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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09JAKARTA1907	CASE INVOLVING SRI LANKAN MIGRANTS SUCCESSFULLY [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A month-long asylum-related stand-off came to end on November 16 when 56 Sri Lankan migrants agreed to leave a ship moored near an island off of Sumatra. The migrants will now be processed by [...]	2009-11-18 07:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF ID AS CE AF

09JAKARTA1908	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- ACTIVISTS TAKE TO THE COURTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Human Rights activists are pressing the Indonesian Constitutional Court to overturn a controversial religious blasphemy law. Lawyers argue that the law limits religious expression and contradicts the freedoms guaranteed in the Indonesian Constitution. In the past, the GOI--unde [...]	2009-11-18 08:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF SOCI ID
09JAKARTA1910	FACT FINDING TEAM PRESENTS REPORT, PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A presidentially-appointed fact finding team called for total reform of Indonesia,s law enforcement institutions it its final report released on November 17. The ball is now in President Yudhoyono,s court. The fact-finding team, commissioned to investigate allegations of a con [...]	2009-11-19 02:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA1913	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH AN ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed points re upcoming Israel-related UNGA resolution with Presidential Palace and Department of Foreign Affairs contacts. We underscored the overall unbalanced number of UNGA resolutions explicitly critical of Israel and urged the overall reduction of one-side [...]	2009-11-19 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID IS
09JAKARTA1915	UN OVERSIGHT OFFICE -- INDONESIAN CANDIDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian candidate for the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS),Dr. Anwar Nasution, is an excellent candidate for OIOS Under Secretary-General. Well-regarded in Indonesia and by foreign observers, he is well known for his reform efforts during his tenure as Chai [...]	2009-11-19 10:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR ID UN
09JAKARTA1928	NEW TAFF AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 07:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ID PINR
09JAKARTA1929	NEW STAFF AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The President's Office has appointed six new staff members. Julian Adrian Pasha will be in a particularly prominent position as Spokesperson for Domestic Affairs. Two key staff positions wh [...]	2009-11-23 08:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ID PINR
09JAKARTA1931	GOI ROTATES LEBANON TROOPS, UNDERLINING COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia will send a replacement contingent of peacekeeping troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon in the coming weeks. The GOI is also providing contributions to UN peacekeeping operations in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, it is m [...]	2009-11-23 09:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC ID CG LE SU
09JAKARTA194	ROHINGYA SITUATION BREAKTHROUGH -- UNHCR PROMISED [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The GOI's Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) has told UNHCR that it will be granted access to the two groups of Rohingya boat people being cared for in Aceh. The promise is contingent on UNHCR including humanitar [...]	2009-02-05 10:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ID BM
09JAKARTA1944	SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL REPLACED AMID CORRUPTION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On November 24 the Indonesian National Police (INP) replaced General Susno Duadji, head of the INP's Criminal Investigation Division (CID). An INP spokesman stated the move was part of routine personnel [...]	2009-11-25 08:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCOR ECON ID
09JAKARTA1946	PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH FAILS TO QUELL GROWING CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono failed to regain control over two major scandals in his public response to a fact-finding team,s recommendations on how to proceed. The team, appointed by Yudhoyono, had recommended that the President take clear action regarding police and pr [...]	2009-11-25 08:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KJUS KCOR SNAR ID
09JAKARTA1947	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns, Embassy Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role in Southeast Asia and the Muslim world. Indonesia has held successful, f [...]	2009-11-25 09:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MARR ID
09JAKARTA1949	MCC VISIT: NOW IS THE TIME FOR INTENSE WORK [...] (U) SUMMARY. The MCC visit has successfully refocused Indonesian attention on a MCC Compact. Meetings with key ministers, the local Indonesian technical team, and many experts provided valuable input as well as allowed sharing of the requirements and timeline for a Compact. However, work is ju [...]	2009-11-25 10:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID
09JAKARTA1950	SBY SUCCUMBS TO PRESSURE TO FORM COMMITTEE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian Parliament's move to investigate the government bail-out of Bank Century highlighted potential fault lines in President Yudhoyono's legislative coalition and stoked public discontent with Yudhoyono's response to several national corruption scandals. On November 1 [...]	2009-11-25 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EFIN KCOR ID
09JAKARTA1956	Mission Indonesia Nominees for Presidential Summit on [...] (SBU) Post, in response to reftel, offers the following ten nominees to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington: -- Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, Director, PT Widjajatunggal Sejahtera; Ranked 50th most powerful woman in Indonesia; runs a multi-million dollar conglomerate; [...]	2009-11-30 09:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID
09JAKARTA196	ACEH PRE-ELECTION VIOLENCE ESCALATES [...] (SBU) Summary. Two shootings in as many days have killed two members of the Aceh Transition Committee (KPA - the successor organization to the GAM separatist movement) and injured a third on the night of February 3 and the afternoon of February 4. The shootings follow in the wake of an attempt [...]	2009-02-05 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC SOCI ID
09JAKARTA1964	SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY. U.S. Consulate Medan hosted Thanksgiving Day dinner in Padang, West Sumatra, the province struck by a catastrophic earthquake on September 30. ConGen Medan hosted 85 guests including senior government officials, U.S. alumni, high school students, Americans and ordinary citizens w [...]	2009-12-01 10:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV SOCI ID
09JAKARTA1965	BANKING SCANDAL DISTRACTS YUDHOYONO FROM REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Managing public perception and scrutiny regarding the ongoing scandal surrounding the bailout of Bank Century threatens to derail President Yudhoyono,s reform agenda. If unsubstantiated allegations that bailout funds were diverted to his political party or family are confirmed, Y [...]	2009-12-01 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KJUS KCOR SNAR ID
09JAKARTA1967	SAGA ENDS FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSIONERS [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the face of mounting public outrage, Indonesia's Attorney General's Office dropped charges of extortion and abuse of power on December 1 against suspended Corruption Eradication Commissio [...]	2009-12-01 11:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SNAR ID
09JAKARTA1973	PAPUA -- SENSITIVE DATE PASSES WITHOUT MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: December 1, a highly symbolic date to Papuan independence supporters, passed without major incident in Indonesia's sometimes restive eastern provinces. Police detained fifteen demonstrators who had gathered without appropriate permits but none have been charged. Other peaceful [...]	2009-12-02 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SNAR ID
09JAKARTA1995	PROGRESS TOWARD A TERRORISM FINANCING LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 18, 2009, an Indonesian inter-agency drafting team and experts from the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ),the FBI, U.S. Treasury, the UNODC and DOJ OPDAT met in Jakarta to continue work on a terrorism financing law. The current dr [...]	2009-12-04 10:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KTFN EFIN SNAR PHUM ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2009	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM -- HIGH-LEVEL VATICAN OFFICIAL [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Cardinal Tauran, President of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, recently visited Indonesia. The Cardinal highlighted positive Christian-Muslim relations in Indonesia [...]	2009-12-07 10:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF ID
09JAKARTA2012	Organizational Hubris Damages the Indonesian National [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY The row between Indonesian National Police (INP) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has damaged the reputation of Police Chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri and that of the entire INP. Danu [...]	2009-12-08 04:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA2014	KEY ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICALS REINSTATED AS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2015	KEY ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICALS REINSTATED AS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI has issued an order reinstating two key officials to their leadership positions on Indonesia's national anti-corruption commission. The move comes after the Attorney General's off [...]	2009-12-08 11:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2023	ACEH -- FORMER FINNISH PRESIDENT UNDERSCORES NEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish President, on December 9. Ahtisaari--who helped facilitate the 2005 peace accord--commented that the situation in Aceh seemed to be calm and it was positive that the recent elections had gone smoothly. Aceh could not [...]	2009-12-09 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT ECON ID
09JAKARTA2026	INDONESIANS RALLY TO SUPPORT ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Largely peaceful rallies were held throughout Indonesia to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9. The turnout was far lower than originally predicted. Civil society remain [...]	2009-12-10 09:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2027	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Jakarta warmly welcomes your visit. Ten years of political and economic reform have made Indonesia democratic, stable, and increasingly confident about its leadership role in Southeast [...]	2009-12-10 09:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL ID
09JAKARTA2032	PARLIAMENTARY REFORM -- STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Regional Representatives Assembly (DPD),the country's legislative upper chamber or "Senate," is taking steps to bolster its credibility and power. The DPD, which was established in [...]	2009-12-11 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA2033	G/TIP -- URGENT NEED TO REFORM INDONESIAN LABOR [...] This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 6. 2. SUMMARY: The Indonesian Working Group on Labor Migration (IWGLM) is seeking International Organization for Migration (IOM) assistance in reforming Indonesian Labor Law 34 on the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers. Th [...]	2009-12-11 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF ID
09JAKARTA2034	Peace Corps Agreement Signed With Indonesia [...] (SBU) Undersecretary for Political Affairs William Burns signed a Peace Corps agreement with Deputy Minister Bambang Sutedjo of Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency (BAPENAS) on December 11th. The agreement opens the way for Peace Corps to establish a program in Indonesia after a [...]	2009-12-14 00:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID USAID PREL PGOV CPAS ID
09JAKARTA204	COUNTERTERRORISM -- PROMOTING DERADICALIZATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Counterterrorism experts from across Indonesia led a training workshop on strategies for deradicalizing terrorists, February 2-4. Mission, using an INL-funded grant, was one of four co-sponsors of the workshop, which was held at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperatio [...]	2009-02-06 08:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ID
09JAKARTA205	ROHINGYA IN EAST ACEH RECOVERING FROM ORDEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Consulate Medan staff brought sports equipment in a February 5 visit to the East Aceh site camp of the 198 Rohingya that were rescued off of the coast of Aceh on February 3. The Rohingya seemed to be recovering from their ordeal well thanks to efforts by local officials, the Ind [...]	2009-02-06 08:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF SOCI ID
09JAKARTA2052	PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY LOSES CREDIBILITY AS FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament's inquiry into the government's bailout of Bank Century is losing credibility as it escalates into a political in-fight between technocrat Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and wealthy businessman and Golkar Party leader Aburizal Bakrie. Mulyani's claims that the Golkar [...]	2009-12-15 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID ECON EFIN
09JAKARTA2058	CENTRAL JAVA -- GOI PRESSES ANTI-TERROR EFFORT IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Mission team visited Solo, Central Java, December 14-15. Authorities underscored that the GOI is keeping up the pressure on extremists. This follows the police shoot-out in the Solo region on September 17 which resulted in the killing of Noordin M. Top. Top was the leader of [...]	2009-12-16 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2069	U/S BURNS'S DECEMBER 11, 2009 MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) December 11, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Vice Presidential Palace; Jakarta, Indonesia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary William Burns Ambassador Cameron R. Hume, Embassy Jakarta Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ted Osius, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy [...]	2009-12-17 09:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV EAID OVIP ID
09JAKARTA2070	PAPUAN SEPARATIST LEADER KELLY KWALIK REPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian police reportedly killed well-known Papuan separatist leader Kelly Kwalik during a December 16 shootout. Kwalik is widely believed to have been involved in a series of shootings that targeted the Papua operations of U.S. mining company Freeport-McMoRan, including a 2 [...]	2009-12-17 09:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL PGOV PNAT ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2073	CHINA DEEPENS ITS ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary. China is deepening its economic influence in Indonesia, through major deals in energy and resources, as well as the impending entry into force of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on January 1. Bumi Resources, Indonesia's largest coal miner and owned by the family of Golkar c [...]	2009-12-17 10:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EMIN EPET PGOV ID CH
09JAKARTA2092	ROHINGYA MOVED FROM ACEH TO MEDAN, AWAIT NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian authorities transferred 190 Rohingya to Medan from Aceh on December 17, where many had spent nearly a year in one of two camps located in East Aceh and on Wei Island. The arrival of the Rohingya was rejected by communities at two original sites intended for their relo [...]	2009-12-22 09:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF SOCI ID
09JAKARTA2093	PAPUA--SEPARATIST'S FUNERAL PASSES PEACEFULLY BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Timika region of south-central Papua remains tense following the funeral of well-known separatist leader Kelly Kwalik who died in a shootout with police. Some local leaders have condemned the police action and maintained that Kwalik was not involved in violent separatist ac [...]	2009-12-22 10:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT ASEC ID
09JAKARTA2104	Mission Indonesia Promotes Entrepreneurship [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Jakarta actively engages in promoting entrepreneurship as a means to strengthen ties with high-impact economic actors in Indonesia. This key group of stakeholders has the potential to positively shape and influence economic and political governance. Efforts to date hav [...]	2009-12-28 07:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID
09JAKARTA2105	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION -- DISCUSSING RELIGIOUS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 22, IO/HRS Director Keshap held a constructive meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Multi-lateral Affairs Ambassador Rezlan Ishar Jenie to explore ways to s [...]	2009-12-28 08:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KISL EDRC ID
09JAKARTA2113	S/R PANDITH'S DECEMBER 15-16 VISIT TO INDONESIA [...] (U) The following messages is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her December 15-16 visit to Indonesia, Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith spoke about President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's vision of U.S. grassroot [...]	2009-12-29 10:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL KISL ID
09JAKARTA2122	DEATH OF FORMER INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ABDURRAHMAN [...] (U) The following message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's fourth president and a champion of democracy, diversity and human rights, Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid died in Jakarta on December 30 at the age of 69. Gus Dur--who had suf [...]	2009-12-31 05:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ID
09JAKARTA219	GOI PRESSES CORRUPTION CASE INVOLVING PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has formally charged Aulia Pohon, father-in-law of President Yudhoyono's eldest son, and three other former central bank officials with corruption. The former central bank officials were indicted for their roles in the alleged misuse of approximately $ [...]	2009-02-09 08:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA223	ACEH -- STEPS TO PROMOTE SMOOTH ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Upcoming legislative elections have the potential to consolidate democracy in Aceh or to polarize communities. Recent incidents of politically-linked violence and breakdowns in law and order have created tensions not [...]	2009-02-09 10:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ID
09JAKARTA239	GOI RACKS UP THREE MORE TERRORIST CONVICTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta court has sentenced three Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists to eight to nine years in prison. The sentences given to the JI operatives were lower than what prosecutors had requested, but the three had cooperated and the sentences were consistent with Indonesian practice. [...]	2009-02-10 09:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA24	PRESIDENT'S PARTY TAKES EARLY LEAD IN POLLS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) is leading in early polls for Indonesia's April national legislative election. PD has become the most popular party only recently, taking a lead on more established parties. PD's rise mirrors that of President Yudhoyono who--facing r [...]	2009-01-07 08:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA240	Washington Issues for Upcoming SecState Visit to Indonesia [...] There are three outstanding issues in Washington, which, if positively addressed, will make the Secretary's trip to Indonesia more successful: the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps; and, a Science and Technology agreement. Positive news that Washington is moving forward on these to [...]	2009-02-10 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL TPHY PGOV ID
09JAKARTA246	THE "AIR WAR" -- TV AD CAMPAIGN HEATS UP AHEAD OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political parties are funding huge amounts of television advertisements ahead of the national legislative elections in April. So far, President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) has placed the most ads and its air campaign has been an important factor in moving up PD's poll numb [...]	2009-02-11 09:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA249	KOSOVO -- BRIEFING INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has brieed GOI officials re Kosovo using latest points. Kosovo is a sensitive issue for Indonesia given its history of separatist movements and GOI interlocutors reiterated Indonesia's firm opposition to territorial separation in principle. In view of this, Mission advi [...]	2009-02-12 08:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ICJ KV ID
09JAKARTA252	ROHINGYAS -- INDONESIA WORKING WITH UNHCR, PUSHING [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The GOI will soon grant access to UNHCR to the nearly 400 Rohingya boat people rescued by Indonesian authorities off the coast of Aceh in January-February. UNHCR and IOM personnel met with the GOI to present a plan fo [...]	2009-02-12 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ID BM
09JAKARTA255	ILLEGAL LOGGING: 5 INDONESIAN OFFICIALS, 19 OTHERS [...] (U) Summary: The recent convictions of 24 suspects including three police officers reflect the Government of Indonesia's sincere effort to combat illegal logging. Enforcement has had a clear dampening effect on illegal logging activity, although forest conservation remains a major challenge. [...]	2009-02-13 03:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA257	MALUKU: VILLAGE FEUDS FUELED BY TRADITION, NOT [...] (C) Summary: Sporadic fighting between two Muslim villages in Maluku province ended February 6 when village heads restored calm at the urging of Maluku,s Vice Governor. This long-standing dispute on the island of Haruku re-ignited on January 24 and resulted in one death, many injuries, and t [...]	2009-02-13 06:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PGOV KISL PTER ID
09JAKARTA26	IN ANNUAL SPEECH, FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a review of Indonesian foreign policy priorities, Foreign Minister Wirajuda portrayed Indonesia as a "bridge and consensus builder" and defender of fundamental principles, particularly in the United Nations. He highlighted Indonesia's role as a key emerging economy and a voi [...]	2009-01-07 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA262	PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO REVIEWS THE SECRETARY'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono requested a meeting with the Ambassador on February 13 to discuss the Secretary's upcoming trip to Indonesia. Yudhoyono is pleased that the Secretary will stop in Jakarta on her first official trip. He plans to engage the Secretary on ways to move U.S.-Indon [...]	2009-02-13 11:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY ID
09JAKARTA271	INDONESIAN ELECTIONS EXPECTED TO BE LARGELY [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's 2009 national elections are expected to be largely peaceful. A tradition of peaceful elections, government-opposition relations that are not strained and effective law enfor [...]	2009-02-17 10:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS ID
09JAKARTA3	INDONESIA -- 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following is a revised draft text of the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Indonesia. The amended text contains additional information on DS/ATA's success in working with the Indonesian National P [...]	2009-01-02 04:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA30	CORRUPTION UPDATE - KEY CONVICTIONS IN BI [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Anti-Corruption Court sentenced two former legislators to prison for their roles in the 2003 Bank Indonesia corruption scandal. So far several high-level GOI officials have been convicted fo [...]	2009-01-08 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA300	DRAFT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On February 20, we delivered the draft S&T agreement during a meeting with Ministry of Research and Technology (MENRISTEK) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials. A MENRISTEK official noted that Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman is anxious to conclude the S & T agreement prior to Presidenti [...]	2009-02-20 11:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PREL TPHY ID
09JAKARTA308	VP KALLA ANNOUNCES HE MAY RUN FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian Vice President Kalla has announced that he may run for president in the July 2009 election. In making the announcement, Kalla was responding to demands from within his Golkar party that it field its own candidate. President Yudhoyono--already a candidate--responded [...]	2009-02-23 09:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA310	Opportunity for President Obama to Address World Islamic [...] (SBU) Conference organizers for the 5th World Islamic Economic Forum held in Jakarta on March 2-3 have requested that President Obama deliver taped video remarks during the Forum's opening ceremony. The Forum's key themes are the global financial crisis, alternative energy, and food security. [...]	2009-02-23 10:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV PREL ID
09JAKARTA332	PAPUAN REGION PREPARES FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua are gearing up for the national legislative elections on April 9. While the situation has been calm and is expected to remain largely peaceful, long-standing Papuan resentment over perceived political marginalization lurks b [...]	2009-02-26 09:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA335	ASEAN SECRETARY-GENERAL THANKS SECRETARY CLINTON [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 09:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEAN PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA337	ACEH -- PROGRESS TOWARD PEACEFUL ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission is promoting free and peaceful April legislative elections in Aceh amid a tense pre-election climate. The Ambassador discussed Aceh in meetings with President Yudhoyono and with former Finnish president Martti [...]	2009-02-26 11:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ID
09JAKARTA346	PROTECTION FOR ROHINGYAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has thanked the GOI for its efforts to provide protection to the Rohingya boat people who have been rescued in Indonesian waters. GOI officials reiterated their commitment to addressing the Rohingya's humanitarian needs and working with the UN High Commissioner for Refug [...]	2009-02-27 10:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ID BM
09JAKARTA349	IRAQ -- REVIEWING U.S. POLICY WITH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed the President's commitment to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by August 31, 2010, with key Indonesian officials. They welcomed the USG's initiative and said they hoped it would lead to greater security for the Iraqi people. Indonesia has not yet decided [...]	2009-03-02 08:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ID IZ
09JAKARTA355	PRESIDENT'S PARTY POLLS WELL BUT GRASSROOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) is doing well in public opinion surveys, thanks in part to a successful media strategy. Although it seems poised to do well in the national legislative elections slated for April 9, questions persist about the strength of its grassroots [...]	2009-03-02 10:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA37	LEAHY VETTING RESULTS FOR INDONESIAN MARINE POLICE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission responded positively to ref C/ref A request for Leahy vetting of the Indonesian Marine Police. There are no reports or allegations of gross human rights violations committed by the Indonesian Marine Poli [...]	2009-01-09 07:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SNAR ID
09JAKARTA370	YEMENI PRESIDENT'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS LONGSTANDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's February 28-March 3 visit to Jakarta highlighted the longstanding ties shared by the two countries. Saleh also participated in the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF),a gathering of economic leaders from the Muslim world. The visit also c [...]	2009-03-03 10:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID YM
09JAKARTA375	MAINSTREAM MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS STAY NEUTRAL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's two large mainstream Muslim organizations, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, have maintained their historically neutral political postures ahead of this year's national elections. Despite their proclaimed neutrality, many of their leaders and members are inten [...]	2009-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ID
09JAKARTA385	IMET HELPING DEFENSE REFORM IN INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program for Indonesia is money well spent. Reinstated after the lifting of sanctions in 2005, IMET is one of the key tools at our disposal for transforming the Indonesian military into a more professional force. Indonesia [...]	2009-03-05 04:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PGOV ID
09JAKARTA39	BURMESE AND BANGLADESHI REFUGEES IN ACEH [...] Summary. 177 Burmese and 16 Bangladeshi refugees were rescued by Indonesian fisherman off of the island of Sabang in Aceh after drifting through the Indian Ocean for nearly a week. The refugees were bound for Malaysia and are currently at a naval base at Sabang pending a decision from the Indo [...]	2009-01-09 10:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF ID
09JAKARTA391	INDONESIA: A RECIPE FOR PROTECTIONISM [...] (C) Summary: Global economic turmoil, electoral politics and latent economic nationalism have created a climate conducive to protectionist policies. Indonesia has instituted a series of economic measures in recent months that, at a minimum, go against the spirit of its G-20 commitment to res [...]	2009-03-05 09:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ID PGOV
09JAKARTA392	YUDHOYONO CONSIDERS REPLACING ACEH MILITARY [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY. President Yudhoyono is struggling with how and when to replace the hardline Aceh Regional Military Commander, Major General Sunarko. The only question is whether this happens before or after the April 9 national legi [...]	2009-03-05 10:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ID
09JAKARTA396	PAPUA -- TENTATIVE NEW EFFORTS TO ADDRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Residents of eastern Indonesia's Papua and West Papua provinces remain frustrated at their region's relative economic and political marginalization. Many Papuans feel the province's Special Autonomy Law has so far failed to deliver promised economic benefits or given them a gre [...]	2009-03-06 08:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA398	INDONESIA - MARCH 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 3, Bayu Krisnamurthi, head of the National Committee for Avian Influenza Control and Pandemic Preparedness (KOMNAS) announced that Indonesia has had four cases of bird flu since the beginning of 2009. However, Ministry of Health (MOH)officials have not provided permissi [...]	2009-03-06 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KLIG
09JAKARTA4	GOI CRITICIZED FOR HAJJ MIS-MANAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has come under criticism for its performance during the recent Hajj season. Pilgrims assert that arrangements they had paid for were not made and that there was corruption in the way officials used funds. Problems related to the Hajj are endemic in Indonesia, though a 2 [...]	2009-01-02 08:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KCOR ID
09JAKARTA40	CHARGE DISCUSSES BILATERAL ISSUES WITH KEY GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge discussed important bilateral issues with a key GOI official on January 7. He said that the USG looked forward to discussing President Yudhoyono's proposal for a Strategic Partnership. He also urged Indonesia to move forward on a bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreem [...]	2009-01-09 10:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ID
09JAKARTA416	Indonesian corruption prosecutors experience first-hand how [...] (SBU) Summary: Twelve prosecutors from the Indonesian Attorney General's Office Anti-Corruption Task Force participated in an INL-supported one-week study visit to learn how the U.S. investigates and prosecutes public corruption cases. The delegation, led by DOJ/OPDAT Resident Legal Advisor (R [...]	2009-03-10 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA434	PRESIDENT'S PARTY IN GOOD POSITION AHEAD OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on public opinion surveys and what we are hearing, President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) is performing very strongly as Indonesia heads towards its April 9 national legislative elections. There remains a real question whether the party has the grassroots network neede [...]	2009-03-12 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA45	CENTRAL JAVA RAMPS UP FOR APRIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C and Pol/FSN visited Central Java, Indonesia's third-largest province by population, January 8-9. Contacts were focused on the campaign for the April national legislative elections. The general view is that the opposition Indonesian Party of Democratic Struggle (PDI-P) wi [...]	2009-01-12 05:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PTER ID
09JAKARTA457	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN SEASON KICKS OFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The official campaign for the April Indonesian national legislative elections has kicked off in earnest. Starting from March 16, parties are free to hold large rallies and fly large banners (up until now parties have been running ads, but were not engaged in mass mobilization). [...]	2009-03-16 08:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA458	Ambassador Hume Visits Rohingya Refugees in Aceh [...] (SBU) On March 7, Ambassador Hume visited the 193 Rohingya boat people on Wei island off Aceh's northern tip. The Rohingya refugees are housed on the Sabang Naval base, a large compound with good access control and adequate space. Although the camp is technically off limits to unauthorized pe [...]	2009-03-16 08:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF ID
09JAKARTA459	Ambassador Hume Discusses Election Plans with Acehnese [...] (U) Summary: In early March Ambassador Hume met with senior Acehnese political and security officials including the governor and the provincial police chief to discuss the upcoming legislative elections and the Mission's plan to dispatch personnel to the province to observe the situation. Go [...]	2009-03-16 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF ID
09JAKARTA467	AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE -- INDONESIA CONSIDERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged Indonesia to attend the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan in the Hague, per reftel instructions. The Indonesian government is reviewing the matter but has not yet finalized attendance. The Dutch Embassy here told us they expect that FM Wirajuda [...]	2009-03-17 05:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN ID AF
09JAKARTA468	COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP -- SENIOR INDONESIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is preparing a draft Comprehensive Partnership joint statement and hopes to begin discussions soon in Jakarta. A delegation of senior GOI officials will visit Washington in April for further discussions. FM Wirajuda plans to visit Washington in May an [...]	2009-03-17 05:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA477	INDONESIA - NON-REPORTING OF AVIAN INFLUENZA AND [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Indonesia has not officially confirmed any cases of human H5N1 infection since January 22, 2009, despite numerous reports of human avian influenza cases. One March 3 press report quoted Bayu Krisnamurthi, Chief Executive of [...]	2009-03-17 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
09JAKARTA479	POLICE INSPECTOR CALLS FOR RENEWED INVESTIGATION [...] (C) On March 16, Retired East Java Police Chief (Kapolda) Inspector General Herman Surjadi Sumawiredja told Pol/C and Director ICITAP Indonesia that he was extremely concerned about voting fraud in East Java's recent gubernatorial elections and informed them he was going public with informatio [...]	2009-03-17 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA487	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- COURT RULING CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent Constitutional Court ruling allows Indonesian voters--not political parties--to directly choose their representatives in the April 9 national legislative elections. This has significantly changed the dynamic of the campaign. Party elites contesting the election are no [...]	2009-03-18 09:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA488	BURMESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS JAKARTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein met with President Yudhoyono, VP Kalla and key ministers during a March 16-17 visit to Jakarta. Yudhoyono stressed the need for concrete progress toward political reform and for credible elections in 2010. Sein acknowledged concerns regarding [...]	2009-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID BM
09JAKARTA495	KEY PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER FAVORS FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Presidential Adviser for International Affairs Dino Djalal (protect) told Embassy March 17 that he hopes that President Yudhoyono will pick Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as his vice presidential candidate. Djalal is very confident that the President will win re-election. 2. (C [...]	2009-03-19 08:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA497	COUNTERTERRORISM -- INDONESIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is making progress in combating terrorism and 2008 marked the third year without a major terrorist attack. Police surveillance, raids and arrests reduced militants' ability to plan and carry out attacks. Legal institutions effectively prosecuted ringl [...]	2009-03-19 09:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA5	GAZA -- INDONESIA REACTS TO ISRAELI MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI and Indonesian Muslim groups have strongly condemned ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza. Hard-line groups have called for volunteer fighters to go to Gaza, but the Indonesian government has vowed to prevent this. The GOI is sending a medical relief team to the [...]	2009-01-02 09:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC KISL ID IS
09JAKARTA512	ALLEGED EAST JAVA VOTER FRAUD SPARKS NATIONAL [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Accusations of widespread voting fraud in East Java's recent gubernatorial elections are sparking concerns about the credibility of the upcoming national legislative elections, scheduled for April 9. On Ma [...]	2009-03-20 10:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR ID
09JAKARTA515	HEALTH MINISTER WANTS TO EXPAND COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
09JAKARTA517	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- NEW THRESHOLD RULE [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Indonesian electoral rules require that a party win at least 2.5% of the national vote in order to enter Parliament. Before this rule, there was effectively no limit. Looking ahead at the April 9 legislative elections, it seems likely that a number of relatively well-known [...]	2009-03-20 10:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA52	BURMESE AND BANGLADESHI REFUGEES IN ACEH [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Over 190 Burmese and Bangladeshi refugees continue to be housed in an Indonesian military camp in Sabang off the coast of Aceh in north-western Sumatra Island. The GOI is reviewing what to do about the refugees who wer [...]	2009-01-12 09:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ID
09JAKARTA520	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- PRESIDENT,S PARTY REMAINS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to the latest public opinion surveys, President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) remains solidly in the lead ahead of Indonesia's national legislative elections on April 9. Yudhoyono's well-recei [...]	2009-03-23 10:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID

09JAKARTA521	PAPUAN SEPARATIST LEADER RETURNS TO INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime Papuan separatist leader Nicholas Jouwe has visited Indonesia after over forty years of self-imposed exile in the Netherlands. He held talks with senior Indonesian officials in Jakarta and visited Papua where he reportedly welcomed GOI efforts to improve conditions. J [...]	2009-03-23 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA526	COUNTERTERRORISM -- GOI DERADICALIZATION EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's deradicalization program owes much to the personal commitment of several key police officials. Along with the primary goal of intelligence collection, deradicalization aims to change the mind-set of terrorists and reintegrate them into society after their release fr [...]	2009-03-24 04:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV PTER ASEC PREL ID
09JAKARTA530	PAPUA -- ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign is in full swing in the Papuan region of eastern Indonesia ahead of April's national legislative elections. While local election officials admit that logistical challenges in the remote region are daunting, they feel confident they will be ready by election day. Pr [...]	2009-03-24 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA534	GOI ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS RACK UP ANOTHER SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has netted more success in its anti-terror efforts. A Jakarta court has sentenced three members of a Palembang, South Sumatra, terrorist ring to 15 years in jail. This is the maximum sentence allowed by law for the specific offenses, which included a foiled plot to k [...]	2009-03-25 06:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA54	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge raised the proposed U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership with Presidential Advisor Dino Djalal on January 9. Djalal underscored President Yudhoyono's personal interest in the Strategic Partnership and promised the he (Djalal) would work directly with us on the matter. D [...]	2009-01-12 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP ABLD AMGT ID
09JAKARTA553	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- POSITIVE REACTION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since its release a month ago, media reaction to the 2008 Country Report on Human Rights Practices for Indonesia has been relatively muted, with the report only generating several press articles. GOI officials had no public reaction, but several contacts privately welcomed lang [...]	2009-03-27 08:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL ID
09JAKARTA557	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- KEY OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: It's a full court press ahead of April 9, election day for Indonesia's national legislature and other bodies. Working to mobilize its considerable grassroots base, Indonesia's key opposition party, PDI-P, held a large rally on March 24 in Jakarta. Golkar Party is also revving [...]	2009-03-27 09:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA573	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- COURT ALLOWS "QUICK [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ten days before the April 9 legislative elections, the Constitutional Court has decided to allow pollsters to announce "quick count" results on election day. With the GOI set to announce final results only [...]	2009-03-31 09:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ID
09JAKARTA574	INDONESIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- GOOD NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has overcome past tensions to forge a neighborly and increasingly cooperative cross-border relationship with Papua New Guinea (PNG). Although traffic and trade between Indonesia and PNG remains small, Indonesian officials are seeking to expand it. A new border crossin [...]	2009-03-31 10:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ID PP
09JAKARTA578	ACEH -- POLICE ACTION AND DIPLOMATIC OBSERVERS [...] (U) This message coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission has increased its profile in Aceh Province in recent weeks, thus clearly expressing our support for fair and peaceful legislative elections on April 9. The Ambassador has visited twice since February alone. Our [...]	2009-04-01 08:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ID
09JAKARTA582	ASEAN BUILDING ON SUCCESS OF ANTHEM [...] (U) SUMMARY: ASEAN's new anthem has been an overwhelming success. The catchy tune has climbed the charts in all ten Southeast Asia countries and is a favorite selection on karaoke machines throughout the region. To capitalize on this success, the Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariat held a spec [...]	2009-04-01 10:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ASEAN KOMO ID
09JAKARTA59	PAPUA -- COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTIONS FOR RAISING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A court in Papua in eastern Indonesia has upheld a lower court's treason conviction of 12 Papuan activists for raising a banned separatist flag. The court quadrupled the activists' sentences in the process. In other Papua news, alleged members of a separatist group raided a po [...]	2009-01-13 08:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ID
09JAKARTA593	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- POSSIBLE SCENARIOS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's April 9 elections will decide which parties get seats in the national Parliament. Based on a complex system, these elections are also critical in determining who will be the country's next president. If President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) wins a strong plura [...]	2009-04-02 09:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ID
09JAKARTA607	Corruption continues to resonate as key campaign issue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Combating corruption continues to be a popular election campaign message for many Indonesian political parties. Anti-corruption reform and a clean image are critical elements of President Yudhoyono and his Democrat Party's (PD) popularity. The Yudhoyono administration's progress [...]	2009-04-03 09:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL ID
09JAKARTA621	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS -- CAMPAIGN CONCLUDES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The campaign for the national legislative elections officially ended on April 5. A three day "cooling off" period begins today as Indonesia gears up for the elections on April 9. Polls indicate that President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) is still ahead. The President--jus [...]	2009-04-06 10:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA623	U.S.-INDONESIA COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A delegation of senior GOI officials looks forward to discussing the draft of a U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership statement with USG counterparts during an April 14-16 visit to Washington. This [...]	2009-04-06 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KPAO ID
09JAKARTA629	ROHINGYAS TREATED WELL IN INDONESIA, INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an Action Request--see Para 9. It was coordinated with Consulate Medan and is Sensitive but Unclassifed. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs (Deplu) has given the International Organization for Migration (IOM) access for the first time to the second g [...]	2009-04-07 07:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PREF ID BM
09JAKARTA63	GAZA DOMINATES AGENDA AS SYRIAN PM VISITS INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The situation in Gaza dominated Syrian Prime Minister Otri's January 12 visit to Jakarta. Both sides criticized Israel and called for a new UN Security Council resolution. The GOI has also broached the idea of an emergency UNGA meeting to address the situation. Indonesian Pre [...]	2009-01-13 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID SY XF
09JAKARTA633	PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE -- URGING HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia supports the April 17 Japan/World Bank-sponsored Donors' Conference for Pakistan, but has not yet finalized its participation. Underscoring the importance of the conference, Mission has urged the GOI to attend at a senior level and to pledge support for Pakistan. The [...]	2009-04-07 09:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID PK AF JA
09JAKARTA634	PRE-ELECTION TENSIONS IN PAPUA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions have ratcheted up in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua just days before the national legislative elections on April 9. In central Papua, civilians and police sustained injuries on April 5 during a protest by a group that called for a boycott of the elections. The [...]	2009-04-07 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM ID
