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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07DILI8EAST TIMOR: OBSTACLES TO ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] (C) Summary. While there are indications that East Timor's Prosecutor-General genuinely desires to pursue justice for crimes related to the April-May 2006 events, he is said to be under strong pressure from the political elite not to do so, and to fear for his personal safety. He is therefore [...]
2007-01-12 12:12:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ID UN TT
07DILI92EX INTERIOR MINISTER LOBATO FOUND GUILTY, FOR NOW
[...] (U) Summary: A Dili District Court on March 7 sentenced former Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato to seven and a half years in prison on murder and weapons charges. His co-defendants, Francisco Salsinha, Francisco Xavier Viegas, and Marcos Piedade, each received a four month suspended sentence. [...]
2007-03-07 10:36:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KPAO ASEC TT
07DILI93EAST TIMOR ELECTION HICCUPS PERSIST - CORRECTED COPY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent briefing for the Embassy, USAID contractors and grantees working with East Timor's electoral process expressed an array of concerns about the election process, especially over the ineffective role of UN advisors to the National Electoral Commission (CNE) and the State [...]
2007-03-07 11:55:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM UN TT
07DILI94EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MARCH 8, 2007
[...] Summary: -- Engaging with GOET on Reinado issue; -- Reinado relays new "peaceful resolution" conditions; -- Lobato verdict clarification; -- Security update. End summary. Engaging with GOET on Reinado issue ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Embassy Dili has been reaching out t [...]
2007-03-08 10:38:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO UN AU TT
07DILI95GUSMAO EXPOUNDS ON REINADO, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, President Xanana Gusmao told Charge d'Affaires (CDA) he will no longer talk directly with Major Alfredo Reinado because of Reinado's history of stubbornness and duplicity in the President's direct negotiations with the rebel soldier. The strategy remains for [...]
2007-03-08 10:52:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MAAR KDEM KJUS KPKO UN AU TT
07DJIBOUTI1150 U.S. DEVELOPMENT AID IN DJIBOUTI SCORES SUCCESSES,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID assistance to Djibouti over the past four years has increased food security and raised agricultural incomes in Djibouti and its neighbors. It has helped to stave off famine and is reducing the risk of fatalities due to flooding. USAID re-established its presence and prog [...]
2007-10-10 15:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID DJ
07DJIBOUTI1177COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ETHIOPIA DESK OFFICER
[...] U.S. Embassy Djibouti grants country clearance as requested in reftel and we look forward to your visit. Visitor: JOHN WYSHAM Title: ETHIOPIA DESK OFFICER - STATE SecClear: TOP SECRET Purpose: Official Business Arrive: 10/21/2007 - ET 306 Depart: 10/22/2007 - ET 307 [...]
2007-10-17 13:17:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA DJ
07DJIBOUTI1414DJIBOUTI REPLACES DUBAI AS A FOOD FOR PEACE
[...] (C) In a November 26 meeting, Djibouti's President Ismael Omar Guelleh warmly thanked USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Kate Almquist for the U.S. decision to make Djibouti the new site for pre-positioned Food For Peace aid in the region (replacing Dubai). Guelleh called the decision a [...]
2007-12-02 13:23:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNDJ EAID ECON ET FAS MAS MOPS PINR PM PREF
07DJIBOUTI1470DJIBOUTIANS TELL ADMIRAL FALLON USG PRESENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander, United States Central Command, visited Djibouti December 11-12. Accompanied by the Ambassador and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Hart and staff, Admiral Fallon met with Djiboutian Prime Minister Dileita, with D [...]
2007-12-17 16:19:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRET//NOFORNDJ ER ET PGOV PINR PREL PTER MASS
07DJIBOUTI425EAST AFRICA REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (RSI),
[...] (S) Summary: East African regional ambassadors and interagency representatives agreed to institutionalize the East African RSI by requesting dedicated, line-item FY09 regional funding for East Africa, along the lines of the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorist Partnership. In this second RSI (th [...]
2007-04-10 13:38:00Embassy DjiboutiSECRETPTER PREL PINR KPAO PGOV EAID XW YM
07DOHA1042PRIME MINISTER OFFERS "SINCERE ADVICE" ON IRAQ
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Crocker briefed Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) October 31 on the progress in Iraq and asked his assessment of building on this progress with the help of Arab states. HBJ said Qatar was a friend of the U.S. and wanted us to succe [...]
2007-11-05 10:03:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV MASS IZ QA
07DOHA1112QATARIS AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRANIAN THREAT FOR NOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Qataris by and large remain ambivalent about the Iranian threat, especially with respect to Iranian intentions to acquire nuclear weapons. Key Embassy contacts paint a composite picture of Qataris' welcoming, on an emotional level, Iranian nuclear weapons capability to counter [...]
2007-11-29 06:01:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR QA
07DOHA1195QATARI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS ADVICE ON POST-NIE
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Representative to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte briefed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Al-Rumaihi December 11 on the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and U.S. policy toward Tehran in the wake of it. As Qatar prepares to leave the UN Securit [...]
2007-12-17 12:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PNUC ETTC IAEA IR QA
07DOHA1199QATAR LOOKS EAST TO SINGAPORE AS A MODEL FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Qatar (GOQ) has over the past two years been building a strong, strategic relationship with the Government of Singapore (GOS),particularly in the areas of security and economic development. Both small, prosperous states surrounding by much larger neighbors, the [...]
2007-12-17 13:29:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEFIN MARR ECON PREL QA SN
07DOHA168PUTIN VISITS DOHA BUT NO TANGIBLE RESULTS
[...] (C) Summary. Russian president Vladimir Putin met with the Qatari Amir in Doha February 12. The two agreed on the need for a Middle East peace conference, the date and locale of which was undefined. The two also agreed on holding discussions on an OPEC-like organization for gas producers at th [...]
2007-02-14 14:45:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EPET UNSC RU IR QA
07DOHA260QATAR: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) The following is post's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) Paragraph 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or des [...]
2007-03-08 09:25:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB QA
07DOHA439QATARIS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO RESOLUTION ON PRINCIPLE
[...] (C) Summary. Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs told S/R Frank Wisner that Qatar "will support the same position you support" on Kosovo. He appreciated consultation on the matter. He said a Serbian envoy had tried to convince him to back a "middle way" -- but the Qataris were not swa [...]
2007-05-01 10:58:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC XH QA
07DOHA581QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24
[...] (C) Summary. State/DOD Gulf Security Dialogue delegation met with Qatari MFA, MOD, and MOI officials May 24 in Doha. The Qataris acknowledged the importance of maintaining ambiguity on whether there might be a military attack in response to Iranian plans to develop a nuclear weapon. Noting per [...]
2007-06-03 08:25:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MARR KNNP EPET IR ASEC IZ SU LE QA
07DUBAI211HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S DRAFT LABOR LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives criticized the United Arab Emirates' draft labor law in a press conference held in Dubai on March 25. HRW's primary complaints were that the draft labor law does not permit laborers to organize and strike, and the draft law does not cover do [...]
2007-03-27 09:51:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM ECON SOCI AE
07DUBAI491CODEL GRAHAM MEETS WITH DUBAI EXECUTIVE OFFICE HEAD NABIL AL
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 12 meeting with a CODEL led by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Nabil al Yousuf (Director of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum's (MbR) Executive Office) outlined elements of Dubai's strategic plan and highlighted recent gro [...]
2007-08-19 14:25:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON OREP IN AE
07DUBAI59UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH UAE VICE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-28 08:12:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBAI88U/S BURNS SPEAKS ON GULF SECURITY AT DUBAI THINK TANK
[...] Summary. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns spoke to an audience of roughly 100 local officials, academics, and journalists at the independent Dubai-based think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) January 23, after which he took questions from the audience. Burns discussed how the US views the c [...]
2007-02-06 13:12:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPRC MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBLIN29IRELAND CONDUCTS LITTLE CIVIL SOCIETY AND
[...] (U) POLOFF spoke with Stephen Dawson, Deputy Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, on January 11. 2. (SBU) Ireland maintains a two-officer mission in Iran led by Ambassador John Deady. Dawson indicated that while Ireland supports democra [...]
2007-01-12 14:17:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IR
07DUBLIN30IRELAND FOLLOWS IRAQ POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT WITH AID
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 16:52:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ EI
07DUBLIN32IRELAND CONSIDERING APPROACH TO LEBANON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 17:09:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID XT LE JA CA NO EI
07DUBLIN565IRISH SEE NEED FOR ACTION, BUT PREFER DIALOGUE
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref B demarche on July 19, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Corespondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly indicated that the Irish Government largely sees eye to eye with U.S. positions, with the exception that, in general, the Irish prefer to continue political di [...]
2007-07-20 09:11:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI EI
07DUBLIN751IRELAND MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-27 15:44:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALUNSC PTER LE EI
07DUBLIN823IRISH RESPONSE TO US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) POLOFFS DELIVERED REFTEL ON THE GOALS AND DETAILS OF NEW U.S. DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND BANKS TO EMMA MADIGAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE AND UN COORDINATION, AND STEPHEN DAWSON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ON OCTOBER 26, [...]
2007-10-30 07:18:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN EI KNNP PARM PREL
07DUBLIN844IRELAND SUPPORTIVE OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] (U) Summary: Irish officials say they will ensure that the recent FATF warning of risks associated with Iran-related financial transactions, and FATF guidance on implementing targeted fiancial sanctions aginst Iran, (reftel) reaches all concerned parties. Department of Finance officials noted [...]
2007-11-14 13:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON EI
07DUBLIN883IRELAND: NIE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CONTINUED
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on December 4, 2007 to Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Gaffey welcomed the NIE acknowledgment that Iran is not an immediate nuclear threat. The report's finding, he said, that pressure from [...]
2007-12-05 13:39:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EI
07DUBLIN888SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S TRIP TO IRELAND
[...] (C) Summary: During his November 28 ) December 2 trip to Ireland, Secretary for Homeland Security Michael Chertoff met with Irish Transport Minister Noel Dempsey and Defence Minister Willie O'Dea together and later with Justice Minister Brian Lenihan to discuss DHS's proposal to move to full p [...]
2007-12-10 07:23:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON EI
07DUBLIN905IRISH ANTICIPATE SERIOUS EU ACTION ON IRAN IN
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered policy guidelines on the Iran NIE (reftel) on December 13 to Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Gaffey took the points on board, saying that Ireland fully agrees that unified international pressure must be main [...]
2007-12-14 15:06:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM EI
07DUSHANBE1092VAKHDAT: IN THE SHADOW OF THE CAPITAL
[...] Summary: During a July 20 visit to Vakhdat city, just twenty kilometers outside Dushanbe, the mayor and first deputy chairman underscored their district's need for macro-level economic assistance, while representatives of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) revealed a greater [...]
2007-07-24 13:02:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID TI
07DUSHANBE1163TAJIKISTAN'S SUGHD REGION HAS HIGH POTENTIAL, BUT LIMITED BY
[...] SUMMARY: The great potential of northern Tajikistan's Sughd Region -- as well as the enormous challenges it faces -- were on full display during PolOff's August 12-13 visit to Khujand, Istaravshan and Konibodom. The region's reputation for economic dynamism and entrepreneurship appeared just [...]
2007-08-16 10:43:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON TI
07DUSHANBE1253BRIDGE OPENING SPURS DISCUSSION OF FURTHER COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: "This new bridge is as important for us as oxygen," Tajik President Emomali Rahmon told Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who led the U.S. presidential delegation to the opening of the new U.S.-funded bridge linking Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Pyanj River. Rahmon [...]
2007-09-04 03:57:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID ECIN ELTN TI AF
07DUSHANBE162BEWARE OF GARM! WINTER IN CENTRAL TAJIKISTAN
[...] (U) Introduction: Jan 22-24 EmbOffs visited the Rasht Valley in central Tajikistan to get a taste of rural life in the winter. A series of cables surveys border conditions (Ref A),the economic and social situation, health needs and assistance programs in central Tajikistan. End Introduction [...]
2007-01-31 15:28:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EAGR ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE1686CENTCOM COMMANDER VISIT BUILDS RELATIONS, FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) Summary. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral WiIliam J. Fallon's 6 November 2007 visit to Dushanbe yielded a second meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and first-time discussions with Defense Minister General-Colonel (U.S. 3-star equivalent) Sherali Khairulloyev and [...]
2007-11-23 14:08:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07DUSHANBE359OSCE OK IN TAJIKISTAN - AMBASSADOR FINLEY MEETS WITH TAJIK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During their meeting March 7 with Tajik Foreign Minister Zaripov, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),Ambassador Julie Finley, and Ambassador Jacobson discussed the future of the OSCE in Tajikistan. The Tajik Perman [...]
2007-03-13 16:17:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE586DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS WITH TAJIK FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hot off his trip to the United Arab Emirates with President Rahmon, Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Erkin Rahmatulloev met with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum April 14. First Deputy Foreign SIPDIS Minister Yatimov also sat in on the meeting. Rahmatullo [...]
2007-04-18 07:32:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TI
07DUSHANBE591CONFERENCE ON U.S.-TAJIK RELATIONS ALLOWS PRAISE AND CRITICISM OF US ROLE IN REGION
[...] Summary and Comment: The April 13th conference "15 Years of U.S.-Tajik Relations" offered few surprises in terms of opinions or positions, but did provide an open forum for real debate and discourse about the U.S. role and policy in Tajikistan and the region. Some Tajik government officials pr [...]
2007-04-19 07:01:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR TI AF SNAR
07DUSHANBE969EXTENDED MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON DOMINATES CENTCOM
[...] (C) Summary. In an unexpectedly long meeting with the Tajik President, which dominated Admiral Fallon's visit June 19, Emomali Rahmon hailed U.S.-Tajik relations as one of the first priorities in Tajik foreign policy and stated that Tajikistan is interested in further development of these rela [...]
2007-06-28 11:25:00Embassy DushanbeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MASS PGOV TI AF IR
07EFTOATHENS404GREEK NGOS' WORK IN IRAN, BALKANS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoffs recently met with two Greek NGOs to talk about their work in the Balkan region and Iran. The European Public Law Center (EPLC) aims to promote democracy and the rule of law in the EU and the surrounding region. Founded in 1995, EPLC also has conducted projects in Iran. [...]
2007-02-23 13:30:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PGOV PREL GR IR
07EFTOSANAA2300YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN REFUGEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 05:48:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
07FRANKFURT671Social Democratic Leader on Trans-Atlantic Relations, U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, national SPD Chairman and Rheinland-Pfalz Minister-President Kurt Beck spoke with the Consul General at the state chancellery in Mainz, praising trans-Atlantic relations, raising concerns about military stationing issues, and offering his take on goals for the Germ [...]
2007-02-12 14:14:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR GM
07FREETOWN202ESTIMATED TWO MILLION SIERRA LEONEANS REGISTER TO
[...] (U) On March 18 Sierra Leone concluded a three-week voter registration period for the national elections to be held July 28, 2007. Deemed a success by the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL),preliminary results estimate that between February 26 - March 18 nearly 2 milli [...]
2007-03-23 16:50:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN421SIERRA LEONE ELECTIONS ON TRACK AS CAMPAIGNING
[...] (SBU) The official campaign period for Sierra Leone's August 11 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections began on July 10. With the elections under a month away, no party has emerged as the clear favorite to win. Indications are there could be a runoff in the presidential election between the [...]
2007-07-12 17:25:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR SL
07FREETOWN493OPPOSITION PARTY VOICES CONCERN ABOUT RUNOFF
[...] (C) During an August 17 meeting with the Ambassador, All People's Congress (APC) presidential candidate Ernest Bai Koroma voiced concern about the 2007 national elections turning into a replay of the 1967 elections, when the national elections, which the APC had won over the ruling party, were [...]
2007-08-17 19:12:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SL
07FREETOWN501PMDC CANDIDATE MARGAI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON
[...] (C) During an August 23 meeting with the Ambassador, People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) presidential candidate Charles Margai appealed to the international community to implement additional mechanisms to ensure that the anticipated presidential runoff election scheduled for Septemb [...]
2007-08-23 18:39:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SL
07FREETOWN566NEC PROCLAIMS APC CANDIDATE ERNEST KOROMA SIERRA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 17, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that opposition APC Candidate Ernest Bai Koroma had won the September 8 Presidential run-off election. He will be sworn in the same day at 1700 GMT at the State House. Jubilant APC supporters thronged the streets, [...]
2007-09-17 16:36:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR SL
07GENEVA1371Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications
[...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...]
2007-05-30 15:05:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1713SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES
[...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...]
2007-07-03 09:47:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC PINR CE
07GENEVA2184HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER ARBOUR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said she had felt obliged to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference in Tehran even though she would have preferred another venue, given Iran's poor human rights record. She [...]
2007-09-19 05:33:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC IR CE
07GENEVA2447ICRC PONDERS BROADENING ITS ROLE IN DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told us of their interest in expanding their work in North Korea. ICRC efforts are currently limited to medical assistance, but it hopes that progress in the Six-Party Talks might create the conditions to increase [...]
2007-11-02 17:43:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHRC PREF KN CH
07GUANGZHOU1186CHINA DECLARES SUCCESS AT THE 102ND CANTON FAIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Another record-breaking Canton Fair closed yesterday with increases in contract orders; attendance was lower. Attention to toy safety, export tariff policy changes, intellectual property rights and foreign imports all affected the final numbers, with a ten percent decline in toy [...]
2007-10-31 09:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PGOV CH HK TW
07GUANGZHOU1288Xiamen Shuts Down Online Poll amidst Public Opposition to
[...] (U) Summary: In the realm of make sure the response you get is the response you're looking for, the Xiamen city government-sponsored website - Xiamen Web - was shut down after an overwhelming number of online voters expressed opposition to the construction of a chemical plant near the center o [...]
2007-12-17 08:11:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SENV ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU458Guangzhou International Christian Church Faces RAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Guangzhou International Christian Fellowship (GICF) faces renewed pressure to move its location, but the Religious Authorities Bureau (RAB) has told prospective landlords that the fellowship is composed of troublemakers and advised them not to rent to them. The RAB appears concer [...]
2007-04-13 04:02:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALKIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
07GUANGZHOU499South China Leadership Changes; Political Highlights
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang is poised to move to Beijing to become a Vice Premier and current Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan may become the next Guangdong Party Secretary. Beijing, which has long had reservations about whether Guangdong's leaders serve central government i [...]
2007-04-27 07:43:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU544Land and Corruption Blamed for Gurao Riots
[...] (SBU) Summary: Riots over land sales and disputes over ownership in Gurao Town, in east Guangdong in early May underline again the fragile state of the social compact in the rapidly changing, oft-times corrupt south China environment. Local angry farmers in more than a dozen villages reportedl [...]
2007-05-10 08:57:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI EAGR EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU622 SOUTH CHINA OUTWARD INVESTMENT IN 2006
[...] (U) Summary: In 2006, Chinese overseas investment surged by 32 percent and reached USD 16 billion, according to China's Ministry of Commerce. Last year Guangdong Province, which accounted for USD 600 million in total overseas investment, was first in the country again. The number of Guangdon [...]
2007-06-01 00:58:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO ECON EINV ETRD CH
07GUANGZHOU627South China's Economy in 2006: The World's Factory Floor in
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite Chinese central government efforts to rein in economic growth rates and tighten macroeconomic controls, South China's economy surged ahead in 2006. Guangdong Province (paragraphs 5-23) led the pack in almost all areas - gross domestic product (GDP),growth rate [...]
2007-06-01 06:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB CH
07GUANGZHOU88Guangzhou Baiyun Development Forum: Promotion of
[...] SUMMARY: Guangzhou's Baiyun District is stepping up efforts to develop its bio-technology, real estate, and logistics sectors. Officials will focus on developing the industrial zone surrounding the new Baiyun International Airport, strengthening the bio-medical and bio-engineering sectors, an [...]
2007-01-19 08:43:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDECON TBIO KTDB EAIR EIND EINV CH
07GUANGZHOU897Mentoring: The Guangzhou Way
[...] (U) Summary: Nearly all 25 Entry Level Professionals at Congen Guangzhou serve in the consular section but the intent of management - and the desire of the ELPs - is to provide a varied experience, with mentoring integrated into every aspect of work. The Congen, mostly through a dynamic ELP w [...]
2007-08-09 08:46:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDAPER CMGT CH
07GUANGZHOU946Guangzhou -- A Hub for the Illegal Drug Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusually candid late July meeting, senior provincial and municipal anti-drug officers briefed Poloff on the rising tide of drug trafficking in Guangdong Province. Centered on Guangzhou, growing numbers of foreign drug dealers and traffickers -- many from Africa and the Mid [...]
2007-08-23 08:04:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV CH
07HAMBURG63THE SPD APPROVES OEF MANDATE, SIGNALS CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Overall, foreign policy played a minor role at the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) October 26-28 national convention in Hamburg (reftel). It was, however, the main focus of a pre-convention event October 25 sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and geared mainly tow [...]
2007-10-31 17:16:00Consulate HamburgCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KUNR GM AF EU RS TU
07HAMBURG70HIGHLIGHTS OF 2007 GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE CONGRESS IN BREMEN
[...] SUMMARY: Over 800 participants and several guests of honor, including German Federal Economics and Technology Minister Michael Glos and King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, attended the 7th German Foreign Trade Congress 2007 on November 13-14 in Bremen. Glos stated that Chancellor Merk [...]
2007-11-21 21:13:00Consulate HamburgUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON BEXP BTIO GM
07HANOI11012007 TIP REPORT HANDED OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff delivered the Vietnam TIP report country narrative and Ref A talking points to the MFA on June 13. Our interlocutor was pleased that the USG acknowledged the GVN's progress on combating TIP during the reporting period, but disappointed that more details on the GVN's stron [...]
2007-06-13 10:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO VM
07HANOI1117VIETNAM: HUMAN RIGHTS TAKES CENTER STAGE AT MID-TERM
[...] (SBU) The World Bank and the Government of Vietnam (GVN) hosted an informal mid-term Consultative Group (CG) meeting on June 1 in Ha Long City. Senior GVN and donor representatives engaged on a variety of economic development issues. The agenda featured an overview of the economic situation a [...]
2007-06-15 08:17:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EINV PREL PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI128RESULTS OF RECENT ASEAN SUMMIT IN STEP WITH GVN'S
[...] (SBU) On January 18, MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director Vu Ho briefed Poloff on the recently concluded ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Cebu. For the GVN, key accomplishments were progress on establishing an ASEAN community and adopting an ASEAN charter, the ASEAN Counterterrorism Conven [...]
2007-01-23 04:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VM
07HANOI1756NEW MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE SHARES HIS PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) This cable contains biographical information for INR/B in para 14. 2. (SBU) Summary: New Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and the Ambassador discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment, such as through a Bilateral Investment Treaty, GVN approval for pending U.S [...]
2007-10-05 10:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS KTEX ECON WTRO KIPR VM
07HANOI1858VIETNAM SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY CARLOS
[...] (U) Your visit, coming almost one year after President Bush's, is well timed to press Vietnam to continue its rapid pace of opening to the world. The national leadership remains eager to learn from the United States on economic matters, and will be attentive to what you have to say. Your visi [...]
2007-10-30 08:16:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV KCOR PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1919A/S SILVERBERG CONSULTATIONS WITH GVN ON UNSC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi November 2 to discuss Vietnam's upcoming role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Silverberg reiterated our invitation for Vietnam to send offic [...]
2007-11-09 09:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR VM UNGA UN
07HANOI1975AMBASSADOR VISITS HAIPHONG ON THE OCCASION OF HISTORIC U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador made his first visit to Haiphong City, in part to participate in activities related to an historic port call by two U.S. Navy warships. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chairman of the Haiphong City People's Committee and expressed concern over an i [...]
2007-11-21 09:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KIRF TBIO KHIV PINS OEXC CVIS PGOV PHUM
07HANOI221PARTY PLENUM: WILL POLITICAL REFORMS ENHANCE GVN
[...] (C) Summary: The Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee recently met for the fourth time since last April's Party Congress to discuss policy and personnel directives. Central Committee members reached consensus on reducing from eleven to six the number of Party commissions that review [...]
2007-02-02 10:06:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI303AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE - POULTRY OUTBREAKS QUELLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) has announced the successful containment of H5N1 outbreaks in poultry after experiencing 21 outbreak-free days. During January 29-31, Senior Advisor for East and Southeast Asia Charles Patterson traveled with ESTHOff, CONGEN ECONOff and CDC Influ [...]
2007-02-15 10:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU AMED AMGT CASC EAGR PINR SOCI VM
07HANOI43Violence Against Women a Serious Problem
[...] (SBU) Violence against women is a serious problem in Vietnam, but to date the GVN has done little to study or combat it. In spite of Vietnam's economic growth and increasing economic independence for women, traditional attitudes about women's roles persist, and domestic violence does not recei [...]
2007-01-10 06:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI504STREET CHILDREN: VIETNAM'S NOT SO HIDDEN
[...] (SBU) Unreliable data, allegations of periodic government round-ups and employment in the black market and other illegal sectors are prominent features of Vietnam's street children problem. Although the GVN is quick to defend its record, many observers note that the government's slow developme [...]
2007-03-15 09:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI782MFA DELIVERS MESSAGE: STOP SUPPORTING POLITICAL ACTIVISTS
[...] (SBU) On April 27, the Ambassador was called in by MFA Americas Department Director General Pham Van Que to receive a message from the "highest GVN authorities" concerning the Ambassador's and Embassy's "support for political activists." The text of the message is provided in paragraph four b [...]
2007-04-27 10:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV VM
07HARARE183ZANU-PF GOVERNOR MSIPA ON SUCCESSION, FARM
[...] (C) Cephas Msipa, ZANU-PF governor of Midlands Province, despairingly told polecon chief in a March 7 meeting in his Gweru office he believed the present government was betraying the liberation ideals of freedom and an end to poverty. He described President Robert Mugabe as a close friend, b [...]
2007-03-09 10:03:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM ZI
07HARARE418MDC CEDES BY-ELECTION TO ZANU-PF
[...] (SBU) The two factions of the MDC have decided not to contest the Zaka East Parliamentary By-election on June 9, virtually ensuring victory for the ZANU-PF candidate, retired Colonel Livingstone Chineka, who is part of the Mujuru faction. Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (ZESN) said it pla [...]
2007-05-14 15:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE463JONATHAN MOYO ON ZANU-PF TURMOIL
[...] (C) Former Information Minister and Presidential Spokesman Jonathan Moyo told poleconchief May 24 that President Robert Mugabe continues to face internal ZANU-PF opposition, primarily from the Mujuru faction, both in the GOZ cabinet and in the provinces. There is also a split within Mugabe' [...]
2007-05-24 15:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE513ZANU-PF WINS PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION AMID LITTLE
[...] (SBU) As expected (Ref A),the ruling party won the Zaka East Parliamentary by-election on June 9, after both factions of the MDC boycotted the race. ZANU-PF candidate retired Brigadier General Livingstone Chineka polled 11,162 votes against only 2,376 combined for two smaller parties. Chinek [...]
2007-06-11 15:16:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE543 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION
[...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous c [...]
2007-06-19 15:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
07HARARE692MUGABE'S PRIEST, FATHER FIDELIS MUKONORI
[...] (C) This message responds to a request for information regarding Father Fidelis Mukonori. The Embassy meets with Fidelis from time to time. We last saw him in July. 2. (C) Father Fidelis has ties with President Mugabe and other senior ZANU-PF figures going back to the liberation struggl [...]
2007-08-03 09:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINR ZI
07HARARE693FOLLOW-UP ON GRACE MUGABE
[...] (C) This message responds to INR/I questions on Grace Mugabe. 2. (C) Grace Mugabe is not active or well-liked within ZANU-PF circles and she has no close relationships with cabinet members. 3. (C) Grace's relationship with President Mugabe appears stable at this time. In the past sh [...]
2007-08-03 09:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINR ZI
07HAVANA1029USINT DISCUSSES POTUS SPEECH WITH LOCAL DIP CORPS
[...] (C) Following up on the President's October 24 speech, USINT hosted meetings with ambassadors or their representatives from 46 embassies in Havana on October 29 and 30 to provide copies of the full text of the speech, highlight the most important points, and answer questions regarding the pr [...]
2007-10-31 18:13:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA1057CUBA: IMPRESSIONS OF ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OUTSIDE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third and final cable of a series regarding the 10/7-22 visit by a delegation from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Specifically, this cable conveys general impressions about economic conditions outside Havana from USINT's Econoff, who, by way of th [...]
2007-11-08 22:47:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
07HAVANA1145CUBA TO SIGN UN ACCORDS AS DEMONSTRATIONS MARK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Human Rights Day in Cuba saw a wide variety of activity. The Damas de Blanco held two well attended marches on Sunday and Monday to mark the Day. Although state security forces monitored these activities closely, the authorities avoided any significant confrontation. In contr [...]
2007-12-12 13:26:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA239RENE GOMEZ MANZANO: PRO-DEMOCRACY GROUPS
[...] (C) Summary: Recently released political detainee Rene Gomez Manzano of the Assembly to Promote Civil Society (APSC) told COM Parmly and Emboff on March 6 that relations between Cuban pro-democracy groups are better than they have been in years. Gomez noted that all key opposition groups are u [...]
2007-03-12 18:59:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU KDEM PHUM SOCI
07HAVANA894POLICE ORGANIZE MOB TO THREATEN HUMAN RIGHTS MARCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leading human rights activist Marta Beatriz Roque Cabello told Poloff that on Wednesday a group of ten dissidents participated in a march in the town of Santa Clara. The police organized a group of civilians who threatened the marchers with sticks. However; no one was actual [...]
2007-09-11 11:37:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA993PORTUGUESE AMBASSADOR ON EU-TROIKA METING WITH GOC
[...] (C) Portuguese Ambassador to Cuba Mario Godinho de Matos provided COM with a readout of the September 24 meeting between a GOC team headed by FM Perez Roque and representatives of the EU troika. In general, Godinho de Matos, readout tracked with that obtained by Embassy Lisbon (reftel) with [...]
2007-10-15 16:28:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EU PGOV PREL
07HELSINKI286FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish CFSP Director and European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala April 20. Syrjala offered the following comments: 2. (SBU) CENTRAL ASIA: Both Finland and the EU are fully committed to supporting political and security reform in Central Asia, Syrjal [...]
2007-04-20 10:33:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KPAL PREL EUN FI
07HELSINKI394FINNISH RESPONSE: SYRIA'S SHAM PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 12:03:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN FI
07HELSINKI44FINNISH RESPONSE - SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR
[...] (U) PolChief discussed subject demarche Jan. 23 with MFA Office Director for the Middle East Eija Rotinen. Rotinen welcomed the information regarding the extensive democracy and civil society outreach the US is engaging in to promote civil rights, democracy and unbiased information in Iran. S [...]
2007-01-23 14:08:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN FI
07HELSINKI675RESPECTED FINNISH NGO HOLDS IRAQ PEACE CONFERENCE
[...] (U) The Crisis Management Initiative (CMI),a respected NGO headed by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, hosted a seminar at an undisclosed location in Finland Sept. 1-4 aimed at reducing the violence in Iraq. Participants included leading Iraqi Sunni and Shiite civil society leaders, [...]
2007-09-05 12:00:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALIZ FI PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINR
07HELSINKI686FINNISH RESPONSE: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 07:27:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL IAEA EUN FI
07HELSINKI689SCENESETTER: PDAS VOLKER'S SEPT. 13-15 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU): The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Helsinki and views your visit as a key opportunity to advance the most important issues on the US-Finland agenda. Afghanistan and NATO top the list, as both are the subject of intense domestic political discussion right now. Many in the new governmen [...]
2007-09-07 13:24:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFI PREL PGOV MARR
07HELSINKI830FINLAND TO STAND WITH THE U.S. ON IRAN-IAEA WORK
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on to Anssi Leino, Counselor for Iran in the Finnish MFA's Unit for the Middle East and North Africa. Citing the IAEA's Work Plan as the only positive sign on Iran's nuclear program in years, Leino said Finland strongly supports EU and U.S. demands that Ir [...]
2007-11-15 06:20:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IR IAEA AORC FI
07HELSINKI872FINNISH FM TO ATTEND DONORS CONFERENCE, PROVIDE
[...] (SBU) Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva will attend the donors conference in Paris on December 17th according to Anna Savolainen in the Foreign Ministry's Middle East Unit. Savolainen said Finland's final contribution, in the form of bilateral aid and in-kind contributions, is still being [...]
2007-12-12 13:18:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS FI
07HELSINKI97UN MIDDLE RING SECURITY IN IRAQ - FINLAND WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 12:21:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN IZ FI
07HILLAH82GOVERNOR FEELS THE HEAT, AS DOES INDEPENDENT JOURNALIST
[...] (C) Summary: After a local newspaper printed a story claiming that virtually all Babil residents want Governor Salem Saleh Mehdi Al-Muslimawi to step down, the governor pushed back on the airwaves and the pages of his own paper to attempt to discredit his accusers. A few days thereafter he tra [...]
2007-06-01 13:55:00REO HillahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR SOCI KDEM IZ IR
07HOCHIMINHCITY164SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES TERRORISM CONCERNS
[...] (S/NF) GVN and Communist Party advisor Vo Viet Thanh told Poloff that the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is concerned about what it sees as new external efforts to radicalize Vietnam's Muslim community. (Numbering between 50 and 80 thousand, Vietnam's Muslims are centered in the coastal pr [...]
2007-02-15 09:14:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CitySECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER PINR CH CB LA VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY407EAP DAS JOHN MEETS HCMC DISSIDENT LEADERS
[...] (SBU) GVN officials in Hanoi and HCMC protested but did not prevent EAP DAS Eric John from holding meetings on April 9 with dissident leaders Thich Quang Do and Tran Khue. Meeting in his pagoda where he has been under house arrest since October 2003, Thich Quang Do, General Secretary of the [...]
2007-04-11 02:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP PINR VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY643EXPERIENCES OF A HARDLINE HOUSE CHURCH IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Inter-Evangelical Church of Vietnam, a large Protestant house church organization based in HCMC, told us that, with the exception of a recent incident in Binh Phuoc province, their operations in Southern and Central Vietnam are stable. Conditions for the IEM in t [...]
2007-06-19 09:22:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SOCI KIRF VM
07HOCHIMINHCITY846AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL WITH POLITICAL ACTIVIST NGUYEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 7, Ambassador Marine met with Dr. Nguyen Dan Que in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss the state of the democracy and human rights movement in Vietnam as well as to inquire after his health and treatment by the GVN since publication in mid-June 2007 of his critical op-ed in t [...]
2007-08-14 21:12:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV ECON VM
07HONGKONG1068EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 02:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG1866G/TIP DIRECTOR VISITS MACAU
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),and his Senior Coordinator for Reports, Mark Taylor, visited Macau on June 27 to discuss with Macau cabinet officials actions the Macau Special Administrative Region government (MSARG) s [...]
2007-07-16 08:29:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM SMIG SOCI PGOV PHUM HK CH MC MG
07HONGKONG1985EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CHEMICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 07:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP ETRD ETTC HK
07HONGKONG2359ANSON CHAN TO CONTEST LEGCO BY-ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: On September 11, former Hong Kong Government (HKG) Chief Secretary Anson Chan formally announced her candidacy for the December 2 by-election for the Legislative Council (Legco) seat vacated by the death of DAB Chairman Ma Lik. Chan apparently was convinced by several pan-democrat [...]
2007-09-11 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR SOCI HK CH
07HONGKONG256UNDER SECRETARY KAREN HUGHES' VISIT TO HONG KONG
[...] SUMMARY: U/S Karen P. Hughes put in one very busy day of active and extremely effective public diplomacy outreach in Hong Kong on Jan. 23, both jointly with American Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan in programs pitched to youth and Hong Kong's elite, and separately in a meeting with the H [...]
2007-01-26 07:20:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL OVIP HK KPAO
07HONGKONG2598INFLATION, OVER-INVESTMENT KEY CHINESE RISKS HK
[...] (U) Summary: Hong Kong-based China analysts warned U.S. Treasury representatives that unproductive investment was a disturbing trend that threatened to derail Chinese economic growth and stability, but that the risk to the Chinese economy from a U.S. slowdown was minimal. Analysts differed i [...]
2007-10-11 10:41:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HK CH
07HONGKONG2680EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: NEW A-IKOR LIMITED
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the USDOC Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer Phil [...]
2007-10-25 02:37:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG2683EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ZAND DYNASTY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 02:39:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETRD ETTC
07HONGKONG5832007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: MACAU
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, the following are post's contributions to the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons report for the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People's Republic of China. (Note: Per instructions, subheadings, questions, and paragraph letters correspond to those in par [...]
2007-03-01 10:00:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC ELAB PHUM PINR PGOV PREF
07IRANRPODUBAI38SUPPORT DEEP IN IRAN FOR US TALKS, IN ONE VIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 15:41:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR IZ PHUM
07IRANRPODUBAI42IRANIAN BUSINESS IN DUBAI: A BLESSING AND A CURSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 13:48:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNIR PREL ECON SMIG
07ISLAMABAD1570PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF MEETS WITH COMMANDER USCENTCOM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New U.S. Central Command Commander, Admiral William J. Fallon, met March 31 with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. They discussed Musharraf,s participation at the recent Arab League Summit (disappointing),Musharraf's interest in engaging on Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts [...]
2007-04-10 08:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1583MUSHARRAF TELLS MCCAIN: DON’T PULL OUT OF IRAQ
[...] (U) On April 3, President Musharraf met with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Representative Richard Renzi (R-AZ),Musharraf's third U.S. Congressional delegation of the day (reftel). The group,s discussion focused on Iraq, the broader Middle East, and the Pak-Afghan border region. ----------------- [...]
