action motions raised with respect to the human rig [...]	2005-11-11 10:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CS
05SANJOSE2641	DEMARCHE REQUEST - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Chief for Multilateral Affairs, on November 8. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on November 10, Cordero stated without reservation that Costa Rica would oppose any no-action motions raised with respect to the human rig [...]	2005-11-11 10:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CS
05SANJOSE2713	MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on November 17 to Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero. In a follow-up conversation on November 22, Cordero advised Poloff that he would likely be attending the conference in Geneva to discuss the adoption of a third protocol. Cordero made clear th [...]	2005-11-23 18:52:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL
05SANJOSE2795	COSTA RICA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ADOPTION OF THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 10:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC
05SANJOSE488	COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...]	2005-02-28 18:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS
05SANSALVADOR2172	EL SALVADOR: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs on July 29. As in previous conversations, Rivera stated that El Salvador is committed to increasing the effectiveness of the UN on Human Rights issues through reform of the system, and is in favor of a [...]	2005-08-01 20:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2356	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of July 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) The International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) began the presentation of its six-week core program on July 25. Th [...]	2005-08-23 20:47:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2417	EL SALVADOR: 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: This cable updates information on last year's child labor report, which otherwise remains valid. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA),El Salvador has implemented steps to el [...]	2005-08-30 11:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ES PHUM SOCI
05SANSALVADOR2426	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR [...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...]	2005-08-30 21:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV
05SANSALVADOR2542	EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN ACCUSED OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ombudswoman for Human Rights (PDDH) Beatrice Carrillo stands accused of misspending up to US$26,000 of public funds. Carillo's eccentric history of inept leadership and alleged instances of malfeasance lend credibility to the accusations. There is little hope for improved [...]	2005-09-13 22:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2635	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in August 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of August 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 2, the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) concluded the presentation of its six-week cor [...]	2005-09-22 20:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2637	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-22 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SCUL ETRD ES UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2661	EL SALVADOR DECLINES REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO [...] (C) After repeated Embassy attempts at various MFA levels, El Salvador replied on September 23 regarding the resettlement of the Uighur detainees from Guantanamo. The MFA officially replied that "at this time, it will not be possible to help with the referenced request". Butler [...]	2005-09-23 22:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PHUM PREF PTER KAWC PINR
05SANSALVADOR2679	EL SALVADOR: THE DECLINING INFLUENCE OF THE ROMAN [...] SUMMARY: In the last 17 years, the Roman Catholic Church has lost 12 percent of its share of the nation's population, falling from 64 to 52 percent, and Catholicism seems to have declined in power since the end of the country's 1980-1992 civil war. The proportion of Salvadorans belonging to [...]	2005-09-27 20:18:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2795	EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in September 2005. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of September 2005. ------- ILEA ------- 2. (U) On September 20, Ambassador Barclay and Governance Minister Figueroa signed a bilateral agreement to estab [...]	2005-10-13 16:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB PHUM SNAR KCRM KJUS ES INL
05SANSALVADOR2979	DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] On November 1, Polcouns and poloff delivered talking points (reftel) condemning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's call for the destruction of Israel to Amb. Mario Rivera Mora, GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director. Poloff further asked Rivera to have the GOES consider [...]	2005-11-01 23:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM IR ES
05SANSALVADOR3023	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
05SANSALVADOR3224	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, Director of Migration. Santibanez acknowledged the diffencies, and expressed a real desire to address them. He also noted that his government lacked the financial and manpower resources to fully implement all [...]	2005-11-15 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3507	AFTER THE DELUGE: THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STAN AND ILAMATEPEC VOLCANO ERUPTION [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's geography and geology make it vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. During October, the nation suffered a volcanic eruption, hurricane-induced flooding and mudslides, and an earthquake, although the latter caused little if any [...]	2005-12-16 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR3537	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates: Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX Date of Birth: 11 February 1959 Place of Birth: San Salvador 3. Post has reviewed avail [...]	2005-12-21 17:14:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3539	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...]	2005-12-21 18:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES
05SANSALVADOR3554	EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP [...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...]	2005-12-22 19:59:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES
05SANTIAGO100	AMBASSADOR EXPLORES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENDA WITH GOC [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explored post's law enforcement agenda with Chile's Head of Intelligence and Chiefs of the uniformed police force and investigative police force on January 6. GOC authorities maintained that terrorist activity, including terrorism financing, is hard to confirm in Chile, [...]	2005-01-14 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PHUM PREL CI
05SANTIAGO1543	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: [...] On July 18, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a signed article by international analyst Libardo Buitrago entitled, "Chronogram of Terror." Quote: "New York; Bali, Indonesia; Casablanca; Istanbul; Madrid; Baghdad; and London are part of the chronogram [...]	2005-07-18 20:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1571	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: [...] On July 21, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a column by international commentator Leonidas Irarrazaval entitled, "The Scourge of Terrorism." Quote: 2. "The terrorist attacks in London have once again disconcerted the world, bringing fear and incr [...]	2005-07-21 14:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM PTER
05SANTIAGO1586	CHILEAN SENATOR EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF [...] Summary: Senator Juan Antonio Coloma, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the future of Chilean international relations at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) on July 20. Coloma, who met with WHA A/S Noriega in Washington on July 11, emphasized the i [...]	2005-07-27 18:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR HA CI
05SANTIAGO1595	MEDIA REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM [...] On July 26, conservative afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried an editorial entitled, "Consistency in the Fight Against Terrorism." Quote: "It's important to maintain a fair balance between an active counter-terrorism policy and respect for ethical principles. At the same time, t [...]	2005-07-28 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1679	OAS SPOKEPERSONS CONFERENCE [...] Summary: Action request in para 4. Embassy's information officer attended a meeting at the La Moneda Presidential Palace for a briefing on the August 17-18 seminar for OAS Spokespersons. The GOC delivered a draft schedule and requested the names of each country's participants by Friday, Aug [...]	2005-08-09 22:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PHUM KPAO CI
05SANTIAGO1794	CHILE: INCREASING TIES WITH CHINA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Chile is trying to position itself as the business platform for Latin America. It is using China's interest in stable suppliers -- primarily for copper -- to increase ties with its second largest bilateral trading partner after the U.S. and with the Pacific Basin as a whole. Chile [...]	2005-08-29 11:29:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL SENV CH
05SANTIAGO1884	CREATING TROIKA FOR UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 21:27:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM CI ML UNGA
05SANTIAGO2351	CHILE TO CONSIDER VOCAL SUPPORT FOR THIRD [...] (U) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number three) on November 16, in part to deliver Ref A demarche seeking Chile's vocal support for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention. The Ambassador expressed appreciat [...]	2005-11-16 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2402	MEDIA REACTION -PINOCHET [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 15:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM PREL KJUS CI
05SANTIAGO2409	PINOCHET UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN OPERATION COLOMBO [...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet marked his 90th birthday November 25 under house arrest for aggravated kidnapping charges after presiding judge Victor Montiglio filed four charges against Pinochet in the 1975 disappearance of six regime opponents, and ordered his house a [...]	2005-11-28 10:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM CI
05SANTIAGO2476	MDA: DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 21:34:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2502	CHILE TO MAINTAIN POSITION ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 15:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA CI
05SANTIAGO2539	CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JUDGE INVESTIGATING [...] (U) The Consul General met December 19 with Judge Jorge Zepeda to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of American citizen Boris Weisfeiler, which is part of a broader investigation of human rights abuses and other criminal conduct at the German religious colony formerly known a [...]	2005-12-20 20:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PHUM CI
05SANTIAGO2540	INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, CRIMINAL [...] In a December 19 meeting with Consul General to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of U.S. citizen Boris Weisfeiler, Judge Jorge Zepeda shared information about the broader aspects of his investigation of human rights abuses and criminal activity at the German religous colony [...]	2005-12-20 20:52:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PHUM CI
05SANTODOMINGO1224	DEMARCHE ON CSW DECLARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Charge d'Affaires and political officer delivered reftel points on March 2 to Vice Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and left the points as a non-paper in Spanish. Liriano was aware of the Beijing-Plus-Ten meeting and noted that the Dominican Republic had sent a large delegation in [...]	2005-03-03 18:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN DR
05SANTODOMINGO1257	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy,s response to the questions raised in reftel. 2. 2005 Dominican Republic Trafficking in Persons Report I. OVERVIEW OF EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. The Dominican Republic is a country of origin, transit and destination for trafficking [...]	2005-03-04 21:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB DR
05SANTODOMINGO1293	DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN RAMOS GARCIA SENTENCED TO 18 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, 2005, the Dominican Supreme Court found Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia guilty of smuggling 16 Asian migrants across the Dominican border in 2002 while he was serving as Dominican consul in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Ramos Garcia was convicted under the 1998 a [...]	2005-03-07 18:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1367	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the National Council for Adolescents and Children (CONANI),the agency charged with the protection of children, the legal age of marriage in the Dominican Republic is 18. Adolescents (defined as those between the [...]	2005-03-09 20:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1453	DOMINICAN CONGRESSIONAL BLUSTER LIKELY TO BE [...] (U) The opposition PRD in the Dominican congress has held up legislative business all this week out of professed indignation against the administration, but President Fernandez is likely to calm them down once he gets back this weekend. A clumsy raid on the offices of former Agriculture Minis [...]	2005-03-11 21:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ETRD PHUM KCRM PREL DR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1486	ANTI-TRAFFICKING FOR DOMINICANS BY U.S. DOJ, FEB. [...] SUMMARY: On February 22-24, the Department of Justice Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance Training conducted an anti-trafficking workshop to assist Dominicans in creating an operations manual for enforcement of laws against trafficking in persons (TIP). The participants [...]	2005-03-15 18:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KCRM SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO1487	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On March 8, Embassy received diplomatic note No. 5715 indicating that the Government of the Dominican Republic will present MFA Ambassador for Human Rights Rhadys Abreu de Polanco as a candidate for membership on the Interamerican Comission for Human Rights at the OAS. She will be a candidate [...]	2005-03-15 18:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1507	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LISTENS ON UNCHR 61 AND DRAFT [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel A and B talking points and draft Cuba resolution to MFA Ambassador for UN/OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen and Counselor Johanna Calderon on March 15. Cohen said that the Dominican Republic "has not yet arrived at a position on these issues." According to Cohen, the D [...]	2005-03-16 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO153	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA Director for Women and Children's Issues. Liriano thanked the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a t [...]	2005-01-12 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1771	DOMINICAN FONMIN REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT MEETING [...] (SBU) This message includes an ACTION REQUEST for a meeting with the Secretary and with WHA Assistant Secretary Noriega on April 6-7. 2. (C) On March 30 when the Ambassador raised with Dominican President Fernandez the Cuba resolution at the UN Human Rights Commission, Fernandez said that t [...]	2005-03-31 19:51:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ETRD MARR CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO1833	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE -- CORRECTED [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the Dominican Civil Code and associated legislation, both boys and girls can marry freely at the age of 18. Boys can marry at age 16 and and girls can marry at age 15 with the consent of the child's parents, survi [...]	2005-04-04 20:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1834	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CHILD MARRIAGE -- CORRECTED [...] The following is Embassy Santo Domingo's response to reftel. A. According to the Dominican Civil Code and associated legislation, both boys and girls can marry freely at the age of 18. Boys can marry at age 16 and and girls can marry at age 15 with the consent of the child's parents, survi [...]	2005-04-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO2005	EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO HELPS MOVE CUBAN DISSIDENT [...] With the help of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),Embassy Santo Domingo facilitated the travel of Cuban dissident Mario Clavero through the Dominican Republic April 5-6 to Spain, which had agreed to grant him political asylum. 2. Clavero, a human rights advocate in Cuba [...]	2005-04-12 11:07:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF DR CU SP
05SANTODOMINGO2049	CHR 61: BELARUS RESOLUTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) Embassy on April 12 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN/OAS Division chief Michelle Cohen. She undertook to communicate our position on the anticipated no-action motion on the Belarus resolution to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano, who would decide how the Dominican Republic wou [...]	2005-04-12 21:14:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2058	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French and the British ambassadors here about helping convince President Fernandez to cast the Dominican vote in favor of the draft resolution on Cuba in CHR-61. The Ambassador noted that, despite his repeated and extensive conversations with F [...]	2005-04-13 17:00:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2080	CHR-61: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VOTE WITH US ON [...] (C) Embassy delivered demarche (paras 5-6 Ref A) to MFA UN/OAS Division Chief Michelle Cohen on April 13, having received telephonic instructions (Ref B) that Santo Domingo had been inadvertently omitted from Ref A addressees. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano informed us the same day [...]	2005-04-14 00:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2174	CHR-61: GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-19 14:46:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL DR CU
05SANTODOMINGO2614	OAS WORKING GROUP ON RACISM - FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) On April 5 the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso U.S. views (reftel) on proposals for an Inter-American Convention on Racism. Morales Troncoso agreed there was no reason to negotiate an additional instrument on racism and said he would speak with his MFA [...]	2005-05-06 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC DR
05SANTODOMINGO2819	DOMINICAN REPATRIATIONS TO HAITI HAVE ENDED [...] (U) Summary. The Dominican government has suspended the rounding up and deportation of undocumented Haitian immigrants from the northern border area, following conflicts and threats of mob action in the town of Hatillo Mayor, Montecristi Province. Operations were carried out under supervis [...]	2005-05-19 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO3004	DOMINICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) The DCM and econ officer called on Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano in her office, May 23 and discussed the selection of a Deputy Secretary General at the Organization of American States SIPDIS (OAS),repatriations of Haitians, anti-terrorism conventions, racial discrimination [...]	2005-06-01 15:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV DR PTER HA OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3147	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONVICTS TRAFFICKING FELONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Attorney General Frank Soto, who coordinates the Dominican Government's anti-TIP efforts, provided details of the Dominican Republic's first convictions of traffickers under a 2003 anti-TIP law, in a May 20 court decision published June 2. Soto expressed disappointme [...]	2005-06-10 16:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM DR KWMN SMIG PREL
05SANTODOMINGO3158	DOMINICAN DEPORTATIONS OF HAITIANS - DEEPLY ROOTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Repatriations of Haitians ceased after the May 9-12 round-ups and expulsion of about 1800 persons from the northwestern border areas, but conditions there remain largely unchanged. On June 6 vengeful Dominicans attacked sleeping Haitians in the same area, prompting further pa [...]	2005-06-10 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV DR HA

05SANTODOMINGO3350	MDA DEMARCHE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-23 20:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IS SZ PREL PREF PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO355	PROJECT PROPOSAL - ANTI-TIP POLICE DEPARTMENT [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic was placed on the Tier 2 Watchlist in the Department's 2004 TIP report. Among the principal shortcomings cited was that the government "lacks effective law enforcement" to combat TIP. The Embassy has consistently sought to increase the government's capacity to [...]	2005-01-26 14:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO3878	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 22:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM DR PREL UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO3929	(C) DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC WHA ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Taiwan's ambassador to the Dominican Republic John Feng welcomes informal contact and has readily commented to us upon various visits of PRC officials during the first year of the Fernandez administration. This cordial arrangement works well for us and we see no need to make it more formal [...]	2005-08-08 19:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO3941	REGISTRATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-09 19:30:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR OTRA PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO4104	SANTO DOMINGO: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 13:04:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH
05SANTODOMINGO4145	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] This cable is in response to ref A request for an update on worst forms of child labor in the Dominican Republic. The 2004 Child Labor Information Update from Santo Domingo (ref B) remains current, with the following additional information. 2. On October 17, 2004, the new Code for Protect [...]	2005-08-30 19:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI DR
05SANTODOMINGO4226	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP ACTION PLAN DELIVERED [...] On Wednesday August 24, the Charge hosted, at the Embassy, a roundtable discussion on trafficking in persons. The twenty two government and non-government participants included the MFA Ambassador for Women's and Children's Affairs, the Chief of Naval Intelligence, the Assistant Attorney Gener [...]	2005-09-08 19:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO434	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] The following is the Embassy response to reftel. Overview of Human Rights and Democracy in the Dominican Republic and U.S. Strategy 2. The Dominican Republic enjoys a democratically elected government and a robust, multi-party system. Freedom of the press and religion are largely respect [...]	2005-01-28 22:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM ELAB KPAO DR
05SANTODOMINGO4387	DOMINICAN POLICE COMMAND AND TRAINING CLOUDED BY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy police chief Brig. Gen. Guzman Fermin (protect source) told DCM on September 19 that Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda is undermining the authority of recently named police chief Gen. Rafael Santana Perez. Guzman warned of problems in the chain of command. Guzma [...]	2005-09-23 11:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	DR VE CU SNAR PGOV KCOR PHUM PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4473	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING - DR NAVY PATROL BOATS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-30 18:54:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR EFIN PHUM EXIM
05SANTODOMINGO4496	CHALLENGING CUBA'S CANDIDACY ON ECOSOC - DOMINICAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered demarche para 4 reftel to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on September 28, urging the Dominican Republic to become a candidate for election to ECOSOC in October. Morales said that the Dominican Republic has registered to run for ECOSOC membership in 2007. Thi [...]	2005-10-03 22:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CU DR PREL PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO4606	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy Santo Domingo's response on our democracy promotion strategy for the Dominican Republic is keyed to lettered sub-ticks in para 6 reftel: A. Most important outcomes of the Democracy and Governance reform agenda for the Dominican Republic 1) Government develops, approves an [...]	2005-10-12 14:19:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4611	DOMINICANS ANGERED BY VERDICT AT INTER-AMERICAN [...] (U) On October 8 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights published its 91-page decision ordering the Dominican government to pay USD 26,000 in compensation to families of two Dominican children of Haitian ancestry to whom officials refused to issue birth certificates. The mother of each child [...]	2005-10-12 16:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO4652	UNSTRAW - PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with 19 NGOs. The embassy is familiar with several of the NGOs and none is known to have the mission of promoting pedophilia. Political officer conducted a review of NGOs affiliated with INSTRAW and found [...]	2005-10-14 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SOCI
05SANTODOMINGO4671	RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: DOMINICAN [...] (S) Drawing on reftel talking points, DCM on October 4 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano our request that the Dominican Republic consider assisting in resettlement of the 15 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who have been approved for release from detention at Guantanam [...]	2005-10-18 12:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	MOPS PREL DR PTER PHUM PREF PINR
05SANTODOMINGO4725	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - REGIONAL PROTESTS PRECEDED BY [...] On October 19 protests in central streets shut portions of the major provincial city of Santiago and surrounding areas. Demonstrators demanded changes in the government,s economic policies and price reductions on basic food products, gas, and electricity. The strike stopped many of the publ [...]	2005-10-21 13:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV DR ASEC
05SANTODOMINGO4941	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN EXTREMISM - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered para 4 reftel demarche via non-paper to MFA Africa and Middle East Affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla on November 2, emphasizing our request that the Dominican Republic issue a statement rejecting President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent inflammatory rhetoric again [...]	2005-11-07 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR PTER PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO4946	DOMINICAN POLITICS II #6: HAITIAN MIGRANT [...] (SBU) This is the sixth in a series on political events in the second year of the administration of Leonel Fernandez. Haitian Migrant Regularization "Under the Radar" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - While a recent migration-related decision of the Inter-American Court of Hu [...]	2005-11-07 19:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO5050	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT [...] The following interim assessement for trafficking in persons (TIP) addresses the questions in paragraph 6(I) of reftel. 2. The Government of the Dominican Republic emphasizes TIP issues in public communications and has made some progress in enforcement. Institutional changes include the c [...]	2005-11-15 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN DR
05SANTODOMINGO5102	IRAN RESOLUTION THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE: DOMINICAN [...] (C) Ambassador on November 16 delivered reftel demarche to Dominicn Republic Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, emphasizing the importance of voting against a no-action motion and in favor of the UNGA Third Committee resolution on Iran. Morales said the Dominican Republic would vote wit [...]	2005-11-18 18:37:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM
05SANTODOMINGO5113	UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - DEMARCHE TO [...] (C) Embassy on November 8 delivered Ref A para 5 talking points on U.S. voting priorities in the UN Third Committee to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen as a non-paper, and emphasized in conversation with her that approval of the Iran resolution was our top priority and that the Dominican [...]	2005-11-18 21:56:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM DR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO5156	HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2005 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Following is Embassy's response to action requests in paras 5-6 reftel: 2. Quotations on the meaning of human rights and freedom: Margarita Cedeno de Fernandez, First Lady of the Dominican Republic: (Begin original Spanish text, as published on http://www.primeradama.gov.do/ver discurs [...]	2005-11-25 13:57:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL DR KPAO ODIP PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO758	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON MEXICO HUMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy officer delivered talking points in paras 5-6 reftel to MFA director for UN affairs Michelle Cohen and separately to deputy director Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, who will go to Geneva for the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting. Embassy expressed particular appreciation for the [...]	2005-02-15 16:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CU MX DR
05SANTODOMINGO971	DOMINICANS OUTLINE APPROACH TO HAITI, CAFTA, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, bilateral relations with the United States, CAFTA ratification, promoting consensus on a new OAS secretary general, more active participation in regional and SIPDIS multilateral diplomacy, foreign investment and technology are priorities for the Dominican administration [...]	2005-02-24 15:11:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KIPR EFIN EPET CJAN PHUM PGOV DR HA CU MX XM
05SAOPAULO283	THE TIP REPORT [...] (U) This is version II of the Brazil TIP report, incorporating answers to questions raised by version I, and additional information. This report was a coordinated effort between Sao Paulo and Embassy Brasilia, which supplied much of the new information. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: Brazil conti [...]	2005-03-11 10:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TIP
05SAOPAULO875	AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...]	2005-07-22 14:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP
05SAOPAULO920	SAO PAULO MAYOR SERRA'S SIX MONTH RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the conclusion of his first six months in office, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra (Social Democratic Party of Brazil or PSDB) enjoys a more positive public evaluation than any of his 5 predecessors, yet reviews of his performance to date remain mixed. Of his 15 campaign promise [...]	2005-08-03 20:15:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KIPR KDEM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR
05SINGAPORE1178	"SINGAPORE REBEL" DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: The withdrawal under government pressure last month of the film "Singapore Rebel" from the Singapore International Film Festival has brought its subject, opposition figure Dr. Chee Soon Juan, once more into the local headlines. This may be one of Chee's last curtain calls now t [...]	2005-04-15 09:14:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
05SINGAPORE2058	SINGAPORE POLITICS: OPENING WINDOWS, SWATTING FLIES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Technology, social change, and hopes for creativity-driven economic growth engines have pushed Singapore's government to adapt its style, but little has fundamentally changed. From a well-publicized debate on whether to allow casinos to essays calling for political li [...]	2005-07-06 01:50:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
05SINGAPORE2456	SINGAPORE ELECTS, UM, SELECTS ITS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Singapore's Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) announced August 13 that it had certified incumbent President S.R. Nathan, alone among four applicants, as eligible to contest this year's presidential election. Only Nathan, 81, will participate in the Nomination Day ceremony August 17, [...]	2005-08-16 07:24:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SN
05SINGAPORE2584	SINGAPORE CONSIDERS TOUGHER HIV LEGISLATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore is considering legislative changes that put the onus on individuals to be aware of their HIV status and responsible for protecting others from infection. This comes on the heels of Singapore's increase in HIV cases in 2004 from 1,192 to 1,503 infections among the count [...]	2005-08-29 06:34:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV TBIO PHUM ECON SN
05SINGAPORE2609	POLICE CONTINUE TO HARASS INDEPENDENT FILM MAKER [...] (SBU) The Singapore Police continue to harass independent film maker Martyn See, who made a 26 minute documentary on opposition politician Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Reftel). Under government pressure, See was forced to withdraw his "Singapore Rebel" film from the Singapore International Film Festiv [...]	2005-08-30 09:24:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SN
05SINGAPORE312	MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2 [...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...]	2005-02-03 01:09:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3147	GOS HOLDS THE LINE ON FREE SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: The GOS continues to narrowly define the parameters of free speech in Singapore -- extending into the internet -- and constraints on public protest remain firmly in place. The convictions of three Singaporeans for racist comments made on the internet are the latest indication tha [...]	2005-10-27 10:28:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
05SINGAPORE3416	SINGAPORE TO EXECUTE AUSTRALIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On Friday, December 2, Singapore will execute Australian citizen Nguyen Tuong Van for heroin smuggling. Local media have covered the many different pleas for clemency from Australia as well as criticism of Singapore's tough punishments. At the same time, the media have relayed [...]	2005-12-01 07:27:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AS SN
05SINGAPORE343	MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 2 OF 2 [...] (U) This cable completes the biographic reporting on Singapore's 12 Muslim MPs. Reftel covered five of them and reviewed the role they play in Singapore and how they are perceived by the Muslim community. The biographies are designed to be stand-alone documents, so acronyms and organizations [...]	2005-02-07 06:31:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3468	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT ON SINGAPORE'S DOMESTIC [...] (U) Summary. The government of Singapore reacted immediately and briskly to Human Rights Watch's (HRW) exhaustive December 6 report on abuse of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in Singapore. The government-linked media has covered the report and reactions from the government and local communi [...]	2005-12-09 11:02:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM ELAB KWMN SN
05SINGAPORE3489	NO MIRANDA IN SINGAPORE: RIGHT TO COUNSEL [...] (U) Summary: While Singapore is proud of its tough, law-and-order reputation, legal circles are actively discussing liberalizing a criminal defendant's right to counsel and the government-linked media is covering the debate. Under current practice, the police may detain a person for two weeks [...]	2005-12-13 06:02:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM SN
05SINGAPORE3614	SINGAPORE MOVES CLOSER TO CHILD SEX TOURISM LAW [...] (U) Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan condemned child sex tourism in November as "intolerable, and incompatible with being a Singaporean." Speaking at the Regional Conference on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Balakrishnan also told the press t [...]	2005-12-29 07:59:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM ELAB KWMN PREL SN