09JAKARTA643	THREE JEMMAAH ISLAMIYAH-LINKED TERRORISTS GET [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta Court sentenced three terrorists to 12 years in prison on April 7. The three were arrested in a July 2008 raid on a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) safehouse located in South Sumatra. A U.S.-supported task force prosecuted the case. The stiff sentences highlight Ind [...]	2009-04-08 08:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA645	ACEH ELECTIONS BODE PEACEFUL DESPITE INTIMIDATION AND [...] (U) This message was drafted by Consul General Medan. It is Sensitive But Unclassified, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Aceh Party (PA) is poised to win a plurality and possible outright majority in the provincial parliament as well as majoi(ties in several local councils [...]	2009-04-08 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL ASEC ID
09JAKARTA647	INDONESIA READIES FOR APRIL 9 LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election workers are setting up polling stations across the nation as Indonesians gear up to vote in the April 9 national legislative elections. The national Election Commission (KPU)--which faces the daunting task of administering this huge enterprise in the world's third larg [...]	2009-04-08 10:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA653	LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS IN PAPUA -- LARGELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Election day for Indonesia's national legislative elections was largely orderly and peaceful in Papua on April 9. Scattered incidents resulted in five deaths, however, as pro-independence groups attacked a police post near the provincial capital of Jayapura while small clashes [...]	2009-04-09 09:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM ID
09JAKARTA654	ACEH ELECTIONS SMOOTH AND PEACEFUL [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Polling in Aceh was smooth and calm on election day, despite tensions and intimidation in the run-up to the legislative elections. Security was tight, wi [...]	2009-04-09 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ID
09JAKARTA656	SUCCESSFUL INDONESIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's legislative elections proceeded in a largely peaceful, orderly manner despite a few isolated incidents in Papua and Aceh. Emboffs and NGO observers at sites across the country sent in reports on the voting process, which seemed slow but smooth. Some preliminary "qu [...]	2009-04-09 11:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA657	ACEH PEACE BOLSTERED BY ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Aceh Province confounded those worried about violence on election day by carrying out legislative elections notable only for lack of incident. Early info [...]	2009-04-10 05:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ID
09JAKARTA658	PRESIDENT'S PARTY SET TO WIN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As quick counts crystallize the day after the April 9 national legislative elections, it appears that President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) will emerge victorious. PD easily tops the list [...]	2009-04-10 05:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA664	INDONESIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS FREE AND FAIR [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consuls General Surabaya and Medan. It is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Observers are calling Indonesia's third democratic legislative elections free and fair despite limited logistical difficulties, several [...]	2009-04-13 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA665	YUDHOYONO WINS MANDATE TO PURSUE REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) apparent outright victory in the April 9 national legislative elections, Yudhoyono is positioned to push ahead on his reform agenda. He has the upper hand, stating that parties which want to join his next coalition will need to sig [...]	2009-04-13 10:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA666	PAPUA -- INCIDENTS FUEL POST-ELECTION TENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two additional incidents, including one fatality, have added to post-election tensions in Papua. Although five people are now confirmed dead in the series of incidents, the security forces have pledged a tough but measured response. Papuans are increasingly calling for a dialog [...]	2009-04-13 10:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM ID
09JAKARTA679	MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER SUPARI [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari told Ambassador Hume she welcomes a meeting with Avian Influenza Special Representative Robert Loftis and hopes that remaining sample sharing concerns will be resolved at the World Health Assembly in May. Ambassador briefed her on USG health [...]	2009-04-15 09:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO AMED EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
09JAKARTA68	TERRORISM FINANCE -- GOI RESPONSE RE DESIGNATION [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see Para five. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed with the GOI the U.S. designation of the Waad Project--a Lebanon-based Hizballah-run construction company--as a terrorist organization. Our contact asked whether the USG intended to [...]	2009-01-14 07:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN LE ID
09JAKARTA681	PAPUA -- SUSPICIOUS FIRE ADDS TO ALREADY TENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A suspicious fire at the Papua Provincial Election Commission on April 14 has added to tensions in a a province already hit by pre-election violence. Electric company officials said the fire was an accident but Papuans--including Governor Suebu--are skeptical. NGOs and other ac [...]	2009-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA687	PAPUA -- SEPARATISTS KILL POLICE IN REMOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Separatists killed one police officer and wounded six others in a remote highland area of Papua province in eastern Indonesia on April 15. Police blamed a faction of the Papua Freedom Movement (OPM) but would not confirm that the attack was linked to a recent spate of violent i [...]	2009-04-16 09:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA69	WHO'S IN CHARGE OF INDONESIA'S ECONOMIC POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian economic policy lacks clear leadership and institutional coordination. While Indonesia's macroeconomic response to the financial crisis has been generally strong, high profile Ministerial disputes highlight the tensions between economic technocrats, who believe in rul [...]	2009-01-14 08:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ID PGOV
09JAKARTA690	INDONESIA TRANSMITS ITS FIRST MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 13, 2009, Indonesia transmitted its first competent mutual legal assistance request to the U.S. for computer evidence relating to a corruption investigation. This request was a breakthrough because until now the formal Indonesian mutual legal assistance request regime h [...]	2009-04-17 05:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR ID
09JAKARTA692	INDONESIAN SUPREME COURT RULES DECISIVELY IN FAVOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indonesian Supreme Court ruled in favor of TIME magazine in the $110 million TIME-Suharto libel case on April 16. The Supreme Court said there was no violation of the press code of ethics, applying press law as opposed to its August 2007 civil law decision. This Supreme Cou [...]	2009-04-17 07:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ID KJUS PGOV
09JAKARTA698	BALI PROCESS REINVIGORATED, SEEKS ANSWERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The April 14-15 Bali Process Ministerial Conference established a reinvigorated ad hoc mechanism for member countries to raise transnational issues, which could address the Rohingya problem. Another breakthrough was the attendance of a senior Burmese official. While the Rohing [...]	2009-04-17 11:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ID BM PHUM
09JAKARTA699	ACEH: SLOW VOTE COUNTING FEEDS COMPLAINTS AND INSTABILITY [...] Summary. While election results in Aceh are being tabulated as quickly as in other provinces, the stakes and tension level is much higher given the expected victory of the Aceh Party (PA) at the provincial parliament (DPRA) level and in a majority of district councils (DPRK). The past week has [...]	2009-04-20 00:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ID
09JAKARTA70	INDONESIA-AUSTRALIA SIGN MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian and Australian defense chiefs have signed a working-level understanding on cooperation between their defense forces. The nonbinding "Statement of Joint Understandings" is intended to be supplemented later by a broader, ministerial-level policy document on defense coo [...]	2009-01-14 09:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ID AS
09JAKARTA701	SBY TAKES STOCK: ACEH RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY (BRR) ENDS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR),created in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, formally ended its 4-year mandate in a ceremony held in Banda Aceh on April 15. Over the course of its existence BRR built or rebuilt nearly 140,000 homes, 3,7 [...]	2009-04-20 09:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI ID
09JAKARTA702	COORDINATING MINISTER REVIEWS COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a report to Indonesia's parliament, Coordinating Minister Widodo Adi Sucipto highlighted Indonesia's 2008 counterterrorism successes and looked forward to improvements in 2009. Sucipto described the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) approach to counterterrorism and evaluated l [...]	2009-04-20 09:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA706	RELATIONS WITH INDONESIAN NAVY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Indonesian navy-navy relationship has improved enormously in the past two years. When senior U.S. Navy leaders come to Indonesia to participate in the Fleet Review in August, they will find a new willingness to listen and engage. Cooperation is still less robust than [...]	2009-04-21 11:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV MASS ID
09JAKARTA709	ISLAMIC PARTIES FAIL TO CATCH UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic-oriented parties' support declined in April 9 parliamentary elections, with quick count results indicating they received only a combined 28 percent of the vote. These results represented a 10-point drop from the previous two national elections. Internal divisions, corru [...]	2009-04-22 06:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ID
09JAKARTA71	TERRORIST TRIALS BEGIN IN JAKARTA [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The trials of ten alleged terrorists have begun in Jakarta. The ten suspects were arrested in Palembang, South Sumatra, in July 2008. The suspects are linked to the terrorist Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and other Muslim h [...]	2009-01-14 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA712	GOLKAR ANNOUNCEMENT MUDDIES PRESIDENTIAL PLAYING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise pre-emptive move to salvage his political career, Vice President Jusuf Kalla on April 22 maneuvered the Golkar Central Board into announcing that Golkar will not run with President Yudhoyono's Partai Democrat (PD). The Board authorized Kalla, who as Golkar General C [...]	2009-04-22 10:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA713	COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP -- SENIOR GOI OFFICIAL [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) SUMMARY: FM Wirajuda's planned June visit to Washington was the next key moment to advance our Comprehensive Partnership, a senior GOI official told Ambassador Hume on April 22. That visit would allow Wirajuda [...]	2009-04-22 11:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ID
09JAKARTA719	GOLKAR SPLITS WITH YUDHOYONO, PRESIDENT NOT WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Golkar Party decided at its April 23 Leaders Meeting to give Party Chairman Yusuf Kalla a mandate to form a coalition to run for President. This face saving mandate will be very difficult for Kalla to carry out though since nearly all the potential coalition parties are already [...]	2009-04-23 11:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA724	VP ADVISER REVIEWS ONGOING POLITICAL MANEUVERING [...] (C) Pol/C met April 24 with Gembong Prijono, one of Vice President Jusuf Kalla's closest advisers. Prijono confirmed that Vice President Kalla was prepared to run for president against President Yudhoyono in the July 8 election, adding "it is too late for their alliance -- there is basically [...]	2009-04-24 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA727	JAKARTA COURT CONVICTS FOUR MORE JI-LINKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate trials, a Jakarta Court has convicted four members of the so-called "Palembang Group" of terrorist-related offenses. The court delivered prison sentences ranging from four to 12 years. The four terrorists were arrested in a July 2008 raid on a suspected Jemaah [...]	2009-04-24 08:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA729	KEY PARTY DIVIDED ON DECISION NOT TO LINK WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid a flood of reports and rumors about party jockeying, a deeply divided Golkar Party is scrambling to regroup after its April 23 decision to split from President Yudhoyono ahead of the July 8 presidential election. VP and Party Chair Jusuf Kalla is trying to remain in contro [...]	2009-04-24 10:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA732	PAPUA -- ICRC WORKS TO RENEGOTIATE AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working with the GOI to renegotiate its operational agreement for activities in the restive region of Papua in eastern Indonesia. Pending the outcome of the discussions which focus on whether the ICRC should have field offi [...]	2009-04-27 03:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ID
09JAKARTA736	SENIOR OFFICIAL PUBLICLY ENDORSES COMPREHENSIVE [...] A senior official in the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs has publicly endorsed the idea of a new partnership between the United States and Indonesia. Retno L.P. Marsudi, Director General for America and Europe, made the endorsement in an opinion piece in the English-language Jakarta [...]	2009-04-27 09:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA744	PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO CONSOLIDATES SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 26, President Yudhoyono officially accepted the nomination of his party, Partai Demokrat (PD),to seek a second-term. Since the April 9 parliamentary election, Yudhoyono and PD have been consolidating support from smaller parties. Should all this support pan out, the [...]	2009-04-28 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA759	INDONESIA/TIP -- MORE PROGRESS AS PROSECUTIONS AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: This message updates the 2009 Indonesia Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report, providing updated law enforcement data for 2008. This data documents sharp increases in arrest, prosecution and convic [...]	2009-04-29 08:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KWMN PREL ID
09JAKARTA760	COUNTERTERRORISM -- INDONESIA CONVICTS THREE MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Jakarta court has convicted three terrorists, including an Afghan-trained Singaporean national with links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader Mas Selamat Kastari. The three were members of the so-called "Palembang Group" and were arrested during a July 2008 raid on a suspected JI [...]	2009-04-29 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC ID
09JAKARTA763	INDONESIA SUPPORTS ADB GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE, [...] (U) Indonesian officials expressed strong agreement with the proposed 200 percent General Capital Increase (GCI) for the Asian Development Bank and welcomed U.S. support for the GCI. Increased resources for the ADB remain a government of Indonesia priority and has assumed greater importance a [...]	2009-04-30 08:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ID
09JAKARTA764	PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO TO NAME VP RUNNING MATE SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is rife with speculation about whom President Yudhoyono might choose as his vice presidential running mate for the July presidential election. The President--who is keeping his cards close to his chest--has announced that he will make the pick by May 10. Names that ke [...]	2009-04-30 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA767	PAPUA -- AMID ONGOING TENSIONS, ARMY RIOT QUICKLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: An army battalion in Jayapura--the capital of restive Papua Province in eastern Indonesia--rioted when their commander ordered them to pay for the burial expenses of a fellow soldier. Sources told us that the commander was widely suspected of skimming money from the funds alloca [...]	2009-04-30 10:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MARR ID
09JAKARTA773	GOOD GOVERNANCE ANTIDOTE TO RADICALISM IN SOLO, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In 2001, radical Muslim hooligans roamed the streets of Solo City, Central Java, threatening to "sweep" all Western tourists from hotels. The Ambassador recently strolled down those same streets, experiencing a rejuvenated and welcoming city. Although pockets of radicalism sti [...]	2009-05-01 09:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER KISL ID
09JAKARTA778	ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION CHAIR SUSPENDED OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chair of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK),Antasari Azhar, has been suspended from duty amid shocking and lurid allegations that he was involved in the murder of an Indonesian businessman. After the Attorney General's Office publicly linked Azhar to the mu [...]	2009-05-04 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR KCRM ID
09JAKARTA779	STAGE SEEMS SET FOR THREE-WAY RACE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: VP Jusuf Kalla on May 1 announced that Wiranto (one name only),a former general and leader of the Hanura Party, will run with him in the July presidential election. This lackluster partnership has little chance of winning and many in Kalla's Golkar Party do not support it. Wit [...]	2009-05-04 10:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA783	ACEH ELECTION RESULTS REINFORCE THE PEACE PROCESS [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Aceh Province passed a major test for sustainable peace with the widespread acceptance of official election results for the April elections. Based on the results, the party of former separatists, Partai Aceh (PA),got [...]	2009-05-05 09:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL ID
09JAKARTA785	ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST TWO FORMER GENERALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian activists are protesting the involvement in politics of two former generals who are accused of past human rights violations. The two, Prabowo Subianto and Wiranto (one name only),head new parties which did well enough to enter Parliament in the April elections. Both [...]	2009-05-05 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ID
09JAKARTA804	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR'S INSIGHTS ON POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 5 meeting with DepPol/C, Presidential Advisor T.B. Silalahi said President Yudhoyono is leaning toward choosing State Minister Hatta Rajasa as his vice-presidential running mate. The President still has not made his mind up, however (Yudhoyono has said he will announce h [...]	2009-05-07 09:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA805	IN SENSATIONAL CASE, POLICE ARREST INDONESIA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a case netting sensational headlines in Indonesia, the suspended chair of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK),Antasari Azhar, has been officially declared a suspect in the murder of an Indonesian businessman. Azhar is currently under detention. Contacts at [...]	2009-05-07 10:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA812	MAJOR ISLAMIC PARTY WORKS TO REVAMP IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)--Indonesia's largest Islamic-oriented party--are concerned by what they see as the party's disappointing results in the recent legislative elections. Although the party did not do poorly (indeed it received slightly more support tha [...]	2009-05-08 08:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM KISL ID
09JAKARTA813	BURMA -- URGING THE GOI TO PRESS FOR AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged the GOI to press the Burmese authorities to release Aung San Suu Kyi from detention. Contacts underscored that Indonesia had pressed the Burmese regime to do this on multiple occasions, adding that they would look for ways to raise it again before the end of M [...]	2009-05-08 09:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID BM
09JAKARTA820	OFFICIAL RESULTS IN -- PRESIDENT'S PARTY CROWNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Election Commission (KPU) has officially announced the results of the April 9 parliamentary elections. As projected earlier, President Yudhoyono's Partai Demokrat (PD) won big. While nine political parties met the threshold needed to seat elected representatives in [...]	2009-05-11 10:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA824	GOI QUESTIONS USE OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT IN U.S. [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see paras 7-8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission has received a diplomatic note formally complaining about the use of the 2003 U.S. Department of State Country Report on Hu [...]	2009-05-12 07:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KLIG ID
09JAKARTA826	"STRANGE BEDFELLOWS" -- PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yudhoyono and former president Megawati have seemingly declared a detente in their longstanding political cold war and begun serious coalition talks ahead of the July presidential election. As a quid pro quo for Megawati abandoning her quest for the presidency to supp [...]	2009-05-12 09:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA837	BURMA -- NEW INITIATIVES FROM ASEAN AND INDONESIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: ASEAN has appointed a Special Envoy to coordinate reconstruction of parts of Burma devastated by cyclone Nargis last year. The envoy, Indonesian William Sabandar, will also seek way to address governance and strengthen Burmese civil society as part of his mission. In other B [...]	2009-05-14 10:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM ID BM
09JAKARTA839	AFGHANISTAN -- INDONESIA TO HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government is seeking ways to boost counterterrorism and democracy in Afghanistan. The GOI, working with Canada, is exploring CT training for the Afghan police. Indonesia will also host a major electoral training session for Afghan officials in cooperation with [...]	2009-05-14 10:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PDEM ID AF
09JAKARTA84	BURMA CORE GROUP -- URGING GOI AND ASEAN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, Mission has urged the GOI and the ASEAN Secretariat to support extending the mandate of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) on Burma cyclone relief. We underscored the TCG's unique role in coordinating critical relief and reconstruction assistance. GOI offi [...]	2009-01-15 09:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV ID BM
09JAKARTA842	Decentralization: challenges and opportunities in East [...] (SBU) Summary: Decentralization is nearly universally regarded as a positive policy. However, there is a wide range of performance with decentralization's increased local government authorities and budgetary allocations. East Java is one of the most productive, well-performing provinces in In [...]	2009-05-15 04:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL ID
09JAKARTA85	INDONESIAN MP'S TO VISIT U.S. [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- Please see Para 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Indonesian Speaker of the House Laksono has asked Mission to forward letters to U.S. Representatives Price and Dreier announcing an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., by eight Members of Parliament (DPR). A [...]	2009-01-16 05:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA852	RESPECTED ECONOMIST LIKELY AS YUDHOYONO'S RUNNING [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Yudhoyono on May 15 reportedly was about to announce esteemed economist and Central Bank Governor Boediyono (one name only) as his Vice Presidential candidate, opting for loyalty, competence and honesty over patronage, special interests, and popular support. Boediyono's [...]	2009-05-15 10:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PDEM ID
09JAKARTA858	SRI LANKAN MIGRANTS LAND IN INDONESIA [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A vessel carrying 55 Sri Lankan men ran aground in Aceh, Sumatra, on May 14. The group apparently was fleeing conflict in Sri Lanka and hoped to seek political asylum in Australia. The GOI has secured the group and i [...]	2009-05-18 06:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ID CE BM
09JAKARTA861	AFTER MUCH JOCKEYING, THREE TICKETS TO COMPETE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three pairs of candidates have officially registered by the May 16 deadline as contenders in the July presidential elections. President Yudhoyono will team up with former Central Bank Governor Boediyono. Vice President Jusuf Kalla linked up with General (ret'd) Wiranto. Form [...]	2009-05-18 09:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA870	UNHCR RECOMMENDS REFUGEE PROTECTION FOR ROHINGYAS; [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan; it also contains an Action Request -- please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR has submitted its recommendations to the GOI on the nearly 400 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants staying in two camps in Aceh Province, Indonesia. Rohingy [...]	2009-05-19 10:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL ID BM CE
09JAKARTA875	POLITICAL ISLAM - RADICAL GROUP TRIES TO GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hizbut Tahrir Indonesi (HTI) is one of the most active radical Islamis groups in Indonesia today. While claiming to be non-violent, HTI supports the formation of a Muslim "Caliphate" and espouses anti-Western views. Despite the group's limited inroads into some mainstream grou [...]	2009-05-20 05:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI ID
09JAKARTA876	PAPUA -- SUSPECTED ANTI-JAKARTA MILITANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Suspected anti-Jakarta militants have reportedly seized a small airstrip in a remote, rugged region of Papua in eastern Indonesian. The GOI is sending police to the region to restore control. The apparent seizure of the airstrip is the latest in a slew of recent security-relate [...]	2009-05-20 07:03:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA883	COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP -- AMB MARCIEL'S MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia would like to close the gap on several pending agreements between the GOI and the USG, a senior GOI official told Ambassador Marciel on May 21. During their meeting, Ambassador Marciel and Ambassador Marsudi confirmed the general structure and mechanisms of the propose [...]	2009-05-22 07:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ID
09JAKARTA884	UNHCR TO GET ACCESS TO SRI LANKAN MIGRANTS; [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR has been given access to 55 Sri Lankans migrants who drifted ashore in western Aceh Province on May 14. The GOI, for safety and security reasons, moved the Sri Lankans from a warehouse to a prison, a move which [...]	2009-05-22 08:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ID BM CE
09JAKARTA889	INDONESIAN AGO IMPLEMENTS NEW TRAINING SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO) has successfully implemented a new training approach involving two-month internships and distance learning modules for all incoming prosecutors. These changes are part of a wider effort to move the AGO from a traditional bureaucracy [...]	2009-05-25 23:57:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM ID
09JAKARTA896	GOI CONCERNED ABOUT LANGUAGE IN DRAFT FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see para 5. 2. (C) The Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs called in the Ambassador on May 25 for a meeting to discuss draft U.S. Congressional legislation. The language regarding West Papua in Section 1123 of the draft Foreign Relations Autho [...]	2009-05-26 08:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA9	MUNIR MURDER CASE -- PROSECUTION PLANS TO APPEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors plan to appeal the recent acquittal of former intelligence official Muchdi Purwoprandjono who was on trial for the 2004 murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib. Key witnesses rescinded testimony or did not appear in court and prosecutors plan to make that [...]	2009-01-05 09:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS ID PGOV
09JAKARTA90	INDONESIA AND THE NETHERLANDS MOVE TOWARD A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia and the Netherlands pledged to conclude a Comprehensive Partnership Agreement during FM Verhagen's January 14-15 visit to Indonesia. The Partnership would deepen the two countries' cooperation in security, economic development, environmental protection, education and [...]	2009-01-16 09:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR ID NL
09JAKARTA905	INDONESIA'S WITNESS AND VICTIM PROTECTION AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has yet to fulfill its mandate. Although the law establishing the basis for the protection body was passed in 2006, as of May 2009 the agency has yet to protect any witnesses or victims. Still operating in temporary office [...]	2009-05-27 08:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRIM KCOR ID
09JAKARTA906	AS CAMPAIGN STARTS, PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO OUT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia's Presidential candidates are already stumping across the country. President Yudhoyono remains ahead of the competition in the polls, although the election is still nearly two months away with many bumps ahead for all the candidates. Former President Megawati is still [...]	2009-05-27 08:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA917	ROHINGYAS IN ACEH TO BE COMBINED INTO ONE CAMP [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) The GOI is planning to combine Rohingya asylum seekers located in two camps in Aceh Province into one camp under UNHCR protection, a senior Indonesian diplomat told us. The Bangladeshis in the same camps will be moved to an imm [...]	2009-05-29 10:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ID BM CE
09JAKARTA928	BALI PROCESS TO ADDRESS ROHINGYA ISSUE IN JULY AD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bali Process Steering Committee will meet on June 3 to discuss transnational migration issues, a senior Indonesian diplomat has told DepPol/C. Participants are planning a July senior officials' meeting which is meant to focus on recent migration movements in the region. A [...]	2009-06-01 09:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF ID BM
09JAKARTA929	BORNEO MARITIME TERRITORIAL DISPUTE TESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has called for renewed talks with Malaysia about a long-standing maritime border dispute over a region located off of eastern Borneo Island (Indonesian Kalimantan). Malaysian naval vessels reportedly recently entered disputed waters in the region before backing off. Bil [...]	2009-06-01 10:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ID MY
09JAKARTA930	MODERATE MUSLIM GROUPS RELEASE BOOK ON RISE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The anti-extremist nonprofit LibForAll Foundation recently launched a provocative new book outlining Islamic hardline attempts to infiltrate mainstream Muslim organizations and replace moderate Islam in Indonesia with a more radical form. Seen by many as a political move, the bo [...]	2009-06-02 05:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SOCI ID
09JAKARTA934	SECULAR-MUSLIM TENSIONS SPARKED BY ROW OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The wearing of the "jilbab"--traditional Muslim female head covering--has become an issue in Indonesia's presidential election campaign. Some Islamic leaders have recently asserted that the President might lose Muslim votes because his wife, Ibu Ani, does not wear the jilbab. [...]	2009-06-02 10:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL ID
09JAKARTA951	Indonesia Takes Landmark Step on Timber Legality [...] On Friday, May 29, Indonesia's Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban signed a decree on a timber legality verification standard (Standar Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu, or SVLK). The SVLK is a landmark step because it significantly empowers officials to clamp down on illegal timber harvesting, transport [...]	2009-06-04 04:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA958	INDONESIA'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BEGINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three candidates--Yudhoyono, Megawati, Kalla--competing in Indonesia's July 8 presidential election officially kicked off the one-month campaign period on June 2. Candidates are engaging the public with media, discussion groups and billboard appeals. Televised debates are [...]	2009-06-04 10:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
09JAKARTA961	U.S. Visas for ASEAN Officials: Time for Change [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's historic February visit to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat (ASEC) in Jakarta reflected a deepening U.S. relationship with ASEAN. The United States is a Dialogue Partner of A [...]	2009-06-05 01:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEAN PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA963	COUNTERING TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME -- [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of Indonesia's USG-sponsored Task Force on Terrorism and Transnational Crime at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) led a best practices training session for regional prosecutors on May [...]	2009-06-05 05:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER EAID ID

09JAKARTA970	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH EVOKES POSITIVE [...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulates Surabaya and Medan. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Prominent Indonesians of different faiths praised President Obama's "soothing" speech to Muslim world communities on June 4. One of his advisors told Pol/C that President Yudhoyono was "highly impressed [...]	2009-06-05 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KIRF KISL ID
09JAKARTA973	PAPUA -- GOI RETAKES AIRSTRIP FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian authorities have retaken a remote airstrip located in the rugged highlands of Papua in eastern Indonesia. The police action brings to an end a three-week standoff with anti-Jakarta Papuans. Two Papuans and one local official were killed in the incident; several poli [...]	2009-06-08 09:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ID
09JAKARTA974	INDONESIAN POLITICAL TENSIONS SURGE IN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian government officials and parliamentarians are gearing up for a political tussle with Malaysia over a border dispute off the coast of Borneo. Six legislators plan to visit Kuala Lumpur to complain about what they consider to be Malaysian naval incursions into disputed [...]	2009-06-08 10:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS MY ID
09JAKARTA981	Special autonomy in Aceh: governance challenges mounting [...] (SBU) Summary: The April legislative elections marked a major transition point for Aceh. A bigger challenge for Aceh: governance. Provincial, district and national government have struggled to implement their respective governance roles under special autonomy. The two biggest economic governa [...]	2009-06-09 08:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL ID
09JAKARTA985	Asia Forest Partnership - Dynamic, Diverse, Widely [...] Summary: The 8th Meeting of the Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) and AFP Dialogue underscored the value of its open membership and the informality of its discussions on sometimes-sensitive topics related to deforestation and forest degradation. AFP members and other participants at the May 27-29 [...]	2009-06-10 05:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA986	ANTI-CORRUPTION BODY PURSUES HIGH PROFILE CASES; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The arrest of the former chair of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has given prosecutors new impetus on the anti-corruption front. Since this arrest, the KPK has declared as suspects seven former and current lawmakers in corruption cases. In the meantime, th [...]	2009-06-10 07:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
09JAKARTA988	IRREGULAR MIGRANT FLOWS SURGING THROUGH INDONESIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of irregular migrants transiting Indonesia this year is on pace to quadruple over last year's flow due primarily to a surge of arrivals from Afghanistan. The number of migrants now in Indonesia has reached a peak not seen in nearly a decade. Many of the migrants were [...]	2009-06-10 07:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF ID BM CE AF
09JAKARTA992	Indonesia Ready to Sign Forest Conservation Deal [...] The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is prepared to sign the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) agreements and proposes a signing date of June 29. Mahendra Siregar, Deputy Minister for International Economic and Financial Cooperation, confirmed this at a GOI interagency meeting on June 10. [...]	2009-06-10 09:31:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA994	USG Partner Launches 1st Green Stock Index in SE Asia [...] On June 8, the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the Indonesian Biodiversity Foundation (KEHATI) launched an investment index intended to raise awareness of companies' environmental and social track records. Named the Sustainable and Responsible Investment index (or SRI-KEHATI),it is the second [...]	2009-06-11 08:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA999	TICK-TOCK: TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON INDONESIA'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament's passage of the Anti-Corruption Court law by a December 2009 deadline poses a critical challenge to the future of anti-corruption reform in Indonesia. The Anti-Corruption Court has been a key part of the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) perfect prosecution [...]	2009-06-12 02:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
09JEDDAH113	SHURA COUNCIL MAY BE ON THE VERGE OF LEGALIZING [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Saudi film-maker and documentarian Dania Naseef, niece of a newly appointed Shura Council member, the Council is actively discussing the legalization of movie theaters in the Kingdom. Numerous trusted sources have confirmed that major malls in Jeddah have left empty s [...]	2009-03-25 07:23:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV SA SCUL
09JEDDAH114	JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM (JEF) BACK ON FOR OCTOBER [...] (C)SUMMARY: In meeting earlier this month with the newly appointed Chair of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI),Muhammad Abdul Qader Al-Fadhl, post learned that the 10th Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF),several times cancelled and postponed, is indeed now expected to take place in [...]	2009-03-25 13:22:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PGOV PREL SOCI SA
09JEDDAH119	SAUDI BLOGGER CURBS HIS ACTIVISM BUT NOT HIS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Fouad Al-Farhan, previously jailed activist and blogger, claims a travel ban that prevented his attending a December bloggers' conference in Beirut continues in effect. Al-Farhan says that continued harassment and threats by the SAG since his release nearly a year ago have d [...]	2009-03-29 16:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	EINT PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER SA
09JEDDAH13	GAZA VIOLENCE LEADING TO CANCELLATION OF JEDDAH [...] (C) Summary: Due to the conflict in Gaza, the 2009 Jeddah Economic Forum, a high profile annual event that attracts prominent visitors and wide media attention, is likely to be cancelled. Our sources tell us that the organizers say funds for the event very likely will be transferred to unspe [...]	2009-01-07 16:03:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KWBG SOCI SA
09JEDDAH132	JEDDAH BUSINESS COMMUNITY COMES OUT IN FORCE TO [...] (U) Summary. The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) hosted a major reception on April 7 at the Jeddah Expo Center to bid farewell to Saleh Al Turki, the recently ousted Chairman of the JCCI and the President of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (reftel),and to [...]	2009-04-09 15:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI SA
09JEDDAH174	EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY IN WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA: [...] (U) SUMMARY. For the past several days, but especially today in newspaper headlines, local media have reported aftershocks and tremors in northwestern Saudi Arabia in the area near the village of Al Ais, 200 km northwest of Medina. Medina and Yanbu are about 400 km north of the major Red Sea c [...]	2009-05-20 15:33:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA
09JEDDAH190	SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In May 26 meeting with the Saudi Geological Society President to discuss the recent earthquakes in northwestern Saudi Arabia, post received a request for a visit to Saudi Arabia by experts from the United States Geological Survey (USGS),to be funded at SAG expense, in order to as [...]	2009-05-30 06:41:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA
09JEDDAH195	INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The April 23 Arab News quotes International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) Secretary General Adnan Khalil Basha denying any link to terrorist activities and appealing to the US Administration to consider the lack of evidence against the organization. Citing h [...]	2009-06-01 10:34:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	KISL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL PINR SA
09JEDDAH20	JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM "POSTPONEMENT" -- RIVALRY [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, January 9, Saudi press carried announcements of the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF)'s postponement for 3-4 months although contacts now indicate that the event may not happen at all. Connection with Gaza violence has been cited as a factor (although it may be only a conve [...]	2009-01-13 06:18:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PGOV SA SOCI
09JEDDAH215	ASKING TO SEE WORDS LINKED TO ACTION, JEDDAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo to the Muslim world was very positively received by an audience of a dozen Saudi elites, Muslim diplomats, and a senior OIC official at the Consul General's residence in Jeddah. The speech was viewed as setting US-Islamic relations in a new [...]	2009-06-04 16:43:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SA TU EG
09JEDDAH227	IRF VISIT SPARKS DISCUSSION ON HOW FAR SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: May 2-4 visit of International Religious Freedom officer, and meetings with Saudis, expats and OIC officials, sparked discussion on Saudi Arabia's basic posture on IRF issues. Meetings revealed that many Saudis continue to question the rationale for respecting non-Muslim rights in [...]	2009-06-14 13:28:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV SA
09JEDDAH228	ASIR,SAUDI ARABIA: EIGHT YEARS AFTER 9/11: [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConGen May 12-13 visit to Abha, Asir Province in Saudi Arabia, revealed a region working double-time to fund quality education for its population, nearly eight years after at least six Asiri natives (assumed by locals to be uneducated, brainwashed youth) took part in the 9/11 attac [...]	2009-06-15 04:19:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SA
09JEDDAH257	OIC EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER VIOLENCE AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 7, 2009, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) issued a statement decrying the violence against Uighurs in Xinxiang, China, referring to the violence as "disproportionate" and expressing "deep concern". An OIC advisor noted that the statement came at the bequest [...]	2009-07-10 06:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL PHUM CH SA
09JEDDAH261	USGS SCIENTISTS RESPOND TO SAG,S REQUEST FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 12 the USGS Volcano Assistance Program responded to the Saudi Geological Survey,s request for assistance (reftel) by deploying two scientists to the Kingdom on June 12. While in country VDAP worked with SGS in the lab and field to assess signals of an impending eruption an [...]	2009-07-13 05:24:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA
09JEDDAH266	OIC SYG PRAISES PRESIDENT,S CAIRO SPEECH, URGES [...] (C) During July 13 meeting with Charge (Ambassador Erdman),Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu praised the President,s Cairo speech and the new tone set by his administration toward the Muslim world; hoped to see the Secretary at this fall's UNG [...]	2009-07-18 13:05:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PREL CH SA
09JEDDAH277	JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM DATE SET FOR FEBRUARY 2010 [...] (C) The General Manager for Services at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI),Sara Baghdadi, informed EconOff this week that the 10th Annual Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF),cancelled in 2009 amid a political crisis involving former JCCI Chairman Saleh Turki (refs b and b),has been [...]	2009-07-27 10:35:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL SA SOCI
09JEDDAH28	GOVERNOR OF MECCA ON PROMOTION OF NON-RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 13 meeting, Governor of the Mekkah Region Prince Khalid Al Faisal lauded the successful hajj, discussed an intention to bolster the tourism sector, and commented on redevelopment plans for unregulated urban slums in Jeddah. The Governor was receptive to post's propo [...]	2009-01-23 15:23:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SA
09JEDDAH29	MORE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM [...] (C) Summary. A Saudi businessman/intellectual claims that losses at last year's Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) totalling 7 million dollars constitute the primary reason for JEF's cancellation. Other reasons include management and organizational problems, making it uncertain that the JEF will be [...]	2009-01-23 15:51:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KWBG SOCI SA
09JEDDAH292	EVIDENCE OF MORALITY POLICE CRACKING DOWN IN [...] (C) Summary. The city of Jeddah is experiencing what appears to be one of the periodic crackdowns by the CPVPV (Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) morality police. Last month's cancellation of the Jeddah Film Festival was one likely manifestation of stricter enforcemen [...]	2009-08-07 10:35:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM SA SOCI
09JEDDAH297	SAUDI MINISTER OF COMMERCE ON IPR, WOMEN, CHAMBER [...] (C) Summary. Charge (Ambassador Richard Erdman) met in Jeddah August 9 with Minister of Commerce Abdullah Zainal Alireza for a wide-ranging and productive discussion of economic and political issues. During the 90-minute discussion Minister Alireza stressed the importance of India for the Ki [...]	2009-08-12 12:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SA SOCI
09JEDDAH300	SAUDI SUMMER CAPITAL OF TAIF EAGER TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Charge on August 8, the Governor and Mayor of Taif and the President of Taif University (the site of recent protests by rejected female applicants) invited U.S. participation and investment in their ambitious plans to develop tourism, technology, manufacturing, [...]	2009-08-14 15:30:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ECON ENIV KPAO OEXC PGOV SA SOCI
09JEDDAH332	CHARGE'S SEPTEMBER 2ND MEETING WITH SAUDI PRINCE [...] (SBU) Charge (Ambassador Erdman) met with Saudi Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) for nearly an hour September 2 at the prince's sprawling, palatial estate in the northern outskirts of Jeddah to convey U.S. best wishes in the wake of the unsuccessful August 28 attempt on his l [...]	2009-09-04 18:40:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SA
09JEDDAH333	CHARGE'S SEPTEMBER 2ND MEETING WITH SAUDI PRINCE [...] (C) Charge (Ambassador Erdman) met with Saudi Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) for nearly an hour September 2 at the prince's sprawling, palatial estate in the northern outskirts of Jeddah to convey U.S. best wishes in the wake of the unsuccessful August 28 attempt on his lif [...]	2009-09-05 12:55:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09JEDDAH341	10TH JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM DATES CONFIRMED: [...] (U) Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) confirmed at a September 6 Ramadan gathering that the 10th Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) will indeed take place February 13-16, 2010. The topic will be the "Global Economy 2020." It was announced that the Saudi Arabian Government, the Governor [...]	2009-09-09 14:21:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG PGOV PREL SA SOCI