2007-04-10 12:27:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS PK AF IZ IR ID MY SA LE
07ISLAMABAD1631CODEL LOWEY MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 12:44:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETASEC PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD274BOUCHER DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, INDIA, TRADE WITH
[...] (C) On January 12, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Mian Khurshid Kasuri for a wide-ranging discussion, which included Pak-Afghan and Pak-India relations, Reconstruction Opportunity Zones, the development plan for Pakist [...]
2007-01-17 12:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PREF PK AF IN CA
07ISLAMABAD2799PRIME MINISTER STRESSES NEED FOR STABLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met with SIPDIS Prime Minister (PM) Aziz on June 16. The PM stressed the importance of a stable Afghanistan and expressed concern about Afghan drug production. He reiterated Pakistan,s com [...]
2007-06-23 07:25:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PK PREL PTER SNAR
07ISLAMABAD4083DEPUTY SECRETARY'S PAKISTAN MEETINGS ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) During a lunchtime session of the Strategic Dialogue September 13, the Deputy Secretary and Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan discussed regional issues. Khan said that despite some successes, Pakistan is disappointed about the lack of progress on "real" issues in the Indo-Pak dialogue. Khan q [...]
2007-09-21 10:03:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PK
07ISLAMABAD4254 PAKISTAN'S WHEAT SHORTAGE AND FOOD INFLATION ADD TO
[...] SUMMARY: During this year's holy month of Ramadan, the average Pakistani is more concerned about finding a bag of flour than who will win the upcoming elections. A combination of overly optimistic production estimates, increased domestic consumption, a temporary lifting of the export ban, an [...]
2007-10-02 08:22:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD4889FATA PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post still awaits publication of the Central Command Planning Order that will formalize the security development plan (SDP). Post appreciates funding for Pashto radio programming and the temporary FATA Coordinator, and will continue to urge Pakistani leadership to appoint a FA [...]
2007-11-16 12:49:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MASS PK
07ISLAMABAD4965AMBASSADOR INVITES PAKISTAN TO ANNAPOLIS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) caretaker Foreign Minister (FM) Inamul Haq 21 November to invite him to attend the November 26-27 conference in Washington and Annapolis to advance Arab-Israeli peace. FM Haq pleasantly and courteously said he would need a few [...]
2007-11-21 13:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD4993NWFP REQUESTS HELP TO SET UP IDP CAMPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) authorities have asked UNHCR and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for assistance in setting up IDP camps for residents fleeing the violence in Swat. The central government has yet to approve the request. Two potential sites have been [...]
2007-11-23 14:59:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MOPS PREF UNHCR EAID PK
07ISLAMABAD5390MGPK02: SITREP 4: BHUTTO'S FUNERAL FOLLOWED BY
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Countrywide protests, violence and widespread arson followed the December 28 afternoon interment of Benazir Bhutto. Today has brought greater calm in many areas with most businesses closed and light traffic on the streets, but unrest continues in some cities, especially Karachi. [...]
2007-12-29 11:56:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PK PREL AEMR ASEC AMGT CASC PINR MARR
07ISLAMABAD609MUSHARRAF'S MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN PEACE
[...] (C//NF) Summary. In January, President Musharraf energetically renewed his two-year old effort to be a leader of moderate Muslim world with trips to seven Islamic capitals in three weeks; trips to two more capitals--Tehran and Ankara--are scheduled for this week. With a sense of urgency drive [...]
2007-02-06 09:39:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER XF
07ISLAMABAD895PAKISTAN PUSHES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE INITIATIVE
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri convened a meeting in Islamabad of the Foreign Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia. The session was billed as a continuation of President Musharraf's efforts to work with like-minded Mu [...]
2007-02-26 12:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PTER
07ISTANBUL1011SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Istanbul follows President Bush's successful November 5 meeting with PM Erdogan in Washington and Secretary Rice's constructive Ankara meetings with Erdogan, President Gul and FM Babacan on November 2. The President and Secretary Rice greatly improved Turkish-Ameri [...]
2007-11-23 08:50:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
07ISTANBUL1015IRAN/ENERGY: AN IRANIAN DELEGATION IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) In the best of Iranian bazaar tradition, an Iranian delegation representing Iran's oil ministry and energy industry attending a November 15-16 energy conference in Istanbul tried hard to portray Iran and its vast oil and gas reserves as a stabilizing force for regional energy markets and [...]
2007-11-28 06:38:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON IR TU
07ISTANBUL1045GENDER EQUALITY IN TURKISH POLITICS: IS PARITY
[...] (U) At a joint Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation-ARI Movement conference entitled 'Young Women Fit For Politics', Turkish and Swedish MP's discussed women's role in policy-making. The Hjalmarson Foundation -- a democracy-development foundation tied to the Moderate party of Sweden -- and the ARI Movem [...]
2007-12-11 08:49:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TU
07ISTANBUL116AMCONSULATE ISTANBUL RECEIVES PURPORTED OCALAN
[...] (C/NF) Consulate has received a letter purporting to be from jailed PKK leader Abullah Ocalan. The envelope was postmarked January 11, 2007, from Beyoglu, Istanbul and addressed to ConGen Istanbul's former Beyoglu office building. The Asrin Law Firm, responsible for Abdullah Ocalan's lega [...]
2007-02-15 11:45:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07ISTANBUL148ISTANBUL JANUARY PD ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary: Istanbul PAS activities in January 2007 included organizing an official visit by the Consul General to Kocaeli, an industrial province east of Istanbul; a round-table discussion with a group of young journalists; and a radio interview with one of Turkey's leading intellectuals. In a [...]
2007-02-23 15:10:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO PREL TU
07ISTANBUL150REP HARMAN DISCUSSES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) met February 21 with Turkish PM Erdogan, Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II, and reform-minded NGO leaders Can Paker and Etyen Mahcupyan to hear Turkish views on the Armenian genocide resolution pending in the House. PM Erdogan highlighted Turkey,s close work [...]
2007-02-26 12:47:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TU
07ISTANBUL167FROM THE VISA LINE: WINTER'S TALES
[...] (SBU) Summary: From the Visa Line is a reporting vehicle encompassing vignettes, anecdotes and observations from Istanbul Consular officers' daily interactions with applicants. In recent months, some applicants have cited the increasingly nationalist climate in Turkey as a factor motivating th [...]
2007-03-02 10:45:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS SOCI CASC KFRD KPAO TU
07ISTANBUL346FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DAVUTOGLU'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Iraq Coordinator David Satterfield met with Prime Minister Erdogan,s senior foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday, April 21, 2007, to discuss U.S. and Turkish policy toward Iraq and related issues. Ambassador Oguz Celikkol, special representative [...]
2007-04-24 15:54:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPGOV PREL TU IZ XF
07ISTANBUL406ISTANBUL: A TALE OF THREE OUTLOOKS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, an entrepreneur and founding member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP),a representative of Turkish tradesmen and craftsmen, and a Kemalist academic each commented on today's politics; the first resentful of secularist prejudice, the second aggrieved [...]
2007-05-15 12:36:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL70SAKARYA PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR: KIRKUK REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary. We met Sakarya Governor Nuri Okutan on a visit to the province's major city, Adapazari, on January 18. What we had anticipated as a 30-minute courtesy call turned into a one-and-a-half hour lecture on Iran's historical influence in Anatolia, Turkish-Iranian relations and current [...]
2007-01-31 07:24:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IZ IR
07ISTANBUL722TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO, AUGUST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),which scored a significant victory in recent elections, was given the mandate to form another single-party government. AKP is expected to continue to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey contin [...]
2007-08-09 12:35:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
07ISTANBUL779CONSUL GENERAL'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ISTANBUL
[...] (SBU) Summary. Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler stressed the importance of US cooperation in combating PKK terrorism during a cordial introductory meeting with the incoming Consul General. Guler offered his continued full support to the Consulate General, including and especially with respec [...]
2007-08-29 10:57:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM TU
07ISTANBUL872ISTANBUL BUSINESS TO U/S BURNS: NOW IS THE TIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a broad-ranging dinner conversation with two recently-elected AKP members of parliament and four senior business leaders Undersecretary Burns discussed constitutional reform, prospects for resolving conflict with Armenia, the treatment of minorities in Turkey, Turkish press [...]
2007-09-26 12:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
07JAKARTA1008INDONESIA: AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR PAPUA SPACE LAUNCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials confirmed to us during a March 13 meeting that plans for a joint Indonesian-Russian satellite launch facility in Papua are well underway. The Governments of Indonesia and Russia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in December 2006, [...]
2007-04-10 07:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS PARM PREL EINV ID RS
07JAKARTA1057SCENESETTER FOR MINDEF SUDARSONO'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister Dr. Juwono Sudarsono's April 16-18 visit to Washington offers a timely opportunity to push him on military reform and accountability and explore Jakarta's thinking on Iraq. We expect the key policy issue on Sudarsono's agenda will be Indonesia's progr [...]
2007-04-13 09:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1059PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL UP AND RUNNING
[...] (C) On April 11 President Yudhoyono formally swore in the nine members of the new Presidential Advisory Council, created in accordance with last year's Presidential Advisory Council Bill (Ref A). The Council consists of luminaries from the legal, political, military, academic and educational [...]
2007-04-15 23:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
07JAKARTA1074ALWI SHIHAB DISCUSSES IRAQ, UNSC ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 13 meeting with the Charge, Indonesian Special Envoy to the Mideast Alwi Shihab outlined the GOI's efforts to promote reconciliation among Iraqi Sunnis and Shia. Following the Bogor reconciliation conference earlier this month (reftel A),Shihab said that GOI figures [...]
2007-04-16 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC YI IZ IR ID
07JAKARTA1076UNSC/KOSOVO: GETTING INDONESIA TO YES
[...] (C) Summary. In response to Under Secretary Burns' request (ref A),I recommend that the Secretary, and even the President if necessary, contact their Indonesian counterparts to urge support for the Kosovo resolution. I have pressed the case with a former Foreign Minister, the Speaker of the [...]
2007-04-16 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK KFLU TBIO YI ID
07JAKARTA1161INDONESIAN VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (C) We discussed reftel nonpaper with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on April 25. Rachmianto said Indonesia would participate in the Prepcom with an open mind on substance and [...]
2007-04-25 09:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP ENRG NPT ID
07JAKARTA12MUTED INDONESIAN REACTION TO SADDAM'S EXECUTION
[...] Reaction to Saddam Hussein's execution has been muted in Indonesia, largely overshadowed by media coverage of domestic air and maritime transport tragedies that claimed the lives of more than 500 people this holiday weekend. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) released a short statement o [...]
2007-01-03 09:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KJUS IZ ID
07JAKARTA1276INDONESIA HOSTS IPU ASSEMBLY AND PUTS THE
[...] (C) Summary. On April 29, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono convened the 116th International Parliamentary Union Assembly in Bali, Indonesia. Parliamentarians from 126 of the 140 IPU member countries dispatched representatives to the Assembly, which ended May 4. The opening rema [...]
2007-05-07 04:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KISL UNSC BM ID
07JAKARTA1279JAKARTA REQUESTS DOD REWARDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 2. 2. (S) The Indonesian National Police (INP) has provided us with information on four Indonesian counterterrorism rewards candidates who helped INP CT units track down top Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) operatives Azahari, Jabir, and Abdul Hadi. Our rewards workin [...]
2007-05-07 06:04:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID
07JAKARTA1293TRILATERAL COUNTERTERRORISM MEETING, APRIL 27
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We hosted a trilateral counterterrorism (CT) meeting on April 27, with Australian and Japanese embassy counterparts. The three delegations agreed that Indonesian CT capacity had improved significantly, though the threat of terrorism would remain for the foreseeable future. Donor [...]
2007-05-08 06:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1326Indonesia - East Java/China Trade Growing, Investment
[...] SUMMARY: China's legal exports to East Java were close to $1 billion in 2006; illegal imports may have been double that amount. East Java shoe and garment industries have taken a beating from illegal imports, with over 500 small and medium sized firms closing in the past two years. So far, fou [...]
2007-05-11 05:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON KIPR KCOR ID CH
07JAKARTA1388USTR FINDS IPR PROGRESS, CHALLENGES IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting USTR officials Barbara Weisel and David Katz reviewed efforts related to intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in Indonesia during their May 3-4 visit to Jakarta. Members of the National IPR Task Force noted that difficult and ongoing challenges [...]
2007-05-16 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EINV ECON EMIN KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1415INDONESIA PARTICIPANT LIST - BULK CASH SMUGGLING AND CASH
[...] Below please find details of Embassy Jakarta's nominees for the South East Asia Regional Bulk Cash Smuggling and Cash Courier Training and Best Practices Workshop to be held in Manila from June 4-8, 2007. If you require additional information on the nominee's educational or work history, their [...]
2007-05-20 22:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ECON PREL EFIN ID
07JAKARTA1452SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT A/S HILL
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Jakarta and ConGen Surabaya welcome your upcoming visit to Indonesia. Rumbles within the U.S. House of Representatives of possible legislation that would jeopardize normalized military-to-military relations with Indonesia would unravel our recent progress in this area an [...]
2007-05-23 07:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR SOCI ID
07JAKARTA154113 MARINES DETAINED AFTER EAST JAVA CLASH WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On June 1, 13 marines suspected of involvement in the May 30 killing of four civilians in East Java were taken into naval military police custody. Vice President Jusuf Kalla issued an apology on behalf of the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and said that "action must be taken ag [...]
2007-06-04 10:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1566INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
[...] (U) Summary: The bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and Extradition Treaty (ET) signed by Indonesia and Singapore on April 27 achieve long-sought objectives and potentially will sustain that cooperation over the next 25 years. Strategically paired from the beginning to balance res [...]
2007-06-06 10:55:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KJUS ID
07JAKARTA1583A/S HILL DISCUSSES ECONOMY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Hill met on May 29 with parliamentarian Theo L. Sambuaga, chair of the committee responsible for foreign affairs. A/S Hill urged continued progress in improving Indonesia's investment climate and increasing transparency, which he said is crucial to U.S.-Indonesian relations. [...]
2007-06-08 02:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE BM IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1585CENTRAL SULAWESI ON THE ROAD TO NORMALCY
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. THIS CABLE IS A JOINT REPORT FROM EMBASSY JAKARTA AND CONSULATE GENERAL SURABAYA. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Central Sulawesi's former conflict areas, Mission officers clearly saw the beginning of a return to normalcy. [...]
2007-06-08 06:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER ECON PHUM PINR ID
07JAKARTA162East Java NU Leader Mulling Q08 Governor Run
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ali Maschan Moesa, Chairman of the East Java Chapter of Nadhlatul Ulama (NU),recently shared his future political and national NU leadership plans. Moesa expressed his concern over the increasing conservatism and scriptural literalism of East Java NU clerics and its possible im [...]
2007-01-19 07:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA1625A/S HILL MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT KALLA
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Hill focused on economic issues in his May meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Hill praised Indonesia for its new investment law, but urged Indonesia to do more to attract foreign investment, as Vietnam is doing. Hill also raised the Newmon [...]
2007-06-12 05:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KTFN PREL PTER EINV ID
07JAKARTA1629IRAN AND EAST JAVA MUDFLOW: DPR QUERIES YUDHOYONO)
[...] (C) Summary. On the heels of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's refusal to appear personally before the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in a June 5 query over Indonesia's vote in favor of UNSCR 1747, sanctioning Iran over its nuclear program, the DPR is now threatening to "interp [...]
2007-06-12 08:17:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC IR ID ENRG EINV KISL
07JAKARTA1656A/S MULL UPDATES BILATERAL POLITICAL-MILITARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In meetings with Indonesian foreign-affairs and defense counterparts in Jakarta on June 4-5, Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull pressed for Indonesian accession to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),proposed a reciprocal Article 98 ag [...]
2007-06-14 10:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1733INDONESIAN OFFICIAL ON KOSOVO, IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: Charge on June 21 discussed Kosovo, Iran, and the Palestinians with Desra Percaya, a key Foreign Ministry official on UNSC and Middle East issues. Percaya welcomed recent changes in the draft Kosovo resolution and requested one additional change: that the reference to "sui gene [...]
2007-06-22 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC OSCE PARM ID
07JAKARTA1768East Java: Lapindo Mudflow Devastation Continues
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Surabaya and Embassy Jakarta officers accompanied EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to the Lapindo mudflow disaster (reftel A) and surrounding areas on May 28, the day before the one year mark of the disaster. The mudflow continues at approximately 150,000 cubic me [...]
2007-06-27 06:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1772East Java: Mud Managers Informally Request USG Assistance
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on A/S Christopher Hill's recent inspection of the mudflow disaster, ConGen Surabaya met with Sidoarjo Mud Disaster Management Board (BPLS) leadership, who described their inability to formulate and implement a work [...]
2007-06-28 00:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1845CODEL PAYNE MEETS INDONESIAN PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] SUMMARY: In a cordial 45 minute meeting on July 5, Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ) and President Yudhoyono agreed on the need to build the capacity of the Indonesian Parliament. Congressmen Payne, David Dreier (R-CA) and James Moran (D-VA),who were in Jakarta for two days of meetings with [...]
2007-07-09 06:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
07JAKARTA1892CODEL PAYNE'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE
[...] SUMMARY: Meeting in Jakarta on July 6, Congressmen Donald Payne (D-NJ),David Dreier (R-CA) and James Moran (D-VA) complimented Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono for Indonesia's remarkable democratic progress. The Congressmen voiced concern about the slow pace of military reform, lack of ac [...]
2007-07-12 01:23:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1909East Java - Joint Police Anti-Human Trafficking Operations
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Surabaya launched a joint operation with local police May 29 targeting East Java human trafficking (TIP) rings. The primary goal is rescuing some of the thousands of child prostitutes in Surabaya and arresting traffickers, pimps and child sex tourists. Operation XXX init [...]
2007-07-13 00:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM ELAB EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1926AMBASSADOR REVIEWS KEY HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN
[...] (U) Summary: On July 11, Ambassador Hume met with visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. The meeting was wide-ranging and candid, focusing on key human rights issues facing Indonesia. Both the Ambassador and Arbour agreed that Indonesia generally has made strides in [...]
2007-07-13 09:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA1928Opening of GAM office Generates Controversy, Reveals Splits
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 7, a small group of GAM leaders led by Muzakkir Manaf provoked controversy by announcing their intention to use the free Aceh flag as the party symbol and "GAM" - the acronym for the Free Aceh Movement - as the party name. GAM's spokesman defended the move by appealing to [...]
2007-07-16 00:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM ID
07JAKARTA1957GOI PROMISES SWIFT RESPONSE TO NIKE TRADE DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 18, Ambassador Hume met with Muhammad Lufti, Chairman of the Government of Indonesia (GOI) Investment Coordinating Board (BMPK)at Lufti's request to discuss the escalating trade dispute between U.S.-based Nike Corporation and their local business partner, Central Cipta M [...]
2007-07-19 06:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ASEC EINV ECON KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2033BILATERAL DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS PROGRESS; HR VETTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-Indonesia Bilateral Defense Discussions (USIBDD) in Honolulu July 18-20, USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI) approved 132 military-to-military activities for FY2008, agreed on provision of U.S. GPOI assistance for the TNI's planned Peacekeeping Training [...]
2007-07-27 08:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2034Eastern Indonesia - Optical Disk Factory Closures Reducing
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ConGen Surabaya informally surveyed pirated optical disk vendors in Bali and Surabaya to assess the impact on supplies after two Jakarta pirated disk factories were raided July 2 (Ref A). Initially we noticed minimal changes in Bali pirated disk supplies. However, a Balinese pi [...]
2007-07-27 08:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR EFIN EINV ECON KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2063D-FM WIRAJUDA BILAT IN MANILA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Mission provides the following suggested background for inclusion in the briefing materials for Deputy Secretary Negroponte. They are for reference for his planned bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign [...]
2007-07-31 08:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV TBIO MARR ID XF IZ
07JAKARTA2095Indonesia's Coal Output Increases In 2006
[...] Summary. During 2006 Indonesian coal production and exports increased 3.6% and 8.2%, respectively. According to unofficial statistics, Indonesia passed Australia in early 2007 to become the world's leading exporter of thermal coal, which is used mainly for power generation. Indonesian coal exp [...]
2007-08-03 06:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2191VIETNAMESE PM'S TRIP FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's August 8 visit to Indonesia generated positive rhetoric about Indonesia-Vietnam relations. The visit also produced a number of economic cooperation agreements. Some Indonesians look to Vietnam as a potential strategic partner, especia [...]
2007-08-10 10:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ID VN CN
07JAKARTA2228MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OFFERS ASSISTANCE ON KOREAN
[...] (SBU) Pol/C met August 15 with Rozy Munir, Indonesia's Ambassador-designate to Qatar. Munir is currently a senior Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) official and chairman of its international relations committee. NU, a mainstream group, is Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization with an estimated 35 [...]
2007-08-15 09:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PTER ID AF PK KS QA
07JAKARTA2264INDONESIA AGREES TO ASSIST THAILAND REGARDING
[...] (C) Summary: Contacts have confirmed that the Thai government has sought GOI assistance regarding the conflict in southern Thailand. Thai military chief Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratglin raised the matter during his August 8 visit to Jakarta. Leveraging its experience in ending ethnic conflict, gai [...]
2007-08-20 10:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ID TH
07JAKARTA2276INDONESIAN MIDDLE EAST ENVOY PLANS ANOTHER IRAN
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; Please see Para 4. 2. (C) On August 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission met with Alwi Shihab, who served as Indonesia's foreign minister from 1999-2001 and is currently President Yudhoyono's Special Envoy to the Middle East. Special Envoy Shihab, who [...]
2007-08-21 07:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALETTC ID IR PARM PREL
07JAKARTA2298TORQUING UP PRESSURE ON GOI, LEGISLATURE EMBRACES
[...] (C) Summary: The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has created an oversight body to monitor the reconstruction and rehabilitation of affected areas, as well as the disbursement of compensation to victims of the East Java mudflow. A move by the DPR to query formally the President ove [...]
2007-08-22 10:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KISL EAID ID
07JAKARTA2334INDONESIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesia seeks U.S. support for its proposed Coral Triangle Initiative, a new multilateral partnership that Indonesia will raise at the upcoming APEC summit in Sydney. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's adviser Dino Djalal last week presented visiting Chairman of the Council of [...]
2007-08-24 10:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2336INDONESIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Summary. Indonesia seeks U.S. support for its proposed Coral Triangle Initiative, a new multilateral partnership that Indonesia will raise at the upcoming APEC summit in Sydney. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's adviser Dino Djalal last week presented visiting Chairman of the Council of [...]
2007-08-24 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2375EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: FULL ECONOMIC IMPACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel's visit to the Sidoarjo muflow site, the site manager expressed confidence that current efforts were mitigating the risk to surrounding areas, but warned about possible seismic activity. Local economic experts were univerisally [...]
2007-08-29 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2392INDONESIA: DISCUSSIONS ON THE COMPLIMENTARY
[...] (C) In response to Reftel A, Mission offers the following list of current and former senior GOI officials who have spoken publicly in support of democracy and the complementary nature of Islam and democracy. (Note: Nearly all prominent Indonesian officials, including President Yudhoyono, fit t [...]
2007-08-30 10:04:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2417CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TELL DAS MARCIEL DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 28 discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel, civil society leaders portrayed Indonesia as a strong democracy where NGOs have a vibrant voice. Noting the lack of accountability for past human rights abuses, they pointed to the investigation [...]
2007-09-04 03:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC LE IR ID
07JAKARTA2421DAS MARCIEL'S MEETINGS WITH DEPLU DG HADI AND SBY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate August 28 meetings, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel discussed a range of bilateral issues with Andri Hadi, Director General for Information and Public Diplomacy at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),and with Dino Djalal, advisor to President Yudhoyo [...]
2007-09-04 09:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM CACS ID
07JAKARTA2422DAS MARCIEL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF ADVISOR ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Scot Marciel's meeting with MG Djoko Sutrisno at the Department of Defense highlighted progress in the bilateral defense relationship, challenges of managing it and means of moving it forward. Discussion touched on assistance, exchanges and training, human rights account [...]
2007-09-04 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2468AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON CHAIRMAN OF INDONESIA'S
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Hume's September 5 courtesy call on Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization, Muzadi spoke candidly about his concern over U.S. foreign policy. He also emphasized NU's efforts to promote mainstream Islam. The Amb [...]
2007-09-06 10:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA250INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-31 00:06:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2528MILITARY PROMOTIONS HOLD MIXED IMPLICATIONS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia recently publicized its military promotion list for 2007. As in past years, the promotions and reassignments represent a cross-section of the Indonesian military, and are a reflection primarily of seniority. Six key appointments have mixed implications for U.S. policy: [...]
2007-09-12 03:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM PGOV ID
07JAKARTA253INDONESIA SEEKING HIGHER PROFILE IN MIDDLE EAST?
[...] (S) Summary. The Foreign Ministry has announced that Hassan Wirajuda plans to meet with exiled Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al in Damascus in February, during his visit to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Wirajuda and President Yudhoyono (SBY) previously received Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar [...]
2007-01-31 07:15:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL PTER ID
07JAKARTA2549INDONESIAN/IRANIAN RELATIONS: MARGINAL SUBSTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Many elements of a strong bilateral relationship remain underdeveloped between Indonesia and Iran. The two countries maintain marginal trade and investment links. Defense and security cooperation is virtually nonexistent. Despite this, much of the public and Indonesian legislat [...]
2007-09-13 06:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MNUC PARM ETRD UNSC ID IR
07JAKARTA2550PROPOSED REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON ILLEGAL LOGGING WELCOME
[...] (SBU) Summary. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Mark Linscott held a series of meetings on September 6 and 7 related to illegal logging. Officials at the ASEAN Secretariat welcomed the proposal of an informal regional dialogue on illegal logging. Government of Indonesia (GOI) offic [...]
2007-09-13 06:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2584FACILITATING TRI-BORDER MARITIME SECURITY
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines and observers from Brunei, Australia and the United States participated in a multilateral maritime security conference August 27-29 in Ceb [...]
2007-09-14 09:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR PREL PTER ID RP MY
07JAKARTA2597CENTRAL SULAWESI - POSO: "BACK TO NORMAL"
[...] (U) This is a joint Surabaya - Jakarta message. 2. (C) Summary: During Surabaya Principal Officer's recent trip to Central Sulawesi, interlocutors uniformly described the situation in Poso as "good" and "back to normal." Despite continuing concerns that hardliners from outside Poso could [...]
2007-09-17 07:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07JAKARTA2643ASEAN FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASING
[...] (SBU) ASEAN activity and programs on environmental issues, including climate change and illegal logging, is on the rise. ASEAN is focusing more on the environment during its 40-year anniversary and in the run-up to the 13th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 13) in Bali this December [...]
2007-09-19 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2660HOPES DIM FOR RATIFICATION OF INDONESIA-SINGAPORE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Singapore. 2. (C) Summary: Indonesian officials see chances for ratification of the Indonesia-Singapore Defense Agreement as dimming, five months after its signature. Leading the charge, a key Indonesian legislator has urged the GOI to cancel [...]
2007-09-20 09:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID SN
07JAKARTA268HINDUS LAMENT "ISLAMIZATION" OF INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary: Several prominent Hindu leaders of the Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia (PHDI) told us the Hindu community faced increasing discrimination at the hands of a rapidly Islamizing Indonesian Muslim community and government. In a January 24 discussion, they claimed that the "Islamizati [...]
2007-02-01 02:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF ID
07JAKARTA2717 Indonesian National Police - An Historical Overview
[...] (U) This information is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Founded in 1945, the Indonesian National Police (INP) separated from the Armed Forces in 2000 and began a period of reform, reinventing itself as a modern, civic-minded force that responds to t [...]
2007-09-26 07:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SNAR KJUS ASEC ID
07JAKARTA2737INDONESIA REACTS, SPURRED ON BY REGIME'S BLOODY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Wirajuda broke the government's silence on Burmese events, calling September 26 for the regime to exercise restraint and noting that the matter will be discussed in the ASEAN context. Mission continues to press the GOI to use all levers available to try to pressure the regime [...]
2007-09-27 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM KPAO
07JAKARTA2743INDONESIA - TRILATERAL STRATEGIC ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The missions of Australia, the U.S. and Japan in Indonesia, at a September 20 meeting, agreed to pursue several issues in close coordination, including avian influenza sample sharing, encouraging better Government of Indonesia (GOI) compliance with UN 1267 Al-Qaeda-related asset [...]
2007-09-28 02:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTFN KFLU PREL PTER PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2748CALL HIM NOTORIOUS -- EX-GENERAL RELOADS FOR
[...] (C) Nearly three years after Indonesian voters delivered ex-General Wiranto a resounding electoral rebuke, the notorious human rights violator is trying to build the foundation for one more long-shot run at the presidency. Wiranto's political party has reportedly established some 400 branch o [...]
2007-09-28 07:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL PINR PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2755PRESSING INDONESIA TO DO MORE TO ISOLATE BURMESE
[...] (C) On September 28, CDA spoke to Imron Cotan, Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) SecGen (second-in-charge of the ministry). CDA expressed appreciation for FM Wirajuda's recent statement urging the regime to exercise restraint (reftel),as well as for the joint ASEAN statement issued on S [...]
2007-09-28 08:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2756INDONESIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNGA RESOLUTION
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Diana Emilla, Deputy Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),underscoring that Indonesia--as East Asia's larges [...]
2007-09-28 09:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KWMN UNGA ID
07JAKARTA2770TWILIGHT OF THE MORAL VIGILANTES? -- ATTACKS BY
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Medan and Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY -- Despite a serious flare-up recently near Jakarta, incidents of hard-line Muslim vigilante groups "sweeping," e.g., closing down entertainment establishments during the fasting month of Ramadan, have dropp [...]
2007-10-01 09:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2787 SPOTLIGHT ON ACCOUNTABILITY -- ACTIVISTS FLAG
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Human rights groups are concerned that a group of marines accused in the shooting deaths of four civilians in the so-called "Pasuruan incident" have been released from jail. They are calling for the cases to be hear [...]
2007-10-03 04:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2799INDONESIA AND BURMA: PRESSING THE CASE AGAINST
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Charge took our views on Burma directly to the Indonesian public in a television interview. Indonesian legislators, media and civil society continue to focus on Burma and to press the GOI for action. END SUMMARY [...]
2007-10-03 09:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2828EAST KALIMANTAN -- ENGAGING STUDENTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 2-4 visit to the resource-rich Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on Borneo island, Mission team held a wide-ranging dialogue with 70 students at a local university. Emboffs used the occasion to underscore the strength and vitality of U.S.-Indonesian relati [...]
2007-10-05 07:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2829BURMA AND INDONESIA: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON FOR A
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- As part of Mission's continued public outreach efforts, Charge will appear for a live television interview late October 5 focused on the Burmese situation. In other news, Pol/C thanked Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts for the GOI's support for a formal UNSC meetin [...]
2007-10-05 07:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM UNSC ID BM
07JAKARTA2833BALIKPAPAN - DECENTRALIZATION CHAMPION, MODEL FOR EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Balikpapan, the commercial hub of East Kalimantan, represents the opportunities - and challenges - of decentralization in Indonesia. A twelve-fold increase in central government budget transfers has led to new public service initiatives and economic opportunitie [...]
2007-10-05 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV KCOR ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2846INDONESIA/BURMA: IN REBUFF TO GOI, LEGISLATORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Escalating their response to the Burmese crackdown, Indonesian legislators have blocked the appointment of a new Indonesian envoy to Burma and put on hold agrement for Burma's new ambassador-designate to Indonesia. The move to block the two appointments may be temporary, but is [...]
2007-10-09 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA2852TRIALS KICK OFF FOR FORMER JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Trials of seven defendants linked with the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network have begun in Jakarta. Six were operatives of an important Java-based terror cell and the other played a key role in a 2005 Sulawesi bombing. All seven face charges under the Anti-Terrorism Law. The [...]
2007-10-10 06:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS ASEC PTER PINR ID
07JAKARTA2870INDONESIA/BURMA -- PRESSING FOR ASEAN LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed ref A demarche with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),and also with Gudadi Bambang Sasongko, DEPLU's Deputy Director for East Asian-Pacific Affairs. Pol/C underscored that ASEAN members have a unique obligation [...]
2007-10-11 07:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2885ACEH -- GOI REBUFFS MOVE TO REGISTER FREE ACEH
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a long-anticipated move, the GOI has refused to register the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) as a political party. The decision was based largely on the party's use of the Acehnese flag and GAM name. GAM officials blasted [...]
2007-10-12 03:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2898BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 - PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (U) Summary: The Indonesian firm PT. Sarigema Dinamika (Sarigema) confirmed on October 2 its order of circuit cards for F-5 aircraft radio communication detailed in Ref A. Sarigema supplies the Indonesian Air Force (IAF) with aviation, communication, navigation and radar equipment, products a [...]
2007-10-15 07:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
07JAKARTA2904INDONESIA/BURMA: GOI CONTINUES REVIEW OF ASEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials continue to study the proposed appointment of an ASEAN special envoy to Burma. Indonesia also sent an influential former general and senior diplomat to Rangoon for the funeral of former Burmese PM Soe Win and for meetings with regime and opposition figures, if [...]
2007-10-15 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2912INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD -- NOMINATION
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission is pleased to nominate Suciwati Munir for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. A courageous advocate for women's and labor rights--and the widow of prominent h [...]
2007-10-16 06:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN PHUM KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2917BURMA -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT GAMBARI'S
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with GOI officials. They expressed full support for UN Special Envoy Gambari's efforts and said Indonesia is examining steps meant to facilitate his mission. As part of his SE Asia trip, [...]
2007-10-16 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2923COMING TO GRIPS WITH "THE YEAR OF LIVING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Events in the 1965-66 timeframe shook Indonesia to its core: faced with an attempted leftist takeover, the military launched a successful counter-coup. This was followed by widespread massacres as military and conservative Muslim elements killed an unknown number of alleged c [...]
2007-10-17 10:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PHUM KISL PREL ID
07JAKARTA2924A CABINET OF ONE -- INDONESIA'S FIRST LADY EXPANDS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: According to contacts, Indonesia's First Lady has expanded her influence within the Palace and emerged as the President's undisputed top advisor. Kristiani Herawati's ascendance has apparently come at the expense of other key advisors. The First Lady has allegedly leveraged he [...]
2007-10-17 10:54:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV KDEM KISL PINR ID
07JAKARTA2929BURMA -- FM WIRAJUDA MEETS GAMBARI; SBY RECEIVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- Visiting UN Special Envoy Gambari discussed the situation in Burma with Indonesian FM Wirajuda on October 18 and is slated to meet with President Yudhoyono later today. In a brief press conference, Gambari suggested incentives could help lead the Burmese leadership toward chang [...]
2007-10-18 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2967MAINSTREAM MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS PRESS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's two largest mass Muslim organizations--Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah--have recently publicly criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East. In addition to the ritualistic criticism of the USG, the statements--made in advance of Palestinian leader Abbas, visit to J [...]
2007-10-23 11:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID XF
07JAKARTA2968ABBAS VISIT -- INDONESIA SUPPORTS PEACE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas visited Jakarta October 21-23 for meetings with President Yudhoyono and other senior Indonesian officials. Abbas solicited Indonesian participation at the November peace conference in th [...]
2007-10-23 11:32:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC ID XF
07JAKARTA2980BURMA -- FORMER GENERAL REVIEWS RECENT VISIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- On October 24, Lt. General (ret,d) Agus Widjojo reviewed with Pol/C his recent visit to Burma for an official funeral. Widjojo--serving as a special Indonesian envoy--said he had met several regime figures on the margins of the trip. Widjojo said he had urged the regime to wor [...]
2007-10-24 10:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2988BURMA/ASEAN -- RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT REGIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts. They said the GOI was under a great deal of pressure domestically not to treat upcoming ASEAN-related summits as "business as usual." That said, Indonesia and other member-states had not yet decide [...]
2007-10-25 09:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA2992CENTRAL JAVA -- SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH AT AN ISLAMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff spoke at a pesantren (Islamic school) during an October 23-24 visit to the Central Javan region. Poloff underlined the importance of the U.S.-Indonesian relationship and the need for additional efforts to foster dialogue. Students asked questions about U,S, policy in the [...]
2007-10-25 11:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KPAO ID
07JAKARTA303INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007
[...] Summary. Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban and European Union (EU) Commissioners Louis Michel and Stavros Dimas agreed in Brussels on January 8 to initiate formal negotiations on a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade. On January 12, the leaders [...]
2007-02-05 09:10:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3050DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Mission discussed reftel themes with Harry Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on November 1. We noted that Indonesia would appear to share U.S. objectives, given the participation of an Indonesian peacekeeping battalion in UNIFIL. 2. (C [...]
2007-11-01 10:45:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER EUN SY LE IN
07JAKARTA3070POLITICAL ISLAM -- MAINSTREAM MUSLIMS CONDEMN
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: An influential chapter of the group Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) has issued a statement condemning the idea that Muslims must work to create an Islamic "Caliphate." A contact told Pol/C that NU as a whole was moving toward [...]
2007-11-05 09:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID
07JAKARTA3086INDONESIA PORT SECURITY ADVISORY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Port Security Advisory (PSA) for Indonesia will go into effect on or about November 24, 2007. In an October 22, 2007 meeting with Embassy and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officials, Directorate General of Sea Transportation (DGST) officials told the Embassy they would not attempt [...]