05SINGAPORE740	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is first of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. The Embassy point of contact for this report is Colin Willett: phone (65) 6476-9492, fax (65) 6476-9389, email willettc@state.gov. Due to the length of our submission, we have split it into four cables. P [...]	2005-03-14 08:29:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE742	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is the second of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. Para 2 covers the questions on investigations and prosecutions, and para 3 answers the questions on protection and victim assistance. Investigations and Prosecutions ------------------------------- [...]	2005-03-14 08:35:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE743	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) This is the third of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore's 2005 TIP submission. It details all the sources Emboffs used in compiling the submission. -------------------------- Diplomatic Representatives -------------------------- 2. (SBU/NF) Embassy maintains contact with con [...]	2005-03-14 08:42:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE744	SINGAPORE'S SUBMISSION FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL TIP [...] This is the fourth of four messages relaying Embassy Singapore,s 2005 TIP submission. It covers Embassy's nomination of Singapore's Ministry of Manpower, Foreign Manpower Management Division for Best Practices in combating trafficking in persons. 2. The two populations most vulnerable to [...]	2005-03-14 08:46:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SINGAPORE820	SINGAPORE TIP UPDATE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (C) On March 16, the Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs provided us with full-year 2004 numbers on detentions, arrests, and prosecutions for offenses related to sex-trafficking, as well as additional information on Singapore's law enforcement efforts. Please note that the MHA provided this in [...]	2005-03-17 09:08:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SN
05SOFIA1000	STABILITY PACT FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE PRESSING [...] SUMMARY: The Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe's semi-annual Regional Table Meeting May 17-18 in Sofia pushed countries in South East Europe to make a greater political and resource commitment to the Pact's regional initiatives. The meeting was the first serious discussion countries have [...]	2005-06-03 14:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PHUM PARM BU
05SOFIA1031	BULGARIAN REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION [...] (C) The GOB has not adopted any special decisions on the Ethiopian elections and will follow the EU's position on the issue, according to a nonpaper delivered to us on June 6 from the MFA Africa Directorate. The MFA did not address directly the questions in reftel, but has pledged itself to su [...]	2005-06-09 07:54:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM ET BU
05SOFIA1032	BULGARIA: PRESIDENT TO STAY ENGAGED ON BULGARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Purvanov met Ambassador on June 8 to discuss his recent trip to Libya to pursue the release of the Bulgarian medics. Purvanov said Qadhafi recognizes the seriousness of the problem of the medics, would like to find a solution, but does not seem to have a plan. He thanke [...]	2005-06-09 08:03:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LY BU
05SOFIA1504	BULGARIA: MEDIA AND POLITICIANS FAN ANTI-ROMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of the extreme nationalist party Ataka has paralleled a surge in anti-Roma reporting that is adding to a troubling increase in ethnic tension. Ataka won a surprisingly high nine percent of the national vote in June and continues to fan negative attitudes towards R [...]	2005-08-26 14:15:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KTIA BU
05SOFIA1681	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria,s Muslim minority has been a target for recruitment by foreign extremist groups since the early 1990s, and local media have reported sensational accounts of purported radical Islamic activity. Despite these reports, the vast majority of Bulgaria,s roughly 13 percent Muslim min [...]	2005-09-30 12:49:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO KMPI EAID BU
05SOFIA1749	BULGARIA 2005 CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Since our 2004 report, Bulgaria has made significant progress in implementing a national strategy to fight child labor abuses. The GoB has signed an agreement with the International Labor Organization (ILO),established a child labor unit within the Ministry of Labor and Social Poli [...]	2005-10-12 14:34:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BU USAID
05SOFIA1881	BULGARIA DENIES ENTRY TO REV. MOON [...] SUMMARY: Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon was denied permission to enter Bulgaria on October 26 after the MOI deemed his presence "undesirable," citing inability to provide security following the shooting of high-profile banker Emil Kyulev. 2. (SBU) Moon had planned to arrive on Oct [...]	2005-11-02 15:25:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL KIRF BU
05SOFIA1942	PRESS REACTION: DELAY IN LIBYAN CASE EVOKES MIXED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The November 15 decision by the Libyan Supreme Court to postpone judgment on the case of five Bulgarian medics until January 31st 2006, has provoked a mixed reaction in Bulgaria. Government leaders, while relieved at having averted confirmation of the death sentences, have voice [...]	2005-11-18 12:06:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR PGOV LY BU
05SOFIA302	BULGARIA: STAYING COMMITTED IN IRAQ IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador's discussions with Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolai Svinarov and Foreign Minister Solomon Passy indicate that Bulgaria does not plan any dramatic shift in its Iraq troop commitments through 2005. Passy and Svinarov recommend that the future of Bulgarian troop commitme [...]	2005-02-15 14:20:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ BU
05SOFIA35	PRESIDENT REQUEST CLOSER CONSULTATION ON IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR IMPRISONED MEDICS IN LIBYA [...] (C) Summar. Presiden Purvanov said that Bulgarian forceswould remain in Iraq and asked for closer policy-evel coordination, especially with regard to theredeployment of its battalion in Karbala. He ured the U.S. to maintain pressure on the Libyan rgime to release the five Bulgarian medical [...]	2005-02-25 15:36:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS IZ LY BU ARR
05SOFIA358	PRESIDENT REQUEST CLOSER CONSULTATION ON IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR IMPRISONED MEDICS IN LIBYA [...] (C) Summar. Presiden Purvanov said that Bulgarian forceswould remain in Iraq and asked for closer policy-evel coordination, especially with regard to theredeployment of its battalion in Karbala. He ured the U.S. to maintain pressure on the Libyan rgime to release the five Bulgarian medical [...]	2005-02-25 15:36:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS IZ LY BU ARR
05SOFIA957	BULGARIAN COURT REGISTERS NEW CHIEF MUFTI, BUT [...] SUMMARY: The 18-month leadership dispute within Bulgaria's Muslim community is closer to being resolved with the recent official court registration of a new Chief Mufti (the spiritual head of the denomination) and Supreme Council. The new leadership is supported by the ethnic-Turkish polit [...]	2005-05-31 07:43:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF BU
05STATE183800	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 5 - 6. 2. (C) Background. There are 22 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity under USG control at Guantanamo. DoD has determined that 15 of the 22 are no longer of intelligence/law enforcement value, and have been approved for release. [...]	2005-10-04 00:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR
05STATE225765	POSTING OF LEAHY VETTING GUIDE [...] The Deparment is pleased to announce that a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Leahy Vetting is now posted on the Abuse Case Evaluation System (ACES) website at http://aces.state.sgov.gov/. This document serves as a practical user's guide for implementation of the Leahy Law at posts an [...]	2005-12-15 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR PINS PREL MASS KCRM SNAR
05TAIPEI1052	UNDERAGE MARRIAGE IN TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT Taipei/Kaoshiung's preliminary report on child marriage in Taiwan. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with A. In accordance with the USG's one-China policy, the use of the word country in reference to Taiwan is not used in this report. A) (U) What is [...]	2005-03-11 05:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI KWMN TW
05TAIPEI1752	PRC MEDIA BAN: MAC ADMITS MISTAKE BUT POLICY STANDS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials are trying to contain negative political and media fallout from an April 10 announcement that Taipei would ban journalists from PRC-owned Xinhua and the People's Daily in retaliation for Beijing's enactment of the Anti-Secession Law. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC [...]	2005-04-12 10:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CH TW TIP
05TAIPEI2486	TAIWAN REACTION TO TIP DOWNGRADE: SUBDUED IN [...] (SBU) Public reaction to Taiwan's downgrade from "Tier 1" to "Tier 2" in the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has been surprisingly subdued. Press coverage, in fact, was so light that AIT did not proceed with inviting the Taiwan media to a coffee with the Deputy Director on June 6. On [...]	2005-06-07 08:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	CM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW TIP
05TAIPEI2553	Congressman Kennedy and Vatican Representative in [...] (SBU) Congressman Mark Kennedy (R-MN) met with Apostolic Nunciature Charge D'affaires Monsignor Ambrose Madtha on June 6, 2005. Madtha estimated there were currently 300,000 Catholics in Taiwan and 5-10 new priests came out of Taiwan's seminaries every year. Growth of the Catholic populatio [...]	2005-06-10 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PHUM PREL CH TW TIP
05TAIPEI2651	G/TIP DELEGATION JUNE 8-12 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary: G/TIP made Taiwan its first stop in Asia after the release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The delegation responded to questions about Taiwan's downgrade to Tier 2 and reviewed improvements Taiwan has made in screening TIP victims, providing victim protection, a [...]	2005-06-16 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	CM PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TW TIP
05TAIPEI3344	TAIWAN'S GIO DEFENDS BROADCAST LICENSING POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Government Information Office insists its July 31 decision not to renew seven television broadcast licenses was justified by these broadcasters violations of licensing terms spelled out in the 1999 Satellite Broadcasting Law. GIO dismissed allegations that the decision [...]	2005-08-11 08:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PGOV PHUM TW TIP
05TAIPEI4092	TAIWAN MOFA AGREES TO CONSIDER RESETTLEMENT [...] (S) AIT Deputy Director met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for North American Affairs Victor Chin October 5 to request assistance in resettling the Chinese Uighurs who have been approved for release. Using the talking points provided reftel, DDIR summarized the situation; he [...]	2005-10-05 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR TW
05TAIPEI4205	TAIWAN ADDRESSES FOREIGN WORKER ABUSE [...] Summary: The Thai labor riots (ref A, B and C) have highlighted the need for changes in Taiwan's treatment of foreign workers. NGOs report that Taiwan employers are able to mistreat foreign workers because of inadequate laws. Mistreatment includes high broker fees, labor trafficking, and arbi [...]	2005-10-17 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL
05TAIPEI4206	Taiwan Bans Vietnam Workers Due To High Runaway [...] Summary: Taiwan has banned foreign workers from Vietnam since January 2005. The official reason is the high percentage of Vietnamese workers that run away from their employers once they enter Taiwan. NGOs claim that, many workers flee as a means to escape abuse because the Vietnamese trade o [...]	2005-10-17 08:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PHUM SMIG TW VM ID TH PH ILO WCL
05TAIPEI866	2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: TAIWAN [...] (U) Following is AIT/T's 2004-05 trafficking-in-persons (TIP) report. The report is according to reftel sections, beginning with 18 A. -------- Overview -------- 18 A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit or destination for international trafficked men, women or children? [...]	2005-03-02 22:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG TW TIP
05TASHKENT3019	GULNORA KARIMOVA PROVIDES GRANTS IN HOPE OF [...] (C) Summary: Eager to improve her less than stellar image, First Daughter Gulnora Karimova is pursuing an intensive grant disbursement program with both domestic and international dimensions. She is using three associations to provide grants: FundForum.Uz promotes Uzbek foreign cultural relat [...]	2005-11-03 04:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR UZ
05TEGUCIGALPA1302	4 ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Four Hondurans were arrested Thursday, June 9, 2005 in raids conducted by Honduran officials utilizing experience derived from INL-funded training provided to the Frontier Police Migration Unit. Nancy Rosales Martinez, her husband, mother, and sister-in-law are charged with trafficking in pe [...]	2005-06-17 22:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB SMIG PREF CASC KCRM KOCI KWMN HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1349	THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: HONDURAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: It is possible that the National Congress may remove the Attorney General (AG) Ovidio Navarro and Deputy AG Yuri Melara in the next 2-4 weeks. Last week's indictment of the outgoing Government and Justice Minister and the revelation of U.S. revocation of the Deputy AG's visa are [...]	2005-06-24 14:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS PHUM PINR ASEC EAID HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1376	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST: HONDURAN MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 20:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PHUM PGOV PREL PINR HO KPOA
05TEGUCIGALPA1432	PROMPT RATIFICATION OF CAT OPTIONAL PROTOCOL, [...] At an event in commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Center for Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation for Victims of Torture (CPTRT) called for prompt ratification of the 2002 Optional Protocol (OP) to the Convention Against Torture. The OP mandates a [...]	2005-07-08 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HO CHR
05TEGUCIGALPA1459	WOMEN FOR PEACE: COFADEH COORDINATOR NOMINATED FOR [...] Bertha Oliva, Coordinator General of the Committee of Relatives of Detained and Disappeared Persons in Honduras (COFADEH),has been nominated by the Project for 1000 Women for Peace in 2005 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize as part of a collective of 1000 women human rights activists. 1000 Wo [...]	2005-07-12 22:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1593	DEMOCRACY AND DYNASTIES: THE SAGA OF HONDURAN [...] SUMMARY: The politics of Honduras have been dominated by a group of dynasties that have controlled the politics in the country for decades. Local press coverage has recently focused on the younger potential politicians in those dynasties. There are no laws prohibiting children of current or [...]	2005-08-01 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KCOR PINR ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1594	KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY: RASH OF POLICE [...] According to the Honduran Government, 39 Honduran police officers have been murdered this year, five in the last week of July, some in spectacularly gruesome fashion. In some of the murder cases, captured suspects have been linked to gangs, and speculation is rampant that the vast majority of [...]	2005-08-01 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1598	Dayana Martinez: Disabled Garifuna Advocate Seeks [...] Summary: Blind, black, and female, Dayana Martinez, a Garifuna, hopes to be given an opportunity to represent the marginalized groups of Honduras. Campaigning for a seat in the November 27 congressional elections, Ms. Martinez promises to fight for children's rights and to bring forth legisl [...]	2005-08-02 22:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1610	GOH BREAKS PROMISE AND CHORTI INDIGENOUS GROUP [...] On June 7, a group of indigenous people living in and near Copan, armed with clubs, seized the Mayan Archaeological Park of Copan Ruins. The demonstrators prevented an estimated 300 tourists from entering the park for the entire day, which meant a loss of revenue for both the park and the Hondu [...]	2005-08-03 14:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PHUM PREL ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1614	MUSICAL CHAIRS: WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT IN HONDURAN [...] (SBU) Summary: With Honduran national elections approaching on November 27, the Maduro administration has been shaken up in recent months by a number of high-level cabinet changes. Turn-around in cabinet positions, whether due to scandal or less scintillating circumstances, will affect the [...]	2005-08-03 22:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD KCRM PHUM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1665	HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 1 [...] Summary: As the November 27 general elections in Honduras draw near, a number of small but important issues that will affect the elections are at play. Post is tracking these issues and will report on them in a series of election news updates; this is the first cable in the series. Many of t [...]	2005-08-10 13:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1691	CURRENT DIALOGUE WITH TAIWANESE REPS IN HONDURAS [...] (S) In response to reftel, here are Post's answers: - The Embassy currently has mainly limited contact with Taiwanese representatives, usually friendly interaction at events where the diplomatic corps is invited to attend. Taiwanese Ambassador You Tien-der is a regular attendee of these events [...]	2005-08-12 23:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL ECON ETRD ETTC PHUM TW CH HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1692	Honduran Public Ministry and the Fight Against [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption is a pervasive problem in Honduras, one that severely compromises the effective administration of justice (AOJ) and rule of law. Corruption involving police, prosecutors, and judges is common and extremely damaging. The U.S. AOJ strategy in Honduras, which includes [...]	2005-08-12 23:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1791	HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO WILL ATTEND 9/14 [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-30 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM OVIP KDEM HO UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA1792	MEDIA REACTION ON CUBAN BRIGADES, AUGUST 29, 2005 [...] On 08/28 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" owned by a Liberal Party opposition congressman carried an op-ed by Silvia Ayala Figueroa entitled "Hondurans don't want Cuban doctors to leave the country." "Through several media outlets President Maduro has expressed his intention t [...]	2005-08-30 22:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1859	HONDURAN GAS PRICE PROTESTS RATTLE PRESIDENT [...] (C) A harried Honduran President Ricardo Maduro telephoned the Charge late on September 7, saying that he might declare a "State of Siege" to deal with the crisis on the streets. The president bitterly charged Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya with inciting insurrection [...]	2005-09-09 00:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET ELAB PHUM CASC ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1950	HONDURAN LABOR LEADER IS MURDERED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY; NO [...] Francisco Cruz Galeano, a 44 year-old General Confederation of Workers (CGT) labor leader and coordinator for the regions of Comayagua, Intibuca and La Paz, was shot to death on September 11 in Ojo de Agua, on the road from Comayagua to Siguatepeque. Darwing Roberto Maradiaga, who was traveling [...]	2005-09-22 16:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2038	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR HONDURAS: [...] (C) Post is providing suggested democracy promotion strategies for the next six to eight months, keyed to questions in ref A. Post emphasizes the importance of the November 27 general elections and January 2006 transition to a new president/vice president, congress, and municipal governments. [...]	2005-09-30 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2172	CHILD LABOR IN HONDURAS: INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE [...] Summary. Over the past several months, EmbOffs have spoken with government officials, private sector, labor unions, non-governmental organizations, and child advocates regarding the situation of child labor in Honduras. The Embassy has been active in promoting an agenda to support the eradic [...]	2005-10-21 21:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA218	HONDURAS REQUEST FOR INCLE ANTI-TIP FUNDS - [...] Summary: We request that G/TIP allocate INCLE funds totaling $129,500 to one Honduran project that will strengthen the capacity of the National Preventive Police and the Public Ministry to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children. The project will be implemented jointly [...]	2005-02-01 11:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG ELAB EAID ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA223	Honduras: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: [...] The following is Post's submission for the "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-5" for Honduras. 2. Begin Text Honduras' constitutional government is headed by President Ricardo Maduro, elected in November 2001 in elections that domestic and international observe [...]	2005-02-01 11:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG EAID KDEM KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2319	HONDURAS SUPPORTS UN 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on UN Third Committee Resolutions to Irene Cardona, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Foreign Ministry, on November 8. PolOff followed up November 10 with Cardona, who said that she had sent a memo to Foreign Minister Mario Fortin and would follow-up [...]	2005-11-15 21:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV HO UNHRC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA2372	FEMINISM, CRONYISM, AND HONDURAN ELECTIONS: THE [...] SUMMARY: With Honduran national elections taking place November 27, polls are beginning to flesh out what shape the 128-seat Honduran legislature will likely take. While it is uncertain if the 2004 Electoral Law mandating a quota at least 30 percent female participation will prove to be the [...]	2005-11-23 00:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KCOR KWMN PINR ECON HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2373	HONDURAN ELECTIONS: THE PROTESTANT EVANGELICAL VOTE [...] Summary: For hundreds of years, the Roman Catholic Church dominated both religiously and politically within Honduras. Although the government has always been officially secular, a strong Catholic influence has been present. For a variety of reasons, including a large number of Protestant miss [...]	2005-11-23 16:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF PHUM PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2377	HONDURAN ELECTIONS: THE YOUTH VOTE - GROWING [...] Summary: Although the Honduran population consists of a disproportionately large number of people under the age of 25, youth play a minimal role in the November 27 general elections. Since as a group they are the least likely to vote, it is doubtful that they will significantly alter the cou [...]	2005-11-23 16:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA261	GANGS IN HONDURAS - MARA 18, MARA SALVATRUCHA, THE [...] (U) The following cable builds on previous Post reporting on gangs with an eye on the differences and similarities between the two major gangs (Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha),the "war tax" gangs impose, and the challenges Honduras faces in confronting gangs. War on Gangs ------------ 2. [...]	2005-02-04 14:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA347	REQUEST FOR DELETION FROM CLASS [...] VISAS CLOK DELETION - TGG000016C00 2. NAME: CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON, DATE OF BIRTH: 11DEC1930, GENDER: M, COUNTRY OF BIRTH: HOND, NATIONALITY: HOND, CASE NUMBER: 0001034327. 3. CLASS HITS FOR CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON CUSTODIO LOPEZ, RAMON ABAD 11-DEC-1930 HOND P2C WAS 01-JUL-1983 UID: [...]	2005-02-11 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PHUM CLOK
05TEGUCIGALPA456	Senior Honduran Officials Emphasize Importance of [...] (U) Summary: Rachel Owen of G/TIP and Michael Puccetti of WHA/PPC visited Honduras for meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP) February 9-11. Owen, Puccetti, INR TDYer, and PolOff met with key GOH officials to get updates on current Honduran anti-TIP efforts and emphasize USG interest. GOH [...]	2005-03-01 15:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA460	MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 1, 2005 [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried a full-page article titled "Private security behind executions" with the subheading "According to a State Department report, there is collusion among public and private security corps to organize death squads to execute young people." I [...]	2005-03-01 20:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA476	MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 2, 2005 [...] On 3/1, the evening television newscast "Hoy Mismo" on Channel 3 broadcast a statements by: - President Ricardo Maduro: "For the first time in history, we did a report on the execution of minors and we created a special commission which has brought to justice many policemen who have been accus [...]	2005-03-02 20:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO

05TEGUCIGALPA482	MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 3, 2005 [...] On 3/2, the evening television newscast "Abriendo Brecha" on Channel 7 broadcast a statement by Aida Romero, Human Rights Attorney, who said she would ask the U.S. Embassy for the results of its investigation on summary executions, and she complained her office didn't have the assistance of a s [...]	2005-03-03 20:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA513	MEDIA REACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, MARCH 7, 2005 [...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 3/7, titled "The Magnificent." "Of course, we're not talking about the TV show "The A-Team" [known in Spanish as `Los Magnificos'] but about the serious accusation by Commissioner Maria Luisa Borjas, former director of Internal Affair [...]	2005-03-07 19:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PHUM PREL KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA540	CY-2004 END USER MONITORING REPORT FOR [...] The INL Section has been managing and providing support to INL funded counternarcotics (CN) projects in Honduras. On January 6, 2005, a new law enforcement advisor arrived to assist the POL/INL section in developing more focused support for INL projects. Current operational projects are: � [...]	2005-03-10 12:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL KCRM EAID PHUM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA586	GANGS IN HONDURAS (C-CN5-00136) - RESPONSES TO [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions raised in ref A: A. (SBU) The Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board, released March 2, specifically states that "In countries in Central America, many youth gangs have become involved in violent crime and drug trafficking." See ht [...]	2005-03-16 20:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PINR PGOV SNAR SOCI PHUM SMIG ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA695	HONDURAS WILL VOTE FOR UNCHR CUBA RESOLUTION; BUT FM SAYS GOH WILL DECLINE TO CO-SPONSOR [...] (C) With the Cuban Ambassador in the Casa Presidencial waiting room, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro assured Ambassador on March 30 that Honduras will vote for the annual UNCHR Cuba resolution this year. He said Honduras would not change its historic position of supporting efforts at the UN [...]	2005-03-31 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU HO UNHRC CHR
05TEGUCIGALPA727	HONDURAN CARDINAL OSCAR RODRIGUEZ - A WORTHY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga is likely to be a formidable force during the conclave to select the next Pope. He is a savvy political player and accomplished media communicator, whose moral compass has repeatedly guided his public policy interventions in Hon [...]	2005-04-05 20:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF PHUM ETRD KCRM SOCI HO VA
05TEGUCIGALPA767	Honduran Public Sector Unions Continue Large Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: A public employees union labor action that began in mid-March is ongoing and increasingly problematic for the GOH. Approximately 37,000 public employees from various government offices in Tegucigalpa are participating. Public Workers, led by the public employees union ANDEPH, [...]	2005-04-08 22:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON PHUM PREL SOCI HO
05TEGUCIGALPA779	Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Moves [...] Summary: PolOff met March 28 with Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Nora Urbina to discuss the status of several trafficking in persons (TIP) and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases. Summaries of these cases are below. End Summary. Honduras/Guatemala CSEC Case [...]	2005-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA786	HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON CUBA, ABSTENTION PLANNED ON BELARUS BUT AMB URGES YES VOTE [...] (C) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to verify the GOH's planned vote in favor of the UNCHR Cuba resolution. President Maduro confirmed that the GOH would vote in favor of the Cuba resolution. 2. (C) PolOff the [...]	2005-04-13 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU
05TEGUCIGALPA805	20 GTMO CUBANS RESETTLED IN HONDURAS: ONLY 3 [...] (U) This is an action request for PRM. Please see para. 7. 2. (SBU) PolOff met April 13 with International Organization of Migration (IOM) Tegucigalpa to discuss questions raised in reftel regarding the 20 Cubans resettled by IOM from Guantanamo to Tegucigalpa. According to the IOM, out of [...]	2005-04-15 18:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG PHUM CU HO
05TEGUCIGALPA808	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On 4/14, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs titled "Honduras will vote against Cuba." The San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an article entitled "Honduras supports the U.S. in resolution against Cuba." [...]	2005-04-15 22:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
05TEGUCIGALPA813	Honduras Agrees on New Minimum Wage - 9-12 Percent [...] After typically contentious and drawn-out negotiations between business and labor, the Honduran Special Commission for the Minimum Wage approved a 12 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2005 on March 19. The increase is retroactive to January 1, reverting to typical form after last year' [...]	2005-04-19 14:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA817	HONDURAS TO OPPOSE CUBAN UNCHR RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered April 15 ref A demarche to Honduran MFA Vice Minister AMB Mario Fortin on the Cuban UNCHR resolution on the Guantanamo detainees. Acting PolCouns repeated the demarche April 18 to MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Allan Oviedo. 2. (SBU) AMB Fortin told [...]	2005-04-19 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL HO UNHRC
05TEGUCIGALPA826	Stop Illegal Aliens Before They Reach The [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 13. 2. Summary: Post believes reinstating funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Program for the Return of Third Country National (TCN) Migrants Intercepted in the Latin America & [...]	2005-04-21 15:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG KJUS PTER PHUM SNAR PINS PGOV PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA843	MEDIA REACTION ON UNCHR RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] The Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Mario Alvarado on 4/16 entitled "Global View: Cuba and the UNCHR." "Each year, it's getting more difficult for the U.S. to find an accomplice to present a resolution against Cuba. This time, the Bush administration had to [...]	2005-04-21 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM CU HO CHR
05TEGUCIGALPA845	MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/21, the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "The Bed:" "There are no more `coup d'etats' in Latin America. Popular discontent begins with protests and demonstrations, a political crisis is produced, the country becomes ungovernable, and from that [...]	2005-04-21 21:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA875	MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...]	2005-04-26 16:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA887	MEDIA REACTION REMOVAL OF ECUADOREAN PRESIDENT, [...] On 4/22 an editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo", titled "Ecuadorian Lesson." "The fall of Lucio Gutierrez in Ecuador is another example that many Latin Americans are not willing to respect presidential terms if the governors are incapable to fulfill their promises and act [...]	2005-04-26 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PHUM PREL KDEM EC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA969	HONDURAN CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE IS MURDERED; POLICE DO [...] Ovidio Amaya Avelar, a 75 year-old National Party candidate for Congress, was shot to death on April 22 in La Arada, Santa Barbara, 2005. His neighbor who was traveling in the same car was also killed. The victim's cousin, also in the vehicle, was wounded and is in serious condition at the Sa [...]	2005-05-06 21:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA974	HONDURAS RATIFIES UN ANTI-CORRUPTION CONVENTION [...] On March 13, the Honduran Congress approved the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The congressional decree was signed by President Ricardo Maduro on March 30, and the decree was published in La Gaceta, akin to the Federal Register, on April 20. 2. Honduras signed the convention [...]	2005-05-06 21:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KJUS PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA978	HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS GA TO BE LED BY FM; GOH [...] Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irena Cardona told Acting PolCouns PolOff that the Honduran delegation to the OAS General Assembly will be led by Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and will include Honduran OAS PermRep Salvador Rodezno, Director of Foreign Policy Alan Ovied [...]	2005-05-06 21:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM HO OAS