09JEDDAH342	KAUST: GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND LABOR PAINS [...] (C) In September 4 pre-opening ceremony of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST),the university administrators and event organizers aimed to project a modern image of Saudi Arabia by aggressively promoting themes of multiculturalism and green energy. Classes started on [...]	2009-09-09 14:46:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TPHY SA
09JEDDAH343	PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT BRENNAN'S SEPT 5 DISCUSSION [...] (S/NF) During CDA Richard Erdman's September 5 meeting with Saudi Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz (reftel),John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, stressed USG condemnation of the August 28 terrorist [...]	2009-09-11 13:28:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SA
09JEDDAH346	JEDDAH-BASED SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, ONE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jawhara Al-Angari, co-founder of the non-governmental National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) and one of the women recently appointed advisors to the all-male Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council),said that she planned to propose legislation to protect divorced women, and reque [...]	2009-09-16 16:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PGOV PHUM SA SOCI
09JEDDAH348	OIC ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-20 16:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL KWBG KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SA OIC
09JEDDAH349	SAUDI BLOGGER SCARED INTO CURBING HIS ACTIVISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 07:56:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	EINT KJUS KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER
09JEDDAH359	CONVERSATIONS WITH SAUDI EDUCATION OFFICIAL AND [...] (C)SUMMARY: In separate meetings with Poloff, Jeddah Education Ministry official Mustafa Hersi (strictly protect) and Al Sharq Al Awsat columnist Hussein Shabokshi (strictly protect),described what they viewed as rampant anti-Americanism and widespread discontent with the SAG among young and [...]	2009-09-27 12:03:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA SCUL SOCI
09JEDDAH366	EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN JEDDAH: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taking advantage of visits to Jeddah for the opening of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST),Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and Ambassador Smith met September 24 with Egyptian Minister of Higher Education Dr. Hany [...]	2009-09-30 14:03:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EDU EG KPAO PGOV RP SA SCUL
09JEDDAH367	THE NEW FACE OF SAUDI ARABIA? SAUDI MINISTER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In September 23 meeting with Ambassador Smith and Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale, Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja held forth on issues ranging from new media and the significance of the Kingdom,s brand-new flagship [...]	2009-10-01 11:14:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EDU KPAO LE PGOV PHUM PREL SA SCUL
09JEDDAH368	IRAQI CONSUL GENERAL IN JEDDAH MOVING TO KUWAIT AS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 11:43:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PAL PGOV PHUM SA
09JEDDAH381	ALLEGATIONS OF VOTE BUYING AND SORCERY ON EVE OF [...] (C) In the final week before elections for the Board of Directors of the influential Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI),candidates accused each other of buying votes and expressed mixed feelings about the new election procedures imposed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Al [...]	2009-10-08 14:00:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KWMN PGOV SA SOCI
09JEDDAH385	"SITUATION CATASTROPHIQUE MAIS NON SANS ESPOIR": [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. During October 10 farewell dinner at CG's residence, Iraqi Consul General Dr. Ajwad Sheikh Taha Hamad (strictly protect) had more to say about his posting as Charge d'Affaires in Kuwait. Departing Jeddah and arriving in Kuwait on October 11, Hamad expressed displeasure at the [...]	2009-10-13 07:50:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IZ KIRF KISL KU OFDP PGOV PHUM SA
09JEDDAH391	RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES, TRIBAL MEMBERS, AND ONE [...] (C) Religious conservatives, tribal members, and alleged vote-buyers won seats on the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) -- a progressive, independent power center in Saudi Arabia's commercial capital -- in a hotly contested, intensely covered election cha [...]	2009-10-15 14:10:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KWMN PGOV SOCI SA
09JEDDAH392	REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION OF SECRETARY GEITHNER [...] (U) On October 13, Post received an expected (ref A) letter from Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and Gulf Research Center (GRC) requesting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's participation as panelists at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) [...]	2009-10-15 15:23:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG PGOV PREL SOCI SA
09JEDDAH422	COMBATING POVERTY THROUGH "PRODUCTIVE FAMILIES": A [...] (C) On October 23-24 the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in collaboration with four ministries hosted a two-day forum on "Productive Families". The forum -- organized by one of the JCCI's lameduck female board members -- was originally intended to package the idea of women work [...]	2009-11-04 14:56:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWMN PGOV SA SOCI
09JEDDAH45	SAUDI JUDGES HEAR U.S. AND SAG VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post outlined U.S. policies on human trafficking for an audience of Saudi judges, prosecutors, and investigators at a Jan 10-12 workshop on human trafficking at Prince Naif Arab Univerity for Security Sciences (NAUSS) in Riyadh. The workshop addressed the relationship between Isl [...]	2009-02-01 13:14:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
09JEDDAH452	THREATS OF IRANIAN PROTESTS AND H1N1 LOOM OVER HAJJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) continues to prepare for the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which will take place November 25)27. While concerns over the spread of H1N1 may lead to significantly fewer pilgrims participating in this year,s pilgrimage, SAG officials appea [...]	2009-11-24 11:58:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KIRF KISL PGOV PREL KFLU SA
09JEDDAH453	SURPRISE APPOINTMENTS AT JEDDAH CHAMBER OF [...] (C) Summary. Almost a month after the hotly-contested election for 12 of the 18 seats on the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) board of directors (ref A),Minister of Commerce and Industry, Abdullah Zainal Alireza, appointed four men and two women (including Mohammed Bin Laden and [...]	2009-11-24 13:55:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KWMN PGOV SA SOCI
09JEDDAH456	JEDDAH REGION FLOODING ON FIRST DAY OF HAJJ: 77 [...] (SBU) Summary: Media reported that flash flooding yesterday (November 25) in Jeddah killed 77 and stranded up to 1,000, especially in the poorer districts to the east and south of the city. Total casualty estimates may rise. Rain, a rare occurrence in this region and reported to be "the wor [...]	2009-11-26 14:10:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PGOV SA SENV
09JEDDAH457	FLOODING UPDATE: THE TOLL RISES IN "JEDDAH'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 13:53:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SCUL SENV
09JEDDAH460	LATEST ON JEDDAH FLOOD -- COMPENSATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an announcement that SMSed its way around Jeddah late yesterday evening, King Abdullah ordered immediate payment of SR 1 million (USD 267,000) to the surviving families of each victim of last Wednesday's catastrophic flood. The royal decree created a high-level commission to i [...]	2009-12-01 19:33:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV
09JEDDAH465	THE GREAT JEDDAH FLOOD: CONTINUING CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public and media condemnation of the Saudi local government continues two weeks after flash floods inundated Jeddah. Concern has shifted from the plight of the flood victims to broader issues such as the disaster investigation and a Shoura Council meeting yesterday which urged go [...]	2009-12-07 17:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV
09JEDDAH466	HAJJ 2009/1430 -- AN AMERICAN'S INSIDE VIEW OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 14:47:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PREL KFLU SA
09JEDDAH47	HIGHER EDUCATION TAKING A LEAP FORWARD IN SAUDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In early January the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST),slated to open in September 2009, held an on-site pre-orientation in Jeddah for 320 students including 60-70 from the U.S. and approximately 100 students from Saudi Arabia. Virtually all students [...]	2009-02-01 16:57:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KISL PGOV TPHY KPAO SA
09JEDDAH473	FIRST SAUDI WOMAN DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF CHAMBER OF [...] (C) In a historic vote, the 18 members of the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) elected a woman as deputy chairman, and several well-respected moderate businessmen to fill other leadership positions. No religious or tribal figures were chosen, despite t [...]	2009-12-14 13:23:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWMN PGOV SA SOCI
09JEDDAH474	PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S MEDICAL CONDITION IN SAUDI [...] (S/NF) Since receipt of reftel A, post has been discreetly monitoring condition of Nigerian President Yar'Adua at King Faisal Specialists Hospital in Jeddah through well-placed medical contacts and passing reports as received to Embassy Abuja and Department. 2. (S/NF) Most recent informati [...]	2009-12-14 13:23:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV NI PINR PREL SA
09JEDDAH488	JEDDAH FLOOD AFTERMATH: CLEANING UP THE CITY AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: Jeddah officials report 121 dead and 39 missing in the November 25 flash flood that devastated the eastern part of the city, although the public believes the actual toll is much higher and one contact accused the SAG of suppressing the true figures. Most of the city now appears [...]	2009-12-23 11:03:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC ECON KPAO PGOV SA SENV
09JEDDAH489	REDISCOVERING SOUTHERN ARABIA: NAJRAN, THE EMIRATE [...] (C) Summary: A ConGen visit to the southern Arabia emirate of Najran, December 18-19, 2009, revealed a tranquil, fertile valley tucked within mountainous terrain, where the traditional way of life has remained surprisingly unaffected by the recent violence in Yemen, at various points 5-15 km [...]	2009-12-25 07:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA SCUL
09JEDDAH50	UPHEAVAL IN JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -- SAUDI [...] (C) Summary. In a move that took Jeddah by surprise, on January 31, Minister of Commerce Abdullah Ahmad (Zainal) Alireza relieved the popular, elected chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI),Saleh Al-Turki, from his position just seven months shy of the end of his four- [...]	2009-02-02 14:46:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWBG PGOV PREL SOCI SA
09JEDDAH60	JEDDAH ECONOMIC FORUM GETS A GREEN LIGHT FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 15:02:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG PGOV PREL SOCI SA
09JEDDAH70	SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS BODY COMMENTS ON HAIMDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs met recently with an official of the Jeddah branch of the National Society for Human Rights to discuss a range of human rights issues: freedom of worship, rights of the child, Gaza and TIP. Praising the President's decision to close Guantanamo, our interlocutor expressed c [...]	2009-02-17 12:56:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF SA
09JEDDAH78	SAG REPORTEDLY ELIMINATING BARRIERS FOR SAUDI [...] (SBU) Summary. The SAG has reportedly decided to eliminate restrictions on Saudi women which prevent them from entering into a number of commercial fields or from running businesses under their own names. The move, which was communicated in writing to the Businesswomen's Center at the Jeddah C [...]	2009-02-25 20:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWMN PGOV PHUM SA
09JEDDAH79	COMEDIAN AHMED AHMED CIRCUMVENTS RELIGIOUS POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 21, well-known Egyptian-American comedian Ahmed Ahmed and other comedians performed in Jeddah before a mixed-gender audience of nearly 1000 Saudis and expats, who were regaled by comic routines on sensitive topics ranging from the Mutawwa (religious police) to Arabic-s [...]	2009-02-26 16:01:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV SA SCUL
09JEDDAH84	INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF ORGANIZATION -- [...] (S/NF) Summary. Consulate General Jeddah received a letter through the post dated February 15 directed to President Obama from the Secretary General of the International Islamic Relief Organization(IIRO) in Saudi Arabia. IIRO Philippine and Indonesian branches, along with IIRO Saudi Arabia E [...]	2009-03-02 11:17:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET//NOFORN	KISL PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI PREL PINR SA
09JEDDAH85	HIJAZIS COMMENT ON RECENT MEDINA CLASHES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post met with Hijazi Shi'a to get their views of recent demonstrations in Medina following clashes after Shi'a pilgrims were not allowed to enter Baqi'a cemetery on February 20. Poloffs also spoke to a local Sunni contact with ties to Medina who claims the situation has been blown [...]	2009-03-02 16:49:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM SA
09JEDDAH87	SAUDI ACTRESS STIRS MIXED GENDER AUDIENCE IN JEDDAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A one-act play, &Head over Heels,8 was performed before a small but warmly approving mixed gender audience at Effat University, a private, all-women,s university in Jeddah on February 12. The play, written by and starring Maisah Sobaihi, King Abdul Aziz University Assistant Prof [...]	2009-03-05 09:49:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV SA SCUL
09JEDDAH94	SPARKS FLY AS JEDDAH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary. After years of pushing, the women of Jeddah were finally allowed to meet the elected Municipal Council on neutral ground at the offices of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on March 5. Hesitant council members entered a meeting room featuring a blocking partition which [...]	2009-03-08 13:32:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWMN PGOV SA
09JERUSALEM1005	PALESTINIANS DISMAYED BY NETANYAHU'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian reaction to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's June 14 speech has been overwhelmingly negative. Palestinians believe Netanyahu introduced a series of unacceptable preconditions, as well as limitations on the future Palestinian state that render the call for such a st [...]	2009-06-15 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS KPAL KPAO
09JERUSALEM1013	ALLEGATIONS FOLLOW DEATH OF HAMAS DETAINEE IN PA [...] (C) Hamas member Haitham Abdel Allah Amre died while in Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence (GI) custody on June 15 in Hebron. According to PA GI official Mansour Ebwaini, Amre died in a failed escape attempt, falling from the third story of the building in which he was being held [...]	2009-06-16 13:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1028	56 AL-AQSA FUGITIVES RECEIVE AMNESTY FROM GOI [...] (C) Summary: According to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the GOI has approved 56 al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) fugitives for full or partial amnesty under a program initiated by the PA and GOI in June 2007. The fugitives, who have been in PA custody, will be subject to varying post-r [...]	2009-06-18 12:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1030	INVESTIGATORS UNCOVER EVIDENCE OF ABUSE IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence (GI) officials have confirmed evidence of abuse in the June 15 death of Haitham Abdel Allah Amre while in PA custody. Initial reports that Amre fell to his death while trying to escape appear to be "simply wrong," according to GI [...]	2009-06-18 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG
09JERUSALEM1031	PM FAYYAD RESPONDS TO NETANYAHU'S SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: At a June 17 meeting of donors, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad responded to Israeli PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech. He acknowledged the mention of a Palestinian state, but commented that the speech as a whole describes a policy that will not lead to a success [...]	2009-06-18 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1036	FATAH AND HAMAS REACTIVATE COMMITTEES ON PRISONER [...] (S) Summary. Under Egyptian pressure, Fatah and Hamas reactivated two joint committees to discuss releasing detainees and reopening institutions closed for "political" reasons. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) and PM Fayyad told the Consul General the PA will not release anyone who would threate [...]	2009-06-19 08:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	EG KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM1077	FAYYAD LAYS OUT PA PLATFORM, APPEALS FOR PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad delivered a widely publicized speech on June 22, in which he appealed to the Israeli people for mutually beneficial coexistence with a Palestinian state and laid out the PA's domestic priorities. Fayyad also called for the [...]	2009-06-25 13:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG ECON PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1078	IDF AGREES TO REFRAIN FROM INCURSIONS IN FOUR WEST [...] (C) Summary: Senior PA security officials told Post that the IDF informed them on June 24 of a halt to incursions into four West Bank cities -- Ramallah, Bethlehem, Qalqilia, and Jericho -- for one week, except in extreme cases. As of June 25, PA officials confirmed there had been no overnight [...]	2009-06-25 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1087	ABU MAZEN BUILDS SUPPORT FOR A FATAH SIXTH PARTY [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) successfully used a June 23-24 Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) meeting to garner support for holding Fatah's Sixth General Congress on August 4, 2009, in Bethlehem. FRC members backed Abu Mazen's plan on the condition that Fatah delegates fr [...]	2009-06-26 13:56:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1089	UNRWA'S June 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting [...] (SBU) At the June 9-10 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan, Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd noted that the total deficit of $107 million, including $39 million of essential operatin [...]	2009-06-26 14:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM1091	TALMON PLANS PAVE THE WAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW [...] (C) Summary. Israeli NGO Bimkom provided PolOff a copy of the plan deposited last April to expand Talmon settlement (reftel). The plan includes capacity for 300 total residential units. NGOs report that approximately 60 residential units illegally constructed in the area would be retroact [...]	2009-06-26 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG PREL
09JERUSALEM1094	CONSUL GENERAL VISITS QALQILIYA; EXPRESSES SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General visited Qalqiliya on June 24, toured a local factory, met the Governor and local business leaders, and emphasized USG support for PA efforts to restore stability and promote private sector growth. Qalqiliya residents emphasized that the city's primary sources [...]	2009-06-29 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KPAO ETRD KWBG EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1096	GOI SEEKS TO REGISTER NEARLY 35,000 ACRES OF WEST [...] (C) The Government of Israel is seeking to register roughly 139,000 dunums (or 35,000 acres) of non-contiguous land in areas of the West Bank south of Route 1 and northeast of Hebron. Much of the land is currently used as military zones or nature reserves. Public advertisements on June 26 gi [...]	2009-06-29 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1097	ANNOUNCEMENT OF MUNICIPALITY PLAN TO SCALE BACK [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Municipality contacts confirmed a June 29 Ha'Aretz article, which claimed that the municipality is developing a plan to legalize Palestinian homes that do not interfere with municipal development, such as the construction of roads and schools. Jerusalem Legal Advisor Y [...]	2009-06-29 15:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1098	UPDATE ON SETTLEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary. Israeli NGO contacts briefed PolOff on several West Bank settlement infrastructure projects. Projects include a wastewater pipeline to serve Ariel settlement, a wastewater purification plant in Ofra settlement, a road between Geva'ot and Beitar Illit settlements, and access roads [...]	2009-06-29 15:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG PBTS PREL
09JERUSALEM1126	FATAH-HAMAS RECONCILIATION TALKS TO RESUME JULY 25 [...] (C) A sixth round of reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah representatives in Cairo ended June 30 without agreement. Fatah officials who participated in the talks blamed the continuing impasse on Hamas intransigence, citing Hamas's insistence on the release of all Hamas-affiliated pri [...]	2009-07-01 14:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM114	CONTACTS SAY WEST BANK SYMPATHY FOR GAZA, HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. In separate January 9 conversations, three prominent Palestinian contacts voiced concerns that the conflict in Gaza is increasing the popularity of Hamas and reducing support for President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Fatah, and the PA. Fatah Revolutionary Council member Jibril R [...]	2009-01-12 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1142	PA MAKES SALARY PAYMENT AS OVERALL FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid June salaries on schedule July 6, thanks to an influx of cash from a one-time telecom deal. However, a visiting IMF team told donors that the PA is now certain to end the year with substantial commercial debt to banks and private sector arre [...]	2009-07-06 12:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM1149	AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN [...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...]	2009-07-06 12:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1151	MUNICIPALITY APPROVAL PUTS SHEPHERD HOTEL ONE STEP [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality Licensing Committee approved plans to build two apartment buildings on the Shepherd Hotel property, pending certification from other agencies -- such as the Antiquities Authority and safety inspectors -- according to Municipality officials. The remain [...]	2009-07-06 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1155	GAZA CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN and NGO contacts report that socio-economic conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate as legitimate imports remain limited and the private sector dormant. ConGen Gaza contacts and recent visitors to Gaza report adequate supplies of basic commodities, including a glut of som [...]	2009-07-07 12:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID PGOV PTER ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1169	PREPARATIONS FOR FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Preparations to hold the Fatah Sixth Party Congress in Bethlehem on August 4th are underway. Fatah officials expect to publish a delegate list on July 15; this date may be pushed back due to internal wrangling over the number of delegates. Concerns remain about the ability of Gaza-based F [...]	2009-07-09 13:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KWBG IS SY EG
09JERUSALEM1184	SETTLER VIOLENCE IN THE WEST BANK CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. NGO contacts, UNRWA, and local Palestinian sources report continuing incidents of settler violence in the West Bank. Reports of violence include settlers setting fire to Palestinian agricultural land, throwing stones at vehicles carrying Palestinians, and attacking Palestinian [...]	2009-07-10 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM1202	AL-QUDS VICE PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON FATAH CONGRESS, [...] (C) Summary. Zakaria al-Qaq, a senior official at Jerusalem's al-Quds University, said that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using the Fatah General Congress to shore up his authority, following the Hamas take-over of Gaza and the failure of negotiations with Israel. Al-Qaq added th [...]	2009-07-14 13:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1203	ABU ALA'A ON RECONCILIATION AND THE FATAH CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 13 meeting with the Consul General, Fatah Central Committee member Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala'a) expressed optimism the Fatah General Congress will occur on schedule, but said he "can't exclude surprises." His main concern is whether Hamas will allow Gaza-based delegates to a [...]	2009-07-14 13:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1206	FATAH INSIDERS ON THE SIXTH CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. Two Fatah insiders believe the Fatah General Congress will proceed on schedule, but differed in their prognoses of the event itself. Former Fatah mobilization committee head Hussein al Sheikh said disagreements within the movement could be contained by augmenting the number of d [...]	2009-07-14 15:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1217	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY CARRIES OUT TWO HOME [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality, together with the Israeli Border Police, carried out two home demolitions in East Jerusalem on July 13. The Jerusalem Mayor's office denied responsibility for the demolition orders, saying the Municipality only executed orders issued by the GoI Interi [...]	2009-07-15 13:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1220	PALESTINIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS COMPLAIN OF ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli National Police (INP) are exercising increasing control over the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and interfering with the Jordanian-run Waqf's ability to operate, according to Palestinian religious leaders. The INP, they allege, has prevented the Waqf from carrying out [...]	2009-07-16 07:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL JO KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1223	PA ACCUSES AL JAZEERA OF INCITEMENT, SUSPENDING ITS [...] Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) suspended Al Jazeera's license and closed its West Bank offices on July 15. PA officials accused the Qatar-based satellite news channel of systematic incitement and unbalanced coverage after it broadcast inflammatory allegations by Fatah Central Commit [...]	2009-07-16 14:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM1224	NEW PA INFORMATION DIRECTOR ON MEDIA, HAMAS, [...] (C) In a July 13 meeting with Polchief, newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Director of Information Ghassan al Khatib outlined plans to reform the Palestinian Authority's communications strategy. He noted that Hamas support fell in Gaza after December 2008-January 2009 Israeli combat o [...]	2009-07-16 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV KPAO KWBG IS

09JERUSALEM1229	PM FAYYAD ON SECURITY AND WEST BANK ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a July 14 meeting, PM Salam Fayyad said he is proud of gains in West Bank security but stressed again the need to end IDF incursions. He also noted an improving economy and cited the opening of a new theater in Nablus as a key development. Finally, Fayyad stressed the import [...]	2009-07-20 04:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1244	RESUMPTION OF FATAH-HAMAS TALKS DELAYED BY [...] (C) The resumption of Fatah-Hamas reconciliation talks in Cairo has been postponed one month to August 25. This followed a stalemate in lower-level dialogue meant to pave the way for progress. Talks at the subcommittee level foundered on the issue of prisoners, with neither Hamas nor Fatah [...]	2009-07-20 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG SY
09JERUSALEM1245	SHOPPING FESTIVAL OPENING DAY REFLECTS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 18, the Consul General attended the opening-day events of the Nablus Shopping Festival, joining Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Nablus Governor Jamal al-Muhaysen in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Tens of thousands of Palestinians thronged the city center, celebrating a day [...]	2009-07-20 14:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS KPAO
09JERUSALEM1246	PA LIFTS SUSPENSION OF AL JAZEERA'S WEST BANK OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) allowed Qatar-based satellite news channel Al Jazeera to resume operations in the West Bank on July 18. This followed the PA's suspension of Al Jazeera's license and closure of its Ramallah bureau on July 15 (reftel) on grounds of incitement and un [...]	2009-07-20 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO
09JERUSALEM1256	UPDATE ON PENDING DEMOLITIONS AND EVICTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary. This cable provides an update on the status of nine politically sensitive property issues in East Jerusalem. Developments in three of these cases (the Shepherd Hotel, Shaykh Jarrah evictions, and demolitions in Abasiya -- a subdivision of Abu Tor -- could occur within the next [...]	2009-07-21 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1263	FAYYAD DISCUSS WEST BANK ECONOMY, SECURITY AND [...] (C) On July 18, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Corker that security and socio-economic conditions had improved in the West Bank, while the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate. Fayyad recounted the risky but successful strategy he pursued [...]	2009-07-22 13:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAID MOPS KWBG IS OREP
09JERUSALEM1265	RECENT TRENDS IN WEST BANK VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary. While levels of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are down this year, the first half of 2009 saw a 44 percent increase in incidents of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians or Palestinian property, and a doubling of the number of Palestini [...]	2009-07-22 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM1266	FOUR PRE-CONGRESS VIEWS ON FATAH [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, contacts from various segments of Fatah and a prominent analyst discussed expectations for the upcoming Congress on August 4. One said Fatah had little to show for its platform of peaceful resistance, and worried that any U.S.-Israeli "deal" on settlements [...]	2009-07-22 15:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1270	YESHA COUNCIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL REJECTS U.S. CALL [...] (C) Summary. It will be "impossible" for the USG and Israel to agree on settlements without accommodating natural growth, according to YESHA Council Director-General Pinchas Wallerstein. A freeze on settlement construction would have the greatest impact on the settlement blocs, which accoun [...]	2009-07-23 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1282	WEST BANK HOUSING PROJECTS: FINANCING ON TRACK, [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and private sector representatives told Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) representatives that obstacles largely related to infrastructure needs still face a number of West Bank housing developments. OPIC updated contacts on th [...]	2009-07-27 14:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS EFIN
09JERUSALEM1284	MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MOSQUES, HAMAS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al Habbash outlined progress in the Palestinian Authority (PA) government's campaign against mosque incitement in a July 16 meeting. Compliance with mandatory PA sermons in the West Bank's 1,800 mosques is now over ninety percent, he claimed [...]	2009-07-28 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PTER KWBG KPAL KISL IS
09JERUSALEM1285	ABU MAHER TO RETURN, CLAIM FATAH NUMBER TWO SPOT [...] (C) Summary. Fatah official Mohammed Rateb Ghneim (Abu Maher) is expected to arrive in the West Bank July 29, following decades in the Palestinian diaspora. Upon his return, which Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abu Mazen personally negotiated, Abu Maher will effectively become the nu [...]	2009-07-28 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1306	ALL QUIET AT THE HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT, [...] (C) Summary. There were no violent confrontations on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount July 30, in spite of attempts by religious Jews to worship at the site and Palestinian activists' efforts to prevent them. Hundreds of Jews visited the compound under police protection July 29 and 30, durin [...]	2009-07-30 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1311	E-1 DEVELOPMENT CONFLICTS WITH PALESTINIAN PLANS [...] (C) Summary. PA officials say that development of E-1 and the Ma'ale Adumim "bubble" threatens the contiguity of a future Palestinian state and Palestinians' access to Jerusalem. Palestinians from five Palestinian towns and one East Jerusalem neighborhood bordering E-1 said the GoI has thwa [...]	2009-07-31 10:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1343	SETTLER LEADER SHARES VIEWS ON US POLICY, FUTURE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Radical settler leader Arieh King called U.S. policy in Jerusalem "anti-Semitic" and attacked USG officials, including President Obama, during a meeting with PolOff July 29. He demanded that the ConGen "stop meddling in domestic Israeli legal issues." He accused th [...]	2009-08-04 13:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1344	PALESTINIANS, INTERNATIONALS PROTEST EVICTIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The GoI evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood on August 2, after Israeli courts awarded ownership of the properties to two Israeli organizations, Nakhalat Shimon International (NSI) and the Sephardic Community Committe [...]	2009-08-04 14:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM1345	FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS; PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Sixth Fatah Congress began the morning of August 4 in Bethlehem. Abu Mazen delivered a two-hour address to delegates and foreign dignitaries, summarizing Fatah's history but breaking little new ground. Meanwhile, the real drama played out the evening before in an [...]	2009-08-04 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1353	BIL'IN: SEVEN PALESTINIANS ARRESTED IN LATEST IDF [...] (C) Summary. The IDF raided several homes in the Palestinian village of Bil'in in the early hours of August 3, arresting two adolescents and five adults. Six have been charged with stone-throwing and damage to public property, and one with incitement. NGO contacts maintain that the August [...]	2009-08-05 14:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1354	FATAH CONGRESS: ON DAY TWO, QUESTIONS REMAIN ON [...] (C) Summary. A debate over Fatah's past dominated discussions on the second day of the Sixth Congress, leaving little time to focus on preparations for leadership elections. It is possible that elections may slip a day (until 8/7) as a result. Discussions have not yet begun on the politica [...]	2009-08-05 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1359	FATAH CONGRESS: DAHLAN'S BACK, PROGRAM IN DRAFT, [...] (C) Key developments on the third day of the Fatah Congress included an apparent deal on elections and the formation of committees to address, inter alia, the political program and Fatah bylaws. 2. (C) After publicly threatening to boycott Fatah Central Committee (FCC) elections over the [...]	2009-08-06 13:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1360	GOI RENEWING CLOSURE ORDERS ON EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) ConGen contacts report that at least one of eight Jerusalem-based Palestinian institutions closed by the GOI in 2001 has received another six-month renewal of the closure order, and others expect to receive similar notices in the coming days. Taher Hussayni, the caretaker of the Arab Stud [...]	2009-08-06 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SCUL IS
09JERUSALEM1376	EXTENDED HOURS FOR PASSENGERS, INCOMING CARGO AT [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI implemented extended hours for passengers crossing the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge for a two-month trial period, starting August 4. According to ConGen's Palestinian contacts, the passenger crossing remains crowded, but operations are running smoothly on both sides. [...]	2009-08-07 14:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV ETRD EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1377	FATAH CONGRESS: ELECTIONS PLANNED FOR AUGUST 8 [...] (C) Summary. On the fourth day of the Fatah Congress, a deal to account for absent Gazan delegates in leadership elections collapsed, returning preparations for the Congress' centerpiece event to square one. By the end of the day, a new deal emerged which, if it holds, could allow leadershi [...]	2009-08-07 14:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1394	FATAH CONGRESS: PRELIMINARY CENTRAL COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Fatah officials have released a "semi-official" list of the new Fatah Central Committee (FCC). Only four incumbent FCC members retained their seats in elections held August 10; the other 14 members largely reflect familiar Fatah power centers. The biggest surprise was Abu Ala' [...]	2009-08-11 15:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR KWBG KDEM KPAL
09JERUSALEM1397	LETTER FOR THE SECRETARY FROM EVICTED EAST [...] (U) Members of the Hanun and Ghawi families, who were evicted from their homes in East Jerusalem's Shaykh Jarrah neighborhood August 2 (ref),arrived at the Consulate General's Post 2 facility August 10 carrying a letter addressed to the Secretary. The letter describes the families' eviction [...]	2009-08-12 14:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM1398	YESHA COUNCIL WEAKEND, NEEDS TO DELIVER TO SETTLER [...] (C) Summary. Although it emerged weaker from the 2005 Gaza disengagement and 2006 evacuation of Amona outpost, and is now challenged by a younger generation of radical settlers, the YESHA Council remains the strongest settler organization, according to ConGen contacts. One expert claimed t [...]	2009-08-12 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1402	MORE CONSTRUCTION AT KOCHAV YA'AKOV SETTLEMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary. At least 12 new caravans have been "illegally" constructed in Kochav Ya'akov settlement since June 2009, according to ConGen's NGO contacts. PolOff observed 12 new caravans, which appear to be uninhabited. The Local Council of Kfar Aqab village, with the assistance of Israel [...]	2009-08-13 14:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG PREL
09JERUSALEM1450	FATAH CONGRESS ELECTS FRESH FACES TO FRC [...] (SBU) On August 16, the Fatah Sixth Party Congress released official election results for the (now) 81-member Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC). Voting resulted in a substantially newer FRC, with only 11 incumbents retaining their seats. Many newly-elected members are former First Intifada [...]	2009-08-17 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWBG KDEM PINR
09JERUSALEM1451	HAMAS CONFRONTS ISLAMIC EXTREMIST GROUP IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. Fighting between Hamas-led security forces and Jund Ansar Allah during August 14-15 in Rafah resulted in 28 dead and over 120 wounded. Casualties included Jund Ansar Allah leader Sheikh Abdel Latif Mousa and senior Hamas member Abu Jibril Shamali. Gaza-based contacts said th [...]	2009-08-17 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG KISL
09JERUSALEM1488	EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO PA ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman told D/SEMEP David Hale that GOE mediators made no progress during a visit to Amman and Ramallah the week of August 17. Gaps remain on a proposed factional committee, and may have widened on the issue of Hamas prisoners in the West [...]	2009-08-21 10:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1497	WATANIYA BOARD SETS SEPT 15 DEADLINE FOR SPECTRUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Wataniya Mobile announced on August 23 it will suspend operations, seek repayment of USD 140 million in licensing fees, and pursue damages from the PA if the PA cannot secure GOI release by September 15 of the 4.8 MHz needed for the mobile phone network launch. Wataniya Palest [...]	2009-08-24 14:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1498	SAUDI SUPPORT PROVIDES BRIEF RESPITE FROM PA [...] (C) Summary: The PA will be able to pay salaries through September and reduce its domestic debt slightly after receiving USD 200m in budget support from Saudi Arabia. The PA Ministry of Finance stressed the PA need for additional support from other Arab countries to make it through the end o [...]	2009-08-24 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV SA QA
09JERUSALEM1499	JERUSALEM CONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Plans for demolitions and new Israeli construction in several East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhoods are progressing, according to local legal and NGO contacts. Demolitions in Al Bustan and Abasiya could move ahead at any time, they claimed. Islamic Waqf contacts expressed [...]	2009-08-24 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1501	PA RELEASES TWO-YEAR PLAN FOR STATEHOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 25, the PA released a two-year plan for statehood that accepts the PLO's international obligations and commitments, endorses the two-state solution, and vows to establish the apparatus of an independent State of Palestine. It stresses that achieving a state in two ye [...]	2009-08-25 08:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV PREL IS
09JERUSALEM1516	FAYYAD ON DETAINEES, NABLUS, AND INTERNAL POLITICS [...] (C) In an August 19 meeting with LtGen Selva and the Consul General, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad spoke out against detainee abuse by PA security forces. "We cannot accept the abuse or torture of people," he said. "It is a question of morality, not politics." Fayyad noted four deaths of det [...]	2009-08-25 14:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS PROP KJUS
09JERUSALEM153	FATAH GRASSROOTS LEADERS WANT TO "STAND UP" TO THE [...] (C) Summary. Fatah grassroots activists say Hamas will benefit politically from the Israeli operation in Gaza, diminishing Fatah's standing and forcing national reconciliation on Hamas' terms. They say the Palestinian public sees Fatah's choice of negotiations over armed struggle as having [...]	2009-01-16 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1533	PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS FOR FIRST TIME [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On August 26, the Palestinian National Council (PNC) convened for the first time since 1998 to fill six seats vacated by deaths on the PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC). Three of the new members return to the seats traditionally held by their small factions. Two othe [...]	2009-08-27 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KDEM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM154	GAZA UPDATE - JANUARY 16, 1700 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Mish'al told a summit of Arab leaders (and the Iranian President) in Qatar January 16 that Hamas would not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire. Military operations in Gaza continued. Nine rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel as of 1600 l [...]	2009-01-16 17:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PTER KWBG ETRD MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM1561	UPDATE ON SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS [...] (U) Summary. Ongoing construction was observed at settlement sites ranging from established blocs inside the separation barrier to Jordan Valley farms during observation trips conducted by PolOff August 21-25. Near Givat Zeev, just north of Jerusalem, construction continues on 300 additional [...]	2009-08-28 14:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1569	ABU AL FATAH ON NSF PLANNING, COMMAND STRUCTURE, [...] (C) In an August 31 meeting in Ramallah, National Security Forces (NSF) Commander Major General Thiab Muhammad Mustafa Ali al Hamduni (Abu al Fatah) confirmed his long-term vision for the NSF: 10 US-trained "special" NSF battalions stationed at the governorate level and partnered with the ga [...]	2009-08-31 14:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1584	HAMAS PURSUES THREE-FOLD STRATEGY IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. In separate meetings August 27, UNRWA Director for Gaza John Ging and Gaza-based Associated Press reporter Ibrahim Barzak characterized Hamas' agenda in Gaza as three-fold: (1) imposing gradual social and cultural change in accordance with Islamic values; (2) seeking internat [...]	2009-09-02 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREF KISL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1585	YESHA COUNCIL SAYS NO EVACUATION UNLESS FREEZE IS [...] (C) Summary. YESHA Council Director-General Pinchas Wallerstein said that the Council would not discuss outpost evacuation unless a freeze on tenders for new settlement construction is lifted. If the freeze were lifted, he said, outpost evacuation could be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. [...]	2009-09-02 15:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1595	MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON PA RULE OF LAW, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 meeting, Minister of Justice Ali Khashan noted that international assistance in the security sector had outstripped efforts to build the capacity of the justice sector. He urged increased donor attention to the latter. He criticized of piecemeal approaches to [...]	2009-09-03 13:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KWBG ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1604	CHIEF JUSTICE ON JUDICIAL CHALLENGES, MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: In a September 2 meeting, Chief Justice Issa Abu Sharar discussed recent improvements in the Palestinian judicial sector, and the challenge of recruiting qualified judges. He praised Prime Minister Fayyad's support for enforcement of High Court orders and was critical of what [...]	2009-09-04 11:32:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWBG KJUS ASEC PINR IS
09JERUSALEM1605	DEATHS IN CUSTODY PUT SPOTLIGHT ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: The deaths of four Hamas-affiliated detainees held by PA security services since the start of 2009 has focused a spotlight on PA detention practices. Senior PA officials also express concerns about conditions in general-population prisons, noting that the PA's correctional syst [...]	2009-09-04 11:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1606	WEST BANK SETTLEMENT LEADERS FULMINATE ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Local West Bank settlement leaders expressed anger over a possible construction freeze in separate meetings with PolOff on September 2. Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman Shaul Goldstein said he gave up on the YESHA Council after Gaza disengagement and is now organizing me [...]	2009-09-04 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG IS KPAO
09JERUSALEM1623	PM FAYYAD: SETTLEMENTS AND PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC [...] (S) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on September 8 that a deal on settlements with the GOI needed to be "inclusive" or otherwise risked undermining U.S. credibility. He noted that West Bank economic growth continued to exceed expectations, but warned that, abs [...]	2009-09-09 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS QA KU SA
09JERUSALEM1630	PALESTINIANS RECEIVE LATEST EGYPTIAN FACTIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Abu Mazen received the latest Egyptian factional reconciliation proposal on September 9. The document calls for a "joint committee" with a broad but unclear mandate to oversee reconciliation before elections; allows for a delay in Palestinian elections until mid-2010; and propos [...]	2009-09-10 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAL KWBG IS EG
09JERUSALEM1649	AMBITION, LIMITATIONS IN EVIDENCE AT WEST BANK [...] Summary: PolOffs visited the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) station in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyer in the aftermath of September 3-4 clashes between Palestinian villagers and Israeli settlers from a nearby outpost. The visit illustrated a gap between PCP ambitions and capabilities [...]	2009-09-11 13:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MOPS KWBG KJUS IS