2007-11-06 09:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT PBTS ID
07JAKARTA3097INDONESIA -- GREAT WHITE FLEET COMMEMORATION
[...] (C) While understanding fully the historic importance of its mission and President Theodore Roosevelt's visionary role, Post recommends against a commemorative visit of the Great White Fleet to Indonesia for several reasons. First, Indonesia's colonial past and its policy of non-alignment sin [...]
2007-11-07 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPEO MASS MPOS ID
07JAKARTA3134ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION LEADING INDONESIAN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leads the anti-corruption movement in Indonesia through its high-level investigations, vigorous prosecutions, and highly respected reform-minded leadership. Our legal, law enforcement, and NGO contacts broadly agree that the KPK's leade [...]
2007-11-13 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMCA KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3138 INDONESIA'S CAPITAL MARKETS WEATHERING TURMOIL
[...] Summary. Dr. M. Chatib Basri, a well-respected macroeconomist, stated that Indonesia has weathered recent turmoil in global financial markets and is unlikely to face another significant financial crisis in the near term at a seminar on November 6. Bank Indonesia (BI) Senior Deputy Governor Mi [...]
2007-11-13 07:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3160RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary. Indonesia has a long history of tension between economic nationalists and those who welcome foreign investment. However, our contacts report no upsurge in resource nationalism-inspired actions. Indeed, the increase in resource nationalism described in ref A has benefited Indone [...]
2007-11-14 10:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3166MIDDLE EAST -- SPECIAL ENVOY REVIEWS GOI'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 13 Indonesian Special Envoy for Middle East issues Alwi Shihab told the DCM that Iran was increasingly confident that it could proceed with its nuclear program without serious international action. He also said Indonesia continued to look for ways to support Palestini [...]
2007-11-15 07:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3199DEFENSE COOPERATION -- INDONESIAN MILITARY WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Indonesian defense officials have expressed broad support for moving forward on cooperation with the U.S. Their near-term objectives are practical and tied to Indonesia's immediate need to rebuild its military capabilities after more than a decade of sanctions. Primary a [...]
2007-11-19 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3201ASEAN SUMMIT/BURMA -- INDONESIA MUDDLING THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials support allowing the Burmese regime to sign the ASEAN Charter during the upcoming Summit in Singapore. The GOI continues to support UN Envoy Gambari's mission and believes he could play a role in the East Asia Summit on November 21. The ASEAN Secretariat--w [...]
2007-11-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3223INDONESIA REACTS TO REPORT ON JOURNALIST KILLINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Australian coroner's report released November 16 accuses the Indonesian Military (TNI) of deliberately "executing" five foreign journalists in East Timor in 1975. An Australian Embassy contact in Jakarta told Pol/C that he has reviewed the conclusions of the report with the [...]
2007-11-21 09:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALAU ID PGOV PHUM PREL TT
07JAKARTA3225IRAN -- FLURRY OF INDONESIAN TRAVEL TO TEHRAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono reportedly intends to travel to Tehran in December, apparently in lieu of Vice President Kalla's canceled Iran visit. Parliamentary Speaker Laksono is currently in Tehran under the auspices of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). Parliamentarian Ade Nasut [...]
2007-11-21 10:24:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC ID IR XF
07JAKARTA3230UNGA -- PRESSING GOI ON ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Pol/C reviewed reftel points with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),November 23. Pol/C firmly underscored to Andi Rachmianto--the Deputy Director of DEPLU's UN and International Security Affairs Office--that the annual cascade of Israel-related resolutions are thoroughly unbalan [...]
2007-11-23 06:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ID IS
07JAKARTA3239ASEAN SUMMIT/INDONESIA -- A MIXED REACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian reaction to the recent ASEAN Summit meetings in Singapore was generally positive, particularly in regard to the Charter and the Economic Blueprint. Reaction--particularly from legislators and the press--regarding the GOI's handling of Burma has been largely critical, [...]
2007-11-23 11:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ASEAN XC BM ID
07JAKARTA326MUSHARRAF AND YUDHOYONO DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST CRISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Official Indonesian and Pakistani sources in Jakarta provided a detailed readout of the discussion between Pakistani President Musharraf and Indonesian President Yudhoyono on January 31 in Jakarta, where Musharraf presented a plan for a summit, to be held in Saudia Arabia in March [...]
2007-02-07 10:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL KPAL XF ID
07JAKARTA3275MIDDLE EAST -- UNDERSCORING THE USG'S COMMITMENT
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassifed -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and the Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia participated in a public discussion on the Annapolis Conference on November 28. In a country where for many years such public discussions hav [...]
2007-11-29 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL ID IS XF
07JAKARTA328PPP TURNS TO CABINET FOR NEW PARTY CHAIR
[...] (C) On February 3rd, the United Development Party (PPP) elected Suryadharma Ali as Party Chairman for the 2007-2012 term. Suryadharma, the Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, escaped the first round of voting with a narrow victory after receiving 365 of the 1181 overall [...]
2007-02-08 00:28:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL ID
07JAKARTA3289HOPPING MAD INDONESIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesians regularly complain about Malaysia, but emotions have swirled to a new level over claims of infringement of Indonesia's most cherished resource--its culture. Accusing Malaysia of brazenly stealing a traditional East Javan dance, more than a 1,000 demonstrators clamor [...]
2007-11-30 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SMIG SOCI ID MY
07JAKARTA3291ISRAEL'S QUIET OUTREACH TO INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary. Israel's Ambassador to Singapore Ilan Ben-Dov met with Ambassador Hume on November 30 to discuss Israel's desire for more -- though quiet -- economic and political engagement with Indonesia. Ben-Dov was sponsored on a three-day trip to Jakarta by the Indonesian Chamber of Commer [...]
2007-11-30 10:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV ETRD ID IS
07JAKARTA3312COUNTERTERRORISM -- SIX CONVICTED FOR ATTACKS
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors have won convictions against six terrorists for a series of attacks in 2005-06. Verdicts in three other terrorist-related trials are expected soon. The Supreme Court has also upheld the convict [...]
2007-12-04 10:00:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS ASEC PTER ID
07JAKARTA3326LEGISLATURE CALLS ON PRESIDENT TO TESTIFY RE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Parliament (DPR) has moved to summon President Yudhoyono to answer questions regarding a complex financial case. Abuse of Central Bank liquidity funds--issued to assist depositors at distressed banks--caused billions of dollars in losses to the state. The Attorney Ge [...]
2007-12-05 10:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3335NEW ARMED FORCES CHIEF: PROFESSIONAL, REFORMER,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid some political jousting, Indonesia's legislature confirmed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Djoko Santoso as the new Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces on December 5. Santoso--President Yudhoyono's nominee for the position--pledged to work to continue to professionalize the mili [...]
2007-12-06 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PINR ID
07JAKARTA3339EAST TIMOR -- FINDINGS OF FINAL COMMISSION REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesia Timor-Leste Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) is likely to cite gross human rights violations involving both pro-Indonesian and pro-independence forces in its final report to be issued in February 2008, an Indonesian Commissioner told us. The Commission is [...]
2007-12-07 04:15:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV TT ID AU
07JAKARTA3349INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT SELECTS CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament selected five new commissioners for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2007-2011 term. Civil society leaders have expressed disappointment with the choices, but remain cautiously optimistic that two or three commissioners will be able to quietly lead K [...]
2007-12-07 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR ECON KJUS ID
07JAKARTA3355FIRST SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING OF CORAL TRIANGLE
[...] (U) Summary: Indonesia hosted the Coral Triangle Initiative meetings on the margins of the Conference of the Parties 13 to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali. During a closed session of Senior Officials Meeting on December 6, the six CTI countries (Indonesia, East Timor, th [...]
2007-12-10 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA3358DEFENSE COOPERATION -- DASD CLAD'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DASD Clad discussed U.S.-Indonesia mil-mil cooperation and East Asian regional security with MinDef Sudarsono on December 5. Sudarsono said Indonesia wanted an effective but low-visibility security relationship with the United States. He said the GOI was focusing its air capaci [...]
2007-12-10 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID IN CH XE
07JAKARTA3367BURMA -- INDONESIA LIKELY TO RATIFY ASEAN CHARTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per Ref A, Mission continues to press key executive and legislative interlocutors--as well as prominent figures outside of government--regarding Burma and the ASEAN Charter. Our contacts generally agree that some members of the legislature are likely to voice strong, public criti [...]
2007-12-11 11:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3390ISRAEL -- VISIT BY INDONESIAN MUSLIM SCHOLARS
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The visit of five moderate Indonesian Muslim leaders to Israel December 2-8 has created small ripples of criticism in Indonesia, with a few officials and religious leaders quietly criticizing the visit. T [...]
2007-12-13 08:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID IS XF
07JAKARTA3426COUNTER-TERRORISM: MORE MILITANTS GO ON TRIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Six more Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) militants--including senior leader Zarkasih--have been formally charged with terrorism. JI co-founder Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has also been in the news, making a none-too-veiled threat after meeting the three jailed Bali bombers. Few people believe, h [...]
2007-12-18 10:25:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PTER ASEC ID
07JAKARTA3437BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] Summary: The Indonesian firm PT Anjelika Surya Jaya (Anjelia) verified on December 13 its order of automati direction finder (ADF) receiver for F-27 aircrat detailed in reftel. An Indonesian Air Force (AF) officer confirmed on December 13 that Anjelika s a registered supplier on the IAF's su [...]
2007-12-19 08:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC SN ID
07JAKARTA3439SINO-INDONESIAN TIES -- CAUTIOUS BUT INCREASING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China is becoming an increasingly important player in Indonesia. It has incipient defense cooperation relations, and growing trade, investment and cultural ties with Indonesia. Taiwan and historical legacies complicate relations, while Indonesia's Chinese community offers a poi [...]
2007-12-19 08:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ECON ID CH
07JAKARTA347Indonesian Municipal Bonds Limited as Infrastructure
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. East Java leaders are considering issuing municipal bonds to finance development of desperately needed infrastructure in the province. Guntur Pasaribu, managing director of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX),predicts strong local demand for the bonds, once issued. An immature [...]
2007-02-09 00:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ENRG PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA3479U.S. ELECTIONS -- OUTREACH TO ISLAMIC STUDENTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A group of approximately 45 students gathered at Pol/C's residence on December 27 for a forum devoted to the 2008 U.S. elections. Pol/C reviewed the presidential election process, while U.S. Library of Congress (LOC) Director discussed Congressional and gubernatorial races. Th [...]
2007-12-28 06:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA368INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007
[...] Summary: Indonesia's exports soared to a record US$ 100.7 billion in 2006, largely due to high world commodity prices. Ministry of Industry (MOI) Secretary General Agus Tjahajana announced on January 18 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) expects manufacturing sector output to grow by 7.9% [...]
2007-02-09 08:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA389INDONESIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HAMAS AND FATAH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 07:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG KISL ID
07JAKARTA403EMBASSY JAKARTA'S NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY OF STATE'S
[...] (U) Embassy Jakarta is pleased to nominate two outstanding candidates for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage. Our two candidates are: --Suciwati Munir, widow of prominent human rights worker Munir Thalib and a courageous human rights activist who has turned her [...]
2007-02-14 09:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07JAKARTA406MORE ACTIVITY IN INDONESIA ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (S) Summary. The Middle East continues to be a hot topic in Indonesia, both within the government and civil society. On the Israel-Palestine conflict, the GOI has condemned Israel's excavations at the base of the al-Aqsa mosque. The GOI has also congratulated the Palestinian Authority for ag [...]
2007-02-15 01:42:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL KISL ID
07JAKARTA429WIRAJUDA RAISES BURMA, MIDEAST IN AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's farewell call on February 13, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda said he was pressing ASEAN to form a three-country "troika" (Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore) to re-engage Burma. The Ambassador questioned the efficacy of ASEAN's dialogue with [...]
2007-02-16 06:24:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ASEAN XF BM ID
07JAKARTA431INDONESIA - FEB 16 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced four new AI cases since Ref A, including two fatalities, but NAMRU-2 tested samples from two of these cases as negative for H5N1 infection. The discrepancy has forced local WHO authorities to wrestle with the classification of official [...]
2007-02-16 08:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07JAKARTA474AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) During a Feb. 16 farewell call on President Yudhoyono (SBY),Amb. Pascoe raised conditions in Papua and explained U.S. plans to help build capacity there. SBY said the national cabinet and the two provincial governors have agreed on a development strategy. SBY endorsed the provision of [...]
2007-02-22 07:46:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV ABLD PHUM ID
07JAKARTA508Lapindo Mudflow Victim Demonstrations End Peacefully
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hundreds of residents displaced by the Lapindo mudflow disaster (Reftel) demonstrated February 22 bringing Surabaya rush hour traffic to a standstill. Protestors rejected local political leaders' and the head of the National Mudflow Disaster Management Team's (Timnas) relocatio [...]
2007-02-23 09:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ASEC CACS ID
07JAKARTA515USG PUSHES INDONESIA TO HELP STOP STATE SPONSORED
[...] (C) Summary: During his February 19-20 visit to Jakarta, Special Representative for Social Issues, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, conveyed the USG's concern over the Burmese government's use of rape as an instrument of violence in three separate meetings with Indonesian Department of Foreign A [...]
2007-02-26 06:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEAN BM ID
07JAKARTA635PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES ANTI-TERROR MEASURES, NAMRU
[...] (C) In a February 26 hearing with several security Ministries, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) urged the government of Indonesia to address terrorism's root causes more forcefully. The DPR's Commission I, the Commission for foreign policy and defense issues, summoned Coordinatin [...]
2007-03-06 05:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM KISL SN ID
07JAKARTA725INDONESIA RESPONDS TO PAKISTAN'S MIDDLE EAST PEACE
[...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John inquired about Pakistani President Musharraf's Middle East peace initiative during his meeting with Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director General Imron Cotan. According to Cotan, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda attended the meeting as part of Indonesia [...]
2007-03-13 22:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL ID
07JAKARTA739DAS JOHN'S MEETINGS WITH THE ASEAN SECGEN, FOREIGN
[...] (C) During a March 6-10 visit to Jakarta, EAP DAS Eric John called on Imron Cotan, Secretary General of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal. On March 7, Cotan welcomed DAS John's proposal to inte [...]
2007-03-14 23:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEAN PREL PGOV KPAL KISL AORC ID
07JAKARTA740CDA COURTESY CALL ON NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO
[...] (C) Summary. On March 13, the CDA made a courtesy call on the new Saudi ambassador to Indonesia, Abdulrahman Mohammed Amen A. Alkhayyat. The Ambassador told us that the Saudi Embassy engages with the GOI primarily on labor and religious pilgrimage issues. When asked for his opinion of Indo [...]
2007-03-14 23:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL ID
07JAKARTA767THE SECRETARY,S MARCH 22 MEETING WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Wirajuda appreciates the Secretary's invitation to meet with her in Washington and looks forward to the opportunity to exchange views on the Middle East and UNSC issues. FM Wirajuda is the GOI point man behind Indonesia's recent activism on Israel-Palestinian issues and S [...]
2007-03-16 09:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
07JAKARTA851KUWAITI AMBASSADOR WELCOMES INDONESIAN ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary. CDA met Kuwaiti Ambassador Mohammad Fadel Khalaf on March 20 to discuss Indonesia's Middle East initiatives. The Kuwaiti Ambassador has encouraged Indonesian activism on the Middle East. On Iran, Khalaf said the GOK had raised its concerns about Iran's nuclear program repeate [...]
2007-03-23 07:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA87AMBASSADOR URGES FORMIN WIRAJUDA TO SUPPORT UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Wirajuda remained non-committal on support for our draft UNSC resolution on Burma. He continued to question whether the Burmese regime poses a significant threat to international peace and security. The GOI, he said, [...]
2007-01-10 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ASEAN SY BM ID
07JAKARTA930FORMIN WIRAJUDA GRILLED OVER UNSC IRAN VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda defended Indonesia's vote in support of UNSCR 1747 before a hostile parliamentary committee. Despite Wirajuda's thorough explanation of the GOI's decision and the purpose of the resolution, the legislators accused him of [...]
2007-03-30 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA931INDONESIA - CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. On March 22, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) unveiled a new, three-tier rating system for Indonesian Airlines that places the majority of domestic carriers in the middle, or "not fully compliant" category, including state-owned Garuda. Despite complaints about [...]
2007-04-01 22:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA949EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR ATTRIBUTES INDONESIA'S UNSCR
[...] (C) As part of a series of courtesy calls on Arab ambassadors to discuss Indonesia's Middle East peace initiatives and Iran's nuclear program (refs A and B),CDA met with Egyptian Ambassador Mohamed El Sayed on March 30. El Sayed was non-committal about the utility of Indonesian peacemaking e [...]
2007-04-02 23:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ID
07JAKARTA993RELIGIOUS LEADERS MEET IN BOGOR TO BRIDGE
[...] (C) Summary. Sunni and Shi'a religious and political figures from the Muslim world met in Bogor on April 3-4 to bridge the Sunni-Shi'a sectarian divide, especially in Iraq. Despite high expectations, only eight Muslim countries sent representatives; aside from the Pakistani Minister of Relig [...]
2007-04-09 09:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL PGOV IZ ID
07JAKARTA994ASSESSMENT OF INDONESIA'S POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia will resist taking a clear position on the Ahtisaari proposal for Kosovo until the last minute and will look for UNSC consensus and a solution agreed by both Serbia and Kosovo. We see little prospect for Indonesian leadership on Kosovo, nor even tacit support for Kosov [...]
2007-04-09 10:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPAO UNMIK PGOV YI EU ID
07JERUSALEM120SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE WORK CONTINUES AT NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE WORK IS IN THE E-1 AREA BETWEEN MA'ALE ADUMIM AND JERUSALEM. IN A JANUARY 19 VISIT TO THE SITE, POLOFF SAW SIGNIFICANT NEW GRADING IN THE AREA THAT A PALESTINIAN FOREMAN HAD INDICATED ON DECEMBER 6 WILL BE THE LOCATION OF A POSSIBLE 600-UNIT HOUSING COM [...]
2007-01-22 15:25:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1274FOOD SUPPLIES ENTER GAZA; LIMITED PASSENGER
[...] (SBU) Summary: WFP delivered wheat-flour and oil to Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing June 20, with the concurrence of nearby Hamas forces. Limited movement of foreigners and injured Palestinians occurred at Erez. Israeli incursions into Gaza took place June 20, resulting in the death of [...]
2007-06-20 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM1671JERUSALEM OLD CITY SHOOTING
[...] (U) At approximately 11:15 a.m. local time August 10, an unknown Palestinian male assaulted an Israeli security guard, took his firearm, and shot him in the shoulder at an Ateret Kohanim yeshiva in Jerusalem's Old City Christian Quarter, according to Israeli press. A second security guard cha [...]
2007-08-10 14:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDASEC IS KDEM KWBG PGOV PREL PTER
07JERUSALEM188HOME DEMOLITIONS CONTINUE IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (SBU) Summary. There have been fifteen demolitions of Palestinian-owned homes in East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year, including three on January 30. The Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions (ICAHD) held a protest vigil later on January 30 at Jerusalem City Hall. End Summary. [...]
2007-01-30 15:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1893SEPARATION BARRIER PREVENTS EFRAT FROM EXPANDING
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited Efrat settlement, met with Mayor Eli Mizrachi, and viewed the route of the separation barrier north of Bethlehem that cuts off Eitam Hill from Efrat. The Mayor said his main challenge is finding space for outward expansion and he wants to see Eitam included in th [...]
2007-09-09 12:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1918SHILO, OFRA ARE NUCLEI FOR ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Shilo and Ofrah, two major settlements north of Ramallah on August 31. Surrounding outposts included Amona, where the GoI destroyed nine permanent structures in February 2006 and where there are now over fifty caravans. There are clusters of caravans on most hill [...]
2007-09-11 15:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM1999FAISAL HUSSEINI FOUNDATION IFTAR DISRUPTED
[...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Faisal Husseini Foundation told PolOff September 21 that Israeli police attempted to cancel the Foundation's annual Ramadan fundraising Iftar on September 20, but eventually allowed the dinner to proceed without fundraising activities. One official said he fe [...]
2007-09-24 13:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM2020UK REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE REGARDING PLANS TO
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 17 meeting with PolChief, the British Consul General requested USG support to prevent demolition of the Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem and the construction of an Israeli apartment complex in its place. Local contacts say a new Israeli development in East Jerusal [...]
2007-09-26 15:54:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS IS PREL
07JERUSALEM2100SETTLERS AND ACTIVISTS ENGAGE IN TIT FOR TAT AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 25 Poloff visited the Susiya settlement in the Southern Hebron Hills. Susiya is small, but known for its extremism (and proximity to the Hebron settlers). Susiya settlers have claimed five nearby hilltops since 2001 and have difficult, even violent relations with [...]
2007-10-09 11:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM2183PM FAYYAD REQUESTS USG INTERVENTION ON DEMOLITION
[...] (C) Summary. PA PM Salam Fayyad requested USG intervention to prevent demolition of an East Jerusalem apartment building in a phone conversation with the Consul General on October 19. The developer and his attorney claim that they had obtained the necessary permits from the Municipality, bu [...]
2007-10-22 16:42:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM2226DISTRICT COURT APPROVES BEIT HANINA HOME DEMOLITION
[...] (C) Summary. The District Court upheld the order to demolish a Beit Hanina apartment building on October 24. Advisor to Mayor Lupolianski Elad Halevy told PolOff the Municipality has 30 days to implement the court decision. According to the Municipality's October 25 press release, a building [...]
2007-10-26 15:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM224GAZA'S WOOD AND FURNITURE INDUSTRIES STARVED OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Restricted throughput at the Karni/al-Mintar crossing has deprived Gaza's wood and furniture manufacturing sector of raw materials, driven up transportation costs, and severely limited access to the industry's sole export market: Israel. Industry representatives say about 10 [...]
2007-02-02 15:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EIND EAID KWBG IS EG
07JERUSALEM2259ISRAEL ENACTS LAND EXPROPRIATION IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (C) Summary: Ir Amim Executive Director Amos Gil confirmed to PolOff press reports that in March 2007 the GoI implemented an expropriation order for 30 dunums of East Jerusalem olive orchards, part of a 40 dunum property known as Karam ha-Mufti. Ten dunums were not expropriated. Following t [...]
2007-11-01 07:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM
07JERUSALEM2476JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES THREE HOMES
[...] (SBU) According to Jerusalem Municipality advisor Elad HaLevy and members of the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolition (ICAHD),the Municipality demolished a multi-story house under construction in Bayt Hanina (belonging to the Hajluni family) and a house foundation in Abu Tor for lack of [...]
2007-12-04 13:47:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG PBTS IS PHUM
07JERUSALEM2500NEW HOME DEMOLITION IN EAST JERUSALEM
[...] (SBU) The GOI Interior Ministry demolished Amcit Mahir Siaj's home in Bayt Hanina, East Jerusalem on December 5. PolOff visited the site while the demolition was in progress and was told by Siaj that Israeli police had forced him, his wife and four children from the house at 0730. He said the [...]
2007-12-05 13:24:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS IS PHUM
07JERUSALEM2524NEW HAR HOMA/JEBEL ABU GHNEIM TENDER RENDERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the GOI's December 2 publication of a new tender for 307 housing units at Har Homa/Jebel Abu Ghneim, Palestinians publicly and privately condemned the action and urged the USG to act quickly to reverse it. On December 5, PolOff visited the site to confirm its location [...]
2007-12-07 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS PREL PHUM IS
07JERUSALEM253CONSUL GENERAL PRAISES CANCER CARE AT EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: THE CONSUL GENERAL VISITED AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL (AVH) IN EAST JERUSALEM JANUARY 31 TO COMMEMORATE THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM (MECC). AVH IS THE ONLY PALESTINIAN HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIOTHERAPY MACHINE, AND MECC IS [...]
2007-02-07 16:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID EFIN PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM2542MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES OLD CITY HOME
[...] (SBU) The Jerusalem Municipality demolished a Palestinian home in Jerusalem's Old City for lack of permits on December 11. About 100 police cordoned off the site and removed the family's belongings while contractors demolished the fully-built, 12x25 meter house off al-Wad Street in the Musl [...]
2007-12-12 14:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PBTS IS PHUM
07JERUSALEM2589GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH SAID TO BE OFFICIALLY
[...] (C) Summary. Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III received official Israeli recognition on December 16. Theophilos told PolOff December 18 that the Patriarchate will honor previous agreements with the GoI and treat the issue of properties sold to Israelis as a legal matter. He said forme [...]
2007-12-18 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM339MUGHRABI GATE: JERUSALEM MAYOR OPEN TO TALKING,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: JERUSALEM MAYOR URI LUPOLIANSKI TOLD CONSUL GENERAL FEBRUARY 16 HE IS WILLING TO MEET WITH MUSLIM LEADERS TO TRY TO DISPEL THEIR CONCERNS THE MUGHRABI GATE RAMP. HE NOTED THAT EXCAVATIONS HAVE CONTINUED DESPITE HIS FEBRUARY 12 DECISION TO POSTPONE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RAMP AT THE [...]
2007-02-16 14:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM509NEW LAGOON TO IMPROVE NORTH GAZA SEWAGE SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Construction of the donor-financed Northern Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWTP) began in February. The plant's new storage lagoon began receiving wastewater from the nearby Beit Lahiya sewage lake in early March in order to provide relief to the area's overflowing sewage [...]
2007-03-16 12:28:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PHUM EAID KBIO KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM630CODELS PELOSI AND WEXLER MEET WITH ABU MAZEN
[...] (C) Summary. Codels Pelosi and Wexler, including Representatives Lantos, Waxman, Rahall, Hobson, Slaughter, and Ellison, met with PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) April 3. Abu Mazen said he signed the Mecca agreement to prevent a Palestinian civil war - one that Hamas might have won. [...]
2007-04-06 08:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
07JERUSALEM815AZARIYAH: POSSIBLE LAND CONFISCATION
[...] (C) Summary: Azariyah Mayor Isam Far'un told PolChief on April 23 that the route of the separation barrier will divide the town, east of Jerusalem, from 2000 dunums (about 510 acres) of its municipal land. Of this land, 800 dunums (205 acres) is a hill that the municipality zoned for commercia [...]
2007-05-07 13:06:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PBTS KHUM KPAL IS
07JERUSALEM854FATAH: ALTERNATE GAZA CITY INTERNAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF FRC MEMBER AHMAD HILLIS, 320 GAZA FATAH ACTIVISTS HELD AN ELECTIONS CONFERENCE AND BRANCH ELECTIONS IN TWO GAZA CITY NEIGHBORHOODS ON MAY 8, ACCORDING TO PARTICIPANTS. THESE ELECTIONS WERE NOT COORDINATED WITH THE GAZA FIELD COMMITTEE. PARTICIPANTS ELEC [...]
2007-05-10 13:06:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWBG PGOV KPAL IS PREL KDEM
07KABUL1015VISITING GERMAN DELEGATION ASKS FOR MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A German government delegation, visiting to inaugurate the newly completed German Police Program Office facility in Kabul, discussed Afghan National Police (ANP) training and reform with Ambassador Neumann, emphasizing the need for more intensive U.S.-EU cooperation. The Germans [...]
2007-03-27 13:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1017STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PLENARY LOOKS TO ENERGIZE
[...] (C) The U.S. delegation led by Under Secretary of Defense Edelman and Assistant Secretary Boucher joined its Afghan counterpart for a Plenary Meeting in Kabul on March 13 to reaffirm the importance of the Afghan-U.S. Strategic Partnership. The Prosperity session focused attention on the loomi [...]
2007-03-27 13:37:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL1036PRT MEHTARLAM: SIX MONTH REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Laghman province is positioned to take advantage of new attention to governing capacity and increases in developmental funding after heightened anti-government activity in 2006. The security situation worsened somewhat in the second half of 2006 due to limited Coalition prese [...]
2007-03-29 09:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1049ANAP EXPANSION IN EAST AND CENTRAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-31 12:29:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL115KARZAI DECIDES ON SENIOR POLICE REASSIGNMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 11 President Karzai signed an order to replace 11 police chiefs who had been found unqualified by the Police Probation Board as well as other senior police chiefs who have not performed up to professional standards in their current assignments. The signature followe [...]
2007-01-12 10:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PHUM PTER AF
07KABUL120LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART ONE OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the first cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL121LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART THREE OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the third cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these in [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1214LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]
2007-04-11 13:20:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL122LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART FOUR OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 55 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the fourth cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL123LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP MAJORS PART TWO OF FOUR
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police officers with the rank of Major. This is the second cable in a series of four. Per ref, post requests Department to begin vetting these i [...]
2007-01-13 09:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL1238STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: DEFENSE MINISTER WARDAK ON
[...] (S) In a separate meeting with members of the Strategic Partnership delegation, Minister of Defense Wardak stressed the importance to Afghanistan of its partnership with the United States, and praised U.S. forces for the "marvelous job" they are doing in Afghanistan. He noted in particular the [...]
2007-04-14 08:22:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MARR MASS NATO AF
07KABUL1267THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE: WHERE WE ARE, WHERE
[...] Summary: This cable uses the opportunity offered by a tasking from the Joint Department of State - Department of Defense Inspector General Interagency Assessment of Afghanistan Police Training and Readiness (ref A) to review recent progress in Afghan police development and to describe ongoing [...]
2007-04-15 14:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDMARR SNAR ASIG PREL PGOV ASEC NATO AF
07KABUL1426URUZGAN ERADICATION OFF TO ROCKY START; DUTCH MAY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Dutch may use the NATO informal ministerial in Oslo or other high-level opportunities to raise concern about Afghan-led poppy eradication efforts in Uruzgan province which the Dutch fear will jeopardize the security of their PRT operations and possibly the mandate of the [...]
2007-04-26 09:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR AF
07KABUL1574MESHRANO JIRGA "DRAFT RESOLUTION" ON RECONCILIATION
[...] (SBU) Meetings with a member of the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) and a senior Parliamentary staffer provided some clarity on the intent of the reconciliation resolution passed on May 8. According to these contacts, the intent of the resolution passed by the Meshrano Jirga was to [...]
2007-05-09 19:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM PREL AF
07KABUL1578ISAF DETAINEES: CANADIANS CONCLUDE NEW AGREEMENT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: It is NATO policy that ISAF partner nations should transfer detainees to GoA custody within 96 hours, or release them. While NATO's policy originally did not identify a particular Afghan agency to receive the ISAF detainees, an ISAF HQ order (FRAGO) issued March 30 designated [...]
2007-05-10 14:20:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNKWAC MARR NATO PTER PHUM AF
07KABUL1700AUXILIARY POLICE: SOME PROGRESS BUT HOW MUCH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 06:37:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL1712SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE: AMENDED PROVINCIAL
[...] (SBU) President Karzai signed an amended Provincial Council (PC) law in late March. The law,s key elements give parliament and the president shared authority over PCs and give PCs a significantly expanded role overseeing appointed elements of the provincial governments, including the Provinci [...]
2007-05-22 13:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL1725AFGHANISTAN - JCMB "INFORMAL GROUP" REVIEWS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 14:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ENRG EAIR PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL1815LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 16 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to en [...]
2007-06-01 13:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL186BOUCHER AND WARDAK TALK ABOUT RESOURCES,
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Defense Minister Wardak, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher assured Wardak that the United States is working to provide "bigger and better" support to the Afghan National Security Forces. Wardak replied that, in the [...]
2007-01-21 01:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO MOPS PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL1860PRT GARDEZ: ASSESSMENT TEAM SUPPORTS NEW CZECH PRT
[...] (C/REL) The Czech Republic is considering establishing a new PRT in Logar Province. During a May visit to US-led PRT Gardez, which currently has responsibility for Logar, a Czech assessment team indicated it planned to give a favorable recommendation to the Czech government and to ISAF HQ for [...]
2007-06-05 09:08:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL1877LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: REGIONAL COMMAND EAST DISTRICT
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 8 Afghan National Police (ANP) officers who have been assigned to district commands for eastern provinces. Post has made a good faith effort to ens [...]
2007-06-06 13:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2070Afghanistan Energy: Revisiting NEPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The North East Power System (NEPS) is at the center of the GOA strategy to provide affordable and reliable electricity to the Afghan people, a high economic and political priority for the GOA and the donor community. NEPS transmission lines were designed to import 300MW of powe [...]
2007-06-27 12:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2137PAG TO DISCUSS COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE SOUTH
[...] (S/REL ISAF) Summary: At a June 28 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting chaired by Afghan NSA Rassoul, COMISAF GEN McNeill urged the GoA and international community to do more to address the growing narcotics problem in Afghanistan. Ambassador Wood proposed that the PAG meet in three weeks to di [...]
2007-07-05 14:51:00Embassy KabulSECRETMARR SNAR PTER MOPS NATO AF
07KABUL2143PRT/BADGHIS: DEALING WITH ETHNIC POLITICS,
[...] (SBU) The June 9th insurgent attack against the Murghab district center that left two Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Officers dead and three government buildings damaged by fire was the largest and best organized insurgent attack to date in normally calm Badghis Province. The attack i [...]
2007-07-08 10:22:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID AF
07KABUL2343PRT/QALENOW: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (C) In Badghis economic and social indicators continue to improve slowly, but growth has been restrained by a deteriorating security environment caused by a recently-removed corrupt and inefficient Governor. Recent insurgent attacks have grown in size and coordination in the Pashtun parts of [...]
2007-07-22 11:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EAID AF
07KABUL2469PRT ASADABAD: KUNAR PROVINCE SIX MONTH REPORT
[...] (C) Kunar Province on the mountainous border with Pakistan continues to see significant insurgent activity. Economic development and infrastructure improvements have helped limit the influence of insurgents in the Kunar and Pech valleys, but insurgents continue to contest control of isolated [...]
2007-07-31 13:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID KDEM PGOV AF
07KABUL255PAG APPROVES EXPANDING ANAP TO EAST AND
[...] (SBU) The January 11 Policy Action Group (PAG) approved two Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP) proposals. The first will expand the authorization of ANAP for Kandahar from 1300 to 2000. The additional 700 police will be recruited from and deployed to Panjwayi and Zharey districts to ba [...]
2007-01-25 09:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PGOV SNAR PTER AF
07KABUL275JCMB SUCCESS - ANDS PRODUCES PRIORITY PROJECT LIST IN
[...] On January 25, ANDS Executive Director Adib Farhadi passed to Deputy ECON Counselor the GOA's consolidated priority project list, which emerged from the recent round of JCMB Consultative Group meetings in which GOA officials and donor representatives participate. Post successfully negotiated i [...]
2007-01-27 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
07KABUL2896LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Candidates for Near East-South Asia
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Ministry of Defense officials scheduled to attend two Near East-South Asia (NESA) Center Seminars in Washington, DC. Th [...]
2007-08-30 12:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL291 JCMB SUCCESS - "TEA CLUB" APPROVES EMBASSY ENERGY WHITE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-28 10:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2983NEXT STEPS WITH S/CRS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] SUMMARY: The Embassy and CJTF-82 jointly recommend that S/CRS, under Embassy direction, continue its Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) planning process to include the remaining U.S.-led PRTs. The process should also be extended to the Brigade Combat Team level. This effort should be comple [...]
2007-09-06 12:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF
07KABUL3278LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...]
2007-09-29 12:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3279LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. When ther [...]
2007-09-29 12:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3281LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. Whe [...]
2007-09-29 12:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3363AF: Update on Key USAID Power Projects
[...] (SBU) The following is a summary of the current state of key ongoing USAID projects in the Afghan Energy Sector. In-depth reporting on the various projects mentioned will be forthcoming in the near future. 2. (SBU) 100 MW POWER PLANT FOR KABUL - (Reftel A) On September 23, 2007, project co [...]
2007-10-02 12:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3714NEW GOVERNANCE CZAR POPAL LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS
[...] (SBU) Jelani Popal's three-year strategic plan for his new Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) aims to strengthen sub-national governance by holding appointed representative District Councils accountable for local governance, development, poppy-eradication, and security. To re [...]
2007-10-31 08:49:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR EAID KDEM AF
07KABUL3914AMB VISIT: DEVELOPMENT, POLICING AND
[...] (SBU) During the Ambassador's November 12 visit to Paktia province in the east, locals stressed the key themes of security and development in the province. In meetings with the Governor, Provincial Council, and Provincial Development Council, the Ambassador underscored the U.S. dedication to [...]
2007-11-26 09:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER EAID AF
07KABUL3932AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiating a detailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximat [...]
2007-11-27 08:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL3933AF: Aynak Copper: Details of winning Chinese bid remain
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a prolonged tender and evaluation process, on October 20, 2007, the state-owned China Metallurgical Group (CMG) was awarded the right to start negotiatinQdetailed contract for the Aynak Copper Mine project. By some accounts, the Chinese are expected to invest approximately [...]
2007-11-27 08:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL3978(CORRECTED COPY) LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of four Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these [...]
2007-12-03 06:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3986LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: Near-East South Asia Center
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of two Afghan Nationals selected for training at the Near-East South Asia Seminar. Post possesses no derogatory information on these i [...]
2007-12-04 04:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3993Progress On Afghan Electricity from Uzbekistan?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Discussion with Afghans and donors on the North East Power System (NEPS) connection to Uzbekistan, yielded signs of increased Uzbek commitment to provide 150 MW of electricity to Afghanistan by the end of 2008 (including completing 43 KM of transmission lines to the Afghan border [...]
2007-12-04 13:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3998AF: Afghans to fund Uzbek power line connection to NEPS.
[...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan's mission to Uzbekistan to reinvigorate negotiations for energy imports through the North East Power System (NEPS) project appears to have produced positive results. Delegation head Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Mir Sediq expects to lead a follow-on mission to [...]