05TELAVIV1028	WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS SIX PALESTINIANS IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was lightly injured by IDF riot gas inhalation in the West Bank during a protest against the separation barrier and six Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Bank February 17. Two shooting incidents occurred near Rafah overnight February 17-18, but n [...]	2005-02-18 16:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV103	WB/G SITREP: TWO GUNMEN KILLED IN ATTACK ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The body of second Palestinian gunman was found late on January 5 near the Erez Crossing, both men having been shot and killed after they succeeded in approaching the crossing overnight January 4-5 along with a group of pilgrims leaving to go on the Hajj. The militants used sm [...]	2005-01-06 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1110	ICRC OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IMPROVED RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Visiting ICRC Delegate-General for the Middle East and North Africa Balthasar Stahelin told the DCM February 18 that he believes that progress in the peace process could help pave the way for the adoption of a Third Additional Protocol that would facilitate full ICRC membership f [...]	2005-02-24 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV1117	MFA OFFICIAL SAYS GOI "ADAMANT" ABOUT GAINING MDA [...] (C) The GOI is "adamant" about bringing to closure in 2005 the issue of Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, MFA Deputy Director General (A/S-equivalent) for International Organization Affairs Roni Ya'ar told poloff on February 23. He reported [...]	2005-02-24 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1124	BEDOUIN OF THE NEGEV'S ILLEGAL VILLAGES LIVE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met February 17 with Bedouin community representatives in two Negev desert Bedouin villages not legally recognized by the GOI to discuss issues affecting their lives and possible PD small grants assistance to educational programs. The Bedouin in these two unrecognized [...]	2005-02-25 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1170	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (1200 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad detonated an explosive device outside a Tel Aviv nightclub at 2320 hours February 25, killing four people and injuring another 55 Israeli civilians, five of them severely and eight moderately. A fifth victim died of he [...]	2005-02-28 10:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1210	WB/G SITREP: MARCH 1, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian landowners and Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli Border Police during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier near the village of Bayt Surik, west of Jerusalem. One Border Police officer was injured. In Jerusalem, at le [...]	2005-03-01 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1243	WB/G SITREP: PA INTERIOR MINISTER FIRES JENIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Interior Minister Nasir Yusif replaced all the PA security chiefs and deputies in Jenin during a March 1 visit to inspect the overall security situation in the city. The dismissals followed a confrontation that included a brief exchange of gunfire be [...]	2005-03-02 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1276	WB/G SITREP: IDF RAIDS WB QASSAM ROCKET WORKSHOP; [...] (SBU) Summary: A car bomb exploded without causing injuries March 3 near IDF soldiers patrolling in the vicinity of Joseph,s Tomb in Nablus. Jewish worshippers were near the area at the time of the explosion. In addition, two explosive devices detonated without causing injury near IDF soldi [...]	2005-03-03 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1306	WB/G SITREP: THREE PALESTINIANS LIGHTLY INJURED [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinians clashed with the IDF on March 3 in areas near Jerusalem and Hebron to protest construction of the separation barrier. Three Palestinians were injured and seven others were arrested in the West Bank March 3-4. Palestinians shot at IDF soldiers in Gaza March 3, but n [...]	2005-03-04 15:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV131	WB/G SITREP: FATAL ATTACK ON SETTLER NEAR NABLUS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for an attack on a settler car near Nablus January 7 that left one settler dead. A five-year-old Palestinian boy was accidentally killed in the West Bank January 6 when an IDF jeep ran him over. In Gaza, one Palestinian was kil [...]	2005-01-07 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1336	ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) This cable is the first part of a three-part message in response to reftel. Embassy point of contact is poloff Jenifer Joyce, telephone number (972) (3) 519-7437. Fax number (972)(3) 519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 80 hours in preparation of the report. Deputy polcouns spent app [...]	2005-03-07 15:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1337	ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-07 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1338	ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) This is the third part of a three-part message responding to reftel. Embassy point of contact is Jenifer Joyce, telephone number (972)(3) 519-7437, fax number (972)(3) 519-7484. ------------------------------------ Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------- [...]	2005-03-07 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1395	ICRC REP ON POST-THREAT ACTIONS [...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Francois Bellon and Deputy Head Carlos Batallas met March 1 with Polcouns, Legatt and Poloff to review details and follow-up of a reported potential threat to ICRC members inside the Gaza Strip. Legatt had conveyed to the ICRC February 26 a non-specific report he h [...]	2005-03-09 12:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1525	WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN WOUNDED BY IDF FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was wounded in the West Bank by IDF fire and, according to UNRWA, two Palestinians were wounded in IDF-initiated shootings in Gaza. The IDF, however, says that only one Palestinian was wounded in the same incident. Thousands of Gazans turned out March 12 to pe [...]	2005-03-14 15:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1538	WB/G SITREP:7,000 FATAH SUPORTERS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested two Palestinians March 14 when the men tried to infiltrate the border fence into Israel east of Dayr al-Balah. The men reportedly intended to enter Israel in search of work. Fatah organized a rally of some 7,000 people March 14 in Jabaliya in honor of "Pales [...]	2005-03-15 15:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV1561	WB/G SITREP: ONE ISRAELI SETTLER AND ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Israeli settler was injured in a shooting incident perpetrated by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and one Palestinian was injured by IDF fire in the West Bank March 15-16. Gaza was quiet, except for one mortar shell explosion near Neve Dekalim, but no injuries resulted. End [...]	2005-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1585	WB/G SITREP: AT LEAST SIX PALESTINIANS WOUNDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Palestinian youths were wounded by IDF gunfire in Tulkarm after they threw a firebomb at an IDF jeep on March 16, and at least six Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and tear gas during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier in Safa and [...]	2005-03-17 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1589	CHILD MARRIAGE IN ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Available evidence indicates that child marriage is infrequent in the general Israeli population, and is confined almost exclusively to specific minority populations. Post gathered information for this report from the Israel National Council for the Child (NCC),the foremost NGO on chil [...]	2005-03-17 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1636	WB/G SITREP: FIVE PALESTINIANS AND ONE ISRAELI [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bank settlers wounded five Palestinian workers were wounded in an attack in Nahliel and an Israeli woman was lightly wounded by a metal object thrown at her car in the West Bank March 18. Palestinians launched two rockets in the Gaza strip March 17, but no injuries occurr [...]	2005-03-18 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1679	TRAFFICKING NGOS WEIGH IN ON WHERE THE SYSTEM IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Israeli NGOs against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) say that the GOI, while inflicting stricter sentencing of traffickers and implementing other improvements, still falls short in some areas in its efforts to combat TIP. NGO representatives charge that: -- [...]	2005-03-21 07:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG EG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1890	WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS BEAT AND INJURE PALESTINIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IDF reported no security incidents in the Gaza Strip between March 25-28. UNRWA reported that Palestinian militants fired small arms at Gadid settlement and fired a mortar shell at Netzarim settlement, causing no injuries. Israeli media reported that anti-disengagement "s [...]	2005-03-28 14:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV1917	WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI FORCES SHOOT AND INJURE THREE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian-made bomb detonated in the car of a prominent Gaza lawyer, injuring him lightly. Gazan militants fired on IDF positions, causing no injuries. In the West Bank, Israeli forces shot and injured three Palestinians near Hebron and Nablus. Shots we [...]	2005-03-29 12:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV1956	WB/G SITREP: EIGHT PALESTINIANS AND THREE PA [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested eight Palestinians and three uniformed PA policemen in the West Bank March 29. Palestinians shot at IDF soldiers east of Netzarim and near Rafah March 29 in the Gaza strip, but no injuries occurred. End Summary. --------- West Bank --------- 2. (SBU) A [...]	2005-03-30 14:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2009	WB/G SITREP:GAZA QUIET; IDF INJURES THREE [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF shot and injured three Palestinians and arrested two others March 31 in the West Bank. Gaza remained quiet April 1, without incident. End Summary. --------- West Bank --------- 2. (SBU) ATTACKS/SECURITY: -- Deaths: Nil. -- Injuries: The IDF shot and i [...]	2005-04-01 12:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2167	RAMON UNIT BORDER POLICE -- FIGHTING HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ramon Unit of the Border Police has interdicted weapons, human beings and drugs being smuggled across the Egyptian-Israeli border since its establishment in March 2003. Its commander told Poloff that the unit has intercepted 36 women being trafficked into Israel in each of t [...]	2005-04-08 06:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB PTER KWMN EG IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV2236	WB/G SITREP: IDF KILLS THREE PALESTINIANS IN GAZA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli police on April 10 arrested 31 Israeli right-wing protesters during a demonstration in the Old City of Jerusalem. Israeli police also arrested eight Palestinians during clashes in the vicinity of the Lion,s Gate entrance to the Old City the same day. Israeli police on [...]	2005-04-11 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2255	WB/G SITREP: NINE PALESTINIANS INJURED IN WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinians in Nablus on April 11 clashed with IDF soldiers conducting arrest operations in the city, resulting in light injuries to nine Palestinians. Palestinian gunmen on April 11 opened fire and threw stones at a Palestinian Authority (PA) police station in Hebron, followi [...]	2005-04-12 10:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2265	SUPREME COURT BROADENS ACCEPTABLE CONVERSIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court further chipped away at the Orthodox rabbinate's monopoly over conversions to Judaism in its March 31 ruling that the GOI must recognize the non-Orthodox conversions of 15 non-citizen legal residents of Israel that were begun in Israel but formalized abroad, and [...]	2005-04-12 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV2310	WB/G SITREP: TWO PALESTINIAN YOUTHS INJURED IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian youth was injured critically when a stray bullet hit him in the chest in Tulkarm in the West Bank April 12. Another Palestinian youth was injured in the Balatah refugee camp in Nablus when an explosive device detonated in his hands April 12. Two mortar shells [...]	2005-04-13 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2362	WB/G SITREP: IDF KILLS AL-AQSA MILITANT IN NABLUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF on April 14 shot and killed an al-Aqsa Martyrs, Brigades militant during an arrest operation in the Balatah refugee camp in Nablus, according to Israeli media reports. Palestinian sources, however, have termed the incident a targeted killing by the ID [...]	2005-04-14 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2421	WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS INJURE THREE PALESTINIANS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Four Palestinians were injured and one Hamas activist was arrested in the West Bank April 14. In the Gaza Strip, Palestinians fired five rockets, two at Neve Dekalim and three at Netzarim, but no injuries resulted, according to UNRWA. The IDF reported that Palestinians shot [...]	2005-04-18 12:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2567	WB/G SITREP: IDF SOLDIER STABBED IN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: An IDF soldier sustained moderate injuries after he was stabbed in the neck April 23 near Ganim settlement, east of Jenin. The IDF closed the area while in pursuit of the assailant, but no arrests have been made in connection with this attack. In the Old City of Hebron, settl [...]	2005-04-25 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2607	WB/G SITREP: ONE IDF SOLDIER KILLED IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) Summary: An IDF soldier died April 25 near Halhoul village, north of Hebron, after being run over by a Palestinian motorist. Other IDF soldiers at the roadblock opened fire, killing the driver, identified as Iyad al-Duwaik. An IDF investigation is ongoing; PA security sources said tha [...]	2005-04-27 05:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2655	WB/G SITREP: ONE IDF SOLDIER INJURED IN GUSH KATIF [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF troops arrested two Palestinian minors at the Jalama checkpoint, east of Jenin, April 27, whom the troops claimed were planning to carry out an attack inside Israel. Two bags loaded with explosives were found with the two youths, one of whom claimed that he was dispatched b [...]	2005-04-28 16:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2698	WB/G SITREP: 28 PALESTINIANS, INCLUDING AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 28 Palestinians were lightly to moderately injured in the village of Bil,in, west of Ramallah, during clashes with the IDF that erupted April 28 during protests against the construction of the separation barrier on lands belonging to village residents. Among those injured [...]	2005-04-29 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2899	WB/G SITREP: AL-AQSA MILITANTS AND PA POLICE CLASH [...] (SBU) Summary: Exchanges of gunfire erupted between al-Aqsa gunmen and PA police May 9 in Jenin, after the police opened fire on an al-Aqsa leader's car when he refused to stop at a PA police checkpoint, according to PA security sources. As of 1300 hours, community leaders were working to co [...]	2005-05-09 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2938	WB/G SITREP: THREE MORTAR SHELLS FIRED IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: A Palestinian man was killed in Yatta village, near Hebron, on May 9, according to Palestinian sources, but the killers and motive remain unknown. PA police said that the man's death appeared to have resulted from a criminal act, but added that they are also investigating whet [...]	2005-05-10 14:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2967	WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS INJURE PALESTINIAN GIRL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Settlers in Hebron beat and lightly injured a Palestinian girl May 10. Also on May 10, the IDF arrested three Fatah activists in Zawata village, near Qalqiliya, and four Palestinians in Yatta, south of Hebron. Israeli police shut down two PA election registration centers in Ea [...]	2005-05-11 15:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV2996	WB/G SITREP: THREE KATYUSHA ROCKETS LAND IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli settlers beat and lightly injured an elderly Palestinian man working in fields near Salem village on May 12, and IDF soldiers arrested 22 settlers for entering Palestinian villages near Nablus the same day for a demonstration and refusing IDF orders to leave. The arres [...]	2005-05-13 14:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3127	WB/G SITREP: EIGHT PALESTINIANS INJURED IN WB [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, eight Palestinians protesting against the construction of the separation barrier were wounded by the IDF near the village of Bil'in, near Ramallah, May 20, and a 14-year-old Palestinian was wounded by an explosion as he was playing in a valley near the East Je [...]	2005-05-23 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3152	WB/G SITREP: FATAH ACTIVISTS CLASH WITH PA [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 300 Fatah activists the evening of May 23 attempted to enter the Muqata'a in Ramallah in order to visit former Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Arafat's gravesite. Clashes erupted as PA security forces blocked their entrance into the compound. The Fatah activ [...]	2005-05-24 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3172	WB/G SITREP: TWO WB BANK TEENS ARRESTED WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF on May 24 arrested a Palestinian teenager carrying two pipe bombs in a bag as he attempted to pass through the Huwwara checkpoint, south of Nablus. Israeli sappers later blew up the bag containing the bombs. This arrest follows a similar occurrence May 22, when a Palest [...]	2005-05-25 14:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3204	WB/G SITREP: PA POLICE OFFICIAL AMBUSHED IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Gaza Strip, Egyptian mediators failed to resolve the conflict between Fatah and Hamas over municipal election results in several Gaza municipalities. Armed militants ambushed the convoy of PA anti-riot police chief BG Abdullah Khalil, wounding his bodyguard on the evenin [...]	2005-05-26 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3226	WB/G SITREP: PA SECURITY OFFICERS AND CIVIL POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Officers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) Preventive Security Organization (PSO) and the PA civil police clashed in Ramallah on the evening of May 26 following a dispute between a PSO officer and members of the civil police. At least three civil police sustained injuries in [...]	2005-05-27 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV331	WB/G SITREP: ONE ISRAELI SHIN BET OFFICER AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As newly elected PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas met with leaders of several armed militant factions in the Gaza Strip on January 18 at Gush Katif junction, a suicide bomber detonated explosives, killing one Shin Bet officer and wounding eight other Israelis. Hamas claimed cre [...]	2005-01-19 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3477	WB/G SITREP: SENIOR FATAH OFFICIAL KILLED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the family of an alleged Israeli collaborator reportedly killed a senior Fatah official and his brother in Nablus, sparking demonstrations at the Muqata,a in Ramallah. An IDF soldier and two foreign national protesters were injured near Salfit in clashes bet [...]	2005-06-06 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV3526	WB/G SITREP: THREE QASSAMS FALL ON SDEROT, TWO [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas militants fired five Qassam rockets into Israel the morning of June 7, three of which landed in the town of Sderot. No injuries were reported, but three Israelis were treated for shock. Also on June 7, Islamic Jihad and, according to some reports, Hamas, claimed respons [...]	2005-06-07 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3539	A Political Map of the Orthodox Movement in [...] (U) Summary: The Jewish Orthodox sector in Israel today is composed of an increasingly complex fabric, from ultra-orthodox to "modern" or "liberal" orthodox. Religious strands are represented by political parties in the Knesset -- from Shas and Agudat Yisrael to the National Religious Party (N [...]	2005-06-08 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV355	WB/G SITREP: A TOTAL OF FIVE PALESTINIANS KILLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Two IDF soldiers were wounded January 19 southeast of the Erez Crossing, near Nissanit, when Palestinian militants fired an anti-tank missile at a bulldozer they were operating. A total of five Palestinians were killed and another six were injured January 19-20 in Gaza clashes [...]	2005-01-20 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3560	WB/G SITREP: MORTAR AND ROCKET FIRE CONTINUES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF on June 7 clashed with demonstrators protesting the construction of the separation barrier near the village of al-Ramadin, southwest of Hebron. Two protesters sustained light injuries during the protest. PA President Mahmud Abbas is scheduled on June 8 to travel to the [...]	2005-06-08 15:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3594	WB/G SITREP: TWO IDF SOLDIERS AND ONE PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian militants fired some 17 mortar rounds and rockets on Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip overnight June 8-9. Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured when a mortar struck near their outpost in the vicinity of Neve Dekalim. The barrage followed an IAF missile strike [...]	2005-06-09 14:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV382	WB/G SITREP: IDF TROOPS KILL THREE PALESTINIANS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including one 12-year-old boy on January 21. The IDF also shot and injured three other Palestinians in the Gaza strip January 21. End Summary. ---- Gaza ---- (SBU) ATTACKS: -- Death: Israeli media rep [...]	2005-01-21 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3893	WB/G SITREP: IDF SWEEP ARRESTS 52 PIJ MILITANTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested 52 PIJ activists in the West Bank on June 20, including 25 in Bethlehem and a senior PIJ leader, Ra'id al-Hijawi, in Jenin, according to PA security sources. Eight Palestinians were injured in clashes with the IDF near Yatta village, south of Hebron, in anti-b [...]	2005-06-21 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3955	WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS AT LEAST 11 WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF arrested five alleged PIJ activists June 22 in and around Jenin, and six Palestinians and one foreign peace activist in anti-barrier protests in Bili'in, near Ramallah, the same day. PA security forces entered the Amari refugee camp to arrest several [...]	2005-06-23 13:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV3992	WB/G SITREP: AL-AQSA GUNMEN KILL ONE PA POLICEMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen killed one PA police officer, Ziad al-Bzur, during an assault on Jenin,s main police station June 23, according to PA security sources. The tension between al-Aqsa gunmen and PA police began when police arrested an al-Aqsa member for attacking [...]	2005-06-24 14:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4066	THREE BEDOUIN MOSQUES IN THE NEGEV ORDERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has served demolition orders for three mosques built in Bedouin unrecognized villages in the Negev. The regional council for the Bedouin, an Israeli-Arab NGO, is taking action to publicize the threat to these mosques as a means of pressuring the GOI to back off on the dem [...]	2005-06-28 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IS PHUM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV4183	WB/G SITREP: CLASHES BETWEEN FATAH AND HAMAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli Press reported that six Palestinians were injured July 4 in clashes between Fatah and Hamas activists in Bani Suhelia, east of Khan Yunis. Hamas leaders Mahmoud al-Zahar and Mushir al-Masri rejected PA Prime Minister Abu Ala'a's call to form a national unity government [...]	2005-07-05 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4213	WB/G SITREP: SETTLERS INJURE TEN PALESTINIANS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, the IDF arrested two youths July 5 on suspicion of throwing a firebomb at an Israeli car near Nilli settlement, east of Highway 443. IDF forces demolished 17 structures in the West Bank villages of Beit Furik and Ein al-Bida, both in the Jordan valley, on Jul [...]	2005-07-06 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4244	WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN DEAD, FOUR INJURED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF troops shot and killed 17-year-old al-Aqsa Brigades member Ahmad Masimi and lightly injured an accomplice, Ahmad Sanakreh, on July 6 in Nablus. According to Israeli security sources, the IDF returned fire after shots were fired at several busloads of settlers who had enter [...]	2005-07-07 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4267	WB/G SITREP: 19 PALESTINIANS INJURED IN WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: A total of 19 Palestinians were lightly injured on July 7 during stone throwing clashes that erupted with the IDF during a protest against the separation barrier in the village of Immatin, near Nablus. Also in the West Bank, the IDF arrested seven PIJ militants on July 7 during [...]	2005-07-08 14:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4281	NGO'S HOPE GOI PLANS FOR NEGEV AND GALILEE WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli and Israeli-Arab NGO's have expressed growing concern about GOI plans for economic development in the Galilee and Negev. The Chairman of the Arab Center for Alternative Planning (ACAP) stated that the core goal of the government's plan is to give land to the Jewish popul [...]	2005-07-11 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SENV PGOV PHUM EFIN IS ISRAELI SOCIETY ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4418	WB/G SITREP: MORTAR, ROCKET FIRE CONTINUE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) Summary: Intense mortar and Qassam fire from Gaza continued through the weekend of July 16-17, easing up somewhat on July 18. On July 17, the IDF killed the Hamas military commander in Khan Yunis in a targeted killing and also killed, in a separate incident, a PIJ militant who was prep [...]	2005-07-18 16:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4482	WB/G SITERP: PA-HAMAS CLASH IN GAZA AS [...] (U) This is a joint ConGen Jerusalem/Embassy Tel Aviv cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Up to twelve Palestinians were injured in an extended PA-Hamas clash in the Gaza Strip on July 19. One Palestinian was reported dead due to IDF warning fire when a car tried to force its way through a closed Is [...]	2005-07-19 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4523	WB/G SITREP: PA-HAMAS CLASH IN GAZA CITY FOLLOWS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite an 0100 July 20 announcement from Fatah and Hamas that they had agreed to end clashes between their forces, Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with PSO forces in Gaza City at about 0200 on July 20. Four Hamas men and one PSO officer were reported injured. Mortar, rocket and [...]	2005-07-20 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4613	WB/G SITREP: GAZA BOY KILLED BY ROCKET THAT FELL [...] (SBU) Summary: A homemade rocket launched at a Gaza settlement failed to hit its intended target on July 21, killing instead a Palestinian boy in Khan Yunis and wounding his brother. Only one other incident of rocket fire and only one incident of mortar fire were reported from Gaza. PA secu [...]	2005-07-22 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4655	MK OMRI SHARON NEARS POSSIBLE PLEA BARGAIN AS NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Sharon's son Omri, a Likud MK since 2003, is nearing a plea bargain with Attorney General Menachem Mazuz over charges related to his role in the alleged illegal financing of Prime Minister Sharon's 1999 leadership campaign for the Likud Party. A political and lega [...]	2005-07-26 15:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4755	WB/G SITREP: EREZ CROSSING AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 31 the GOI opened the Erez Crossing for Palestinian merchants and the Erez Industrial Zone for Palestinian laborers, both for the first time since the July 12 suicide bombing in Netanya. Two UNDP consultants were kidnapped July 29 by a Gaza clan whose members hoped to [...]	2005-08-01 15:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4780	WB/G SITREP: GUNMEN KILL PA POLICEMAN, WOUND THREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Armed men in Gaza killed a PA police officer August 1 during an apparent kidnapping attempt. Gunmen also wounded three PA intelligence officers in Gaza City on August 1. A Palestinian died and five were wounded when an explosive device detonated overnight August 1-2 in a villa [...]	2005-08-02 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4800	REVISED ISRAELI TEXT OF UNGA HOLOCAUST RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA Director for UN Political Affairs Rony Adam discussed the GOI's draft resolution on Holocaust remembrance with poloff on August 2. Adam provided a copy of the revised text (attached),which has minor changes to preliminary paragraphs four (removing the word "unique" to describe World [...]	2005-08-03 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4804	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN CHILD KILLED BY QASSAM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: One child was killed and up to eleven other Palestinians injured when a Qassam aimed at Sderot landed in Beit Hanoun. Elsewhere in Gaza, former Palestinian prisoners occupied two Palestinian Authority (PA) buildings in Rafah. In the West Bank, Israeli authorities arrested 25 [...]	2005-08-03 14:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4831	WB/G SITREP: THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF reported one mortar attack and five shooting incidents in Gaza overnight with no injuries. Israeli police and army units arrested up to 200 protesters attempting to infiltrate into Gaza. According to UNRWA, some 15,000 Palestinians held a rally outside the Palestinian [...]	2005-08-04 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG KPAL PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV4842	ISRAELI-ARAB LEADERS BLAME JEWISH EXTREMIST'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI quickly spun into action to contain a potentially volatile atmosphere in Israeli-Arab communities after the August 4 shooting attack by an extremist Jewish settler on a bus in the Arab city of Shfaram that killed four Israeli Arabs. Prime Minister Sharon called the attack [...]	2005-08-05 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV4861	WB/G SITREP: IDF SOLDIER KILLS FIVE ISRAELI ARABS [...] (SBU) Summary: A religious, right-wing IDF soldier, who had been AWOL for a month, killed four Israeli Arabs on a bus in the north of Israel on August 4, before a crowd killed him (septel). IDF soldiers overnight killed three Palestinians who approached the Gush Katif settlement, reportedly w [...]	2005-08-05 15:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV51	WB/G SITREP: SEVEN DEAD, SIX WOUNDED IN BAYT [...] (SBU) Summary: IDF tank fire killed at least seven Palestinians and injured six more January 5 in Bayt Lahiya, as IDF soldiers attempted to target militants launching rockets at Israeli settler targets. One Israeli child was lightly wounded January 4 when Palestinian militants fired mortars [...]	2005-01-04 16:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV518	GOI LAWYERS ON ABSENTEE PROPERTY LAW: HA'ARETZ [...] (C) Summary: GOI lawyers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) told Deputy Economic Counselor on January 26 and 27 that recent changes to the Absentee Property Law (APL) are not aimed at large-scale expropriations of Palestinian land in East Jerusalem a [...]	2005-01-28 13:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV561	MFA LEGAL ADVISOR REAFFIRMS GOI POLICY NOT TO [...] (C) Summary. Following up on a January 30 Ha'aretz article implying that the GOI intended to utilize the amended Absentee Property Law (APL) to make large-scale seizures of Palestinian property, MFA Legal Advisor Ehud Kanaan restated the GOI's intention not to do so. Unfortunately, the addit [...]	2005-01-31 13:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5703	MFA SEEKS WAY TO HELP LUTHERAN HOSPITAL TO STAY [...] (C) MFA Director of the Division for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal (protect) told Embassy Poloffs and visiting NEA/IPA Poloff September 14 that the GOI wishes to find a "discreet way" to ensure that the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, run by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF),remains in [...]	2005-09-16 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRC ECON IS GOI INTERNAL

05TELAVIV571	WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS FIVE PALESTINIANS IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the absence of incursions or demolitions in the Gaza strip, the IDF accidentally shot and killed a 10 year-old girl and wounded another 7 year-old Palestinian child in Rafah January 31. As many as 32 Palestinians, including passersby, were injured in violent clashes th [...]	2005-01-31 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV583	WB/G SITREP: MILITANTS FIRE 12 MORTAR SHELLS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the Gaza Strip, IDF fire reportedly injured one Palestinian in the Rafah refugee camp. According to the IDF, Hamas militants fired 12 mortar shells at various locations throughout the Strip in response to the January 31 shooting of a Palestinian girl in Rafah, an incidicent [...]	2005-02-01 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV5849	GAZA: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Gaza, the stronghold of the radical Islamist terrorist organization HAMAS, presents exceptional challenges for USG efforts to combat violent extremism. Our strategic approach is to promote Palestinian democracy, strengthen the rule of law, reform the security sector, offer economic alter [...]	2005-09-27 08:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV5900	NEA DAS DIBBLE'S 9/21 MEETING WITH MFA HEAD OF UN [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General and Head of the UN and International Organizations Division Aharon Leshno Yaar told NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble September 21 that the GOI plans to ignore Palestinian efforts to prevent adoption of a new symbol of the International Committee [...]	2005-09-29 12:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS LE GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5932	THREAT OF LEGAL APPEAL, PUBLIC CRITICISM COMPEL AG [...] (C) Summary: Israeli-Arab political and advocacy leaders reacted with cautious optimism -- and some suspicion -- to the Justice Ministry Police Investigative Department's (PID) September 28 announcement that it will re-examine the investigation of police officers involved in the October 2000 k [...]	2005-09-30 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV594	ISRAELI PRESS REPORTS CLAIM ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Both Ha'aretz and radio station Kol Israel report Tuesday February 1 that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has "instructed the government to immediately halt" applying the Absentee Property Law in East Jerusalem. Mazuz is reported to have done this through a letter to Finance [...]	2005-02-01 14:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6196	BAHA'I LEADERS DESCRIBE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 19 meeting, the two highest-ranking officers of the Baha'i International Community, Secretary-General Albert Lincoln and Deputy Secretary-General Murray R. Smith, told the Ambassador that SIPDIS the Government of Iran still persecutes members of the Baha'i faith, [...]	2005-10-27 08:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF IR IS TU AE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6221	ISRAELI-ARAB LEADERS CALL ISRAEL HOME, BUT WANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli-Arab speakers at an October 20 roundtable with the diplomatic community underscored their solidarity with West Bank and Gazan Palestinians, but stressed that most Israeli Arabs would prefer to remain in Israel -- but with equal rights -- rather than join any future Pal [...]	2005-10-28 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6442	UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ISRAEL EXPLAINS PROBLEM WITH [...] (C) Following reftel (B) demarche, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Central Europe and Eurasia (A/S-equivalent) Mark Sofer contacted poloff to discuss Israeli difficulties with the Third Committee resolution on Uzbekistan. According to Sofer, Israel does not intend to co-sponsor the re [...]	2005-11-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS UZ GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV648	ATTORNEY GENERAL MAZUZ CANCELS CHANGES IN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister and MOIT Minister Olmert confirmed to the Ambassador February 1 that AG Mazuz has reversed the GOI decision of July 2004 concerning application of the Absentee Property Law to East Jerusalem. He also passed us a copy of Mazuz's decision. Separately, Deputy [...]	2005-02-02 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV649	WB/G SITREP: ISRAELI POLICEMAN INJURED AND FIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: An Israeli policeman in the Old City was injured trying to prevent Jewish youth from stoning Arabs, and eight international activists were injured while protesting construction of the separation barrier, on February 1. Five Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Ban [...]	2005-02-02 14:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV651	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV653	WB/G SITREP: PALESTINIAN YOUTH WOUNDED BY IDF [...] (SBU) Summary: In the West Bank, a Palestinian was shot and wounded by IDF soldiers during stone-throwing skirmishes near the village of Burqa south of Jenin. Two Palestinian youths were injured during stone-throwing clashes with the IDF in Nablus. Four Palestinians were arrested in various [...]	2005-02-03 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV6557	A/S LOWENKRON'S CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron discussed a range of democracy and human rights reform issues with senior MFA officials Yoram Ben-Zeev, Aharon Leshno Yaar and Harry Kneiy-Tal. Topics included the November 14 BMENA Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, internal develop [...]	2005-11-20 09:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS IR TU AE GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV664	ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: MAZUZ DECISION UNLIKELY [...] (C) In a conversation with Deputy Economic Counselor February 3, Deputy Attorney General Blass discounted the possibility of a serious challenge to AG Mazuz's January 31 decision on the Absentee Property Law. Although he was unaware that Finance Minister Netanyahu had told Ha'aretz February [...]	2005-02-04 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6717	Chief Justice Lauds Post's Judiciary Programs, [...] (U) Summary: At a program planning meeting November 29, 2005 in his chambers, Israel's Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak and National Court Administration President Judge Boaz Okun told the PAO, American Center Director, and PD rule of law program specialist that he places a high value [...]	2005-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL OEXC OIIP KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV711	WB/G SITREP: PIJ AND AAMB INJURE FOUR IDF [...] (SBU) In the West Bank on February 3, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades wounded four IDF soldiers in a shooting attack south of Hebron. Eight international activists were lightly injured in clashes with the IDF when protesting the construction of the seamline barrie [...]	2005-02-04 13:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV73	WB/G SITREP: EIGHT ARRESTED IN WEST BANK; IN GAZA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Violence continued in Gaza January 4-5 with 11-12 IDF soldiers reportedly injured by Qassam rocket attacks and eight Palestinians, including six members of the same family and one militant, killed by Israeli gunfire. In the West Bank, eight Palestinians were arrested, including [...]	2005-01-05 15:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV886	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 14, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian militants launched three shooting attacks at IDF and Israeli settler targets February 11-14, including one in which militants fired on Israeli laborers who were putting up a fence along the Kissufim Road. No injuries were reported. The GOI agreed February 14 to th [...]	2005-02-14 15:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV916	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 15, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A Palestinian driver said that an Israeli car fired shots at his vehicle north of Nablus on February 14, damaging his vehicle but causing no injuries. The IDF arrested a total of eight Palestinians throughout the West Bank February 14-15. In Gaza, unknown assailants opened fi [...]	2005-02-15 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV946	WB/G SITREP: TWO AL-AQSA MILITANTS AND A [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF shot and killed two Al-Aqsa militants in the West Bank, while an Israeli settler killed a 15-year-old Palesinian in Ramallah. In Gaza, militants fired mortar shells at Morag and Neve Dekalim. No injuries were reported in either attack. End Summary. --------- West [...]	2005-02-16 15:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV969	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 17, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 16, settlers west of Hebron attacked a group of Amcit (Christian Peacemakers) and Italian peace activists who were escorting Palestinian shepherds grazing animals, beating up and injuring two activists, according to humanitarian NGOs. PA Labor Minister Ghassan Khat [...]	2005-02-17 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05THEHAGUE1063	CHR 61: DUTCH REJECT POLITICAL MOTIVATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 07:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NL UNHRC EUN