09JERUSALEM1651	BARAK APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 455 WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. On September 7, Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak publicly approved the construction of 455 new housing units in nine existing West Bank settlements. Issuance of construction permits represented the last step in the GOI approval process. Settler organization sources said th [...]	2009-09-11 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM1652	NASER AL-QIDWA ON FATAH, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected FCC member Nasir al Qidwa said Fatah's abilities to overcome internal rivalries will determine whether it ultimately emerges stronger after its recent Congress in Bethlehem. He is skeptical that Fatah is prepared for new elections, despite favorable polls, and beli [...]	2009-09-11 15:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL KUNR IS EG
09JERUSALEM1653	YASIR ABD RABBO AND HANAN ASHRAWI ON PLO REFORM [...] (U) This message includes an action request for the Department -- please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC) General Secretary Yasir Abd Rabbo outlined plans to reform the PLO in a meeting with the Consul General on September 10. He said the PLO's role was never [...]	2009-09-12 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM1698	ABU MAZEN APPOINTS NEW INTEL CHIEF: POSITIVE STEP [...] (C) Summary. On September 15, Abu Mazen signed two presidential decrees authorizing key personnel appointments in the intelligence services, in a move widely viewed as an incremental but tangible step toward security sector reform. The decrees name current PA Military Intelligence (MI) Chief [...]	2009-09-16 14:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV PINR KWBG
09JERUSALEM1701	SETTLER VIOLENCE SETS NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR IN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Sources on both sides of recent settler-Palestinian clashes near the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyer provided conflicting explanations of what precipitated the event. This incident illustrates the difficulty in establishing ground truth on incidents of violence [...]	2009-09-17 09:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1705	GAZA: LIMITED FOOD, FUEL, AND MEDICINE; [...] (SBU) Summary: Access to Gaza for goods through Israeli crossing points remains severely constrained. While there are adequate stocks of basic food items in Gaza, the lack of variety and continuing price increases are negatively impacting people's health. A lack of medicine is crippling th [...]	2009-09-18 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREF PGOV KWBG SENV IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1711	PALTEL EXECUTIVES ON GAZA OPERATIONS, WATANIYA, [...] (C) Summary. Acting PalTel CEO Kamal Abu Khadijeh and Vice President Kamal Husseini claimed in a September 17 meeting that PalTel, the monopoly fixed-line and mobile provider in the West Bank and Gaza, faces several challenges, including a stalled merger between its mobile operator and Zain J [...]	2009-09-22 13:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPAL KWBG IS GZ PGOV
09JERUSALEM1712	PA HEALTH MINISTER ISSUES PRESS RELEASE ON [...] (C) On September 20, PA Health Minister Fathi Abu Mughni issued a press release endorsing the recently-issued UN fact-finding report authored by Judge Richard Goldstone. Abu Mughni, according to the press release, called the report an "explicit condemnation" of Israeli combat operations in t [...]	2009-09-22 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG KAWC IS
09JERUSALEM1715	TULKAREM -- IMPROVED SECURITY, BUT NO SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary. In a September 16 visit to Tulkarem, ConGenOffs heard from Palestinian refugees and business leaders that, while security has improved in the city, the local economy is struggling and has not benefited from any easing of internal movement, unlike other West Bank communities. Wit [...]	2009-09-23 14:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1716	PALESTINIAN PRESS AND PUBLIC REACTION TO SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Local press reaction to the September 22 U.S.-Israeli-Palestinian trilateral meeting in New York was largely divided along partisan lines, with pro-Hamas commentators criticizing PA negotiators for participating in the absence of a full settlement freeze, and analysts aligned with Fata [...]	2009-09-23 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1719	MUTED PALESTINIAN REACTION TO POTUS SEPTEMBER 23 [...] (C) Summary: Despite positive public comments by PA leadership in local media following President Obama's September 23 UNGA speech, mid-level Fatah contacts told Post that, while they welcomed the President's references to Palestinian statehood and the illegitimacy of continued settlement a [...]	2009-09-24 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS PTER
09JERUSALEM1739	RENEWED HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT CLASHES [...] (C) At approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 27, clashes erupted amongst Jewish worshippers, Palestinian protestors, and Israeli National Police (INP) on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. According to former PA Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdel Qader, the incident was sparked by the [...]	2009-09-27 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM174	FAYYAD TO DONORS: AFTER GAZA, PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for national reconciliation in conjunction with a comprehensive plan to rebuild Gaza. He said that the GOI needs to allow in "more than food and medicine" and lamented restrictions on cash transfers that continue to [...]	2009-01-23 15:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KWBG IS PGOV
09JERUSALEM175	PA AGAIN REQUESTS CASH SHIPMENTS TO GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has again asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to approve the transport of banknotes to Gaza bank branches. UNRWA successfully transported USD 16 million and NIS 20 million into Gaza on January 20 and 22. No cash has been transferred from the [...]	2009-01-23 15:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KWBG PGOV PINR PTER IS
09JERUSALEM1754	PROFILE OF AVIGAIL OUTPOST FOUNDER ELISHA MEIDAN [...] (C) Summary. On September 22, PolOff visited the settlement outpost of Avigail in the Hebron Hills and met with its founder, 30-year-old Elisha Meidan. Meidan, a new husband and father living in a converted bus, explained to PolOff that while he considers himself and his fellow outpost sett [...]	2009-10-01 16:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM1755	PA SECURITY FORCES ON ALERT FOR FRIDAY UNREST [...] (C) On October 1, PA Minister of Interior Said Abu Ali assessed the security situation in the West Bank as "extremely tense" following September 27 clashes at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif (reftel). "It recalls the beginning of the second Intifada," he said, "when emotions ran very high. [...]	2009-10-01 20:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1756	LARGE SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL IN EAST JERUSALEM FACES [...] (C) Summary. Israeli developers are resubmitting for GOI review a proposed settlement project in al-Walajah (southwest Jerusalem). If approved and completed, the Givat Ya'el neighborhood would become the largest settlement undertaking in East Jerusalem in the past decade. Jerusalem Municipa [...]	2009-10-01 20:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1763	PA LEADERSHIP DISCUSSES SECURITY SECTOR REFORM [...] (S) Summary. Prime Minister Fayyad's highest priority in the area of security sector reform at present is to address allegations of, and prevent future, prisoner abuse. He convened NGOs on September 30 to encourage active monitoring of the situation, and threatened to dismiss any personnel [...]	2009-10-02 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR KWBG
09JERUSALEM1766	RENEWED UNREST ON HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT [...] (C) Summary: On October 4, Israeli police clashed briefly with Arab Israeli protesters attempting to enter the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount platform in order to "protect" the al-Aqsa mosque from hard-line Jewish groups whom protesters believed to be organizing a visit. Arab Islamic Movement [...]	2009-10-05 12:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS KIRF
09JERUSALEM1780	UPDATE ON RECONCILIATION DISCUSSIONS WITH GOE [...] (C) In the wake of an October 5 meeting between Abu Mazen and Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman in Amman, head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department Saeb Erekat told Post that Egyptian negotiators had not shared a draft of the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement under considerat [...]	2009-10-06 17:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM179	HAMAS RE-ESTABLISHES CONTROL IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Gaza contacts told PolOffs January 21-22 that Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip, opening public offices, restarting limited services, and deploying security forces in the streets. Contacts said Gazans are able to move freely and stores are open, but many are still home [...]	2009-01-23 16:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1790	JERUSALEM MAYOR BRIEFS ON AL-BUSTAN DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat informed the Consul General and Ambassador Cunningham on October 7 that the Municipality intends to roll out a development plan for the al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem sometime in early November. The plan calls for the demolition o [...]	2009-10-08 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1791	SEIZED HAMAS DOCUMENTS OFFER POTENTIAL INSIGHT [...] (S) Summary and comment. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) seized four documents during the raid of a Hamas-affiliated think tank in Nablus in late September 2009. The documents were drafted by Nablus-based Hamas leaders and Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members in early [...]	2009-10-08 16:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS
09JERUSALEM1792	PA AND UNRWA EFFORTS AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL INCITEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In October 1-2 meetings, PA Minister for Religious Affairs Mahmoud al-Habash and UNRWA Gaza Director John Ging discussed PA and UNRWA efforts to eliminate incitement in PA mosques and Gaza schoolrooms. Al-Habash noted that the PA, which currently controls 80-90 percent of the We [...]	2009-10-09 04:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV KINF KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1838	EAST JERUSALEM HOME DEMOLITIONS RESUME [...] (C) Summary. On October 12, Israeli officials demolished a Palestinian-owned house and dismantled several other structures in the Beit Hanina area of East Jerusalem. The demolitions were the first to take place inside the Jerusalem municipality in nearly three months. PLO official Saeb Ere [...]	2009-10-15 12:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1889	FAYYAD ACCEPTS MINISTER OF ECONOMY'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. PM Fayyad accepted the resignation of Minister of National Economy Bassim Khoury on October 15, nearly two weeks after Khoury submitted it in protest of the initial PA decision to support deferral of the Goldstone report in the HRC. Sources close to the Prime Minister confirm th [...]	2009-10-16 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM189	ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENT HAMAS CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. PLO and Fatah officials have alleged that Hamas is undertaking a campaign against Fatah members in Gaza, killing some, maiming or arresting others. Hamas has claimed it is arresting "collaborators" who passed tactical information to the IDF during the Gaza conflict. End summary [...]	2009-01-26 16:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM1890	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE [...] (C) Summary. Since the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007 and the subsequent establishment of an "emergency government" in the West Bank under PM Salam Fayyad, the trajectories of Gaza and the West Bank have increasingly diverged. In Gaza, Hamas has consolidated control, thanks to externa [...]	2009-10-16 16:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1906	ABU MAZEN EXPLAINS GOLDSTONE DECISION DURING NEW [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) took personal responsibility for the PA's handling of the Goldstone report during an October 16 speech to the Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC),and emphasized that he had acted at all times with the Palestinians' best interests in mind. He als [...]	2009-10-19 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM
09JERUSALEM1907	OVERCROWDED PA PRISONS SEEK DONOR RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. PM Fayyad has consistently singled out reform of the PA prison system as his highest priority in security sector reform, to counter politically damaging allegations of abuse. (Reftels outlined Fayyad's recent efforts -- including replacement of senior personnel -- to address pr [...]	2009-10-19 15:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG EAID
09JERUSALEM1925	OLIVE HARVEST KICKS OFF, LESS VIOLENTLY THAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Post contacts say violence during the current olive harvest season has been lower than expected so far, but they offered different reasons for the decline. Rabbis for Human Rights, (RHR) Arik Ascherman said the IDF,s increased presence in Palestinian orchards adjacent to settle [...]	2009-10-21 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS EAGR KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1926	PA PRESENTS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR WAR [...] (U) On October 16, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a press release noting that Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo had received PA Minister of Justice Ali Khashan and an accompanying delegation in Geneva. The ICC's statement noted that the court would "carefully examine" the issues [...]	2009-10-21 16:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL KAWC KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1932	ABU ALA'A SAYS NEGOTIATIONS REQUIRE DEFINED [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations cannot resume while settlement activity continues, Palestinian negotiator Ahmad Quraya' (Abu Ala'a) told the Consul General in an October 20 meeting. Abu Ala'a urged the USG to play a strong third-party role in order to prevent negotiations from back-sliding to pre [...]	2009-10-22 17:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1934	PASF CRIME SWEEP EXAMPLE OF ONGOING LOW-LEVEL [...] (C) Summary and Comment. A recent two-day "crime sweep" by PA security forces (PASF) northwest of Ramallah exemplifies ongoing low-level security coordination with the IDF in the West Bank. PASF sources said they conducted the operation in areas under partial (Area B) and full (Area C) Isra [...]	2009-10-23 03:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL KCRM MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM1948	ABU MAZEN ISSUES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE CALLING FOR [...] (C) Summary. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree October 24 calling for PA presidential and legislative elections on January 24, 2010, and calling on the Central Elections Commission (CEC) to begin preparations for elections. During a joint meeting of the Fatah Central Committee (FC [...]	2009-10-26 14:55:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL
09JERUSALEM1949	UPDATE ON OCTOBER 25 EVENTS AT THE TEMPLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Skirmishes took place between Muslim worshippers and the Israeli National Police (INP) around the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif compound on October 25, apparently triggered by rumors of an impending incursion into the compound by radical pro-settler elements. Unrest spread int [...]	2009-10-26 19:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KISL IS JO
09JERUSALEM195	IDF CONDUCTS PUNITIVE HOME SEALING IN EAST [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) has refused to hear a case brought against the IDF for sealing the home of an East Jerusalem Palestinian who attacked the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in West Jerusalem in March 2008. The HCJ called the sealing a legitimate deterrent measure and a [...]	2009-01-27 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1956	OCTOBER 27 HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality executed demolition orders on October 27 for five buildings (a total of nine housing units) in East Jerusalem, displacing or partially destroying the homes of 45 Palestinian residents. The Municipality also dismantled a tent in the Sheikh Jarrah neig [...]	2009-10-28 18:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM196	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND HAMAS COMPETE FOR [...] (S) Summary: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) are competing for control over relief efforts in Gaza. On January 24, Hamas officials announced formation of a committee to oversee Gaza relief operations. Local NGOs in Gaza say Hamas has warned them to coordinate their activities with [...]	2009-01-27 16:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	EAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1960	ASSESSING RECENT VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. While recent skirmishes on the Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount over the past month are troubling, stabilizing factors have kept these incidents from sparking broader unrest. Neither the GOI nor the PA appear to be inciting violence, though individual leaders have been less rest [...]	2009-10-29 13:43:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1965	DISAPPOINTMENT WITH RESULTS OF "JENIN PLAN" ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Eighteen months after the launch of the "Jenin Plan," local officials express a sense of pride in their own efforts, a mixed sense of economic improvements, and strong criticism of what they consider the GOI's failure to facilitate the plan. Governor Qadora Mousa and key securi [...]	2009-10-30 14:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1967	WEST BANK POLLSTERS COMMENT ON RECENT PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Three early-October polls showed a decrease in support for both Hamas and Fatah following the decision of PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to support a deferral of the Goldstone report. Palestinians still expressed greater trust in Abu Mazen and Fatah than in former Hamas P [...]	2009-10-30 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL KPAO KWBG PGOV PTER
09JERUSALEM197	WEST BANK SECURITY: SIGNIFICANT IDF INCURSIONS; PASF PRESSES HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) chiefs report persistent IDF operations in the West Bank since the end of the conflict in Gaza, including in Area A and using more agressive tactics. PASF officials expressed disappointment and frustration with the IDF operations, given PASF [...]	2009-01-27 17:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PTER ASEC PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM1970	FATAH NEGOTIATOR ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] (S) Summary. Fatah knew in advance that Hamas would not agree to an Egyptian draft proposal for Palestinian reconciliation by an Egyptian-imposed October 15 deadline, according to lead Fatah negotiator Azzam al Ahmad, and Fatah retracted its own agreement after the deadline passed. Now, Abu [...]	2009-11-02 08:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1971	EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PA UPDATES ON GOE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 28 meeting with the Consul General in Jerusalem, Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman provided an update on Fatah-Hamas reconciliation efforts. He said the GOE continues to press Hamas to sign a draft Egyptian reconciliation text, but does not anticipate [...]	2009-11-02 08:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM1977	UPDATE ON EAST JERUSALEM HOME DEMOLITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality on November 2 executed three home demolitions in East Jerusalem, displacing 37 Palestinians, including 18 children, according to residents and NGO sources. Local residents told PolOff that the owners of the first two homes were not aware of any demo [...]	2009-11-03 13:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1980	USUN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN CIVIL [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, Palestinian civil society in the West Bank agreed that donors' investments have not yet shown tangible results on the ground. As one participant put it, "money is not buying PM Fayyad love." Several participants noted on [...]	2009-11-03 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID KDEM ECON IS
09JERUSALEM1983	PA SECURITY COMMANDERS CONCERNED OVER IDF [...] (C) Summary. In back-to-back meetings on November 2, PA National Security Forces (NSF) West Bank Commander Major General Thiab Ali (Abu al Fatah) and Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) Chief Major General Hazim Atallah expressed anger and frustration with what they described as un-coordinated Is [...]	2009-11-03 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1984	UNSCO AND UNRWA DESCRIBE CONTRADICTIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Robert Serry and UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Director for Gaza John Ging emphasized the need to restart essential infrastructure projects in Gaza, inc [...]	2009-11-03 18:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PGOV EAID KPAL GZ IS
09JERUSALEM1985	MINISTER OF INTERIOR ASSERTS ROLE IN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a sign of the PA Interior Ministry's growing authority and role as the primary point of contact for donors, Minister Said Abu Ali chaired the first meeting in over a year of the Security Sector Working Group (SSWG). The absence of two key security chiefs -- National Security [...]	2009-11-03 18:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM1986	PM FAYYAD AND AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, PM Fayyad said the Palestinian economy is growing at an impressive pace, but can go only so far under occupation. Increasing private sector investment is only possible, Fayyad noted, if Israeli restrictions on Palestinian [...]	2009-11-04 04:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL IS

09JERUSALEM1990	WEST BANK BUSINESSES CAPITALIZING ON IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bank businesses are expanding, based on improved security conditions, greater internal freedom of movement, and an uptick in consumer spending. Business owners claim continued growth is dependent on easier movement of goods and people within the West Bank, as well as betwe [...]	2009-11-04 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1994	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEANS ON BANKS TO PAY [...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority paid October salaries to its employees in the West Bank and Gaza on November 4, drawing from the monthly revenue transfer from Israel and increased lending from local banks, and in the absence of additional external budget support. PA officials are ange [...]	2009-11-04 17:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PGOV IS KU AE
09JERUSALEM2004	ABU MAZEN ANNOUNCES HIS DESIRE NOT TO SEEK [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a televised speech the evening of November 5, Abu Mazen announced his desire not to be a candidate in the next Palestinian presidential election. His speech was preceeded by two days of leadership meetings in which he privately briefed participants of his plans, [...]	2009-11-05 20:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2007	PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD ON GOI ROADMAP REQUIREMENT [...] (S) Summary. In a November 3 meeting, Prime Minister Fayyad outlined specific GOI actions that would, in his view, fulfill the GOI's Roadmap obligation to restore the situation on the ground that existed before the Second Intifada began. Fayyad acknowledged that the IDF had redeployed outside [...]	2009-11-06 08:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PINS PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM201	WEST BANKERS RELEASE PETITION CALLING FOR [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Palestinians from a range of political factions in the West Bank issued a petition January 26 calling for national reconciliation and a national unity government. Their stated goal is to generate pressure on President Abbas and Hamas leaders to return to discussions a [...]	2009-01-28 15:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2017	GLOOMY POLITICAL AND PUBLIC REACTION TO ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary: Following Abu Mazen's public statement that he does not want to run for another term as Palestinian Authority (PA) president, senior Fatah and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) members continue to urge him to reconsider, and so far seem unwilling to consider alternative ca [...]	2009-11-06 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2020	OVERVIEW OF EAST JERUSALEM HOME DEMOLITIONS [...] (C) Summary. With many more homes built illegally each year than are demolished, an estimated 20,000 buildings in East Jerusalem -- one-third of the total -- are illegal. Permits for new construction are limited by municipal planning (since the 1970s explicitly aimed to preserve a Jewish maj [...]	2009-11-06 16:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2024	CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION'S PREPARATIONS IN [...] (C) Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Hanna Naser described preparations for presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for January 24, as "at an impasse" pending the results of ongoing Cairo-based reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas. Naser dismissed the idea that vot [...]	2009-11-09 14:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2026	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES MORE EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) The Jerusalem Municipality served 17 more demolition orders on November 8, in this case on homes in the already-tense Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. Of the 17 orders served, eight pertain to homes in the al-Bustan area of Silwan, which is the subject of a development plan propose [...]	2009-11-09 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2027	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY ASKS FOR FUNDS SEIZED FROM [...] (U) This is an action request for State, please see para 3. 2. (C) In a November 6 meeting, PLO Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat asked the Consul General for USG assistance in securing transfer to the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance of USD 32.5 million in funds seized by Egypt in [...]	2009-11-09 15:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KWBG KPAL PGOV KTFN EG AL
09JERUSALEM2032	MINISTER OF EDUCATION DENIES PA TEXTBOOKS CONTAIN [...] (C) In a November 3 meeting, PA Minister of Education Lamis Alami argued that most of the incitement-related criticism levied against official PA textbooks cited out-of-date Egyptian and Jordanian textbooks, which the PA has since shelved or heavily edited. "The PA should be held accountabl [...]	2009-11-10 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL KPAL KDEM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2048	MIXED MESSAGES ABOUT PLO UNSC STATEHOOD INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 07:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS EG
09JERUSALEM2050	MIXED MESSAGES ON PLO UNSC STATEHOOD INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Senior Palestinian officials have been sending mixed messages about the seriousness and speed of the PLO's call for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution declaring a Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital. PLO Chief Nego [...]	2009-11-16 14:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2063	PLAN FOR NEW ISRAELI NEIGHBORHOOD IN EAST [...] (SBU) NGO and Jerusalem municipality contacts separately confirmed to Post on November 17 that the Jerusalem District Planning Board approved the "Mordot Gilo" plan for construction of 844 residential units inside the Jerusalem municipal borders, and adjacent to the existing East Jerusalem s [...]	2009-11-17 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2077	NEW EAST JERUSALEM DEMOLITIONS NOVEMBER 17-18 [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality executed demolition orders at five sites in East Jerusalem over the course of November 17 and 18, according to municipal, NGO, and local press sources. The demolitions are the most significant in scope since the demolition of nine housing units on Oct [...]	2009-11-18 17:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM208	MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHES THREE HOMES IN EAST [...] (C) Summary. The Jerusalem Municipality conducted three demolitions in East Jerusalem on January 28, including a large building inhabited by 45 people. The building's owner said the GoI Interior Ministry had postponed demolition until March 31, but that the Municipality acted on its own. Ac [...]	2009-01-29 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2083	EAST JERUSALEM PROPERTY CONTROVERSIES ESCALATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the Mordot Gilo controversy (Refs A and B),Palestinian officials, local NGOs, and East Jerusalem residents continue to accuse the GOI and Municipality of Jerusalem of attempting to change the demographic balance in Jerusalem. In the past 48 hours, Post has co [...]	2009-11-19 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2098	SIX PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL [...] (C) The head of General Intelligence (GI, or Mukhabarat) of the Palestinian Authority, Majid Faraj, confirmed to Post that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel detained the GI chief in the West Bank town of Salfit, Muhamad Abdel Hamid, taking him from his home the morning of November 20. Th [...]	2009-11-23 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2106	MUNICIPALITY DIVIDED OVER EAST JERUSALEM'S [...] (SBU) Summary: An impasse within Jerusalem's municipal government has again delayed the court-ordered evacuation and sealing of Beit Yehonatan (aka Yonatan),a seven-story apartment block built illegally by the pro-settlement Ateret Cohanim organization in 2003 in the East Jerusalem neighbo [...]	2009-11-23 15:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2129	UNRWA'S November 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting [...] (SBU) At the November 17-19 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd highlighted chronic funding shortfalls and looked to host and donor governments to consider innovative ways to finance UNRWA operations. UNR [...]	2009-11-25 09:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM2130	PALESTINIAN OFFICIALS, ISRAELI SETTLERS CRITICIZE [...] (C) Summary: In the build-up to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's early-evening November 25 address announcing a ten-month moratorium on new West Bank settlement construction, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) officials issued a flurry of publi [...]	2009-11-25 20:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2132	WEST BANK SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM, TOME [...] (SBU) The GOI's November 25 announcement of a ten-month moratorium on new residential construction in West Bank settlements was the subject of continued criticism on November 26-27. Palestinian officials issued a stream of press statements arguing that the moratorium was meaningless without [...]	2009-11-27 11:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM215	HAMAS CALL FOR "NEW PLO" ANGERS PLO, FATAH [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and PLO contacts responded angrily to Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Mesha'al's January 28 call for the formation of a new Palestinian organization to replace the PLO. Mesha'al said in a televised speech that the PLO does not represent "resistance" factions and has lo [...]	2009-01-30 15:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2174	WEST BANK SETTLERS FEEL "BETRAYED" BY NETANYAHU [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's November 25 announcement of a 10-month suspension of new construction in West Bank settlements, Post contacts in the settler community voiced distrust of the GOI, anger at the USG, and a determination to resist GOI efforts to moni [...]	2009-12-03 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG CASC IS
09JERUSALEM2175	RECORD NUMBER OF JERUSALEM RESIDENCY STATUS [...] (C) An Israeli Ministry of Interior probe into the legal status of thousands of Arab residents of East Jerusalem led to the revocation of 4,577 Jerusalem residency permits in 2008 -- a figure equivalent to 53 percent of all revocations since 1967. NGO and Palestinian sources described the tr [...]	2009-12-03 15:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2203	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of the Interior Said Abu Ali expressed concern about what he called a "troubled and tense" political climate. He predicted, "a resurgence of settler attacks on Palestinians" in the West Bank, and noted that the PA had little control over these [...]	2009-12-07 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAL PREL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2210	NABLUS SECURITY CHIEFS FIRED FOLLOWING FRACAS [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the two principal security officials in the Nablus area on the recommendation of a committee formed to investigate a November 29 altercation between National Security Force (NSF) and Palestinian Civil P [...]	2009-12-08 13:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM222	FAYYAD DISCUSSES FINANCES, PLANS FOR PA ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the Consul General, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad described his plans to involve the PA in Gaza reconstruction, and expressed concern about the PA's dire financial situation. He also expressed appreciation for the Obama Admin [...]	2009-02-02 16:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS PREF PTER
09JERUSALEM2224	SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM: WEST BANK SETTLERS ANGRY, [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent GOI outreach to the settler community, Post contacts continue to express distrust of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and blame the USG for the current moratorium on West Bank construction. Meanwhile, most Palestinian contacts remain unimpressed with what they [...]	2009-12-08 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2225	A PALESTINIAN COMMERCIAL PROJECT IN EAST JERUSALEM [...] (C) Summary. The Arab proprietors of a significant real estate development in East Jerusalem report that the first phase of their project, encompassing 70 apartments, is now nearing completion. The project has taken more than a decade, due to the time required to secure the appropriate permi [...]	2009-12-08 16:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV KPAL PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM2228	EAST JERUSALEM'S "OUTPOSTS" POTENTIAL FLASHPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 2,000 Israelis associated with religious-nationalist Zionist groups currently live in isolated outposts in otherwise Arab-populated East Jerusalem neighborhoods, such as Ras al-Amud, Abu Tor, and the Muslim and Christian quarters of Jerusalem's Old City. Anti-se [...]	2009-12-08 17:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2257	MUNICIPAL PLANNING FAILURE ENDANGERS VILLAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Residents of the village of al-Walaja, which straddles the line between the Municipality of Jerusalem and the West Bank, are in legal limbo. This is a result of the Jerusalem District Planning Board's February 2009 rejection of a town planning scheme for the village, the Aug [...]	2009-12-11 15:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2259	WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 16:11:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG KIRF KISL IS
09JERUSALEM2260	WEST BANK MOSQUE TORCHED, SETTLERS SUSPECTED [...] (C) Summary. Before dawn on December 11, a mosque was set afire in the Palestinian village of Yasuf, south of Nablus, according to Palestinian Authority security officials. Local contacts and press report that Israeli settlers from Kfar Tappuach are suspected of the arson, which was the la [...]	2009-12-11 16:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KIRF KISL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2271	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER OF INTERIOR POINTS [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Interior Said Abu Ali expressed frustration at what he characterized as poor Israel Defense Forces (IDF) situational awareness and response time, in the wake of a December 11 arson attack on a West Bank mosque allegedly carried out by extr [...]	2009-12-15 15:49:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2273	MAYOR BARKAT ANNOUNCES JERUSALEM RE-ZONING [...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Knesset Law Committee met on December 13 with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat to argue against the implementation of a High Court order for the evacuation and sealing of Beit Yehonatan, an illegally-constructed apartment building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood o [...]	2009-12-15 16:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2275	FEW HEADLINES AS ABU MAZEN DEFENDS HIS STANCE ON [...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said little new on negotiations or his personal future in a December 15 speech to the opening session of a two-day PLO Central Council (PLO/CC) meeting in Ramallah, which convened primarily to extend his term as president beyond its expirati [...]	2009-12-15 17:19:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2292	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY POLICE CHIEF ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Police Chief Hazim Atallah told Post that PA security forces were focused on settler-Palestinian violence and a possible upcoming large-scale prisoner release by Israel. He said that preparations to prevent the former and manage the latter are [...]	2009-12-17 16:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM2296	ASSESSING THE "NEW" FATAH [...] (S) Summary and Comment. In the four months since Fatah (the historically dominant Palestinian national movement) held its long-delayed Sixth General Congress, it has made only limited progress on internal reform. Despite the initial boost he received from the Congress, Palestinian Authorit [...]	2009-12-18 12:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ECON KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PINR PREL
09JERUSALEM2307	PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SECURITY OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, senior Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials stressed the need to prevent settler violence from provoking a Palestinian response. They noted the difficulty of preventing and containing settler-related violence in flashpoints outside PA security cont [...]	2009-12-22 14:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL KJUS IS
09JERUSALEM2309	HAMAS INTERFERENCE WITH USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) On December 21, Hamas confiscated two truckloads of USG-funded humanitarian shipments to Gaza, following a pattern of increased interference with USG assistance programs there. Over the last several weeks, Hamas has confiscated other shipments and otherwise harassed NGOs operating in G [...]	2009-12-23 16:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER EAID PGOV PHUM GZ
09JERUSALEM2323	IMMINENT PUBLICATION OF TENDERS FOR 692 NEW [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, Israel press sources reported the impending publication of 692 construction tenders for new residential units in three Israeli neighborhoods of East Jerusalem: 377 units in Neve Yaakov, 198 in Pisgat Zeev, and 117 in Har Homa. While the details of the tenders a [...]	2009-12-28 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2324	NEW PALESTINIAN CHIEF JUSTICE DISCUSSES [...] (C) Post met with newly-appointed Palestinian Chief Justice and Chair of the High Judicial Council Farid Abdullah Asaed Jallad on December 13. Jallad was selected by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas (Abu Mazen) to replace former Chief Justice Issa Abu Sharar, who had reached retir [...]	2009-12-28 15:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWBG KPAL KJUS
09JERUSALEM2325	UPDATE ON HEBRON'S OLD CITY [...] (C) Summary. In recent visits to Hebron's "H2" district, the impact of Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) movement restrictions on Palestinian residents remains apparent in high Palestinian unemployment, a shrinking Palestinian population, and derelict storefronts in what was once Hebron's commerc [...]	2009-01-01 15:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2334	PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN MUSTAFA AL-BARGHUTI ON [...] (C) Summary. Mustafa Barghuti, who was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in 2006 as the head of the Independent Palestine list, believes that PLC and presidential elections need to occur in the upcoming year in order to preserve the Palestinian democratic experience and st [...]	2009-12-29 10:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2336	BETHLEHEM FATAH DISTRICT REACHING OUT TO MEMBERS, [...] (C) Summary. Bethlehem's Fatah District Committee is focused on reorganizing its ranks and improving outreach to district members, at least in part to prepare for future Palestinian Authority (PA) elections. Fatah should focus on restoring confidence and disciplining its members to avoid a [...]	2009-12-29 12:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM2337	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY REPACKAGES LATEST ZONING [...] (C) Summary: Jerusalem municipal officials briefed Post on December 23 on the latest version of Mayor Nir Barkat's plan for the redevelopment of the currently Arab-inhabited al-Bustan area of Silwan in East Jerusalem. Barkat's proposal calls for the demolition of 19 of al-Bustan's 97 homes, [...]	2009-12-29 14:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM234	EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENTS BLAME SETTLERS FOR [...] (C) Summary. On February 1, eight Palestinian girls were injured when the floor of their classroom in an UNRWA school in Silwan collapsed. Residents of the area blamed the collapse on archeological excavations being carried out by the Elad organization. UNRWA is investigating the cause of [...]	2009-02-03 15:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM243	PALESTINIANS SEEK USG ASSISTANCE IN REOPENING [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian contacts have asked the USG to encourage the GoI to allow eight Jerusalem-based Palestinian institutions to reopen this month. The institutions were originally closed in 2001, and the closures have been renewed every six months since then. End Summary. PALESTINIA [...]	2009-02-05 09:33:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM245	FRANCISCANS REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE PROTECTING [...] (C) Summary. The Franciscan (Catholic) Custos of the Holy Land reported vandalism against a monastery on Mount Zion and requested USG assistance to protect Jerusalem's Christian holy sites. A representative of the Custos told PolOff vandals accessed the monastery from the neighboring Cenacl [...]	2009-02-05 14:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM247	UNRWA REACTS STRONGLY AFTER HAMAS SEIZES GAZA [...] (C) Summary. UNRWA announced that police in Gaza seized assistance intended for 500 refugee families from an UNRWA distribution center in the Gaza Strip. This happened after UNRWA refused to coordinate with the Hamas-run "Ministry of Social Affairs." Director of UNRWA Gaza Operations John G [...]	2009-02-05 15:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM249	DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM AND THE WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. Israeli authorities conducted at least 20 demolitions of Palestinian property in the West Bank and East Jerusalem during February 1-4, the highest frequency of demolitions in the past thirteen months. Most of the demolitions were reportedly due to a lack of permits. A Jerusale [...]	2009-02-05 15:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM251	PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FAILS TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING [...] (C) Summary. Fatah sources told ConGen that the Preparatory Committee for the Fatah Sixth General Congress made no significant progress during February 3-4 meetings in Amman. Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) member Muhammad al-Madani said the meetings did not resolve any of the three key q [...]	2009-02-06 08:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM258	GUNMEN STEAL UNRWA TRUCKS; UNRWA SUSPENDS ALL [...] (SBU) Transport contacts reported to EconOff late February 5 that gunmen connected to Hamas seized eleven truckloads of Arab donations containing rice and flour intended for UNRWA. The trucks had entered Israel from the Nizzana/al-Aouja border crossing with Egypt and then passed through Kerem [...]	2009-02-06 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PTER PREL PGOV KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM259	THE PA 2009 BUDGET, GAZA RECONSTRUCTION, AND CASH [...] (U) Summary: In a speech on February 4, Prime Minister Fayyad presented the 2009 budget and outlined the PA's plan for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza. The PM also announced a two-week delay of salary payments, in order to get assistance projects in Gaza underway immediately. The transp [...]	2009-02-06 15:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM260	SARI NUSSEIBEH AND NASER AL QIDWA: TIME IS SHORT [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with the Consul General, al Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh and former PA Foreign Minister Naser al Qidwa emphasized that time is short to achieve a two-state solution, and the risks of further Palestinian disintegration are high. Both dismissed th [...]	2009-02-06 17:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS QA
09JERUSALEM266	REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF SIX USAID ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that the Department authorize six USAID assistance projects in Gaza, including water and sanitation projects and the provision of plastic sheeting to elementary schools. The projects will meet urgent humanitarian needs for the population of Gaza. Authorization [...]	2009-02-09 13:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM278	ISRAELI ELECTIONS LEAVE PALESTINIANS PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian political leaders, in conversations on February 11-12, expressed dismay over the results of Israeli elections. Most predicted a rightist bloc would form the next government of Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu as its prime minister. Several predicted a Netanyahu-led g [...]	2009-02-12 16:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM284	PA PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CAIRO CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the Cairo Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy on March 2, the Palestinian Authority has prepared a plan for the early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza. The PA's goal at the conference is to demonstrate that the PA is ready and able to take charge [...]	2009-02-13 13:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV PTER IS
09JERUSALEM288	PA OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON NEW WEST BANK MEASURES [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) security officials have received briefings from the IDF about new measures to improve conditions in the West Bank. The steps include incremental access and movement improvements, more permits for Palestinian VIPs and workers, construction of additional [...]	2009-02-13 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ETRD PHUM KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM317	IMPRESSIONS FROM GAZA-BASED LES [...] (S) Summary. ConGen RSO LES who lives and works in Gaza City, said that Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza. He notes that local support for Hamas has decreased since the December 2008 - January 2009 conflict, but decreased support for Hamas does not mean increased support for the current [...]	2009-02-24 09:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	AFSN PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL EG IS
09JERUSALEM318	UNRESOLVED ISSUES REMAIN AFTER FATAH COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) announced on February 19 its recommendation that the sixth party Congress be held April 15 in Jordan or Egypt. In February 18-19 conversations with PolSpecialist, grassroots activists doubted that the Congress would be held as soon as April [...]	2009-02-24 13:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM326	PA RELEASES HAMAS PRISONERS; FAYYAD SAYS NO CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) released 52 Hamas detainees on February 24. PM Fayyad said the 52 detainees were scheduled to be released because they posed no threat to the PA or Israel, but that the timing of their release was orchestrated by the Muqata'a in advan [...]	2009-02-25 16:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL CVIS IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM328	FAYYAD LAUNCHES SHARM APPEAL, ASKS DONORS FOR HELP [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released the summary of its "Gaza Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan" to donors on February 25. The PA requests USD 2.8 billion in 2009, including USD 1.3 billion in early recovery and reconstruction assistance for Gaza, USD 1.15 billion in direct budg [...]	2009-02-25 17:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM339	EREKAT TO CODELS: PA SEEKING A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told CODELs Lieberman, Cardin, and Baird that the conflict in Gaza deepened the divisions between the West Bank and Gaza. Erekat said that Fatah and Hamas need to overcome their differences and forge a national unity government that respects pri [...]	2009-02-26 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KWBG OREP IS QA KDEM