2007-12-05 12:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL4005CANADA'S MANLEY PANEL IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian DCM Hoffman on December 4 provided the Charge with an assessment of the 10-day visit to Afghanistan by the Panel on the Future Role of Canada in Afghanistan (Manley Panel). Hoffman emphasized repeatedly that the Panel,s report will be critical to the future of the Canad [...]
2007-12-06 14:43:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL4085LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF THE REGIONAL
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 18 Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Regional Command East. When there are individuals [...]
2007-12-12 14:56:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL439STATE OF PLAY AND ACTION REQUESTS ON UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) Embassy is working with the GOA to set dates and fix the agenda for upcoming working-level and senior-level Strategic Partnership meetings. We are in direct contact with our GOA counterparts for each working group. The MFA is responsible for overall organization of the Strategic Partne [...]
2007-02-09 05:16:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS ECON EAID SNAR AF
07KABUL756AUSTRALIAN DESIRE TO PUT THEIR FORCES UNDER US
[...] (S) Reftel explains that the Australians wish to put their additional forces under the Special Forces rather than NATOISAF command. Several of the issues discussed in the cable are not matters of the ROE or ISAF practice, but are specifically Dutch issues and we think some of them may be outd [...]
2007-03-05 14:01:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS AS
07KABUL804SCENE SETTER: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Your March 13-14 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by an Afghan government eager to host the Second U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Dialogue meeting. As some Afghans begin to fear international support may be slipping, the GOA sees the Strategic Partnership as a key vehicle to r [...]
2007-03-08 16:35:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL805SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...]
2007-03-08 17:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KABUL834LOWER HOUSE APPROVES PRESIDENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 10, the Lower House of Parliament passed the amended amnesty bill that included the President's proposed changes by a vote of 128-3. Speaker Qanooni interrupted the budget discussions in the plenary to announce that he had received the President's amendments to the bill [...]
2007-03-12 10:22:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AF
07KABUL905LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANA PERSONNEL SELECTED TO
[...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, post is forwarding the names of four Afghan National Army (ANA) officers selected by Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to participate in military education courses at the Near East Sout [...]
2007-03-19 03:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
07KABUL94PAKISTAN PM AZZIZ VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Afghan Deputy National Security Advisor Engineer Ibrahim characterized the January 4 visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Azziz as a "good trip." There had not been agreement on substance, but Azziz and Karzai held frank and open discussions on a range of bilateral issues. Foreign Minister S [...]
2007-01-10 06:04:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF PK
07KABUL940PRT/KUNDUZ: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON THE NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) The situation on the ground in the Northeast region of Afghanistan has not changed appreciably in the past six months. The security situation remains relatively calm, with only occasional criminal or terrorist attacks against local officials and ISAF. The primary threat and cause of ins [...]
2007-03-22 09:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL979PRT/MAZAR: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Northwest Afghanistan enjoys a better security situation than much of the rest of the country but drought and crime hamper development. The Afghan National Police (ANP) and the judicial system need much work but progress has begun with the ANP. The balance of power between T [...]
2007-03-26 05:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER EAID ECON MASS SOCI AF
07KABUL99 IDPS, URBANIZATION AND THE CHANGING FACE OF AFGHAN
[...] SUMMARY: Ebbing and flowing tides of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been a constant feature of the Afghan landscape for, at least, the past thirty years. Events in recent years seem only to mirror, in many ways, similar displacements following the Soviet invasion, the civil strife [...]
2007-01-10 09:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV AF
07KABUL996PRT/PANSHJIR: FUTURE PLANS OF THE PROVINCE II
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir Province is changing. Its transformation will continue thanks to agents of change: a new road, radio broadcasts, cell phones, a maturing administration and an active PRT. Provincial officials have formulated specific plans to lay the foundation (ref A). Panjshir's f [...]
2007-03-26 16:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID EAGR AF
07KAMPALA1050UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF DELEGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of U.S. initiatives including Presidential initiatives [...]
2007-06-26 12:29:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA1090EAST AFRICAN FEDERATION GETS BIGGER
[...] Summary. Rwanda and Burundi were admitted to the East African Community (EAC) during a regional summit in Kampala on June 18. The expanded community increased the number of member states which also includes Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The EAC leaders committed to working together for socioe [...]
2007-07-03 13:09:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPNAT PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1159UGANDA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS TEMPLATE
[...] (C) Summary: Ugandan military and civilian officials view the U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus process as important for confidence-building between the parties and for keeping pressure up on neighbors to rein in negative forces. Ugandans argue that the process has resulted in behind-the-scen [...]
2007-07-13 08:09:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BY CG RW UG
07KAMPALA1187UGANDA: RESPONSE ON FOREIGN ACQUISITION OF NATURAL
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese interest in Uganda's natural resources consists largely in importing timber, copper, and cobalt. Currently, Chinese investment in these sectors is limited. Ugandan law contains a variety of legal statutes aimed at protecting biodiversity and natural resources, but natio [...]
2007-07-20 07:16:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALECON CH PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA1429Ugandan Perspective on Museveni-Kabila Summit
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Congolese President Joseph Kabila met in Arusha, Tanzania for a two-day summit on September 7 and 8 to discuss border issues, the Lord's Resistance Army and other negative forces, and sharing of common resources. The two heads of state agre [...]
2007-09-11 13:17:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS UG CG
07KAMPALA1435NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (AUGUST 25 - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provides information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]
2007-09-12 12:16:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA1482NORTHERN UGANDA: MILITARY OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC
[...] (C) Summary: Africa Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary James Swan and Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley discussed Congolese plans for dealing with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park with Ugandan officials. The meeting took place at the conclusion of t [...]
2007-09-24 13:40:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1490UGANDA/DRC: MORE ON LAKE ALBERT CONFRONTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kampala follow-up on the incidents on Lake Albert confirm basic elements of the confrontation (retel). The details of the second incident remain in question and under investigation by a joint FARDC-MONUC-UPDF team. MONUC said that the UPDF fired unprovoked on a civi [...]
2007-09-26 14:04:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UG SU
07KAMPALA1491UGANDA: HOMOSEXUALITY REMAINS ILLEGAL AND CONTROVERSIAL
[...] (SBU) Public resentment against homosexuality has sparked demonstrations and significant public debate over the past few months. The GOU continues to take a strong position against the practice of homosexuality in Uganda, which is illegal. A local NGO, Sexual Minorities in Uganda Group (SMUG [...]
2007-09-27 09:01:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC UG
07KAMPALA1595UGANDA: THE INTERNATIONAL COMPONENT OF PRESIDENT MUSEVENI'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: A look inside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's in-box reveals a range of international and regional issues, many where the U.S. also has interests. Museveni's immediate "to-do" list includes repairing relations with the Democratic Republic of Congo, to gain its cooperation [...]
2007-10-16 12:52:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL MOPS UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1774UGANDA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Uganda is not a regional financial center or a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing. Money laundering takes place in Uganda, but the GOU has no systematic research on its scope and magnitude. Recent efforts by GOU officials to address the smuggling of counterfeit [...]
2007-11-16 09:32:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ASEC UG
07KAMPALA1848UGANDA MAY BE OPEN TO MANPADS STRATEGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Post has considered reftel Horn of Africa MANPADS Acquisition Engagement and Plan of Action Strategy for Uganda. Mechanisms proposed to help the GOU address counter-proliferation and destruction are feasible and timely. Post is confident that the GOU would welcome greater USG involv [...]
2007-12-06 12:56:00Embassy KampalaSECRETMARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA311UGANDA'S MUSEVENI PRAISES U.S. AND AGOA
[...] President Museveni expressed gratitude to the United States for opening its markets. In a speech on February 23 celebrating the first shipment of 100 percent Ugandan made organic cotton t-shirts to the United States, Museveni said, "the fact that the eleven trillion dollar U.S. market is open [...]
2007-02-26 07:03:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA312UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD (FEB 27-28)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money, and logistics. Uganda cooperates fully in the War on Terror, and is highly receptive to U.S. training and presence. On the humanitarian and develo [...]
2007-02-23 03:10:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA341NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (February 10-26, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: Post presents the fourteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]
2007-02-28 10:49:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KAMPALA345UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR AND NSC DEPUTY ADVISOR DAVID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is a productive player for U.S. policy interests in Africa, with Ugandan troops deploying to Somalia assisted by U.S. money and logistics. On the humanitarian and development side, Uganda vigorously supports a number of US initiatives including Presidential initiatives o [...]
2007-03-01 03:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS EAID SU UG
07KAMPALA377 UGANDA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2007
[...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking In Persons (TIP) issues is Political/Economic Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon, Tel: 256-41-306-214, Mobile: 256-772-220-030, Fax: 256-41-345-144. To prepare this report, P/E Chief Kathleen FitzGibbon (FO-02) spent 30 hours and political assistant Gracie Jaasi spent 3 [...]
2007-03-05 10:58:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB UG
07KAMPALA457UGANDA: MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uganda's Foreign Minister visited Iran and encouraged closer economic ties between the two countries. The European Union's effort to sign a new Economic Partnership Agreement faced resistance from the government of Uganda. Ugandan cargo flights to the European Union resume aft [...]
2007-03-14 11:06:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD KTDB PGOV UG
07KAMPALA488UGANDA SUPPORTS EAST AFRICAN INTEGRATION BUT PROGRESS SLOW
[...] SUMMARY: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Mr. Eriya Kategaya, reiterated the importance of East African integration for the creation of a large and viable economic bloc to transform the economies of the region. Kategaya reported the findings of the Natio [...]
2007-03-21 04:31:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KECF PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA511UGANDA SUPPORTS EAST AFRICAN INTEGRATION BUT PROGRESS SLOW
[...] SUMMARY: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Mr. Eriya Kategaya, reiterated the importance of East African integration for the creation of a large and viable economic bloc to transform the economies of the region. Kategaya reported the findings of the Natio [...]
2007-03-23 03:05:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KECF PGOV PREL UG
07KAMPALA778UGANDA: ACOTA TRAINING STRATEGY CONFERENCE SHAPES PEACE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan military leaders and planners and African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program officials and training specialists joined a four-day Training Strategy Conference (TSC) in Jinja, Uganda, to develop a strategy for near and mid-term Peace Support Op [...]
2007-05-10 05:23:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR KPKO UG
07KATHMANDU1376BHUTANESE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT STILL FACING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of Nepal (GON) has agreed to third-country resettlement as an option for the Bhutanese refugees, bureaucratic and security obstacles continue to delay the start of resettlement processing: IOM still needs to conclude an MOU with the GON; the GON is resis [...]
2007-07-18 12:32:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL BT NP
07KATHMANDU1982NEPAL: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of nor a major transit route for narcotic drugs, hashish, heroin and domestically produced cannabis are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. An increase in the number of Nepalese couriers apprehended by the police in 2007 suggests that N [...]
2007-11-15 07:50:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR NP
07KATHMANDU199NEPAL: UN CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATING SITUATION
[...] (C) John Norris, Political Advisor to the Secretary General's Personal Representative Ian Martin, told the DCM on January 25 that the UN was concerned that the deteriorating security situation in the Terai could have an adverse effect on UN arms monitoring operations. Norris said that the Gov [...]
2007-01-29 08:47:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV NP
07KATHMANDU824MAOIST ABUSES/MADHESI UNREST CONTINUE IN
[...] (C) Political party leaders, business community representatives, human rights monitors and minority rights activists in southeastern Nepal told the Ambassador during an April 17-19 visit that they were increasingly dissatisfied with the general lack of security. Threats, extortion and intimid [...]
2007-04-23 12:53:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM PREF KDEM ECON NP
07KATHMANDU919SOLIDIFYING NEPAL'S SUPPORT FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) During their visit to Nepal April 23 - 28, Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Deputy Director for Asia and the Near East Larry Bartlett and PRM Deputy Director for Admissions Jan Belz met with key Government of Nepal (GON) officials to solidify GON support for the Bhutanese refugee [...]
2007-05-09 11:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV BT NP
07KHARTOUM105KHARTOUM CDA PRESENTS CASE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) On January 24 CDA Hume met Presidential Adviser Mustafa Ismail in the airport's VIP departure lounge to ask that President Bashir not submit his candidacy for AU Chairman. Hume explained that, with AU troops still in Darfur, a Bashir candidacy would present questions of a conflict of inte [...]
2007-01-24 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AU SU
07KHARTOUM1053SLA/M REP ALLEGES IMPENDING ATTACKS
[...] (S) Mahboub Idris Abdulrasool, chairman for the North Darfur Security Arrangements Committee and a member of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM)/Minawi, informed S/CRS Poloff on June 24 that National Congress Party (NCP) functionary Ismail Abdalla Barghouth had convened a recent meeting at his [...]
2007-07-03 14:26:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM106SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...]
2007-01-24 15:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1135SPLM Diaspora Conference in Juba
[...] Summary: Over 100 Sudanese Diaspora SPLM members participated in the First Sudan People's Liberation Movement Chapters' Conference. The purpose of the conference was to familiarize Sudanese Diaspora members with the reality in Southern Sudan, to mobilize resources and, if possible, to draw upon [...]
2007-07-23 05:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV SOCI SU KPKO
07KHARTOUM116DARFUR: COMMANDERS CONF INCHES FORWARD, THREAT
[...] (C) The conference of Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders in North Darfur is inching forward. In a meeting on January 25 with S/CRS Poloff, North Darfur Wali Yousef Kibir said that a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) general from Khartoum met with local military commanders and poli [...]
2007-01-26 09:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AU SU UN
07KHARTOUM120SUDAN'S PRESIDENT BASHIR WILL NOT CONTEND AU
[...] (C) On January 27, Presidential Adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail told CDA Hume that President Bashir had decided not to contend the African Union (AU) chairmanship. Ismail said he would fly with Bashir later in the day to Addis Ababa for the AU summit. On behalf of President Bashir, he would enga [...]
2007-01-27 10:52:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM1222MEDIA REACTION: CDA PRAISED FOR EFFORTS BY PRO-REGIME
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 2, the managing editor-in-chief of the pro-government "Akhbar Al-Youm," praised the U.S. Charge d'Affaires, the U.S. embassy's press release upon his arrival, and the anticipated return of the American scholarship program in 2008. In particular, the editor-in-chief, A [...]
2007-08-06 11:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN KPAO SU
07KHARTOUM1296SUDAN - USAID FLOOD ASSESSMENT IN KASSALA STATE
[...] Summary. From August 6 to 9, USAID/SUDAN staff traveled to Kassala State to assess the effects of recent flooding, following unseasonably heavy rainfall in early July. Flooding has affected an estimated 40,000 people, destroyed more than 2,600 homes, and resulted in 10 deaths and extensive d [...]
2007-08-19 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1439VIOLENCE IN HASKANITA LINKED TO ATTACK IN KORDOFAN
[...] (C) A Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) attack near Haskanita, South Darfur on September 9, which had included aerial bombardment, was in direct response to the August 30 rebel incursion into Kordofan led by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)-Unity (reftel). [...]
2007-09-12 09:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1442CDA DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, DARFUR WITH KEY NCP
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with National Congress Party (NCP) Chair for Mobilization Ibrahim Ghandour on September 12, CDA Fernandez underscored the importance of a transition to democracy in Sudan under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),including free and fair elections in 2009. Despite the d [...]
2007-09-12 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1473SOUTHERN SUDAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE ON THE
[...] (U) Summary: A letter from Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Finance Minister Mawien to Secretary Rice outlines objectives for the impending GoSS visit to Washington to explore ways to mitigate the impact of U.S. economic sanctions on Southern Sudan. End Summary. 2. (U) On the eve of [...]
2007-09-18 15:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1570SUDAN: ALLEGED SANCTIONS VIOLATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy has received an apparently bogus email (text in para. 6),purporting to be from the Legal Department of the Bank of Sudan, originally addressed to Diebold, Inc., charging that ATM machines manufactured by Diebold in the United States have been shipped to Sudanese commercial banks [...]
2007-10-09 06:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1581UNMIS HEAD TO S/E NATSIOS: SPLM MUST EMPOWER ITSELF
[...] (SBU) The SPLM must develop strategies that empower the party within the Government of National Unity over the next three years or risk irrelevance, UNMIS head Taye Brooke-Zerihoun told S/E Natsios. Support for the SPLM is "wide and deep" in Northern Sudan and the movement must "flex its musc [...]
2007-10-09 09:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UN SU
07KHARTOUM1696CPA Fiscal Oversight Chairman shows independence
[...] Summary: As Coordinator of the Wealth Sharing Working Group, Embassy organized a special AEC plenary October 24 featuring Dr. Mohammed Osman Ibrahim, Chairman of the GOS's Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC). The presentation was organized to seek additional ins [...]
2007-11-01 05:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID CDC SU
07KHARTOUM1779SUDAN CHAPTER: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Attached, below, is the draft text for the Sudan chapter of the INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. To our knowledge, this is the first time the report has been submitted for Sudan. POC at post for this report is Paul J Martin: email martinpj@state.gov; tel: (011-249-1-83- [...]
2007-11-15 15:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR SU
07KHARTOUM1848IN "HISTORIC SHIFT", SUDAN AGREES TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 08:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALAMGT KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS SU
07KHARTOUM1908BEJA CONGRESS: WE NEED INVESTMENT IN THE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory call with CDA on December 3, Beja Congress president and Presidential Advisor Dr. Amna Dirar stressed the need for investment in the eastern states of Kassala, Gedarif and Red Sea to promote development in the impoverished region ("Now, it's just us and the sun [...]
2007-12-04 08:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1927SOUTHERN SUDAN - ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S SITE VISIT TO JUBA
[...] On November 23, the USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore, Charge d'Affaires Alberto M. Fernandez, Assistant Administrator for USAID's Africa Bureau (AA/AFR) Kate Almquist, and the USAID/Sudan Mission Director traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan, to review progre [...]
2007-12-05 15:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1938SPLM AND NCP SPIN PEACE TALKS PROGRESS, MANUEVER
[...] (C) Summary: If all outstanding CPA issues including Abyei are not resolved by January 9, the SPLM may rejoin the Government of National Unity, but will not partner with the NCP in the 2009 elections, according to SPLM Deputy SG for the Northern Sector Yasir Arman. Meanwhile NCP sources ind [...]
2007-12-07 11:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SU
07KHARTOUM196 SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KENT (SAM) HEALY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Sam Healy, for February 17 to 27, 2007 for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating PRM-funded projects in Tambura, Yei, Kajo, Keji, Twic East/Duk (Panyagor/Bor) and Juba. 2. (SBU) U.S. Citizens are reminded that Sudanese visas [...]
2007-02-11 04:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREF AMGT SU
07KHARTOUM351UN ENVOY MEETS WITH LRA CHIEF KONY; PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) Former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano met with Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony March 2 in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),according to sources in the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS). Chissano, the UN special envoy for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) pro [...]
2007-03-05 13:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SU
07KHARTOUM437 STATEMENT OF THE ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
[...] (SBU) Following is the text of remarks given by Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Mr. Taye Brooke-Zerihoun to the Sudan Consortium on March 20, 2007. Further consortium reporting will follow septel. (Begin Text) Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers and Delegate [...]
2007-03-20 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN US SU EAID PINS MARR PHUM
07KHARTOUM44GOVERNOR RICHARDSON MEETS PRESIDENT BASHIR AND
[...] (C) Summary: On January 10 Governor Bill Richardson met again with Sudan's President Omar El Bashir and concluded his visit to Sudan. At the end of the Richardson/Bashir meeting, representatives of the Save Darfur Coalition (which sponsored Richardson's trip) spoke briefly with Bashir. The tw [...]
2007-01-11 12:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
07KHARTOUM460US/SUDANESE RELATIONS AT THE DIVIDE
[...] (C) Summary. U.S./Sudanese relations are poised to pass from one watershed into another. From the U.S. perspective, Sudan's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur pushes relations toward direct confrontation, just as Sudanese see the U.S. imposition of additional sanctions as proof of enduri [...]
2007-03-23 11:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU AL CH IN
07KHARTOUM55 Southern Sudan: Four Die in Jan. 2 Ambush Southeast of
[...] (U) Summary: On January 2, at 12:30 p.m., assailants ambushed a truck carrying approximately 35 passengers about 100 kilometers southeast of Juba, killing at least four and wounding six individuals. A survivor, a local PA&E employee, stated that the assailants were LRA rebels; she provided Co [...]
2007-01-14 08:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM56 Southern Sudan: More Ambushes Near Juba
[...] Summary: A series of armed attacks east and southeast of Juba on January 7 and 10 claimed three lives, injured 13, and left two missing. There is still no concrete evidence as to the identity of the assailants, but suspicion centers on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). End summary. ----- [...]
2007-01-14 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID ASEC MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
07KHARTOUM563SUDAN - USAID RED SEA STATE ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) From March 7 to 11, a joint USAID assessment team comprised of representatives from USAID's offices of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI),U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),and Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) visited Red Sea State to monitor USAID-funded activities and assess curre [...]
2007-04-11 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PINS PHUM EAGR SU
07KHARTOUM621SUDAN - LOCAL AND NATIONAL NGO HARASSMENT
[...] (C) While acts of violence and intimidation of international humanitarian organizations and staff are well documented, particularly in Darfur, the harassment of national and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has received comparatively limited attention. Activities funded by USAID an [...]
2007-04-19 15:10:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM749SUDAN/UGANDA/CONGO: PLANS FOR LRA MOVEMENTS NOT
[...] (C) Summary: Proposed corridors for the movement of the Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to a single assembly point on the Sudan/Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border have not yet been accepted by LRA leadership, according to sources in ongoing peace talks between the LRA a [...]
2007-05-13 12:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM KPKO SU UG CG
07KHARTOUM802 SUDAN - KASSALA STATE
[...] (U) NGOs operating in Kassala State expressed the need to increase the population's self-reliance, as the situation in the state can no longer be considered a humanitarian crisis. NGOs also identified peacebuilding activities as a priority to address the disillusionment and marginalization of [...]
2007-05-23 14:18:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KIGALI1005Rwandan 2008 Budget Highlights
[...] Summary. Minister of Finance James Musoni officially presented the 2008 budget to the Parliament on October 16. The overall budget is approximately USD 1.1 billion, a 15 increase from the previous year. Musoni predicted 6.6 growth in the economy with inflation dropping to 5 by 2008. He [...]
2007-11-02 06:35:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL RW
07KIGALI1062IT FOR AFRICA: RWANDA LEADS THE WAY
[...] Summary. Rwanda hosted the Connect Africa Summit October 29-30. Six African presidents, 53 communications ministers, and 19 corporate executives attended the summit which was intended to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of the Int [...]
2007-11-16 05:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI1092MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (C) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: -- Former senior military officer Patrick Karegeya left Rwanda suddenly. -- Dissension continued within the Liberal Party. -- The Government of Rwanda (GOR) presented its growth and poverty reduction strategies to the donor communit [...]
2007-11-29 16:21:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR ECON RW
07KIGALI1114RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] EU Increases Aid: The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced that the EU will increase its aid to Rwanda by 30 percent to USD 313 over the next five years. Michel announced that the EU considers Rwanda one of the three best performers amo [...]
2007-12-10 15:12:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI138RWANDA: AFRICA COMMAND, UNSC RESOLUTION 1737 ON
[...] (SBU) On February 8, Mission presented talking points on the new Africa Command, and on UN Security Council Resolution 1737, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for IO and the Americas Ben Rutsinga. Rutsinga welcomed the announcement of the Africa Command. He commented that, given Rwanda [...]
2007-02-11 13:18:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP RW
07KIGALI291UGANDA HANDS RWANDA 10 MEMBERS OF DISSIDENT GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. On March 12 Ugandan security forces transferred to Rwandan authorities ten members of the dissident organization RPR (Rassemblement du Peuple Rwandais). These individuals are now in the custody of military investigators, who are determining their personal identity and status wit [...]
2007-03-21 16:00:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RW
07KIGALI324SUCCESSFUL TRIPARTITE PLUS HELD IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR hosted the U.S. facilitated Tripartite Plus Joint Commission (TPJC) and sub-commission meetings in Kigali 14-16 March. Delegations from the DRC, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda took part in the diplomatic and defense and security sub-commission meetings on 14 March in order [...]
2007-04-03 10:34:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MONUC KPKO RW
07KIGALI493RWANDA HOSTS EAST AFRICA BROADBAND CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY. The GOR, in conjunction with the U.S. government, hosted an East African Broadband workshop in Kigali from May 8-10 to produce a roadmap for expanding broadband connectivity in East Africa. 2. President Kagame opened a two-day East African Broadband workshop jointly hosted by the [...]
2007-05-23 14:10:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ECPS PGOV EINV ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI529KAGAME VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) Summary. President Paul Kagame paid a five day visit to China May 14-19, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The two governments signed several accords, including debt cancellation, infrastructure development, expanded trade links, and cultural exchanges. Kagame also addressed th [...]
2007-06-04 07:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PREL RW
07KINGSTON1127JAMAICA'S "FINANCE MINISTER IN WAITING" ROLLS OUT
[...] (C) In a private meeting with DCM and EMBOFFS, JLP Shadow Finance Minister and member of Parliament Audley Shaw outlined a slew of policies, including a new debt management program and tax reforms, to restructure the Jamaican economy. After 18 years in opposition, "Jamaica's Finance Minister in [...]
2007-07-20 11:59:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL XL JM
07KINGSTON1161JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 20:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON1237A MOUNTAIN VIEW OF JAMAICAS POLITICAL VIOLENCE
[...] (U) Following an ebb in years of extreme election violence of the 1980's, many Jamaicans predict that the current ongoing national campaign may see an upturn in violence. Thus far, the political seems to be concentrated in constituencies of South East Saint Andrew, East Saint Andrew, and East [...]
2007-08-09 21:25:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALASEC ECON JM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI XL KPAO
07KINGSTON1266TFJM01: JAMAICA: HURRICANE DEAN: SITREP #1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-18 23:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC JM KFLO MARR PINR PREL XL XK
07KINGSTON1273JAMAICA: Sitrep #4
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 18:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC EAID JM
07KINGSTON773JAMAICA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
[...] (C) Post is unaware of any Jamaican investments in Cuba. However, many Jamaicans, including businesspeople, oppose U.S. policy towards Cuba, which hampers post's efforts to gather accurate data. A contact at Jamaica Trade and Invest (JAMPRO) stated off-the-record that she felt that Jamaican b [...]
2007-05-21 19:20:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL JM CU
07KINGSTON887JAMAICA: PNP FACES INTERNAL PROBLEMS/LACK OF
[...] (SBU) Poloff recently met with longtime People's National Party (PNP) activist and organizer Karen Cross to discuss recent media reports of problems within the PNP which could impact the outcome of the upcoming elections (due by October 2007). During the meeting, Cross confirmed that there is [...]
2007-06-06 18:09:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI VE XL
07KINGSTON953JAMAICA: MOUNTING POLITICAL TENSIONS WITH APPROACH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 19:11:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SNAR ASEC KCOR KCRM JM XL
07KINSHASA1040KIVU DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN KINSHASA
[...] (C) Summary. Congolese Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi is generally receptive to U.S. views on the current situation in the Kivu provinces. He has been active in promoting diplomatic engagement with Uganda and Rwanda, and confirmed high-level meetings with each for September. He appreciates [...]
2007-08-31 13:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KDEM CG RW UG
07KINSHASA1043CODEL FEINGOLD VISIT TO KINSHASA AND EASTERN DRC
[...] (U) Summary: In a three-day visit to Kinshasa and the eastern cities of Goma and Bunia, CODEL Feingold assessed the DRC's progress towards democratization and good governance, efforts to resolve ongoing tensions in the eastern provinces, MONUC's programs contributing to peace and security, and [...]
2007-09-04 07:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV KPKO EAID CG
07KINSHASA1050KIVU DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN KINSHASA
[...] (U) This is a corrected version of Kinshasa 1040. 2. (C) Summary. Congolese Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi received newly arrived Charge Sam Brock August 29. Charge used the meeting to present demarche as requested ref (A). Mbusa used it to publicize relations with the U.S., inviting l [...]
2007-09-04 15:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR KDEM CG RW UG
07KINSHASA1063RWANDAN, DRC FOREIGN MINISTERS COMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Rwandan foreign minister Charles Murigande's official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from September 2-4, the first by a Rwandan official to the DRC since the end of the second Congo war in 2004, is a potentially significant step in a slow process of reconciliation [...]
2007-09-05 17:24:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CG RW KPKO
07KINSHASA1102SHORTLEY OFFERS ASSISTANCE PROPOSAL TO FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Timothy Shortley, Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution to Jendayi Frazer, AF A/S, met with Congolese Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi on September 12 to discuss efforts to resolve the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo. Charge Sam Brock and PolCouns also participated. Shortley de [...]
2007-09-14 16:19:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1105REVISED: MINISTERIAL-LEVEL DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN ISSUE
[...] Per instructions reftel, Charge met with Foreign Minister Antipas MBUSA Nyamwisi September 12. Charge went over points contained reftel. Mbusa acknowledged he did not follow the IAEA closely as he is currently spearheading a diplomatic offensive to secure regional support for DRC efforts aga [...]
2007-09-16 16:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC PREL CG
07KINSHASA1126KABILA TO P-3 PLUS 2: ONLY OPTIONS FOR NKUNDA'S
[...] (C) Summary: President Joseph Kabila met September 13 with ambassadors/charges of the P-3 (France, UK, U.S.) plus 2 (Belgium and South Africa) countries in Kinshasa. SRSG William Swing also participated. Swing had requested the meeting on behalf of the P-3 plus 2 because of growing concern [...]
2007-09-19 16:22:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CG
07KINSHASA1215CHARGE'S OCTOBER 18 MEETING WITH THE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister displayed little knowledge of the objectives and aspirations of President Kabila's upcoming official visit to the U.S. He even wondered aloud if he would remain in the government after the long-expected cabinet reshuffle, which many observers believe will come [...]
2007-10-19 20:42:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ETRD KPAO MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO KWMN PHUM
07KINSHASA1232DIILS ASSESSMENT TEAM REPORT LAYS BARE CONGOLESE
[...] A team from the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) issued a comprehensive assessment of the Congolese military justice sector in September. Drawing on visits during the previous month to facilities in several areas of the country and consultations with a wide range of of [...]
2007-10-30 13:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KDEM CG
07KINSHASA1249ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER, WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS, BLASTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Alain Lubamba convened a snap meeting of P-3 + 2 ambassadors and MONUC on October 25. Lubamba, a member of the micro-party "UDEMO" (Union of Democratic Mobutistes) delivered a rambling statement condemning Tutsi politician Azarias Ruberwa, criticized r [...]
2007-11-02 13:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS KWMN CG RW
07KINSHASA1260SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S NOVEMBER 3 MEETINGS IN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor Tim Shortley met with close advisors to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC) on November 3 to discuss Shortley's just-ended trip to the eastern Congo, which included meetings with senior officers of the Congolese Armed forces (FARDC),the UN [...]
2007-11-06 16:58:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1278 Special Advisor Shortley's November 13 conversation with
[...] (SBU) Tim Shortley, in Kampala, spoke at length with Raymond Tshibanda, DRC President Joseph Kabila's chief of staff on November SIPDIS 13. Shortley urged Tshibanda to press Congolese officials to move quickly on implementation of the recent DRC-Rwanda communique (reftel) on negative forc [...]
2007-11-14 15:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINS PREF MOPS CG
07KINSHASA1283INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NOT PREPARED FOR WORST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to Assistant Secretary Frazer for Conflict Resolution, Timothy Shortley met with the DRC Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) and separately with other NGO and UN officials on October 29 prior to traveling to North Kivu. Common [...]
2007-11-15 09:13:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF MOPS PINS PREL KPKO RW CG
07KINSHASA1364 Goma Situation Report for December 13, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC General Narayan told embassy's Goma officer December 13 that FARDC losses in men and materiel from the December 3-12 campaign were light. Attacked by an Nkunda force of perhaps 200 at Mushaki, three FARDC brigades panicked and fled. The issues are leadership, training, [...]
2007-12-14 12:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL PREF KPKO CG
07KINSHASA1370DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - OPPOSING UNGA
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on December 7 to Alice Kimpembe Bamba, Minister Plenipotentiary in the International Organizations Office of the Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (U) Kimpembe said that the DRC is in favor of peace in the Middle East and would consider our reque [...]
2007-12-17 12:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS
07KINSHASA1373SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS IN NORTH KIVU
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Adviser to Assistant Secretary Frazer for Conflict Resolution, Tim Shortley, met Laurent Nkunda at his headquarters near Kirolirwe late December 14. Shortley found Nkunda amenable to compromise, apparently worried that his sweeping military victory had within it the seeds [...]
2007-12-17 14:05:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREF PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA140MINEMBWE UPDATE: FLARE-UP ON FEB 2; MONUC/FARDC
[...] (U) Fighting briefly flared up on February 2 in the remote Haut Plateau region of South Kivu province between Banyamulenge troops under General Patrick Masunzu and dissident Banyamulenge fighters of the Moramvia Group and Group of 47. The dissident troops attempted unsuccessfully to take the [...]
2007-02-05 16:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO PREF MOPS CG
07KINSHASA1425DRC: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is moving slowly as it grapples with solutions to fundamental governance, security and development challenges following the historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the [...]
2007-12-31 09:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM
07KINSHASA175MONUC, UNSC MEMBERS CONSULTATION IN KINSHASA
[...] (SBU) In follow-up to informal discussions among several Chiefs of Mission in Kinshasa, SRSG Swing invited the Ambassadors and Charges from all UNSC members with resident diplomatic representation in the DRC to a "consultation" session on Saturday, February 10. Ten of the fifteen UNSC members [...]
2007-02-14 13:28:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UNSC CG
07KINSHASA176NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT HOSTS AMBASSADORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Assembly President Kamerhe and the Assembly executive officers hosted a group of Ambassadors February 12 for what was billed as the first of regular sessions to exchange views. Kamerhe briefed regarding a "moratorium" regarding controversial "double nationality" enforc [...]
2007-02-14 13:35:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA214CONGOLESE MIXED BRIGADES CLASH WITH FDLR IN NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: Elements of the Congolese military's "mixed" brigades clashed February 19-20 with suspected FDLR and Mayi-Mayi forces in North Kivu province. The fighting does not appear to be part of planned operations, although skirmishes have been ongoing since the beginning of February. The a [...]
2007-02-21 16:22:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC PREF CG
07KINSHASA281ITURI UPDATE: KARIM PREPARES TO SURRENDER, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Ituri District militia leader Peter Karim made good on his promise to surrender nearly 200 members of his Front for National Integration (FNI) February 27, and has pledged to send another 200, including himself, for integration into the Congolese military (FARDC) March 10. Karim h [...]
2007-03-08 15:04:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO CG
07KINSHASA440CITING INSECURITY, OPPOSITION WALKS OUT OF
[...] (U) Summary: Opposition deputies, including all members of Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC),walked out of the April 13 National Assembly plenary, citing concerns for security for themselves and party facilities. They announced that they would not return unt [...]
2007-04-16 16:10:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG
07KINSHASA487CONGOLESE "MIXED BRIGADES" CONDUCT OFFENSIVES
[...] (C) Summary: Three "mixed" brigades of the Congolese military (FARDC) in North Kivu province have launched limited offensives against suspected FDLR forces. Initial reports indicate the FARDC has had moderate success in the operations, re-establishing control of several main roads in the Rutsh [...]
2007-04-30 15:45:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS PREF CG
07KINSHASA517KINSHASA WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA, UNSURE ON BELARUS
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post demarched Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director for International Organizations at the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the candidacy of Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council. Matondo was receptive to the U.S. argument in favor of Slovenia and promised to pass a reco [...]
2007-05-10 15:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNHRC CG
07KINSHASA523KISEMPIA'S OUTLOOK ON SECURITY THREATS IN EASTERN
[...] (C) Summary: Congolese Chief of Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Kisempia Sungilanga Lombe characterized the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as his biggest security concern in eastern DRC. During a May 3 meeting with DATT and PolOff in his the Ministry of Defense offices, he claime [...]
2007-05-11 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO MOPS SU RW UG CG
07KINSHASA674SOUTH KIVU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: MUCH POTENTIAL,
[...] (SBU) Summary: South Kivu, much like many other parts of eastern DRC, is an area of great economic potential with little means to realize it. Years of conflict, neglect, and mismanagement have turned the province into a shadow of its former self. Port facilities are in a state of disrepair; pa [...]
2007-06-18 10:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA680THREE KILLED, AT LEAST 52 INJURED AFTER WEAPONS
[...] (C) Summary: Three people were killed and at least 52 injured after several tons of munitions caught fire and exploded early on the morning of June 17 at the Congolese military (FARDC) base in the provincial capital of Mbandaka, Equateur. No cause has been established for the fire,. Damage has [...]
2007-06-19 14:24:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC MOPS CG
07KINSHASA706LUBUMBASHI TRIPARTITE PLUS MEETING NOTES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Tripartite Plus Joint Commission Sub-Commission and Ministerial Meetings took place in Lubumbashi June 5-7. Delegates from Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda joined Congolese officials to continue discussion of threats to regional security from negative forces, the Tripartite Plus [...]
2007-06-25 07:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR KPKO CG
07KINSHASA745MBANDAKA ARMS DEPOT EXPLOSION: OFFICIALS CLAIM
[...] (C) Summary: Congolese officials have not determined the cause of the June 17 explosion at a military weapons depot in Equateur province, but claim it was the result of sabotage. Experts with the USG-funded NGO Mines Advisory Group (MAG) say it was more likely due to the accidental spread of a [...]
2007-07-03 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC MOPS MARR CG
07KINSHASA746EQUATEUR'S SECURITY PROBLEMS REST MOSTLY WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Northwestern Equateur province's primary security concerns center on the estimated 7,000 demobilized soldiers throughout the province who often attack police forces and civilians, loot and steal, and commit other crimes. Provincial officials say another pervasive problem is the mi [...]