05THEHAGUE1554	SUDAN/NETHERLANDS: NGO AND DUTCH ANGER OVER ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Sudan's arrest of the Country and Darfur directors of the NGO Artsen zonder Grensen/Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) angered the NGO and the Dutch government, which has called in the Sudanese Ambassador to protest. The NGO confirms the men are free for now but [...]	2005-06-03 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU NL
05THEHAGUE1555	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH STRADDLING THE FENCE [...] (C) In a meeting with POLOFF on June 3, Jan Jaap Groenemeyer, senior advisor on Cuban issues at the Dutch MFA, took issue with Ref A demarche points describing the EU's new approach to Cuba as a failure. He asserted that results were more mixed: some prisoners had been released but new ones [...]	2005-06-03 12:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CU NL SP
05THEHAGUE161	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE164	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 16:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1786	NETHERLANDS/MSF: DUTCH SEEK JOINT DEMARCHE IN KABUL [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-23 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PREL AF NL
05THEHAGUE1987	NETHERLANDS/UZBEKISTAN: DUTCH CONSIDERING OPTIONS [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Tanja Roling (MFA, Uzbekistan/Kyrgystan regional desk officer) on an urgent basis July 15. She appreciated the advance information and promptly shared it within the MFA. The Dutch are already processing earlier requests from the UNHCR to resettle som [...]	2005-07-15 10:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL NL KG UZ
05THEHAGUE2039	NETHERLANDS/UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP ON RESETTLING [...] (C) Acting PolCouns followed up reftels with Anna Brinks (MFA, refugee assistance officer) on July 22, who revealed that the Dutch still have about 50 open places from their 2005 refugee quota of 500. For these spots they could consider individual cases "on a case by case ("dossier") basis" [...]	2005-07-22 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL PHUM NL KG UZ
05THEHAGUE2044	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: DUTCH FM THINKING TOUGH ON [...] (C) FM Bot told the Ambassador on July 20 he would welcome a briefing by WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro on August 23 or 24 as part of the Netherlands increasing engagement on Venezuela. He made clear that he wanted to be helpful on Venezuela and is willing to adopt a strengthened posture, includin [...]	2005-07-22 16:36:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PHUM EPET NA NL VZ
05THEHAGUE206	NETHERLANDS/CUBA/EU: STILL A CHANCE TO RESIST [...] (C) Dutch interlocutors informed Poloff on January 27 that the Czech Republic continues to pose obstacles to implementing the COLAT's proposed revisions to the EU's strict "June measures" against the Cuban regime. If the Czechs remain firm, this could make it difficult for the January 31 GA [...]	2005-01-27 14:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EZ EUN
05THEHAGUE2136	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA/ANTILLES: DUTCH WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Prime Minister Balkenende's chief foreign policy advisor, concerns about Venezuelan interference in the Dutch Antilles and Aruba have recently risen to the top of the Dutch list of foreign policy priorities. A Chavez visit to the Netherlands is not currently under consider [...]	2005-08-03 10:36:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EPET NA NL VZ
05THEHAGUE2156	NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS: WORKING TOGETHER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support the establishment of a Human Rights Council to replace the Commission on Human Rights (CHR),but have specific questions regarding numbers and criteria for membership. The Dutch believe that the new Council should be a standing body with the status of a "princip [...]	2005-08-05 09:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV NL USUN
05THEHAGUE2157	NETHERLANDS/GUANTANAMO: DUTCH REMAIN TROUBLED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about the lack of access by UN special rapporteurs to Guantanamo. According to the senior Dutch MFA official dealing with Human Rights, the issue has become a "political problem" in the Netherlands and could complicate efforts to cooperate with the EU o [...]	2005-08-05 09:33:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO NL
05THEHAGUE2252	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: RETURN OF DUTCH DONATION FOR IRAQ MISSING PERSONS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met Dirk Klaasen and Sari Holthuis (MFA, Department of Political Affairs) and shared the detailed explanation and apology contained in reftel, regarding the unspent 300,000 grant from the Government of the Netherlands to [...]	2005-08-15 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ NL PHUM
05THEHAGUE2444	NETHERLANDS/UIGHURS: DUTCH WANT UNHCR INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) On September 2, POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche regarding the possible resettlement of 15 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo to Anneke Adema, Head of the Dutch MFA's Office of Human Rights Affairs. Adema said that she would circulate the request to the relevant Dutch ministries and provi [...]	2005-09-08 13:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR MOPS KAWC NL
05THEHAGUE2544	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: BOOK CLOSED ON IRAQI NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per refs, post orally advised the Dutch MFA on August 18 that the State Department had authorized the return of a 300,000 Euro grant from the Dutch government to support the establishment of an Iraqi Bureau of Missing Persons (project POBB8817). After verifying that the funds had been [...]	2005-09-20 08:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IZ NL XG XT
05THEHAGUE2564	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: URGING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) On September 21, POLOFF shared reftel points with Stella Kloth, Sudan Desk Officer at the MFA and member of the Dutch Government's Sudan Task Force. Kloth was very interested in the points and promised to share them with her colleagues at the Dutch Embassy in Khartoum. 2. (SBU) Kloth [...]	2005-09-21 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM EAID NL
05THEHAGUE2599	THE DUTCH MUSLIM COMMUNITY: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands is the second largest in Europe as a percentage of total population (5.8 percent). It is also one of the least-well integrated and most alienated, and according to polls looks less favorably on the United States than Muslim communities elsewher [...]	2005-09-27 08:25:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE2651	THE NETHERLANDS: COMBATING EXTREMISM THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GONL is fully trying at the national and local levels to combat Islamic extremism on Dutch soil. The government's approach involves a two-pronged effort. First, the Dutch are promoting social integration in order to shrink the pool of potential recruits for extremist groups. Se [...]	2005-09-30 16:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL KISL NL
05THEHAGUE2792	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: COORDINATED TROIKA PLUS [...] (SBU) On October 13, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Carlijn Pouwels and Hagar Lightvoet (Policy Officers, Sudan Task Force, MFA). POLOFF noted that the U.S. was urging the Presidency of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to form the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (EAC) and asked t [...]	2005-10-14 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM NL SU
05THEHAGUE2845	NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: DUTCH SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support promoting civil society in Belarus and are prepared to pursue this objective bilaterally. At the same time, they do not want to appear out of step from an EU consensus, and in general prefer constructive engagement over isolation. The Dutch recognize that rel [...]	2005-10-20 13:07:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID BO NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2892	NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: DUTCH WILL PROVIDE FIELD [...] Emboffs delivered reftel A points to Director of Humanitarian Affairs and Pakistan relief coordinator Joost Andriessen, as well as Western Hemisphere department staff. 2. Andriessen told econoff the Netherlands had pledged 17 million Euros (USD 20.5 million) "so far." He did not rule out [...]	2005-10-25 11:56:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PK NL
05THEHAGUE2928	NETHERLANDS: DESPITE COURT DECISION, DUTCH VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) is concerned that Dutch immigration authorities may deny Rev. Sun Myung Moon a visa to visit the Netherlands on Nov. 2. Although the Dutch invoked an exception clause to the Schengen Treaty framework to grant Rev. and Mrs. Moon visas in the pa [...]	2005-10-27 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS NL GM
05THEHAGUE2942	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: FIRST STATE VISIT SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Described as the first Russian state visit to the Netherlands since Czar Nicholas II, the Dutch plan to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 1-2 with full "pomp and circumstance." The MFA expects a positive visit with "good atmospherics" but little progress on su [...]	2005-10-28 12:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NL RS
05THEHAGUE3008	NETHERLANDS/EXTREMISM: MOHAMMAD B'S NEIGHBORHOOD [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-04 10:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3032	NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: GONL PLEDGES ANOTHER 5 MILLION EUROS [...] Econoff met with Joost Andriessen (Humanitarian Affairs Director, MFA) at the first available opportunity on November 7 to get an update on Dutch contributions to earthquake relief and inform him of U.S. efforts. 2. Andriessen said the GONL had pledged a second 5 million euro (USD 6 milli [...]	2005-11-08 14:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL NL PHUM
05THEHAGUE3036	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH GRANT ENTRY TO REV. MOON [...] (SBU) The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) appears to have successfully used the Dutch court system to reverse the Dutch Immigration and Nationalization Service's (IND) decision to deny visas to Unification Church founder Reverend Moon and Mrs. Moon -- at least for now. As reported reftel, the [...]	2005-11-08 16:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS NL
05THEHAGUE3053	NETHERLANDS/UNGA: THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) On November 8, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Marwienke Tillema (Deputy Director, International Law Division, MFA). POLOFF conveyed to Tillema U.S. gratitude to the EU for co-tabling the Turkmenistan resolution and explained that, despite U.S. desire to co-sponsor and assist with lob [...]	2005-11-09 15:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL NL UNGA
05THEHAGUE3055	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: PUTIN VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A handful of substantive exchanges punctuated Russian President Vladimir Putin's November 1-2 state visit to the Netherlands, which otherwise was dominated by protocol. Putin's meetings with PM Balkenende, Dutch Parliamentary leaders, senior government officials and industry a [...]	2005-11-09 19:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PHUM NL RS
05THEHAGUE3064	NETHERLANDS/PARIS RIOTS: COULD IT HAPPEN HERE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are concerned that riots similar to those in France are unlikely, but could erupt in the Netherlands given a dramatic trigger event, especially between police and Muslim youth. Embassy contacts emphasized that differences between the French and Dutch immigrant communities and [...]	2005-11-10 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL NL PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL SOCI KPAO
05THEHAGUE3069	ONE YEAR AFTER MURDER OF THEO VAN GOGH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first anniversary of the murder of Theo van Gogh passed with lightly attended memorial events, but the most durable memorial is a heated and constant discussion in the government, the press and on the streets about integration, Islam, immigrants, and terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]	2005-11-10 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL NL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3144	DUTCH DEMARCHE ON SECRET PRISONS, CIA PLANES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made a formal request for information regarding recent news reports of secret USG prisons and CIA-contracted planes landing at Dutch airports. Both issues have figured prominently in the Dutch press in recent weeks and promise to be topic [...]	2005-11-23 06:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER NL CIA
05THEHAGUE3213	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SHARE CONCERN OVER DRAFT [...] (C) The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding the draft NGO law under consideration by the Russian Duma and have raised the issue bilaterally and through European fora, according to MFA officials. On November 28, EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo raised reftel points with MFA Director for Southeast and [...]	2005-12-01 13:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL NL RS
05THEHAGUE3306	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) The Dutch share U.S. concern about the draft NGO law before the Russian Duma and have taken steps similar to those put forward reftel. On December 9, Joris Geeven (Senior Policy Officer, Human Rights Division, MFA) told poloff in response to reftel demarche that the Dutch formally expresse [...]	2005-12-12 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RU NL
05THEHAGUE3340	KEY MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Muslim community in the Netherlands boasts an array of organizations claiming to represent Muslim interests. The Dutch media and government frequently look to spokesmen from these groups to express "Muslim" views on integration initiatives and other matters. Some post con [...]	2005-12-16 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER SOCI SCUL KISL KPAO
05THEHAGUE3381	READOUT OF DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza's recent visit to The Hague featured lively discussion on integration and counter-radicalization issues currently the focus of intense debate in the Netherlands. Counterparts from Dutch Ministries and Dutch Parliament described the antecedent [...]	2005-12-22 07:41:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL NL
05THEHAGUE448	NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the upcoming Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Geneva, the Dutch want a resolution on Sudan regardless of the status of UNSC action. They expect no AU action on the DRC, which means the EU will likely have to sponsor a resolution. They think an EU resolution on Zimbabwe [...]	2005-02-16 10:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL AORC EUN
05THEHAGUE48	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: DUTCH HOPE FOR RESULTS FROM NEW [...] (C) Although no longer in their EU Presidency role, the Dutch will not play spoiler but will continue to work for a consensus EU policy toward Cuba. This task is made difficult by the fact that there remains a wide range of opinions among EU partners, according to Jan Jaap Groenemeyer (MFA, [...]	2005-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
05THEHAGUE74	NETHERLANDS/CUBA/EU: EU LIKELY TO CHANGE POLICY [...] (C) Following up reftels demarche, Poloff met January 13 with Jan Jap Groenemeyer (MFA, Cuba Desk),who confirmed the January 31 GAERC would likely approve relaxing the EU's June 2003 measures to encourage more positive movement from the Cubans; the EU Presidency is drafting "conclusions" for [...]	2005-01-13 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
05THEHAGUE866	DASD WAXMAN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH GONL ON TREATMENT [...] (C) Summary: On March 24, DASD for Detainee Affairs Matthew Waxman met with senior Dutch MFA and MOD officials and a broad GONL interagency team concerning the treatment of detainees in the Global War on Terror. These consultations grew out of a recent request from FM Bot to Secretary Rice a [...]	2005-04-01 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR AF NL
05THESSALONIKI7	NORTHERN NOTES JANUARY 2005 [...] (U) In a case that marks the first reported sentence handed down under Greece's 2002 Anti-trafficking law, a Kavala court convicted a 40-year-old trafficker, Petros Kokkalidis, to 12 years and 10 months of imprisonment and fined him 52,625 Euros. [Note: The anti-TIP legislation came into forc [...]	2005-02-03 17:03:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON SMIG ZL GR AMB
05TORONTO2770	Ontario's Minister of Colleges and [...] Summary: Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities, Christopher Bentley, discussed the province's headline- grabbing high school drop out rate following recent curriculum reform, education funding, and tighter regulations for private colleges during a meeting October 17 with Co [...]	2005-10-20 12:01:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV KPAO PHUM SOCI CA
05TORONTO2804	Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program Benefits [...] Summary: Seasonal Mexican Workers form the backbone of Ontario's multi-million dollar greenhouse farming sector. Mexico's bilateral agreement with Canada defines its sole official guest worker program. The program has expanded over the past thirty years throughout Canada, but workers are conc [...]	2005-10-25 11:56:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM CA MX
05TRIPOLI221	SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...]	2005-08-31 14:10:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PTER PHUM LY BU
05TRIPOLI332	UNHCR OPERATIONS STRUGGLING IN LIBYA; BUT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) During a series of meetings over the last three months, the Tripoli-based UNHCR representative, Mohamed Hantosh Alwash, has conveyed information about local operations and ongoing negotiations with the Libyan government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. UNHCR's primary interlocutor [...]	2005-12-23 13:05:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF KPAL LY
05TRIPOLI51	(U) LIBYA - FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) The U.S. Government resumed direct bilateral relations with Libya on June 28, 2004, after a 24-year gap, following Libya's decision to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction programs and Missile Control Technology Regime-class missiles. 2. (U) Libya remains among the countries conside [...]	2005-03-01 16:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG LY
05TUNIS1081	LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Although results of the May 8 local elections showed a ten per cent gain in the number of municipal seats held by Tunisian opposition parties, none of these parties, either alone or in a coalition, have any significant, measurable amount of public support. In discussions during [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM TS MEPI
05TUNIS1085	TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS DIVIDED OVER ASSOCIATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 15:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PHUM PGOV KDEM TS KMEPI
05TUNIS1091	Embassy Engages Tunisian Journalists on World Press [...] (SBU) Summary: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Embassy, with financial and logistical support from Internews, provided training for over 70 Tunisian journalists on the issue of on-line journalism. On May 3, the Embassy hosted a small hands-on workshop, led by American expert [...]	2005-05-24 13:25:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO SOCI KMPI TS ECIP
05TUNIS1235	TUNISIA HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS: 05/25 - 06/08 [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes significant human rights developments during the previous two week period. Topics covered are: -- Case of Mohamed Abbou -- Arab Institute of Human Rights Funding Problems -- Formation of "Committee for the Defense of Victims of Terrorism Law" -- Amnesty Int [...]	2005-06-09 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1282	ABBOU APPEAL TRIAL: SENTENCE UPHELD, DIPLOMATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, the Court of Appeal in Tunis upheld the three and a half year sentence of lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref a). The trial was disorderly, and at times chaotic, with over 120 lawyers attempting to defend Abbou. Embassy human rights officer attended the trial along [...]	2005-06-13 14:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO KMPI TS
05TUNIS1314	MEPI: IRI PRESENTS AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR TUNISIA; GOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: International Republican Institute (IRI) MENA Director Tom Garrett outlined proposals for increasing IRI engagement with Tunisia to MFA DG Atallah on June 14. IRI would like to hold a regional conference on public opinion polling in Tunis in September, plans to incre [...]	2005-06-16 14:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	TS KDEM PREL PHUM MEPI
05TUNIS1379	MEETING WITH SAMIA ABBOU [...] (C) Summary: Abbou supporters continue to seek USG intervention in the case of jailed lawyer/activist Mohamed Abbou (ref A). According to his wife, Abbou refused to bring his case before the Supreme Court because it would be giving too much legitimacy to what he and his supporters believe is [...]	2005-06-23 09:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI KDEM TS
05TUNIS1915	TUNISIAN JOURALISTS REACT NEGATIVELY TO NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-31 05:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OIIP TS KPAO PHUM
05TUNIS2353	GOT SPINS FM ABDALLAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 13:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI TS
05TUNIS2420	FM ABDALLAH CRITIQUES EMBASSY VISITS TO HUNGER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the Foreign Minister on October 31 to discuss recent visits by the Embassy to the group of eight civil society leaders currently on a hunger strike to protest the lack of freedom of expression and association in Tunisia, and to demand the release of political p [...]	2005-10-31 16:12:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
05TUNIS768	TUNISIAN LABOR UPDATE: UGTT SHOWS A MORE [...] (C) Summary. Labor negotiations between labor, private employers, and government take place every three years in Tunisia. The three parties negotiate 51 separate collective bargaining contracts covering Tunisia's entire active work force. Since 1990, Tunisia has had this unique system of un [...]	2005-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM TS
05TUNIS826	VISIT TO WIFE OF IMPRISONED LAWYER PROMPTS [...] (C) Summary. At the invitation of university economics professor and PA contact Fedhi Jerbi, Polcouns April 6 visited the wife and family of Mohamad Abbou, the lawyer who was arrested March 1 for writing an online article harshly critical of President Ben Ali and his decision to invite Prime [...]	2005-04-19 11:16:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM KISL TS
05TUNIS840	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH HOLDS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: Two visiting Human Rights Watch (HRW) staffers successfully held a press conference April 20 to release a new HRW report on solitary confinement of Tunisian political prisoners. The 39-page report is based on interviews of political prisoners conditionally released in the Novembe [...]	2005-04-20 17:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TS
05TUNIS894	ICRC REACHES AGREEMENT ON PRISON VISITS WITH GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: After a year of negotiations, the GOT signed an agreement with the ICRC to allow prison visits. This is a highly significant development for the human rights situation in this country. End Summary ICRC Announces Final Agreement On Tunisian Prison Visits --------------------- [...]	2005-04-29 15:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS TS ICRC
05TUNIS896	GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC [...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]	2005-04-29 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05TUNIS944	AMB. RAISES CONCERNS ON ABBOU CONVICTION; NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador reiterated USG concerns about the recent conviction of dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to MFA DG Hatem Atallah May 4. Attallah offered a familiar refrain: Abbou broke the law; the GOT is fully committed to democratic reform; Washington should understand that only the [...]	2005-05-04 15:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL TS
05VANCOUVER1558	UTAH AG SEEKS ALLY IN B.C. AGAINST FDLS [...] (U ) Summary: On December 8, 2005, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff met in Vancouver with British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal. Shurtleff traveled here to discuss the possibility of mutual cooperation in matters related to the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). [...]	2005-12-09 23:18:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL CA
05VATICAN102	POPE ENCOURAGES DIALOGE OVER ARROGANCE; URGES [...] (SBU) In the face of the natural and manmade catastrophes that afflicted the world over the past year, Pope John Paul II's New Year address to the Vatican diplomatic corps set out four challenges facing world leaders that closely parallel priority U.S. policy goals: the defense of life, the c [...]	2005-01-13 05:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM VT
05VATICAN142	VIETNAM WARMING TO RELATIONS WITH HOLY SEE? [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 16:37:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VM VT
05VATICAN181	JEWISH LEADERS HAIL POPE'S EFFORTS TO BUILD [...] (SBU) The largest group of Jewish leaders ever to travel to the Vatican lauded Pope John Paul II's efforts on behalf of reconciliation between Jews and Christians in a January 18 meeting. The group cited the Pope's numerous gestures toward the Jewish community as the Holy See marks the 40th [...]	2005-01-19 16:25:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IS VT
05VATICAN194	IRAQ: RELEASED ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-20 15:30:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR IZ VT VTPREL
05VATICAN253	CATHOLIC AID ORGANIZATIONS: TSUMANI RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 15:42:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EAID SENV SOCI CE ID IN ML MY TH VT
05VATICAN307	Ambassador's Farewell Assessment of U.S.-Holy See [...] (U) Madam Secretary, As I leave my [post today concluding nearly three and a half years as Ambassador to the Holy See, I want to report that I believe our relationship with the Vatican has emerged as a very important bilateral partnership. It has become increasingly valuable to our efforts [...]	2005-01-31 10:38:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
05VATICAN37	IRF AMBASSADOR HANFORD REVIEWS THREATS AND NEXT [...] (SBU) During his December 1 - 4 visit to the Vatican, Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford reviewed U.S. religious freedom concerns and priorities with Holy See Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo and other senior officials. Vatican officials highlighted [...]	2005-01-05 14:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CH KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT
05VATICAN382	UKRAINE: VATICAN OPTIMISTIC, DEFENDS CARDINAL'S [...] (SBU) Holy See Country Director for Ukraine Monsignor Julio Murat defended Ukrainian (Greek Catholic) Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, insisting that he had "no choice" but to speak out against abuses during his country's recent election controversy. According to Murat, Husar's public statements were [...]	2005-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL RS SOCI UP VT
05VATICAN400	ORTHODOX AND CATHOLICS PURSUE CULTURAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Holy See officials have told us recently they are encouraged by "small signs" of progress in Orthodo 2.(SBU) Holy See Country Director for Russia Monsignor Julio Murat told us that he has seen an increasing openness on the part of some Orthodox to the Vatican in recent months on cultura [...]	2005-02-07 08:09:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI VT RU
05VATICAN440	VATICAN: HUNGARIAN CHURCH-STATE RIFT MERITS ATTENTION [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Central Europe Monsignor Michael Banach (protect throughout) acknowledged mild though persistent tensions between the GoH and the Catholic Church, adding that issues relating to the funding of Catholic Schools and differing interpretations of the 1990s agreemen [...]	2005-02-18 07:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VT HU SOCI PHUM PREL
05VATICAN441	IRAQI EXPAT PRIEST MARKED FOR REVENGE [...] (C) Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See, told us recently that his name had been published on a list of alleged collaborators with the Hussein regime published in the Iraqi Shi'a newspaper Al-Hawza. The paper specifically accused Najim passi [...]	2005-02-18 07:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN443	SUDAN: VATICAN HESITANT ON AU-UN TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Sudan Monsignor Lucio Sembrano told us February 10 that the Holy See was optimistic regarding Darfur, but hesitant about the proposed African Union (AU) - UN Sudan Tribunal. He maintained that the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be the most effectiv [...]	2005-02-23 09:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL SU VT
05VATICAN446	CHALDEAN PATRIARCH: INCREASED SECURITY, RELIABLE ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Iraqi Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly told Charge February 17 that the coalition's failure to date to provide reasonable security and reliable electricity were the biggest obstacles to acceptance of U.S. efforts by the Iraqi people. The lack of security led many to conclude [...]	2005-02-24 12:38:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN447	DARFUR: SANT EGIDIO READY TO ENGAGE [...] (C) Community of Sant'Egidio representatives told the Charge February 24 that they were willing to work with the Darfur rebels to help them become better prepared for the Abuja negotiations. In confidential talks that could be held at its Rome headquarters, Sant'Egidio proposed a preparatory [...]	2005-02-24 17:12:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU VT
05VATICAN452	SUDAN: VATICAN HESITANT ON AU-UN TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Sudan Monsignor Lucio Sembrano told us February 10 that the Holy See was optimistic regarding Darfur, but hesitant about the proposed African Union (AU) - UN Sudan Tribunal. He maintained that the International Criminal Court (ICC) would be the most effectiv [...]	2005-03-01 07:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL SU VT

05VATICAN453	VATICAN SUPPORTS AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR U.S. AMENDMENT TO CSW [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge met March 2 with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin to urge the Vatican to lobby key countries in favor of the U.S. amendment to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Declaration prior to the March 4 vote in New York. 2. ( [...]	2005-03-03 12:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL VT
05VATICAN454	VIETNAM: JESUIT OFFICIAL SEES POSITIVE SIGNS FOR RELIGIOUS [...] (C) The Jesuit Curial Official responsible for Asia, Father Joseph Doan, told Emboffs recently that, despite Vietnam's recently floated desire to establish full diplomatic relations with the Holy See, he doubted the GOVN would do so until China first took that step. Despite this hurdle, Doan [...]	2005-03-07 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT VM KIRF
05VATICAN473	HOLY SEE PRESSES DIALOGUE; EAST TIMORESE JESUIT CRITICAL OF [...] (C) The Holy See's Deputy Foreign Minister told Charge May 2 that the situation in East Timor was a source of great concern, and that they were encouraging the bishops and Nuncio to pursue dialogue with the government to resolve the situation. He and an East Timorese Jesuit, Joao Piedade, conc [...]	2005-05-04 06:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPKO VT
05VATICAN477	POPE REACHES OUT TO CHINA [...] (C) In his first formal foreign policy discourse, Pope Benedict XVI called for closer relations with China at a May 12 audience for ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. Without citing China directly, the new pope made a public push for a cause that the Vatican has been promoting for some [...]	2005-05-18 16:23:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT CH TW
05VATICAN482	CODEL SMITH AND VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW IRAQ, [...] Senator Gordon Smith and a delegation of Senators discussed Iraq, Israel and the church in Europe in a May 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo. Lajolo stressed U.S.-Holy See engagement for common goals in a stable Iraq, Middle East Peace settlement, and an outward-looki [...]	2005-06-08 14:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XG IZ IS VT
05VATICAN483	ASST. SECRETARY FRIED REVIEWS EUROPE AFTER THE "NO" VOTES [...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister equivalent Msgr. Parolin June 6 to review U.S. priorities in Europe and share U.S. concerns that Europe could turn inward in the e of recent negative votes in France and Holland. Parolin affirmed the Holy See's de [...]	2005-06-14 13:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VT XG TU
05VATICAN484	CHINA AND THE HOLY SEE: SANT'EGIDIO PURSUE INFORMAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Valeria Martano of Vatican-linked Sant'Egidio Community discussed the group's ongoing initiative to promote Catholic dialogue with China in a meeting with Poloffs May 20. Sant'Egidio's initiative focuses on resolving internal differences between the underground and Patriotic churches to la [...]	2005-06-14 16:06:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH VT
05VATICAN508	VENEZUELA: VATICAN NOT READY TO CHANGE TACTICS [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin affirmed to the Charge August 9 the Vatican's preference for outreach and dialogue with President Chavez rather than confrontation. Parolin took the same approach he had in a June 30 meeting with Post's former Charge on the subject (ref a),despite [...]	2005-08-10 08:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VT VE PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM
05VATICAN512	OPTIMISM ON CHINA FROM DEPUTY FM PAROLIN (C-ALS-00716) [...] (C) Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin told the Charge August 9 that there were signs that Beijing might eventually be open to some official Vatican presence in China as a first step towards diplomatic relations. According to Parolin, an initial Holy See representative would have some o [...]	2005-08-16 13:31:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PINR PREL VT CH
05VATICAN513	ANTI-CONVERSION LEGISLATION CONCERNS VATICAN; JESUIT HAS [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Sri Lanka Monsignor Bernardito Auza told us recently that the Vatican was concerned about pending anti-conversion legislation in that country. He emphasized the "dangerous" effect such legislation could have on schools, orphanages, old age homes, hospitals, and [...]	2005-08-17 10:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF KISL VT CE
05VATICAN514	VATICAN: LOOKING AHEAD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) Recent conversations between Holy See officials and USAID and EB representatives visiting the Vatican confirmed the cautious acceptance of biotech food by the Holy See. Vatican officials asserted that the safety and science of genetically modified foods would eventually be non-issues at the [...]	2005-08-26 07:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
05VATICAN515	TURKISH DIPLOMAT SOUR ON RELATIONS WITH VATICAN [...] (C) Turkish diplomat Ali Riza Ozcoskun (protect) complained to us recently about the poor state of Holy See - Turkish relations, charging that there is simply no dialogue between the two states. He went over the well-known stalemate, explaining that the Catholic Church sought certain legal as [...]	2005-08-26 12:15:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
05VATICAN530	VATICAN POSITIVE ON RUSSIA TRIP [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Ambassador November 3 that his recent trip to Russia had been a useful step forward for Vatican relations with Russia and the Orthodox Church (ROC). Lajolo said he raised with Russian FM Lavrov the Holy See's perception that Russia was captive to the Orthodox C [...]	2005-11-08 16:52:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF VT RU
05VATICAN539	IRAQ: PATRIARCH CONCERNED ABOUT CONSTITUTION, CHRISTIAN [...] (C) Ambassador met November 15 with Emmanuel III Delly (protect),Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. The Chaldeans claim some 1.3 million members in Iraq and elsewhere. Delly was in Rome to see Pope Benedict XVI and for a meeting of Chaldean bishops. ------------- [...]	2005-11-25 11:04:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI VT
05VATICAN541	VATICAN: MEDIA REACT TO PRESIDENT'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (U) President Bush's call for increased religious freedom, and particularly "the need for [China] to invite leaders from the Vatican to come and discuss religious freedoms" was widely covered in Italian and Vatican-based news media. In a press release supporting President Bush's statements, th [...]	2005-11-29 16:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KIRF PHUM PREL VT CH