09JERUSALEM340	"GOVERNMENT" IN GAZA REPLACES MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN [...] (C) Summary. The "Minister" of Local Government (MoLG) in Gaza removed the mayor of al-Zahra and the municipal council in mid-February, installing a committee of individuals associated with Hamas to run the municipality. Deposed Mayor Tarik Hijju, who is a member of Fatah, told PolOff that h [...]	2009-02-26 15:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM359	PALESTINIAN FACTIONS BEGIN RECONCILIATION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, released a joint statement in Cairo February 26 following the opening of reconciliation talks. The statement said that five committees will seek to complete this work between March 10 and 30. Fatah and Hamas officials indicat [...]	2009-02-27 15:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM360	SOME ADDITIONAL TYPES OF GOODS ENTER GAZA, OVERALL [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agency contacts reported that the GOI has recently approved a slightly broader variety of goods for entry into Gaza. Overall access for goods into Gaza remains strictly limited, however. ConGen contacts said the GOI continues to reject many everyday it [...]	2009-02-27 16:52:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM372	MAYORS BLAME CHECKPOINT AND EACH OTHER FOR [...] (C) Summary. Mayors of al-Khas (Khader Hamdan) and al-Nu'man (Yusif Darawi) villages -- in the Wets Bank south of Jerusalem and separated by the separation barrier -- blamed each other, as well as the separation barrier, for a late-2008 rupture in their joint village council. Darawi said th [...]	2009-03-02 12:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM378	UNRWA'S FEBRAURY 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ADVISORY [...] (SBU) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened an Extraordinary Session of the Advisory Commission in Amman, Jordan on February 17. UNRWA underlined its dire financial situation and provided an update on its operations in Gaza. UNRWA a [...]	2009-03-04 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL
09JERUSALEM402	PRIME MINISTER FAYYAD ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION [...] (S) Summary. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced his government's resignation on March 7, to take effect upon formation of a new government, but in no event later than March 31. Fayyad said he is resigning to facilitate formation of a new government. Fatah-affiliated [...]	2009-03-09 11:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM440	AID SHIPMENTS TO GAZA CONTINUE, AD HOC RULES [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agencies and NGO contacts report that unclear rules and ad hoc decision-making continue to hamper delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. For example, a high-level GOI decision was required to allow USG-provided jam and halva to enter Gaza, but the exempt [...]	2009-03-09 12:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM444	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES 58 ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian sources informed Post about an additional 56 demolition and two evacuation orders issued by the Jerusalem municipality between March 5 and March 9. Palestinian officials told the Consul General that Israel has adopted a policy of "escalation" in East Jerusalem that co [...]	2009-03-10 08:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM46	PA SECURITY CHIEFS DISCUSS GAZA CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. PA security chiefs told PolFSN on January 6 that the security situation in the West Bank remains under control, and that the PA's reputation depends on how the crisis in Gaza is resolved. End summary. 2. (C) National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab al-Ali (Abu al-F [...]	2009-01-06 17:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM464	JERUSALEM MAYOR EXPLAINS "MISCOMMUNICATION" OVER [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat invited the Consul General to his office March 12 to explain the "miscommunication" over home demolitions during Secretary Clinton's March 2-4 visit. Barkat said the issuance of demolition orders during the Secretary's visit was simply a matter of "po [...]	2009-03-13 13:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM465	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: SIGNIFICANT GAPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 10, Palestinian reconciliation talks began in Cairo. The talks are structured around five committees: 1) PA government formation; 2) PLO reform; 3) PA security services; 4) elections; and 5) internal reconciliation. As of March 13, significant gaps became evident on ke [...]	2009-03-13 15:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM466	PA'S HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PLAN HINGES ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has moved quickly to put in place a program to assist Gaza residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during IDF operations in January. The USD 350 million PA plan, designed by PM Fayyad, would put money directly into the hands of individuals [...]	2009-03-13 15:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM476	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: CORE ISSUES REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Significant gaps remain on core issues in the reconciliation talks in Cairo, although there is some agreement on secondary issues, according to Fatah and independent sources. Continued Egyptian pressure, including discussion of a signing ceremony for an agreement March 22, is hav [...]	2009-03-16 16:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM48	WEST BANK POLITICAL FIGURES GIVE THE PA MIXED [...] (C) Summary. West Bank political figures told ConGen that their constituencies are frustrated and angry with Israeli military operations in Gaza. They gave a mixed review of the PA's handling of the crisis, but suggested that PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) can only lose Palestinian support [...]	2009-01-06 18:03:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ
09JERUSALEM490	IDF ARRESTS HAMAS POLITICAL FIGURES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The IDF arrested 20 senior Hamas officials in the West Bank overnight on March 18-19. The IDF also re-arrested a separate set of lower-profile Hamas during the week of March 9. Both Hamas and the PA President's office put out statements criticizing the arrests. END SUMMARY. [...]	2009-03-19 15:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM501	UPDATE ON DEMOLITIONS AND EVICTIONS IN EAST [...] (C) Summary. In recent days, there have been new press reports about plans for additional demolitions in East Jerusalem. Jerusalem Municipality contacts have stated that these developments are all part of the normal, legal operation of the city, but they have also confirmed Mayor Barkat's i [...]	2009-03-20 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM502	MUGHRABI GATE PLANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO APPROVAL [...] (C) Summary. A senior Jerusalem municipal planning official said that the Israeli National Planning Committee has approved the District Committee's recommendation for plans for the Mughrabi Gate ramp, bringing the ramp one step closer to construction. She said the final steps of the process [...]	2009-03-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM528	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: EGYPT INVITING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 24, Fatah officials reported that Egypt is inviting senior Fatah and Hamas representatives to reconvene on April 1 in Cairo to address the key outstanding Palestinian reconciliation issues: PA government formation, PLO reform, elections, and PA security service reform. EN [...]	2009-03-24 15:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM549	PA RUNNING SHORT OF CASH (AGAIN) [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the PA Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's Office report that the PA will not be able to make salary payments in early April without an immediate and sizeable influx of donor money. External budget support through the first three months of 2009 is runni [...]	2009-03-25 11:41:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM562	ISRAELI HIGH COURT PRESSES GOI ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) issued a conditional order on March 24 seeking to compel the IDF to execute demolition orders on nine houses in Ofra settlement built on private, Palestinian-owned land. DefMin Ehud Barak had previously informed the HCJ that he would not [...]	2009-03-26 15:07:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM574	ISRAELI POLICE SHUT DOWN EAST JERUSALEM CULTURAL [...] (C) Summary. Israeli National Police (INP) prevented several Palestinian cultural events from taking place in East Jerusalem on March 21-26. These events were part of the Arab League's "Arab Cultural Capital" (ACC) program. Local contacts said that not all of these cultural events received [...]	2009-03-30 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09JERUSALEM575	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: FATAH NEGOTIATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Palestinian reconciliation talks are set to resume April 1-2 in Cairo. In public statements, HAMAS officials have hardened their position against accepting prior PLO agreements and Quartet principles, specifically regarding recognition of Israel. In addition, Hamas is demanding [...]	2009-03-30 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG
09JERUSALEM580	FATAH SIXTH GENERAL CONGRESS: DELAY LIKELY AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Preparatory Committee for the Fatah Sixth General Congress is not likely to complete planning in time to stage the event April 15, according to senior Fatah sources. The venue, participation lists, and political platform all remain unresolved despite a renewed determinati [...]	2009-03-31 10:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER IS KDEM KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM600	PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In response to an April 1 statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that Israel is not obligated by the Annapolis process, PA officials labeled Lieberman "an obstacle to peace" and called on the U.S. to ensure that the new Israeli government commits to previous ag [...]	2009-04-02 14:14:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM601	NEXT STEPS ON PA GOVERNMENT; FAYYAD REMAINS IN [...] (C) Summary. According to sources in the President's office and close to Fatah leadership, President Abbas and PM Fayyad will consult on April 2 or 3 about next steps for forming a new PA government. Abu Mazen made public statements on April 1 indicating his intent to consult with Egyptian [...]	2009-04-02 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM602	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: FATAH-HAMAS TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and Hamas delegations held more than six hours of discussions in Cairo on the opening day of a second round of reconciliation talks April 1. Their discussions focused on Hamas' proposal to create an interim PLO body. Senior Fatah officials said Hamas' positions have not [...]	2009-04-02 14:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM613	PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: LATEST ROUND OF TALKS [...] (C) Summary. The latest round of Egyptian-mediated reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas ended in Cairo on April 2, less than 72 hours after they began. The talks are expected to resume in two to three weeks. Fatah sought publicly to portray Hamas as intransigent in refusing to go a [...]	2009-04-03 10:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG
09JERUSALEM618	FAYYAD INTERVENES IN TELCOM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary and Comment. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has intervened in a series of telecommunications issues, including the PalTel Group's request for an extension of its mobile telephone license, a potential merger between PalTel and regional mobile provider Zain, and the frequency and in [...]	2009-04-06 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ECPS PGOV PREL EINV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM623	PA PAYS WEST BANK SALARIES, GAZA SALARIES ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid civil servant and security salaries in the West Bank on April 6. Salaries for PA employees in Gaza are on hold due to inadequate resources available to the PA and the continuing shortage of banknotes. According to contacts at the Palestine Mon [...]	2009-04-07 10:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM628	EAST JERUSALEM EVICTION ORDER UPHELD IN ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. Israel's High Court of Justice (HCJ) on April 5 rejected a petition lodged by two East Jerusalem families against eviction orders regarding their homes in Shaykh Jarrah. The decision exhausts possible judicial remedy and effectively reinstates eviction orders, which could now b [...]	2009-04-07 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL
09JERUSALEM629	PUNITIVE HOME DEMOLITION LEADS TO SHOOTING, DEATH [...] (C) Summary. A Palestinian was shot to death by the Israeli National Police (INP) after his car hit and lightly injured three INP officers in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Bahir April 7. The officers were involved in the demolition of the home of Husam Duwayit, a Palestinian who ki [...]	2009-04-07 14:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM630	ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY MOVES STONE FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 5, the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) removed a stone from just outside the southeastern wall of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount and placed it on the Israeli Knesset grounds. IAA staff assert the stone came from "debris" in the Jerusalem Archaeological Park and co [...]	2009-04-08 07:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM664	PA OFFICIALS MAINTAIN CONTROL OF COMMERCIAL [...] (C) Summary: The majority of the 100-115 truckloads/day that enter Gaza are not donations or humanitarian relief supplies, but are private sector shipments imported on a commercial basis. ConGen contacts estimate the value of commercial goods that enter Gaza daily at approximately USD two m [...]	2009-04-14 13:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IS KWBG PGOV PHUM
09JERUSALEM665	MUNIB AL MASRI DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, EARLY [...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting with the Consul General, independent Palestinian billionaire and PLO Central Council member Munib Al Masri said national reconciliation talks stalled on key questions concerning elections, government formation, and the PLO. Al Masri said he suggested "a [...]	2009-04-14 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM666	SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE IN GAZA BANK BRANCHES [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early April, Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) and banking sector contacts outlined their supervision and compliance operations in Gaza bank branches. The PMA made a similar presentation to GOI officials at a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting on [...]	2009-04-14 13:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV

09JERUSALEM674	FATAH MEMBERS JOSTLE FOR INFLUENCE AHEAD OF SIXTH [...] (C) Summary: As preparations for the Sixth Party Congress proceed, Fatah members have begun to jostle for influence over future membership in the Fatah Central Committee (FCC),which will be decided by the Congress. With delegate lists nearly finalized, aspiring Fatah leaders are competing [...]	2009-04-16 13:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM686	HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM AND THE WEST [...] (C) Summary. The GoI Ministry of Interior demolished a home in East Jerusalem April 22, and the Civil Administration demolished four structures in a Palestinian village southeast of Nablus. The number of home demolitions decreased in East Jerusalem in March and April following critical comme [...]	2009-04-22 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM687	MIGRON UPDATE; EVICTION ORDERS ISSUED NEAR ADAM [...] (C) Summary. The GOI recently issued eviction orders for Palestinians living near Adam settlement, and the PA is helping the Palestinians appeal these orders. The evictions may be related to the GOI's plan to expand Adam to incorporate the settlers from Migron outpost. The Migron settlers [...]	2009-04-22 14:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM689	YESHA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES COUNCIL MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. The YESHA Council held an expanded meeting in January at which it established a Secretariat of ten former Council leaders and a core group of 25 Council members, which will meet every two months. The expanded Council, with over 200 members, will meet only two or three times pe [...]	2009-04-23 13:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM690	HAMAS-AFFILIATED "BANK" OPENS IN GAZA; PMA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic National Bank (INB) opened in Gaza City on April 22. Speaking at the opening ceremony, INB CEO Ala'a al-Din Al-Rafati said that INB will offer full banking services, including taking deposits and making loans. However, the Palestinian Monetary Authority PMA) annou [...]	2009-04-23 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM694	NO CLEAR TREND EVIDENT IN RECENT UNIVERSITY AND [...] (C) Summary. Employee and student elections are widely seen by Palestinians as indicators of the relative standing of political factions at a given point in time. Recent elections reveal no clear trend in favor of either Fatah or Hamas, who continue to compete for influence and attempt to s [...]	2009-04-24 09:20:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
09JERUSALEM697	PALESTINIANS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT RISING TENSION [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian contacts explained a recent increase in violent incidents in Jerusalem and the West Bank as resulting from increased tension brought on by Palestinians' growing sense of insecurity. In conversations with PolOff, Palestinian contacts pointed to the new Israeli govern [...]	2009-04-24 10:54:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS ASEC KWBG
09JERUSALEM698	UPTICK IN SETTLER VIOLENCE IN APRIL [...] (C) Summary. Incidents of settler violence in April include multiple attacks on Palestinians in the Hebron area, clashes south of Gush Etzion settlement bloc, and damage to a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance. Settler activist Nadia Matar called for the assasination of the [...]	2009-04-24 12:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL CVIS
09JERUSALEM705	GOI COMMITTEE PROPOSES UNIFICATION OF MAALE ADUMIM [...] (C) Summary. NGO Peace Now confirmed press reports that the Israeli Ministry of Interior (MOI) internal panel recommended unification of West Bank settlements Maale Adumim and Qedar (southeast of Maale Adumim). This step could potentially annex 3,000 acres of land to Maale Adumim and pave [...]	2009-04-27 14:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM71	PA REQUESTS CASH FOR GAZA HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to facilitate transport of cash from West Bank banks to their Gaza branches. The cash is required for humanitarian and PA salary payments. The PMA request included cash required to meet UNRWA,s social [...]	2009-01-07 18:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KWBG PGOV PINR PTER
09JERUSALEM716	PUNITIVE HOME DEMOLITION ORDERED BY MOD [...] (C) Palestinian press reported April 28 that GoI Minister of Defense Ehud Barak signed a demolition order for the home of Qassem al-Mughrabi, a Palestinian who was shot to death on September 22, 2008, after injuring 16 IDF soldiers and one civilian with his car in downtown Jerusalem. Press re [...]	2009-04-28 13:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM736	JERUSALEM MAYOR DESCRIBES PLANS FOR SILWAN BUT [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Barkat told the Consul General May 1 that the Municipality is nearly ready to submit a new Jerusalem master town plan to the District Committee for approval. Barkat also said he is developing a neighborhood plan for al-Bustan, which will require the demolition o [...]	2009-05-04 14:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM749	HUMANITARIAN AID ACCESS TO GAZA REMAINS LIMITED [...] (SBU) UN and NGO contacts report that movement of humanitarian aid into Gaza continues to face significant obstacles. USAID and NGOs cite increased difficulty in securing access since late February. Despite GOI assurances to the USG in March and an Israeli Cabinet decision that all food woul [...]	2009-05-06 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL EAID PGOV KWBG PTER IS
09JERUSALEM752	ISRAELI BORDER GUARD KILLS PALESTINIAN AT IBRAHIMI [...] (C) Summary. An Israeli border policeman shot and killed a mentally disabled Palestinian at the entrance of Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron late May 6. According to the International Committee for the Red Cross, the Palestinian was unarmed and had passed the security checkpoint. Palestinian secu [...]	2009-05-07 10:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM754	PA BORROWS HEAVILY TO PAY SALARIES [...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) borrowed heavily from local banks to pay its employees' salaries on May 7. Salaries were disbursed in the West Bank, but little was disbursed in Gaza due to the shortage of banknotes. As of 1700 local, no cash had entered Gaza for the banking syst [...]	2009-05-07 14:53:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM76	HAMAS REPEATS CALLS FOR THE END OF ABBAS' TERM ON [...] (C) Summary. Hamas broke its recent silence on the duration of PA President Abbas' term, with its representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, reiterating that it will end January 9. He argued that Abbas' ineffectual handling of the crisis in Gaza, in addition to Hamas' previous legal arguments [...]	2009-01-08 15:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM783	JERUSALEM MAYOR PRESENTS NEW TOWN PLAN, FAILS TO [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Barkat presented a new Jerusalem town plan to the District Planning Committee on May 5. The new town plan aims to develop jobs and tourist areas in Jerusalem, and specifically mentions developing East Jerusalem and constructing new housing in East Jerusalem. Mu [...]	2009-05-12 13:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM785	CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES PA GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (S) Summary. Congressman Wexler discussed PA government formation and other issues with President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad on May 9. Abbas and Fayyad assured the Congressman that the new Palestinian government would abide by Quartet principles, and advised the USG to separate the is [...]	2009-05-13 10:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PREL PGOV OREP EAID PTER IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM800	1,500 ISRAELIS ATTEND MAY 12 DEMONSTRATION AT [...] (U) Summary. Around 1,500 Israelis, including busloads from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as well as West Bank settlers, attended a May 12 demonstration at the evacuated settlement of Homesh. The northern West Bank settler council and several settler organizations are lobbying for Homesh to be re [...]	2009-05-14 10:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM803	PALESTINIANS OUTLINE IMPLICATIONS OF ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. Palestinians outlined serious consequences for a viable and contiguous Palestinian state resulting from the decision by the Israeli Minister of Interior to join the Qedar settlements to the Ma'ale Adumim Municipality. The Palestinian Governor of Jerusalem and the Mayor of Abu Di [...]	2009-05-14 14:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
09JERUSALEM807	UPTICK IN SETTLER VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN MAY [...] (C) Summary. NGO and Palestinian security contacts have reported multiple incidents of settler violence during the first two weeks of May, continuing a trend reported in March and April (reftels). Specific recent incidents include Hebron area settlers attacking Palestinian farmers, settlers [...]	2009-05-15 11:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL PTER
09JERUSALEM811	SHEPHERD HOTEL PLANS SUSPENDED, BUT THE [...] (C) Summary. The head of the Jerusalem Municipality Department of Building, Licensing, and Enforcement told PolOff May 7 that plans for the construction of two new Israeli apartment buildings on the Shepherd Hotel property in East Jerusalem are set to be approved by the Licensing Committee w [...]	2009-05-15 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UK
09JERUSALEM817	LATEST ROUND OF FATAH-HAMAS RECONCILIATION TALKS [...] (C) Summary. A fifth round of reconciliation talks in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas concluded on May 18 without significant progress, according to Fatah negotiator Azzam al-Ahmad. The parties failed to reach agreement in any of the substantive areas discussed, including formation of a facti [...]	2009-05-19 13:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL KDEM IS GS
09JERUSALEM824	SETTLERS ATTACK PALESTINIAN FARMERS AND ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary. Settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and Israeli and international activists who had gathered on May 19 to plow fields in the northern West Bank, according to Arik Ascherman of "Rabbis for Human Rights." The resulting skirmish resulted in minor injuries and the arrest of one P [...]	2009-05-20 13:57:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM825	NEW FAYYAD GOVERNMENT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. A new Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet under the leadership of PM Salam Fayyad was sworn in on May 19 by PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Coming after a difficult, prolonged negotiation over Ministerial positions, the new government includes representatives from four pol [...]	2009-05-20 15:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWBG
09JERUSALEM846	REGIONAL SETTLER COUNCIL MOVES ON EXPANSION OF [...] (C) Summary. The Jordan Valley Regional Council issued a tender on May 12 for 20 houses in Maskiyot settlement for settler evacuees from Gaza, and held a tour for contractors on May 17. The 20 houses will be constructed outside Maskiyot's built-up area, roughly doubling the settlement's fo [...]	2009-05-22 13:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL EAGR
09JERUSALEM847	150 FAMILIES TO MOVE INTO NEW GIVAT ZEEV [...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited West Bank settlement Givat Zeev and observed more than 300 units nearing completion. According to the settlement's developer, 150 families will move into the new neighborhood, Givat Zeev Illit, in August. The developer said he has sold 800 units, exceeding the nu [...]	2009-05-22 13:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL CASC
09JERUSALEM848	PALESTINIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY PLEASED BY NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts in the Palestinian business community are generally pleased with the new Palestinian Authority government, but concerned that the timing and method of government formation has deepened political differences. Contacts emphasized the need for the new government to suppor [...]	2009-05-22 14:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS PREL
09JERUSALEM857	"OUTPOST" MAOZ ESTHER DISMANTLED, TEN "DELIMITING" [...] (C) Summary. On May 21, Israeli border police dismantled, for the third time, six caravans at a site north of Ramallah called Maoz Esther by settlers. Settlers immediately began rebuilding the caravans. Settler leadership claimed to be unconcerned by the GOI's decision to dismantle Maoz E [...]	2009-05-27 14:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM859	EAST JERUSALEM SETTLEMENT "NOF ZION" ON THE [...] (C) Summary. Residential units in the Nof Zion settlement in the Jabal Mukabbir neighborhood of East Jerusalem are not selling and the builder is in serious financial difficulty. According to the developer, prospective buyers of the high-end apartments were "uncomfortable" with Nof Zion's [...]	2009-05-28 13:34:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM868	FATAH MAYOR IN GAZA QUITS UNDER PRESSURE FROM HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. The Mayor of Gaza's al-Qarrara Municipality, a Fatah member, is resigning from his post June 1, having come under pressure from Hamas on the distribution of foreign assistance. His deputy (a Hamas member) will take over as mayor. Commenting on Gaza's political scene, the Mayor [...]	2009-05-28 14:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM869	PA SET TO BORROW ITS WAY PAST ANOTHER PAYDAY [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance officials claim that a new round of borrowing from commercial banks will allow the PA to pay civil servant salaries in the first week of June. Other than the monthly transfer from Brussels, PA officials report only small amounts of [...]	2009-05-28 15:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM872	WEST BANK TENSIONS RISE FOLLOWING PA AND IDF [...] (C) Summary. Two security incidents have increased tension in the West Bank. The IDF killed Hamas militant 'Abd al-Majid Dudin near Hebron on May 28. Also, in the early morning of May 31, three Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) officers, two Hamas militants, and an unarmed Hama [...]	2009-06-01 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM875	CODEL CASEY MEETS WITH NEW PA MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: Codel Casey discussed problems of economic development in the West Bank and the situation in Gaza with two new ministers in the new Palestinian Authority (PA) government and two prominent figures in the Palestinian private sector. The Palestinians focused on restrictions on ac [...]	2009-06-02 14:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IS ECON OREP
09JERUSALEM891	FATAH PLC MEMBERS JOIN FAYYAD'S GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) More than two weeks after swearing in the new Fayyad government (reftel),Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) swore in two additional ministers from the Fatah PLC bloc on Thursday, June 4. Their addition to the cabinet, after the last-minute "boycott" of the [...]	2009-06-05 11:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM892	SETTLERS LASH OUT AGAINST USG [...] (C) Summary. ConGen contacts in West Bank settlements are uniformly angry at U.S. statements calling for a freeze in settlement expansion and the dismantling of outposts. Poloffs visited with a number of settler leaders who asserted that U.S. opposition to settlement activity "will push peop [...]	2009-06-05 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM893	PA SECURITY FORCES COMBAT HAMAS IN QALQILYA FOR [...] (S) Summary. PA Security Forces (PASF) killed two Hamas militants and arrested another June 4 in the second violent confrontation with Hamas in Qalqilya this week. A continuing Preventive Security Organization (PSO) investigation of the Hamas cell uncovered a sophisticated and well-armed hid [...]	2009-06-05 14:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER MOPS KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM894	GOI COMMITTEE APPROVES PLAN FOR 200-ROOM HOTEL IN [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli Ministry of Interior (MOI) on June 2 approved a plan for a 200-room hotel in the Wadi Joz neighborhood of East Jerusalem, which will involve the demolition of a Palestinian wholesale market and kindergarten. The approval was welcomed by the Jerusalem Municipality, [...]	2009-06-05 14:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM IS KWBG
09JERUSALEM897	PALESTINIANS WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4 [...] (U) Summary. Palestinians welcomed President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials praised the speech, highlighting the President's commitment to an independent Palestinian state. Several Fatah leaders told Post officers privately that President Obama's speech [...]	2009-06-05 15:27:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PTER KISL
09JERUSALEM898	HEBRONITES LAY OUT PRIORITIES TO EASE MOVEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Hebron's Mayor and business leaders told ConGenOffs that GOI restrictions on movement and access continue to stifle the city, particularly in Hebron's Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of Machpela area. Though two key road obstacle removals last year facilitated commercial [...]	2009-06-08 14:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM899	ONE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER KILLED, AT LEAST FOUR [...] (C) IDF soldiers and Israeli border police, responding to a June 5 protest against the separation barrier in Ni'lin, killed one Palestinian and injured four others, at least one critically. A 36-year-old Palestinian protester died on the scene when hit in the chest by live fire, according to [...]	2009-06-08 15:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS CASC
09JERUSALEM965	NEW HOME DEMOLITIONS AND DEMOLITION ORDERS IN [...] (C) Summary. According to the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD),two home demolitions were carried out in Jerusalem's Old City on June 9. One was an apartment in the Christian Quarter, and the other a second-floor addition in the Muslim Quarter. ICAHD also reported that [...]	2009-06-09 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM966	SALFIT LEADERSHIP RAISES PROBLEMS OF ROADBLOCKS, [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with the Consul General on June 8, the Mayor of Salfit Municipality and Governor of Salfit District both expressed concern about a road gate that has closed the main road into Salfit. They also described untreated wastewater seeping into Salfit from the nearby s [...]	2009-06-09 14:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL SENV IS KISL KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM971	JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY ISSUES TWO MORE DEMOLITION [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem municipal officials, accompanied by police, served two demolition orders and ten warning notices in the al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan to Palestinian homeowners on June 10. Local residents and Palestinian officials expressed concern that as many as 88 homes in al-Bu [...]	2009-06-10 15:17:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM ASEC IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM99	PA KEEPS A LID ON WEST BANK DEMONSTRATIONS, NO [...] (S) SUMMARY. Demonstrations took place across the West Bank on January 9, with 43 reported injuries. Hamas condemned PA public order efforts and called for more protests. PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on January 9 that PASF has standing orders to prevent violence and confrontations [...]	2009-01-09 18:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	KWBG PTER ASEC PGOV IS
09JOHANNESBURG117	2009 `STRIKE SEASON' TURBULENT AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Up to 190,000 South African municipal workers plan an indefinite strike from July 27 that will disrupt local service delivery. The strike is being organized by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and its South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMAWU) affiliate [...]	2009-07-24 15:31:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM SOCI SF PREL PGOV ECON ELTN EFIN EIND
09JOHANNESBURG161	BUSINESS FRETS THAT UNFRIENDLY LABOR BROKER LEGISLATION [...] (C) The South African business community is concerned over the impact of a proposed ban or harsh regulations against labor brokers who employ roughly 550,000 South Africans daily. Curtailing labor brokers has become a rallying call for the trade union movement and appears to have gained the su [...]	2009-11-13 13:56:00	Consulate Johannesburg	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON EAID PREL PGOV SF AMGT
09JOHANNESBURG163	ILO SAYS MORE LABOR LEGISLATION IS NOT THE WAY TO GO [...] (C) The International Labor Organization (ILO) believes that South African attempts to tighten labor laws and ban labor brokering are misguided and will decrease South Africa's investment appeal. The ILO said that current South African labor law offers adequate protections but is not enforced [...]	2009-11-18 15:33:00	Consulate Johannesburg	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PREL PGOV ILO SF EAID EFIN EINV ETRD
09JOHANNESBURG24	SOUTH AFRICA: JANUARY 2009 LABOR NOTES [...] This is the January, 2009 issue of the U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: - ANC Hopes to Ban Labor Brokers - Johannesburg Metro Police Strike - COSATU Condemns the Congress of the People Party (COPE) - COSATU to Refuse [...]	2009-02-06 15:04:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN
09JOHANNESBURG81	SOUTH AFRICA: MAY 2009 LABOR NOTES [...] This is the May, 2009 issue of U.S. Consulate Johannesburg's Regional Labor Office monthly notes. Topics in this issue are as follows: -Legal work for Zimbabwean migrants? -COSATU unsuccessful in its bid to halt the sale of Vodacom shares -COSATU May Day rallies -Union ends successful tr [...]	2009-05-07 14:31:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB ETRD SF EIND ECON EFIN EMIN ELTN
09KABUL10	AFGHAN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In two simultaneously released reports, the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) strongly condemned Taliban and other insurgents' intimidation and killing of civilians and presented a relatively balanced analysis of civilian deaths due to coalition and Afghan Natio [...]	2009-01-04 09:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF PREL PHUM
09KABUL1012	PRESSING AYATOLLAH MOHSENI ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL [...] SUMMARY: The Charge called on Mohammad Asef Ali Ayatollah Mohseni, Afghanistan's highest ranking Shia cleric, on April 16 to register U.S. concerns that the Shia Family Law that emerges from ongoing internal Afghan reconsideration -- if it emerges at all -- be consistent with the protections [...]	2009-04-21 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PREL
09KABUL1016	WARDAK PROVINCE WARILY ENGAGING IN AFGHAN PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. The pilot Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) is slowly taking shape with its first Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) deployed in Jalrez District in Wardak Province. The creation of the Afghan-led force is proving to be a slow process, but one designed to build a [...]	2009-04-22 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1017	JCMB Approves Afghan Police Increase by 15,000 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan government and international community have agreed to increase Afghan National Police (ANP) staffing, by 4,800 for the "Kabul Security Plan" and, in principle (subject to funding),by another 5,000 to 10,000 officers to be deployed in vulnerable provinces before the A [...]	2009-04-22 08:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1018	FRAUD IN ZABUL'S FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAM UNDERMINING [...] (C) Corruption and fraud in the U.N. World Food Program's Food For Work (FFW) initiative has started to undermine governance efforts in Zabul province. According to provincial officials, some local government officials are complicit in falsely certifying uncompleted or non-existent projects, [...]	2009-04-22 08:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF
09KABUL1019	EMBASSY KABUL NEAR-TERM ACTION PLAN ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) We have developed the near-term action plan outlined below to operationalize our priorities for urgent work on elections over the next six weeks. We have designated lead Mission elements for each item and will track progress through the Elections Coordination Group. 2. (C) Begin [...]	2009-04-22 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1020	CODEL MCCONNELL AND MOI ATMAR - ELECTION SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. After expressing his gratitude to CODEL McConnell for U.S. support for Afghanistan, Minister of Interior Hanif Atmar described security preparations for the August elections, noting the immense task of safeguarding voting sites, political candidates, election workers, internation [...]	2009-04-22 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL AF
09KABUL1022	CHARGE URGES KARZAI TO STRENGTHEN ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 20 meeting with President Karzai, Charge Ricciardone pressed Karzai to fix the Shia family law, gazette the media law and publish a strong presidential decree prohibiting official interference in the electoral process. Karzai assured the Charge that he is working o [...]	2009-04-22 11:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1041	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW AND KARZAI ACKNOWLEDGE [...] (C) In his April 2 meeting with D/S Lew, Karzai reaffirmed his confidence that President Zardari's view on the insurgency problem was in line with Afghanistan's, but continued to express distrust of the motivations of the Pakistan army and ISI. Karzai pledged to cooperate with the U.S. to impr [...]	2009-04-25 06:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL1042	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 4/18-4/23: ISAF BRIEFS MPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-25 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1043	SUPREME COURT DECISION MAY HASTEN PUBLICATION OF [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a development that could open the path to gazetting the media law, the Supreme Court has sided with President Karzai's objection to a provision in the media law requiring the Lower House to confirm the president's pick to head state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA [...]	2009-04-25 15:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
09KABUL1044	INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS FEELING OUT THEIR ROLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 22, the EU exploratory mission on election observation, and a representative of OSCE/ODIHR, briefed donor nation representatives in Kabul on their initial observations. Some team members updated a smaller group of donor nation representatives on April 25, providing a cl [...]	2009-04-26 05:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1046	KARZAI HOSTS PARLIAMENT-US CONVERSATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai, his national security ministers, and several dozen MPs urged the Charge and ISAF representatives on April 26 to join with the Afghan government and Parliament to form a commission on reducing civilian casualties. During a long and impassioned but respectful m [...]	2009-04-26 15:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL105	COMMUNITY SUPPORT CHARACTERIZES PHASE 3 VOTER [...] Phase 3 voter registration ended January 13, with three sites that closed for the Ashura (Muharram) holiday adding back a day on January 14. As of January 15, Independent Election Commission (IEC) data show some 910,471 new voters joined the rolls in Nangarhar, Laghman, Khost, Paktika, Zabul [...]	2009-01-18 08:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1056	CODEL REED AND MOI MINISTER ATMAR DISCUSS POLICE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Senators Jack Reed and Edward Kaufman met with Minister of Interior Hanif Atmar on April 18. Acknowledging that the Afghan National Police (ANP) is the weak link in Afghan security forces, Atmar emphasized qualitative improvements made over the past year through training and ot [...]	2009-04-27 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS AFIN AF
09KABUL1088	AFGHANISTAN: GOVERNMENT AND DONOR COORDINATED EFFORTS BRING [...] (U) Summary. Continued progress in the building and rehabilitation of Afghanistan's energy transmission and distribution infrastructure will soon result in additional power reaching Kabul. The North East Power System (NEPS) will handle the additional import of Uzbek power after a joint governm [...]	2009-04-29 13:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV
09KABUL1093	Afghanistan's USG Civilian Uplift - Defining its structure, [...] To implement the President's Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Embassy Kabul requires immediate funding and hiring authority to increase U.S. civilian staff. Our purpose is to build security, governance and development capacity in the Afghan government across all lines of operation at the [...]	2009-04-29 16:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL1094	CANDIDATES EYE POSSIBLE DEALS BEFORE DEADLINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Six days into the two-week registration period for the presidential election, no candidate among the more than 60 names considering a run has filed his or her completed paperwork. Behind-the-scenes efforts to consolidate campaigns among the leading candidates are in full swin [...]	2009-04-30 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1097	OPPOSITION MPS CONTINUE TO FAN DEBATE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although most of Afghanistan's political establishment has moved on, some parliamentarians continue to stir debate over continuity of government after the May 22 constitutional expiration of President Karzai's term. The Supreme Court last month affirmed the legitimacy of Karza [...]	2009-04-30 12:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1099	PALACE PLANS TO GAZETTE MEDIA LAW BUT OTHERS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Supreme Court statement (ref A) siding with President Karzai over the Parliament on the media law is not yet public, but word is leaking out. Palace Chief of Staff Daudzai told us Karzai would gazette the law, minus the disputed provision, rather than return the law to Parlia [...]	2009-04-30 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL11	JUNBESH LOOKS AHEAD TO LIFE AFTER DOSTUM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Junbesh-e-Milli leaders are scrambling to lead the party in a new direction following Gen. Dostum's exit from Afghanistan. Junbesh, the country's largest ethnic Uzbek political organization, receives the bulk of its funding from foreign governments, which also influence the [...]	2009-01-04 09:47:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KDEM PREL PGOV AF TU UZ
09KABUL1100	ABDULLAH CAMPAIGN STUCK ON VP CHOICES [...] (SBU) Campaign staffers for United Front (UF) presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah hope to lock in vice presidential nominees by May 2 and register their candidate with the Independent Election Commission (IEC) by May 4. Several UF top choices for the First Vice President position have tu [...]	2009-04-30 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1107	COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER SAYS RADIO JAMMING ONLY [...] (C) On April 30 Afghan Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amirzai Sangin told Econoff that broadcast jamming is the only effective method to halt Taliban radio broadcasts in Afghanistan. Sangin emphasized that the Taliban do not have radio broadcasting licenses in Afghanis [...]	2009-05-02 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECPS ECIN EFIN AF
09KABUL1108	Afghanistan -- Eleventh Meeting of the Joint Coordination [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board April 19: -- approved the Finance Ministry's requests to set up task forces to develop a financing mechanism for the ANDS and to help the GIRoA prepare good projects in priority areas; -- supported the Agriculture Ministry's priorities [...]	2009-05-02 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1109	SHERZAI AIDE CLAIMS KARZAI STRONG-ARMS SHERZAI OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nangarhar Governor Gul Aga Sherzai withdrew from the presidential race on May 2, the day after a reportedly lengthy and emotional meeting with President Karzai. Sherzai's campaign manager alleged that Karzai's increasingly emotional and threatening tone pushed Sherzai to end hi [...]	2009-05-02 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1111	WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?: FEMALE REGISTRATION FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the April 25 opening of the two-week candidate registration period, over 500 individuals have registered as provincial council (PC) candidates for the August elections. The Independent Election Commission's (IEC) initial reports on candidate registration indicate, howeve [...]	2009-05-03 09:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1116	NEXT STEPS ON ELECTION SECURITY PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government's Presidential Advisory Group (PAG),led by National Security Advisor Rassoul and with the participation of Ministers, other Cabinet-level decision-makers, and international representatives, on April 30 approved a concept of operations for election security, res [...]	2009-05-03 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1119	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 4/25-4/30: ELECTORAL LAW [...] Lower House Speaker Yunus Qanooni has urged MPs working on the Electoral Law to resolve ongoing disputes and bring the legislation to the house floor for a final vote (reftel). Because the Constitution prohibits Parliament from changing electoral law in the final year of its five-year term, MPs [...]	2009-05-03 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1121	Afghanistan Supports Trilateral Summit Agricultural [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-03 14:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1124	CHANGES TO VICE PRESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) On May 3, the Independent Election Commission informed donor nation representatives and international stakeholders of a change to IEC regulations on vice-presidential candidates. At a May 2 meeting, IEC Commissioners decided against extending the candidate registration period, due to [...]	2009-05-03 16:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1131	KARZAI REGISTERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] President Karzai officially registered as a candidate for the Aug. 20 presidential election this morning (May 4),moments before departing for the trilateral meetings in Washington. Karzai registered with Marshall Mohammed Qasim Fahim Khan and Karim Khalili as his first and second vice presid [...]	2009-05-04 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1134	KAMBAKHSH: CLOSE TO A PARDON [...] SUMMARY. (C) President Karzai told the Charge on May 1 Karzai would pardon Parwez Kambakhsh, the journalism student serving a 20-year prison sentence for disseminating an article discussing women's rights and Islam (reftel A) shortly after his May 11 return to Afghanistan from abroad. Karzai [...]	2009-05-04 10:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AF