2007-07-03 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC CG
07KINSHASA842CATHOLIC BISHOPS WARN DRC LEADERS
[...] (U) Summary: Congo's Catholic bishops have raised concerns about ongoing threats to the DRC's security, natural resources, and national sovereignty as well as its general state of economic and political development. A statement released July 9 calls for immediate action by the Congolese people [...]
2007-07-19 15:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PHUM SCUL CG
07KINSHASA882KABILA, OTHER LEADERS AGREE ON POLITICAL AND
[...] (C) Summary. President Kabila, Prime Minister Gizenga and the presidents of the National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court met July 23 in an initial inter-institutional meeting. They agreed to Kamerhe's proposal for political and diplomatic strategies to reduce tensions in the east and re- [...]
2007-07-25 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA895SENATE PRESIDENT KENGO REVIEWS STATE OF PLAY AT
[...] (C) Summary. Senate President Leon Kengo wa Dondo highlighted decentralization as the most contentious issue facing the Congolese parliament when it returns for its fall session September 15. He expressed skepticism about budget figures which came from the National Assembly. He is in favor [...]
2007-07-30 13:35:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG
07KINSHASA900NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT KAMERHE JUGGLES
[...] (C) Summary. National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe will confront a crowded legislative agenda this fall while also attempting to help defuse an increasingly tense situation in his home region in eastern Congo. He sees decentralization as the key issue ahead for the Assembly. His proposa [...]
2007-07-30 16:23:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA976JOURNALIST KILLED IN EASTERN DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, 2007, a national press agency journalist was killed by unidentified gunmen in Goma, eastern Congo. The motive behind the assassination is not known. In the case of a journalist murdered in 2006, prosecutors have asked for capital punishment for three of four defendan [...]
2007-08-15 14:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
07KOLKATA215URANIUM MINES IN INDIAN STATE OF JHARKHAND LACK PROPER
[...] (SBU) Summary: As India seeks to develop its nuclear power industry, the GOI is expanding its uranium mines in India's eastern state of Jharkhand. The Jadugoda mines, located in East Singhbum district, are presently the sole fuel source for India's ten pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWR [...]
2007-07-19 13:48:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EMIN ELAB SENV TRGY ASEC IN
07KOLKATA219GOI CONFIRMS AVIAN INFLUENZA IN DEAD POULTRY IN MANIPUR
[...] (U) On July 25, the Chief Secretary of Manipur has confirmed the existence of avian influenza in poultry. In a government notice, the Chief Secretary said that the Government of India (GOI) informed the Manipur state government that, "Avian influenza in poultry is reported from a small unit i [...]
2007-07-26 03:31:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU SENV ECON TBIO EAGR PGOV IN NP BG BM
07KOLKATA220AVIAN INFLUENZA - MANIPUR SITREP, JULY 23 2007
[...] (U) The National Institute of Virology in Pune reported that the virus detected in the samples taken from the dead poultry in Manipur is H5N1. The Manipur government has set up a control room as part of the GOI Action Plan for Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian Influenza. Contac [...]
2007-07-26 12:22:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU SENV TBIO EAGR PGOV IN BM BG
07KOLKATA249KOLKATA: U.S. SPEAKER EDDY HARRIS SUPPORTS MUTUAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 03:26:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL KPAO IN
07KOLKATA305BURMESE MIGRANTS IN NORTHEAST INDIA FACE DISCRIMINATION:
[...] (SBU) Summary: India's Northeast region is home to thousands of Burmese refugees and migrants who have fled political oppression and economic backwardness in Burma. Ethnic Chins are the largest group, estimated at 50,000 to 100,000, and are primarily in the India's Northeastern state of Mizo [...]
2007-09-27 16:04:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL BM IN
07KOLKATA311INDIA TIGHTENS SECURITY ON THE BURMA BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 2, Assam Rifles soldiers detained three Burmese individuals at Khudengthabi security checkpost in Manipur state in Northeast India, bordering Burma. India has not sealed its border with Burma. However, security at key crossing points has been increased. Peaceful de [...]
2007-10-11 02:04:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL BM IN
07KOLKATA67LEFT PARTIES TO PUSH THIER AGENDA AND CHALLENGE UPA DURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: India's Parliament's "budget session" opened on February 23 and is expected to last approximately eight weeks. During the session, India's Left parties, headed by the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM),plan to challenge the economic policies of the Congress-dominated Un [...]
2007-02-23 08:17:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI IN
07KOLKATA71AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF PEACEFUL VOTING, VIOLENCE HITS MANIPUR
[...] (U) Summary: On February 23, Manipur held the third and final phase of its Legislative Assembly elections for the remaining 12 seats in the 60-seat legislature. Unlike the first two phases, this final round of polling was marred by violence and intimidation due to ethnic rivalries in the poll [...]
2007-02-27 11:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PHUM IN
07KUALALUMPUR1001GENERAL PACE'S JUNE 4 MEETINGS WITH PM ABDULLAH
[...] (C) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak endorsed current military-to-military cooperation with the U.S. in their separate meetings on June 4 with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace and the Ambassador. DPM Na [...]
2007-06-08 05:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER KISL OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1049YOUNG PROGRESSIVES RETAIN INFLUENCE IN PAS PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Islamist opposition party, the Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),held its annual general meeting and biennial party elections June 1-3 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, the only state controlled by PAS. As expected, party president Abdul Hadi Awang ran unopposed and retained [...]
2007-06-19 00:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1106Malaysia Economic Update June 2007
[...] (U) Summary: - Malaysian Cabinet approves Intellectual Property Courts - New Islamic Bond thirteen times oversubscribed - Oil palm prices more than double in past two years - KL Mayor blames "uncontrolled development" for flash flood damages. End Summary. -- [...]
2007-07-03 11:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1166MALAYSIA ENCOURAGED BY U.S. OIC ENVOY DECISION;
[...] (C) Malaysia's senior OIC diplomat Ibrahim Abdullah, speaking with us on July 13, reiterated that Malaysia welcomed the U.S. decision to appoint a special envoy to the OIC, and he encouraged the envoy to visit Malaysia as the OIC chair. The OIC Secretary General asked Malaysia to identify an [...]
2007-07-18 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KPKO MY
07KUALALUMPUR1172KHAIRY AND UMNO YOUTH FOCUS ON FTA, PALESTINE IN
[...] (C) Khairy Jamaluddin, influential son-in-law of PM Abdullah, underscored his oft-publicized concerns about the FTA, in particular regarding agriculture and government procurement, during the Ambassador's July 18 lunch for leaders of UMNO Youth, an important component of the dominant United M [...]
2007-07-20 07:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD EAGR EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1205MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DESCRIBED BY
[...] (C) Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta outlined the NSC structure during a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief. We include bio notes on Hatta. End Summary. NSC Structure ------------- 2. (C) During a July 23 lunch with DCM and polchief, Malaysia's National [...]
2007-07-26 06:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1300Stock market end-of-day partial recovery
[...] Summary: The Malaysian stock market began to recover at the end of the day Friday after dropping 11 percent from its Wednesday opening of 1288 points to a low of 1148 by 3:00 p.m. Friday. In the last two hours of the day the market began to recover, closing at 1192 points, resulting in a sev [...]
2007-08-20 01:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1317Ambassador's Farewell on Malaysian Central Bank Governor
[...] Summary: The Ambassador paid a farewell call on Malaysian Central Bank (Bank Negara) Governor Dr. Zeti Aziz on August 15. He relayed U.S. appreciation for Malaysia's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist finance; congratulated the central bank on its successful initiatives in develo [...]
2007-08-21 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KTFN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1400PM'S AIDE SAYS TERENGGANU RIOT WILL SCARE AWAY
[...] (C) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, during a September 12 meeting with polchief, denied his involvement in the September 8 Terengganu riot and instead alleged opposition parties had planned the violence in order to boost public sympathy for [...]
2007-09-14 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1429 Malaysia Promotes Islamic Finance: US Firms Concerned
[...] (U) Summary: Demand for Islamic financial paper continues to outstrip supply, due in large part to the growing interest of Middle East petrodollar holders to park their money in Sharia compliant instruments. The biggest success story to date is the Islamic bond (sukuk),the only product Islam [...]
2007-09-19 09:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1452 Malaysia's 2008 Budget: Pork Sold Separately
[...] Summary: On September 7, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled his 2008 budget proposal. Billed as a "fiscally responsible" budget, it projects a deficit of 3.1%, down from 3.2% in 2007. Although spending is up, the GOM projects higher GDP growth will generate more than adequate add [...]
2007-09-25 02:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1462 Islamic Finance in Malaysia Part 2: Obstacles and
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysia is determined to become a global hub for Islamic Finance, and already accounts for two thirds of outstanding Islamic bond issuances (reftel). However, at a recent conference in KL, financial experts discussed a number of obstacles holding back development of this niche [...]
2007-09-27 08:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR1567MALAYSIA BACKS MEPP, EXPECTS INVITE TO U.S.-HOSTED
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Abbas sought Malaysia's general backing in future peace talks with Israel and discussed Malaysian aid to Palestine during his October 20 meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, according to the Foreign Ministry. Malaysia understands that the [...]
2007-10-25 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1568GOM UPDATES ON ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW, REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) A senior official in Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry told us October 22 that the Anti-Trafficking Council created by the new anti-trafficking in persons law would meet formally by mid-November. Enforcement of the law would begin in early 2008, as Malaysian authorities needed time [...]
2007-10-25 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1570MALAYSIA: NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur nominates Aegile Fernandez, co-founder and coordinator for migrant and refugee affairs at the NGO Tenaganita ("Women's Power"),to receive the Secretary's award as an International Woman of Courage. Aegile has demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to defending t [...]
2007-10-26 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1580EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN'S OCTOBER 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim told visiting EAP DAS Christensen on October 17 that there is a perception in Malaysia and ASEAN that the United States is not heavily engaged in the region. He further commented that U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have neg [...]
2007-11-02 00:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CH MY
07KUALALUMPUR1639MALAYSIA ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ANNAPOLIS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia accepts the U.S. invitation and will attend the November 26-27 Annapolis Conference, per Ambassador Ibrahim Abdullah, Under Secretary of the Foreign Ministry's OIC Division, who is charged with the Middle East peace issue. We delivered the advance notice to Ambassador Ibrahim, [...]
2007-11-21 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CVIS KPAL KWBG IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1658POLICE RESPOND POSITIVELY DURING CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff, Legatt, and an ICITAP trainer from Jakarta met for a full day session on November 15 with senior police leaders from the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) to discuss law enforcement efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) under Malaysia's new anti-trafficking law. The police w [...]
2007-11-29 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS SMIG KWMN KJUS MY
07KUALALUMPUR1729MALAYSIA -- TERRORISM REPORT 2007 DRAFT
[...] (SBU) The draft text of Malaysia's 2007 Terrorism Report is provided in paragraph 2. This text has been posted to Intellipedia: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/ East Asia and Pacific Terrorism Reports#Malaysia 2. (SBU) Begin text: Malaysia New provisions to Malaysia's Penal Code a [...]
2007-12-19 07:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MY
07KUALALUMPUR187 Bank Negara Relaxes Rules on Banks' Equity Investments;
[...] (U) Summary: Bank Negara has allowed banks greater freedom to invest in the stock market, while three more foreign financial institutions have entered the Malaysian market. Meanwhile, the recent flooding in Johor is projected to cause at least RM 2.4 billion (USD 686 million) in losses, altho [...]
2007-02-02 05:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR209AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 29 MEETING WITH EDUCATION MINISTER HISHAMMUDDIN
[...] (C) Education Minister and UMNO Youth chief Hishammuddin responded favorably to the Ambassador's call to expand dialogue between the Embassy and Muslim Malay youth during their January 29 meeting. Hishammuddin described the Malaysian political scene as "volatile" due to the increased racial [...]
2007-02-07 08:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL KPAO MY
07KUALALUMPUR318MALAYSIANS ON BORDER CONCERNED, BUT NOT ALARMED
[...] (S) Malaysian politicians and police officials in northern border states, in meetings with polchief February 5-9, expressed concern but not alarm over continued violence in Thailand's ethnic Malay south. Interlocutors viewed the violence in Thailand as having little or no spill-over effect i [...]
2007-02-21 07:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR381MALAYSIA SEES PAKISTAN INITIATIVE AS CONTINUATION
[...] (C) Malaysia views the Pakistan-led Middle East peace initiative as largely a continuation of earlier Arab peace proposals, the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Shahrul Ikram told polchief February 28. Shahrul, who had just returned from the Islamabad meet [...]
2007-02-28 09:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL PK MY
07KUALALUMPUR419IRAQ: MALAYSIA FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERS VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah asked his Foreign Minister, Syed Hamid Albar, to visit Baghdad, according to the Iraqi embassy. The Iraqi charge hoped the U.S. quietly would encourage his government to respond quickly with a formal invitation. The Iraqi charge advised Baghd [...]
2007-03-05 10:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL IZ MY
07KUALALUMPUR447FIGHTING, NOT TALKING - SOUTH THAI MILITANTS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN DIALOGUE, SAY FORMER MEDIATORS
[...] (S) Southern Thai militants recently asserted they will pursue more violence and reject talks, according to two Malaysian mediators from the defunct Mahathir peace process. The Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, Shazryl Eskay Abdullah (protect throughout),joined by retired head of the Malaysian [...]
2007-03-08 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR MOPS ASEC TH MY
07KUALALUMPUR495MALAYSIA'S MOST PROMINENT THINK TANKS (C-AL7-00170)
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's most prominent think tanks all have historical ties to and receive substantial funding and material support from the Government of Malaysia. The Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS),the Malaysian Institute for Economic Research (MIER),and the Asia [...]
2007-03-15 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV ECON MY
07KUALALUMPUR506ELECTORAL REFORM NOT ON THE HORIZON
[...] (C) As Malaysia moves closer to its next national elections, electoral reform faces a very steep uphill battle, a conclusion highlighted during our recent meetings with Election Commission (EC) officials, NGO leaders and several academics. The UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) governing coalition ret [...]
2007-03-16 08:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MY
07KUALALUMPUR6High-Tech toilets for tourism; rising Ringgit. Economic Update Dec 2006
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Malaysia is ready to launch its drive to attract more tourists this year in honor of its 50th anniversary. Initiatives include a multi-million dollar Ferris wheel, sorely needed lessons in customer service, and 23 self-sanitizing toilets at a cost of USD 113,000 [...]
2007-01-03 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
07KUALALUMPUR61IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: EMBASSY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy raised concerns with the Malaysian Government regarding a reported $16 billion gas development deal between a Malaysian firm, SKS Ventures, and Iran, noting possible implications under the Iran Sanctions Act and pointing out the particularly poor timing given recent UN [...]
2007-01-10 10:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR645EXBS: SE ASIA REGIONAL ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] On March 01 the Advisor met with Bong Yik Jui, Assistant Secretary in the Multilateral Affairs Division of the SIPDIS Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to coordinate the Targeting and Risk Management course scheduled for April and identify topics of discussion for the legal workshop in May. [...]
2007-04-11 00:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP MY
07KUALALUMPUR758IRAQ: MALAYSIA WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO COALITION,
[...] (C) Summary: Although Malaysia clearly would reject any approach to provide military resources to support the Iraq Coalition, it might consider a request by the Iraqi government for modest civilian assistance if this were made directly to the GOM by the Iraqi government itself. End Summary. [...]
2007-04-25 09:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY
07KUALALUMPUR782MALAYSIA'S POLITICAL CYCLES
[...] Summary: Malaysia's established cycle of meetings and events helps define the country's political landscape and determine to an extent the pace of political developments. In this cable we outline the government's primary meeting schedule and the political events that drive Malaysia's politic [...]
2007-04-26 08:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR MY
07KUALALUMPUR788PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP PROJECT FUNDING
[...] Post submitted to G/TIP via email four proposals for anti-trafficking projects on April 20, 2007. This cable summarizes our priority list for the submitted project proposals and provides our justification for funding the projects. 2. Post first recommends the proposal from the Internatio [...]
2007-04-30 00:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
07KUALALUMPUR811IRAQ: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BAGHDAD
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar plans to visit Baghdad on May 12. FM Hamid has requested meetings with Iraq's senior political leaders during his 12-hour stop. The Iraqi embassy in Kuala Lumpur is not aware of any Malaysian deliverables; however, FM Hamid's visit represents [...]
2007-05-04 11:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY
07KUALALUMPUR867PM ABDULLAH'S AIDE ON ANWAR, ELECTIONS AND NAJIB
[...] (S) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, argued in a May 15 meeting with polchief that opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim's strategy of addressing national issues in the recent Ijok by-election backfired as voters demonstrated that they care most about l [...]
2007-05-16 11:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR964Ringgit Rises as Proton Flounders: Malaysia Economic Update for May 2007
[...] Summary: - Malaysia's currency continued its gradual rise against the U.S. dollar to reach a near 10 year high. - The Malaysian cabinet, reacting to loud protests from non-Malays, ordered the country's largest commercial bank to withdraw a requirement that law firms conducting business with the [...]
2007-06-01 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EPET MY
07KUWAIT1023COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DAVIS (JUNE 30 - JUL 4,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Davis to travel to Post 1-2 July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will [...]
2007-06-30 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA EI GM KU PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1050COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DS/IP/OPO TEAM
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for referenced DS/IP/OPO PMR Team to transit Kuwait August and September 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy points of contact are: Joh [...]
2007-07-03 10:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC AMGT IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT108KUWAIT "100 PERCENT WITH THE PRESIDENT" ON IRAQ
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a courtesy call by visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Mary Beth Long, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah expressed full agreement with the President's strategy for bringing sta [...]
2007-01-25 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL IZ KU
07KUWAIT1107KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERS ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior leaders in or close to the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood, have said in recent meetings that the U.S. has made a major tactical error in refusing to deal with Hamas. Citing their close ties to Hamas leader K [...]
2007-07-11 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KISL EG IS KU
07KUWAIT112KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-27 11:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1124FM'S CHIEF OF STAFF EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT U.S.
[...] (C/NF) Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's Chief of Staff, told Charge during a July 15 office call that Kuwait viewed the prospect of an "early" U.S. withdrawal from Iraq with great concern. H [...]
2007-07-16 11:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL KU TIP
07KUWAIT1136COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BURGESS (19-23 JULY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Burgess to travel to post 19-23, July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-07-18 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1140KUWAITI REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Kuwaiti reaction to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East has been limited so far, but what has appeared is generally skeptical or negative. A positive view came from Dr. Ahmed Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohamme [...]
2007-07-18 10:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIS KMDR KU OPRC PGOV PREL XF PPAO
07KUWAIT1141KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHAWN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Agricultural Counselor Shawn Roderick McSherry to travel to Kuwait o/a July 25-27, 2007 for consultations. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bag [...]
2007-07-18 11:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1142COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT MONK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Regime Crimes Liaison Robert Monk (SES-5) to travel to post July 17-25, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: De [...]
2007-07-18 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT12KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U/S
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U/S Dobriansky and a thirty-one member U.S. delegation,including TDY support, to visit Kuwait from Thursday, January 4, 2007, to Friday, January 12, 2007, to participate in and support the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, [...]
2007-01-06 13:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV AMGT APER AA KWMN OTRA TSPL KU
07KUWAIT120KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KYL (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Kyl to travel to post o/a 16 thru 17 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-01-28 11:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ IS KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1208COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SCHAKOWSKY
[...] In reply to refs. A-C, Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Schakowsky to travel to post 6-7 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer [...]
2007-08-04 11:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1212COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL DURBIN (07-08 AUGUST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL DURBIN to travel to post 07-08 AUGUST, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-08-05 09:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT123KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NOAA NMFS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NOAA NMFS Official Robert Metz to travel to post o/a February 2-8, 2007, to participate in the seafood audit for DSCP Philadelphia, PA. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance [...]
2007-01-29 08:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KSCA TPHY OTRA EFIS AMGT
07KUWAIT1237KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND THE LATEST ARMS DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 08:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT1239COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WARNER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Warner to travel to post 15-20 August 2007. Please see 5.g. Security Clearance information is required in order to receive the Embassy's classified country briefing. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you mu [...]
2007-08-12 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1240COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LEVIN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Levin to travel to post 15-20 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-08-12 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1244COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL FILNER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL FILNER to travel to post 21-23 August 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-08-13 09:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1246FILIPINO ENVOY RESEARCHING TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 7, a Filipino Presidential Envoy visited Post as part of a fact-finding mission in the investigation of reports of Filipino citizens being trafficked by a Kuwaiti firm into Iraq to build the new American Embassy. According to the delegation, the Kuwaiti firm is coope [...]
2007-08-13 10:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM TIP KU
07KUWAIT1270COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BIDEN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BIDEN to travel to post September 4-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-08-20 09:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MEEK (26-30 AUGUST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Meek to travel to post August 26-30, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-08-25 07:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1301COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TAUSCHER (23-29, AUGUST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL TAUSCHER to travel to post 23-29, August, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-08-28 09:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1303COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL COLEMAN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL COLEMAN to travel to post on August 31 - September 2, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a dr [...]
2007-08-28 14:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1313COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Assistant Secretary Ahmed Saeed, and accompanying delegation of Robert Kaproth and Matthew Turner, to travel to Kuwait September 16-17 to meet with Kuwaiti government officials to discuss the region's sovereign we [...]
2007-08-29 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA AMGT EFIN ASEC PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1314KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE A/S KEVIN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for DOE A/S Kevin Kolevar, and DOE employees Sarah K. Magruder and Patrick A. Willging to travel to Kuwait September 6-9 to meet with Kuwaiti Energy Officials. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2007-08-31 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSA KU KCIP OTRA PTER ASEC ENGR PREL
07KUWAIT1319COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY DAS HOWARD
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Deputy Assistant Secretary HOWARD MENDELSOHN and Team Chief MICHAEL MADON to travel to post on September 5 - 9, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...]
2007-09-02 10:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTAR ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1333AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY
[...] (SBU) This is an amended cable to include Matthew Epstein, who was omitted from REFTEL country clearance. Please provide Mr. Epstein's itinerary to the Point of Contact listed in paragraph three. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Assistant Secretary Ah [...]
2007-09-03 13:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA AMGT EFIN ASEC COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1347COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCIS NATURALIZATION
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Lori Pietropaoli, Deputy District Director, DHS USCIS Rome Italy; Emigidio Martinez, Adjudication Officer DHS USCIS, Frankfurt,Germany; and Darryl Perez, Rome Immigration Specialist, to travel to post on/about SEPTEMBER 6-13, 2007. [...]
2007-09-06 09:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1353COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ELLSWORTH (07-10 SEPT
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL ELLSWORTH to travel to post 07-09, SEPT, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-09-09 08:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1358COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER (12-14
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BOEHNER to travel to post on September 12-14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-09-09 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EI KU IZ AF SP PK COUNTRY
07KUWAIT1367COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAUCAS (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BOEHNER to travel to post on September 13-17, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-09-11 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ JO COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1368COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAUCAS (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL BAUCAS to travel to post on September 13-17, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expe [...]
2007-09-11 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ JO COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1391COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND PARTY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ambassador Crocker and party transit Kuwait per Ref. A September 13-22, 2007. 2. (SBU) Per Ref. B, Mr. Khedery will be picked up with CODEL Boehner and transported to the Federal Deployment Center (FDC) Crowne Plaza Room 201 whe [...]
2007-09-12 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT14KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BROWNBACK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Brownback to travel to post o/a 7 and 10 Jan, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-01-07 05:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
07KUWAIT1409REGIONAL TELECOM GIANT ZAIN (FORMERLY MTC) MOVES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On 28 August, Kuwait-based regional telecommunications giant MTC announced that it would establish its international corporate headquarters in Bahrain. MTC (rebranded as Zain on September 8) is the second largest Arab telecom by market capitalization and is the largest [...]
2007-09-18 13:10:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECPS ECON EINV KU BA
07KUWAIT1415COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ABERCROMBIE ( SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL ABERCROMBIE to travel to post on/about SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a [...]
2007-09-19 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1418GOK ENCOURAGING FOREIGN TELECOMS TO PARTNER WITH
[...] (U) There has been significant uncertainty in recent weeks over whether foreign mobile phone operators would be able to bid on Kuwait's third mobile license and if so, whether they would need to do so with a Kuwaiti partner. In February, the National Assembly passed legislation "to establish [...]
2007-09-19 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON EINV KU
07KUWAIT1422TREASURY DAS SAEED DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH
[...] (C) Summary: On September 17, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by Middle East DAS Ahmed Saeed and International Monetary Policy Director Robert Kaproth met with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the Finance Ministry, and the Public Institution for Social S [...]
2007-09-20 09:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1429AMIR: IRAN SHOULD COOPERATE WITH IAEA; IRAN AMB
[...] (U) On September 19, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Amir of Kuwait Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah urged neighboring Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He was quoted as saying, "We believe in the importance of reaching a peaceful so [...]
2007-09-20 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU KPAO PM
07KUWAIT1439COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL CONATON (SEPTEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Conaton to travel to post on September 27 - October 1, 2007. Please pass security clearances of all travelers iaw para. 6.g. in order to allow the Staffdel to receive classified briefings. 2. This clearance is not/not valid f [...]
2007-09-25 08:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1451KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MR. BRADLEY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Professional Staffer Mr. Bradley Bowman to travel to Kuwait October 22-24, 2007 to identify the nuclear drivers that may motivate Middle Eastern states to pursue nuclear weapons wit [...]
2007-09-30 06:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT147VISIT TO THREE KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER FACILITIES
[...] (U) Summary. On January 28, Ambassador and Emboffs participated in site visits to three border facilities on the Kuwait-Iraq border and to one Government of Kuwait (GOK) border outpost. Army Central Command (ARCENT) officials stated that the transition to the new military crossing point was p [...]
2007-01-31 14:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD MARR PBTS KU IZ
07KUWAIT148KUWAIT PROPOSALS FOR FPC REPORTING TOURS 2007
[...] Kuwait Public Affairs proposes five rank ordered FPC reporting tour topics: Gulf regional security; free trade; Islam/Religion in America; history of women's participation in American politics; and the life of Kuwaiti students at American colleges and universities. Post also nominates Al-Qabas [...]
2007-01-31 14:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OPRC KU
07KUWAIT1492COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL KRUSE (OCTOBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Kruse to travel to post on/about October 11 to 16, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Afghanistan; you must apply for Afghanistan clearance through Embassy Kabul. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit offi [...]
2007-10-09 08:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF GM UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1502KUWAIT TO PARTICIPATE IN BERLIN BMENA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 06:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN KU
07KUWAIT1524KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Department of Energy NNSA employee Jimmie Collins to travel to Kuwait October 20-23 to participate in the Border Standards Workshop for Iraq and its neighbors. Embassy requests an outbrief from Mr. Collins following the w [...]
2007-10-17 08:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA PREL APER AMGT IZ
07KUWAIT1534KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BORDER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr.Stephen Mangino, Mr. Souad Al-Atar, and Mr. Mark Samuel Riley to travel to post on October 19-24, 2007 to attend a Border Security Experts Meeting. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assi [...]
2007-10-18 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIZ KU OTRA PBTS PREL PTER
07KUWAIT1536COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LOEBSACK (OCTOBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL LOEBSACK to travel to post on October 19-21, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2007-10-18 11:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1543KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq; Senior Advisor David Pearce; Special Assistant Ali Khedery; and A/RSO David Hazarian, to travel to post on October 29, 2007 to meet with host government principals. 2. An Embassy visit officer and [...]
2007-10-22 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDBA EG JO KU QA OTRA AMGT ASEC
07KUWAIT1544COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR LORI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to DHS USCIS Military Naturalization Team to travel to Kuwait on/about November 6 to 14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: No emb [...]
2007-10-23 06:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OTRA ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1550KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Officials David H. McCormick, Under Secretary, International Affairs; Marvin J. Barth III, Chief SIPDIS Economist, International Affairs; Karen Mathiasen, Director, Office of Middle East and North Africa; and An [...]
2007-10-24 04:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA OVIP AMGT EFIN PREL APER
07KUWAIT1564IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER GETS GOK COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Iraqi Electricity Minister Dr. Karim Wahid Hasan visited Kuwait from 27-29 October for meetings with the Prime Minister, Acting Oil Minister, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO, and the Speaker of the National Assembly to facilitate Kuwaiti fuel shipments to Iraq for power [...]
2007-10-30 08:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT1569COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SMITH (NOVEMBER 2-5,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL SMITH to travel to post on November 2-5, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-11-01 07:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1574KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LOVE + 1(THE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Robert E. Love, SES, Director of Operations for the Task Force to Support Business and Stability Operations in Iraq, and Courtney Vicario, Project Support Specialist, to travel to Kuwait November 2-4 to attend the 2nd Inter [...]
2007-11-01 14:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1575FIRST LADY PROMOTES EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S
[...] (U) Summary: First Lady Laura Bush visited Kuwait October 24-25 as part of her regional trip to highlight education, breast cancer awareness, women's issues, and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). At a diwaniyya (traditional discussion salon) hosted by Higher Education Undersec [...]
2007-11-01 14:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PDEM KWMN KDEM KU
07KUWAIT158KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Anne Aarnes, USAID Director, Jordan, to travel to post o/a February 3-5, 2007 to attend the Donor Coordination Event hosted by the Arab Fund on February 4. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must appl [...]
2007-02-03 12:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA AID KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1583DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE CENTRAL BOYCOTT
[...] (SBU) A/DCM discussed reftel demarche with the Director of the MFA's Arab World Department, Ambassador Jasim Al-Mubaraki, and MFA Second Secretary Ahmed Al-Baqer, who handles Arab League issues within the Arab World Department, on November 4. A/DCM stressed that the perpetuation of the Arab [...]
2007-11-05 05:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAL IS KBCT ECON ETRD PREL
07KUWAIT1597COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS USCIS MILITARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to DHS USCIS Military Naturalization Team (Gonzales, Scharfen Bulger, McCament, Aytes, Vorwerk, Lan, and Hudgins) to travel to Kuwait on/about November 6 to 14, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...]
2007-11-06 12:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OTRA ASEC KHLS KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1598TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH
[...] (C) Summary: On October 28, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by Under Secretary for International Affairs David H. McCormick met with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the Finance Minister, and the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) to discuss t [...]
2007-11-07 09:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EPET EINV KU IR
07KUWAIT1599TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH
[...] (C) Summary: On October 28, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by Under Secretary for International Affairs David H. McCormick met with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the Finance Minister, and the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) to discuss t [...]
2007-11-07 09:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EPET EINV KU IR
07KUWAIT1600TREASURY U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH
[...] (C) Summary: On October 28, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by Under Secretary for International Affairs David H. McCormick met with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the Finance Minister, and the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) to discuss t [...]
2007-11-07 09:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EPET EINV KU IR
07KUWAIT1601KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ADRIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Adrian Cronauer to travel to Kuwait November 12-15 to support the Tripartite Commission. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (U [...]
2007-11-07 10:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KU OTRA PREL COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1623KUWAIT'S TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following the very positive development of establishing a shelter for domestic workers, Kuwait has not taken addditional actions to improve its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) since Ambassador Lagon's September 26 visit and the subsequent October 18 Tier placem [...]
2007-11-15 15:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB KU TIP
07KUWAIT1629COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MURTHA (NOVEMBER 20-27,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Murtha to travel to post 20-27, November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-11-18 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MARSHALL (18-26
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Marshall to travel to post 18-26 November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2007-11-18 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1637COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCAIN (21-24 NOVEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain to travel to post 21-24 November, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-11-19 11:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1659COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WEBB (NOVEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Webb to travel to post November 27 - December 1, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ [...]
2007-11-25 12:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1676NOVEMBER 11-13 TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11 and 13, respectively, Kuwait hosted the 55th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) and the 30th Tripartite Commission (TC) Meeting. Representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Inter [...]
2007-11-29 10:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT1706MOI CASTS DOUBT ON OPENING ADDITIONAL BORDER
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 4 meeting with MNF-I DCG LTG William Rollo, MOI Undersecretary LTG Nasser al-Othman noted the security progress being made in Iraq and predicted significant progress in the next two years. In stark contrast from what Post has heard from Kuwait Customs and the Kuwai [...]
2007-12-06 13:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL ETRD EPET KU IZ
07KUWAIT1707READOUT OF IRAN FM MOTTAKI VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Kuwait as part of his tour of Arabian Gulf States. According to the Kuwaiti media, FM Mottaki discussed the Kuwait-Iran maritime border, bilateral energy issues, foreign relations, Iraq and the Iranian nuclear pr [...]
2007-12-06 17:14:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET PBTS PINR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
07KUWAIT1711GOK HOSTS AML/CTF CONFERENCE, DISCUSSES DRAFT
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Several recent events in Kuwait have given some impetus to Kuwait's anti-money laundering capabilities. The Central Bank of Kuwait hosted a conference on anti-money-laundering and terror finance on December 2-3 attended by over 400 professionals from government, l [...]
2007-12-11 08:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KCRM PREL PTER KTFN KU
07KUWAIT1738COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TAYLOR (DECEMBER 14-18,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Taylor to travel to post 14-18, December, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-12-17 14:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1741SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 11-12
[...] (C) Mr. President, your January 11-12 visit to Kuwait offers a timely opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable cooperation of a key regional ally, and also to press the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to do more on issues of vital interest to the United States - especially Iraq and counterterroris [...]
2007-12-17 23:35:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV ECON KCIP OVIP KU IZ IS EAID KPAO
07KUWAIT175KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/ARP
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA/ARP Office Director Alan Misenheimer to post o/a February 9-13, 2007 for regional consultations. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Em [...]
2007-02-06 15:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU BA SA PREL AMGT OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE APER
07KUWAIT1751COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SKELTON (DECEMBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Skelton to travel to post 23-26, December, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2007-12-23 13:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IQ TU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1766COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WOLF (JANUARY 2-9,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Wolf to travel to post 2-4, January, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-12-30 14:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT1767COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL COLEMAN (January 1-7,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Coleman to travel to post 4-7 January, 2008. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-12-30 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT185 ARAB FUND HOSTS RARE DONOR COORDINATION EVENT
[...] (SBU) On February 4, the Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (Arab Fund) hosted a unique donor coordination event designed to promote dialogue and increased cooperation between leading Arab and international donors. Nine Arab organizations that comprise the Arab FundQs joint secret [...]
2007-02-10 06:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD PREL KU
07KUWAIT188COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR HANS WECHSEL TO
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mr. Hans Wechsel, MEPI Regional Office Director, to post o/a February 13-16, to meet with existing and potential MEPI partners and participants. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq [...]
2007-02-11 12:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU KMPI KPAO OTRA APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT190KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a February 12-13, 2007 to meet with Government officials to discuss food safety issues, particularly the importation of Genetically Mo [...]
2007-02-12 08:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA AMGT APER KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT196KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA DEPUTY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA DAS Lawrence Butler to travel to post o/a 20 Q 21 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and [...]
2007-02-13 10:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER JO IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT235KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi, Rengin M. Gok, and Arthur James Rodgers Jr., of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to post o/a March 23-28, 2007 to attend the Gulf Seismic Fo [...]
2007-02-18 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PARM OTRA KNNP COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT236KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR U.S.
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Commerce Under Secretary Franklin Lavin 4 to transit Kuwait o/a February 18-19, 2007 enroute to Iraq to launch the joint U.S.-Iran business dialogue in Erbil. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry [...]
2007-02-19 04:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EINV OTRA APER AMGT OVIP LAVIN IZ
07KUWAIT237KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-19 07:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT245KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, PALESTINE,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 07:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT247KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DICKS (FEBRUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Dicks to travel to post o/a 22-25 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2007-02-20 09:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AORC TU PK AF IZ GM EI KU
07KUWAIT254KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR REGIONAL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mary Ellen Hickey, Regional Consular Officer based in Damascus, for travel to Kuwait o/a February 26-March 1, 2007 for consultations with the Kuwait Consular section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you [...]
2007-02-20 13:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA CMGT ATRN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT26SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S JAN 16-17, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your visit. In addition to your meeting with the GCC 2 Foreign Ministers, hosted by Kuwaiti FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah, you will likely have separate bilateral meetings with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and Prime Mi [...]
2007-01-09 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EAID OVIP KU
07KUWAIT281KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: KUWAIT CRITICAL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for the following Kuwait Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Survey Team (ATA 6156) members traveling to Kuwait from March 13-21, 2007: Richard Soler - DS/T/ATA; Kevin Maloy - DS/T/ATA; Patrick Willging - U.S. Dept. of Energy; [...]
2007-02-27 10:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA KCIP ASEC ENRG OTRA PTER
07KUWAIT283KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TODD SCHWARTZ
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Todd Schwartz to travel to post o/a 7 March, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-02-27 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA JO IZ GM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT284KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JANEELLEN BAGWELL AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Janeellen Bagwell and Debbie Munt to travel to post o/a 28 February 2007 and 19-20 March. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embas [...]
2007-02-27 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT297KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HHS/CDC
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Becky Lankenau, External Relations Coordinator, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC to travel to post o/a March 7-14, 2007 to conduct a site visit supporting the development of Kuwait's national pyhsical activity plan. 2. This clearance is not/ [...]
2007-02-28 16:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU OTRA SOCI COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT30KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: JONATHAN E.
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Jonathan E. Fuller, Agricultural Commodity Grader (meat),Livestock and Seed Program, Agriculture Marketing Service, to travel to post o/a February 3-8, 2007 to participate in the DSCP worldwide food audit team meeting. 2. Th [...]