05VATICAN543	VATICAN LOOKS TOWARDS CHINA - WITHOUT COMPROMISE [...] (U) The Holy See has sent clear messages to China recently that hint at improving relations, but which maintain the integrity of its position on religious freedom and autonomy. Both Pope Benedict XVI and Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano expressed displeasure at Beijing's intransigence [...]	2005-12-01 07:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VT CH
05VATICAN544	AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VATICAN MEETINGS [...] (U) Summary. During his October visit to Rome, Ambassador John Miller met with Holy See officials in two Pontifical Councils to promote Vatican engagement on trafficking in persons. Ambassador Miller also attended a half-day conference co-sponsored by Embassy Rome and Embassy Vatican, and met [...]	2005-12-01 15:27:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI VT
05VATICAN551	ISRAEL: HOLY SEE CITES PROBLEMS FOR PILGRIMS [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Holy See MFA Country Director for Israel Monsignor Franco Coppola raised the Vatican's concerns about freedom of movement for pilgrims to Bethlehem December 5. Coppola claimed that while people staying in Jer [...]	2005-12-09 14:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL PREL KIRF VT PHUM
05VATICAN552	IMMIGRATION ON FRONT BURNER FOR MEXICAN BISHOPS, VATICAN [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for the U.S. and Mexico Paolo Gualtieri received with interest points on the President's plans for immigration reform and applauded the President's initiative in tackling the problem. He told us that every group of Mexican bishops visiting the Vatican this fall [...]	2005-12-12 17:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL VT MX
05VATICAN553	SANT EGIDIO ASSEMBLES AFRICAN JUSTICE MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The Rome-based Sant'Egidio Community brought together justice ministers from several African states in November to consider their respective governments' positions on the death penalty and other issues involving their penal systems. Sant'Egidio's Mario Giro told us that the participation [...]	2005-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN554	CUBA: VATICAN SEES NO CHANGE IN DIRECTION [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Cuba Monsignor Nicolas Thevenin told us recently he did not think Castro's recent meeting with Cardinal Ortega and the Cuban bishops (reftel) was a sign of any change in direction or major new initiative for the dictator. Thevenin, who recently returned to t [...]	2005-12-13 16:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PHUM PREL KIRF VT KDEM SOCI
05VATICAN555	VATICAN EXAMINES CHURCH-STATE DYNAMIC IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Venezuela Monsignor Thevenin (protect throughout) told us recently he saw little change in the church-state dynamic in the country. When asked about new archbishop of Caracas, Thevenin said he was "not a fighter" and would not be aggressive against Chavez. [...]	2005-12-13 16:50:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	VE KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN558	TOGO: SANT'EGIDIO STILL ENGAGED [...] (C) Mario Giro, West Africa expert for the Vatican-linked Community of Sant'Egidio, told us recently that the Community remained in close contact with the Togolese government and the Union of Forces for Change (UFC) and hoped for further face-to-face talks in Rome between the two groups. Fol [...]	2005-12-16 13:46:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	TO PHUM PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN559	SANT'EGIDIO EXPRESSES CONCERN ON GREAT LAKES [...] (C) Don Matteo Zuppi, Great Lakes expert of the Vatican-linked Community of Sant'Egidio, expressed concern December 14 that the presence of Rwandan refugees in the Congo was a lingering problem that could infect the whole region. "The numbers of refugees are not great," he said, "but the sit [...]	2005-12-16 13:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV VT RW CF
05VATICAN562	VATICAN WARY OF LEFTIST LATINOS [...] (C) The Ambassador shared ref (a) points on Venezuela's nefarious influence in the region with Holy See internal affairs chief (Vatican number three) Archbishop Leonardo Sandri December 17. Some points were news to Sandri, but he was not surprised and said he shared U.S. concerns about Chav [...]	2005-12-23 11:09:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL VT MX VE
05VATICAN563	VATICAN EMPHASIZES CONCERN ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Iraq Coppola told us shortly before the recent Iraqi elections that the Vatican remained very concerned about the religious freedom provisions of the new Iraqi Constitution. His main concern was the well-known clause that states that no law can be passed tha [...]	2005-12-23 11:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VT
05VATICAN565	POPE'S CALLS FOR JUST WORLD ORDER, ATTENTION TO TERRORISM, [...] (U) Pope Benedict XVI used his first Christmas message to the city of Rome and the world (Urbi et Orbi) to focus attention on the threat of terrorism and the humanitarian crises around the world. (Complete text of the speech was emailed to EUR/WE.) With an audience of hundreds of million [...]	2005-12-28 16:41:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SU VT
05VATICAN89	POPE URGES GENUINE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-11 16:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CU VT
05VIENNA101	EU COMMON POSITION ON CUBA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA DAS-equivalent for Latin American Kornelia Weihs on January 10. Pol Unit Chief followed up with Weihs (who had just returned from the COLAT EU working group meeting in Brussels) on January 12. Weihs told us that the Luxembourg Presidency [...]	2005-01-12 13:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CU AU EUN
05VIENNA1062	AUSTRIA IN LINE WITH EU CONSENSUS ON CHR CUBA [...] (SBU) On March 22, following receipt of ref a, Embassy Vienna provided a copy of the draft Cuba resolution to the Austrian MFA Human Rights Bureau and requested Austria's support for EU co-sponsorship. On April 1, Acting head of the Human Rights Bureau Ingrid Pech told EconPolOff that the de [...]	2005-04-01 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA112	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS - [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA Middle East Africa Bureau on January 10. Pol Unit Chief followed up with Middle East desk officer Wolfgang Lapuh on January 12. Lapuh agreed with our assessment that successful elections would represent a critical turning point for Iraq. [...]	2005-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PREL PHUM IZ AU
05VIENNA1124	CHR 61: REQUEST TO AUSTRIA FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE [...] On April 5, EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief presented reftel points to Rudolf Lennkh, the Foreign Ministry's Americas director. Lennkh noted (per ref b) that Austria had supported EU co-sponsorship of this year's Cuba resolution in the UN Human Rights Commission. He said that Fidel Castro's [...]	2005-04-06 11:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA1136	NEW EURASIA FOUNDATION DEMARCHE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On April 7, Econ Unit Chief met with Ingrid Sager, Head of the MFA's Eastern European Development Assistance Division, to encourage Austrian participation in the New Eurasia Foundation (FNE). Sager said that Austria, unfortunately, would not contribute to the FNE. She added that, because of [...]	2005-04-07 09:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL AU
05VIENNA1376	Austrian Imams Outline Ambitious Goals at [...] (U) Austrian Imams held a conference April 24 in Vienna. The Islamic community's spiritual representatives adopted a declaration stressing the commitment of Muslims to be an integral part of Austrian society, condemning extremism and terrorism, and emphasizing the rights of women in Islam. [...]	2005-04-26 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AU
05VIENNA1732	CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY - [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 14:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU AU ILO
05VIENNA175	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON JANUARY 31 EU FOREIGN [...] (U) EconPolCouns met with Foriegn Ministry EU Affaris director Werner Almhofer on January 21 to present reftel points. Almhofer made the following substantive replies: 2. (SBU) Tsunami: Almhofer expressed some frustration with the European public's dissatisfaction with the response of t [...]	2005-01-21 14:17:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH AU EUN
05VIENNA1770	AUSTRIAN REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN POST-ELECTION PERIOD [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns discussed reftel points on May 31 with Caroline Gudenus, the DAS-level head of African affairs in the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Bureau of Middle East and African Affairs. 2. (SBU) Gudenus noted that the EU Presidency had issued a statement referring to the EU election [...]	2005-05-31 14:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM ET AU
05VIENNA1776	AUSTRIA'S GOVERNMENT AND JEWISH COMMUNITY REACH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 25, the Austrian Jewish Community (IKG) and the GOA announced that pending questions regarding the IKG's restitution claims had been resolved. In addition, a solution was on the way to address the IKG's demands for the ongoing financing of the community. IKG President [...]	2005-06-01 08:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA1779	CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY - [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 09:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU AU ILO
05VIENNA1924	AUSTRIA: PARTIES PREVENT KAMPL FROM ASSUMING [...] (SBU) On June 8, all parties in Austria's parliament agreed on a strategy to prevent a controversial nationalist from becoming president of the Upper House as of July 1. The deputy, Siegfried Kampl, unleashed a storm of protest in April when he complained of "brutal persecution" of Nazis aft [...]	2005-06-09 13:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA1935	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING AND EU CUBA POLICY: [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered ref (a) points on the upcoming GAERC to Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 7. Embassy delivered ref (b) points on Cuba on June 3. Pol Unit chief then discussed the issues on June 8 with Andreas Riecken, MFA Coordinator for EU Common Foreign and Security Poli [...]	2005-06-10 09:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IR IZ LE YI CM CU AU EUN
05VIENNA2008	SWISS CIRCULAR NOTE ON CONFERENCE FOR THIRD [...] (C) EconPolOff conveyed reftel points to MFA Human Rights Bureau Director Engelbert Theuermann on June 15. Theuermann said the GoA had already notified the Swiss Government that it supported a diplomatic conference to adopt the Third Additional Protocol. Theuermann added that the GoA was sa [...]	2005-06-15 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL AU ICRC
05VIENNA2199	AUSTRIA: CARINTHIAN STATE LEGISLATURE BLOCKS [...] (sbu) On June 29, The Carinthian State Legislature blocked controversial nationalist Siegfried Kampl (formerly BZO, now an Independent) from becoming president of the Federal Upper House. In a special session all but one of the 33 State Legislators present voted to drop Kampl. Instead, BZO M [...]	2005-06-29 14:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA2253	MFA LEGAL ADVISER HANS WINKLER BECOMES AUSTRIA'S [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-05 14:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA2400	AUSTRIA VIEWS RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) On July 7, post conveyed reftel talking points to Josef Litschauer, Head of the MFA's CIS Unit. Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met with Litschauer on July 15 to elicit GoA views on a multilateral conference. Litschauer said the GoA would support EU participation in such a conference, but onl [...]	2005-07-15 15:57:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV AU EUN OSCE
05VIENNA2437	DEBATE ON AUSTRIAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (U) In the aftermath of the London terror attacks, public debate in Austria has focused on the situation of its Muslim community. Interior Ministry officials stress that there are only a few radical elements in the community and that the GoA is closely monitoring extremist elements. The off [...]	2005-07-20 10:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA2893	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-29 14:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR AU
05VIENNA3026	Austria Plans to Amend General Settlement Fund [...] MFA's International Law Division shared with us a draft amendment to the General Settlement Fund (GSF) Law. The purpose is to facilitate early payments by the GSF to Holocaust victims as soon as legal peace exists. It also would extend the filing period for the Arbitration Panel on [...]	2005-09-12 11:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3117	Death of Simon Wiesenthal [...] Simon Wiesenthal died of general organ failure on September 20 in Vienna at the age of 96. The Austrian political leadership, from Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel to all parliamentary party leaders, expressed their deep regret, praising Wiesenthal as a key figure in the fight to keep [...]	2005-09-20 10:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM PGOV PREL IS AU
05VIENNA3201	Parliament Committee Approves GSF Amendment [...] (U) On September 22, the Austrian Parliament's Constitutional Committee approved the draft amendment to the General Settlement Fund (GSF) Law (reftel). The change would make possible advance payments to survivors once legal peace exists. The plan is for the full parliament to adopt the law i [...]	2005-09-27 11:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3314	COMBATING EXTREMISM: EMBASSY EFFORTS IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) The Austrian political leadership is generally satisfied that radicalized Muslims do not pose an imminent threat to security in Austria. Austrian media have shared that confidence and have rarely demanded more be done to root out extremism. Austria counts around 340,000 Musl [...]	2005-10-06 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV KMPI AU EIAD
05VIENNA3322	URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL [...] Charge delivered the Secretary's letter on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention and presented ref (a) demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johnanes Kyrle on October 7. (The Austrian Foreign Minister and State Secretary were out of the country.) Emil Brix, the Austrian MFA' [...]	2005-10-07 13:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OPDC PREL SCUL PHUM AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3402	AUSTRIA EAGER FOR CLOSE COORDINATION ON BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: Austria welcomes the U.S. approach to promote democracy in Belarus, and looks forward to close coordination during its EU Presidency in the first half of 2006. It will be necessary to identify the targets for outreach, with a focus on opinion-leading elites. An appr [...]	2005-10-19 12:33:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO AU EUN
05VIENNA3407	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE -- URGENT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Upon receipt of ref (a),Embassy formally delivered the diplomatic note on the UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention to the Austrian government, via the Foreign Ministry. EconPolCouns and Econ Unit Chief concurrently delivered copies of the diplomatic note and ref (a) talking po [...]	2005-10-19 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PHUM SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA3417	Parliament Approves Future Fund Law [...] On October 19, the Austrian Parliament approved the Law on the Future Fund and the Scholarship Foundation, which will disburse part of the surplus of the Reconciliation Fund for Nazi-era forced and slave laborers. However, according to MFA sources, the GoA postponed action on the GSF amendme [...]	2005-10-20 12:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3441	AUSTRIA ON BMENA -- BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THE [...] On October 24, Charge delivered reftel points to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General and acting deputy Foreign Minister. 2. Kyrle recalled that Austria had made a generous pledge at the Madrid Iraq conference in October 2003, and said the Austrian cabinet wou [...]	2005-10-24 15:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PGOV PHUM EU XG XF AU
05VIENNA3443	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF [...] (SBU) Charge presented ref (a) points on October 24 to Austrian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, who is currently acting deputy Foreign Minister. Charge expressed appreciation for Austria's deployment of a military unit of 60 troops with water purification equipment to the [...]	2005-10-24 15:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PK PREL AU
05VIENNA3487	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) EconPolCouns and visiting EUR/ERA director Chase discussed reftel points on October 28 with Austrian Foreign Ministry political director Thomas Mayr-Harting and MFA Middle East director Ralph Scheide. We also passed reftel points to Austrian MFA EU correspondent Andreas Riecken. [...]	2005-10-28 16:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM IR AU
05VIENNA3542	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- APPEAL FOR INCREASED [...] (U) Charge presented ref (a) demarche on November 3 to Irene freudenschuss-Reichl, the Under Secretary-level Director of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Development Assistance Section. 2. (SBU) Freudenschuss-Reichl said Austria's national contribution for earthquake relief in Paki [...]	2005-11-03 17:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PK PREL AU
05VIENNA3703	UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - AUSTRIA SHARES [...] On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department. According to Theuermann, Austria plans to vote with the U.S. in favor of the UN Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Turkmenistan, North K [...]	2005-11-22 12:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC
05VIENNA3704	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS ADOPTION OF THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] (U) On 14 November, EconPolOff met with Bert Theuermann, Director for Human Rights in the Foreign Ministry, and Eva Schoefer from the same department to discuss adoption of a Third Additional Protocol to the 1949 Geneva Convention. If a vote is necessary, Theuermann said, Austria and the EU pl [...]	2005-11-22 12:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA3824	AUSTRIAN REACTION TO THE SECRETARY'S STATEMENT ON [...] (SBU) Charge and visiting EUR/AGS Director Weygandt discussed the Secretary's December 5 statement and related letter to Foreign Secretary Straw (refs A and B) with Chancellery Diplomatic Advisor Hans-Peter Manz in the context of Chancellor Schuessel's December 8 meeting with the President. [...]	2005-12-06 17:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL OPDC AU EUN
05VIENNA3834	MDA: AUSTRIA CONFIRMS YES VOTE ON THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 20:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ AU ICRC
05VIENNA3852	GSF Payments to Begin; Reconciliation Fund [...] (U) At a December 9 press conference, Parliamentary President Andreas Khol (and chairman of the General Settlement Fund, or GSF) and GSF Secretary General Hannah Lessing announced that, as a result of the dismissal of the Whiteman case by the U.S. federal court for the southern district of New [...]	2005-12-12 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3862	General Settlement Fund: GOA Announces Legal [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 14:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3911	GOA Diplomatic Note Announcing Legal Peace [...] Embassy Vienna received the following note verbale from MFA on December 16 notifying the USG of the GOA's declaration of legal peace, and of the promulgation of the amendment to the General Settlement Fund Law. 2. Begin text: Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Note Verbale: The Fe [...]	2005-12-19 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KNAR PHUM PGOV AU
05VIENNA3963	FOLLOW-UP ON SUN MYUNG MOON CASE IN AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) Per ref (a),on December 28, EconPolCouns and EconPolOff met with Eva Neumann, head of the Passport and Visa Issues Unit in the Ministry of Interior (MOI),to discuss the Ministry's October 2005 denial of a request by Sun Myung Moon and his wife, Hak Ja Han, to enter Austria. Moon and H [...]	2005-12-28 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM AU
05VIENNA602	AUSTRIA: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP Report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 18. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]	2005-03-01 20:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
05VIENNA840	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO UNHCR 61 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EconPolOff delivered ref a demarche on March 11 to Engelbert Theuermann, head of the Austrian MFA's Human Rights Bureau (with responsibility for the CHR). Theuermann reported that he had attended an EU Human Rights working group meeting the previous day which had discussed comm [...]	2005-03-14 16:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AU UNHRC EUN
05VIENNA846	EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO AND CHINESE FM VISIT: [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns and Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche on March 14 to Thomas Hajnoczi, Austrian MFA A/S-equivalent for Political-Military Affairs and EU Common Foreign and Security Policy. 2. (C) Hajnoczi, who had returned earlier that day from a trip to Washington, recounted tha [...]	2005-03-15 10:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CM AU EUN
05VIENNA854	CHILD MARRIAGE: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 14:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN AU
05VILNIUS1029	LITHUANIA: EXTREMISM IS CONTAINED, BUT INTOLERANCE [...] SUMMARY. (U) Manifestations of extremism in Lithuania are infrequent, mostly localized, and rarely virulent. Extremists exist, but their political clout here is minute. Expressions of intolerance, including anti-Semitism, are more common than acts of violence or vandalism, although infrequent [...]	2005-09-28 13:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI LH
05VILNIUS1093	CODEL KOLBE AND BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The congressional delegation led by Congressman Jim Kolbe expressed unwavering commitment to a diverse group of Belarusian opposition leaders and pledged its continued support for democratic change in Belarus. Two U.S. NGOs, the International Republican Institute and the Nation [...]	2005-10-12 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO LH
05VILNIUS1161	GOL SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The GOL is refocusing its efforts to promote democracy in Belarus after fielding criticism from the USG and EU for overstepping the bounds of the agreed non-engagement policy. GOL foreign policy decision-makers admit that the Prime Minister's October 4 meeting with Belarusian PM [...]	2005-10-29 07:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH
05VILNIUS1188	GOL CONTRIBUTING TO NATO MISSION IN PAKISTAN [...] (U) Summary: The GOL is heeding NATO's call for contributions to its relief effort in Pakistan by sending water purifications specialists and equipment to the affected region under the Alliance's umbrella. This comes on top of the GOL's previous financial (104,000 USD) and material (tents an [...]	2005-11-04 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL PK LH
05VILNIUS1222	GOL AGREES TO JEWISH COMMUNAL PROPERTY RESTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOL's Ministry of Justice and representatives of the Jewish community, with our prodding, have agreed on the substance and text of an amended law authorizing communal property restitution. The law will establish a payment schedule for monetary restitution to the local Jewis [...]	2005-11-18 15:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM LH
05VILNIUS1243	LITHUANIA WILLING TO RAISE NGO LAW WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Russia's proposed new NGO law to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia Division, on November 25. Vinciunas told us that the GOL shares our concerns regarding potential constraints on NGO activities. He noted that the GOL Ambassador in Moscow rece [...]	2005-11-25 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS1265	ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES IN LITHUANIA [...] Lithuanian law enforcement recently broke up two cross-border trafficking groups and announced the creation of a new department to increase international cooperation. Partly as a result of such increasingly frequent busts, media attention to TIP issues is growing. GOL representatives, NGOs, [...]	2005-12-01 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB PREF LH
05VILNIUS1271	LITHUANIAN PROSECUTOR AGAIN CHALLENGES EDITOR'S [...] (U) Lithuania's Prosecutor General has filed a final appeal of the court order to dismiss the case against the newspaper owner and editor Vitas Tomkus for distributing allegedly anti-Semitic and anti-homosexual articles two years ago. The new appeal argues that the court erred by considering [...]	2005-12-02 15:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI LH
05VILNIUS1305	NGO CONCERNS -- NOT JUST IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points regarding Russia's proposed new NGO law to Arunas Vinciunas, head of the MFA's Russia desk on December 13. He told us that the GOL continues to share our concerns regarding potential constraints on NGO activities. According to Vinciunas, however, the Nordic a [...]	2005-12-14 15:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL RS LH
05VILNIUS155	SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HOLOCAUST ISSUES VISITS [...] Summary. Ambassador Edward O'Donnell, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, discussed property restitution, Holocaust education, and anti-Semitism with GOL officials and Jewish community leaders during a January 31-February 2 visit to Vilnius. Ambassador O'Donnell commended the level of Holoca [...]	2005-02-17 09:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM OVIP LH
05VILNIUS182	LITHUANIA 2005 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuania is a country of origin, transit, and destination for international trafficking in women. Although the exact extent and magnitude of trafficking in persons (TIP) in Lithuania is unknown, Europol estimates that over 1,200 Lithuanian women are victims of human trafficki [...]	2005-02-25 13:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS283	RABBI BAKER PRESSES FOR RESTITUTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lithuanian Government and political leaders reaffirmed their commitment to restitution of Jewish communal property during a series of meetings with visiting American Jewish Committee official Rabbi Andrew Baker March 7-8. Paving the way for Baker's visit, the local Jewish com [...]	2005-03-17 13:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNAR SOCI PHUM OVIP LH
05VILNIUS306	MINISTER OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND LABOR LAYS OUT VISION FOR [...] SUMMARY: On March 21, Ambassador Mull met with Vilija Blinkeviciute, the Minster of Social Security and Labor, as part of his ongoing series of discussions with cabinet members of the new GOL (ref a). Ms. Blinkeviciute, a member of the Social Liberal party who came in fourth in the first rou [...]	2005-03-23 08:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV PGOV PHUM LH
05VILNIUS562	COURT FINES EDITOR FOR DISSEMINATING ANTISEMITIC [...] (U) A Vilnius administrative court fined Rimvydas Valentukevicius, editor of the Russian-language edition of the "Respublika" newspaper, 1,000 litas ($360) on May 25 for publishing a series of anti-Semitic editorials in 2004. The court held that, by publishing the editorials claiming that Jew [...]	2005-05-31 13:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SOCI LH
05VILNIUS683	LITHUANIA TIP UPDATE: JANUARY-JUNE 2005 [...] The Government of Lithuania advanced its campaign against trafficking in persons during the first six months of 2005. Joint Lithuanian and British law enforcement efforts resulted in the breakup of a cross-border human trafficking chain that had sent women and girls to the UK. The Government [...]	2005-06-29 15:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF LH
05VILNIUS706	LITHUANIAN COURT FINES EDITOR FOR ANTI-SEMITIC [...] (U) Vilnius Administrative Judge Audrius Cininas fined Vitas Tomkus, editor-in-chief and sole owner of Lithuania's second largest daily, "Respublika," 3,000 LTL (US$1,035) on July 7 for inciting anti-Semitism in a series of editorials in 2004. The court held that, by publishing editorials cla [...]	2005-07-07 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI LH
05VILNIUS733	NO DESECRATION OF GRAVES SEEN BY LOCAL JEWISH [...] Summary: We met with Rabbi Chizkiva Kalmanowitz, an American citizen resident in Israel, on June 29 to discuss his concerns about construction work on the site of a known Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius. Rabbi Kalmanowitz was in Lithuania for 18 hours as part of a survey trip to Jewish he [...]	2005-07-13 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
05VILNIUS88	AG MINISTER PRUNSKIENE: MORE EU MEANS ROOM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agricultural Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene, meeting with Ambassador Mull on January 25, painted a picture of an EU branded agricultural policy for Lithuania and pledged to focus her efforts on rural development. She praised U.S.-Lithuanian cooperation on agricultural and rural de [...]	2005-01-26 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ETRD ENRG PHUM LH
05VILNIUS949	VILNIUS COURT DECIDES TO EXTRADITE BANKER TO RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vilnius District Court decided on September 8 to extradite to Russia Igor Babenko, the manager of the Stavropol branch of Yukos-owned Menatep Bank. Lithuanian authorities had arrested Babenko on July 1 in response to Russia's extradition request. Russian prosecutors accuse B [...]	2005-09-09 15:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS
05VILNIUS972	WHY DO SO MANY LITHUANIANS COMMIT SUICIDE? [...] (U) Lithuania, a dramatic success story in so many ways, is the suicide capital of Europe, with 40 suicides per 100,000 residents each year. Teens and middle-aged men are most at risk. The bustling economy and expanded social protections have failed to lower the suicide rate, which has been [...]	2005-09-16 09:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KPAO LH
05WARSAW1168	POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]	2005-03-02 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WARSAW1225	FOREIGN JEWISH NGOS PROTEST LACK OF CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) In Warsaw on February 16-17, a World Jewish Restitution Organization delegation discussed private property restitution with the Ambassador, SLD party leader Jozef Oleksy, opposition leader Jan Maria Rokita, Treasury Minister Jacek Socha and Sejm Speaker Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz. The dele [...]	2005-03-04 14:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PHUM KNAR PL
05WARSAW2061	PRIVATE PROPERTY COMPENSATION BILL ADVANCES TO [...] (U) Following a sharp debate April 15, the Polish Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority of 303 to 105 to send to committee a government bill that would provide cash compensation for property nationalized after the Second World War. Although in the debate, the opposition Civic Platform [...]	2005-04-20 14:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL IS
05WARSAW2265	HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell discussed with key Polish officials and leaders of the Jewish community Poland's ChairmRmQqMQnd plans for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ). ITC discussions centered o [...]	2005-05-16 11:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO
05WARSAW3161	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S DEMOCRACY [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche August 19 to Katarzyna Katsperczyk, who handles Community of Democracy issues in the MFA's Department of Policy Planning. Katsperczyk said that Poland, as a convener and strong supporter of the Community of Democracies and the UN Democracy Fund, will be makin [...]	2005-08-22 10:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PL UNGA
05WARSAW3234	POLISH APPROACH TO SEPTEMBER 1-2 EU GYMNICH [...] (C) Responding to reftel points, Polish MFA Director for CFSP Beata Kolecka confirmed that Poland will hold a firm line against any new conditions for the start of Turkish accession talks, resist efforts to soften ICTY conditionality for Croatia, and maintain positions complementary to the U.S. [...]	2005-08-30 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU PL EUN
05WARSAW3242	POLISH STATEMENT WELCOMES IRAQI DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Following our approach (Ref B),the Polish MFA late August 29 released a public statement in support of Iraq's draft constitution. Unofficial embassy translation of the original Polish-language text follows. 2. (U) Begin text of Polish MFA statement. "Poland welcomes the completion [...]	2005-08-31 09:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ PL
05WARSAW3387	POLAND WEIGHS UKRAINIAN ROLE IN ADDRESSING [...] (C) Polish officials confirmed to us September 16 that they are likely to respond positively to a Ukrainian proposal to host a meeting at the NSA-equivalent level between Poland and Belarus. Slawomir Kaminski, a deputy director in Polish National Security Adviser Jerzy Bahr's office, explained [...]	2005-09-16 11:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL
05WARSAW3423	POLISH NSA REQUESTS MEETING ON BELARUS [...] (C) Following up on reftel conversations concerning our interest in close coordination with Poland on Belarus, Polish National Security Advisor Jerzy Bahr has requested a meeting with the Ambassador in advance of a planned September 29 meeting in Kiev with Bahr's Belarusian counterpart. The A [...]	2005-09-20 13:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL

05WARSAW3447	OSCE: HDIM OPENING FOCUSES ON OSCE REFORM [...] Summary: The opening session of the 2005 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting gave participants a chance to set out their views of the OSCE, against the backdrop of reform discussions ongoing in Vienna. Poland, the U.S., and Kyrgyzstan voiced strong support for OSCE's human rights work and [...]	2005-09-23 09:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PL OSCE
05WARSAW3469	POLAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: Muslim extremism is not perceived to be an issue of concern in Poland; the Muslim community is very small and the population is 96 percent Roman Catholic. However, the Embassy and ConGen Krakow closely monitor the media for any indications of rising extremist threats. Given the co [...]	2005-09-27 09:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PL
05WARSAW3473	OSCE: HDIM ELECTION ISSUES [...] (U) Summary. Election issues were the focus of three early events at this year's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM)in Warsaw. During the first HDIM Working Session, the clear fault line that separates most NGOs and participating States, including the United States, from Russia and [...]	2005-09-27 12:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PL OSCE
05WARSAW3613	POLAND: U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) We shared reftel (A) demarche points with Polish MFA officials October 12 and 13, highlighting the results of our policy review and our determination to coordinate closely with partners in support of Belarusian democracy. Polish officials indicated that Poland shares the broad outlines of [...]	2005-10-17 14:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BO PL
05WARSAW3650	POTENTIAL ASYLUM REQUEST FROM IRAQI DIPLOMAT IN [...] CONOFF was visited on October 19, 2005 by Mohammed N. Muthanna, Third Secretary and Consul for the Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw, in connection with a potential asylum request by Mr. Muthanna. Muthanna told CONOFF that he believes that he has been targeted for assasination by either "Baathists" or " [...]	2005-10-20 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PHUM PINR PL PREL IZ
05WARSAW3732	POLAND CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING [...] (U) Poland reacted very quickly and strongly to Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's October 25 statement that Israel should be "wiped off the map" (reftel). The Polish MFA spokesman issued on October 27 a strong condemnation of Ahmadi-Nejad's remarks. Text follows in para 3 below. 2. (C) Pol [...]	2005-10-31 13:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR PL
05WARSAW3909	POLISH RESOLVE REINFORCED ON CUBA POLICY [...] (C) Summary: The transition to a center-right government in Poland and the Polish MFA Latin America director's recent visit to Havana appear to have strengthened Polish determination to promote democratic reform in Cuba, both through the European Union and bilaterally. We view this developmen [...]	2005-11-25 10:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU PL EUN
05WARSAW4113	Update on GOP's Anti-Trafficking Policies [...] Our discussions with Polish government officials, NGOs, and academic institutions reveal that the GOP has taken significant steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Poland. For the first time ever, the GOP has allocated funds from the state budget for the implementation of the Nationa [...]	2005-12-23 08:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF KCRM KJUS PL
05WELLINGTON134	HISTORICAL LABOUR-MAORI CHURCH ALLIANCE THREATENED [...] (SBU) Summary: The nascent Maori Party's impact on New Zealand politics (reftel) continues to be felt -- to the increasing discomfort of the ruling Labour party, and has raised doubts about Labour's historical alliance with an influential Maori organization, the Ratana Church. Some Ratana [...]	2005-02-15 22:29:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON221	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2005 [...] (SBU) Following are responses to the Trafficking in Persons report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 18. Overview: New Zealand fully complies with international standards to eliminate trafficking. New Zealand problems with internationally trafficked persons are qui [...]	2005-03-16 02:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