09KABUL1136	FEFA: THE AFGHAN VOICE IN ELECTION OBSERVATION [...] SUMMARY: Domestic observation will be key to Afghan perceptions of legitimacy in the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections. The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FeFA),an umbrella organization of over 15 civil society groups, will serve as Afghanistan,s on [...]	2009-05-04 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1140	BUTTRESSING THE INTEGRITY OF AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),the UN, the international community, and Afghan government institutions are creating many electoral safeguards for the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections. Much of the elections' credibility, for both Afghans an [...]	2009-05-04 16:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1141	Atmar promises private security company rules will address [...] (SBU) Interior Minister Atmar told acting DCM on May 3 that the government was prepared to modify its regulations of private security companies (PSCs) to meet U.S. concerns. Karzai has directed cabinet members to give Atmar the authority to grant the U.S. exceptions to existing regulations on [...]	2009-05-05 05:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL1144	INTERIOR MINISTER ATMAR ON CANDIDATE SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 19:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1148	UNDERSTANDING ELECTORAL SAFEGUARDS [...] (SBU) As candidate registration nears a close, and political campaigns begin, questions about irregularities in the voter registration process are eating away at public confidence. Anecdotal reports raise concerns about female participation and fraud. If it persists, a perception of fraud a [...]	2009-05-06 02:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1174	ABDULLAH REGISTERS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah registered his campaign for the presidential election today (May 6),signing up with two relatively unknown running mates ) evidence that he had failed to attract support outside the splintering United Front opposition coalition. Abdul [...]	2009-05-06 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1178	SPANTA AND CHARGE DISCUSS ELECTION POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary. During a 4/30 meeting with Foreign Minister Spanta, the Charge reiterated U.S. impartiality in the current election cycle. Spanta was not happy with Karzai,s choice of Marshall Mohammed Fahim but could not offer a better candidate of his own. The Charge expressed U.S. disappointment wi [...]	2009-05-07 05:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL AF
09KABUL1181	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/2-5/7: MORE ANGER OVER [...] Lower House MPs exploded in anger Wednesday (May 6) over new reports of civilian casualties resulting from a joint Afghan Army-Coalition forces operation in Bala Boluk district of Farah province this week. Afghan media and NGOs reported between 40 and 160 civilians killed, prompting many MPs t [...]	2009-05-07 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM AF
09KABUL1186	CANDIDATE REGISTRATION REFLECTS PUBLIC OPINION [...] (U) On May 8 at 5:00 p.m. (local time),the two-week candidate registration period for the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections will close. As the Independent Election Commission (IEC) compiles the registration data, a strong preliminary trend speaks to poor public opini [...]	2009-05-08 11:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1187	CANDIDATE REGISTRATION REFLECTS PUBLIC OPINION [...] (U) On May 8 at 5:00 p.m. (local time),the two-week candidate registration period for the August 2009 presidential and provincial council elections will close. As the Independent Election Commission (IEC) compiles the registration data, a strong preliminary trend speaks to poor public opini [...]	2009-05-08 11:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1194	A CROWDED FIELD, BUT LITTLE TRUE COMPETITION FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Candidate registration for the Aug. 20 presidential election closed May 8, with at least 44 candidates turning in completed registration forms. We will report septel on provincial council registration, particularly on female candidate registration. President Karzai appears t [...]	2009-05-10 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1195	INSIDE KARZAI CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai officially launched his re-election campaign last week, relying on an unusual mix of powerful commanders from Afghanistan's 30 years of conflict and a small group of younger volunteers from newer pro-democracy organizations. To date, former mujahideen command [...]	2009-05-10 13:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1196	SCRUTINY, THEN CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR CANDIDATES [...] SUMMARY: On May 8 the two-week candidate registration period for the August 2009 elections closed. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) now has in hand registration packages from 44 presidential candidates and 3,324 provincial council candidates. By May 15, the IEC must complete its sc [...]	2009-05-10 13:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL12	ASHRAF GHANI SOUNDS OUT THEMES FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C/NF) Former Interior Minister Ashraf Ghani has launched a high-minded, academic critique of the Afghan government, blasting administrative incompetence and President Karzai's refusal to fight high-level corruption for destabilizing the country. In a Dec. 31 conversation with PolCouns, Gha [...]	2009-01-04 09:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL1211	FEFA ASSESSES PROGRESS, SOME IRREGULARITIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FEFA, the Afghan election observer organization, noted both positive developments and some irregularities in its assessment of the candidate registration process at its May 11 press conference. Looking ahead, FEFA called for the Media Commission and the Electoral Complaints Com [...]	2009-05-11 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1224	PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) With the May 8 close of the candidate registration period for the August 2009 elections, preliminary IEC numbers show 3,324 provincial council (PC) candidate registrations for Afghanistan's 420 PC seats. As in 2005, candidate registration surged in the final 24 hours of the registration [...]	2009-05-13 07:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1226	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEAHY [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the Administration's new strategy, agreeing on the merit and priority of refocusing on defeating al Qaeda to prevent it, and like-minded local and regional groups, from returning to Afg [...]	2009-05-13 10:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PTER NARC PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1230	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/9-5/15: MPS DEMAND [...] (SBU) Lower House MPs continue to push for the "legalization" of foreign forces, following intense debate over an incident involving civilian casualties in Farah Province last week (ref A). During May 13 testimony to the Lower House, Justice Minister Sarwar Danesh told MPs President Karzai t [...]	2009-05-14 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF

09KABUL1231	AFGHAN WOMEN LEADERS ASK CODEL DAVIS FOR MORE [...] SUMMARY: On May 9, Afghan women leaders told Codel Davis that they have high hopes for a greater engagement on women's issues under the Obama administration. The Afghan participants urged the U.S. to focus on an array of issues affecting women, including political rights and economic developm [...]	2009-05-14 17:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AF OREP
09KABUL1232	TALIBAN AND WARLORD QUESTIONS AS THE ECC SETS UP [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a May 12 press conference, the five commissioners of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) introduced their organization, noted the jurisdiction of the ECC and explained the process for the upcoming challenge period. Afghan media representatives pressed the ECC on whethe [...]	2009-05-15 06:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1233	COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY IS PROVISIONAL: LESSONS FOR [...] (S) Summary. Two months after a clearing operation to restore Afghan government (GIRoA) authority to Alasay, a tenuous security has been established below a line of control that ISAF Forces and the Afghan National Army (ANA) established one-half kilometer beyond the district center. In this [...]	2009-05-15 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1234	CORRUPTION AND STRUGGLE FOR LEGITIMACY UNDERMINING SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that military operations have compelled insurgents to withdraw, at least for now, from much of southern Kapisa, and GIRoA authority has been reasserted, corruption and a struggle for political legitimacy have emerged as obstacles to enduring stability. The uneasy balance be [...]	2009-05-15 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1238	THIS YEAR ELECTIONS ARE VERY GOOD: AFGHAN YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a webchat engaging over 100 university students and other youth through Lincoln Centers in Kabul, Jalalabad, Bamyan, and Mazar-e-Sharif, Embassy officers discussed the role of civil society in elections, with the theme of "more than just a voting day." The students welcomed an [...]	2009-05-17 04:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1239	SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: A SNAPSHOT OF THE NORTHEAST [...] (U) Summary: A recent trip to the northeast by a representative of the Embassy's Provincial Reconstruction Team-Sub-National Governance team confirmed the presence there of a number of the same challenges thwarting progress elsewhere in Afghanistan. It also served to dispel a few misconceptions abo [...]	2009-05-17 05:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1256	ENCOURAGING DISCOURSE ON ELECTIONS THROUGH PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The public outreach division of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has developed a multi-layered strategy to educate the Afghan people about the August 2009 elections. IEC public outreach (PO) is striving to provide consistent and accurate messaging at appropriate times i [...]	2009-05-17 13:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1259	CABINET TO COUNTER PARLIAMENT'S EFFORT TO [...] (C) Deputy Ambassador urged FM Spanta on May 16 to ensure that the government's response to Parliament's calls to "legalize the presence of foreign forces" would be constructive and avoid any practical constraints on coalition operational requirements. Spanta responded that the government wou [...]	2009-05-18 06:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF
09KABUL1270	EU POLICE MISSION COMPLETES CONCEPT OF OPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL)A) has completed an initial reconnaissance visit to Laghman province, and based on discussions with Task Force (TF) Duke, is preparing a concept of operations for deploying officers to Regional Command East (RC-E). As an i [...]	2009-05-18 13:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF EUN
09KABUL1274	CANDIDATE VETTING INCHES FORWARD [...] SUMMARY: Candidate vetting took another small step forward on May 17, as the Afghan government and the international community agreed to send to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) an evidence-based list of 110 provincial council candidates linked to illegal armed groups (IAGs),and as [...]	2009-05-19 04:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1278	Balkh Province - Security Setbacks, Corruption, Uneven [...] (U) Summary: Strong provincial leadership by Governor Atta makes the Balkh government work, but a worsening security picture in districts west of the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif and widespread corruption within his administration threaten to undermine people's confidence in government. B [...]	2009-05-19 13:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EAID MARR AF
09KABUL1281	YASENI CONCERNED ABOUT KARZAI'S CASH ADVANTAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Lower House Deputy Speaker and presidential candidate Mirwais Yaseni is asking for US assistance to help balance what he sees as President Karzai's significant advantage over other candidates in terms of cash and the use of government resources. Yaseni has opened campaign off [...]	2009-05-19 13:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1283	NO MAJOR PROTESTS EXPECTED OVER CONTINUITY OF [...] (SBU) Afghan politicians remain divided over support for continuity of government under President Karzai following the May 22 constitutional expiration of his term, but we have not seen evidence that opponents will organize protests against the government's legality (reftel). Privately, an o [...]	2009-05-20 04:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1290	IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN BAMYAN, A HIDDEN STRUGGLE FOR [...] (S) Summary. Bamyan Province is a significant center of gravity for Iranian influence in Afghanistan. Iran has political reach through its sponsorship of the Hezb-e Wahdat (Unity Party),headed by Second VP Khalili based in Bamyan. A Council of Mujahedeen Commanders remains intact there, an [...]	2009-05-20 16:42:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1295	CODEL CARPER - WELCOME TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Senators: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Obama's [...]	2009-05-21 09:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PTER NARC PHUM KDEM AF
09KABUL1296	JUNBESH-WAHDAT ALLIANCE CLOSE TO RELUCTANT KARZAI [...] (SBU) Representatives of the majority-Uzbek Junbesh-e-Milli party and Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Mardum faction of Hazara leader Haji Mohammed Mohaqqeq say their two-party alliance is reluctantly nearing an endorsement of President Karzai's re-election campaign. The two parties agreed last month to sup [...]	2009-05-21 09:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1297	POLITICAL PARTIES A NEAR NO-SHOW ON PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Some 88 percent of the more than 3,300 candidates who registered for this summer's provincial council elections chose to identify as independent candidates rather than associate with one of Afghanistan's 100-plus political parties. The near no-show by political parties on the [...]	2009-05-21 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1298	KARZAI'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN PLAN [...] (C) I met with Jelani Popal, the Director General of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (ILDG) and the discussion confirmed my view that governance remains a linchpin of our success in Afghanistan. Popal was particularly focused on weakness in district level governance, where he [...]	2009-05-21 16:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1299	KARZAI SIGNS ELECTION NON-INTERFERENCE DECREE [...] President Karzai has signed and published a decree prohibiting official interference in the election process. The decree has the key elements the USG and international community has urged Karzai to include. We will now turn our attention to the government's implementation of the decree provis [...]	2009-05-22 04:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL130	Badghis Chief Prosecutor Alleges Widespread Corruption [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the PRT, Badghis' chief prosecutor, Gaws Mohammad, detailed a disturbing portrait of wide-scale corruption and neglect within the province, singling out Governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri, among several other provincial officials, for his alleged misappropriation [...]	2009-01-19 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL1308	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/16-5/21: MPS DEBATE [...] The Lower House moved away from contentious debate over civilian casualties this week and debated legislation regulating the Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG),sparking a conversation over whether Parliament should require the popular election of governors. Tajiks, Uzbeks, a [...]	2009-05-24 06:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1309	Paktika - Governor Katawazay Addresses Security, [...] (SBU) On May 17, PRT Paktika (Sharana) facilitated a visit by Governor Katawazay, National Directorate for Security provincial commander General Mohammad Yaseen, and the governor's tribal affairs advisor (and cousin) Mohammad Mateen to Gayan district in northeastern Paktika, on the border with [...]	2009-05-25 05:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL131	OUTRAGE AGAINST COALITION SPECIAL OPS INCREASES IN [...] (C) A series of Coalition special operations in Zabul province during December 2008 and January 2009 heightened emotions and public outcry against coalition forces (CF). This situation provided an opportunity for select provincial leaders to promote their own political agendas. Governor Delb [...]	2009-01-19 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1319	CANDIDATE CHALLENGE PERIOD ENDS [...] (C) Summary: The May 23 deadline for filing of complaints against registered candidates has passed. The Election Complaints Commission (ECC) collected a total of 268 challenges. Of those, the UN-sponsored Disarmament and Reintegration Commission ("D and RC") submitted 119 names with alleged [...]	2009-05-26 05:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL132	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND IEC READY FOR VOTER REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Voter Registration is set to begin on January 20 and the local IEC office and Task Force Helmand (TFH) have coordinated efforts to address security and logistical challenges. However, the required registration materials had not yet arrived in Lashkar Gah on January 17 and delay [...]	2009-01-19 12:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1320	PANJSHIR GOVERNOR MAY TAKE ON KAPISA INSURGENCY [...] (C) Panjshir Governor Haji Bahlol reported to PRTOff May 24 that President Karzai is contemplating moving him to Kapisa province following the August 20 presidential election (contingent upon Karzai's re-election). Bahlol, with a reputation for toughness and a track record of maintaining secu [...]	2009-05-26 06:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1321	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANGEVIN [...] (SBU) Congressmen: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Oba [...]	2009-05-26 06:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1322	QANOONI SIDETRACKS VOTE ON PRIVATE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Lower House Speaker Yunus Qanooni has cut off action on a version of the Private Security Companies (PSC) Law that would have placed restrictions limiting the number of armed personnel allowed for each PSC (refs A-C). Over the objections of many MPs, Qanooni tabled debate on the law, r [...]	2009-05-26 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL133	EU POLICE MISSION EXPLORES DEPLOYMENT TO EASTERN [...] (C) Summary: A senior delegation from the European Union Police Mission to Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) met January 12 with members of Task Force Duke (RC-E) senior staff to consider possibilities for deployment of EUPOL officers to eastern Afghanistan. Discussion centered on a proposal [...]	2009-01-19 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV AF EUN
09KABUL1335	JUSTICE MINISTER DANESH: SLOW MOVEMENT ON SHIA LAW [...] (SBU) Justice Minister Danesh told us May 25 that the Ministry has completed its formal consultation process with civil society on amending the Shia Family Law. It will, however, continue to take substantive input from stakeholders. The Embassy will soon submit comments, based on analysis fr [...]	2009-05-27 11:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1344	PROPOSAL FOR 2009 JULIA TAFT FUND [...] (SBU) We propose to use the Taft Fund to support building a medical clinic and expanding an existing school at Sohadat land allocation site (LAS),west of Herat. Sohadat LAS is a government-sponsored township for landless former refugees and internally-displaced persons (IDPs). Neighboring v [...]	2009-05-28 13:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PGOV AF
09KABUL1345	Anti-Corruption Unit Pressing Forward in Politically [...] (SBU) Although operating on a shoe-string budget, the Kabul-based Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Attorney General's Office is demonstrating the capability to handle a significant and politically sensitive corruption case. Since April 2009, the ACU has been investigating embezzlement charges [...]	2009-05-30 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1348	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/23-5/29: AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met on May 28 with the Lower House International Relations Committee to discuss the new US strategy in Afghanistan and listen to MPs' concerns about security issues. MPs, led by committee chairman Abdul Rassoul Sayyaf (Kabul, Pashtun),welcomed greater US-Afghan cooperat [...]	2009-05-30 10:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1350	MPS ASK, "WHEN IS OUR ELECTION?" [...] (SBU) In an interesting conversation with PolOff this week, five Lower House MPs disagreed with each other over when their legislative terms expire next year and when the 2010 parliamentary election should occur. MPs Fawzia Koofi (Badakhshan, Tajik),Sultan Mohammed Awrang (Badakhshan, Tajik [...]	2009-05-30 10:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1352	FM KOUCHNER REITERATES FRENCH COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Pierre Lallouche, France's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Ambassador Jean d'Amecourt May 14 to discuss increased military and civilian engagement in Afghanistan, elections and bilateral coordi [...]	2009-05-30 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MARR FR AF
09KABUL1372	MEDIA LAW: IMPORTANT STEP BUT NO PANACEA [...] (SBU) The Embassy has urged President Karzai to publish the Media Law as soon as possible in order to advance Afghan media's freedoms (reftels). Karzai has told officials at the Ministry of Justice and Office of Administrative Affairs (OAA) to hold off on publication until he consults Supreme [...]	2009-05-31 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM AF
09KABUL1377	CODEL LEAHY: CRITICAL TIME IN BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The members of CODEL Leahy told President Karzai during a 5/26 meeting that this was a critical time for the Afghan-U.S. relationship. Americans needed assurances, especially in this economy, that the money they are spending in Afghanistan is being well spent, and that the people [...]	2009-06-01 08:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER USAID
09KABUL1378	CODEL CARPER STRESSES NEED FOR GREATER AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Senators Thomas Carper, Mark Udall, Jeanne Shaheen, Kay Hagan, and Mark Begich had a productive visit to Afghanistan that included meetings with President Karzai, the Ministers of Defense and Interior, and a visit to Regional Command-East. The Codel delivered effective USG mess [...]	2009-06-01 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OREP AF
09KABUL1383	GIROA EXTRADITES AFGHAN-AMERICAN CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Following intensive collaboration from May 29 to June 1 within and between the country team and Government of Afghanistan (GIRoA) leaders, GIRoA extradited two Afghan-Americans suspected of attempting to bribe a U.S. military contracting officer. Depending on weather conditions [...]	2009-06-01 13:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS KDEM AF
09KABUL139	SECOND THOUGHTS ON KARZAI AMONG AFGHAN ELITE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Constituencies important to President Karzai's re-election hopes are voicing dissatisfaction that Karzai is ignoring their counsel and failing to improve local governance and fight corruption. Disappointment with Karzai's performance over the last few years is becoming more comm [...]	2009-01-20 09:02:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL1390	CODEL LANGEVIN DISCUSSES SECURITY AND ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Codel Langevin (Rep. James Langevin, Rep. Mike Coffman, Rep. Tom Rooney, Rep. Kilili Sablan) met with a relaxed, confident President Karzai May 30 to discuss Afghanistan's greatest challenges - insecurity and weak governance, as well as Karzai's plans for the country's future. [...]	2009-06-02 07:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS KDEM PTER AF
09KABUL1395	IRAN TRILATERAL: AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTS US-IRAN [...] (C) President Ahmadinejad reacted positively to the USG message to Iran on common interests in Afghanistan and the region (ref b),on the occasion of the Afghan's May 24-25 visit to Tehran. Ahmadinejad suggested cooperation could begin through joint infrastructure projects, or allowing Irania [...]	2009-06-02 12:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF IR
09KABUL1396	IRAN TRILATERAL: AHMADINEJAD SUGGESTS US-IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 12:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF IR
09KABUL1398	OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN START TWO WEEKS AWAY; KARZAI IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The presidential election season officially starts June 16, but the major candidates are already in full swing. President Karzai will begin the campaign with a significant head start, having consolidated support from a number of powerful factional leaders. The other major ca [...]	2009-06-02 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1399	UNAMA HEAD ASKS OSCE TO STRENGTHEN ELECTION SUPPORT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),has sent a letter on May 27, requesting that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) strengthen it [...]	2009-06-03 04:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AF
09KABUL140	VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN AND SENATOR GRAHAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and Senator Lindsay Graham visited Camp Bastion in Helmand Province January 11 and were briefed by Brigadier General Gordon Messenger, the British Commander of Task Force Helmand, and UK Senior Civilian Advisor Hugh Powell. COMISAF General McKiernan, R [...]	2009-01-20 10:40:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS AF
09KABUL1405	THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT, 5/30-6/4: PARLIAMENT [...] Both houses of Parliament picked up their pace in handling legislation this week, with the June 5 recess drawing near. After both houses flirted with proposals to extend the session beyond June 5, or the recess beyond July 20, leadership in both institutions eventually called an end to the cur [...]	2009-06-03 13:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1406	CANDIDATE VETTING: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR STANEKZAI [...] (C) Presidential Advisor and Vice-Chairman of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (D and RC) Muhammad Massom Stanekzai told the Ambassador on June 1 the D and RC submitted to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) the names of 112 Provincial Council candidates and four national- [...]	2009-06-04 06:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PRER AF
09KABUL1419	CROSS-BORDER TRIBAL SHURA: NANGARHAR ELDERS MEET [...] (C) Summary: Leaders from Nangarhar Province's three main Pashtun tribes met in Jalalabad May 12 with tribal elders from Pakistan's Khyber and Mohmand Agencies to build cross-border tribal unity and discuss ways to prevent insurgent infiltration and activity. During the shura, Afridi tribal e [...]	2009-06-06 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL142	KARZAI APPEALS TO BOUCHER FOR SECURITY IN SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher met with President Karzai January 6 to discuss security priorities and improved Afghanistan-Pakistan relations. Boucher encouraged closer Afghan-Pak cooperation on intelligence sharing and told Karzai the U. [...]	2009-01-20 11:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER AF PK
09KABUL1420	ZABUL GOVERNOR NASERI'S TENURE OFF TO A ROCKY START [...] (C) Summary: Governor Muhammed Ashraf Naseri's most significant achievement after two months serving as the Governor of Zabul Province is the drafting of a more realistic development plan. Overall, however, Naseri has failed to connect with the people and an ongoing corruption investigati [...]	2009-06-06 06:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1421	JOINT WARDAK-LOGAR POLICE SUMMIT PART OF EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: To address police deficiencies in Logar and Wardak provinces, the 3rd Brigade 10th Mountain Division (3/10) is working with national police and the local police chiefs to implement both a bottom-up and top-down police development strategy. Through a series of inspection tour [...]	2009-06-06 07:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1423	AMBASSADOR EIKENBERRY AND GOVERNOR AMIN DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Governor Roohul Amin of Farah told Ambassador Eikenberry on May 30 that the situation in his province is improving for ordinary citizens as a result of his efforts to reduce corruption and fight crime, even though Taliban activity is increasing. Under intense press [...]	2009-06-06 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1424	AFGHANISTAN'S MEDIA COMMISSION: UP AND RUNNING [...] (SBU) Summary: The newly-created Media Commission, slated to play an important role in the upcoming presidential election, is now up and running. In addition to monitoring compliance with the media code of conduct, the Commission intends to organize radio and TV airtime for candidate roundtabl [...]	2009-06-07 02:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1425	AFGHAN PUBLIC PROTECTION FORCE IS TAKING ROOT IN [...] (C) Summary. The positive development of the Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) in the Jalraz district of Wardak Province demonstrates how the AP3 might successfully be adapted to build local support and responsibility for security. The program still faces a myriad of challenges, though [...]	2009-06-07 02:45:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1426	KARZAI AIDE SPECULATES ON POST-ELECTION CABINET; [...] (C) Palace Chief of Policy Sebghatullah Sanjar told us on June 2 that Karzai had offered a number of positions in his next government to prominent Afghans in exchange for their endorsements. Sanjar asserted Karzai struck those deals without regard to those individuals' abilities or willin [...]	2009-06-07 05:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1427	Knowledge Management Training and Evaluation Team [...] A four-person team, experienced in the application of KM methods, visited Kabul to train staff on classified and unclassified tools currently accessible to them and to evaluate how KM methods could be employed to meet the needs of the U.S. Mission. Network issues aside (these will be addressed [...]	2009-06-07 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AMGT PGOV AF
09KABUL1444	UNDP ELECTION FUNDING REQUIREMENTS MET WITH USG [...] (SBU) Summary: USAID forwarded a much awaited cooperative agreement (CA) to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for USD $55 million, making the USG the largest donor in the international community for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Assuming all other interna [...]	2009-06-07 08:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1461	FLASHES OF GIROA LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent media statements from MOI and MOD citing civilian casualties caused by the Taliban and supporting the presence of international troops demonstrated unusual and welcomed Afghan leadership in public communications. This may be the result of a patient and determined effort [...]	2009-06-08 10:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MASS AF
09KABUL1465	AMBASSADOR AND COS DAUDZAI DISCUSS KARZAI'S GOALS [...] (C) Summary. At their May 27 meeting, Mohammed Umer Daudzai, President Karzai's Chief of Staff, agreed to the Ambassador's suggestion to establish a weekly meeting between President Karzai and the Ambassador. Daudzai confirmed Karzai was confident of re-election and the latter was turning his [...]	2009-06-08 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MOPS AF
09KABUL1466	DIAG COMMITTEE'S FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To discuss the results of the candidate vetting process, National Security Advisor Zalmai Rassoul hosted a meeting on June 7 for Minister of Interior Atmar, Minister of Defense Wardak, Vice-Chair of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission Mohammed Stanekzai, Independent [...]	2009-06-08 14:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1467	FORGING A CAMPAIGN OF IDEAS [...] (C) Even before the official start of the presidential election campaign season, most political observers have concluded that President Karzai will easily win re-election. Karzai is gunning for an overwhelming first-round victory by lining up endorsements from nearly all of the country's powe [...]	2009-06-08 14:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1468	INFLUENTIAL PASHTUNS IN AFGHAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As the country's largest ethnic group, Pashtuns will play a determining role in this year's presidential election. If the 2009 election breaks down along ethnic lines, as it largely did in 2004, President Karzai will have a significant advantage over other candidates, especia [...]	2009-06-08 14:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1477	UPPER HOUSE SPEAKER MOJADDEDI PRESSING KARZAI FOR [...] During Ambassador Eickenberry's June 9 courtesy call, Upper House Speaker Mojaddedi conceded President Karzai was the only viable presidential candidate but had many flaws. Neither Abdullah Abdullah nor Ashraf Ghani have the personality or capacity to govern, Mojaddedi claimed. However, Mojade [...]	2009-06-09 16:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1478	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER SAMAR LAMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) Chair Sima Samar and the Ambassador discussed on June 9 a range of political and human rights issues. Samar blamed the opposition, including herself, for not organizing a viable challenge to Karzai's re-election bid. She urged [...]	2009-06-09 17:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1485	MINISTERS TELL CODEL LANGEVIN ARMY AND POLICE [...] (C)Summary. Codel Langevin spent a full 24 hours in Kabul, meeting with President Karzai (reftel),Defense Minister Wardak, Interior Minister Atmar, and Afghan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives. The codel, comprised of Representatives James Langevin (D-RI),Mike Coffman [...]	2009-06-10 12:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1486	GOVERNOR ATTA REVERSES COURSE TO BACK OPPOSITION [...] (C) Balkh Provincial Governor Mohammed Atta Noor disclosed to State PRT officer that he will back the opposition United Front (UF) candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah for president over President Karzai in the reversal of Atta's previous posture towards Karzai. This decision reflects what is sha [...]	2009-06-10 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1488	LOCAL KUCHI-HAZARA DEAL DEPENDENT ON NATIONAL AND [...] (C) Summary. The annual conflict posed by the movement of the Kuchi population into the grazing lands of Wardak, Bamyan, and Ghazni Provinces is rearing its head, but the intersection of better grazing as a result of spring rains, a Kuchi readiness to vote in the upcoming elections, and Wardak [...]	2009-06-10 13:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1489	TEPID PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HEDAYAT ARSALA [...] (SBU) Former Senior Minister Hedayat Arsala laid out to the Ambassador on June 8 a substantive agenda that would focus on strengthening governance by fighting government corruption and interdicting the narcotics trade. He asserted that Karzai held such strong advantages of incumbency that the [...]	2009-06-10 14:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1493	ENSURING CREDIBLE ELECTIONS:KABUL RESPONSES [...] The USG and its international partners are taking steps to help Afghanistan hold credible presidential and provincial council elections in 2009. The augmented U.S. Mission will lead implementation of a number of efforts. Successful realization of these objectives will rely in most cases on br [...]	2009-06-11 02:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1494	FOREIGN MINISTRY REQUESTS INTERVENTION ON ARRESTED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OFDP PGOV AF
09KABUL1504	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS ASKS FOR MORE SUPPORT [...] During a June 10 courtesy call on Minister of Women's Affairs Dr. Husn Bano Ghazanfar, the Ambassador reaffirmed the strong U.S. commitment to Afghan women. Both President Obama and Secretary Clinton believe supporting Afghan women is essential to steering Afghanistan toward peace and economi [...]	2009-06-11 13:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1521	ABDULLAH: UNINSPIRED PLATFORM AND WEAK TICKET BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A week away from the June 16 official start to the campaign season, United Front presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah told polcouns he was disappointed by the recent defection of Wahdat and Junbesh leadership to the Karzai camp, a move he attributed to manipulation by Turkish [...]	2009-06-14 13:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1528	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JALAL: ISSUES FOCUSED PLATFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11 at his Kabul campaign headquarters, Afghan presidential candidate Sayed Jalal detailed his political platform to Ambassador Carney and identified problems he sees emerging with the elections process. He requested the U.S. to clearly indicate its impartiality - somet [...]	2009-06-15 08:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL154	PHASE 4 VOTER REGISTRATION IMPERFECT BUT UNDERWAY [...] (SBU) Phase 4 of the voter registration update opened largely on schedule on January 20 in Nimroz, Kandahar, and Uruzgan. A broken-down truck delayed delivery of material to Helmand. According to IEC headquarters, voter registration operations will open as early as January 21 in six distric [...]	2009-01-20 13:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1547	IN DIRE NEED: A LOOK INSIDE THE MINISTRY OF [...] On June 14 Deputy Minister for Martyrs and Disabled Suraya Paikan told polcouns her Ministry lacks resources to adequately serve Afghanistan's approximately 800,000 disabled people. Priorities for the Ministry include conducting a survey of disabled Afghans, staffing and equipping the four ex [...]	2009-06-16 15:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF PHUM
09KABUL1557	CHALLENGING THE ELECTION PROCESS TO DELIVER: [...] (SBU) Post appreciates Department's efforts to offer us collegial advice on how to improve our handling of the upcoming Afghan election campaign. As will be clear from the specific responses below, much of what has been recommended is already well underway and has been for some time. We would c [...]	2009-06-17 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1558	SUPREME COURT CONTINUES TO BACK KARZAI ON MEDIA LAW [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Afghan Chief Justice Azimi on June 7. Azimi stated that President Karzai had the authority to request judicial review of a portion of the Media Law after his veto was overridden, despite there being no obvious legal precedent. Azimi reaffirmed his commitment to [...]	2009-06-17 14:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KCOR KJUS AF
09KABUL1560	QUIET START TO OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SEASON [...] SUMMARY. The presidential and provincial council campaigns for the Aug. 20 election officially kicked off June 16, with a relatively subdued atmosphere in both Kabul and the outlying provinces. Major and minor candidates alike plastered Kabul streets with campaign posters, though few held la [...]	2009-06-18 04:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1561	HEZB-E-ISLAMI AFGHANISTAN BACKS KARZAI, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) Chairman Abdul Hadi Arghandewal told PolOff on June 17 that his party had decided to back President Karzai's re-election campaign and had already started organizing on his behalf. HIA would, however, withhold a public endorsement until Karzai better arti [...]	2009-06-18 04:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1562	SUPPORTERS QUESTION JALALI ON HIS FUTURE [...] (SBU) Former presidential candidate Ali Ahmad Jalali has told supporters he intends to sit out the rest of the campaign and not publicly endorse any other candidate. He hinted his acceptance of the conventional wisdom that President Karzai had amassed an impressive collection of endorsements [...]	2009-06-18 05:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1563	GHANI CRITICIZES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR SLOW [...] (SBU) Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani told PolCouns in a June 16 meeting that he was prepared to harshly criticize the international community and USG for what he saw as a "curiously unengaged" posture on the presidential election. Ghani complained that the IC had not delivered on promis [...]	2009-06-18 05:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1564	YASENI CALLS FOR MORE INVOLVEMENT FROM [...] (C) Lower House Deputy Speaker and presidential candidate Mirwais Yaseni requested more USG and international community involvement in the presidential election to help offset President Karzai's alleged use of government officials and resources to benefit his campaign. In a June 15 meeting wit [...]	2009-06-18 05:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1565	UNAMA HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR FAIRNESS AND CREDIBILITY [...] On June 15, UNAMA SRSG Kai Eide issued a statement in anticipation of the June 16 opening of the campaign period for the August presidential and provincial council elections. Eide called on candidates to campaign with dignity and fairness, noting the responsibility of all candidates to ensur [...]	2009-06-18 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1567	Latest Draft of Governor-led Reconciliation Program [...] (SBU) We have just received from the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) an updated version of its proposal for Governor-led reconciliation, originally dating from May 19. The paper remains a "confidential" internal document and has not, to our knowledge, been shared with others [...]	2009-06-18 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1568	SUBJECT: Afghanistan National Program of Peace and [...] (SBU) Summary: At a May 30 meeting with Emboffs, Special President Advisor on Internal Security and Vice Chairman of the Demobilization and Reintegration Commission Mohammed Masoon Stanekzai outlined the main points of a proposal he has presented to President Karzai on reconciliation. The pr [...]	2009-06-18 14:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1574	Jowzjan Province: Worsening Security; Mixed Reviews on [...] Over the past six months, deteriorating security has been the most significant change in Jowzjan province. Insurgents have demonstrated their ability to launch attacks both in remote districts of the province as well as along the ring road from Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif. While the insurgen [...]	2009-06-20 08:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1576	COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY BEGINS TO FRAY - LESSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-21 02:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1577	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NSA TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucial period in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic Society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dra [...]	2009-06-21 07:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO OVIP PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL158	NEW KHOST GOVERNOR OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR HIS [...] (C) In a January 14 courtesy call by PRT and maneuver battalion representatives, new Khost Governor Hamidullah Qalandarzai outlined his priorities for the province: improved security (including better coordination among coalition forces (CF),Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),and local A [...]	2009-01-21 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL AF
09KABUL1586	PRT/KUNDUZ - FEYZABAD'S MAYOR DISCUSSES TAX REFORM, CITY [...] (SBU) State PRTOff recently discussed city politics with embattled Feyzabad Mayor Engineer Momenshah. Momenshah, a construction company owner from northern Darwaz District with prior experience in the NGO and development community, was appointed mayor in early 2008 under the sponsorship of for [...]	2009-06-21 12:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL1587	GOVERNOR ATTA DENIES RESIGNATION RUMORS [...] (SBU) Balkh Governor Atta has denied that President Karzai has asked for his resignation because of his support for opposition presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah. Atta said he would resign only if President Karzai also agrees to resign. Several high-profile delegations from Kabul have vi [...]	2009-06-21 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL159	Herat: Development Needed in Shindand District [...] Development lags in the critical district of Shindand, astride the ring road, the last spot of poppy cultivation in Herat province and center of intensified Taliban activity after the August 2008 Azizabad civilian collateral damage incident. A refined development program emphasizing water for [...]	2009-01-21 12:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL1590	GHANI CHALLENGES KARZAI TO OPEN DEBATE [...] The Ambassador launched on June 20 his public engagement with opposition presidential candidates, to counter the widely held perception of U.S. backing for President Karzai's reelection. His first meeting was a press conference with presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani. The Ambassador declared [...]	2009-06-21 13:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1591	THE SIKHS OF AFGHANISTAN - A VANISHING COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Upper House MP Awtar Singh Khalsa, the only Sikh or Hindu member of the Afghan parliament, said the Sikh and Hindu community had dwindled from approximately 50,000 families before the jihad against the Soviets, to approximately 6,000 people at present. He attributed the populati [...]	2009-06-21 17:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1592	CORRECTED COPY: COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY BEGINS TO [...] (S) Summary. There are sobering lessons to be drawn from the Alasay Valley in Southern Kapisa, where the strategic dynamics have shifted back in favor of the insurgency just shy of three months after U.S. and French forces assisted the ANA to reestablish Afghan government presence there. This [...]	2009-06-22 02:39:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1593	HAZARA LEADERS SUPPORT KARZAI IN EXCHANGE FOR PROMISES OF [...] Hazara political leaders backing President Karzai's re-election have asked Karzai to support the creation of more majority-Hazara provinces in exchange for their influential endorsements among the ethnic Hazara minority, which could constitute as much as 15 percent of the electorate in this su [...]	2009-06-22 09:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1595	KANDAHAR: A SNAPSHOT OF ELECTIONS ACTIVITY IN AN ACTIVE [...] The first political rally of the campaign season took place in Kandahar city on June 18, with an estimated 1000 members of the Barakzai tribe holding a rally downtown in support of incumbent Hamid Karzai. The rally was entirely peaceful and apparently not organized by the Karzai campaign machi [...]	2009-06-22 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL160	KARZAI HIGHLIGHTS GOVERNMENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] SUMMARY. President Karzai called on U.S. and international forces to prevent civilian casualties in a State of the Union-style speech opening Parliament's new session January 20. In addition to his appeal to revise the international coalition's military strategy, Karzai ran through a laundry [...]	2009-01-22 10:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM MARR AF
09KABUL1600	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan. Your timing could not be better. You are coming at a crucialperiod in Afghanistan's movement toward a more secure and democratic society. The presidential election campaign has just begun, as has our increase in military forces, plus a dram [...]	2009-06-23 02:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL AF