2007-01-09 12:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT31COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY AND FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Under Secretary Timothy D. Adams, Federal Reserve Governor Randall S. Kroszner, and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa Ahmed Saeed to travel to post o/a January 22-25, 2007, to meet with s [...]
2007-01-09 14:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER OTRA AMGT EFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT311KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SENIOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Senior Advisor Elizabeth Erin Walsh, to travel to post o/a March 9-10, 2007 for meetings pertaining to MEPI. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...]
2007-03-04 07:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL AMGT APER KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT351KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC UNDER SECRETARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Ambassador Frank Lavin, and delegation, to travel to post o/a March 13-15, 2007 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials and investors to promote investment in the United States. [...]
2007-03-10 13:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU ECON OVIP OTRA BEXP APER AMGT
07KUWAIT357KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SNOWE (MARCH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Snowe to travel to post o/a 16-18 March 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-03-11 12:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP ASEC AMGT AFIN IZ GM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT361KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - PALESTINE AND IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 06:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT39KUWAIT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL WOMEN LEADERS IN SCIENCE
[...] (U) Summary. The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),in conjunction with the State Department and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, hosted a conference entitled "Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering" from January 8-10 in Kuwait City. Part [...]
2007-01-11 07:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA KWMN SENV TSPL KU
07KUWAIT397(SBU) KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Biographic Officers Artheia Dingle, Ann Urralburu, and Ansel Stein for travel to post o/a 31 March to 2 April to meet with Embassy Officers and discuss the current needs of the biographic program. 2. This clearance is not/not [...]
2007-03-18 09:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU TC UK PINR OTRA APER AMGT COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT404KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COUNSELOR TO THE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Counselor to the Department of State Eliot Cohen, Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Barbara Stephenson, Colonel Stephen Ganyard, and Mark D. Smith to travel to post o/a 23 to 24 March and 1 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2007-03-20 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER IZ JO KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT412COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR INTERAGENCY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Chris Camponovo (NSC),Alan Liotta (DoD),Marisa Porges (DoD),and Andrew Morrison, (DoS) to travel to post o/a March 23-25, 2007. The purpose of the interagency delegation's visit is to consult with Kuwait government officials o [...]
2007-03-22 17:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT AFIN ABUD ASEC KAWC KU
07KUWAIT43KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OBO/IPCO TEAM
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for OBO/IPCO Team Members Jenkins and Rajen to travel to post o/a January 13 -30, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: Embassy point [...]
2007-01-11 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
07KUWAIT432KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHAWN RODRICK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Shawn Rodrick McSherry, Agricultural Counselor, to travel to Kuwait City, March 29-30, 2007. Return travel to Kuwait on April 22. Purpose of travel is transit to and from Washington D.C. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2007-03-27 07:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT433KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BLAZEY (MARCH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reyes to travel to post o/a 28 - 30 March 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2007-03-27 07:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF JO AE GM KU COUNTRY
07KUWAIT44KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAYH (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Brownback to travel to post o/a 12 and 13 January 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver [...]
2007-01-11 15:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ PK GM EI
07KUWAIT440KUWAIT NSB DEPUTY AIRS VIEWS ON IRAN AND IRAQ AT
[...] (C) Summary. NATO member embassies met March 21 to discuss NATO cooperation with Kuwait under the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) and the upcoming visit of a NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation. The Poles briefed on the March 5-6 Contact Point Embassy meeting in Brussels highlightin [...]
2007-03-28 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL MNUC PTER NATO PGOV IZ IR KU
07KUWAIT443PROFILE OF KUWAIT'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
[...] Kuwait's growing telecom sector is still dominated by the Ministry of Communications, which maintains a monopoly over all local and long-distance landline telephony. Internet service is privatized, with three competing ISPs (Qualitynet, Fastelco, and Zajil),but all have their basic rates set [...]
2007-03-28 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON KU
07KUWAIT449KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amb. David A. Gross. U.S. Coordinator for International Communications & Information Policy and Alan Gibbs, State/EEB/CIP, to travel to Kuwait City. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for I [...]
2007-03-28 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ECPS EINT EINV ETTC AMGT APER OTRA
07KUWAIT462KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (MARCH 30
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reyes to travel to post o/a 2 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2007-04-02 12:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ PK AF GM EI COUNTRY
07KUWAIT474KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HARRIS ORKAND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Harris Orkand Information Services Contractors Brenda Dee Bacher, Christopher Noel Fuentes, Mohammad Yousuf Nawab, and Christopher Mark Pessima, to travel to post o/a April 23-May 10, 2007 to replace and perform maintenance on de [...]
2007-04-03 13:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AMGT APER CASC CMGT CPAS CVIS KCSY KU
07KUWAIT477KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HAGEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Hagel (Sen. Chuck Hagel, Rep. Joe Sestak, Staffers Rexon Ryu and Eric Rosenbach, and MilEscort Col. Gregg Olson) to travel to post o/a 13-15 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for [...]
2007-04-04 10:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT48KUWAITIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PRESIDENT'S NEW IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Kuwaiti government welcomed the President's new Iraq strategy, the Kuwaiti public was more skeptical. While praising the strategy's ultimate goal of stabilizing Iraq, Kuwaitis expressed doubt that a temporary increase in the number of troops would achieve this obj [...]
2007-01-14 14:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMDR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
07KUWAIT480KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAYLOR (APRIL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Taylor to travel to post o/a 6 -7 and 11 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2007-04-04 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF PK UK BA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT481KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SANCHEZ (APRIL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Sanchez to travel to post April 7-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2007-04-04 11:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS VM CH JA IT QA TH KU
07KUWAIT490KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND US POLICY IN THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-07 05:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT501KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SUSAN JACOBS,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Susan Jacobs, Senior Policy Advisor to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Mr. James W. Schnaible, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and Mr. Gary Cote, Director Visa Security Program of the Department of Homeland Security to meet with E [...]
2007-04-07 13:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC CMGT KU OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT507KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY A/S
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Department of Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien, Policy Advisor Daniel Harris, and Analyst Benjamin Davis to travel to post o/a April 24, 2007 for meetings with GOK officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for [...]
2007-04-08 12:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT52OES A/S MCMURRAY TALKS ENVIRONMENT, AVIAN FLU, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 10, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science Claudia McMurray met with Meshal Al-Meshan of the Kuwait Environmental Protection Society (KEPS),Captain Ali Haider of the Environment Public Authority (EPA),and Assistant U/S of Health Ali Al-Saif to di [...]
2007-01-16 08:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV ENRG TBIO IZ KU
07KUWAIT535KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/I
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for S/I Coordinator David Satterfield and Treasury Representative Malachy Nugent to travel to post o/a April 22, 2007 for meetings with GOK officials on the upcoming International Compact for Iraq and Iraq Neighbors conferences. [...]
2007-04-14 13:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIZ EG SA TU OTRA MARR COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT539KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Makovsky to transit Kuwait April 13-15, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact in case of emergency is: Carri [...]
2007-04-15 08:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR GM SA KU COUNTRY
07KUWAIT542KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DOD Acting A/S Mary Beth Long, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, NSC Director Nik Ramchand, Lt. Col. Reginald Robinson, Capt. James Pelkofski, and Cmdr. Edward Palmer to travel to post o/a May 21 to May 22, 2007. 2. Th [...]
2007-04-15 11:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSA QA KU PREL AMGT OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT543KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOS, NSC,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for USG officials Alan Van Egmond, Rich Hooker, Daniel Pick, David Jewell and Damon Richardson to transit Kuwait o/a April 17-19, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Emba [...]
2007-04-16 04:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA MARR IZ JO KU
07KUWAIT55GCC +2 STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-17 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KU GCC
07KUWAIT558KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a April 30-May 2, 2007. Travelers will accompany the Technical Director of the American Soybean Association to meetings with GOK offi [...]
2007-04-16 10:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AMGT APER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT567KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH AND ROBERT
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for John Peter Hannah and Robert Story Karem to travel to post o/a 19 April and 22 April, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of cont [...]
2007-04-17 07:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA PREL KU
07KUWAIT576KUWAITI POLITICAL FIGURES EXPRESS CONCERN,
[...] (C/NF) Summary: A broad cross section of prominent Kuwaiti political figures expressed concern and uncertainty regarding Iraq, Iran and regional strategic issues at an Embassy-hosted diwaniyya (traditional evening gathering) featuring visiting Army War College Professor Dr. W. Andrew Terril [...]
2007-04-18 12:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR IZ KU
07KUWAIT586AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PUBLIC HOUSING, PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On 21 April, Ambassador met with new Minister of State for Housing Affairs Abdul Wahid Al-Awadi to congratulate him on his appointment. Al-Awadi responded, "It is not always an honor to be a Minister in Kuwait," referring to the sometimes rough treatment of Kuwaiti ministers [...]
2007-04-22 05:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON PINR KU NATIONAL
07KUWAIT59MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND LABOR: WE WILL
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told Ambassador January 16 that in March his Ministry would begin a campaign to bring Kuwaiti charities into compliance with existing laws regulating charitable contributions so that the Ministry could better [...]
2007-01-18 07:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT591KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON (26-30
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson to travel to post o/a 27-28 April 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-04-22 11:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ FR EI KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT600AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD BRIEFED ON JUNE CONFERENCE
[...] On 23 April, Iraq Coordinator David Satterfield, accompanied by Treasury Department Middle East Deputy Director Malachy Nugent, Polcouns, and Econoff, met with Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company (KGL) Chairman Saeed Esmail Dashti to discuss plans for the "Iraq First" International Convent [...]
2007-04-24 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV ECON IZ KU
07KUWAIT619KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RAPHEL AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ambassador Robin Raphel and Victoria Butler from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction to travel to post on April 29-30, 2007 to meet with U.S. Embassy and host country officials to discuss Iraq reconstruction eff [...]
2007-04-28 08:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT624KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Bond to travel to post o/a May 4-6, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2007-04-29 04:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ IC KU COUNTRY
07KUWAIT656KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CBP TRAINERS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for INATAR Contractor James F. Kelly, INATAR CBP Officer Jackie Ramsey Jr., and OIT Chemist Stepahnie Coy to travel to Kuwait to provide seaport interdiction training from May 5-9, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for ent [...]
2007-05-01 12:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT681KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SENIOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Senior Advisor Elizabeth Erin Walsh to travel to post o/a May 15-18, 2007 for meetings with current and potential MEPI implementers to discuss programming and future strategy, and to conduct Embassy consultations. 2. This cle [...]
2007-05-05 09:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDJO KU OTRA PREL
07KUWAIT692KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL G. SMITH
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post o/a May 18-19, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-05-06 06:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO EI UK KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT70KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL PELOSI (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Pelosi to travel to post o/a January 25 to 27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2007-01-19 06:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ PK AF GM KU
07KUWAIT702KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MU'AYYAD
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mu'ayyad Mehyar to travel to post o/a May 8-10, 2007 to attend a MEPI-funded KEPS activity, discuss program plans with KEPS officials, and meet with prospective small grantees. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...]
2007-05-06 11:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KPAO KU OTRA KMPI
07KUWAIT719KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IBRAHIM
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ibrahim Parvanta, Health Scientist, NCCDPHP, CDC, HHS, to travel to Kuwait from May 25-June 1, 2007 to participate in a WHO/HHS/CDC expert meeting on flour fortification. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq [...]
2007-05-08 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CDC KSCA KU OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT729MOSAL MINISTER ON TERROR FINANCE, ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: MOSAL Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled told Ambassador May 9 that recent Saudi investigations underscore the shared concerns of Kuwait and the U.S. about terrorist financing, though the GOK needs more evidence to move against RIHS. He is pleased with recent cooperation between K [...]
2007-05-09 13:40:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER EFIN KU
07KUWAIT730NEW KUWAIT-IRAQ COALITION BORDER CROSSING TO OPEN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 8, Econoff attended the final drill in preparation for the May 15 opening of the Khabari Al-Wazem Border Crossing (commonly referred to as K-Crossing or the Khabari Coalition Crossing, KCC),on the Kuwait-Iraq border. K-Crossing will replace Navistar as the primary lan [...]
2007-05-09 15:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
07KUWAIT737KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INHOFE (10-14
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Inhofe to travel to post o/a 10-14 May, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-05-12 10:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IT IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT766COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMB. PATRICK KENNEDY (MAY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Amb. Patrick Kennedy to travel to post o/a May 23, 2007. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at Ali Al Salem Air Base. Embassy point of contact is: John Higi, Iraq Support Uni [...]
2007-05-14 12:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT789KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph j. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DASD Mark Kimmitt, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, Col Ronald Tuggle, Brigadier General Michael Jones, DIA Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst Bruce Hardc [...]
2007-05-19 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA SA AMGT OTRA PREL APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT80KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID MARK
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Mr. Mark Ward, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the Near East, to travel to post o/a February 3-5, 2007 to participate in the Middle East donor coordination event hosted by the Arab Fund on February 4 (f [...]
2007-01-21 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT801KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICAN POLICIES IN THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 10:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT81U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN KUWAIT: WOMEN IN
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky visited Kuwait January 9 to participate in the Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering Conference (reftel). She also met with key Kuwaiti governmental and non-governmental figures. Dr. Ma'asouma Al-Mubarak, the first and only femal [...]
2007-01-21 14:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR PGOV PHUM PREL KSCA KWMN KU
07KUWAIT813COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN (MAY 27,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Lieberman to transit Kuwait o/a May 27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Post understands assistance is not required at this time. In [...]
2007-05-22 13:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT823KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SPRATT (MAY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Spratt to travel to post o/a 27-29 May 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-05-25 07:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AE PK AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT84KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO REVIEW OF
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for GAO employees Tet Miyabara and Daniel Cain to transit Kuwait between 2 February and 18 February 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Offic [...]
2007-01-22 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO OTRA KU JO IZ
07KUWAIT852KUWAIT'S BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FAIL TO LAUNCH
[...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Several important state-sponsored infrastructure projects in Kuwait have been delayed for a number of years for largely bureaucratic and political reasons. These projects includes power plants, desalination plants, a mega-refinery, a major container port, and a [...]
2007-05-31 06:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEINV ENRG ECON
07KUWAIT856KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MS. VICTORIA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Victoria Butler, Deputy Director of Publications at the U.S. Department of Defense, to travel to Kuwait June 2-4, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Emb [...]
2007-06-02 07:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU AMGT OTRA PREL APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT865KUWAIT HOSTS EIGHTH ANNUAL GCC BANKING CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait hosted the Eighth Annual GCC Banking Conference on May 22-23. Organized by the National Bank of Kuwait in cooperation with the GCC Secretariat General and the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the conference entitled "Managing Growth and Risk in an Era of Openness" feature [...]
2007-06-03 05:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT868KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-03 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT871KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CEIP TEAM:
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for S/CT Senior Coordinator Bruce A. Averill, DS/ATA officer Kevin A. Maloy, Sandia National Laboratory employee Byron H. Gardner, and USCG CAPT Donald C. Grant to travel to Kuwait June 11-15 to discuss Critical Energy Infras [...]
2007-06-04 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC KCIP KU OTRA PREL PTER ENRG
07KUWAIT873U.S.-KUWAIT GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE TALKS (MAY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Discussion on Iran and Iraq dominated the May 22 U.S.-Kuwait Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD). Both countries agreed on the threat from Iran, but GOK officials expressed concern about Kuwait's vulnerability to Iranian retaliation (conventional and asymmetric) and the perceived am [...]
2007-06-05 06:45:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MCAP MASS KCIP EPET ASEC IZ
07KUWAIT874WORLD BANK NOMINEE ZOELLICK TALKS ASIA IN KUWAIT
[...] (SBU) On May 23, World Bank President Nominee and Goldman Sachs Group Vice Chairman Robert Zoellick delivered the keynote address at the Eighth Annual GCC Banking Conference hosted by Kuwait. Zoellick provided a brief historical overview of the tremendous growth of the world economy and high [...]
2007-06-05 07:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT876KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Director Nancy Rivera to travel to Kuwait June 8-9 to attend meetings with client Kuwait Gulf Link regarding a port privatization project in Jordan. 2. (U) This clearanc [...]
2007-06-05 10:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ENIV KU OTRA OPIC PREL
07KUWAIT879KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HANS WECHSEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Hans Wechsel, Regional Office Director, to travel to post o/a June 10-11, 2007 and for Dima Toukan, Political Women's Issues Specialist, to travel to post o/a June 8-10. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2007-06-06 05:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDQA BA KU KMPI OTRA AMGT APER
07KUWAIT884COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IMMIGRATION
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Joseph Hackbarth and Ms. Sandra Echeverri, Immigration Officers, Department of Homeland Security to travel to post o/a June 28, 2007. 2. Visit Officer: No Embassy support has been requested Embassy point of contact is: Jared [...]
2007-06-06 12:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKHLS CVIS ASEC
07KUWAIT901COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PRM/ANE OFFICE DIRECTOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright to transit Kuwait June 27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer [...]
2007-06-11 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT902MFA U/S ON PM'S TRIP TO ASIA, RELATIONS WITH IRAN,
[...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told the Ambassador June 10 that the Prime Minister's trip to Asia to promote economic relations had been "very fruitful" and a number of agreements had been signed. In a meeting earlier in the day with the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Dire [...]
2007-06-11 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON IR KU LE PGOV PREL
07KUWAIT907COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCASKILL (14-19 JUNE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCaskill to travel to post 15-18, June, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2007-06-12 07:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT923KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Laura A. Schulz, NEA/PI Political Pillar Officer, to travel to post o/a June 19-21, 2007, to hold a mini strategic planning session with NEA/PI-grantee Kuwait Environmental Protection Society (KEPS). 2. This clearance is [...]
2007-06-16 07:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDJO KU KMPI ECON PREL OTRA AMGT APER
07KUWAIT930KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUNE 23-24
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA/ARP Regional Economic Officer Ashley Bagwell to travel to Kuwait June 23-24 for consultations and regional familiarization. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clea [...]
2007-06-16 12:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU SA BA OTRA AMGT ECON PREL APR
07KUWAIT936COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD SCHMIERER NEA/I
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA/I Incoming Director Richard Schmierer to transit Kuwait June 26-27, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit of [...]
2007-06-18 09:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL ASEC IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT944LEADING ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LAUNCHES KUWAIT
[...] (SBU) On June 17, Ambassador met with KIPCO Asset Management Company (KAMCO) Chairman Masaud Al-Hayat and senior executives to discuss KAMCO's launch of the Kuwait Education Fund. The Fund, established in collaboration with the National Offset Company (NOC),will invest in companies and fina [...]
2007-06-19 09:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EDU EFIN KU PREL SCUL
07KUWAIT959COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCIS JULY 4TH MILITARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for DHS USCIS Assistant Secretary Jonathan Scharfen and party to transit Kuwait o/a June 30 to July 6, 2007. 2. RSO is in the process of obtaining clearances for Special Agent Vorwerk's SPE as requested in ref. A. Per ref. B, Post advise [...]
2007-06-21 07:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ASEC OTRA GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT976COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (05-09 JULY 2007)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL REED to travel to post 06-09 July 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will [...]
2007-06-25 11:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT980COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL MCCAIN (2-6 JULY 2007)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain to travel to post 2-6, July, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor wi [...]
2007-06-26 06:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT981COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL HAWKINS (1-8 JULY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hawkins to travel to post July 1-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2007-06-26 06:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KYIV1246UKRAINE: MODERATE MUSLIM LEADER ACCUSES ARRAID
[...] (C) Summary: Tensions are increasing within Ukraine's small Muslim population, with the head of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims in Ukraine (SDMU) Sheikh Tamin accusing the Muslim Association of Civic Organizations - Arraid of promoting Islamic extremism. Tamim, who is known for his mod [...]
2007-05-25 06:26:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL UP
07KYIV196UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS GRAFFY'S FEB 7-12
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Ukraine comes at a time when the struggle between President Yushchenko and PM Yanukovych for political dominance and the right to define national security, defense, and foreign policy has intensified. Recent legislation passed by Yanukovych's majority in the Rada (p [...]
2007-01-26 12:53:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UP
07KYIV224UKRAINE: REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE MEDIA REPORTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko told Ambassador January 29 that the U.S. announcement about its preparedness to locate missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic had the unintended consequence in Ukraine of reinforcing [...]
2007-01-31 16:40:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PREL PINR US UP
07KYIV2290UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE DISCOURAGED FROM THE TOP DOWN
[...] (C) Summary. Conversations with Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) Leader Yuriy Lutsenko, First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko, and members of the bloc's regional headquarters show a political movement struggling to keep pace with the more aggressive Tymoshenko Bloc. Lutsenko and Mrs. Yushc [...]
2007-09-13 10:34:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2508UKRAINE: ALL SIDES WAIT WHILE ELECTIONS SLOWLY
[...] (C) Summary. As votes continued to trickle into the Central Election Commission on October 2, parties remained for the most part constrained, holding off on both court challenges and coalition negotiations until the final count is announced. With more than 97 percent of the vote counted by 5 [...]
2007-10-02 12:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2566UKRAINE: DASD CAGAN REQUESTS PLUS-UP IN IRAQ
[...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Summary. In consecutive meetings with Ukrainian Chief of Defense, General of the Army Serhiy Kyrychenko, Minister of Defense Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Veselovsky on October 8, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of [...]
2007-10-12 02:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ UP US
07KYIV2678UKRAINE: FORMER PM YEKHANUROV ON TYMOSHENKO,
[...] (C) Summary. Our Ukraine-People's Self Defense Rada deputy and former Prime Minister Yekhanurov told the Ambassador October 24 that he did not believe Tymoshenko would be a good prime minister, but he will vote for her if that is the decision his bloc makes. He added, however, that his conti [...]
2007-10-24 12:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2753UKRAINE: PSI Eastern Shield Exercise, October 29-31, Odesa,
[...] (U) Summary: Ukraine and Poland sponsored a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Eastern Shield demonstration, with Romanian, Georgian, Moldovan, and Bulgarian participation, October 29-31 in Odesa, Ukraine. The demonstration, planned as the first PSI exercise in the Black Sea region, empl [...]
2007-11-06 09:24:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER KCRM PREL KNNP UP
07KYIV2902UKRAINE: U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS -- DEMARCHE
[...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points and text of the U.S.-Iraq Statement of Principles November 27 to Third Territorial Department Middle East Division Acting Director Mykola Leshchenko and U.S. and Canada Desk Director Yuriy Nykytiuk. We emphasized the U.S. desire to consult on the best pos [...]
2007-11-27 13:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ UP
07KYIV3074UKRAINE: DRAFT UNSCR IRAQ TEXT PROVIDED
[...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points and text of the draft UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) on Iraq December 14 to Third Territorial Department Middle East Division Acting Director Mykola Leshchenko, Iraq Desk Officer Mykola Radchenko, and UN and Other International Organizations UN des [...]
2007-12-17 12:47:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EFIN PARM UNSC IZ UP
07LAGOS13JONATHAN'S MEDIA ADVISOR: CANDIDATE TAKING NOTHING
[...] (C) Summary: Francis Sheen, media manager for Bayelsa State Governor Goodluck Jonathan's 2007 People's Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential campaign (strictly protect),told Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff on December 28 that the PDP must still court the military's support for the Yar'Adua-Jona [...]
2007-01-09 07:32:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS175UTOMI: OBASANJO MUST STEP DOWN
[...] (C) Summary: The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) debacle may provide the National Assembly the impeachment fodder necessary to ensure President Obasanjo departs the presidency, said Patrick Utomi, presidential candidate for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The threat of Ec [...]
2007-03-12 15:00:00Consulate LagosSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS22ELECTION 2007: SOUTHERN PDP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. This is a survey of the results of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial primaries in southern states, which took place December 9. Most candidates chosen were those who had pledged fealty to state governors or, where the governors were weak, to the PDP national lea [...]
2007-01-12 11:24:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07LAGOS230FIVE EXPATS KIDNAPPED; TWO RELEASED SINCE MARCH 17
[...] On March 23, one Lebanese and one Indian national employed by the Nigerian construction company Setraco, were reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint near Warri, Delta State. Media and security sources claim these two hostages were released March 25. Also on March 23, a Dutch security manager worki [...]
2007-03-26 14:54:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS248PDP MONOPOLY SET TO CONTINUE IN EBONYI STATE
[...] (C) Summary: A March 28 visit by Poloff to Ebonyi State showed the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) dominance had no signs of abating. Ebonyi State Governor Sam Egwu has used patronage to make himself the dominant political figure in the State. Egwu chose previously unheralded Martin Elechi [...]
2007-04-10 10:32:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS279NIGER DELTA: SIX EXPATRIATES REMAIN HOSTAGES; NO
[...] Warri police confirmed to security sources that two Indian employees working for Delta Steel Company were abducted on April 16 near Warri, Delta state. 2. Two Turkish nationals working for Merpa, contracted to the Italian oil major Agip, remain hostages after being abducted from their veh [...]
2007-04-18 14:58:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EPET KDEM PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS357NIGERIA: PRIVATE SECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON IPR,
[...] Summary: Since 2004, Nigeria has seen a proliferation of Chinese-operated optical disc (OD) pirating factories. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has pressed for more effective enforcement and new legislation to make piracy as difficult as possible for these op [...]
2007-05-18 14:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD KIPR NI
07LAGOS422SITREP 27: 3 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGE IN BAYELSA STATE
[...] (SBU) Three American TransCoastal employees (Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore),four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino, and one Nigerian begin their eleventh day in captivity. The ten individuals were kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25. ----- [...]
2007-06-05 13:38:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS506SOUTHERN NIGERIA POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR JUNE 2007
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is a summary of recent political events in the Southern Nigeria political region. End summary. -------------------------------------- Popular South East Party Conspicuously Absent from Unity Government Proposal -------------------------------------- 2. (C) Cons [...]
2007-07-17 12:11:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NI
07LAGOS741NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL
[...] (C) Around 07:00 AM on November 12, six to seven militant boats were spotted shooting into the air offshore Exxon Mobil's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Akwa Ibom State. According to security sources, the military Joint Task Force (JTF) repelled the militants around 10:30 AM after a firefight whi [...]
2007-11-13 15:59:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
07LAPAZ1678CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: VP'S VIEWS AND SANTA CRUZ
[...] (U) La Paz daily newspaper La Prensa on June 17 published an interview with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera where he opined on the Constituent Assembly (CA) and the CA's hottest issue, autonomy. Garcia Linera reiterated his oft stated remark that "departmental autonomy is guaranteed" and [...]
2007-06-18 21:43:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
07LAPAZ2030EVO MORALES' WAR ON BIOFUELS
[...] (U) Recent food shortages, increased food prices, and rising inflation in Bolivia have prompted President Evo Morales to strike out verbally at biofuels. In recent weeks, President Morales' anti-biofuel statements have become heated, echoing those of his political allies Fidel Castro and Hug [...]
2007-07-24 23:14:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR ECON BL BR
07LAPAZ2626BOLIVIA'S NEW "PEACEFUL" RELATIONS WITH IRAN/LIBYA
[...] (C) Summary: With the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and signing of $1.1 billion in cooperation agreements September 27, Bolivia and Iran have fundamentally deepened both their commercial and political relationship. In his signing ceremony speech, Morales emphasized Bolivia's r [...]
2007-09-27 23:16:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR BL
07LAPAZ3038EVO: OPPOSITION WAGING ECONOMIC WAR
[...] (C) President Evo Morales declared in a November 15 speech that opposition forces are trying to sabotage his administration through economic means. As a defensive measure in this "economic war", Morales temporarily eliminated the tariff on key agricultural imports, prohibited the exportatio [...]
2007-11-16 21:38:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL AGR AADP FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL
07LAPAZ515BOLIVIA FLOODING SITREP 1: FEBRUARY 26, 2007
[...] (SBU) The worst flooding in Bolivia in 25 years has affected around 350,000 people, mainly in Bolivia's eastern departments of the Beni and Santa Cruz, causing over USD 100 million of damage to the agricultural sector and outbreaks of dengue fever and malaria. The governor of the Beni told the [...]
2007-02-26 20:23:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AMED ASUP CASC EAGR ECON PREL BL
07LAPAZ595STATUS OF MINING TAX PROPOSALS UNCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Apex Silver executives told the Charge February 28 that the GOB appears to have made little progress on proposed across-the-board mining tax increases, distracted as it has been by recent holidays, gas price negotiations, and massive flooding in Bolivia's east. A Coeur d'Alene executive [...]
2007-03-02 19:47:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
07LEIPZIG13FLIGHTS TRANSPORTING U.S. TROOPS RECEIVE EXEMPTION FROM
[...] (U) Summary. On June 29, 2007, a Saxony state agency for regional infrastructure issued an amendment to the operating regulations for Leipzig/Halle airport, one effect of which will be that commercial charter flights transporting U.S. military personnel between CONUS and Middle East/Central A [...]
2007-07-06 10:21:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR EAIR MOPS PREL NATO GM
07LILONGWE156Country Clearance granted - ACSS Malawi
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. Angelo Sommer, Mr. Enoch A. Sarbeng and Mr. Jeffrey Yeck to coordinate support for the upcoming Africa Center Seminar in Blantyre from 10-17 February 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military [...]
2007-03-01 05:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE225Country Clearance granted - Malawi
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training 23-24 April 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 26 [...]
2007-03-21 15:13:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE227Country Clearance granted - Malawi
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training 23-24 April 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone number 26 [...]
2007-03-22 06:52:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE277Country Clearance granted - Malawi
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Maj. Tong Van (FAO) to Malawi to conduct a regional travel as part of his in country training April 26 - May 1 2007. Control Officer for the visit will be Political/Military Officer Tyler Sparks, office telephone numb [...]
2007-04-11 15:49:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE322COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR OGAC CORE TEAM LEADER KATIE
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Kathryn Crowley from May 13th, 2007 to May 25th, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the preparation of the FY 2008 COP planning including team and partner orientation to full COP requirements for a non-focu [...]
2007-04-26 13:04:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV MI
07LILONGWE381COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CATHERINE BROKENSHIRE-SCOTT, PEPFAR
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Catherine Brokenshire-Scott from May 27th, 2007 to June 1st, 2007, for the purpose of assisting post in the transition of Strategic Information Advisors for the PEPFAR program in preparation of partner orientation [...]
2007-05-17 05:39:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV MI
07LILONGWE633Country Clearance granted
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Cynthia Simon-Arndt to Malawi, 21-26 August to provide assistance with the COP preparation to the HCT. Control Officer for the visit will be the Political Officer John Letvin, office telephone number 265-1-773-166, ext [...]
2007-08-13 14:24:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE662COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED - ACSS Seminar Blantyre
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of the following ACSS staff from September 8-26, 2007 to Malawi to coordinate support for the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Seminar on Managing Security Resources in Africa in Blantyre, Malawi: - AMB (RET.) PETER [...]
2007-08-27 08:19:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LILONGWE799AIR MALAWI PRIVATIZATION REDUX
[...] Summary. Privatization for Air Malawi is again being discussed, this time through a liquidation and sale of assets to COMAIR of South Africa. Finance Minister Gondwe has supported the plan, but potential divestiture of the flag carrier has drawn fire from Air Malawi's board and from some op [...]
2007-10-25 10:27:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KPRV MI
07LILONGWE889Country Clearance granted - Malawi
[...] American Embassy Lilongwe grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Kelly Langdorf to consult with Embassy and appropriate government officials and to discuss and review with the country teams and relevant ministry of Defense officials DoD programs currently in progress or under consi [...]
2007-11-30 05:44:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL OTRA MI
07LIMA1511PERU: REQUEST FOR FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR
[...] Per reftel, post has contacted host government officials, NGOs, business and labor groups, and international organizations to obtain updated national-level information on labor law and practice in Peru in 2006. In most cases, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was the most [...]
2007-04-24 16:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA2319PERU'S SEASON OF PROTEST
[...] (U) Comment: Widespread protests across different regions of Peru have led some political observers -- like Peru Nationalist Party President Ollanta Humala -- to suggest the GOP may be losing control in the countryside (see septel),and President Garcia has made several public appeals for ca [...]
2007-07-06 21:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV ECON PE
07LIMA2652NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in July 2007: ** Strikes, violent marches, roadblocks, and airport shutdowns require heightened security measures. ** Plan VRAE, the GOP development program for Peru's main coca growing--and most poverty ridden--area, is stalled because the security component remai [...]
2007-08-03 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2849PERU: 8.0 QUAKE SHAKES ICA ECONOMY
[...] The GOP has not yet issued an official assessment of the earthquake's economic effects and it is still early to gauge the disaster's full repercussions. Respected private sector analysts and Embassy officers and contacts have begun to evaluate the economic impacts of the massive August 15 ear [...]
2007-08-20 21:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA2984PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #5
[...] (U) Summary. Between August 28 and 29, the USAID team, comprising representatives from USAID/Peru and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),conducted assessments of earthquake-affected districts in Huaytara Province, Huancavelica Region, and Yauyos Province, Lima Re [...]
2007-09-05 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA3016NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-06 23:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3066BUILDING POLICE PRESENCE - AND BETTER FUTURES -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3229COCA GROWERS ELECT AFFILIATES OF CHAVEZ ASSOCIATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's largest coca-growers' organization elected new leadership September 14. Former leader Nelson Palomino, whose recent moderation was seen as bought by the GOP, lost his seat to individuals associated with the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) and Venezuelan President Hugo C [...]
2007-09-24 13:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA3273NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-28 12:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3365NAS MONTHLY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in September 2007: ** IEDs in coca fields kill a coca farmer and seriously injure a 12-year-old boy. ** During eradication, 21 IEDs were either disarmed or exploded, injuring four eradicators and two police. ** As of September 30, CORAH has eradicated a total of [...]
2007-10-05 20:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3498PERU'S CONSUMER BOOM
[...] Summary: Peru's macroeconomic performance is converting into a broader based consumer boom. Growing demand is marked by a diverse range of goods and services led by construction, sales of electronics, new cars and domestic appliances. Consumer credit is also expanding exponentially The increa [...]
2007-10-25 17:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PE
07LIMA3646PERU: ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON POLICE
[...] (C) Summary: Four Peruvian National Police (PNP) officers were killed November 13 in an ambush in northern Huancavelica region by presumed narco-trafficking interests. Whether the culprits were narco-thugs or Sendero Luminoso remnants remains unclear, and in any case, the distinction between t [...]
2007-11-16 14:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA487PERU: GOVERNMENT PLAN TO TAKE BACK ITS TERRITORY
[...] (S) Summary: The Garcia government has developed a comprehensive plan that, successfully implemented, could end the continuing threat to Peru's peace and security represented by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso -- SL) remnants while blunting the FARC and narcotraffickers. The four-part plan fo [...]
2007-02-20 22:45:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE
07LIMA689Peru: 2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government demonstrated a strong commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking i [...]
2007-03-08 19:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
07LISBON1078PORTUGAL INTERESTED IN MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS
[...] (C) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were grateful to receive the fact sheets developed by EUR/PPD and EUR/PRA on the proposed U.S. missile defense system in conjunction with Poland and the Czech Republic. Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Pedro Sousa Abreu, who [...]
2007-04-20 10:22:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PARM PREL PO
07LISBON1085PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...]
2007-04-20 16:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO
07LISBON1297PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...]
2007-05-11 16:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL
07LISBON1387FM AMADO TO ATTEND RAMOS-HORTA INAUGURATION IN DILI
[...] (C) FM Luis Amado will travel to Dili to attend the inauguration of President-elect Jose Ramos Horta on May 20. The Timorese have relied on the Portuguese Embassy there to provide protocolary guidance for this low-key event. No formal invitation was extended, but Amado decided to make the tr [...]
2007-05-18 17:18:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PO TL
07LISBON1418PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...]
2007-05-22 07:42:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON1498DUSD FATA'S MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEF TO NATO PA
[...] Summary. DASD Fata provided a missile defense briefing to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Portugal, stressing that the proposed long range system was to detect, deter, and defend against missile threats from the Middle East and that the system posed no threat to Russia. Fata stres [...]
2007-05-29 10:35:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP MNUC PARM PO PREL
07LISBON1812SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20
[...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...]
2007-07-11 18:30:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PO
07LISBON1841TOUR D'HORIZON OF PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY AGENDA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with EUR/ERA director Bill Lucas, Portuguese officials shared their latest thinking on Lisbon's agenda for its EU presidency (July ) December 2007). Lisbon has a number of challenges on its plate: securing final approval of an EU reform treaty; holding an EU-Afr [...]
2007-07-16 12:56:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN PO
07LISBON1882PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]
2007-07-23 06:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON2054PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT,
[...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...]
2007-08-09 15:44:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON216PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...]
2007-01-24 13:50:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PO
07LISBON2288AUSTR DONNELLY DISCUSSES TRADE ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East Shaun Donnelly and USTR Director for European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead held meetings with Portuguese trade and economic officials in Lisbon on August 28. They discussed Doha Round next steps, November 9 Transatlantic Economic Cou [...]
2007-09-06 14:16:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PO
07LISBON2296IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: PORTUGAL AGAINST
[...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Officer conveyed reftel talking points to senior analysts Rui Caroco and Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha in the MFA's Office of International Organizations and Economic Affairs. According to Caroco, the GOP wants to avoid the addition of any country-specific item t [...]
2007-09-07 09:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALEUN PARM PREL IAEA PO
07LISBON2307SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17
[...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...]
2007-09-07 16:09:00Embassy LisbonSECRETPREL PO
07LISBON2379PORTUGAL: INPUT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Embassy Lisbon works closely with the Portuguese government to strengthen its already well-developed democracy and human rights infrastructure. Per ref A request, this cable details Post's efforts to promote the Freedom agenda in Portugal. Promoting Democracy ------------------- 2. [...]