05WELLINGTON222	NEW ZEALAND ON CHR AND THE CHR RESOLUTION ON CUBA [...] (C) Acting Political-Economic Counselor provided Refs A and B demarches concerning the 61st Session of the UN Commission of Human Rights (CHR) and the importance of the U.S.-sponsored CHR Cuba resolution to Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs a [...]	2005-03-16 04:00:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU PREL NZ CHR UNHRC
05WELLINGTON225	NEW ZEALAND: RESPONSE ON CHILD MARRIAGE FOR NZ, [...] The following are responses to the request for information on child marriage in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau, keyed to the questions in paragraph 7 of reftel. A. The legal age of marriage in New Zealand is 16. Children (both male and female) can marry at age 16 if they ha [...]	2005-03-17 02:11:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI NZ
05WELLINGTON387	NEW ZEALAND'S UNIONS FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES [...] (U) Summary: After a decade of quiet on the labor front, New Zealand's unions are again walking the picket line against a spectrum of industries. Emboldened by union- friendly legislation enacted in 2000 and 2004 and anxious to grab a bigger slice of the country's recent prosperity, organized [...]	2005-05-17 03:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON435	LUIS POSADA CARRILES - MESSAGE PASSED TO NEW [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-02 02:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR IT KJUS PHUM PREL PTER CU US VE NZ EUN
05WELLINGTON448	UN DEMOCRACY FUND: NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE [...] Poloff on June 2 delivered ref B demarche points, proposed letter and UN terms of reference to Valerie Meyer, Deputy Director of New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division. Meyer responded on June 3, noting three key areas of co [...]	2005-06-08 03:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON472	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MDA: CONFERENCE FOR THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ NZ ICRC
05WELLINGTON496	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...]	2005-06-27 04:48:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR
05WELLINGTON58	MP TAMIHERE CLEARED IN FIRST OF TWO [...] (U) Summary. Beleaguered Labour MP John Tamihere has begun his political rehabilitation, offering a "state of the nation" speech January 19 that attacked the "separatist" Maori party, defended Labour's economic policies, and eschewed the left-right division of unions and business leaders in f [...]	2005-01-24 17:48:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON666	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is willing to consider taking in Uigher refugees from Guantanamo, but would at a minimum need a request from the UNHCR to start the process. Both Minister of Foreign Affairs Goff and Immigration Minister Swain will make the final decision of whether to admit the Uighe [...]	2005-08-31 04:52:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR NZ
05WELLINGTON738	SUGGESTED STRATEGY FOR ALIEN (BUI) REQUEST TO GNZ [...] (SBU) This message contains an action request, at paragraph 6. 2. (C) Post believes that reftel demarche would be a very hard sell to GNZ officials. New Zealand prides itself as a strong player in supporting human rights. The Government has also been strongly criticized in the recent pa [...]	2005-09-23 02:32:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON78	NATIONAL GOES TO BAT [...] (U) Summary. After a week of press leaks and innuendo, the 2005 election season swung into full gear with Opposition National Party leader Don Brash's much-anticipated speech at Orewa Rotary Club on January 25, unveiling National's long-promised position on welfare reform. Expectations for t [...]	2005-01-27 03:33:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON855	NEW ZEALAND SAYS G-4 AMBASSADORS DECLINE TO [...] (SBU) On October 28, Acting DCM conveyed Ref A points to Chris Anderson, Deputy Director of the South-South East Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She urged that the G-4 Ambassadors visit with returned refugees during their upcoming trip to the Central Highlands, and [...]	2005-11-02 03:57:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON86	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEAKSMY NORIN, FEBRUARY 20- [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Leaksmy Norin, G/TIP Reports Officer, to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 20-22. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy officials to discuss monitoring, assessing and reporting on trafficking in persons. [...]	2005-01-31 21:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG NZ
05WELLINGTON875	NEW ZEALAND ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, US [...] (C) Pol-Econ Counselor discussed reftel points with Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. P-E Couns said that she hoped New Zealand would support all the resolutions, especially those involving countries wi [...]	2005-11-09 23:08:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON944	NEW ZEALAND ON MDA VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 04:05:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON96	NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CLARK IN STATE OF THE [...] (C) Summary: In her opening speech of the year, PM Helen Clark launched the opening salvo of her election campaign. She indirectly countered Opposition leader Don Brash,s welfare policy speech (reftel) by outlining childcare and other policies she defined as the best way to encourage women to [...]	2005-02-02 03:58:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON977	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE THANK [...] (SBU) Poloff on December 16 delivered reftel demarche points to Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth Division at the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. On December 19, Meyer responded that GNZ continues to support the U.S. position on all Third Committee [...]	2005-12-19 03:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNGA UNHRC NZ
05YEREVAN1018	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MDA AND CONFERENCE ON THIRD [...] (C) Post delivered demarche talking points regarding the Israeli National Society (MDA) and International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan June 9 per reftel instructions. Mrkrtumyan said the GOAM did not have [...]	2005-06-10 02:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN1036	ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN UNDER FIRE [...] (C) On May 26, Armenian National Security Service (NSS) investigators arrested Serob Antinyan, an assistant to the Armenian Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan. Antinyan later confessed to accepting a bribe. Alaverdyan privately acknowledges Antinyan's guilt but claims the heavy-handed investigatio [...]	2005-06-15 08:56:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1083	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-21 12:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1084	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan on June 21. Mkrtumyan said that the GOAM supports the idea of a standing, solutions-oriented council. He warned, however, that most of our points would require additional "deliberati [...]	2005-06-21 12:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KUNR AM
05YEREVAN111	NEW REGIONAL ANTI-TIP NGO NETWORK [...] The United Nations Development Program (UNDP),which implements a project on combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in partnership with the GOAM, has launched a local and regional (Caucasus) NGO network on fighting organized crime, particularly TIP and illegal migration. Members of the netwo [...]	2005-01-21 13:35:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN SMIG KCRM AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1261	MONITORING BOARD CALLS ARMENIAN PRISON CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Conditions in Armenian prisons remain "unsatisfactory" despite some improvements, according to a report by Armenia's Civil Society Monitoring Board (CSMB). On June 30, CSMB members hosted a roundtable discussion where they announced the results of inspections they conducted from June thr [...]	2005-07-15 06:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1264	ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN REPORTS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) On July 7, Armenian Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan unveiled the GOAM's first Human Rights website and released a statistical report on human rights complaints against the GOAM. The event coincided with fresh allegations that the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) continues to harass [...]	2005-07-15 09:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN133	LEADER OF ARYAN UNION PARTY ARRESTED FOR [...] (SBU) On January 24 Armenian authorities arrested Armen Avetisyan on charges of "inciting national, racial or religious hatred publicly and through mass media means" in what authorities called a "preemptive" measure. Avetisyan is the leader of the small, marginal extremist Armenian Aryan Unio [...]	2005-01-26 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM AM
05YEREVAN1387	ARMENIA: ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN PRESENTED [...] (SBU) On August 1, CDA delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian, underscoring the USG's judgment that Armenia has not shown increasing efforts to combat trafficking. We presented the proposed action plan, urging concrete steps forward, noting that the Department of [...]	2005-08-03 06:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1420	"CENSORSHIP" AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER [...] (SBU) In a short editorial comment on August 3 titled "Either Together, or Not on the Air," opposition newspaper Aravot alleged that the Kocharian Administration "ordered" Armenian television companies to provide air time to Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan only if she appeared in programs with "Au [...]	2005-08-05 12:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1479	TURKISH SCHOLAR: GUILTY BUT FREE TO GO [...] (C) On August 16, a local-level Yerevan court convicted Yektan Turkyilmaz, a Turkish citizen and Duke University doctoral candidate arrested June 17 at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport, for attempting to smuggle eighty-eight "historically and culturally important" books and manuscripts out of Armen [...]	2005-08-16 13:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM TU
05YEREVAN1550	ARMENIA: EXPLOITIVE CHILD LABOR REMAINS RARE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In March 2005, the Armenian National Assembly adopted and President Robert Kocharian signed legislation that established the State Labor Inspectorate, a new government agency responsible for [...]	2005-08-25 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM USAID GTIP ILO
05YEREVAN1625	HOLD THE PRESSES: TURKISH SCHOLAR RETURNS TO U.S. [...] (C) Yektan Turkyilmaz, the Turkish citizen and Duke University doctoral student arrested for attempting to smuggle controlled books and manuscripts out of Armenia (reftel),departed Yerevan for his home in Durham, North Carolina on September 2. Despite claims in court to the contrary, Turkyil [...]	2005-09-08 10:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU GG AM
05YEREVAN168	YEREVAN UNABLE TO RECOMMEND AN OSCE EXTRA- [...] (SBU) The OSCE's program of criminal justice reform in Armenia has had several positive effects, including support and training for a fledgling prison monitoring board and minor improvement of living conditions at several prisons. Post cannot recommend additional funding for the project at th [...]	2005-02-01 10:13:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ABUD AFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM AM OSCE
05YEREVAN1686	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KOCHARIAN TO SUPPORT USG [...] (S) On 15 September, the Ambassador met with President Kocharian for just over an hour, at our request, primarily to discuss the USG's upcoming push for free and fair elections in Armenia in 2007 (parliamentary) and 2008 (presidential). The Ambassador opened the meeting by thanking Kocharian f [...]	2005-09-16 09:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1722	ARMENIA: NOT MUCH EXTREMISM HERE [...] (S) With 98 percent of the population ethnically Armenian and at least nominally Christian, extremism, and particularly Islamic extremism, is not perceived to be a serious problem in Armenia. The vast majority of Armenians belong to the Apostolic Church, an Eastern Christian denomination which [...]	2005-09-26 12:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI AM
05YEREVAN1731	ARMENIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS SERIOUSLY FLAWED [...] (C) Local election monitors, news media, and our own employees are among the growing chorus of critics of "widespread violations" in local Armenian elections, currently being held across the country on a rolling schedule from September 18 through October 23. Local elections have spurred accus [...]	2005-09-27 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN1748	TIP: UZBEK TRAFFICKING CONVICTION LEAVES CONCERNS [...] (C) On September 22, a local-level court in Yerevan sentenced Uzbek citizen Natella Saghatelyan to five years imprisonment for trafficking and forgery. The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) arrested Saghatelyan in March 2005 for trafficking Uzbek women, and a minor girl, through Armeni [...]	2005-09-29 12:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1764	PRESIDENT KOCHARYAN TAKES OWNERSHIP OF NEW [...] On September 30, at a conference to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Armenian Constitution and the Formation of the Constitutional Court, President Kocharian emphasized the importance of upcoming Constitutional Reforms to the establishment of rule of law in Armenia. In his re [...]	2005-09-30 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1790	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SET FOR NOVEMBER 27 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 12:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1795	ARMENIA: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES INTERNATIONAL LABOR [...] Per reftels, Post provides the following update regarding exploitive child labor: -- On October 3, the Armenian National Assembly ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Minimum Age Convention 138. Armenpress News Agency quoted Labor and Social Affairs Minister Aghvan Vardanyan, w [...]	2005-10-05 08:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI AM USAID GTIP ILO
05YEREVAN1829	ARMENIA'S JUDGES STEP FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: At their autumn general meeting, Armenia's judges collectively stole a march on the country's ruling political parties and came out strongly and forthrightly in favor of the Council-of-Europe-approved Constitutional amendments, while also approving a Code of Ethics that USAID-sup [...]	2005-10-13 06:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR AM
05YEREVAN1881	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD SCUL AM UNESCO
05YEREVAN1892	ARMENIA'S SUPPORT FOR UNESCO CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 10:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SCUL AM ETD UNESCO
05YEREVAN19	ARMENIA: INCONSISTENT CLAIMS OF RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) On January 6, Forum 18, a Norwegian NGO, reported that Armen Grigoryan, an Armenian citizen eligible for mandatory military service, had been refused status as a conscientious objector, hazed and forced to serve in Nagorno- Karabakh against his will. Post is investigating the claims mad [...]	2005-01-07 12:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1907	GOAM REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY ABANDONED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) This is an action request. In a dipnote dated October 21 and received October 26, Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian officially requested USG assistance -- both financial and technical [...]	2005-10-26 12:24:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN1927	LOCAL ELECTIONS END WITH ALLEGATIONS OF CONTINUED [...] (C) Armenian local elections -- held September 18 through October 23 -- met international standards, Central Electoral Commission Head Garegin Azaryan told reporters during an October 28 press conference. Local election monitors, however, disputed Azaryan's claim and alleged "widespread viola [...]	2005-11-01 11:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1930	GOAM AGREES: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S RHETORIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 13:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN1931	IN LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE, PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Armenian President Kocharian summoned the Ambassador to complain, as he has done before, about activities of the National Democratic Institute, in particular those of its current director, who is scheduled to depart next week. This time he put his complaint into a letter to Secr [...]	2005-11-01 13:19:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PHUM EAID PINR AM
05YEREVAN1940	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER SARGSIAN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Fried described for Defense Minister Sargsian a sense in Washington that history in Armenia's neighborhood is accelerating, for better or worse. U.S.-Armenian relations, he said, have "unrealized potential." The United States wants to work with all its friends in the r [...]	2005-11-02 13:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1956	ARMENIA: PRESIDENT APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On October 31, President Robert Kocharian approved legislation amending the Armenian Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations. The amendments include "most recommend [...]	2005-11-04 11:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1958	CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTIONS: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES [...] (C) On November 4, a local-level court in Sevan convicted (and sentenced to three years imprisonment) four Jehovah's Witnesses (Armenian citizens) on charges of "absence without leave from a military unit or place of service." The court initially charged the Jehovah's Witnesses with "desertion [...]	2005-11-04 12:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1969	FOREIGN MINISTER'S PUBLIC STATEMENT ON IRANIAN [...] (U) On November 5, Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian told students and reporters at Yerevan State University that Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent statement regarding Israel "will have no impact on Armenian-Iranian relations." Oskanian told the audience that "Israeli issues hav [...]	2005-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN1991	ARMENIA STILL UNDECIDED ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-10 13:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR AM UNHRC
05YEREVAN1992	ARMENIANS WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE ECONOMIC TIES FOR [...] (C) In a November 8 conversation with the Ambassador, Presidential chief of staff and co-chair of the Armenia-Iran Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Artashes Tumanian said he would have no choice but to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in Tehran on November 11 (reftels),but that [...]	2005-11-10 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR AM
05YEREVAN1994	CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS URGES ARMENIA TO INVITE OSCE [...] (SBU) During a November 7-9 visit to Armenia, Rep. Alcee Hastings, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, made a strong case to top Armenian officials to reconsider their decision not to invite OSCE observers to monitor the constitutional referendum scheduled for November 27. In a seri [...]	2005-11-11 05:06:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2001	EUR/TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Since January 2005, the GOAM has made progress on fighting trafficking in persons, especially in promoting the National Action Plan and increasing prosecutions under the anti-trafficking statute, but still has a significant way to go on some crucial areas. The following responses are g [...]	2005-11-15 05:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AM
05YEREVAN2006	ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE ITS POSITION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 13:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PINR AM IR UNHRC
05YEREVAN2008	CONGRESSMAN HASTINGS'S VISIT TO ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Congressman Alcee Hastings (President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly) visited Armenia November 7-9 as the country was preparing for a constitutional referendum on November 27 and already looking ahead to parliamentary elections in 2007 and presidential elections in 2008. During meeti [...]	2005-11-16 05:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ AM
05YEREVAN2028	RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT: ARMENIA "LIKELY TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 10:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL AORC IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN2039	ARMENIA WILL SUPPORT US ON UZBEKISTAN RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding UN Third Committee country resolutions to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan November 21 per reftel instructions. Mkrtumyan said Armenia would not support a no-action motion on Turkmenistan and pledged Armen [...]	2005-11-21 12:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2051	ARMENIA AS A DESTINATION COUNTRY--GOAM [...] (SBU) Tracking an alarm received from the "Hope and Help" NGO, the National Security Service (NSS),on November 16, discovered four trafficking victims from Ukraine in one of Yerevan's night-clubs. This is the first clear case of trafficking in which Armenia was the destination country and th [...]	2005-11-22 12:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM AM KTIP UA
05YEREVAN2062	ARMENIA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY, 2005-2008 [...] (SBU) Armenia is at a crossroads in its democratic development. While the political landscape has remained relatively consistent since the last elections, the next two years will test the government's commitment to its reform agenda. As Assistant Secretary Fried said during his October visit [...]	2005-11-23 13:12:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2074	ARMENIA'S REFERENDUM: INFLATED TURNOUT, OBSERVERS [...] (C) Official results for voter turnout contrast sharply with those reported by opposition and some independent local observers for Armenia's November 27 referendum on constitutional amendments. The 14-member group of observers from the Council of Europe -- the only international observers ac [...]	2005-11-28 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2075	OPPOSITION RALLY DRAWS LACKLUSTER RESPONSE [...] (C) Opposition leaders came together November 28 in a larger group than they have in the past, but still only managed to draw about 2500 people to an afternoon rally on a perfect fall day in Yerevan. One day after the constitutional referendum that Council of Europe (CoE) observers characteri [...]	2005-11-28 14:50:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC AM
05YEREVAN2081	LOCAL OBSERVERS CITE MAJOR INFRACTIONS, STOP SHORT [...] (C) It's Your Choice (IYC),Armenia's largest election observation NGO (funded in part by the USG),announced during a November 29 press conference that there were major infractions during the recent referendum on constitutional amendments that had "serious impacts on the results." They stopp [...]	2005-11-30 06:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2083	USG NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING A "MARRED" CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Despite what Council of Europe (CoE) observers are calling a "marred" referendum and considerable NGO and opposition concern about alleged voting irregularities (ref A),we expect that the CoE will simply move forward and quietly embrace the new constitution that it helped draft. World Ban [...]	2005-11-30 11:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2105	GOAM DETAINING, HARASSING OPPOSITION IN [...] (SBU) In the wake of a marred constitutional referendum and modest opposition rallies protesting the electoral fraud (reftels),over the past week the GOAM has opted to detain at least 50 opposition supporters for several hours at a time, with a number of the detainees credibly alleging that th [...]	2005-12-05 13:09:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2113	ARMENIAN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS: [...] "It is better for a child to die in Armenia than to be adopted abroad." While international adoptions are legal in Armenia, this pervasive negative attitude makes legislators and government officials nervous, giving rise to a lack of transparency in the process which in turn creates an enviro [...]	2005-12-06 09:43:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI OIIP SCUL KPAO AM PHUM
05YEREVAN2157	SQUEEZING THE ARMENIANS ON DEMOCRACY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has been talking to various Armenians in and out of government in an effort to advance our democracy agenda despite the tactical set-back represented by the flawed November 27 referendum on the constitutional amendments. While it is too early to say whether the Armenians "ge [...]	2005-12-13 13:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AM PGOV PHUM AID
05YEREVAN2166	ARMENIA'S NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER? [...] (SBU) The term of office for Armenian Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Larisa Alaverdyan will expire on January 5, paving the way for Parliament (under provisions of the country's recently amended constitution) to appoint a successor or re-appoint Alaverdyan. Alaverdyan has frequently downpl [...]	2005-12-14 12:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2182	CURIOUS TIMING OF GOAM PRESS RELEASE ON [...] (C) The GOAM distributed a press release on December 15 denouncing what it called "barbarous" vandalism of Armenian cultural monuments by Azeri soldiers in the Nakhichevan region along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border. The statement, citing reports by Armenian priests, claimed that 100 Azerbaija [...]	2005-12-16 12:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AM AJ
05YEREVAN2207	ARMENIA NOT POSITIONED TO INFLUENCE RUSSIA ON NGO [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 12:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RS AM PGOV
05YEREVAN2215	ARMENIA TO CRIMINALIZE EVASION OF ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) During an extraordinary session on December 16, the Armenian National Assembly unanimously adopted amendments to the Criminal Code that, for the first time in Armenian law, would criminalize evasion of alternative service. President Robert Kocharian has until January 6, 2006 to sign the a [...]	2005-12-23 02:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM AM
05YEREVAN258	DAMAGE TO HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL: CAUSE UNKNOWN [...] (SBU) The local chairman of the Jewish Community of Armenia, Rimma Varzhapetyan, told us that community members found a stone memorial to the Holocaust lying flat in a park in Central Yerevan on February 11. The rectangular slab showed no signs of being struck, and the official police report [...]	2005-02-14 13:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AM
05YEREVAN267	ARMENIA: KURDS DEMONSTRATE FOR OCALAN [...] (SBU) Marking the sixth anniversary of the capture of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, about 250 ethnic Kurds came to Yerevan in buses February 15 to stage a peaceful march across downtown Yerevan and demonstrate in front of Armenian Government buildings and the United Nations Development Progr [...]	2005-02-15 14:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER ASEC PHUM AM
05YEREVAN270	A1-PLUS LOSES BID FOR RADIO LICENSE [...] (SBU) Mesrop Movsesian, the owner of the now-defunct A1-Plus television station, told Post that he lost a recent bid for a radio frequency license to two other competitors, and he alleged that his loss was politically motivated. On February 14, the Armenian National Commission on Television [...]	2005-02-16 09:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN35	ARMENIA: UPDATE ON CLAIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION [...] (C) We reported reftel our initial investigation of an allegation of religious persecution in Armenia's armed forces. On January 11, we spoke with Levon Margaryan, Deputy Board Member of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Armenia, about the recent media claims that Armen Grigoryan was abused while se [...]	2005-01-11 13:32:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN358	TWO SEPARATE GROUPS PROTEST AT EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Two small groups, for a total of fewer than 100 people, protested in front of the U. S. Embassy on Monday, February 28. The groups sought to commemorate attacks on ethnic Armenians in Sumgait in 1988. Both protests seem to have been intended to counterbalance reports of efforts to com [...]	2005-03-01 13:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC AM
05YEREVAN367	CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS OMBUDSMAN CABLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 02:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN439	ARMENIA REFUSES TO SEND "GENOCIDE" BACK TO THE [...] (C) In a March 10 interview, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian said that the question of the 1915 "genocide" is no longer an issue for historians and now must be decided in the political sphere. This statement was in response to Turkish PM Erdogan's proposal for a new joint historical study of the [...]	2005-03-11 13:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM TU
05YEREVAN449	CHR-61: ARMENIANS WITH US ON CUBA, SHAKY ON [...] (C) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) upcoming annual session to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan March 11 per reftel instructions. Mkrtumyan predicted that the GOAM would vote with the USG on the expected [...]	2005-03-14 09:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM CHR
05YEREVAN469	CHILD MARRIAGE - ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) There are no reported incidents of child marriage in Armenia, except in small Yezidi and Kurdish national minority groups where experts believe the issue is a problem. No data exist, however, [...]	2005-03-16 11:59:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN AM
05YEREVAN477	JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WANT TO DO "MAN'S WORK" [...] (SBU) In January, Armenia completed implementation of its Law on Alternatives to Military Service, and 22 members of the Jehovah's Witnesses began work in various civilian institutions around the country. Two of the organization's leaders told us, however, that many of their members are unhap [...]	2005-03-17 09:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN506	ARMENIA PROSECUTES A CASE OF HATE SPEECH [...] (SBU) On January 24 authorities arrested the leader of the Armenian Aryan Union, Armen Avetisian, for "inciting national hatred," and after a two-day trial he received a suspended sentence on March 18. Avetisian told a newspaper in January that "the future of any nation that has a Jewish commu [...]	2005-03-22 12:52:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN521	CHR-61: FM OSKANIAN SUGGESTS "LIMITED OPTIONS" ON [...] (C) Per instructions in ref A, Ambassador Evans met with FM Vartan Oskanian March 24 to ask the GOAM to rethink its position on a no-action motion on Belarus at the UN Commission on Human Rights. Oskanian said the GOAM would give "serious consideration" to our request given the emphasis the U [...]	2005-03-24 11:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM CHR
05YEREVAN53	KOCHARIAN SENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW UKRAINIAN [...] (U) The GOAM announced January 11 that President Robert Kocharian sent a congratulatory message to Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yushchenko. The news sparked a flurry of media reports about Armenia-Ukraine-Russia relations and re-ignited discussion on the applicability of recent events in [...]	2005-01-13 12:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN546	PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL TO REVISE OMBUDSMAN LAW [...] (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly has effectively refused two Presidential requests to revise the law on the Human Rights Defender, according to the Ombudsman, Larissa Alaverdian. The separate proposals would have limited the Ombudsman's power to obtain court documents and would have incor [...]	2005-03-29 07:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN6	ARMENIA STRENGTHENS ADVOCATES AND PUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly adopted legislation December 14 that creates a potentially powerful Chamber of Advocates for criminal defense lawyers and seeks to improve the state-funded public defender's program. Local legal assistance groups believe the changes may help level the play [...]	2005-01-04 13:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN611	CHR-61: US-EU DEMARCHE ON BELARUS, BUT ARMENIA [...] (C) On April 6, together with the EU Presidency rep, we urged Armenia to vote against a no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. MFA reps said they appreciated the joint approach and also the substance of the demarche, but said that no decision had yet been taken on how Armen [...]	2005-04-07 05:07:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AM BO CHR
05YEREVAN666	CHR-61: ARMENIA WON'T SUPPORT US ON BELARUS [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian told us April 15 that the GOAM would vote in favor of the no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. Baiburtian acknowledged the high-level demarches by the Ambassador and an April 6 approach with the local EU Presidency rep (ref a),[...]	2005-04-15 12:18:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BO AM CHR
05YEREVAN675	CHR 61: ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR USG "LIKELY" ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 12:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AM UNHRC
05YEREVAN703	MCHR 61: MFA CONFIRMS ARMENIANS WILL VOTE WITH US [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 12:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AM UNHRC

05YEREVAN857	ARMENIA'S SOUTHERN PROVINCE: DEAD END? [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenia's Southern region of Syunik is a narrow swath of remote mountainous land, bound by the closed historical borders with Azerbaijan to the East and West, and stretching South [...]	2005-05-16 05:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KHDP PHUM PGOV PREF ETRD AM IR
05YEREVAN901	ARMENIA ENACTS ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT DOES NOT [...] (C) In an extraordinary session May 19, the Armenian Parliament voted to increase the number of its seats apportioned on the party list basis, to nominally curtail President Robert Kocharian's authority to directly appoint members of electoral commissions, and to reform the way the government [...]	2005-05-20 13:48:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN986	DEMARCHE DELIVERED, ARMENIA ON TIP TIER 2 [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On June 3, CDA delivered talking points per reftel to Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian and Valery Mkrtumyan, head of Armenia's interagency Anti-TIP Commission. CDA informed Baibourtian [...]	2005-06-06 12:53:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG AM
05YEREVAN997	FM OSKANIAN ON ARMENIA'S CURRENT FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) On June 2, FM Oskanian briefed Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan. He characterized the May 17 Warsaw meeting of Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev as "positive," with a critical step forward, but rejected Azerbaijan's assertion that Armenia had agreed to return all "occupied [...]	2005-06-07 11:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV PHUM
05ZAGREB119	Aftermath of Presidential Elections: New Energy for [...] (SBU) Croatian President Stjepan Mesic was re-elected to a second five-year term on January 16, defeating his ruling party Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) opponent Jadranka Kosor 66 to 34 percent. Four months before local elections (scheduled for May 17, 2005),Mesic's victory could energize t [...]	2005-01-24 17:20:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HR
05ZAGREB132	A CONFIDENT CRAWL TOWARDS CLOSING THE REFUGEE FILE [...] (SBU) Meeting with Ambassador Frank and the Heads of Mission of the OSCE and UNHCR Missions and European Commission Delegation to Croatia for the first time in 2005, Croatia's National Refugee Coordinator (Minister of Maritime Affairs, Tourism, Transportation, and Development and National R [...]	2005-01-28 09:00:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM HR
05ZAGREB173	REHN STRIKES A NERVE IN ZAGREB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn's January 31 statement casting doubt on a March 17 start for Croatia's EU accession talks due to lack of full cooperation with The Hague elicited several statements from the political leadership designed to show a united front and [...]	2005-02-03 07:47:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KAWC PREL PHUM HR
05ZAGREB36	HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA -- GLOBAL FUND FILLING A VOID [...] With a three-year, $5 million commitment in Croatia, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis has made possible free and anonymous HIV testing in three urban centers of Croatia and supported NGO education and outreach to vulnerable populations. Given Croatia's low prevalence [...]	2005-01-07 10:56:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
05ZAGREB525	HIV/AIDS IN CROATIA: GOC FULLY FUNDS DRUG THERAPY [...] The GoC currently spends approximately $2 million per year to provide anti-retroviral drug (ARV) therapy to 218 individuals known to be living with AIDS in Croatia. Funding drug therapy is the GoC's primary contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS; fortunately, the Global Fund has covered [...]	2005-04-01 07:19:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
05ZAGREB916	PROJECT PROPOSAL - 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] SUMMARY: Post proposes to fund a project aimed at encouraging first-time voters by educating secondary-school students throughout Croatia about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. This project, called "I'm Voting for the First Time," would be carried out by local non-partisan NGO [...]	2005-06-01 14:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KDEM HR