09KABUL1640	AMBASSADOR APPEARS WITH YASENI AT PRESS EVENT [...] (U) The Ambassador on June 22 continued his public engagement with leading opposition presidential candidates, appearing with Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni in front of Afghan and international media. The Ambassador reiterated US impartiality and commitment to credible, secure, an [...]	2009-06-23 12:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1643	U.S. SAVES THE DAY ON ANP GROWTH AT LOTFA STEERING [...] (U) Summary. The Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA),chaired by MOI Minister Atmar, faced a daunting task in its Steering Committee meeting of June 14 chaired. The main issue was funding a proposal already approved by the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) and Intern [...]	2009-06-23 12:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS MASS AF
09KABUL1647	ABDULLAH HIGHLIGHTS DECENTRALIZATION PLATFORM IN [...] (U) The Ambassador continued his public engagement with opposition presidential candidates with a joint press appearance alongside Abdullah Abdullah on June 21. During the event, covered widely by Afghan and international media, Abdullah highlighted his proposals to decentralize the governmen [...]	2009-06-23 16:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1648	GHANI: OPTIMISTIC FAIR ELECTION IS POSSIBLE [...] (C) In a June 22 conversation with the Ambassador, presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani was optimistic that the "necessary environment" now existed for a relatively fair and competitive election. Ghani thanked the Ambassador for appearing at a June 20 joint press conference (reftel). The Amba [...]	2009-06-24 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1651	06/23/09 MEETING, ASSISTANT AMB MUSSOMELI AND MOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Ambassador Mussomeli discussed a range of issues with Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar on June 23. On the Kunduz Regional Training Center (RTC) DynCorp event of April 11 (reftel),Atmar reiterated his insistence that the U.S. try to quash any news article on the inciden [...]	2009-06-24 11:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS AF
09KABUL1652	ICRC REPORT ON FARAH CIVCAS INCIDENT STATES 89 [...] (C) Summary. ICRC Head of Mission Reto Stocker met with Ambassador Eikenberry on June 13 and delivered a written report on the events associated with the battle in Bala Baluk, Farah Province, on May 4. The ICRC concluded that the civilian death total was considerably higher than the number e [...]	2009-06-24 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PINS AF
09KABUL1657	PALACE REACTION TO AMBASSADOR'S PRESS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador's press appearances (6/20-Ashraf Ghani, 6/21-Abdullah Abdullah, 6/22-Mirwais Yaseni) have generated much political and media attention. They have also not gone unnoticed by the Palace. FM Spanta called the Ambassador on 6/21, following the Abdullah press conference, to s [...]	2009-06-24 18:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1658	DEVELOPING A MASTER PLAN FOR TORKHAM GATE [...] SUMMARY: This is a Joint message from US Embassies Kabul and Islamabad with input from US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The Torkham Gate Working Group met from May 23-24 in Jalalabad and Torkham, reviewed the current strategy and develo [...]	2009-06-25 05:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR KJUS AF PK SNAR MOPS KCRM PREL PINS
09KABUL1661	PRT LASHKAR GAH: HELMAND ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 22, Helmand Independent Election Commission (IEC) Provincial Electoral Officer Engineer Hadi spoke to registered Provincial Council (PC) candidates to describe campaign and elections procedures. His deputy, Abdul Samad, addressed District Field Coordinators (DFCs),not [...]	2009-06-25 06:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM AF
09KABUL1662	HERAT CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES: KARZAI DOMINATING THE FIELD [...] (U) Summary. Election campaigning is underway in Herat with general resignation, not excitement, among the populace that President Karzai will win. Karzai's campaign spending and outreach to key local figures and organizations have strengthened his position, but some analysts believe he can [...]	2009-06-25 09:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1663	HERAT: KARZAI SEEKS FEMALE VOTES, BUT CANDIDATES FACE [...] (U) President Karzai has moved to develop a strong basis of support among female voters in Herat. On June 22 he opened an electoral campaign center for women there, a sign of anticipation that he will need women's votes on election day. Like his campaign office (reftel),the women's center i [...]	2009-06-25 09:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1665	GHOR: ALL ELECTIONERRING IS LOCAL [...] (SBU) As the election campaign in Ghor kicks off, Governor Sayed Iqbal Munib appears to be campaigning for President Karzai. Munib began a flurry of travel throughout the province in early June, visiting three districts in 10 days, twice with Lithuanian PRT members. According to PRT officers, [...]	2009-06-25 09:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1668	APRIL IN GHAZNI: SECURITY CONTINUES TO DEGRADE [...] (S/REL ISAF) During the month of April, security continued to degrade in Ghazni province, in keeping with the ramping up of the fighting season, and the return of Afghan Taliban and foreign fighters to the province. Enemy attacks mainly focused on patrols, which also highlights the fact that t [...]	2009-06-25 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1669	MAY IN GHAZNI: GOVERNOR ABSENT [...] (S/REL ISAF) During the month of May, the province remained stable politically with Governor Usmani in control, but the governor was forced to face accusers from Ghazni's Provincial Council (PC) and their allies in Parliament in Kabul on May 20, in a hearing presided over by President Karzai. [...]	2009-06-25 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1675	IEC: A CREDIBLE ELECTION IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY [...] Summary: On June 22, Ambassador Eikenberry visited the Independent Election Commission (IEC),toured operational elements and after a private meeting, participated in a joint press conference with IEC Chairman Dr. Azizullah Lodin. IEC workers and officials echoed security concerns, but the [...]	2009-06-27 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1677	HELMAND GOVERNOR MANGAL UPBEAT, HOPEFUL IN MEETING [...] (U) Helmand Governor Gulabuddin Mangal was upbeat, yet realistic during a June 16 call on Ambassador Eikenberry at the U.S. Embassy. The Ambassador gave Mangal a set of photos taken during last month's grand opening of the Bost Commercial Airfield in Helmand. Mangal thanked the Ambassador and promi [...]	2009-06-27 11:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1678	NSA JONES DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AT THE IEC [...] On June 23, National Security Advisor James Jones attended an elections roundtable at the Independent Election Commission (IEC). Participants included the Ambassador, Ambassador Carney, IEC Chairman Dr. Azizullah Lodin and three other commissioners, IEC Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Daoud Naja [...]	2009-06-28 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1679	INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS: STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) This, fourth in a series, updates and provides additional details on Embassy plans and efforts for the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections, per the request in ref A. This cable updates post's efforts to achieve a sizeable contingent of international observers to help en [...]	2009-06-28 02:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1680	Elections Snapshot from Northeastern Afghanistan [...] Controversy ensued in Badakhshan when Zalmay Mojaddedi, a Member of Parliament (MP) close to Karzai, used two GIRoA helicopters to personally distribute emergency assistance items such as tents, blankets and cash to flood victims in his home district of Jurm and neighboring areas in mid-June. [...]	2009-06-28 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1683	KARZAI ASKS NSA JONES FOR GREATER BILATERAL POLICY [...] (C) At their June 23 meeting, President Karzai repeated to NSA Jones his call for a US-Afghan joint team to implement the President's new strategy. He conceded such an initiative could not begin until after the election. Karzai will make his role as a unifying and national, rather than ethnic [...]	2009-06-29 04:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF PK IR
09KABUL1684	UPPER HOUSE IN QUANDRY OVER FATE OF PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Parliament's Upper House faces a potential crisis this fall when new provincial councils will select replacements for two-thirds of the chamber. If the councils follow the Constitution, they will elect their representatives to the Upper House around Oct. 1, mid-way through a [...]	2009-06-29 04:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1714	PRE-ELECTION POLLING PLANS [...] This is the sixth in a series of cables updating and providing additional details on Embassy plans and efforts in support of the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections, per the request in reftel. This cable addresses post efforts on pre-election polling. ------------------- [...]	2009-07-02 02:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL172	SHERZAI BASKS IN BUZZ OVER POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nangarhar Governor Gul Aqa Sherzai's trip to the United States this month ignited gossip among Kabul's chattering classes and media about his presidential ambitions and relationship with President Karzai. Rumors that Sherzai attended President Obama's inauguration at the invitat [...]	2009-01-26 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL1729	KARZAI CRITICIZES FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN ELECTIONS [...] In a June 27 press conference, President Karzai took on a variety of issues including voter participation in the August presidential and provincial council elections, foreign interference in Afghanistan, and his choice of Marshall Fahim as his running mate. Karzai asserted that free and tran [...]	2009-07-02 09:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1731	Security Key in Ghazni Election Planning [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Overt candidate campaigning is occurring in Ghazni, but is relatively muted due to the prevailing security situation. Ghazni City - the largest population center and the provincial capital - is the most active area. In the countryside, residents appear to want to vote, b [...]	2009-07-02 11:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1733	AFGHAN GOVERNMENT'S RESTRAINED INTERVENTION IN [...] (C) Summary. Officials of Paktya province in Afghanistan and tribal elders brokered an agreement on June 15 in an attempt to quiet two years of fighting between the Shia Turi and Sunnis in Pakistan's Kurram Agency. The residents of Bushera, a Sunni enclave on the Pakistani side of the border [...]	2009-07-02 12:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1735	ANATOMY OF AN INSURGENCY - DECLINING SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Though by no means comparable to the situation in Afghanistan's south and east, the security climate in the country's northwest is worsening in certain districts, and this has local officials concerned. A particular worry is the situation in Ghormach district, administratively [...]	2009-07-02 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1736	PLANNING FOR GOVERNANCE CHANGES IN HELMAND [...] (C) The U.K. has begun planning for governance changes in Helmand after August 20 elections, concerned that former governor and local powerbroker Sher Mohammad Akunzada (SMA) or his associates are working to return to Helmand. The UK, appropriately, is concerned that the improvements in gove [...]	2009-07-02 14:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1737	HELMAND OPERATIONS RELY ON ESTABLISHING LOCAL [...] (C) Summary. Civilian-military coordination prior to the start of the July 2 military operations in Helmand has been a key element in the development of a sustainable engagement. While the MEB operations have come on very quickly, the PRT's facilitation of connections between the provincial g [...]	2009-07-02 15:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1738	YASENI DISCUSSES PLATFORM, ASKS FOR CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) At a June 27 dinner between presidential candidate and Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni, Ambassador Carney and SRAP's Jane Marriott, Yaseni laid out reasons for running and his platform. He repeatedly mentioned his lack of funding and asked for United States financial support f [...]	2009-07-02 15:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1741	KHOST: DIFFERING REACTIONS TO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khosties' vastly different reactions to civilian casualty incidents caused by Coalition Forces (CF) versus those caused by insurgents suggest fear and intimidation by insurgents are profoundly impacting the population. Team Khost (PRT and maneuver battalion),at the direction of [...]	2009-07-04 04:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1747	CANDIDATES DISCUSS PLATFORMS AND ELECTORAL PROCESS [...] SUMMARY: On July 1, Ambassador Eikenberry hosted a roundtable for the members of CODEL Ellsworth with four presidential candidates standing in the August elections. The Ambassador, Ambassador Ricciardone and Rep. Ellsworth focused their comments on U.S. support for a secure, credible and incl [...]	2009-07-05 04:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM OREP PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1748	OPPOSITION CANDIDATES TELL NSA JONES SECURITY AND [...] In a June 23 meeting with National Security Advisor General Jones and Ambassador Eikenberry, leading opposition candidates Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Dr. Ashraf Ghani, and Mr. Mirwais Yasini cited security, corruption, good governance, the role of women, and economic development as they key issue [...]	2009-07-05 08:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF
09KABUL1754	KARZAI'S JULY 5 ELECTION MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. President Karzai's tightly-conducted 5 July meeting on election security included senior foreign, security and intelligence members of his cabinet and the Chairman of the Independent Election Commission. The SRSG, COMISAF, Ambs. Mussomeli and Carney attended. The Pr [...]	2009-07-06 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1762	Beyond 421 - Civilian Staffing Requirements for [...] Embassy Kabul has undertaken a review of our mission to determine the personnel and resourcing requirements to achieve success, a review that complements GEN McChrystal's ongoing 60-day review of ISAF's mission. In Ref A, Embassy Kabul detailed a USG civilian uplift needed to implement the Pre [...]	2009-07-06 15:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL1767	KARZAI ON THE STATE OF US-AFGHAN RELATIONS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings this week, I discussed with President Karzai a number of issues, including Karzai's concerns with the future of US policy on Afghanistan, and his opinions on where US policy here had failed. The meetings were cordial, but raised certain concerns for me about [...]	2009-07-07 13:29:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1773	CABINET APPROVED REVISED SHIA FAMILY LAW, EVAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6 the Cabinet approved a revised Shia Family Law text. Reportedly, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) review team deleted twelve major articles, and the Cabinet an additional article from the version signed by President Karzai. The Ministers also gave the nod to the draft E [...]	2009-07-07 16:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1778	ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDING POLICE OFF THE BOOKS [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) has learned that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) struck a deal with the MOI and Ministry of Finance (MOF) to privately fund an increase in the ANP in Faryab Province to coincide with Ring Road construction projects it is financ [...]	2009-07-08 08:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS MASS AF
09KABUL1783	CANDIDATE VETTING MINISTER STANEKZAI UNDER INTENSE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: (S) Minister Mohammad Masoon Stanekzai, the Afghan lead on candidate vetting, expressed concern for his safety after resisting President Karzai,s demands that two known narcotics traffickers, members of illegal armed groups, in Helmand Province be removed from a list that disqual [...]	2009-07-08 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MASS AFIN
09KABUL1797	VERVEER PRESSES FOR JUSTICE FOR AFGHAN WOMEN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In June 24-26 meetings visiting Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer affirmed the strong U.S. commitment to Afghan women and pressed government officials and other leaders to address the extreme challenges confronting women. President Karzai defended his [...]	2009-07-09 09:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AF KDEM
09KABUL1799	MOJ POISED TO PUBLISH MEDIA LAW: A POSITIVE, BUT [...] (U) On July 8 Minister of Justice Sanwar Danish announced that MOJ will soon publish the media law in the official gazette. Palace sources also confirmed that President Karzai authorized the publication. The law will reflect the Afghan Supreme Court's March 2009 determination that the Nationa [...]	2009-07-09 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL181	AFGHAN OPPOSITION SOFTENS STANCE ON ELECTION DATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Several Afghan powerbrokers have hinted in recent days that they have waived their opposition to a fall election date. Parliamentary and jihadi leaders reportedly have told President Karzai and UNAMA officials they are open to an election date later than the spring timeframe set [...]	2009-01-26 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL183	ANALYSIS OF 2009 PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Both houses of Afghanistan's Parliament elected their leaderships to new one-year terms this week. This year's elections showed evidence of President Karzai's low standing among MPs and the continued tendency for MPs to vote along ethnic, rather than ideological or gender lines. [...]	2009-01-26 11:45:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL1835	Paktika Prepares for Returnees and Refugees from [...] Paktika provincial government and international organizations (IOs) discussed humanitarian assistance to possibly hundreds of families fleeing from military operations in North and South Waziristan, Pakistan. IOs have delivered supplies to the provincial capital Sharana, but transport to the [...]	2009-07-12 06:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREF AF PK
09KABUL1838	WITH DEEP POCKETS, GOVERNOR ATTA LEADS CHARGE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Balkh Governor Atta is increasingly confident that his influence in the north will continue to attract supporters to Dr. Abdullah's campaign. He claims to have wrested Turkmen, Uzbek, Arab, and Hazara support from under the noses of ethnic Turkmen Minister Qarqin, Junbesh-e-Mill [...]	2009-07-12 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1848	AMBASSADOR TO ECC: ON THE FRONTLINES OF ELECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, Ambassador Eikenberry and Ambassador Carney visited the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) and met with Chairman Grant Kippen and national commissioners Fahim Hakim and Maulawi Mustafa Barakzai. The Ambassador toured the ECC's Kabul headquarters and the co-located K [...]	2009-07-13 08:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1849	BALKH GOVERNOR RESISTS INTERIOR MINISTRY ORDER TO DISMISS [...] (SBU) Summary: Balkh Governor Atta told PRT officer that Minister of Interior Atmar's order to remove at first three, then only two, Balkh ANP officials is a politically-motivated maneuver and an insult to himself and the people of Balkh. He maintains that President Karzai lacks the authority [...]	2009-07-13 10:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1860	REVISED SHIA LAW: NOT THE BEST BUT THE BEST NOW [...] (C) President Karzai's chief of staff (strictly protect) told the Embassy July 12 that President Karzai signed a decree July 11 enacting the revised Shia Family Law and ordered the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to publish it as soon as possible, using his authority under Article 79 of the Constitu [...]	2009-07-13 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF PREL PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1863	Paktya: Presidential-PC Politics Intertwined [...] (SBU) Summary: Provincial Council (PC) and presidential campaigns are in full swing in Paktya. Given poor security in the districts, most campaigning is occurring in the provincial capital of Gardez. The majority of influential Paktyans say they will throw their support behind President Karz [...]	2009-07-14 05:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1871	NIMROZ GOVERNOR SEEKS PRT AND A VISIT BY AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call, Governor Ghulam Dastagir Azad and Ambassador Eikenberry discussed possible political implications and logistical requirements of a possible visit to Nimroz and the Governor's desire for a PRT in order to bring more reconstruction assistance. Later that w [...]	2009-07-14 16:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1874	KARZAIâ€™S JULY 12 ELECTION MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT. President Karzai's 12 July weekly meeting on election security produced the unwelcome news that polling center numbers must be reduced due to poor security and isolation. The DSRSG noted Khost officials have decided to co-locate 50 polling centers with the remaining 125 i [...]	2009-07-15 04:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1878	MOJ DEFENDS REVISED SHIA LAW; HIGHLIGHTS STRONG [...] (SBU) MOJ will publish the Shia Personal Status and the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) laws pending receipt of President Karzai's written authorization, expected within several days, Minister of Justice Danish told Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone during a July 14 discussion. Compet [...]	2009-07-15 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PHUM KDEM
09KABUL1892	KARZAI DIALOGUE ON U.S.-AFGHAN RELATIONS CONTINUES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. President Karzai and I continued our dialogue on the future of U.S.-Afghan relations (reftel) in our weekly meeting, July 7. We were joined by National Security Advisor Rassoul. Karzai discussed his priorities for the next five years as outlined in his draft election manifesto. [...]	2009-07-16 03:45:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1899	MINOR CANDIDATES ADD COLOR AND CONFUSION TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: By nearly all informal observations, President Karzai holds a sizable lead over his closest competitors in the lead up to the Aug. 20 election. If Karzai is unable to secure 50 percent of the vote in the first round, it will likely be due to the high number of candidates spli [...]	2009-07-16 08:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL1902	UPDATE ON OBSERVER PRESENCE FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) At a July 13 press conference, the European Union officially launched its observer mission to the Afghan elections, which will deploy 86 observers around Afghanistan, including 50 short-term observers, down slightly from earlier figures. Post is negotiating grants with four implementers [...]	2009-07-16 11:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF IR FR
09KABUL1911	Financial Management at the Provincial Level in Kandahar [...] Summary. The Afghan government's financial management at the provincial level in Kandahar has improved greatly over the past year with respect to financial and revenue accounting. However, the lack of a consultative budget planning process between ministries in Kabul and their departments in [...]	2009-07-18 07:12:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL1912	AFGHANISTAN'S INDIA INTERESTS [...] (C) Summary. Senior officials described the Afghan relationship with India as the best in recent history but noted the constraints imposed by Pakistan's fear of encirclement. They noted the extensive Indian assistance programs now underway in Afghanistan, and had no suggested recommendatio [...]	2009-07-18 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1913	(U) YASENI UPBEAT ON CAMPAIGN, WILL FILE ELECTORAL [...] (C) Ambassador Eikenberry met with presidential candidate and Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni on July 12 to discuss the state of the presidential campaign. Yaseni was energized, crediting the Ambassador's appearance with him at a June press event (reftel) for boosting his campaign's [...]	2009-07-18 08:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1914	ABDULLAH ENERGIZED ABOUT CAMPAIGN, WORKING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 14, Ambassador Eikenberry met with presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to discuss the state of the presidential campaign. Invigorated by his trips to the provinces and boasting an ambitious travel schedule for the next few weeks, Abdullah expounded on his cam [...]	2009-07-18 09:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL1916	Twelfth Meeting of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and [...] (U) JCMB-XII approved the Afghan government's Civilian Technical Assistance Plan, and three donors, including the U.S., pledged specific support for some of the 55 urgently needed technical advisors. A new TA Task Force will carry implementation forward and take account of any donor concerns. [...]	2009-07-19 14:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV AF
09KABUL1925	POLLING CENTER CLOSURES AND RELOCATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DSRSG Peter Galbraith's July 18 extraordinary meeting that included Minister Of Defense Wardak, Deputy Minister Of Interior Sadiqi, IEC Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Najafi, IEC Chief Operations officer Hashem, ISAF Chief of Stability and Operations Admiral Borsboom, the UK Charge [...]	2009-07-20 08:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1930	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SECOND-TIER CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 15, Ambassador Eikenberry hosted second-tier presidential candidates Sayed Jalal Karim, Ferozan Fana and Dr. Mohammed Nasir Aniss for lunch to publicly demonstrate US active impartiality and to hear their private views on the state of the presidential campaign. The ca [...]	2009-07-20 14:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL2005	KARZAI ON DOSTUM [...] (S) SUMMARY: We continue to press President Karzai and his supporters not only to prevent Dostum's return to Afghanistan, but also to disassociate Karzai from Dostum. We are arguing that Dostum's return would be a significant distraction to the campaign, and that any candidate who seeks Dost [...]	2009-07-23 05:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2009	HELMAND: GARMSIR SHURA SUPPORTS ISAF FORCES [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 13, Governor Mangal visited Garmsir district for the first time since the Marine Expeditionary Brigade's (MEB) arrival on July 2, opening a major USAID project and holding a well-attended shura with local elders. Atmospherics were very positive. Approximately 350-400 [...]	2009-07-23 07:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM AF
09KABUL2010	Provincial Council Elections [...] The picture of Provincial Council (PC) elections across Afghanistan is diverse, and liveliest in the biggest provinces. Security concerns - of particular importance to female candidates - and lack of financing have the greatest impact on the level and type of campaign activities among the candi [...]	2009-07-23 07:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2018	MINOR CANDIDATE COALITION CONTRADICTORY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minor presidential candidates Dr. Mohammed Nasir Aniss, Bashir Bizhan, and Hedaiat Amin Arsallah separately confirmed to us recent rumors and media stories about a coalition of presidential candidates calling itself "The Coordination Council of the Presidential Election Candida [...]	2009-07-23 09:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2019	MINIMIZING ELECTION FRAUD [...] (U) Summary. Candidates, Afghans and the international community have ongoing concerns that fraud - actual or perceived - will undermine the integrity of election results. They are concerned about voter registration irregularities, the potential for 'ballot stuffing,' and tampering with result [...]	2009-07-23 09:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2039	SOLANA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU INTEREST IN ELECTION [...] Summary: With four weeks left in the Afghan presidential campaign period, the international community's efforts to demonstrate impartiality in and support for elections are underscored by high-level visits and meetings with multiple presidential candidates. On July 22, EU Special Representa [...]	2009-07-24 08:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2040	PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BOOSTS OPPOSITION CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai's empty podium stood prominently between the twin lecterns of leading opponents Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah at a ground-breaking televised presidential debate in Afghanistan July 23. The debate was somber, issue-focused, and lacking in fireworks, altho [...]	2009-07-24 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2066	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT RECONVENES...AFTER A FASHION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliament reconvened, without reaching quorum, on July 25. Many MPs continue to be outside of Kabul campaigning for presidential candidates or themselves. They will continue to meet as scheduled, but if quorum is not reached in the first few days they will consider a recess un [...]	2009-07-26 12:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2074	ELECTIONS: ULY 25 MINISTERIAL AGREES ON AUGUST 1 [...] Summary: At a July 25 ministerial on election issues, MOD, MOI, ISAF, the UN, and the IEC agreed that August 1 would be the final date to determine which of the nearly 7,000 voting centers would not open. The IEC agreed to adjust its delivery schedule for ballots and other sensitive materials [...]	2009-07-26 16:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2077	CORRECTED: JULY 25 MINISTERIAL AGREES ON AUGUST 1 [...] (SBU) Summary: At a July 25 ministerial on election issues, the Ministry of Defense (MOD),the Ministry of Interior (MOI),ISAF, the UN, and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) agreed that August 1 would be the final date to determine which of the nearly 7,000 voting centers would not ope [...]	2009-07-27 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL210	AFGHAN PUBLIC: STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE DEATH PENALTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although most Afghans strongly support the death penalty, Afghan human rights activists and other civil society actors have called on the government to halt executions, arguing rampant corruption in the law enforcement system and lack of judicial capacity to adequately administer [...]	2009-01-28 03:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL2102	Creation of Senior Civilian Representatives in Afghanistan [...] Summary. Embassy Kabul has worked with ISAF and USFOR-A to develop a plan that establishes a structured civilian presence throughout the country to achieve both USG and ultimately coalition civ-mil unity of effort, at both the national and sub-national levels. Significantly, we have re-defin [...]	2009-07-29 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
09KABUL2104	PRT Mazar-e-Sharif: Sar-e-pul Provincial Assessment [...] (SBU) Security throughout most of Sar-e-pul province remains relatively good, but has worsened in areas bordering neighboring Jowzjan and Faryab provinces. Almalek village of Sayyad district has been ground zero for Mullah Nadir's insurgent gangs, who continue to exploit the weaknesses of the [...]	2009-07-30 04:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2105	USG GUIDANCE AND BACKGROUND REGARDING THE [...] Summary: This cable provides suggested guidance and background for USG discussions on the 2009 Afghan presidential and provincial council elections in advance of the August 20 polling day. The guidance applies to U.S., Afghan, and international audiences. Paragraphs 2-4 outline the USG elect [...]	2009-07-30 06:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL212	MORE GOVERNOR CHANGES [...] (U) Since mid-December, four governors have been replaced. Toryalai Weesa has replaced Rahmatullah Raufi in Kandahar; Mohammad Akbar Barakz has succeeded Abdul Ghafar Haqbin in Baghlan; Hamidullah Qalandarzai has been appointed to fill the job of Arsala Jamal in Khost; and Ahmad Yusuf Nuris [...]	2009-01-28 10:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL213	LOGAR GOVERNOR LODIN OFFERS ASSURANCES TO INCOMING [...] (C) Summary: Logar Governor Atiqullah Lodin was introduced by Combined Task Force (CTF) Currahee Commander Colonel Johnson to incoming Task Force (TF) Spartan Commander Colonel Haight on January 21. The governor criticized the central government for allowing the situation in Logar to deter [...]	2009-01-28 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2138	Ambassador's Meeting with Japanese SRAP Yoshikawa [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Japan's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, told the Ambassador July 22 that he had stressed to President Karzai that the Afghan elections must be credible, secure, and free - only on that basis would Japan continue to support Afghanistan. [...]	2009-07-31 14:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID JP AF
09KABUL2139	GHANI & YASENI CAMPAIGNS' STRATEGIES AND CONCERNS: [...] (SBU) Summary: Common themes, particularly criticism of front-runners President Karzai and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah for practicing "warlord politics", were apparent in recent meetings with Ashraf Ghani campaign manager Saboor Formuli and Mirwais Yaseni campaign manager (and former Logar governor [...]	2009-08-01 03:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2142	TRIBAL REVOLT AGAINST THE TALIBAN IN NANGAHAR,S [...] (S/NF) The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) met July 23 with tribal members from Nangarhar's Mamand Valley to coordinate support for their recent uprising against the Taliban. The resistance by local members of the Shinwar tribe against Taliban insurgents represents a new devel [...]	2009-08-01 08:55:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF PAK PTER
09KABUL2143	HELMAND'S NOW ZAD CHALLENGE: WHAT'S NEXT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Rep to the Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB) visited Now Zad district over a three-day period in mid-July. The area was once home to Helmand's second largest city and famous for its pomegranates and lush orchards. British units saw past heavy fighting in Now Zad [...]	2009-08-01 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2148	TRIBAL REVOLT AGAINST THE TALIBAN IN NANGAHAR'S [...] (S/NF) The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) met July 23 with tribal members from Nangarhar's Mamand Valley to coordinate support for their recent uprising against the Taliban. The resistance by local members of the Shinwar tribe against Taliban insurgents represents a new devel [...]	2009-08-02 07:25:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF PAK PTER
09KABUL215	JUNBESH, DOSTUM RESOLVE DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum and Junbesh-e-Milli Chairman Sayed Noorullah have apparently resolved their differences over Noorullah's leadership of the majority-Uzbek party, according to several Afghan Uzbek sources. Unhappy with Noorullah's reform-minded goals to distance the party from its [...]	2009-01-28 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF TU
09KABUL2161	POST-ELECTION COMPACT: CONSULTING KARZAI ADVISORS [...] (S) Summary: Previous message (notal) laid out our action plan to develop a compact with the next Afghan administration for post-election progress in five key areas of strategic interest to the United States and Afghanistan. The first structural engagement occured July 28, with President Kar [...]	2009-08-02 16:55:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL217	INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION ANNOUNCES AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Dr. Azizullah Lodin, President of the Independent Election Commission (IEC),on January 29 told the media that the date for Afghanistan's presidential and provincial council elections will be August 20, 2009. Flanked by his fellow Commissioners as well as Chief Technical Officer Dr. Da [...]	2009-01-29 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2179	Ambassador Wayne and SRAP Staff Meetings with Afghan [...] (SBU) In a July 26 meeting with Finance Minister Zakhilwal, Ambassador Wayne and SRAP staff praised successful efforts by the GIRoA to increase revenue collection in Afghanistan and address corruption. Zakhilwal said that donors should reward this progress by channeling more aid through the ce [...]	2009-08-03 13:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON EAGR PGOV AF
09KABUL220	KARZAI COMMENTS ON WARPLANES, ANA ROLE, AND [...] (U) Summary. During a speech at the graduation of the first class from the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA),President Karzai declared that if the U.S. does not provide Afghanistan with military aircraft, he will look elsewhere. He also told Afghan National Army (ANA) graduate [...]	2009-01-29 13:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN PGOV PREL PTER AF
09KABUL221	CORRECTED COPY - KARZAI COMMENTS ON WARPLANES, ANA [...] (U) Summary. During a speech at the graduation of the first class from the National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA),President Karzai declared that if the U.S. does not provide Afghanistan with military aircraft, he will look elsewhere. He also told Afghan National Army (ANA) graduate [...]	2009-01-29 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AFIN PGOV PREL PTER AF
09KABUL222	WARDAK GOVERNOR FEDAI REVIEWS STABILIZATION [...] (SBU) Wardak Governor Mohammed Halim Fedai met with incoming Task Force (TF) Spartan Commander Colonel Haight on January 22. The Governor stressed the importance of successfully launching in Wardak the pilot program for a supplemental community security force, the Afghan Public Protection Fo [...]	2009-01-30 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2239	Developing a Private Sector-Led Rural Finance [...] (SBU) The financial sector in Afghanistan has made significant progress in establishing a market-based system for access to credit in rural areas. With substantial U.S. Government (USG) assistance, financial services are expanding to meet agricultural market needs and demonstrating that lendi [...]	2009-08-05 06:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID EAGR BEXP AF TI
09KABUL2244	CREATION OF NEW AFGHAN "COUNCIL OF MINORITIES" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of four minority ethnic communities in Afghanistan (the Babar, the Baluch, the Bayat, and the Hazaras) met with Embassy representatives on July 21st to announce the formation of a new organization to represent minority communities in Afghanistan. The group, whi [...]	2009-08-05 13:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER USAID AF
09KABUL2245	LEGAL ADVISER KOH PRESSES ATTORNEY GENERAL ON RULE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Holding juveniles in an adult prison facility, one-hundred-fifty pre-trial releases of detainees that the U.S. has transferred to the GIRoA in the last two-years, several notable cases of presidential pardons for convicted narco-traffickers, and other examples of high level GIRoA [...]	2009-08-06 04:53:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AF
09KABUL2246	COMPLAINTS TO GIROA ON PRE-TRIAL RELEASES AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On numerous occasions we have emphasized with Attorney General Aloko the need to end interventions by him and President Karzai, who both authorize the release of detainees pre-trial and allow dangerous individuals to go free or re-enter the battlefield without ever facing an Afghan cou [...]	2009-08-06 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AF
09KABUL226	EU HEAD OF DELEGATION DISCUSSES UPCOMING PRAGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Union (EU) Head of Delegation Ettore Sequi told the Ambassador during a January 26th meeting that a strong message needed to be sent supporting elections in Afghanistan, and any interim government (or continuation of President Karzai's term) until fall elections. He i [...]	2009-01-31 14:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER USAID
09KABUL2260	PROVINCIAL CAMPAIGNING IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the June 16 start of the presidential campaign period, the major candidates have followed traditional ethnic and tribal lines in their campaigns through visits to traditional provincial strongholds, with shows of strength in opponents' territory. Political deals with trib [...]	2009-08-06 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2261	AFTER THE TALIBAN: HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN HELMAND'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Joint U.S. Marine and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) operations in Helmand's Nawa District have resulted in visible progress since Operation Khanjar commenced July 2. Helmand Governor Mangal held a well-attended shura July 23. The local market has seen growing numbers o [...]	2009-08-06 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2270	Key GIRoA Ministers Plan Sub-National Governance [...] (SBU) Planning for coordinated U.S./ISAF/UNAMA/GIRoA sub-national governance interventions in the South and East took shape at an August 1 meeting of key ministers, senior ISAF and UNAMA representatives, and Ambassador Eikenberry that was hosted by the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Devel [...]	2009-08-07 13:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID EFIN EAGR AF
09KABUL2292	MURKY SECURITY SITUATION IN KANDAHAR CITY [...] (S) Begin Summary. While all parties concerned with security in Kandahar agree that the enemy is stepping up infiltration of Kandahar City (KC) in an apparent attempt to disrupt the elections, there is disagreement as to the actual threat they pose as well as the ability of the ANSF to deal w [...]	2009-08-10 05:53:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2293	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: BASHARDOST, THE POPULIST, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate and MP Ramazan Bashardost (Kabul, Hazara) received 7-12 percent affiliation in three polls done May-July 2009. Bashardost is an eccentric populist, known for his occasionally irrational statements and the tent he terms his "office" across from Parliament. [...]	2009-08-10 06:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF

09KABUL2294	NANGARHAR GOVERNOR SHERZAI: RETURN OF ACCUSED [...] (S/NF) Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai told Task Force Mountain Warrior Commander (TFMW CDR) and State Department Regional Representative (DOS/R) on August 3 that the return from Pakistan of Haji Zaman, implicated in the murder of former Deputy President Haji Abdul Qadir, would be a test [...]	2009-08-10 08:17:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2295	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: NEGATIVE PUBLIC PERCEPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With just over two weeks remaining until the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections, concerns about fraud have recently exploded into the public consciousness. Many factors have contributed to this issue, including reports of a reduction in the total number of [...]	2009-08-10 09:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2303	HERAT ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Presidential candidate activities in Herat, especially of President Karzai, continue. Other candidates have become more active in the province, as well. According to the provincial leader of Harakat-e Islami, the party has split. One faction now supports Abdullah Abdullah, while th [...]	2009-08-11 06:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2304	KARZAI THE CANDIDATE GIVES KARZAI THE PRESIDENT A [...] (S) Summary: President Karzai's recent success in energizing political support appears to have put him in a better frame of mind about the future, making our most recent discussion of post-election strategic goals more coherent and useful. That said, he is still spending more time working on [...]	2009-08-11 06:50:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2305	SKY INTERVIEW SHOWS PARADOXES IN AFGHAN TRIBAL [...] (U) Summary: Prince Ali Seraj of the Afghan royal family hosted a gathering of tribal elders and religious scholars on August 1st to share with us information on various tribe-related issues, the current political situation, and the recent developments in their home provinces. We unexpecte [...]	2009-08-11 07:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF
09KABUL2322	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: KARZAI ANNOUNCES BUT DOESN'T [...] (U) President Karzai announced his campaign platform to the press August 10. Important elements of his public statement included promises that he will, if re-elected: -- prioritize negotiations with the Taliban -- improve security, focusing more on building up the ANA and ANP -- do more t [...]	2009-08-11 14:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2325	PRISONS IN LAGHMAN PROVINCE FUNCTIONING RELATIVELY [...] (C) A recent visit to Laghman prison demonstrated that penal reform in this province is moving in the right direction, although detention centers continue to suffer from a lack of resources. On August 3, a Rule of Law team from Task Force Mountain Warrior (TFMW) toured the Laghman provincial [...]	2009-08-11 14:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM AF
09KABUL2327	TRANSFER OF AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE TRAINING CONTRACT [...] Summary: Ambassador and COMISAF join in recommending transfer of the responsibility for implementation of basic Afghan police training and field mentoring from the Department of State to the Department of Defense in order better to provide Afghan police the basic security skills needed in a c [...]	2009-08-11 15:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS MARR SOCI PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2334	MINOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DECRY LACK OF [...] (U) At a meeting with fifteen minor presidential candidates at the Crystal Hotel, Ambassador Carney faced a barrage of complaints and concerns from the slate of candidates. Some even threatened to hold demonstrations or boycotts of the election if their concerns are not addressed. In response, [...]	2009-08-12 13:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2335	CANADA,S REVISED COIN STRATEGY IN KANDAHAR [...] (C) Begin Summary. Representative of Canada in Kandahar Ken Lewis outlined Canada's revised COIN strategy for Kandahar, which is designed to bring greater focus of effort in a smaller, more targeted geographic area. This "Key Village Approaches" strategy has captured the attention of COMISAF [...]	2009-08-12 14:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF CA
09KABUL2337	EIGHT DAYS TILL "E-DAY" - THE LATEST ON [...] (SBU) At the Aug. 11 U.S.-chaired International Observer Secretariat, representatives of 10 embassies, ISAF, UNAMA, UNDP-ELECT, and five observer missions, including the domestic entity FEFA, had a final exchange on common challenges in security, deployment, and reporting. UNDP Urges Cautio [...]	2009-08-12 14:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF TU
09KABUL2339	Faryab Province Assessment [...] (U) This is a bi-annual report from the State PRT representative in Mazar-e-Sharif on political, economic and security developments in Faryab Province. 2. (SBU) Security in Faryab province, which forms the western flank of Regional Command North, has deteriorated over the past year and doe [...]	2009-08-13 07:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2348	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: SNAPSHOTS FROM THE MOSQUES [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 14, the last Friday before elections, and four days before the August 18 "blackout" on campaign activities begins, some mosques are making a final push to encourage voters to go to the polls - while others are conveying the message that democracy undermines the power [...]	2009-08-14 15:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL2358	AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTIONS: THE VIEW FROM PANJSHIR [...] (C) Summary: As Election Day nears, accusations of foul play abound in Panjshir Province, although none of the issues raised have found their way to the Elections Complaint Commission (ECC). In a meeting with Panjshir PRT Director on August 12, Panjshir Governor Haji Mohamad Bahlol, an Abdull [...]	2009-08-15 10:44:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2359	BOMB NEAR EMBASSY KABUL KILLS SEVEN AFGHANS [...] (U) At approximately 0835 Kabul time August 15, a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) was detonated near the ISAF headquarters vehicle entrance, located approximately 100 yards from the Embassy. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) reports that se [...]	2009-08-15 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV ASEC AF