2007-09-14 09:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL
07LISBON2570MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: AN UPBEAT ABBAS IN
[...] (C) During a one-day visit to Lisbon on September 29, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with the entire senior leadership of Portugal, which currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency. Abbas said he was encouraged by his talks with the U.S. and others in New York [...]
2007-10-04 15:57:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO
07LISBON2613PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16
[...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]
2007-10-12 14:53:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON2714PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...]
2007-10-24 16:59:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO
07LISBON2771EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL
[...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...]
2007-10-31 18:47:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO
07LISBON2929PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20
[...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...]
2007-11-16 18:02:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2960EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE
[...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]
2007-11-20 19:47:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LISBON3116PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC
[...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...]
2007-12-07 17:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON3129FM AMADO TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on December 10 to MFA Chief of Staff Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, who was accompanied by the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco. DCM was joined by pol/econ counselor. Ministerial attendance ---------------------- 2. (C) Ribeiro de [...]
2007-12-11 17:27:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPAL IS PREL PGOV KWBG AMGT PO
07LISBON369PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...]
2007-02-09 17:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PO
07LISBON423DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR
[...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...]
2007-02-15 17:41:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO PO TL
07LISBON48EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...]
2007-01-05 17:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS TT PO
07LISBON550PORTUGAL SIDES WITH NATO ON US MISSILE ASSET ISSUE
[...] (C) Pol-Econ officer outlined our concerns regarding the recent Russian threats against Poland and the Czech Republic in a meeting with MFA Disarmament and Security Officer Felipe Ramalheira. Ramalheira welcomed the information about the consultations with Russia and noted that he had not been [...]
2007-03-06 09:59:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PO
07LISBON644FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...]
2007-03-13 09:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XA XF PO
07LISBON821PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...]
2007-03-28 16:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IQ PO
07LJUBLJANA169SLOVENIA: PASSING ZIMBABWE INFORMATION TO MISSION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division for International Organizations and Human Security staffer Smiljana Knez March 21. Knez said that she knew this was a "hot issue" right now and promised to forward the messages to Slovenia's representation in Geneva [...]
2007-03-22 05:12:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALUNHCR PHUM PREL ZI SI
07LJUBLJANA283SLOVENIA: MUFTI GIVES MUSLIM ISSUES UPDATE AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leader of the Slovenian Islamic community, Mufti Nedzad Grabus, told COM that the Slovenian Islamic community is finding its way through past troubles with leadership, on course to resolve the long-standing struggle to build a mosque in Ljubljana, and firmly anchored in the [...]
2007-05-04 09:30:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PGOV OEXC KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA469SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY GAERC
[...] (C) Acting PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih July 18. Kosovo - Arih expressed hope that a UN resolution can be reached within the additional 120 days allocated for negotiation but is not optimistic. Slovenia has made no official deci [...]
2007-07-20 12:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA563URGING SLOVENIAN SUPPORT FOR CONSENSUS PACKAGE ON
[...] (C) In separate August 30 meetings with Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry's Security Policy Division and with Dr. Andrej Stritar, Director of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration, Charge d'Affaires urged Slovenia to support a consensus outcome, or, failing that, [...]
2007-08-30 13:49:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEG EUN PARM PREL IAEA IS JA SI
07LJUBLJANA606SLOVENIA'S CONCERNS ABOUT EU BORDER MISSION FOR
[...] (C) On September 20, Blaz Masle from the MFA's Division for Near East and Africa passed along the government's latest position on an EU Border Mission for the Lebanon-Syria border. Masle stated that Slovenia was in favor of a fact-finding mission once the EU received agreements from both gove [...]
2007-09-20 15:13:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA607SLOVENIA CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPECIAL
[...] (C) On September 20, CDA delivered reftel's talking points to Blaz Masle at the MFA's Division for Near East and Africa and encouraged Slovenia to contribute to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. During a September 21 discussion, Matjaz Kovacic, head of the MFA's International Organizations Di [...]
2007-09-21 12:37:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALUNSC LE PTER SI
07LJUBLJANA632SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN
[...] (U) This is an action request cable, please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On October 9, P/E Chief delivered reftel's points to MFA Director of EU Affairs Matej Marn. He offered the following: WTO/DDA ------- 3. (C) Marn commented that WTO/DDA would be a short point on the GAERC agenda - Com [...]
2007-10-09 11:13:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS IZ
07LJUBLJANA685SLOVENIA WILL VOTE FOR DAVID WALKER FOR UN
[...] (C) On October 30, EmbOff met with Blazka Kepic, head of the United Nations System Section of the MFA's Division for International Organizations and Human Security, to urge Slovenia to instruct its delegation to the UN in New York to vote for Mr. Walker in the Independent Audit Advisory Commi [...]
2007-10-30 14:54:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC UN UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA717SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN
[...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel's non-paper to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on November 15. Arih remarked that we were on the "same line" on most issues, including Bosnia, Iran, and Pakistan. He requested that the U.S. consider inviting Slovenia to the Annapolis meeting. EU-China Sum [...]
2007-11-15 15:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07LJUBLJANA728SLOVENIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) On November 27, EmbOff met with Blazka Kepic, head of the United Nations System Section of the MFA's Division for International Organizations and Human Security, to urge Slovenia to vote against UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias, per reftel. Kepic asserted that Slovenia and other EU [...]
2007-11-27 14:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS SI
07LOME178 UNHCR REP ON TOGOLESE REFUGEE SITUATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a March 1 courtesy call on Ambassador, UNHCR's Regional Representative Rafik Saidi said that about three-quarters of the 40,000 Togolese refugees from the 2005 political violence have returned to Togo. The UNHCR is actively seeking to encourage the remainder to go home. END SUM [...]
2007-03-02 15:44:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM GH BN TO
07LONDON1142UK OPPOSED TO PERMANENT EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 17:15:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHCR UK
07LONDON1947BROWN'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES
[...] (C) Gordon Brown is the longest continuously serving Chancellor of the Exchequer since 1823. During his ten year reign, Brown has enjoyed tremendous authority and autonomy in managing the UK's economy. As a result, Brown is expected to continue the economic and financial policies he developed [...]
2007-05-21 13:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EFIN PGOV PBIO UK
07LONDON2461GORDON BROWN TAKES OVER AS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Gordon Brown is the UK's new Prime Minister. Right on schedule, Tony Blair submitted his resignation to the Queen shortly after 1:00 p.m. today June 27. Within minutes, the Queen had summoned Brown to Buckingham Palace and invited him to form a Government, as Leader of the party that [...]
2007-06-27 14:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UK
07LONDON2587DFID'S "COST" INITIATIVE: MORE QUESTIONS THAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Participants from government, industry and the private sector agreed that transparency is a concern in the construction sector but questioned the value added by DFID's Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST). Econoff raised reftel concerns widely at a June 20, DFID- h [...]
2007-07-06 09:06:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ETRD EFIN PINS KCOR UK
07LONDON3422UK GOALS FOR SEPTEMBER INFORMAL EU FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. According to the Foreign Office, the key agenda items at the September Gymnich meeting are Kosovo, the Inter-Governmental Conference on EU Reform, the Middle East, and a review of EU strategic partnerships with a focus on Russia. As is practice at informal Gynmich meetings, the UK [...]
2007-09-07 11:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN RS YI IR UK
07LONDON3519IRAN'S JALILI IN LONDON: REBUFFED AS EXPECTED
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 7 meetng, UK officials rebuffed Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Jalili's promotion of the IRI-IAEA Work Plan as a way to resolve the nuclear issue and reiterated the UK's firm commitment to the E3 3 and UNSCR process. End summary. 2. (C) Per ref (a),Iran Mul [...]
2007-09-13 13:02:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3662CROCKER/PETRAEUS MEETINGS WITH UK DEFENSE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: With Prime Minister Gordon Brown set to deliver a widely-anticipated statement on HMG's policy in Iraq to Parliament on or about October 10, the UK needs the USG to define clearly its expectations for the British presence in Iraq as soon as possible, UK Defence Secretary Des Br [...]
2007-09-21 16:25:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MCAP IZ UK
07LONDON3712Bio Information on UK Delegation to Major Economies
[...] (U) Following is biographic information on the five members of the UK delegation to the September 27-28 Major Economies Meeting in Washington DC on climate change and energy security. The five people are Phil Woolas (Environment Minister at DEFRA),Michael Jacobs (Advisor to the Prime Ministe [...]
2007-09-26 16:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SENV UK
07LONDON3915UK EXPECTATIONS FOR GAERC MEETING; AGREEMENT TO
[...] (C) In response to ref a points, Tom Burn of the Foreign Office's EU Section provided Poloff with the following readout of UK expectations for next week's GAERC: 2. (C) Iran: Burn shared the agreed upon language to be included in the text of the GAERC conclusions: "The Council agreed t [...]
2007-10-12 14:49:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IZ IR
07LONDON414AMERICAN-IRANIAN UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
[...] SUMMARY: A recent UK-based Iranian participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP),Ali Pedram, has developed a proposal for an "American-Iranian University Partnership." It calls for expanding U.S. university partnerships with Middle East institutions to include Iran. The [...]
2007-02-01 12:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL IR UK
07LONDON4512UK OFFICIALS TELL U/S LEVEY THAT WILL ON IRAN IS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Senior UK officials told Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey November 30 that international action SIPDIS against Iran has increased pressure on the regime and made life "significantly uncomfortable" for Iranian leadership, but has not so far succeeded in changing Iran's nu [...]
2007-12-10 12:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PREL MNUC PTER IR UK
07LONDON892INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: COMSAR 11 was attended by 70 administrations and 1 Associate Member, 2 Specialized Agencies, and 19 non- governmental organizations. COMSAR considered the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),Review of the ITU radio communications matters, Satellite Services (COSPAS-SARS [...]
2007-03-07 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO ITU IMSO AORC ASEC UK
07LUSAKA1318ZAMBIA NOVEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS SUSPENDS FLIGHT SERVICES TO HARARE -- ANNUAL INFLATION RATE FALLS IN NOVEMBER -- LUSAKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN NEED OF NEW RADAR CONTROL SYSTEM -- KARIBA NORTH BANK EXTENSION PROJECT TAKES OFF -- SOUTH KOREAN MINERALS COMPANY ENTERS MARKET -- COMESA TRADE MINISTER [...]
2007-12-05 13:55:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EAIR ECIN ZA
07LUSAKA983COMESA LEADERS SHARE VIEWS ON THE SADC SUMMIT,
[...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat leaders shared their views with Ambassador Martinez on the challenges of overlapping customs unions, expressed skepticism regarding SADC's "economic rescue plan" for Zimbabwe, and suggested that Muga [...]
2007-08-29 14:04:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALOTRA PREL SADC ZA
07LUXEMBOURG12AMBASSADOR WAGNER PRESSES AFGHANISTAN AND MIDDLE
[...] (C) On January 8, Ambassador Wagner met with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. She outlined four priorities for the USG in the Middle East: success in Iraq; the MEPP; stability in Lebanon; and Iran. She noted that the U.S. would vigorously support creation of an independent Palest [...]
2007-01-09 07:14:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG170LUXEMBOURG CONCERNED ABOUT CUBA'S LACK OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Luxembourg is concerned about the EU's lack of progress with Cuba on the subject of human rights but still favors an "open, constructive and comprehensive dialogue" with Cuba. In the past, Luxembourg has played a constructive role within the EU in finding compromises but it does [...]
2007-05-08 10:19:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CU LU EU
07LUXEMBOURG213SHIELD S04C-07: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 15:08:00Embassy LuxembourgSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR LU
07LUXEMBOURG367LUXEMBOURG WILL SEEK COMMON EU POSITION RE: IAEA
[...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered points contained reftel to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on 29 August. Our contact at the MFA took note of the U.S. position regarding an Israel-specific agenda item and told us that this was exactly the sort of topic on which Luxembourg belie [...]
2007-09-07 15:16:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL LU
07LUXEMBOURG42LUXEMBOURG URGED TO INCREASE ITS SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Wagner met with Defense Minister Jean-Louis Schiltz January 23 to encourage increased Luxembourg support for Afghanistan. Offering the Minister an overview of U.S. policy in the Middle East including Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Middle East Peace Plan (MEPP),the Ambassa [...]
2007-01-24 16:11:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF LU
07LUXEMBOURG91LUXEMBOURG ON MARCH GAERC: MOSTLY PREP FOR COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy MFA Political Director Stephan Muller, Luxembourg does not have high expectations for the 5-6 March GAERC meetings in terms of outcomes. Rather, Luxembourg expects the focus of the meeting to be preparing for the European Council meetings on 8-9 March. Luxembo [...]
2007-03-03 08:38:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EUN ENRG LU SU UZ
07MADRID1035SPAIN ON SYRIA REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Subdirector General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay on 5/25 to relay reftel points, urging Ucelay to issue a statement calling attention to Syria's sham May 27 Presidential Referendum. Ucelay, who had returned that day from Lebanon, acknowledged that Spain did not [...]
2007-05-29 13:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL SY SP
07MADRID1171VISIT TO SPAIN OF SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid-al-Mu'allim visited Madrid June 7 for a meeting with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. An MFA press release issued prior to the meeting indicated the discussions would focus on the Arab League peace initiative, efforts to reduce tensions in Lebanon, and international [...]
2007-06-14 08:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SY SP
07MADRID1198SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 18 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias said he expected that Cuba would view with skepticism Spain's inability to change the EU Common Position and eliminate the restrictive measures, but the Cubans might still welcome the chance to open dialogue with the EU. Sp [...]
2007-06-19 01:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SP
07MADRID1328FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN'S NSA SUPPORTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 07:17:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL SP SY IZ
07MADRID1361SPAIN: MFA WILL LOOK AT FOREIGN FIGHTERS DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S) Poloff met with Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Terrorism Miguel Garcia-Herraiz on July 11 to share talking points on a potential Spanish demarche to Arab governments on stemming the flow of foreign fighters i [...]
2007-07-13 06:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER SY IZ SP
07MADRID1404MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Standard & Poor's says Spanish corporate debt is at 106% of GDP, compared with a 70% Eurozone average. The result is that banks are having a harder time syndicating loans. Colonial's (a major Spanish real estate group) chief financial officer says there has been a "radical change in the [...]
2007-07-16 12:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KIPR TBIO SP
07MADRID1433MFO FAVS: SPANISH LOOKING FOR MONEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-23 11:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNOTAG SP
07MADRID1499SPANISH FM MORATINOS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last week of July, Foreign Minister Moratinos met with top leaders in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, including Syrian President Assad, in a declared effort to support US and European efforts in Palestine and Lebanon. According to MFA Middle East DG Alvaro Iranzo, Moratinos [...]
2007-08-01 17:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP IS LE SY IZ
07MADRID1510MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Both the GOS and the IMF agree on a 2007 growth forecast of 3.8% and a 2008 forecast of 3.3%. However, the GOS is somewhat less apprehensive of the possibility of overheating in 2008 and plays up increased capital goods spending and slight productivity improvements as evidence that there [...]
2007-08-03 14:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1644SPAIN SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS ON RIAD SEIF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY SP
07MADRID1661SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche relating to the August 6 Russian incursion into Georgian airspace to Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 29. Moratinos, who was preparing to leave for Moscow that very afternoon, gave indications of his agreement with U.S. concerns. He to [...]
2007-08-29 17:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP PGOV OSCE CVIS NATO
07MADRID174SPANISH POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MEPP, LATIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Apparently buoyed by recent contacts with top US diplomats and the prospect of a visit by the Secretary, a very agreeable MFA Political Director Rafael SIPDIS Dezcallar told DCM on February 1 that Spain strongly supports the Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan and is implemen [...]
2007-02-01 18:03:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP AF VZ YI
07MADRID1803SPAIN LOWERING EXPECTATIONS ON MFO CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG SP
07MADRID1918SPAIN STRAPPED FOR FUNDS FOR LEBANON TRIBUNAL, MFO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER PREL KMFO XT LE IS IT JA EG
07MADRID1987EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S OCTOBER 15 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and CDA Llorens met October 15 with Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. A/S Fried briefed Moratinos on 2 2 talks on CFE and missile defense, including the possibility of major progress on CFE in time for the OSCE ministerial Spain is hosting in November. A/S Fried prepa [...]
2007-10-18 17:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL SP KV CU
07MADRID2065MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said the announcement of the European-harmonized inflation rate was a "bad figure without redeeming features." The 3.6% was an unexpectedly steep increase from the September figure of 2.7%, which itself was already 0.6% above the eur [...]
2007-11-05 09:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB EPET SOCI SP EINV
07MADRID2129MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] (U) The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth figure was lower than the second quarter's 0.9%, so it tracks with other signs of a slowdown. The Spanish government forecasts full-year 2007 growth of 3.8%. (Comment: The big question is how much lower growth will be in 2008. The opposition conser [...]
2007-11-19 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID2197A/S FRIED MEETING WITH POLISH U/S WASZCZYKOWSKI
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Polish Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski on 11/30/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/2007 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Waszczykowski said that while Poland does plan troop level reductions in [...]
2007-12-05 09:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO OSCE EUR
07MADRID2207OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN
[...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...]
2007-12-07 12:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK
07MADRID225SPAIN ON HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY
[...] (C) POLOFFS RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ALBERTO MORENO AND TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY CARLOS FERNANDEZ ARIAS (IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY RAFAEL DEZCALLAR) ON THE USG'S DESIRE TO COORDINATE ON A RESPONSE PRIOR [...]
2007-02-09 17:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL KWBG PREL SP
07MADRID2265POLITICAL STRATEGIES DEVELOP FOR MARCH GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As we head into the holidays, the polls continue to suggest a close race in the March general election, with President Zapatero and the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) perhaps enjoying a slight lead over Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular (PP). Recent conversations with key [...]
2007-12-18 13:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID227SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...]
2007-02-12 08:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF
07MADRID2295SPAIN WOULD WELCOME MEPI PROJECT UNDER AOC AUSPICES
[...] SUMMARY; Polcouns met December 19 with Spanish Deputy Political Director Felix Costales to discuss the possible association of MEPI's Civic Education Partnership Initiative (CEPI) with the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) as a means to fulfill the Secretary's commitment to contribute to the Ao [...]
2007-12-21 16:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KMPI UN SP
07MADRID2307MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) An Expansion Ipsos poll conducted December 14-16, 2007 showed that 50% of those polled thought that the economy had worsened during President Zapatero's tenure, 26% thought that it had not changed and 20% thought that it had improved. Curiously, however, 43% of Spaniards still think that th [...]
2007-12-29 17:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
07MADRID394SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 1 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the March GAERC meeting (ref A). Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC discussion would be mainly theoretical and analytical this month, a [...]
2007-03-02 17:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID475SPANISH ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH
[...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points March 9 to several senior officials at Spain's Agency for International Cooperation (AECI),encouraging senior level attendance at the March 16 ICI meeting in New York. POLOFF passed same request to MFA's Iraq office. Both ESTHOFF and POLOFF encouraged thei [...]
2007-03-14 08:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID568SPANISH FM WILL ONLY ATTEND SECOND HALF OF GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 28 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the Gymnich. Fernandez-Arias said that Foreign Minister Moratinos would miss the first two sessions on the Balkans and the European Neighborhood Poli [...]
2007-03-28 14:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI SP
07MADRID578SPAIN ON VIOLATIONS OF UNSCR 1701 ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (S) Poloff delivered REF A points to MFA Middle East Desk Officer Sergio Carranza on 3/23, sharing the points that were marked as releaseable to the Government of Spain. Carranza inquired as to the reliability of the information, noting that Spain was highly sensitive to information of this na [...]
2007-03-29 13:55:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL PTER UNSC LB SP
07MADRID859ENGAGING THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY: FIVE IMMEDIATE ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy played only a negligible role in the presidential election campaign that concluded May 6, and Sarkozy has relatively little experience in foreign affairs, despite his tenures as Interior and Finance Minister. Nonetheless, Sarkozy's personality is such that he wil [...]
2007-05-10 13:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MANAGUA1621FIVE PILLARS OF FSLN STRATEGY
[...] (C) A document leaked to the press recently revealed that the FSLN has readied a plan called the "Five Pillars of the Revolutionary Project" to be formally announced on the July 19 celebration of the 28th anniversary of the Somoza overthrow. The 5 Pillars are: direct democracy and civilian po [...]
2007-07-02 16:39:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM NU
07MANAGUA1622ORTEGA ADMINISTRATION AT SIX MONTHS
[...] (C) Summary: During his first six months in office, President Daniel Ortega has expanded executive powers and used them to destroy or give away pieces of Nicaragua's cultural patrimony; to threaten opposition media and freedom of expression; to fire large numbers of government officials and r [...]
2007-07-02 17:35:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON NU
07MANAGUA2003BRAZIL AND NICARAGUA: I SAY ETHANOL, YOU SAY HYDRO
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Luiz Ignacio "Lula" da Silva's August 7-8 visit to Nicaragua was the first by a Brazilian head of state in over 100 years. While Lula's focus for the visit was ethanol and business opportunities that take advantage of CAFTA, Ortega tried to interest the Brazilians in p [...]
2007-08-30 16:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON PGOV NU IR
07MANAGUA2024MANAGUA SITREP 1 AND COM DISASTER DECLARATION MESSAGE
[...] (U) This cable includes a COM Disaster Declaration Message. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At 5:15 am local time on Tuesday, August 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix made landfall 20 miles north of the city of Puerto Cabezas on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Initial reports from the regio [...]
2007-09-05 01:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC MASS AEMR KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2025MANAGUA SITREP 1 AND COM DISASTER DECLARATION MESSAGE
[...] (U) This cable includes a COM Disaster Declaration Message. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At 5:15 am local time on Tuesday, August 4, 2007, Hurricane Felix made landfall 20 miles north of the city of Puerto Cabezas on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Initial reports from the regio [...]
2007-09-05 01:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MASS AEMR KPAO NU
07MANAGUA2524NICARAGUA: 2007 INFLATION RATE MAY REACH 16.5%
[...] (U) Summary: In the last four months, the GON has thrice revised its 2007 inflation estimate from the 7% target established in the recently approved Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) with the International Monetary Fund. The Nicaraguan Central Bank's (BCN) latest estimate is 16.5%, [...]
2007-12-01 00:37:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAGR PGOV NU
07MANAGUA2540DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 21:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA NU
07MANAGUA392NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a courtesy call on February 2, new Minister of Government Ana Isabel Morales Mazun told the Ambassador that the government intends to honor agreements established by the previous administration and to strengthen the relationship with the United States. The Ambassador querie [...]
2007-02-12 12:55:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM NU
07MANAGUA401MANAGUA MAYOR EYES AMBASSADORIAL POSTING IN ROME,
[...] (C) Summary: Managua Mayor Dionisio Marenco confirmed to the Ambassador that he may become Nicaragua's Ambassador to Italy, although the timeline is unclear. The Sandinista (FSLN) mayor, who is interested in establishing sister city relationships with U.S. cities, will also consider the Wisc [...]
2007-02-13 19:04:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL ECON EPET EINV IR
07MANAGUA791ORTEGA DESIRES CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONS WITH THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Magda Enriquez, the Director of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office, believes President Ortega sincerely desires constructive relations with the United States, but she concedes that some Sandinista party hardliners object. While she acknowledges that Ortega consider [...]
2007-03-26 21:20:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL UNGA IZ IR
07MANAMA12AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF STATE FOR
[...] (C) The Ambassador December 28 called on newly appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Al Baharna and discussed bilateral relations, the internal political situation in Bahrain, the National Democratic Institute project in Bahrain, UN Security Council Resolution 1737 dealing [...]
2007-01-04 15:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BA BILAT OFFICIALS
07MANAMA121CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told Deputy Secretary of Commerce Sampson February 4 that Bahrain has been and will continue to be a close friend of the United States, and he expressed his pleasure that the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was being implemented. He said he would accomp [...]
2007-02-08 14:45:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ELAB BA ECTRD
07MANAMA151BAHRAIN: SPRING 2007 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING
[...] Embassy Manama wishes to nominate Mr. Mohammed Al Khawaja to attend PE 220: FSN Economic Training from April 30 - May 11, 2007. A) Name: Mohammed Al Khawaja, FSN 9/2 B) Date of Birth: September 2, 1981 C) Nationality: Saudi D) Passport Number: 300101 E) Agency: State F) Po [...]
2007-02-15 14:18:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI ECON AMGT AFSN ETRD BA
07MANAMA152AMBASSADOR AND PM HAIL RECORD TRADE LEVEL IN 2006
[...] (U) The Ambassador told Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa February 14 that 2006 full-year statistics for bilateral trade between the United States and Bahrain had just been posted, and total trade volume reached over $1.1 billion, an increase of more than 45 percent over 2005 [...]
2007-02-15 15:03:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD BA BILAT ECTRD
07MANAMA159CROWN PRINCE PROPOSES ACCUMULATION OF VALUE-ADDED
[...] (SBU) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa confirmed to the Ambassador February 19, in a meeting covering several subjects (septels),that he would lead an upcoming AmCham trade delegation to Chicago March 5-6. He said coordination and arrangements were going very well and he brie [...]
2007-02-20 09:19:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ELAB BEXP BA ECTRD HUMRIT
07MANAMA169BAHRAIN: BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL
[...] Embassy Manama welcomes EB's offer to provide BFIF funding to enhance commercial advocacy efforts. In view of the August 2006 implementation of the U.S. - Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Post emphasizes the importance of commercial training, providing commercial services to businesses se [...]
2007-02-22 13:30:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD BA
07MANAMA197DEPUTY PM, EDB CHIEF DISCUSS GROWTH AND TRADE WITH
[...] (C) Deputy PM Shaikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak told Commerce Deputy Secretary Sampson February 5 that he welcomed the idea of a wider regional free trade agreement, but stressed that problems in Iraq and Iran's ideology of expansion could have a negative impact on regional economic integration. In [...]
2007-03-01 14:46:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
07MANAMA291BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 14:14:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07MANAMA336MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN WITH
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman Al Khalifa told visiting Marine Corps Commandant General Conway April 5 that the "tide needs to be turned" in Iraq, and the Iraqi security forces need to find those perpetrating the violence to stop them. He advised coalition troop level reductions in urban areas and [...]
2007-04-11 05:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MCAP BA BILAT REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA370BAHRAINI LEADERSHIP WELCOMES NEW NAVCENT/FIFTH
[...] (C) In a series of introductory calls with the Bahraini leadership, NAVCENT/Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff heard a consistent message of support for Bahrain's long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy and Bahrain's commitment to continued future support. "You can always count [...]
2007-04-20 06:52:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA44CROWN PRINCE BRIEFS CNO PANEL ON REGIONAL,
[...] (C) Crown Prince Shaikh Salman told CNO Executive Panel co-chairs Zakheim and Skinner January 9 that the two issues of greatest concern in the region are Iran and perceived limitations on the U.S.'s ability to project power. With changes in Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran had been freed of its na [...]
2007-01-17 13:14:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KDEM BA REGION OFFICIALS
07MANAMA446SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your May 28 visit to Bahrain. Your visit will offer an excellent opportunity to follow up on the March visit to Washington of Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, demonstrate our interest in and commitment to strengthening our cooper [...]
2007-05-17 09:58:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPREL MARR MASS PTER ASEC BA OFFICIALS BILAT
07MANAMA518ALLEGED BEATING PROMPTS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUEST
[...] (C) Two Shia Bahrainis were reportedly beaten by security personnel following their detention at a May 21 rally. The families of both men tried to locate them but were not informed of their whereabouts until May 29, when they were invited to visit the men at the Bahrain Defense Force hospita [...]
2007-06-07 13:09:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC BA POL HUMRIT
07MANAMA534PRO-GOVERNMENT COMMENTATORS CRY FOUL OVER CNN
[...] (C) A June 1 report by CNN reporter Hala Gorani on poverty in Bahrain caused an uproar among Bahraini pundits, who accuse the program of stoking sectarian tensions. Gorani said on the air that while the piece was supposed to cover poverty, "it almost immediately became obvious that this was [...]
2007-06-11 14:39:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KPAO BA POL
07MANAMA667CROWN PRINCE, AMCHAM DISCUSS ECONOMIC
[...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the local AmCham board of directors, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman noted the range of commercial development taking place in Bahrain and applauded the Ambassador's assistance in implementing the FTA, which he hoped would benefit Bahraini businesses in the US. He bel [...]
2007-07-18 09:46:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ELAB PGOV BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
07MANAMA674AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid, during the Ambassador's July 17 farewell call, had high praise for the bilateral relationship, urging that Bahrain and other GCC countries move from being "allies" to becoming true "partners." In that connection, he welcomed the July 31 meeting of [...]
2007-07-19 10:15:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL BA REGION
07MANAMA714BAHRAIN: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Ambassador July 25 urged Central Bank Governor Al Miraj to continue his vigilance regarding Bahrain's involvement with Iranian financial institutions. Al Miraj said he remained committed to pres [...]
2007-07-26 14:35:00Embassy ManamaSECRETKNNP MNUC ECON PARM IR BA REGION
07MANAMA79KING AND DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY ENGLAND CONFER
[...] (C) King Hamad and Deputy Defense Secretary England discussed bilateral relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, U.S. policy in the region and Bahraini domestic affairs during a January 22 lunch meeting. The King declared that Bahrain is proud of its relationship with the United States and pledged that [...]
2007-01-26 11:48:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON PGOV KDEM BA REGION BILAT
07MANAMA815FITCH UPGRADES BAHRAIN'S SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING
[...] (U) International financial ratings agency Fitch August 24 upgraded its sovereign credit rating for Bahrain from "A-" to "A," with a stable outlook. "Improvements in domestic and external solvency ratios, continued strong-non oil growth and advances in economic and political reform explain th [...]
2007-08-27 11:07:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ECTRD BA
07MANAMA897UPDATE ON KING HAMAD'S HEALTH
[...] (S) Summary: King Hamad may have left Bahrain for further medical treatment abroad. The Jordanian Ambassador reiterates other sources' reports that the King has appeared well, but tired in recent days. End summary. 2. (S) Jordan's Ambassador to Bahrain, Hussein Majali, told the Ambassa [...]
2007-09-24 14:28:00Embassy ManamaSECRETPGOV PINR JO BA
07MANILA105PHILIPPINES WELCOMES ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS ANEW
[...] (C) In a discussion with Charge on January 8, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo reiterated the Philippine Government's determination to host successful ASEAN-related summits, including the East Asia Summit, in Cebu January 13-15 following their postponement from the original December dates d [...]
2007-01-10 09:33:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PTER ASEAN RU XE CH JA KN KS BM
07MANILA1198PHILIPPINE VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER
[...] Action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. The drafting of the ASEAN Charter proceeds smoothly, with a goal of presenting a fairly complete version to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers by July 31. The "comprehensive but brief" document should lay out the ASEAN structure without creating a [...]
2007-04-17 06:53:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PHUM ASEAN RP
07MANILA179SUCCESSFUL ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS IN CEBU
[...] (U) Summary. The 12th ASEAN Summit, 2nd East Asia Summit, and related leaders' meetings concluded in Cebu on January 15. Participants appeared highly satisfied with the outcomes, which included a new ASEAN convention on terrorism, tough language to North Korea, a pledge for greater East As [...]
2007-01-16 08:41:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER ECIN XE CH JA KS KN RP
07MANILA1839FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...]
2007-06-04 06:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA1924FIGHTING TRAFFICKING FROM MANILA TO ABIDJAN AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The collaborative efforts of international organizations, the Philippine NGO Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF),and the USG led to the rescue of four Filipino trafficking victims in Abidjan and their return to Manila earlier this year. This successful operation demonstrates the ab [...]
2007-06-08 00:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
07MANILA212VISIT OF CHINA PREMIER WEN JIABAO HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 15-16 official visit to Manila, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his delegation signed about 30 bilateral agreements with a value of over US$6 billion, focusing on agriculture, ethanol production, development assistance, and on economic and technical cooperation. [...]
2007-01-18 08:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CH RP
07MANILA242PHILIPPINE LEADERSHIP OF ASEAN-RELATED SUMMITS
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo on January 17 briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of the ASEAN-related summits hosted by the Philippines in Cebu January 10-15 (reftel). He highlighted that he and President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had gone "full blast" on both Burma and North Korea, with [...]
2007-01-20 05:33:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PHUM BM KN RP
07MANILA2586THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SRI LANKA FM
[...] (C) Summary: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is committed to the political agenda of devolution, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Deputy Secretary Negroponte in a July 31 meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN. The FM emphasized Sri [...]
2007-08-01 09:14:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS RP
07MANILA2588THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE
[...] (C) Summary: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte lauded stronger U.S.-Philippine ties, SIPDIS including continued close cooperation in counterterrorism and the Mindanao peace process during a July 31 meeting at Malacanang Palace. Arroyo pledged to take a "meas [...]
2007-08-01 11:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2589THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PHILIPPINE
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting July 31 on the margins of the ASEAN summit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo and Deputy Secretary Negroponte agreed on the importance of continued progress in the Six-Party Talks to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. A nuclear-armed North Korea was inimical to [...]
2007-08-01 12:03:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL RP
07MANILA2596THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer discussed U.S. involvement in Iraq and Secretary Rice's attendance at the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings in Sydney during an August 1 meeting o [...]
2007-08-02 04:03:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS AU IZ APEC
07MANILA2601THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN EAM
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India relationship has entered a "new stage" in the post-123 Agreement era, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee agreed in an August 1 meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila. Addressing Indian conc [...]
2007-08-02 05:44:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL PARM TSRL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
07MANILA2603THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S BILATERAL MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Syed Hanmid Albar said that Malaysia will most likely send peacekeeping troops to Darfur, during an August 1 meeting on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) with Deputy Secretary Negroponte. GOM also is committed to change in SI [...]
2007-08-02 06:22:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN MY
07MANILA2705THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH CHINESE
[...] (C) Summary: During August 1 bilateral discussions at the ASEAN Reg Forum (ARF),Deputy Secretary Negroponte noted China's role in the rece passage of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1769 r peacekeeping in Darfur, but encouraged China to move forward with a res on Iran's [...]
2007-08-10 06:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS CH
07MANILA2707THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SINGAPORE FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo des the United States' role in the region as a quiet balancing force, inter only as necessary and offering symbolic support for ASEAN, during a bil meeting with Deputy Secretary Negroponte at the ASEAN Regional Forum (A August 1 m [...]
2007-08-10 06:59:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS SN
07MANILA281PEACE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has radically downsized its territorial claims in response to the government's November 2006 offer of self-determination, according to the government's chief negotiator. The negotiator was optimistic that remaining territorial issues cou [...]
2007-01-25 07:02:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL MY RP
07MANILA2827SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES
[...] (SBU) Chairman Reyes and Members of the Delegation, a warm welcome to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. Your visit comes at a time when the Philippine military is still mourning the loss of soldiers in Mindana [...]
2007-08-17 09:38:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL EAID RP
07MANILA3387 Subic Freeport Fuel and Vehicle Smuggling
[...] (SBU) Lack of political will and weak law enforcement has allowed wide-spread smuggling of refined petroleum products and second-hand vehicles through the Subic Freeport, seriously hurting legitimate businesses. The Government is also losing badly-needed revenues (equivalent to between 4%-5% [...]
2007-10-11 08:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
07MANILA3852METHODICAL PROGRESS IN MINDANAO PEACE TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: The government continues to ake important progress in peace talks with Muslis on Mindanao, according to government officialsclose to the twin negotiation tracks. In recentdiscussions with the DCM, chief government negotiator Rodolfo Garcia expressed strong optimism that he gover [...]
2007-12-06 07:52:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KISL RP
07MANILA408POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASED U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Our experience with the Philippines' hosting of the ASEAN and East Asia summits last month indicates that USG attendance at the Assistant Secretary-level in future summits is worth consideration. We cannot tell how other hosts might act, but the Philippine President and Foreign Secretary [...]
2007-02-05 08:54:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN XE RP
07MANILA411U/S HUGHES VISIT ENERGIZES US-RP TIES
[...] SUMMARY: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes visited the Philippines January 24-27 to survey Mission's multi-agency, multi-disciplinary public diplomacy programs and projects. She met with a wide range of Filipinos, including President Arroyo, adult and [...]
2007-02-05 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL SCUL RP
07MANILA531Promoting Biofuels to Reduce Imports, Boost Local
[...] The newly-signed Biofuels Act of 2006 mandates oil companies in the Philippines to blend minimum levels of biofuels into gasoline and diesel and offers financial incentives for investment in and production of biofuels. The bill aims to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported fuel, gene [...]
2007-02-15 08:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EINV RP
07MANILA533SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN CHABOT
[...] (U) Congressman Chabot, a warm welcome to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines remain strong. The unique bond shared between U.S. and Philippine veterans further strengthens our ties, as the memory of our partnership in Wor [...]
2007-02-15 10:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL EAID PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP RP
07MANILA553 CO-CHAIRS' SUMMARY REPORT OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE
[...] The Department of Foreign Affairs has requested that Embassy forward to relevant U.S. authorities the summary report from the ARF EEP meeting in Manila. Full text in para 3. 2. Cover letter: quote Department of Foreign Affairs Republic of the Philippines 12 February 2007 Dear C [...]
2007-02-20 08:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RP
07MANILA625STRATEGIC SPEAKER INITIATIVE - EMBASSY MANILA
[...] In the framework of the Strategic Speaker Initiative, Embassy Manila requests a speaker who will be able to argue effectively that law enforcement agencies and civil society activists have a common interest in modifying laws and administrative procedures that block access to information and som [...]