06ABIDJAN1212	LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...]	2006-10-31 15:12:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LI IV
06ABIDJAN1217	DEMARCHES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-31 17:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER IV
06ABIDJAN1257	COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE RE U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...]	2006-11-09 17:16:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU IV
06ABIDJAN1258	COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...]	2006-11-09 17:18:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNHCR IV UNGA
06ABIDJAN1277	DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue,Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 16. We strongly urged Cote d'Ivoire to vote against the three anti-U.S. resolutio [...]	2006-11-16 17:25:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO IV PHUM
06ABIDJAN1300	COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBASSADOR'S DECLARATION FOR [...] During the last year, both disarmament of former combatants from the 2002 rebellion and the identification and registration of voters failed to materialize. As such, Cote d'Ivoire remains divided into three parts: the government-held south, the rebel- held north, and the UN controlled Zone o [...]	2006-11-24 10:37:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF IV
06ABIDJAN1323	UN TRYING TO SORT OUT RECENT VIOLENCE IN DUEKOUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Francois Sonon, Head of the Duekoue Field Office for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),confirmed five deaths as a result of ethnic clashes between local Guere and Burkinabe in several villages just north of Duekoue in the Zone of Confidence (ZOC). [...]	2006-11-29 17:29:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF IV
06ABIDJAN136	MORE ON VIOLENCE IN GUIGLO AND VULNERABILITY OF [...] (C) The humanitarian community is still reeling from the violent attacks that took place mid-January in Guiglo against their offices and staff. Providing basic emergency assistance to the camps of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Guiglo is the top priority, but security ov [...]	2006-02-08 16:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM WFP IV LI
06ABIDJAN1400	COTE D'IVOIRE - UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 11:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV
06ABIDJAN226	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup attempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoire has been partitioned in two with the government maintaining control of the south and the ex-rebel New Forces controlling the north. Tensions between the two sides have lessened since the appointment of a new [...]	2006-03-01 16:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IV
06ABIDJAN227	COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...]	2006-03-01 16:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV
06ABIDJAN417	COTE D'IVOIRE: CONTROVERSY OVER IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. A bitter dispute over how to identify who is an Ivoirian lies at the heart of Cote d'Ivoire's current political crisis. No new identifications have been registered since 2003, and no identity cards have been issued since 1999. Prime Minister Banny has made resuming the identifi [...]	2006-04-24 15:59:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN460	COTE D'IVOIRE: RECENT ATTACKS IN THE WEST PROVE [...] (C) Summary: UN agencies are concerned by a continuing series of inter-ethnic attacks that have occurred in recent weeks in western Cote d'Ivoire, mostly around the town of Bangolo. The attacks have resulted in several deaths, injuries, and some internal population displacement. The UN rep [...]	2006-05-05 16:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPKO PHUM IV
06ABIDJAN627	COTE D'IVOIRE: INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is represented in Cote d'Ivoire by the Division of Human Rights (HR),which is part of the larger UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Its overarching mission is to promote human rights in Cote d'Ivoire. The HR works in a [...]	2006-06-12 14:08:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN649	COTE D'IVOIRE WILL SUPPORT NEW RED DIAMOND EMBLEM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 14:58:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IV
06ABIDJAN723	UNHCR CLOSES TABOU TRANSIT CENTER [...] SUMMARY: RefCoord traveled to Tabou, Cote d'Ivoire, on June 27-30 to meet with UNHCR officials regarding their repatriation efforts and the pending closure of the Tabou Transit Center (TC). RefCoord also traveled to several surrounding villages and met with refugee representatives. Although [...]	2006-07-07 12:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN838	NEW UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE TAKES UP DUTIES IN COTE [...] (C) Summary: Saber Azam, UNHCR's new Representative to Cote d'Ivoire, met with Ambassador Hooks on July 21. Azam stated his main objective will be to complete the Liberian repatriation process by June 2007. Ambassador Hooks affirmed U.S. support for the humanitarian community in Cote d'Ivo [...]	2006-07-28 15:21:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	REF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN906	HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) visited Guiglo from August 1-3 to meet with UNHCR field representatives and visit the Nicla Refugee Camp for Liberian refugees. There are approximately 10,500 Liberian refugees in the northern Refugee Welcome Zone (ZAR),of which 5,987 [...]	2006-08-11 15:16:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABUDHABI1023	UAE: CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF AKBAR GANJI [...] (C) In a meeting with UAE MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 18, Ambassador delivered reftel points and together with DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles urged the UAE to join other states in sending Iran a clear message in support of Iranian journalist and political prisoner Akbar Ganji's release. At [...]	2006-03-18 10:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI IR AE
06ABUDHABI104	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol Chief called on MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16 to preview UN reform points (refs A, B). Ambassador has requested a meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed to discuss UN reform and other issues. 2. (C) Al-Hosani [...]	2006-01-17 11:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO AE UN
06ABUDHABI1103	UAE RED CRESCENT: "AID TO NEEDY, NOT TERRORISTS" [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to the March 20, 2006 New York Times Article, "Emirates Aided Kin of Palestinian Militants," the Chairman of Board of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) told Ambassador on March 21 that the RCA's policy is to fund needy children and that it does not aid families o [...]	2006-03-21 15:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER KTFN PHUM IS PA AE TC UAE
06ABUDHABI1122	UAEG REPORTS ADDITIONAL TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS, [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided the following trafficking-related statistics as was mentioned reftel. Post is awaiting additional prosecutions statistics from the Emirate of Dubai where the majority of sex trafficking prosecutions take place. ------------- Camel Jockeys - [...]	2006-03-22 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL AE TAGS
06ABUDHABI1223	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES VISITS UAE [...] (C) Summary: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles' March 15-18 visit to the UAE provided an opportunity to urge government action on a long-awaited amendment that would allow the creation of trade unions, as well as further movement on domestic political reforms and progress in combating human trafficking. [...]	2006-03-29 06:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI1301	UAE CHARITY REGULATION: EMIRATE-LEVEL, NOT FEDERAL [...] (C) Summary. The UAE does not have a unified federal system of charity oversight or regulation. Charity regulation is ultimately the responsibility of each of the seven emirates. The Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) licenses and monitors charities in Abu Dhabi, and any charity that is licen [...]	2006-04-04 11:15:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER KTFN PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI1340	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S TREATMENT [...] (U) Summary: On March 30, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report urging the UAEG to take immediate steps to end abusive labor practices. The report focuses heavily on the plight of foreign construction workers who often end up in &debt bondage.8 HRW also urged the UAEG to expand its staff [...]	2006-04-05 12:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI1342	NATO SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR OFFENSES [...] (SBU) On April 3, a Shari'a court in the northern emirate of Sharjah sentenced Estonian Master Sergeant Andrei Korol to one month in jail and 80 lashes for crimes committed at Sharjah International Airport on February 23. Korol was sentenced to 40 lashes and time served for public intoxicatio [...]	2006-04-05 13:52:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06ABUDHABI1471	UAE SHI'A AND THEIR LOYALTIES [...] (C) Summary: With rising international tension over Iran's quest for nuclear power, and persistent reports of Iranian influence in Iraq's internal affairs, the UAE's Shi'a minority have been doing a lot of soul-searching, according to sect members and their acquaintances. While we have heard [...]	2006-04-15 11:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KISL PREL PINR IR AE
06ABUDHABI1723	MINISTER OF LABOR PROVIDES UPDATES ON THE LABOR LAW [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador and Econoff met with UAE Labor Minister Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka,abi to discuss labor issues, including the strengthening of labor laws in the UAE. Al Ka,abi updated Ambassador on the proposed amendment to the labor law permitting a labor association, r [...]	2006-04-29 10:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI1775	UAE TELECOM UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 19, econoff met with Mohammed Gheyath, Technical Affairs Manager of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA),to discuss UAE telecom initiatives. Gheyath said the TRA is planning to allow a third internet service provider (ISP) in the UAE and is also consideri [...]	2006-05-02 07:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN PHUM ECON AE
06ABUDHABI1931	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT IN THE UAE [...] (U) Summary. The UAE still implements the primary Arab League boycott on Israel, but abides by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) policy of not implementing the secondary or tertiary aspects of the boycott. Despite this policy, there have still been instances of prohibited boycott requests af [...]	2006-05-10 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KBCT ABLD PHUM AL AE PIRF
06ABUDHABI2045	UAE CHANGES WEEKEND TO FRIDAY-SATURDAY [...] (U) The UAE announced on May 17 that beginning September 1, 2006, all schools and government offices will move from a Thursday-Friday weekend to a Friday-Saturday weekend. Although the Cabinet decision applies only to federal and government organizations and public and private schools, many UA [...]	2006-05-17 10:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI2072	UAE PRESS CONDEMNS ARREST OF SYRIAN JOURNALIST [...] (C) Summary: Arabic and English language dailies prominently covered the arrest of Syrian activist Michel Kilo (who was in the UAE May 9-10 participating in a conference hosted by Sharjah-based "Al Khaleej") and widely condemned his detention. Reaction to the press coverage by the official E [...]	2006-05-17 13:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KMDR KDEM PHUM SY AE
06ABUDHABI2127	VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS [...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...]	2006-05-22 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2169	UAE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR DEFENDS ISLAM AND CALLS FOR [...] (U) On May 23, Sheikh Sayyed Ali al-Hashimi, the Judicial and Religious Affairs Advisor to UAE Presidential Court, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador following attendance at a reception hosted by al-Hashimi the previous night in honor of a delegation from the Washington-based Council on Ame [...]	2006-05-24 12:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PREL KPAO PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI2248	UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...]	2006-05-31 15:36:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI277	CAMEL JOCKEY REPATRIATIONS CONTINUE -- RACING [...] (U) Summary: The UAEG is close to concluding the repatriation of former camel jockeys to their countries of origin. Having already sent 1,038 jockeys home, only 27 children remain at the Bani Yas shelter outside Abu Dhabi. UNICEF,s representative in Abu Dhabi monitoring progress on the rescue [...]	2006-01-28 14:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI2781	IRAQI PM MALIKI VISITS ABU DHABI [...] (C) Summary: On July 3, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki met President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Vice-President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Na [...]	2006-07-05 12:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2809	RE: TIP/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, PolOff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan (ref A) to the head of the UAE National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sultan bin Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice. Al-Badi acknowledged UAE trafficking problems but was concerned about [...]	2006-07-09 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI3059	UAE ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) Ambassador spoke with MFA number two, Ambassador Abdul Rahman Al-Jarman, on July 26 about the UAE's previously-stated commitment of $20 million in humanitarian aid to Lebanon. Al-Jarman confirmed that the pledge would be disbursed through the UN and said formalities for the payment were [...]	2006-07-26 13:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM LE AE
06ABUDHABI3125	G/TIP: UAE RESEARCH CENTER SEEKS TO HOST UN TIP [...] (SBU) In a July 19 conversation with EmbOffs, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Dr. Jamal Al-Suwaidi expressed frustration with the UN for not taking a greater interest in his offer to host a global conference on Trafficking in Persons in Abu D [...]	2006-08-01 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE
06ABUDHABI3490	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR G/TIP SENIOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Abu Dhabi grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor on September 3-6. 2. (SBU) In addition to the September 4 steering committee meeting for the ECSSR-hosted international TIP conference, we have requested a meeting on September 5 [...]	2006-09-01 13:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI3616	UAEG MAKING PROGRESS ON TIP ACTION PLAN, BUT DOES [...] (C) Summary: On September 5, Ambassador and G/TIP Senior Coordinator Mark Taylor, called on Minister of Justice Mohammed bin Nakhira Al-Daheri and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. In separate meetings, the ministers stated that a new, comprehensive anti-trafficking law bas [...]	2006-09-12 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI3626	UAE FOREIGN MINISTER ATTENDING NAM IN HAVANA: [...] (C) Post delivered ref B and C demarches in a series of meetings with members of the UAE delegation to the NAM conference prior to their respective departures to Havana: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ),MFA Under Secretary Tariq Al-Haidan, and International Organiza [...]	2006-09-13 13:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM KPKO UNSC PGOV GT SU IR
06ABUDHABI3689	UAE PREPARING FOR TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS [...] (SBU) Abu Dhabi's plan to host a worldwide conference on trafficking in persons (TIP) has moved forward since the July conversation noted ref B with Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Dr. Jamal Al-Suwaidi. Following coordination with the UN Off [...]	2006-09-19 10:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE
06ABUDHABI373	DECISION ON UAE'S FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS NGO IMMINENT [...] (SBU) The UAE Government is apparently close to announcing that it will allow a domestic human rights organization to operate for the first time. On February 6, the English-daily 'Gulf News' reported that the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs had approved the first human rights organization [...]	2006-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI376	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On January 30, on the margins of U.S.-UAE FTA negotiations in London, Minister of Economy and Planning Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi provided Econchief with information detailing UAE aid to Afghanistan. She stressed that the UAE would prefer that the UAE treat this information confidentially. [...]	2006-02-06 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PHUM AF AE
06ABUDHABI3952	UNGA ISSUES: UAE CONTINUES TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 13:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA UNSC GT AE
06ABUDHABI3955	UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] PolChief delivered reftel demarche concerning the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub Al-Hosani on October 10 and discussed both the substance and logistics of UN deliberations on the topic. Al-Hosani was unfamiliar with the [...]	2006-10-12 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN AE
06ABUDHABI4071	FNC ELECTIONS: EXTENSIVE UAE PUBLIC EDUCATION [...] Summary: In an effort to engage citizens in the upcoming Federal National Council (FNC) elections, the UAE government has extensively utilized the media to spread awareness, answer queries, and encourage public interest in the process. Local print and broadcast media have reported heavily on [...]	2006-10-23 10:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM KMDR AE
06ABUDHABI4154	UAEG SEEKS TO END UNCERTAIN STATUS OF STATELESS [...] (C) Summary: President Sheikh Khalifa issued directives October 25 for federal ministries to seek a final end to the problem of the "bidoun" (stateless persons) in the UAE. The bidoun of the UAE generally fit two groups: Arabs (from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman),and non-Arabs (primarily from Ira [...]	2006-11-02 12:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER AE
06ABUDHABI417	RESTRICTIVE LAWS HAMPER MEPI GOALS AND ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This message from the MEPI Regional Office has been cleared by Embassies Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, Manama, and Muscat. 2. (SBU) Summary: Restrictive laws that limit the establishment, funding, and activities of NGOs and other civil society groups have been and will continue to be a ma [...]	2006-02-08 11:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KMPI KDEM PHUM PGOV AE MEPI
06ABUDHABI421	UPDATE ON ABU DHABI GAY ARREST CASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: HALF OF THE 26 MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED BY ABU DHABI POLICE DURING AN ALLEGED GAY WEDDING NOVEMBER 23, 2005, HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS AND THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THIS LATEST INFORMATION CONTRADICTS INFORMATION FR [...]	2006-02-14 15:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI4222	COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 14:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN AE
06ABUDHABI4234	UAE REACTION TO SADDAM VERDICT GENERALLY MUTED [...] (SBU) Emiratis have been slow to comment on the November 5 announcement of Saddam's verdict and sentencing. One Dutch diplomat summed up his extensive efforts to glean UAE views on the verdict as "justice is justice," with few Emiratis offering explanatory comment. An Emirati academic told P [...]	2006-11-08 11:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4261	UAEG SHELTERING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (SBU) During a November 5 call on Lt. Colonel Nasser Al-Minhali, Head of Immigration, Abu Dhabi Police, G/TIP Reports Coordinator Gayatri Patel and PolOff discussed UAEG efforts on action plan (reftel) goals. Al-Minhali stated that the Ministry of Interior is currently providing shelter assis [...]	2006-11-09 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI4286	UAE PASSES ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION [...] (U) On November 10, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan issued a federal law to combat human trafficking in the UAE. The law defines trafficking in generally the same manner as the U.N. Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, upon which the UAE legislation is re [...]	2006-11-14 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI4321	TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL WATCHLIST-UAE [...] (U) Summary: Since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking in the UAE, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and laborers working in servitude. The answers in paragraphs 2-7 below are keyed to the six questi [...]	2006-11-21 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
06ABUDHABI4322	TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR NEA SPECIAL [...] (U) Summary: Since the release of the June 2006 TIP Report, the UAEG has made steady progress in addressing the problem of trafficking in the UAE, especially with regard to women in the sex trade and laborers working in servitude. The answers in paragraphs 2-7 below are keyed to the six questi [...]	2006-11-21 12:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG AE
06ABUDHABI4474	UAE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINAN TERRITORIES, [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UAE provides humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon primarily through its three quasi-governmental charities: the UAE Red Crescent Society (RCS),the Sheikh Zayed Foundation (ZF),and the Dubai-based Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makto [...]	2006-12-14 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI4477	QUIET CAMPAIGNING FOR FNC ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A mild sense of anticipation has candidates and the public watching for results of the first UAE Federal National Council (FNC) limited elections to take place December 16, 18, and 20. The 14-day campaign period for 20 FNC seats ends December 14; candidates have promoted their [...]	2006-12-14 13:47:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI4528	UAE FNC ELECTIONS RESULTS: 20 MEMBERS, INCLUDING ONE WOMAN, [...] (U) Summary: On December 16, 18, and 20, the UAE held their first limited election for 20 members of its 40-member Federal National Council (FNC). Despite the fact that 14% (65) of all candidates were women, only one woman was elected--in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Even though voting was limit [...]	2006-12-21 16:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI528	UAE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ADDRESSING DOMESTIC WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: Various government authorities continue to make progress in addressing the issues of trafficking in persons and domestic worker abuse. The Dubai Police Human Rights Department is working to improve services to trafficking victims, concentrating its efforts on sex-trafficking. [...]	2006-02-15 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI567	UPDATE ON ABU DHABI GAY ARREST CASE [...] (U) SUMMARY: HALF OF THE 26 MEN WHO WERE ARRESTED BY ABU DHABI POLICE DURING AN ALLEGED GAY WEDDING NOVEMBER 23, 2005, HAVE BEEN RELEASED WHILE THE OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS AND THEIR DEFENSE ATTORNEY. THIS LATEST INFORMATION CONTRADICTS INFORMATION FR [...]	2006-02-15 14:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM AE
06ABUDHABI780	UAEG APPROVES COUNTRY'S FIRST FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: On February 18, the Ministry of Social Affairs formally licensed the first human rights organization in the UAE. The new Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) will be based in Abu Dhabi, and may have a future branch office in Dubai. All members of the organization passed a se [...]	2006-03-01 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI789	UAE 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of March 2005 through March 2006. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of ref. A paragraphs 21-24. Embassy TIP points [...]	2006-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
06ABUDHABI953	NEWLY CREATED HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SETS TIP AS A [...] (U) Summary: On March 7, the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) met for the first time since being approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs on February 18. They elected a seven-member board of governors, three of whom are women. The new board announced plans to focus its immediate att [...]	2006-03-13 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM AE
06ABUJA1009	PRESIDENT OBASANJO FULLY SUPPORTS DEPUTY [...] (C) During the Deputy SecretaryQs May 3 call, President Obasanjo promised his full support in the final Abuja push for an agreement between the Darfur rebel groups and the Government of Sudan (GOS). The President and the Deputy Secretary shared ideas about possible ways forward to an SIPDI [...]	2006-05-04 13:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA1076	DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED AFTER INTENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Sudan and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi signed the Darfur Peace Agreement on May 5 following days of intensive negotiations led by the U.S. and U.K. During a final all-night, early morning session led by Nigerian President Olus [...]	2006-05-09 16:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI DARFUR
06ABUJA1079	DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT: ABUJA AFTERMATH [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement faction leader Minni Minnawi remains under considerable pressure on number of fronts for signing the Darfur Peace Agreement. His followers are seeking assistance in bolstering his ability to promote the deal in Darfur. SLM's Abdelwahid Nur continues [...]	2006-05-10 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA1086	INEC'S LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE UNDERPINS [...] (C) Summary: While the debate at the Nigerian National Assembly about the third term continues to grab the spotlight, the equally important issue of technical preparation for elections is beginning to emerge out of the shadows. With less than a year to go before elections, INEC is still send [...]	2006-05-10 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA1145	NIGERIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC NI
06ABUJA1243	ASSESSMENT TEAM CONCLUDES ELECTION PREPARATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute delivered what its president called a wake-up call about election administrations deficiencies in it final report issued at the conclusion of its international pre-election assessment mission completed on May 10. The report highlighted progress [...]	2006-05-26 10:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA1370	ELECTORAL BILL PASSED, ELECTION DATES ANNOUNCED [...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly passed the Electoral Act (2006) on May 31, finally clarifying the rules of the game for Nigeria's 2007 general election. The long-awaited law sets new limits on campaign finance, regulates registration of parties and nomination of candidates, and determin [...]	2006-06-07 06:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA1518	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO THE TIP [...] Poloffs delivered the TIP demarche (reftel) to Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP). Participants included the agency directors for legal and prosecution, counseling and rehabilitation, and public enlightenment. NAPTIP accepted the report in "good fai [...]	2006-06-16 08:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN NI
06ABUJA1547	GON FLEXES MUSCLE IN ARREST OF JOURNALIST [...] (U) SUMMARY. While Nigeria has a large and vocal media establishment, recent incidents may show the government is trying to flex its muscles going in to the 2007 elections. On Wednesday, June 14, Africa Independent Television (AIT) presenter Mike Aruleba was arrested by agents of the State S [...]	2006-06-20 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1598	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF [...] Poloff and Mr. Richard Levy, Second Secretary of the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel demarche on June 23 to Mr. Edward Ogbonna, Acting Director of Second United Nations Division of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Ogbonna had little knowledge of the draft Declaration [...]	2006-06-26 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1653	2007: DISPUTED ELECTION RESULTS MAY BE A QUAGMIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Beyond simply holding elections in 2007, Nigeria has to work hard to make sure any disputes over election results are effectively resolved. IFES, an international democracy building NGO, conducted a series of 3 seminars in Abuja focusing on electoral dispute resolution machiner [...]	2006-06-29 13:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1660	JOURNALISTS TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEDITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) has re-arrested Africa Independent Television (AIT) journalist Gbenga Mike Aruleba (reftel) on charges of sedition. Aruleba, along with fellow journalist Rotimi Durojaiye, is being tried under a section of the criminal code instituted in 19 [...]	2006-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1661	DEFEAT OF THIRD TERM BOOSTS CREDIBILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The intense mobilization over efforts to lengthen President Obasanjo's tenure in office seem to have had a positive corollary effect in Northern Nigeria of injecting a much needed breath of fresh air into the stale political process. The defeat of the proposed constitutional amen [...]	2006-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA1726	COALITION OF OPPOSITION PARTIES THREATEN BOYCOTT [...] (U) Citing a lack of confidence in the Independent Election Commission's (INEC) ability to organize free and fair elections, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) threatened to boycott the 2007 elections unless major changes were made to the composition of the election commissio [...]	2006-07-06 15:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA1838	NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP FOR JUNE 2006 [...] SUMMARY. To augment the required annual reporting, Embassy Abuja will be sending regular round-up cables detailing human rights incidents in Nigeria. This cable mimics the format of the Annual Report on Human Rights and a section at the end will discuss issues to which we will be paying par [...]	2006-07-17 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL NI
06ABUJA1846	HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING BROKEN UP BY STATE SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 12, a coalition of human rights groups organized a meeting to discuss the removal of Bukhari Bello as chair of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Bello had been "redeployed" by Attorney General Bayo Ojo on June 19. Human rights groups vigorously denounced Bel [...]	2006-07-18 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM NI
06ABUJA1900	RIVERS STATE VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN OGONI LAND [...] (U) SUMMARY. A fresh wave of violence began in Rivers States on July 20, with six feared dead in Emohua and eight reported dead in Gokana. The violence appears to be between two rival gangs known as Degbam and Dewell, with each group killing several members from its rival. The fight is ult [...]	2006-07-24 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI AF
06ABUJA1950	SEDITION TRIAL OF JOURNALISTS DELAYED UNTIL [...] (U) The sedition trial of journalists Gbenga Aruleba and Rotimi Durojaiye opened July 25. They stand accused of harming the Nigerian state by insulting the President when they reported that he had purchased a second hand airplane. Defense attorneys challenged the constitutionality of the sedi [...]	2006-07-27 14:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA1959	THE ROAD TO CALABAR [...] Summary. Emboffs recently took an overland trip from Abuja to Enugu, and then onward to Calabar, traveling on 2 of Nigeria's 3 "national roads." Poor road and vehicle conditions, appalling standards of driver conduct, and a lack of signage all provided challenges throughout the journey. Thi [...]	2006-07-28 14:02:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN PHUM KCOR ASEC NI
06ABUJA2077	UPDATE ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's political space has opened significantly since the defeat of the third term proposal in May. There are now over 40 registered parties and many potential candidates are testing the waters. However, the political scene remains chaotic with a shifting constellation of p [...]	2006-08-11 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2081	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON/HRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 06:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL LE NI
06ABUJA2315	NIGERIA:ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] Post human rights vetting for the ECOWAS Task Force Headquarters (TFHQ) and its commander, BG Hassan Lai, and for the below listed Nigerian military personnel identified to participate in the ACOTA ESF Headquarters staff training exercise to be held 2-15 September 2006 in Ghana found no evide [...]	2006-09-05 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM NI XY
06ABUJA232	HOPES FOR PEACE AND TALK OF WAR AT DARFUR TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The pace of the Darfur Peace Talks has accelerated. The parties appear to have more of a negotiating mandate, and although red-lines remain, those committed to a settlement still outnumber the spoilers. International observer corps, enthusiasm about the improved op tempo, however [...]	2006-02-01 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PREF PHUM ASEC SU DARFUR
06ABUJA233	SUDAN: GNU PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR VIEWS ON DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two hour discussion with AU mediation advisors, Government of National Unity Presidential Advisor Magzoub laid out a negotiating position at sharp angles with those of both erstwhile Acting Head of Delegation Mohammed Yousuf and SPLM/GNU Darfur point-man Yasir Armin. Magzoub, [...]	2006-02-01 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM KDEM SU DARFUR

06ABUJA2337	PROGRESS ON ELECTIONS BUT QUESTIONS PERSIST [...] (U) Summary: A recent series of high-profile events and appearances, including a national elections forum organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),testimony by INEC's chairman before the full Senate and a well-received speech by President Obasanjo have helped focus [...]	2006-09-07 08:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2415	SENATE CAUTIOUSLY CONSIDERS IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Senate on September 12 reacted cautiously to President Obasanjo's efforts to impeach his political nemesis, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, by referring the matter to committee for study. The move reflects an effort to buy time in the Senate, where there is little enthusiasm [...]	2006-09-14 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2465	ATIKU NOT CONCERNED BY IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS [...] (C) Vice President Atiku Abubakar met with the Ambassador and PolCouns on September 19. He was relaxed, confident, and betrayed no particular anxiety about the impeachment proceedings which have been brought against him. While he studiously avoided comment on the veracity of the charges, he [...]	2006-09-20 11:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PINR ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2521	NIGERIA LURCHES TOWARD VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (C) Summary: INEC continues to prepare for voter registration using handheld computers for direct data capture beginning October 7. However, there are only 150 registration machines in country, there are software problems with two vendors' equipment, and training on use of the machines is i [...]	2006-09-25 18:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2524	NIGERIA'S EFCC ) THE TEMPLE OF JANUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite initial skepticism due to little action at its inception with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act of 2002, under the leadership of Assistant Police Commissioner Nuhu Ribadu, the EFCC established itself as a potent actor in President Obasanjo's war on [...]	2006-09-25 18:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KCRM SNAR PHUM PINR NI
06ABUJA2559	SENATE TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The Senate has decided to launch its own investigation into allegations of high level corruption at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Fund (PTDF). The move by the Senate on September 26 ups the political ante in the increasingly bitter political battle which pits the President agai [...]	2006-09-28 12:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2562	SENATE TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The Senate has decided to launch its own investigation into allegations of high level corruption at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Fund (PTDF). The move by the Senate on September 26 ups the political ante in the increasingly bitter political battle which pits the President agai [...]	2006-09-28 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2624	VOTER REGISTRATION KICK-OFF LIKELY TO LOWER [...] (C) Concern is mounting over the technical preparations for elections. The Senate is scheduled to convene a special hearing on INEC's preparations on October 11. A number of National Assembly members have expressed concern to us about the overall process, as well as the quality and quantity [...]	2006-10-06 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2625	VOTER REGISTRATION KICK-OFF LIKELY TO LOWER [...] (C) Concern is mounting over the technical preparations for elections. The Senate is scheduled to convene a special hearing on INEC's preparations on October 11. A number of National Assembly members have expressed concern to us about the overall process, as well as the quality and quantity [...]	2006-10-06 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2633	VOTER REGISTRATION KICK-OFF LIKELY TO LOWER [...] (C) Concern is mounting over the technical preparations for elections. The Senate is scheduled to convene a special hearing on INEC's preparations on October 11. A number of National Assembly members have expressed concern to us about the overall process, as well as the quality and quantity [...]	2006-10-06 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2686	STATUS UPDATE ON SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST [...] (U) On October 10, journalists Gbenga "Mike" Aruleba and Rotimi Durojaiye had a hearing in their sedition trial (reftels). The companies for which they work (Aruleba works for Africa Independent Television and Durojaiye for Daily Independent Newspapers) were also on trial. On motion of the [...]	2006-10-12 09:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA2694	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] Poloff and Mr. Richard Levy, Second Secretary of the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel demarche on October 12 to Mr. Edward Ogbonna, Assistant Director of Second United Nations Division of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We previously demarched Mr. Ogbonna in June on the [...]	2006-10-12 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN
06ABUJA2766	IMPEACHMENT LEADS TO VIOLENCE AND CONFUSION IN [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to impeach Governor Joshua Dariye in Plateau State have exacerbated long simmering intra-state political rivalries and led to violence. The battle to remove the divisive and corrupt Dariye has become a proxy battle about control over local politics, with an eye toward 20 [...]	2006-10-18 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KCOR NI
06ABUJA2791	NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP FOR THIRD QUARTER OF [...] SUMMARY. To augment the required annual reporting, Embassy Abuja will be sending regular round-up cables detailing human rights incidents in Nigeria. This cable mimics the format of the Annual Report on Human Rights and a section at the end will discuss issues to which we will be paying par [...]	2006-10-25 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA2816	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES ON STATE OF EMERGENCY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise move, both chambers of the National Assembly voted October 26 to approve the state of emergency declared by the President in Ekiti State. While the press reports that the Senate vote was unanimous, Embassy contacts indicate that the results were questionable and p [...]	2006-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR ELECTIONS THIRDTERM NI
06ABUJA2817	SPOT REPORT ON CONTINUING VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (C) Post reported in reftel the impeachment crisis in Plateau State and resulting violence when the police fired on a crowd of protesters. The situation became more intense over the long holiday weekend. (Note: The GON was closed for business October 23-24 for the end of Ramadan. End Note). [...]	2006-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA2842	NIGERIA: VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE LOOMS LARGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to USG elections partners, INEC is poised to miss the December voter registration deadline while a lack of planning for the election cycle is likely to severely damage INEC's reputation and further fuel conspiracy theories about election delays. With insufficient number [...]	2006-10-31 09:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2865	ELECTION REGISTRATION FALTERING IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (C) PolOff and PolFSN went to Jos in Plateau State October 29-31. During the trip, we visited the local headquarters of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and of the Independent National Electoral Institute (INEC). Both of these visits suggested that election preparations are going p [...]	2006-10-31 15:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2870	NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visit by PolOff and PolFSN October 29-31 suggests that the political situation in Plateau State is growing increasingly difficult for Governor Joshua Dariye. A close reading of the Nigerian constitution reveals that even a truncated state assembly of 8 members can vote to remo [...]	2006-11-01 13:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2890	IWU ENDORSES USG STATEMENTS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of INEC Maurice Iwu painted a rosy picture of preparations for Nigeria's 2007 elections, singling out statements from the Embassy as helpful to the process. He said that the earlier registration practice runs had been successful and that the main registration process w [...]	2006-11-03 12:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2897	DEATH OF SULTAN ADDS TO POLITICAL TURMOIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The tragic death of the Sultan of Sokoto and the subsequent politicking surrounding the naming of his replacement (Alhaji Sa'ad Abubukar, currently Nigeria's Military Attach in Pakistan, was named Sultan on November 2),are but the latest factors contributing to a climate of turmo [...]	2006-11-03 13:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KISL SCUL NI
06ABUJA2913	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GON POSITION ON COUNTRY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ambassador Chike Anigbo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6, 2006. He was unwilling to commit the GON to a position on any of the resolutions, but agreed generally that the points made in all 5 cases are true and that the countries have [...]	2006-11-07 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA NI
06ABUJA2914	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GON NONCOMMITTAL ON CUBA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Chike Anigbo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6, 2006. He called the resolution "routine," and he did not commit the GON to a position on the issue. He promised to pass reftel talking points on to the Minister. 2. (C) Amb [...]	2006-11-07 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU NI
06ABUJA2927	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMMAND POST [...] Post requests the Department's assistance pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act in screening the following candidates who have been nominated to attend the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise under the auspices of ACOTA. Candidates listed below are from the Nigerian armed forces. [...]	2006-11-08 16:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AF NI
06ABUJA2933	VOTER REGISTRATION: DISCUSSION OF "PLAN B" EMERGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The realization that INEC's mismanagement of voter registration could have a major impact on the elections in 2007 has led the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) to play a hands-on oversight role in ensuring the election commission is held accountable. A November 7 hearing on INEC [...]	2006-11-09 13:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2973	ECOWAS ON NIGERIA'S 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with ECOWAS Executive Secretary Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas on November 13 to discuss SIPDIS Nigeria's 2007 elections. Dr. Chambas said that ECOWAS plans to observe the elections next year and that a pre-election assesment team, led by former President Soglo of Be [...]	2006-11-14 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2974	SITUATION IN DELTA CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE [...] (C) The situation in the Niger Delta continues to deteriorate, with attacks on installations, kidnappings, banditry, and oil bunkering all on the rise. Violence also appears to be being exacerbated by rivalries within the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) over control o [...]	2006-11-14 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2975	UN EXPERTS SAY "NO WAY" VOTER REGISTRATION WILL [...] (S) In a series of separate off the record, out of office, conversations, the UN's top technical elections officials said they are increasingly worried about the upcoming elections in Nigeria. The UN experts told Poloff that as technical advisers, they are unable to speak publicly about the [...]	2006-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2978	UN EXPERTS SAY "NO WAY" VOTER REGISTRATION WILL [...] (S) In a series of separate off the record, out of office, conversations, the UN's top technical elections officials said they are increasingly worried about the upcoming elections in Nigeria. The UN experts told Poloff that as technical advisers, they are unable to speak publicly about the [...]	2006-11-15 07:29:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2981	US ACADEMIC "WORRIED" ABOUT ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Ambassador hosted a lunch for a U.S.-based academic with over forty years of Nigerian experience to exchange views on the preparations for Nigeria's widely-anticipated April, 2007 election. The academic said that in all the years of visiting Nigeria, the mood had "never been so negative [...]	2006-11-15 13:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2984	CHIEFS OF MISSION AGREE ELECTION CRISIS LOOMING [...] (S) The high-tech voter registration is fatally flawed and is lowering the overall credibility of INEC and the political process, according to nine Chiefs of Mission who gathered for a discussion on the status of election preparation for the 2007 elections. with bad news emerging every day [...]	2006-11-16 07:08:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3030	GOVERNORS AGREE PDP CONVENTION CRITICAL BUT [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with the Ambassador on November 21, three ruling party governors representing geographically distinct states agreed that the upcoming PDP political convention is a wide-open contest that could ultimately determine the direction of the party and the nation. [...]	2006-11-22 16:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3031	YAR'ADUA: THE LATEST ANOINTED SUCCESSOR? [...] (C) As the race for the presidency in the 2007 elections intensifies, there are indications that Katsina Governor Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua may be the latest "Crown Prince." Yar'Adua is the latest on the list of candidates reportedly "anointed" by the villa to replace President Obasanjo in May 2 [...]	2006-11-22 16:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3040	NURTURING DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S) Summary: Our top policy objective in Nigeria is to ensure the first democratic transition between two civilian administrations with the conduct of free and fair elections in April 2007. However, for many Nigerians, the current political environment and heretofore inadequate preparations [...]	2006-11-24 14:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3099	OPPOSITION BEGINNING TO COALESCE? [...] (C) John Nwodo Jr., an Enugu based lawyer and political activist and former Minister of Information, told Poloff that he sees the need for a unified opposition to the bad governance Nigeria has suffered under the PDP. Nwodo said that there was a meeting recently in Enugu of "like-minded peopl [...]	2006-12-01 13:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3114	VICE PRESIDENT DECLARES HIS PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: After more than a year of uncertainty, Vice President Atiku Abubakar declared himself a candidate for president, saying that he would follow the policies of President Olusegun Obasanajo and continue economic reforms and make the fight against corruption a priority. With a crowd [...]	2006-12-05 08:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3153	VOTER REGISTRATION IN ENUGU [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and Pol assistant traveled to Enugu state in mid-November and met with INEC, the PDP, journalists, and civil society activists to discuss voter registration and the pre-election climate. Voter registration in Enugu was off to a slow start with only 52 of 750 required dire [...]	2006-12-08 10:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3154	IRI TEAM SAYS ELECTIONS PREPARATION "DEFICIENT" [...] (U) Summary: The International Republican Institute sent a 9-member delegation to Abuja to assess the overall readiness of Nigeria for the 2007 election. The delegation, led by former Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper, concluded that "while the government has expressed its intention to condu [...]	2006-12-08 10:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3155	IRREGULARITIES IN PLATEAU STATE BYE-ELECTIONS [...] (C) Fourteen members of the Plateau State House of Assembly were removed for leaving the ruling PDP (reftels),a decision inconsistent with the decision in Jigawa State and elsewhere, where INEC allowed those who had changed parties to join the PDP to retain their seats. Lawsuits continue to [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3163	INEC OFFICIAL CLAIMS IWU AND OBASANJO BEHIND [...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior official in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) discussed the current confusion in voters registration and elections preparation with PolCouns. He suggested that a "Plan B" already presented to the President and to the INEC Chairman could salvage the [...]	2006-12-11 07:50:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3180	NIGERIA: VOTER REGISTRATION IN KWARA STATE [...] (SBU) Poloff visited Kwara State and met with INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner Ayo Adakeji on November 28 to discuss elections preparations in the state. Adakeji reported 59 voter registration machines (up from 44 as of November 26) to cover the 1,872 registration centers in the state, wi [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3181	ALIYU MOHAMMED PREDICTS PRESIDENT OBASANJO WILL [...] (S) Summary: Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (Ret) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau believes that President Obasanjo will try to rig the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Convention so that it nominates as its presidential candidate Katsina Governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Villa denizen A [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA3182	BATTLELINES DRAWN IN FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PDP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PDP convention scheduled for Dec. 16 may be one of the most significant political gatherings in Nigeria's post-independence history and its outcome, for better or worse, could have a significant impact on Nigerian politics for years to come. With President Obasanjo's popularit [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3186	CORRECTED COPY - ALIYU MOHAMMED PREDICTS PRESIDENT [...] (S) Summary: Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. (Ret) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau believes that President Obasanjo will try to rig the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Convention so that it nominates as its presidential candidate Katsina Governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and Villa denizen A [...]	2006-12-13 09:06:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA3191	IGBINEDION PREDICTS YAR'ADUA-IBORI PDP TICKET [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Edo State Governor Lucky Igbinedion December 12 at Governor's request. Igbinedion said that the PDP governors planned to meet the evening of December 12 and would agree to support Katsina Governor Umaru Yar'Adua as the PDP presidential candidate. Delta Govern [...]	2006-12-13 10:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA3193	VICE PRESIDENT PREDICTS SUPPORT FROM IBB, BUHARI [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador on December 8, Vice President Atiku Abubakar continued his discussion of his Presidential prospects. Much of his discussion centered on well-worn topics and provided little insight into any evolution in the Vice President's thinking. Atiku appeared relative [...]	2006-12-13 17:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3216	NIGERIA ELECTIONS SNAPSHOTS #3 [...] (SBU) This cable is the third in a series of elections snapshots designed to provide a sense of the local environment in the run up to the elections planned for 2007. In-depth information will continue to be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interesting and pe [...]	2006-12-15 11:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3227	PDP PRIMARY: YAR'ADUA / JONATHAN TICKET [...] (C) SUMMARY. The December 17 announcement of the landslide victory of Obasanjo's pick as presidential candidate, Umaru Yar'Adua, in the PDP convention seemed inevitable; however, Yar'Adua's announcement on December 18 of Bayelsa Governor Goodluck Jonathan, who has never declared aspirations [...]	2006-12-18 12:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3247	ATIKU TO SEEK AC NOMINATION: WORRIED ABOUT REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Vice President will actively seek the nomination of the Action Congress (AC) on December 20 in Lagos, according to one of his closest advisers. But Atiku is also deeply concerned that President Obasanjo will react swiftly by declaring his seat vacant and replacing him with c [...]	2006-12-20 11:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3289	POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY STILL REIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the end of the political party presidential nomination season, Nigeria remains mired in uncertainty. One day after the Vice President picked up the presidential nomination for the Action Congress (AC) on December 21, President Obasanjo declared the Office of the V [...]	2006-12-27 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA3304	OBASANJO AND ATIKU ASK COURTS TO DECIDE [...] (U) SUMMARY: After three years of political disagreements on a wide range of issues, President Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku yesterday agreed that the Nigerian court should be the arbiter in their latest dispute. Both men filed suits on Dec. 28 in the Nigerian Court of Appeals asking that [...]	2006-12-29 07:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA483	CORRUPTION: NIGERIA "IMPROVES" TO SIXTH-WORST IN [...] (U) Transparency International recently released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2005, showing that there are now five countries in the world perceived to be more corrupt than Nigeria. In 2004, only two countries had been listed as more corrupt. As expected, the GON both claim [...]	2006-02-28 12:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM CVIS NI
06ABUJA594	SENATORS PRESS USG ON THIRD TERM BUT DISAGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the US Ambassador, six Nigerian Senators repeatedly pressed the Ambassador on the USG position on a presidential third term. The Senators wanted to gauge USG perspective on the principle of constitutional change, the USG assessment of the process so far and wha [...]	2006-03-16 09:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI AF
06ABUJA650	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: INCREASING THE MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: The following is an update on USDEL's engagement with the African Union mediation and the parties. End Summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SUDANESE DELEGATION MEETS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) On [...]	2006-03-23 11:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA676	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: OBASANJO MEETS DARFUR PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo stressed the importance of getting a peace deal soon to parties to the Darfur conflict on March 25. Obasanjo also asked the African Union mediation for a clear schedule for the negotiations and expressed his desire to weigh in on the peac [...]	2006-03-27 11:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA683	THIRD TERM EFFORTS CLOUD ELECTION CREDIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. American democracy organizations based in Nigeria believe that the credibility of the 2007 elections is negatively affected by President Obasanjo's attempt to amend the constitution to allow him to serve a third term. The preparations for elections are desperately behind schedul [...]	2006-03-27 17:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM
06ABUJA706	ENHANCING SECURITY MEDIATION TEAM AT DARFUR PEACE [...] (SBU) Per State 04850, USDEL asked African Union Special Envoy Dr. Salim Salim if he would welcome BG Kazura from Rwanda as part of his mediation team. Salim said yes. He hopes Kazura can arrive soon. CAMPBELL [...]	2006-03-29 09:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI SU NI
06ABUJA722	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AN ACCELERATING PACE [...] (SBU) Summary: USDEL is encouraging the mediation and parties to make progress on security arrangements text and has again urged African Union Special Envoy Salim to table a full package for discussion next week. Khartoum CDA Hume outlined the contents of President Bush's letter to Bashir to [...]	2006-03-31 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA729	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: PRONK WARNS UN TRANSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: (SBU) UN Special Representative for Sudan Jan Pronk expressed his concern that the African Union's top leadership, including Alpha Omar Konare, does not support the transition of an AU force to UN in Sudan on April 1 and 2. Pronk told USDEL and international partners that Ko [...]	2006-04-03 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA737	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: CEASE-FIRE TEXT AS STEPPING [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation presented the revised cease-fire document to international partners on April 4, hoping it will become a stepping stone to the final agreement. AU Chief Mediator Sam Ibok stated that the document could build momentum for the AU to table other eleme [...]	2006-04-05 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA772	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: TAHA OPTIMISTIC, MEDIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Vice President Taha remains hopeful that a comprehensive peace deal can be reached within weeks. Taha and top SPLM leaders continue bilateral meetings with the movements in order to develop clear proposals on the way forward. Taha expressed his desire for the AU to p [...]	2006-04-12 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA792	SUDAN: RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN AND CHAD DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Khartoum CDA Hume carried out ref A instructions on humanitarian administration concerns in Sudan with Vice President Ali Osman Taha at his Abuja hotel suite on April 15. As Hume went through each of the five demarche points, Taha listened without comment except to interject [...]	2006-04-17 10:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI CD
06ABUJA798	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: TAHA REMAINS, AU PREPARING [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese Vice President Taha remains in Abuja to continue consultations with the parties. JEM is avoiding meeting Taha, but is complaining it is being left out. His delegation may be augmented with the arrival of Salah Gosh and Mutrif Sadiq. The African Union's Peace and Se [...]	2006-04-18 10:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI CD
06ABUJA820	PLATEAU STATE BOILS AGAIN [...] Summary: The creation of a new development zone enflamed a long-standing rivalry between two communities in Plateau State, leading to bloody ethnic attacks and counter attacks on April 11-12. Reported casualty figures range from 30 to 100 people. Governor Joshua Dariye imposed a dusk to dawn [...]	2006-04-19 13:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM NI
06ABUJA856	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 19, African Union Chief Negotiator Sam Ibok discussed potential next steps for putting forward the entire peace deal with USDEL. During the same meeting, AU Special Representative Baba Gana Kingibe said that there will be a transition from AMIS to a re-hatted force i [...]	2006-04-20 10:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA873	VICE PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ON MAY 29 IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Atiku Abubakar asked to see Ambassador early on April 13 before departing for his Easter break in Adamawa State. At the meeting, Atiku discussed President Obasanjo's and the PDP's efforts to intimidate him, including the protests that had occurred just a few days [...]	2006-04-20 16:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC NI
06ABUJA878	SSS EJECTS POLCOUNS FROM HILTON HOTEL [...] Summary: On Thursday April 20, agents of Nigeria's State Security Service harassed the Political Counselor as he attempted to enter Abuja's Hilton hotel to meet with a contact. They pushed PolCouns and forcibly removed him from the hotel, but refused to identify themselves. Several local j [...]	2006-04-21 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
06ABUJA889	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: FINAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation put the final security arrangements text on the negotiating table April 22, which has generated serious discussions of the future status of the movements' forces between the Government of Sudan and the rebels. AU Special Envoy Salim Salim said he w [...]	2006-04-24 11:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA910	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: MEDIATION PROMISES TO PRESENT [...] (SBU) Summary: USDEL facilitated meetings between Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi to clarify points of divergence between both sides on integration and border issues. The African Union Mediation Team worked into the early morning hours on April 25 to prepare the [...]	2006-04-25 10:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA938	PROTECTING CIVILIANS IN DARFUR: AMIS FORCE [...] (C) On April 25 Khartoum CDA Hume raised with AMIS commander Major General Ihekire US concerns about increased fighting and specifically attacks on civilians in Darfur per reftel. He emphasized that recent fighting had taken place in close proximity to AMIS installations without any appropr [...]	2006-04-26 11:14:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINS PARM SU NI
06ABUJA939	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AU MEDIATION PUTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Mediation team presented the draft Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) to the parties on April 25. The long-awaited comprehensive package was unveiled in a press event at which AU Special Envoy stated that the AU mediation paper constituted a "just basis" for a neg [...]	2006-04-26 11:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA944	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SEEK SUPPORT AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of National Assembly members opposed to a third term for President Obasanjo argued that the constitutional review process now underway has been characterized by manipulation and irregularities but predicted efforts to amend the constitution would ultimately fail. The [...]	2006-04-26 13:26:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM
06ABUJA953	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: DEMARCHES DELIVERED, INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: Khartoum CDA Hume discussed the escalating violence in Darfur and US concerns about Usama Bin Laden's statements about Sudan with Sudanese Vice President Taha on April 26. Taha told USDEL that with a few changes, the Government of Sudan found the AU mediation's draft Darfur P [...]	2006-04-27 10:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA969	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: OBASANJO SAYS DRAFT PEACE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 28, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo requested a meeting with USDEL to share his impressions of the draft peace agreement and his ideas on the way forward. Obasanjo is conducting separate meetings with the parties and then plans to bring them together later in the [...]	2006-04-28 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ABUJA971	GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO DEVELOPING NIGER DELTA USING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the second of what appears to be a series of high profile meetings aimed at creating momentum to address underdevelopment in the Niger Delta, the Nigerian government committed itself to a plan to create 20,000 government jobs and invest 20 trillion Naira of oil industry mone [...]	2006-04-28 12:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER EPET EAID NI
06ABUJA975	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: AU EXTENDS NEGOTIATIONS BY 48 [...] (SBU) Summary: African Union Special Envoy Dr. Salim Salim extended the deadline for the Darfur negotiations by 48 hours at the request of USDEL, other international partners, and the parties. Salim announced his decision in a late night plenary and urged all the parties to take full advant [...]	2006-05-01 09:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ACCRA1072	Ghana's Dagbon Conflict Moving Toward Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four years after his murder, the late king of the Dagbon traditional area in northeastern Ghana, Ya Na Yakubu Andani II, was buried in Yendi on April 10. This brought to an end a prolonged stalemate between the Andani "gate" (line of succession) and its rival Abudus over the c [...]	2006-05-09 07:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GH
06ACCRA1160	LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE TO GHANA: IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The UK High Commission recently chaired a donors, meeting on law enforcement assistance to Ghana. The U.S. and the U.K. are the only significant donors on law enforcement issues. The U.K. is focusing on narcotics trafficking, financial fraud, document fraud, basic police tr [...]	2006-05-19 09:48:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID GH PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
06ACCRA1291	GHANA POLICE SERVICE GRADUATES INSTRUCTORS AND [...] Speaking at two recent graduation ceremonies for ICITAP-funded instructor development courses and the Ghana Police Service's 39th Cadet Officers' Course, GOG officials confirmed Ghana's commitment to ongoing training and lauded advances in the police training program, but admitted that shortfa [...]	2006-06-07 07:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC SOCI GH
06ACCRA1308	LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY RAWLINGS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted former President Rawlings, his wife, and four aides for lunch on May 19. The Ambassador explained at the start that the Embassy made it a policy to meet with all major party leaders in Ghana. She encouraged Rawlings and his entourage to share their vision [...]	2006-06-08 12:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON GH
06ACCRA163	DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: GHANA [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-20 11:17:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ADCO AORC GH KUNR PHUM PREL
06ACCRA1676	DINNER WITH GHANA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL: NARCOTICS, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, Ambassador, PolChief and RSO had dinner with Ghanaian Attorney General and Minister of Justice Joe Ghartey, at the Minister's request. Ghartey highlighted ministry reforms and assured us the GOG is serious about counternarcotics. He promised to look into updating [...]	2006-07-20 15:11:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
06ACCRA1688	SOME TOGOLESE REFUGEES REPATRIATING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent UNHCR registration revealed that the overall count of Togolese refugees who fled into Ghana's Volta Region in 2005 has decreased from 11,900 to 6,578. Refugees remain queasy about repatriating, despite evidence that several thousand have quietly done so already without [...]	2006-07-24 08:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TO BN GH
06ACCRA1796	KRISAN CAMP SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Morale at Krisan Refugee Camp has improved considerably since the previous Embassy visit eight months ago. While refugees exhibited renewed confidence in UNHCR and have apparently repudiated the camp's violent past, some problems with sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV),l [...]	2006-08-03 14:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM GH
06ACCRA1836	COMBATING CHILD TRAFFICKING IN GHANA: THE YEJI [...] Summary: A February 2006 trip by Pol FSN and International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff revealed that IOM's project to combat child trafficking in central Ghana, funded by the PRM Bureau, has had some successes. However, the project has also highlighted many challenges in combating [...]	2006-08-09 11:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KOCI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
06ACCRA1855	ILLEGAL SMALL ARMS IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana has an estimated 150,000 illegal arms. Most are crude locally made guns, but there is an unknown quantity of arms trafficking from elsewhere in West Africa. Ghana,s Small Arms Commission has worked with the UNDP and civil society on the issue since 2003 through the Ghana [...]	2006-08-14 12:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM MOPS ASEC GH
06ACCRA2087	POLITICAL-ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS IN GHANA: [...] This cable covers noteworthy political and economic highlights in July-August, 2006. Topics covered in this cable are: - West African Political Parties Meet - Whistleblower Bill Passed - Renewed Violence in Yendi - Human Rights Roundtable - DHRF Signing Ceremony - [...]	2006-09-06 16:01:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET GH PGOV PHUM
06ACCRA2212	GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM INITIATIVE: RESPONSE TO [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Post has identified ten USAID projects and one Public Affairs Section (PAS) projects that directly promote access to, and use of, the internet in Ghana. All of the programs mentioned have been completed, except the Last Mile Initiative and the PAS program. Most [...]	2006-09-20 09:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECPS GH PHUM
06ACCRA472	GHANA PASSES PEOPLE'S REPRESENTATION BILL, [...] (U) Summary: On February 23, Ghana's parliament passed the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, giving Ghanaians residing abroad the right to vote. The President has 21 days to sign the bill into law. Passage came two days after a major opposition demonstration in Accra turned u [...]	2006-02-26 08:39:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC GH PGOV PHUM
06ACCRA518	GHANA'S 2006 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) As requested ref A, post submits this cable as input for the sixth annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Ghana has problems with both domestic and international human trafficking. The GOG, international and local NGOs have combined efforts to focus on combating domestic trafficking in chi [...]	2006-03-02 13:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GH
06ACCRA66	DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HAT: GHANA [...] (SBU) On January 5, PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of African Union Affairs Kwabena Baah-Doudu to urge the Government of Ghana to press the AU to request that the UN begin planning to re-hat the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2006, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Baah-D [...]	2006-01-09 16:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU
06ACCRA75	AMBASSADOR HOSTS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT IN GHANA [...] Summary: On December 9 the Ambassador hosted a Human Rights Day celebration at her residence for 80 human rights activists, journalists and Government of Ghana officials. As part of the ceremony, the Ambassador awarded six Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) grants totaling $55,000 to local [...]	2006-01-11 08:03:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PHUM PREL
06ACCRA784	REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR RWANDAN REFUGEE GERVAIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests authorization for a refugee referral to the U.S. Resettlement Program on behalf of Rwandan refugee Gervais Rutebuka, his wife, and their niece and nephew. Rutebuka fled Rwanda in 1994 and resided in Benin for eight years, where he obtained refugee status [...]	2006-04-07 07:34:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM RW GH
06ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-04 08:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ADANA101	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 05, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-08 08:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 08, 2006 [...] One of the attorneys told the daily that the pressure on the court could be intensified in the coming days, since the court did not release the defendants. EVRENSEL / OZGUR GUNDEM: The dailies criticized PM Erdogan for saying nothing about resolving the Kurdish issue during his visi [...]	2006-05-09 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA105	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 09, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 05:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA106	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 10, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 05:47:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA107	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 11, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-12 05:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA109	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 15, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 05:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU

06ADANA110	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 17, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 11:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU

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