2007-02-26 08:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OIIP RP
07MANILA688PHILIPPINES -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission's seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from April 2006 to March 2007. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer Barry Fullerton, FullertonTB@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x2350, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]
2007-03-01 11:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB RP
07MANILA748ENGAGING ASEAN: RECONSIDERING THE TREATY OF AMITY
[...] (C) President Arroyo and Foreign Secretary Romulo, as Chair of ASEAN, have requested that the U.S. accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). They note that most of ASEAN's other partners have signed the treaty, that the treaty is largely a generic expression of p [...]
2007-03-08 05:01:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN RP
07MANILA850AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTHERN LUZON TO DEEPEN US PHILIPPINE
[...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kristie Kenney visited Cabanatuan, Tarlac, and Baguio in the northern Luzon provinces of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Benguet March 8-9. Ambassador Kenney focused on deepening relations with northern Luzon interlocutors and highlighting historical and cultural ties between the [...]
2007-03-15 08:41:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAGR OEXC SCUL KPAO RP
07MAPUTO1301REACHING OUT TO NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE'S MUSLIM
[...] During a recent visit to Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, the Charge hosted a meeting with eight Muslim leaders representing key Muslim groupings in the province: the Islamic Council of Mozambique, one of the most representative Muslim organizations in the country with more than [...]
2007-11-08 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL PHUM EAID MZ
07MAPUTO138MOZAMBIQUE - AU CHARTER ON DEMOCRACY, ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 10:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ XA
07MAPUTO1444MOZAMBIQUE AGREES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-06 11:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL MNUC PARM IR MZ
07MARSEILLE9HEAD OF LOCAL MUSLIM COUNCIL LOOKING FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: On January 23, 2007 Abderhammane Ghoul, (protect) President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Cult, Province Cote d'Azur Region (CRCM-PACA),discussed with Marseille Consul General his reasons for optimism about 2007. Major mosque projects in his region are advancing, and the [...]
2007-01-26 14:18:00Consulate MarseilleCONFIDENTIALFR PREL PINR PGOV
07MASERU227LESOTHO: APRIL 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY: - SADC Council of Finance Ministers Convened in Maseru - World Bank Considers Lesotho for Non-Concessional Loans - UNFPA Presents 5th Five-Year Country Program - New Diamond Mining Areas Explored. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SADC COUNCIL OF FI [...]
2007-04-16 15:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV EMIN PGOV LT
07MASERU312LESOTHO: CONCERNS FOR MIDEAST STABILITY, NO IMMEDIATE
[...] (SBU) On May 31, Poloff relayed reftel points on the United States' 60-Day Report to UN Security Council on UNSCR 1747 to Acting Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs P. P. Makosholo. While not commenting directly on the implementation of UNSCR 1747, he stated that the GOL continued to be con [...]
2007-05-31 15:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN UNSC AORC ETRD IR LT
07MASERU487THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...]
2007-08-14 23:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT
07MEXICO1963DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE. PARTICIPATION IN THE FORMAL
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) Director General for Middle East and Africa Ana Luisa Fajer Flores. Fajer was aware of the event and said Mexico would probably send its concurrent Ambassador to Egypt and Iraq, Jaime Nualart. She asked if Mexico would [...]
2007-04-20 21:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV PREL UNAUS MX
07MEXICO5982OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) The Deputy Political Counselor met with Julian Juarez, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Director of its United Nations office, November 28 to urge Mexico reconsider its long-standing support for a long list of UN resolutions on the Middle East that undermine UN credibility and do little t [...]
2007-11-30 18:46:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS MX
07MEXICO6049CODEL REID DISCUSSES IMMIGRATION, SECURITY, AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH PRESIDENT CALDERON
[...] (C) Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada),leading a bipartisan Senate delegation, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon November 29 in Mexico City. The delegation pointed to improving U.S. Mexican relations following Calderon's election. President Calderon called immigration an "economic pheno [...]
2007-12-06 13:54:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON ETRD MX OVIP PGOV PREL SNAR
07MEXICO6085MEXICO ON PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 19:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PREL PVOV KWBG IS MX
07MEXICO6184PRESIDENT CALDERON SPEAKS TO ACHIEVEMENTS,
[...] Summary. In a series of interviews commemorating his first year in office, President Calderon touted the creation of 800,000 jobs and singled out narco-trafficking as one of Mexico's biggest challenges. The U.S. was assuming greater responsibility on drugs but needed to do more to reduce de [...]
2007-12-14 22:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR
07MINSK152EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...]
2007-02-20 14:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK204EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]
2007-03-09 14:12:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK796CHANGE COMING TO BELARUS WITH OR WITHOUT CIVIL
[...] (SBU) The fledging Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) held its inaugural conference September 10-12 in Kyiv. The conference represents the first attempt to gather the full spectrum of independent political and social analysts of Belarus, without GOB or political participants, t [...]
2007-09-17 12:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG BO
07MONTEVIDEO89THE MERCOSUR RIO SUMMIT: USELESS FOR URUGUAY
[...] (C) Summary: The following was gathered from press reports and from our close contacts within the GOU. It represents the view from Uruguay, where dissatisfaction with Mercosur has been steadily growing. President Vazquez's expectations for the Rio Mercosur Summit were reportedly "very low" [...]
2007-01-24 20:20:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL ECIN AORC UY
07MOSCOW104NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS APPROACH UNHCR
[...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us January 12 that XXXXXXXXXXXX was aware of seven North Korean asylum seekers in Moscow. XXXXXXXXXXXX said XXXXXXXXXXXX had passed this information during a January 10 meeting with XXXXXXXXXXXX. The seven are laborers who had been working in a timber camp in the Russian [...]
2007-01-12 15:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREF PHUM PREL RS KN
07MOSCOW1129U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]
2007-03-15 15:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1318RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND PANDEMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to Ref A request, Russia has not yet publicly released a comprehensive Avian Influenza (AI) and Pandemic Preparedness Plan. A draft national preparedness plan has been submitted to the WHO for review, but needs further refinement. In 2006, Russia did approve an act [...]
2007-03-26 14:21:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH RS
07MOSCOW1520RUSSIAN DUMA: SPLIT HEALTH MINISTRY IN TWO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Duma April 4 unanimously approved a proposal to divide the Ministry of Health and Social Development into separate Ministries of Health Care and the Medical Industry and that of Labor and Social Development. Duma Deputies stopped short of calling on Minister Zurabov to resign [...]
2007-04-05 15:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNTBIO ETRD ECON SOCI PGOV PINR RS
07MOSCOW1811RUSSIA: MIXED REVIEWS ON NATIONAL HEALTH PROJECT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With thepQ`j6th three main components: improving primary care by raising health sector salaries and purchasing new equipment and ambulances; strengthening prevention and treatment for infectious diseases; and making high-tech health care more widely available. A separate prog [...]
2007-04-20 04:14:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SCUL SOCI RS
07MOSCOW1877US-RUSSIA STRATEGIC SECURITY TALKS, APRIL 17
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Missile Defense (MD) dominated the all-day Strategic Security talks in Moscow April 17. The Russian side, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak, contended that the proposed placement of MD interceptors and a radar in Poland and the Czech Republic, respectively, occurred along [...]
2007-04-23 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MARR PINS PREL PTER RS
07MOSCOW1977FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MFA SATISFIED WITH CIVIL
[...] (SBU) We shared reftel message with MFA Middle East Peace Process Section Chief Sergey Kozlov, who has coordinated participation by Russian civil society in the Forum for the Future. Efforts to contact the civil society leaders who attended the Forum were not successful in advance of reftel [...]
2007-04-30 13:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KMPI ECON RS
07MOSCOW2040RUSSIA EDGES FORWARD ON FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Moscow and ConGen St. Petersburg. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirty years after the United States decommissioned the Sturgis, the first and only U.S.-built floating nuclear power plant (FNPP),Russia has officially embarked on construction of its first FNPP. O [...]
2007-05-04 08:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2187RUSSIA: PUTIN SIGNS NUCLEAR SECTOR DECREE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 27 President Putin signed a decree that splits the Russian nuclear industry into three parts: a) civilian, for-profit; b) military; and c) waste management. The decree is the first practical step in effecting massive changes in the structure, management, and forms of [...]
2007-05-11 12:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2189SCENESETTER FOR RUSSIA CIVAIR NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. This cable lays out some key U.S.-Russian bilateral aviation issues in preparation for the bilateral Civilian-Aviation Negotiations May 16-17 in Moscow. The Russians have told us they are preparing draft updates to the six annexes to our agreement, which they propose to use as t [...]
2007-05-11 12:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2195MANAGING POLAR BEARS: IT TAKES A VILLAGE
[...] SUMMARY: A project aimed at alleviating the pressure of growing human-polar bear interaction has produced promising results in the village of Vankarem, in Siberia's far northeastern district of Chukotka. Concerted local leadership action, with support from World Wildlife Fund (WWF),has led [...]
2007-05-11 13:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI RS
07MOSCOW2206RUSSIA: COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR AT A CROSSROADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The information and communications technology sector is the most vibrant in the Russian economy, demonstrating double digit growth year to year since 2000 and contributing more than five percent to total GDP in 2006. Despite the prospect of surging expansion of the IT sector base [...]
2007-05-14 03:19:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECPS ECON EFIN EINT ETTC PGOV PINR PREL RS
07MOSCOW2333RUSSIA COOL TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND
[...] (SBU) On May 16 we delivered REFTEL points on the U.S. proposal to expand and extend the G-8 Global Partnership (GP) to Valeriy Biryukov, Head of the GP Section in the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs, and his assistant Tatyana Balykina. Biryukov and Balykina had just retu [...]
2007-05-18 14:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY RS
07MOSCOW259DFM SALTANOV ON QUARTET, LEBANON, SYRIA, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov reaffirmed support for the roadmap, while expressing sympathy for Palestinian efforts to proceed to final status discussions, and flagged that FM Lavrov will resurrect the GOR proposal for a [...]
2007-01-23 10:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON RS IS IZ SY LE
07MOSCOW2970CODEL NELSON-LOTT: INTERPARLIAMENTARY TALKS FOCUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In May 27-28 sessions in Moscow of the U.S.-Russian Senate-Federation Council Interparliamentary Working Group, co-chairs Senators Ben Nelson and Trent Lott and Russian Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov underlined the importance of encouragin [...]
2007-06-19 14:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM MNUC ETRD OREP NELSON LOTT RS
07MOSCOW2981SMALL BUSINESSES REPORT SOME EASING IN CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Su... C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 002981 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/13/2017 TAGS: ECON PREL RS Â [...]
2007-06-20 07:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2985USE OF RUSSIAN HELOS IN DARFUR RAISED WITH MFA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The DCM and other Embassy officers have raised new evidence of the reported use of Russian helicopters in Darfur with mutliple MFA officials June 13-19. MFA officials questioned the veracity of our information, but they agreed to look into US concerns, including end-use checks [...]
2007-06-20 11:57:00Embassy MoscowSECRETMARR ETTC PREL PARM RS SU
07MOSCOW3023DFM KISLYAK ON PRE-KENNEBUNKPORT PREPARATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: In an hour-long meeting on June 20, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak reviewed preparations for the Kennebunkport meeting between the presidents. Kislyak said he was ready during his late-June Washington visit to work through outstanding issues on documents an [...]
2007-06-21 13:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM RS
07MOSCOW3025RUSSIA INFORMED OF US POLICY ON LETHAL MILITARY
[...] (S) We briefed Sergey Vershinen, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East and North Africa Department, on reftel policy on exports of lethal military equipment to Libya, and we followed up June 19 with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Arms Technology and Transfer Policy office in the MF [...]
2007-06-21 13:35:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPARM PREL ETTC RS LY
07MOSCOW3054GAZPROM TO BUY OUT TNK-BP IN KOVYKTA; COMPANIES TO
[...] (SBU) TNK-BP and Gazprom announced a deal today on the disposition of the Kovykta gas field in eastern Siberia. Under the agreement, TNK-BP will sell the entirety of its 62.9 percent share to Gazprom for between $700 and $900 million, with the understanding that it may reenter the field as a m [...]
2007-06-23 07:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV PREL RS
07MOSCOW3161RUSSIA: EXXONMOBIL ON SAKHALIN 1
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 26 meeting, ExxonMobil Russia VP Ed Verona (protect) told us that Exxon has agreed with China on "price parameters" for gas deliveries from its Sakhalin 1 project. Reacting to recent press reports that Gazprom may try to force ExxonMobil to sell its gas to Gazprom or to [...]
2007-06-28 12:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW3344TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S JUNE 20
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 20 dinner meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and Ambassador Burns, Finance Minister Kudrin raised the issue of Iraqi debt forgiveness. Kimmitt expressed appreciation for Russia's assistance with the transfer of funds from Banco Delta Asia to the Far Easter [...]
2007-07-09 12:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON RS
07MOSCOW3348ROE WOES: RUSSIAN CAVIAR ON THE ROPES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A two-year moratorium on Russian sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea has slowed, but not stopped, the thriving black market in Beluga caviar. World Wildlife Federation's Moscow Director contends that "not one egg" of black caviar sold in Moscow is legal: that is, from farm-rai [...]
2007-07-09 13:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV SOCI RS EAGR
07MOSCOW3369RUSSIA ENERGY: SPECIAL REP. MERMOUD'S MEETINGS
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a July 6 meeting with Special Representative for Business and Commercial Affairs Frank Mermoud, Halliburton Russia VP Simon Turton told us he sees Russia as the most important growth market for Halliburton [...]
2007-07-10 09:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL CVIS RS
07MOSCOW3434RUSSIA AND IRAN: MOSCOW'S SHIFTING VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Iran's nuclear program has posed an increasing challenge to Russia's foreign policy as Moscow tries to balance its strong interest in preventing a nuclear armed Iran against the political and economic considerations that have traditionally driven relations with Tehran. However, [...]
2007-07-13 11:06:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ETRD MASS IR RS
07MOSCOW3495CHECHNYA REVISITED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit by REFCOORD to Grozny, the evidence of Chechnya's economic reconstruction was striking. Scaffolding, initially seen only around government buildings, has appeared everywhere, including private homes. Minutka Square, long a symbol of the city's destructi [...]
2007-07-17 13:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PINR EAID RS
07MOSCOW3521MIDDLE EAST: RUSSIAN MFA'S INITIAL REACTION TO
[...] (C) The MFA's initial, informal reaction to the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East was positive, with particular GOR interest in the President's call for an international meeting on the Middle East. MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East Peace Process Oleg Ozerov told us July 17 [...]
2007-07-18 13:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID IS RS
07MOSCOW3803ABBAS WINS MOSCOW'S SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas concluded a three-day visit to Moscow with a July 31 meeting with President Putin, who assured Abbas that the GOR would support him as the legitimate leader of the Palestinian people. Abbas also met with FM Lavrov and First DFM Deni [...]
2007-08-02 14:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID IS RS
07MOSCOW3804EAP PDAS STEPHENS JULY 27 DISCUSSIONS ON THE NORTH
[...] (C) Summary. During a July 27 meeting, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens and a GOR representative for the Six-Party Working Group on Northeast Asia Peace and Security, Vladimir Rakhmanin, exchanged views on the expectations and goals for the group, including plans up [...]
2007-08-02 14:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW4264EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Kamensk-Uralsky City Administration, Kamensk- Uralsky, R [...]
2007-08-30 09:26:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW4308RUSSIA WILL ATTEND EXPERT-LEVEL NEIGHBORS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 13:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ RS
07MOSCOW4420RUSSIA WANTS A STABLE PAKISTAN BUT AVOIDS DIRECT
[...] (C) Summary: Russia seeks a stable Pakistan, preferably under the leadership of President Musharraf, but is reluctant to weigh in on the country's volatile political situation. The MFA told us that the GOR considers Musharraf capable of maintaining government control of the nation's nuclear w [...]
2007-09-10 02:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IN PK RS XD
07MOSCOW4433RUSSIA-SOUTH KOREA RELATIONS: NO FRICTION, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. GOR officials characterized the August 30-31 Moscow visit by the South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-Soon as "excellent" with no notable problem areas requiring serious negotiation, except the shared concern for North Korea's nuclear programs. FM Lavrov summarized the Russia [...]
2007-09-10 11:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARMS MNUC KS RS
07MOSCOW4490RUSSIA TO FOCUS ON BILATERAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director of Middle East and North Africa Department Aleksandr Kinshak previewed for us preliminary GOR plans for Iraqi FM Zebari's trip to Moscow, currently scheduled for September 18-21. The GOR will seek a commitment from Zebari to reactivate the Russia-Iraq Intergo [...]
2007-09-13 05:57:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ECON IQ RS
07MOSCOW4543RUSSIA: TUBERCULOSIS CASES STABILIZING, BUT DRUG RESISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Increased Russian Government attention to TB control and treatment in recent years, and regional pilot programs involving international donors and experts, are helping to turn the tide in Russia's battle with TB. Tuberculosis (TB) cases in Russia have recently stabilized within [...]
2007-09-17 03:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SCUL SOCI RS
07MOSCOW4592IRANIAN FM VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMICS
[...] (C) Summary: Iranian FM Mottaki was in Moscow September 12 for what Russian officials characterized as a visit devoted to the countries' economic relationship. The GOR denied Mottaki's claim that Russia had agreed to finish construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and supply Iran with [...]
2007-09-18 13:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR RS
07MOSCOW4601RUSSIA WILL OPEN A CONSULATE IN NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA Middle East Department told us that Russia plans to open a consulate in the Kurdish regional city Irbil in October, with the possibility to open another in Basrah. MFA official Elbrus Kutrashev expressed concern that the activities of Russian diplomats in Baghdad remain l [...]
2007-09-19 03:28:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IQ RS
07MOSCOW4602SEEKING HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT AD HOC LIAISON
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on September 14 to Timur Zabirov of the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department. Zabirov said that the GOR appreciated that the Secretary's attendance at the AHLC demonstrates U.S. support for the Palestinian Authority and that a suitably high-level official wo [...]
2007-09-19 04:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KPAL KWBG XF EUN RS
07MOSCOW4634RUSSIA-FRANCE RELATIONS: AFTER KOUCHNER, BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's two-day Moscow visit did not bridge the gap in the two countries' position on issues such as Kosovo and Iran. Both GOR officials and the French Embassy hope that the early October Sarkozy visit will provide an opportunity to narrow di [...]
2007-09-20 09:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNO UNMIK FR RS
07MOSCOW4669(C) RUSSIA ENERGY: EXXONMOBIL OPTIMISTIC ON SAKH 1
[...] (C) ExxonMobil Russia claims to be closing in on a deal to sell China gas from the Sakhalin 1 project it operates. However, Gazprom publicly and privately remains opposed and can block the deal regardless of what ExxonMobil,s contract says. We would not be surprised to see a compromise emerge [...]
2007-09-21 13:14:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS CH
07MOSCOW4723READOUT OF ZEBARI VISIT: STRONGER ECONOMIC TIES,
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Deputy Director Aleksandr Kinshchak characterized Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari's September 18-21 visit to Moscow as "successful." Kinshchak, who took part in the meetings, told us that Zebari gave Foreign Minister Lavrov a positive but [...]
2007-09-26 13:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON RS IQ
07MOSCOW4893ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on October 4 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department First Secretary Timur Zabirov. Zabirov expressed GOR support for the Tribunal mission, although he could not specify the level of GOR funding. Zabirov warned against the use of the Tribunal as a means to [...]
2007-10-05 06:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER LE RS
07MOSCOW4894G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE SUBMINISTERIAL,
[...] We delivered reftel demarche on October 4 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department First Secretary Timur Zabirov. Zabirov conveyed GOR appreciation of Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried's attendance at the G-8 BMENA SIPDIS Subminsterial and said that a suitably high-level official woul [...]
2007-10-05 06:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN RS
07MOSCOW4949SIX-PARTY TALKS: VIEWS FROM MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary. The Russian Government welcomed the October 3 Six-Party Agreement, terming it the best outcome possible at this stage, although DFM Kislyak cautioned about further "bumps in the road" given the nature of the DPRK regime. Moscow experts largely echoed the official view and encour [...]
2007-10-11 05:05:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN KS JA RS
07MOSCOW5060ACTING U/S ROOD’S MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK:
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting October 11 on the margins of the missile defense and 2 2 discussions in Moscow, Acting Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security John Rood and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak agreed on the need to encourage key countries to join the Global Initiative to Co [...]
2007-10-18 13:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MNUC KACT KNNP IR RS
07MOSCOW5068Putin Telethon Showcases Economic Gains, Highlights
[...] (SBU) In what should be his last marathon television call-in spectacular as President, Putin showed his phenomenal depth of detail on a host of issues, ranging from the need for a bridge in Vladivostok to advice on how best to manage U.S. disengagement from Iraq. Part political theater, part c [...]
2007-10-19 03:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS
07MOSCOW5082A DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NARYSHKIN AND AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin told the Ambassador October 19 that Russia favored expanded two-way trade and investment. The Ambassador said the U.S. did as well and noted that the new CFIUS law was intended to facilitate, not prevent, foreign investment, including Russian, into the Unit [...]
2007-10-19 14:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PREL RS
07MOSCOW5101ULAN UDE, WHERE BEING ASIAN WORKS
[...] (C) Summary. During an October 15-19 trip to the Republic of Buryatia, squeezed between Lake Baikal and Mongolia, local government officials, political party representatives, and civil society leaders shared with us their views on the political, economic, and social development of the region [...]
2007-10-22 15:11:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD PINR MG RS
07MOSCOW5183UPDATED DEMARCHE TO EUROPEAN CAPITALS ON COMBATING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 08:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN RS
07MOSCOW5190URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 26 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin. Vershinin told us that the GOR had not made a decision on the supply of transportation assets to the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, but emphasized the GOR's ongoing con [...]
2007-10-29 14:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO UN SU RS
07MOSCOW5191GOALS FOR UPCOMING EXPANDED IRAQ NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 26 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Sergey Vershinin. Vershinin expressed appreciation for U.S. efforts to keep the GOR informed of U.S. goals for the upcoming Expanded Iraq Neighbors Ministerial and to seek agreement on estab [...]
2007-10-29 15:03:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ RS
07MOSCOW5247GOR REACTION TO THE GANARDZHIAS-MUKHURI INCIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. As noted reftel, on October 30, CIS peacekeepers were involved in a confrontation with Georgian forces near the cease fire line in Abkhazia. In a November 1 statement, the MFA insisted that the CIS forces were within their mandate and blamed Saakashvili for provoking a confronta [...]
2007-11-02 06:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RS
07MOSCOW5292ROSCOSMOS ON SPACE COOPERATION WITH KAZAKHSTAN,
[...] (SBU) Russian officials regard space cooperation with Kazakhstan as on track, despite reported disputes over leasing arrangements for the Baikonur cosmodrome and compensation for damages caused by a recent rocket explosion at the site. Plans for the construction in the Russian Far East of a [...]
2007-11-07 06:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA TSPL NASA PREL PGOV KZ RS
07MOSCOW5429CHINESE PREMIER WEN VISITS MOSCOW; FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Moscow November 5-6 to close the "Year of China" in Russia. His visit focused on trade and energy. While the Russian MFA portrayed the visit as a successful expression of flourishing economic relations, the Chinese Embassy cautioned that the agreem [...]
2007-11-16 15:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW5457RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR MIDDLE EAST EXPERTS' MEETING
[...] (C) On November 19, Counselor in the MFA Middle East Peace Settlement Office Timur Zabirov elaborated on GOR interest in holding a high-level experts' meeting on the Middle East Peace Process in Moscow following the Annapolis Conference. The GOR intended this forum to maintain momentum toward a [...]
2007-11-20 15:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS RS
07MOSCOW5523MFA ON LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA, Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov told Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri during their November 20 meeting that the GOR would not support a specific candidate for the Lebanese presidency and hoped the country's political factions could agree [...]
2007-11-26 15:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS LE RS
07MOSCOW5524RUSSIA WILL ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-26 15:16:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS RS
07MOSCOW5551DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 11:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ RS
07MOSCOW5571RUSSIA: POWER SECTOR RESTRUCTURING ENTERS LAST
[...] (SBU) The electricity sector's regulatory and policy framework after July 2008, when holding company RAO UES will cease operations, is taking shape. On October 26, RAO UES shareholders approved the restructuring plan and consented to the appointment of RAO UES' director of strategy as the new [...]
2007-11-29 09:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5609RUSSIA ENERGY: NO DEAL ON KOVYKTA THIS YEAR?
[...] (C) TNK-BP International Affairs Director Shawn McCormick confirmed to us on November 30th that a deal between Gazprom and TNK-BP on Gazprom's purchase of TNK-BP's 62.5% share of the giant Kovykta gas field in East Siberia will likely not be concluded this year. Press reports cited a Gazprom [...]
2007-11-30 13:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5681RUSSIA SEEKS IMPROVED TIES WITH GULF STATES
[...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to court the Persian Gulf States in its quest to expand economic ties with the region and improve political relations with the Muslim world. Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud's November 21-23 Moscow visit was the latest in a se [...]
2007-12-03 15:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD MASS SA TC RS
07MOSCOW5729EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel 1 requested a Post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Romona Inc., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. The company is l [...]
2007-12-06 13:18:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
07MOSCOW5734CHECHEN PRESIDENT REACHES OUT TO THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is looking to the Middle East to finance the reconstruction of Chechnya. Kadyrov met recently in Moscow with the visiting Saudi Crown Prince and traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan earlier this year. Kadyrov plans to visit Mecca in December, part [...]
2007-12-06 16:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SOCI JO SA RS
07MOSCOW5796GETTING THE VOTE OUT: HOW UNITED RUSSIA PULLED OFF
[...] (C) Summary: A comparison of electoral statistics from the December 2 Duma elections and the previous elections in a number of selected regions shows that United Russia's use of administrative assets to get out an increased number of voters made a difference in the December 2 Duma elections. [...]
2007-12-12 15:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM PREL PHUM RS
07MOSCOW5803DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Middle East and North Africa Counselor Timur Zabirov. Zabirov said that the GOR appreciated the importance of the Paris donors conference and Foreign Minister Lavrov would head the Russian delegation. He could not provide information on the level of Russian [...]
2007-12-14 07:36:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAMCT PREL PGOV KWBC KPAL IS RS
07MOSCOW601RUSSIA-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP: NOT YET A NEW CHAPTER
[...] (C) Summary. Despite growing economic ties and a newly launched strategic dialogue, improvements in Russian-Japanese bilateral relations will likely continue to move at a glacial pace. The disputed Kurile Islands remain a sticking point; oil-rich and confident Russians see little gain in mak [...]
2007-02-09 15:54:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON JA RS
07MOSCOW629PORTUGUESE INITIATIVE: EU-US-RUSSIA TRILATERAL
[...] (C) During a February 13 conversation with the Ambassador, Portuguese Ambassador Curto previewed a Portuguese initiative, as incoming President of the European Union in July 2007, to organize a trilateral EU-US-Russian summit. Curto explained that the Portuguese government was interested in [...]
2007-02-13 14:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS
07MOSCOW707RUSSIA: OVERSIGHT AGENCY HEAD TAKES STOCK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 14 discussion with the Ambassador, Rostekhnadzor Director Pulikovskiy said Russia will focus on training and safety when it expands its nuclear energy network. No one wants to repeat the "bitter experience" of Chornobyl, he said. He looks forward to a product [...]
2007-02-16 15:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL ETRD PARM RU KS KN
07MOSCOW753HIRC Chairman Lantos Meeting with Russian Security Council
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 19 meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Ivanov, HIRC Chairman Lantos announced his intent to introduce legislation repealing Jackson-Vanik and inaugurate a formal congressional working group with Russian Duma Chairman of the International Relations Com [...]
2007-02-21 12:47:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OREP RS
07MOSCOW828AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAMAS VISIT, SYRIA, AND IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Saltanov told the Ambassador February 27 that the MFA saw Hamas as evolving in its views on Israel following a February 26-27 Moscow visit by Hamas Politburo Chief Mishal. While Mishal was not willing to directly address publicly the question of recogni [...]
2007-02-27 16:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EAID IS LE SY IZ SA RS
07MOSCOW849DPRK: MOSCOW REACTS TO SIX-PARTY RESULTS
[...] (C) Moscow's North Korea hands -- both official and unofficial --- welcomed the results of the February Six-Party Talks but remained critical of U.S. policies towards the DPRK. While the MFA's terse announcement summarized the decisions made in Beijing, Foreign Minister Lavrov was more expan [...]
2007-02-28 17:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN RS
07MOSCOW875RUSSIA'S GAS WEAKNESS
[...] (C) Summary. Owing in part to rapid economic growth but also in large part to poorly managed resources by Gazprom, Russia is facing a gas production crunch. While this problem was recognized early on by analysts, the GOR seems to have only awakened to the dilemma relatively recently. Gazprom [...]
2007-03-01 14:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MUSCAT1026POST-ELECTION ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Many Omanis continue to comment favorably on the successful October 27 national elections for Oman's Majlis al-Shura. Approximately 70% of the new Majlis member hold a bachelor's degree or higher. According to contacts, some vote-buying did occur and a few voters in several districts re [...]
2007-11-07 11:49:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPINT PGOV KDEM KMPI KWMN MU
07MUSCAT1040OMANIS SPEAK OUT ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) In attempt to get an unvarnished view of U.S. foreign policy from well-educated Omanis, who are normally reluctant to openly share their opinions on political topics, the Ambassador convened on November 6 the first of a planned series of small-scale discussion groups. Entitled "First Tue [...]
2007-11-13 11:58:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KDEM MU
07MUSCAT105HEALTH MINISTRY CONFIRMS US PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT
[...] In response to U.S. pharmaceutical company concerns (reftel),Econoff arranged for a January 30 teleconference between Dr. Batool Jaffer Suleiman, Director of Rational Drug Use, Ministry of Health, and Samir Mansour, Regional Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Directo [...]
2007-02-03 07:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON KIPR MU
07MUSCAT1125OMANI OFFICIALS WARN THAT SETTLEMENT EXPANSION
[...] (C) In discussing Oman's plans for the December 17 donors conference in Paris (reftel),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary-General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi told the Ambassador SIPDIS on December 12 that while financial support for the Palestinian Authority was important, it was "not enough [...]
2007-12-12 12:55:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS MU
07MUSCAT16FTA AWARENESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS OMAN'S BFIF
[...] On December 6, 2006, the Embassy, in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),and the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI),sponsored a successful "2006 Oman-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Awareness [...]
2007-01-07 08:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ETRD BEXP MU
07MUSCAT189OMAN RESPONSE TO 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (U) Over the past year, the Omani government has taken significant steps to protect intellectual property, including the undertaking of extensive revisions to its intellectual property protection regime in advance of implementation of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Given these effo [...]
2007-02-26 09:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR MU
07MUSCAT206CORRECTED COPY - OMANIS HIRING MAIDS FROM THE UAE: PROBABLY
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy contacts report that Omanis are hiring domestic employees from recruitment agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and bringing them across the border into Oman. The practice of hiring maids from a third-country allegedly is legal, but a number of women who claim to h [...]
2007-03-03 08:23:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG MU
07MUSCAT227OMANI REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATE REPORT ON JANUARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Embassy Muscat recently received a diplomatic note, dated February 28, 2007, from the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the January 8, 2007 collision of a U.S. military submarine and a Japanese oil tanker near the S [...]
2007-03-06 11:38:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP MARR MU
07MUSCAT245CENTRAL BANK CHIEF REAFFIRMS OPPOSITION TO ISLAMIC
[...] (U) Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Executive President Hamood Sangour al-Zadjali reaffirmed his institution's opposition to permitting Islamic banking operations in Oman during a recent interview with the Middle East Economic Digest. Bucking a regional growth trend in offering such services, Zadja [...]
2007-03-11 11:48:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON MU
07MUSCAT25MEDIA REACTION: SKEPTICISM ABOUT GREATER MIDDLE EAST
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned "Al-Watan" blames "illegitimate invasion" for crises in Iraq, Palestine, and Lebanon. "Al-Watan" and government-owned "Oman" regret Palestinian infighting, and call for unity and "patient resistance" against Israel. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE -------- 2. [...]
2007-01-08 13:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT252OMAN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN MEFTA TRADE AND
[...] (U) On March 10, the Ambassador met with Salem al-Ismaily, the Executive President of the Omani Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),to urge Oman's participation in the proposed March 29 Middle East Free Trade Agreement (MEFTA) Trade and Investment Conference. Ismai [...]
2007-03-12 13:01:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV ETRD PREL MU
07MUSCAT263WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL
[...] (S) Admiral, I warmly welcome you in your new command. Though I know your immediate attention will be focused on critical issues elsewhere in the region, I want to take this opportunity to highlight some issues related to one of our longest standing and most reliable allies in the region. [...]
2007-03-14 05:23:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS MNUC MOPS PARM PREL PTER KNNP MU
07MUSCAT28ENGAGING OMANI AUDIENCES ONLINE
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Embassy Oman provides the following information on trends and patterns in Internet usage in Oman. In the general absence of reliable official statistics on the subjects requested, the information is based on extensive surfing by Embassy staff and on information gat [...]
2007-01-09 11:21:00Embassy MuscatSECRETECPS KPAO KISL OIIP PTER MU
07MUSCAT281UPDATE ON OMAN'S PARTICIPATION IN MEFTA CONFERENCE
[...] Building on information reported ref B, Embassy has received updated information regarding the composition of the Omani delegation to the Middle East Free Trade Agreement Trade and Investment Conference. The delegation will now be headed by Dr. Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily, Chief Executive Off [...]
2007-03-20 06:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD BEXP MU
07MUSCAT286MEDIA REACTION: ISRAELI REACTION TO PALESTINIAN NATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" and privately owned "Al-Watan" express the importance of acknowledging the new Palestinian national unity government and taking it seriously in order to maintain peace in the region. The dailies suggest that while the Arab world hailed the new Palestinian gove [...]
2007-03-20 12:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT303MEDIA REACTION: NEW PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT, U.S. ROLE IN
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" emphasizes the role of the international community in pushing the peace process forward and not accepting the "obstacles" Israel creates; "Oman" also condemns the latest escalation between Fatah and Hamas. Privately owned "Al-Watan" accuses the U.S. of trying [...]
2007-03-26 12:55:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT351OMAN FY07 BFIF REQUEST
[...] Following a successful FY06 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) program, continued BFIF assistance will be essential in helping us implement the recently ratified U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). We plan to use the BFIF program to strengthen our relationship with our Commercial S [...]
2007-04-10 06:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MU
07MUSCAT38SCENESETTER: VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
[...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. The Embassy staff and I look forward to your arrival on February 5 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement in the context of our overall bilateral relationship. In addition to your planned participation as the keynote speaker at an Oman Chamber of Com [...]
2007-01-14 14:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
07MUSCAT387ROP STAFFING CONSTRAINTS PRESENT CHALLENGE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Oman currently participates in two USG security programs designed to scan containerized cargo in overseas ports. The Department of Energy's (DOE) Megaports initiative and the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Container Security Initiative are scheduled to begin linked opera [...]
2007-04-21 12:24:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL KNNP KSTC MU
07MUSCAT43MEDIA REACTION: NEW IRAQ STRATEGY, ARAB-ISRAELI CRISIS
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned "Al-Watan" accuses America of giving "false promises" to Arabs when it needs their support, and also posits that the crises facing America and Israel in the Middle East are increasing as time goes by. Government-owned "Oman" thinks Democrats' objections to a troop inc [...]
2007-01-16 06:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT439FULL SUPPORT FOR CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT
[...] (SBU) The Omani government has given its full support to constructing a new convention center which, according to the Ministers of Commerce & Industry and Tourism, will enhance the attractiveness of the Sultanate as a tourism destination. Consultants from Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH),under contr [...]
2007-05-05 13:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV MU
07MUSCAT452MEDIA REACTION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH IRAQ SUMMIT, HAMAS
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" says that regional cooperation is "vital" to stop violence in Iraq, and said that lifting the "blockade against the Palestinians" can advance the Peace Process. Privately owned "Al-Watan" calls on the EU to be "more understanding" of Arab political concerns, mor [...]
2007-05-08 09:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT474MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN PREMIER VISITS MUSCAT, DEMOCRACY
[...] SUMMARY: In the leadup to this week's visit by Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Iran's ambassador to Oman calls their bilateral relations "exemplary," adding that American "ships and war fleets" are the real danger to the environment and regional stability, and that he supports a GCC nuclear pro [...]
2007-05-14 12:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT482OMANI MINISTER SEEKS BALANCED TOURISM GROWTH
[...] (SBU) On May 13, the Ambassador discussed Oman's tourism outlook with Minister of Tourism Rajha bint Abdulameer bin Ali. Rajha prefaced the conversation by outlining the various tourism resort complexes currently under development in Sultanate. Headlining the extensive list is the $1 billion [...]
2007-05-15 12:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV MU
07MUSCAT570MEDIA REACTION: REGIONAL CONFLICTS, LEBANON VIOLENCE, OMAN
[...] SUMMARY: "Oman" government daily compares crises in Somalia and Sudan to violence in Palestine and Iraq; also says national reconciliation in Lebanon is more vital than ever; privately owned "al Watan" says that election Majlis al Shura candidates on a tribal basis is not a solution to challeng [...]
2007-06-05 11:27:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT580NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD:
[...] Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate Microsoft Oman for the Secretary's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence. Microsoft Oman's strong commitment to actively supporting government efforts to promote greater computer literacy in the Sultanate makes this company the right choice for the 2007 Corp [...]
2007-06-09 12:37:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ELAB ENRG KSEP AMGT MU
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