09KABUL2362	Spot Report: Election Activities in Nangarhar [...] (U) President Karzai is expected to visit Jalalabad for a pre-election rally either August 16 or 17, but the exact date is in dispute between two rival camps, each claiming to run Karzai's official campaign. It is not clear which date Karzai will choose to make an appearance in Jalalabad, and s [...]	2009-08-15 12:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2365	SHIA PERSONAL STATUS LAW: GAZETTED AS AMENDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Shia Personal Status Law (SPSL) was published in the official gazette on July 27, after having been signed into force by presidential decree on July 19 by President Karzai along with the Elimination of Violence Against Women Law (EVAW). The published version of the SPSL i [...]	2009-08-15 14:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2366	Karzai Shows Strength in Herat Rally [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. In an August 14 campaign rally in Herat City (Afghanistan's second largest city),President Karzai drew a capacity crowd of more than 10,000 people, and demonstrated a show of unity among local and national powerbrokers. Flanked by Ismail Khan, FM Spanta, Herat's Ulema Shur [...]	2009-08-16 03:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2367	LAGHMAN: ALINGAR, ALLIHANG VILLAGERS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Villagers in areas of reported anti-Afghan forces (AAF) activity expressed support for the August 20 presidential and Provincial Council elections. A large shura in Alishang District, at which the provincial governor and police commander spoke, appeared to be a notable success, w [...]	2009-08-16 05:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL2368	PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS: LAGHMAN ELECTION PREPARATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: According to both the Laghman governor and the chief of Laghman's Independent Election Commission (IEC),the province is well prepared for the distribution of election-related materials, a fact confirmed by a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) inspection of the IEC's facilities [...]	2009-08-16 05:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2369	NURISTAN ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 6th, community leaders and electoral officials from Nuristan's western valley agreed to work together to provide a stable, secure environment for voting, and to identify suitable election workers. On the same day, Provincial Electoral Officer (PEO) Omar Sami named his s [...]	2009-08-16 05:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL237	PHASE 4 VOTER REGISTRATION HUMS ALONG [...] (SBU) Election and security officials report the voter registration update in Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Nimroz is working smoothly, with some ten days of the planned 30-day period complete. The US PRT officer in Helmand on January 28 visited the voter registration site in Nad Ali distri [...]	2009-02-01 12:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2378	STRENGTHENING THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Fraud remains a serious threat to the election process as actual or perceived fraud may seriously undermine acceptance of election results (ref A). The Independent Election Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) are the main bodies involved in preven [...]	2009-08-16 08:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2380	AMBASSADOR'S AUGUST 11 MEETING WITH KARZAI: [...] (S/NF) Summary: In my August 11 meeting with President Karzai, I reiterated the importance of moving forward on post-election goals, including creating a compact with the international community. I emphasized that a return of Dostum to Afghanistan would be unacceptable to the United States [...]	2009-08-16 10:39:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2382	DIRECTOR OF KUCHI DIRECTORATE: FEW KUCHIS WILL [...] (C) Summary: According to Director General (DG) of the Independent Directorate of Kuchis (IDK) Abdul Wahab Sulemankheil, no female Kuchis and only 20-25% of eligible Kuchi male voters will vote in the August 20 presidential election. The DG attributes the expected low Kuchi voter turnout t [...]	2009-08-16 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL AF
09KABUL2383	AFGHAN MINISTRIES ORGANIZE FOR POST-CONFLICT DISTRICT [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) hosted a second meeting of the new Afghan/U.S./ISAF/UNAMA District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) on August 8 at the deputy minister level. The Forum, aimed at encouraging the creation of a mechanism for the quick deploym [...]	2009-08-16 14:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EAID EAGR EFIN PREL AF
09KABUL2384	IEC NIXES QUESTIONABLE GIROA SOLUTION TO ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the Afghan government initiated two local security measures - Community Based Security and a "pacification" program - intended to safeguard polling places and voters in some of the most at-risk electoral districts. While the measures were billed by the GIRoA as t [...]	2009-08-16 17:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINS AF
09KABUL2399	ASHRAF GHANI ON EVENTS [...] (SBU) Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani initially raised issues of process in discussion with U.S. Election Team Head Tim Carney 16 August. He contended that MOD aircraft are available on a spotty basis and argued that his formal complaints go ignored. He was surprised to learn that the Elect [...]	2009-08-17 11:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR AF
09KABUL2403	Civ-Mil Efforts Lift Election Prospects in the South [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Voter turnout almost certainly will be more modest than in the elections of 2004 and 2005, in part because of Taliban intimidation tactics. But thanks to military clearance operations, GIRoA actions and assistance from civilians in RC-South, ISAF and Afghan officials estima [...]	2009-08-17 14:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2404	AFGHAN INTERIOR MINISTER PROMISES POLICE SUPPORT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Against a backdrop of GIRoA desire to expand its authority over Private Security Companies (PSCs),Afghan Minister of Interior (MinInt) Atmar has offered to provide police protection for convoys supporting Regional Command-South (RC-S),until we reach agreement on how to fold the [...]	2009-08-17 14:18:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	AF MARR MASS PGOV PREL
09KABUL2405	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Abdul Rashid Dostum's return to Afghanistan opens up old political wounds, but in the short term is a net vote winner for Karzai -- possibly even enough to gain him a first round victory. Karzai justified his decision "in light of recent protests in Northern Afghanistan [...]	2009-08-17 17:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2416	POST-ELECTION COMPACT: UNAMA'S ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS [...] (C) Summary: SRSG Kai Eide's presentation at the UNAMA meeting on post-election engagement by the International Community with the Government of Afghanistan showed considerable fidelity to the U.S.-launched Post Election Compact consultative process. Eide noted that the international communi [...]	2009-08-18 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2417	BADGHIS: THE REAL ELECTION MAY BE WON BEHIND THE [...] (C) Summary: Candidate Karzai is rumored to be making several deals in Badghis Province in order to gain Pashto votes, including payments to insurgents, release of insurgents from jail and use of official offices to campaign. Meanwhile, Deputy Provincial Election Officer (PEO) Malawi Osman H [...]	2009-08-18 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM AF SP
09KABUL2419	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: TWO DAYS OUT, KARZAI GAINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: By nearly all observations, President Karzai has gained momentum in the last week with the endorsements of influential former warlords like General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Ismael Khan (ref A, B),as well as five minor presidential candidates on August 17. Further, polling data [...]	2009-08-18 14:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2422	POST-ELECTION COMPACT: KARZAI TEAM CONSULTATIONS [...] (S) Summary: In final pre-election consultations, President Karzai and his security team agreed to the general concept of the strategic dialogue and a post-election "compact" but had few new ideas to contribute in light of their intense focus on elections. Karzai in particular was engaged in [...]	2009-08-19 09:49:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2425	Election Preparations in RC-North: A Message to Governor [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry warned Balkh Governor Mohammad Atta Noor that any violence over election outcomes would shape the international community's view on its presence in Afghanistan. The Ambassador called on the governor to use his prestige and position to serve as a ?voice of re [...]	2009-08-19 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2426	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: MEDIA BAN FALLOUT, AFGHAN VOTER [...] (SBU) The Afghan government has instructed all media to refrain from reporting any "terrorist activities or movements" on elections Day. Only two Afghan outlets have reported on the ban, Radio Azadi and Pajhwok. Privately Afghan journalists say they will continue to report on terrorist attacks [...]	2009-08-19 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2427	Afghan Elections Situation Report One - 1800 Local, August [...] (SBU) This is the first situation report cable from Embassy Kabul's Elections Operations Center (EOC). The next report is scheduled for 1200 midnight (local) on August 20; reports will be sent every four hours thereafter. Each cable will cover the categories of: security, fraud, atmospherics, a [...]	2009-08-19 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2428	ELECTION CONTINGENCIES: DEATH OF A CANDIDATE AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary. A strict interpretation of the Afghan constitution provides that an election must be re-run if any candidate is killed after election day and before results are certified. To date, the IEC has not announced a policy of what it would do in this eventuality. End Summary. 2. [...]	2009-08-19 14:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2429	BAMYAN LIKELY TO VOTE ALONG ETHNIC LINES BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The overwhelming majority of Bamyan's Hazara population is expected to support President Karzai, with the balance favoring Hazara candidate Bashardost. The Tajik minority is expected to support Abdullah. Most observers believe Karzai will win the vote in Bamyan because most Ha [...]	2009-08-19 14:54:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AF
09KABUL243	YOUR VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (C) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential elections, and from increased U.S. military deployments. We continue to face tough challenges in Afghanistan, particularly on the security and governance front. But con [...]	2009-02-02 16:31:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2430	Afghan Elections Situation Report Two - 1200 Local, August [...] (SBU) PRT and local media reporting suggest Afghan voters and officials are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. Many voters may wait to see if violence erupts early in the day before deciding whether to go to the polls. Yet, PRTs report optimism in unexpected places-Kunar, for e [...]	2009-08-19 19:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2431	Afghan Elections Situation Report Two - 1200 Local, August [...] (SBU) PRT and local media reporting suggest Afghan voters and officials are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. Many voters may wait to see if violence erupts early in the day before deciding whether to go to the polls. Yet, PRTs report optimism in unexpected places-Kunar, for e [...]	2009-08-19 19:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2432	Afghan Elections Situation Report Three - 0400 Local, [...] (SBU) A possible last minute weapons ban in Kabul may impact observation efforts. Embassy elections operation center is working to verify specifics of reports that the Ministry of Interior imposed on Tuesday an unpublicized ban of all weapons in Kabul. Reportedly steps can be taken to seek an [...]	2009-08-19 23:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2433	Afghan Elections Situation Report Four - 0800 Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1200 local on August 20. --------- Security --------- 2. Post heard from General Amiri of the Afghan National Police, who clarified earlier reports of an alleged ban on all weapons in Kabul. The General said the order only applied to carrying wea [...]	2009-08-20 03:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2434	Afghan Elections Situation Report Three - 0800 Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1200 local on August 20. --------- Security --------- 2. Post heard from General Amiri of the Afghan National Police, who clarified earlier reports of an alleged ban on all weapons in Kabul. The General said the order only applied to carrying wea [...]	2009-08-20 03:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2435	Afghan Elections Situation Report Three - 0800 Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1200 local on August 20. --------- Security --------- 2. Post heard from General Amiri of the Afghan National Police, who clarified earlier reports of an alleged ban on all weapons in Kabul. The General said the order only applied to carrying wea [...]	2009-08-20 05:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2437	Afghan Elections Situation Report Five - 1200 Local, August [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1600 local on August 20. -------- Security -------- 2. The security situation is unusually good, but as of 1200 hrs, ISAF has reported some security incidents directed at the election, but none significant enough to affect election structure. P [...]	2009-08-20 08:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2438	GOVERNOR WAHIDI HOSTS TIMBER CONFERENCE IN KUNAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 28, Kunar Governor Wahidi convened a shura of timber merchants, land owners, and tribal elders with three key GIRoA ministers to promote his vision for the future of Kunar,s timber industry, including a halt to smuggling and the disposition of massive existing timber s [...]	2009-08-20 09:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF ECON
09KABUL2439	Afghan Elections Situation Report Six - 1600 Local, August [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1800 local on August 20. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (SBU) UN Special Representative Kai Eide met with Ambassadors at 1300 local time to convey his first impressions of the day of voting. He said that generally, people want to vote [...]	2009-08-20 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL244	LOWER HOUSE DEPUTY SPEAKER LIKELY TO RUN FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lower House Deputy Speaker Mirwais Yaseni (Nangarhar, Pashtun) told the Ambassador February 1 that he will run as a candidate in this year's presidential election. Yaseni criticized President Karzai's inability to rein in corruption. He will campaign on a reformist platform that [...]	2009-02-03 04:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL2450	Afghan Elections Situation Report Seven - 1800 Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 2000 local on August 20. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) The IEC confirmed that the polling stations should remain open to 5pm local time throughout Afghanistan. The IEC wanted those affected by security issues to have an extra hour [...]	2009-08-20 13:34:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2451	AFGHAN ELECTIONS SITUATION REPORT EIGHT - 2100 LOCAL, AUGUST 20, 2009 [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 2400 local on August 20. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) President Karzai addressed the nation at 6pm August 20 to thank the IEC and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) for making the Afghan elections a reality, noting they ha [...]	2009-08-20 16:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2452	Afghan Elections Situation Report Nine - 12:00AM Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 0400 local on August 21. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) Canadian Embassy representatives had a brief discussion this evening with Seddiq Seddiqqi, Deputy Spokesperson for the Karzai Campaign, to solicit his views and perspectives on [...]	2009-08-20 19:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2453	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: SUCCESSFUL, SUBDUED AFGHAN-LED [...] (C) Summary: Millions of Afghans had the opportunity to go to the polls today to vote for the Presidency and 420 Provincial Council seats. The traditionally dangerous areas in the south and east reported numerous small attacks, although there were no major security incidents that significan [...]	2009-08-20 19:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2454	Afghan Elections Situation Report Ten - 04:00AM Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 08:00AM local on August 21. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (SBU) Provincial reports by region follow: RC-South: -- Helmand reports that voting went well in Lashkar Gah. There were some problems with voters being turned away from p [...]	2009-08-20 22:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2455	Afghan Elections Situation Report Eleven - 0800 Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1200 local on August 21. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) Afghans are now in the phase of vote counting, retrieval, and transport. The atmosphere in Kabul and elsewhere remained calm and quiet overnight. PRTs are paying particular a [...]	2009-08-21 03:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2457	Afghan Elections Situation Report Twelve - 1200 Local, [...] (SBU) The next sitrep is scheduled for 1600 local on August 21. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) Reuters reported at 9:45 AM local time that Karzai's campaign chief, Deen Mohammad, announced that Karzai was winning and a run-off would not be necessary. Shortly thereafter [...]	2009-08-21 07:30:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2459	Afghan Elections Situation Report Thirteen - 1600 Local, [...] (U) The next sitrep will be issued at 2000 Kabul time. The Ops Center will close at 2100. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) General updates In a press conference Friday afternoon, the IEC said that counting the votes in all provinces, except Kabul, Baghlan, Nangarhar and [...]	2009-08-21 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL246	PAKTIKA GOVERNOR CONFIRMS HIS DEPARTURE AND [...] (C) At a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Paktika Governor Mohammad Akram Khpalwak confirmed that he is being replaced, in all likelihood within a few days by current Kandahar NDS chief Abdul Qayum Katawazay. He expressed support for the notion of a carefully organized, government- [...]	2009-02-03 06:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2461	AFGHAN ELECTION OPERATONS CENTER DISBANDS [...] (U) The Afghan Election Operation Center will disband on August 21, 2009 at 21:00, local time. Duty Officer direct mobile is: +93-799-079-322. EIKENBERRY [...]	2009-08-21 15:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2462	Afghan Elections Situation Report Fourteen - 2000 Local, [...] (U) This is the final sitrep in the series. ------------ Atmospherics ------------ 2. (U) General updates The IEC rejected claims of a President Karzai victory in the Xinhua press and stressed that any predictions about election results announced by any person or organization were ina [...]	2009-08-21 15:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2463	KUNAR GOVERNOR WAHIDI DISCUSSES MOVE TO HERAT, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 8 meeting at the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar offices, Kunar governor Sayed Fazullah Wahidi said he has accepted an assignment as Herat governor, to start at an unspecified date after national elections. Wahidi said election preparations in Kunar were [...]	2009-08-22 04:33:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID ECON AF MASS
09KABUL2464	LAGHMAN GOVERNOR ON INSURGENTS, POLICE, PROVINCIAL [...] (C/NF) According to Laghman Governor Lutfullah Mashal, Laghman's provincial council does not understand its duties or role, and its deputy chairman, he alleged, is a member of the insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG). The governor predicted that HIG would "do well in the elections." [...]	2009-08-22 04:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID SNAR KJUS AF
09KABUL2465	CJTF-82 CG SCAPARROTTI,S MEETING WITH NANGARHAR [...] (C) Summary. During an animated 90-minute meeting on August 11 with Gen. Scaparrotti and SCR-E Kilner, Governor Shirzai returned repeatedly to two central themes: working with and through Afghanistan,s tribal structure is the key to more effective government; and reforming and strengt [...]	2009-08-22 04:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID KJUS AF
09KABUL2466	CJTF-82 COMMANDER SCAPARROTTI,S MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary. CJTF-82 Commanding General Scaparrotti and RC-East Senior Civilian Representative Kilner met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk for 30 minutes during the PM,s trip to Ghazni on August 16. Tusk had planned to visit Poland,s combat brigade ) the largest non-American force in [...]	2009-08-22 04:56:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID KJUS AF
09KABUL2468	POST-ELECTION CANDIDATE POSTURING [...] (S) SUMMARY: President Hamid Karzai and presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah are both publicly positioning themselves as the winner before the International Electoral Commission's (IEC) preliminary election results are announced August 25, and both may blame fraud and lower turnout if [...]	2009-08-22 15:19:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2469	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: FEW DIFFICULTIES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the two days after polls closed, the transportation of ballots to provincial centers and Kabul has run smoothly. Ballot box and tally sheet retrieval began yesterday and will continue through August 28. So far, ISAF and ANSF have successfully delivered about half of all bal [...]	2009-08-22 17:09:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2470	DST SARKANI: A VIEW FROM THE FIELD [...] (S/NF) The first civilian element of District Support Team (DST) Sarkani found an absence of governance in Sarkani, despite USG investment in the physical facility for the District Headquarters. Sarkani officials will need a great deal of capacity building and mentoring to ensure that local [...]	2009-08-23 08:41:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON MASS AF MOPS
09KABUL2478	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: PRELIMINARY OBSERVER GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: Numerous observer groups released preliminary reports on the transparency and fairness of the Afghan elections. There were universal concerns among the groups about the accuracy of the voter registry; the intimidation of voters, candidates, campaign workers, and election offici [...]	2009-08-23 14:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2479	POST-ELECTION POSTURING: ABDULLAH SAYS FRAUD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah told CODEL Casey on August 23 he could no longer "turn his eye" from widespread election irregularities, in particular in the southern provinces. His biggest concern remains polling centers in the south claiming 40-45 percent voter [...]	2009-08-23 17:16:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2480	AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTORAL BODIES SPEAK OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the next several weeks the Afghan Independent Election Commission and Electoral Complaints Commission are the focus of public attention as they make almost daily announcements on election processes, results and complaints. August 22 marked the first public statement of the [...]	2009-08-23 17:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL249	Afghan Human Rights Report on Kuchi-HazaraViolence: [...] The Aghan Independent Commission on Human Rights' (AICHR) report on the Summer 2008 clashes betwee ethnic Hazarans and ethnic Pashtoon Kuchi nomds in Wardak Province concludes that, absent decisive government intervention to resolve this long running dispute, violence is likely to flare up aga [...]	2009-02-03 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL25	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT MAKES UNEVEN PROGRESS IN 2008 [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's Parliament struggled to pass meaningful legislation and find a proper balance between executive and legislative authorities as its 2008 legislative session ended last month. Disorganization, chronic absenteeism and poor professional capacity hampered both house [...]	2009-01-04 11:59:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL250	Balkh Politicians Mix Politics into Memorial Service [...] (U) At a memorial service in a remote district of Samangan province for a slain member of parliament, Balkh Governor Mohammed Atta Noor and Balkh Deputy Governor Abdo Wahdat engaged in some pre-campaign rhetoric. Atta encouraged the crowd of 500 who had gathered to listen to memorial speeches [...]	2009-02-03 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF
09KABUL2520	THE PILOT AFGHAN PUBLIC PROTECTION PROGRAM: SIX [...] (C) Summary: The Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3)an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) organization providing community-based security under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI)has taken root in several districts of Wardak province. The Embassy and USFOR-A assess re [...]	2009-08-24 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2521	POST-ELECTION POSTURING: ABDULLAH SAYS FRAUD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah told CODEL Casey on August 23 he could no longer "turn his eye" from widespread election irregularities, in particular in the southern provinces. His biggest concern remains polling centers in the south claiming 40-45 percent voter [...]	2009-08-25 07:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2522	LOGISTICAL SUPPORT REQUESTED FOR CIVILIAN UPLIFT AND THE [...] This is an action request. See sections 5,8,9,10 and 11. 2. As Embassy Kabul prepares to quintuple the number of U.S. civilians working in the field with the military at the cutting edge of our stabilization, governance and development efforts, we would like to streamline and synchronize [...]	2009-08-25 08:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PGOV AF
09KABUL2523	S/SRAP HOLBROOKEâ€™S AUG 22 MEETING WITH SRSG KAI [...] (C) Summary. Ambassadors Holbrooke, Eikenberry, and Ricciardone discussed post-election day scenarios with SRSG Kai Eide, DSRSG Galbraith, and UNDP two days after election day. They agreed that candidates would most likely use rationales of fraud and Pashtun disenfranchisement to discredit the outc [...]	2009-08-25 09:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2526	POST-ELECTION LANDSCAPE: FRAUD ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai's supporters continue to sound confident, although some admit their leader is "weak" and will only get weaker, and more beholden to his supporters, if the election goes to a second round. Abdullah, meanwhile, is claiming that fraud in the south could steal his [...]	2009-08-25 10:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2527	GHAZNI GOVERNOR DISCUSSES ELECTION, FRAUD [...] (C) Summary. Ghazni Governor Usman Usmani told the PRT on August 23 that the election results from Pashtun-dominated districts in Ghazni would be legitimate. While Ghazni has received significant domestic and international media attention over Abdullah's allegations of election fraud in the p [...]	2009-08-25 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2528	IEC PLAYS IT SAFE IN PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced the preliminary results August 25 of approximately 10 percent of all polling stations nationwide, results that appear to have been calculated to quell increasing tensions over alleged fraud and to defuse potentially dangerous [...]	2009-08-25 16:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL254	DECIDEDLY MIXED REACTION FROM POLITICIANS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Parliament, political leaders, and other political observers had a mixed reaction to the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) announcement of August 20 for presidential and provincial council elections (ref A). IEC arguments that an earlier date would not allow su [...]	2009-02-03 15:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL256	MOI ATMAR MAKES THE CASE FOR THE AFGHAN PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since mid-January, Minister of Interior Atmar, with the support of COMUSFOR-A/COMISAF GEN McKiernan (reftel),has launched an energetic outreach initiative on behalf of the Afghan Public Protection Program (APPP). Atmar has lauded the program as a way to improve community securit [...]	2009-02-04 07:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR MASS KDEM AF
09KABUL2575	KABUL: AUGUST 26 ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS [...] (U) Partial preliminary results of Afghan elections as announced by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on August 26: Cumulative votes counted (August 25 & 26): 998,484 Valid votes: 941,797 Invalid Votes (double marked or no candidate properly marked): 38,160 Vote Counts Per Candid [...]	2009-08-26 14:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2583	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: REACTIONS TO PARTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Following the first Independent Election Commission (IEC) announcement of results on August 25, the political outlook and the candidates' behavior has changed little--public pronouncements of mass fraud and political posturing continue--mainly because the results were inconclusiv [...]	2009-08-26 15:01:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL
09KABUL259	FINANCE MINISTER MAY ENTER PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Finance Minister Anwarulhaq Ahadi signaled this week he may resign from the Cabinet and run for president. The Afghan Millat party's executive committee, which Ahadi heads, announced Tuesday it had decided to drop its nominal support for President Karzai and endorse Ahadi. Ahadi [...]	2009-02-04 14:04:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL2596	PRIMER ON IEC AND ECC ROLES IN COUNTING AND [...] (SBU) The tally process is moving forward to the provisional results stage and a formal complaints period. This is a primer on Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) roles. IEC Role ------- 2. Most tally sheets for both Presidential and Provincial [...]	2009-08-27 16:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2597	POST-ELECTION POSTURING AND THE U.S. MESSAGE: [...] (S) Summary: In a series of meetings August 27, Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone stressed to the Karzai government that we are concerned about any attempts to pressure the elections process and institutions. He pressed the GIRoA publicly to reaffirm its support for the integrity of the Independe [...]	2009-08-28 06:58:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS AF
09KABUL2599	BADGHIS: GOVERNOR ARMAN REQUESTS MORE US ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: A subdued but confident Badghis Governor Delbar Jan Arman told Ambassador Eikenberry on August 13 that the situation in his province is difficult and getting worse. He requested U.S. support, both in troops and diplomatic efforts, to help overcome the lack of activity on the par [...]	2009-08-29 07:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL263	IRAN EVICTING AFGHAN MIGRANTS, PUSHING TO CONVERT [...] (C) Summary: Iran continues to deport (illegal) Afghan economic immigrants at the rate of about 1,400 a day, despite Afghanistan's top refugee official's announcement that he had convinced Iran to stop deporting refugees and economic migrants through the winter. The official has since priva [...]	2009-02-05 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AF IR
09KABUL2632	Finance Minister Zakhilwahl on Assistance Priorities [...] (SBU) Afghan Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwahl confirmed to USAID Mission Director William Frej his commitment to post- election economic reform and listed as priorities the restructuring and gradual privatization of state-owned Ariana airline and merging Pashtany and Mille banks. He is concern [...]	2009-08-31 11:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2633	Afghan State-Owned Pashtany Bank President Defends Against [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pashtany Bank President Hayat Dayani condemned allegations of corruption and mismanagement by critics in the Afghan finance industry and by Central Bank examiners as coordinated attacks by private sector bank owners who seek a competitive edge against state-owned banks which hold [...]	2009-08-31 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV BEXP EAID AF
09KABUL2634	Afghan State-Owned Pashtany Bank President Defends Against [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pashtany Bank President Hayat Dayani condemned allegations of corruption and mismanagement by critics in the Afghan finance industry and by Central Bank examiners as coordinated attacks by private sector bank owners who seek a competitive edge against state-owned banks which hold [...]	2009-08-31 11:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV BEXP EAID AF
09KABUL2636	PRO-KARZAI MPS ASK EMBASSY CLARIFICATION OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry and Election Team Ambassador Carney reiterated to a meeting of 40 pro-Karzai MPs our position of neutrality regarding presidential candidates and our commitment to helping the Afghan people achieve a successful and credible electoral process. Ambassador Eik [...]	2009-08-31 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2637	ELECTIONS AFTERMATH - ABDULLAH UNDER PRESSURE, [...] (S) In separate meetings August 30, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani told us that they are losing faith in the system of electoral challenges delivering a government that will have full legitimacy. President Karzai, meanwhile, is focused on his vote count and confident he will win in the [...]	2009-08-31 14:22:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2638	ELECTIONS AFTERMATH - ABDULLAH UNDER PRESSURE, [...] (S) In separate meetings August 30, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani told us that they are losing faith in the system of electoral challenges delivering a government that will have full legitimacy. President Karzai, meanwhile, is focused on his vote count and confident he will win in the [...]	2009-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL265	AIHRC, UNAMA FIND MIX OF CIVILIAN AND INSURGENT [...] (S/REL ISAF NATO) There are conflicting assessments of the casualties resulting from a January 24 U.S. military operation in Qader Groch village, Laghman Province. The U.S. military said its ground troops and air support killed 15 insurgents. The Afghan government claimed that 16 civilians in [...]	2009-02-05 12:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL2655	MFA TO HOST CONFERENCE ON NON-VIOLENT MOVEMENTS [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will hold its first international conference in October, titled "Non-Violent Concepts & Movements in South Asia." The conference, being organized by the MFA's Center for Strategic Studies, invites researchers and scholars from the region to submit [...]	2009-09-01 12:13:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2657	RESPONSE TO RFG: AFGHAN SHI'A LAW ON COUNCIL AGENDA [...] (U) This is in response to USNATO request for guidance on how NATO should respond to the revised Shia Personal Status Law (SPSL) (ref A). 2. (U) We recommend NATO focus its attention on improving women's rights in Afghanistan by supporting Afghan civil society. At this time, the majori [...]	2009-09-01 13:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF

09KABUL2658	FM BILDT AGREES ON NEXT STEPS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt agreed, in an August 31 meeting with Ambassador Eikenberry, to a post-election course of action for the international community in Afghanistan. Minister Bildt expressed his fears over Afghan perceptions of the upcoming conference of Special Represent [...]	2009-09-01 14:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2660	AFGHAN ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: THE NUMBERS AND THE [...] (C) Summary. At 47.8 percent of results announced on August 31, Hamid Karzai leads with 45.9 percent of valid votes and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has 33.3 percent. Post projections, based on informal extrapolation from currently available data, have Karzai finishing at 49.5 percent and Abdull [...]	2009-09-01 16:42:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2667	AN AFGHAN PRIVATE SECTOR AIRLINE WORKING TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Safi Airways, one of three private Afghan-owned carriers, reports it is close to profitability but faces burdensome governmental oversight and unfair competition, particularly from state-owned Ariana Airlines. Safi is banking its future growth on full International Air Transport [...]	2009-09-02 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL EAID EINV PGOV NATO AF
09KABUL2681	KARZAI ON ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE: SEPTEMBER 1 [...] (S) Summary: In our weekly meeting September 1, President Karzai was confident, lucid and open to areas of post-election cooperation should he be named the winner. We discussed the need to support the ongoing elections process, and he indicated that his negotiations with other candidates was [...]	2009-09-03 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2685	LATEST ELECTIONS RESULTS AND THE COMPLAINTS [...] (SBU) With 60.3% percent of polling station results announced as of September 2, Karzai has 1,744,428 votes (47.3 percent) with Abdullah at 1,201,838 votes (32.6 percent). The 3,689,715 valid votes counted so far suggest a nationwide vote count of approximately 6 million votes. This total i [...]	2009-09-04 14:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2687	CIVILIAN COMPONENT OF PRT FARAH JOINS REGIONAL COMMAND [...] (SBU) Reftel set forth the roles and responsibilities of the Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) positions in Regional Command East (RC-E) and Regional Command South (RC-S). In particular, the SCRs are responsible for coordinating the work of all USG civilians under Chief of Mission authori [...]	2009-09-05 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2690	IEC TAKES POSITIVE STEP TOWARDS FINALIZING FRAUD [...] (C) Summary: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Commissioners took a key step September 6 towards addressing claims of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential and provincial council vote. The IEC was supposed to rule on criteria for including or excluding all the ballots quarantined to da [...]	2009-09-06 17:26:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2713	KARZAI'S RESPONSE TO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES RENEWS [...] (SBU) An airstrike in Kunduz province provoked a new round of criticism from President Karzai against international forces. Stating that he was "deeply saddened" by the event and that "targeting civilian men and women is not acceptable," President Karzai's comments were the latest in a series [...]	2009-09-07 11:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2715	AFGHANISTAN CONCERNED OVER IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) While sharing many of the United States' concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions, several bilateral issues with Iran are likely to limit the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan GIRoA) from taking a strong public stance against Iran at this time. In our September 5 briefing [...]	2009-09-07 11:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2737	WORSENING SECURITY IN BADGHIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Inadequate ISAF and Afghan forces and ill-advised pre-election moves by the Karzai government are contributing to worsening security conditions in Badghis Province. Without more forces capable of holding ground (NATO-ISAF or Afghan) and more progress on delivering essential gove [...]	2009-09-08 07:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2748	IEC RELEASES RESULTS WITH QUESTIONABLE BALLOTS; [...] (S) Summary: Following the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) reported internal decision on September 7 to allow some suspect polling stations to be included in the vote count, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) voted the next day to order "an audit and recount of the ballots ca [...]	2009-09-08 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2756	FORMER EXILED TRIBAL LEADER PROMISES TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary: Former mujahidin commander and Nangarhar power broker Haji Zaman Gomsharick, widely considered to be the most influential leader of the Khogyani tribe, met with the Jalalabad PRT State Department representative on August 10. Haji Zaman, who recently ended seven years of exile in [...]	2009-09-10 06:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS AF
09KABUL2758	NANGARHAR GOVERNOR SHERZAI STUMPS FOR LOYA JIRGA [...] (C) At an August 30 iftar, Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai said he had drafted a comprehensive post-election peace plan comprising three key points: the convening of a Loya Jirga to address national security, the establishment of a small council of presidential advisors on finance and secu [...]	2009-09-10 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID KJUS SCUL MOPS MASS ECON
09KABUL2760	RESPONSE TO COALITION STRIKE IN KUNDUZ: [...] (SBU) Begin summary: In stark contrast to the controversy in the international media surrounding the September 4 coalition airstrike on two tankers seized by insurgents south of Kunduz, there has been little fallout from or even criticism of the operation locally. If anything, the near-unanimo [...]	2009-09-10 09:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AF PREL GM
09KABUL2765	AFGHANS DIVIDED OVER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AS [...] (C) Summary: Statements by tribal elders, opinion makers, and political leaders from across Afghanistan suggest a country that is deeply divided over the legitimacy of the presidential election, the validity of the vote count, and on what a second round would mean. Local media reports in the [...]	2009-09-10 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2767	TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN KARZAI AND ABDULLAH CAMPS [...] (C) Summary: Tensions between Karzai and Abdullah supporters have risen somewhat since the Independent Election Commission's (IEC) September 8 release of near total preliminary results, demonstrated by a dispute between pro-Karzai Minister of Interior Atmar and Pro-Abdullah Balkh Governor A [...]	2009-09-10 13:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2768	ABDULLAH THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HIS NEXT MOVE [...] (S) In a meeting September 9, presidential challenger Dr. Abdullah Abdullah told Ambassador Eikenberry that he had not anticipated the elections process taking so long. While he wanted to let the process play out completely he might rethink his next move in view of whether a second round would occu [...]	2009-09-10 15:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2774	PRT MAZAR: SAMANGAN PROVINCE ASSESSMENT [...] This is a bi-annual assessment of Samangan Province. 2. SUMMARY: Security throughout Samangan province has remained mostly stable over the past year, but insurgents operating in neighboring Baghlan province are trying to undo that. Governor Enayat, considered by his detractors to be a wea [...]	2009-09-13 04:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2788	MOF Zakhilwal Letter to IMF Over the Fund's Decision to [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) surprise decision to cancel its September visit to Afghanistan to conduct the 6th review of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and proceed instead via video teleconference, Afghanistan's Minister of Finance Dr. Omar [...]	2009-09-14 09:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2789	ELECTION PROCESS UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary. With 92.8 percent of polling stations counted, Hamid Karzai has 54.3 percent of the votes, Dr. Abdullah has 28.1 percent, Mr. Bashardost has 9.2 percent, and Ashraf Ghani has 2.7 percent. Another 2.15 percent of polling stations are under quarantine for fraud at the Independent [...]	2009-09-14 11:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL279	WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS REACH OUT TO SECRETARY [...] SUMMARY. Afghan women Parliamentarians are asking to work with the new U.S. Administration to continue developmental assistance programs and to protect gains made by female politicians over the past seven years. PolOffs have spoken with several women MPs since Secretary Clinton took office [...]	2009-02-09 02:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PGOV AF
09KABUL28	PALACE NIXES HIG-TALIBAN RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE [...] (S) The Palace will not participate in the proposed HIG-Taliban reconciliation conference touted by Gulbaddin Hekmatyr,s son-in-law Himauyun Jareer to the BBC and other media outlets on December 21. Deputy NSA Ibrahim Spenzada claims Iran is backing Jareer,s initiative to undermine the slow, [...]	2009-01-05 12:23:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER AF
09KABUL2807	ELECTION DAY COMMUNITY BASED SECURITY PLAYS ROLE [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. Community based security (CBS) was an important element on election day, but was not as expansive or as problematic as previewed in advance of the elections. While many provincial leaders noted their intention to tap into local men to provide security, these forces di [...]	2009-09-15 05:00:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS MOPS AF PAK
09KABUL2810	UK PRIME MINISTER BROWN VISITS HELMAND; WELCOMES ANSF FOCUS AND SEEKS METRICS TO MEASURE WAR EFFORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Camp Leatherneck (Helmand province) August 30 and met with Ambassador Eikenberry, COMISAF General McChrystal, and 2d MEB Commanding General, BrigGen Larry Nicholson. The PM noted close cooperation between U.S. and British military units in souther [...]	2009-09-16 06:01:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MASS EAID AF PAK UK
09KABUL2812	Update: Strengthening Afghanistan's Ability to Audit Future [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Zakhilwal is pushing the Afghan Cabinet to re-instate Article 61, which gives the Ministry of Finance internal audit authority over line ministries, a matter of concern to international donors. Afghan ministries' internal audit capacity generally remains weak and hinders [...]	2009-09-16 09:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PGOV EAGR BEXP AF
09KABUL2815	ELECTORAL REFORM BILL UNLIKELY, FOR NOW [...] (C) While the Electoral Bill is currently listed on the parliamentary calendar as a priority bill, the Ministry of Justice asserts that altering the bill at this point is not allowed because the scheduled May 2010 parliamentary elections are less than a year away. However, most MPs ascertain [...]	2009-09-16 13:07:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL2827	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: 100 PERCENT PRELIMINARY COUNT COMPLETE; [...] (SBU) Summary. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announced on Sept. 16 the long-awaited full preliminary presidential election results (i.e. 100 percent of polling stations). Hamid Karzai maintains his lead at 54.62 percent, with Abdullah Abdullah at 27.75 percent and Ramazan Bashard [...]	2009-09-17 16:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2830	KABUL ELECTIONS: WHAT DO ORDINARY AFGHANS THINK? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite high-level consternation among Afghan and international circles, informal polling of ordinary Afghans indicates an apparent higher level of satisfaction with the recent presidential election. Afghans polled through PRTs uniformly expressed pride in what they see as a ge [...]	2009-09-19 06:08:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2831	BASHARDOST PREACHES POPULIST GOSPEL TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with presidential candidate and MP Ramazan Bashardost at his tent near Parliament on September 14. Bashardost was congenial, often quoting U.S. Presidents like John F. Kennedy, and noting his strong support of President Obama. The Ambassador congratulated Bas [...]	2009-09-19 06:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2832	GHANI SEES BAD AND WORSE POST-ELECTION OPTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani is convinced that without a national framework, Afghanistan will face a political implosion. Without a new national political architecture, Dr. Ghani's prognosis for the country is glum. He warns that the North is on the verge of implosion, K [...]	2009-09-19 06:09:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF KDEM
09KABUL2833	KABUL ELECTIONS: WHAT DO ORDINARY AFGHANS THINK? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite high-level consternation among Afghan and international circles, informal polling of ordinary Afghans indicates an apparent higher level of satisfaction with the recent presidential election. Afghans polled through PRTs uniformly expressed pride in what they see as a ge [...]	2009-09-19 06:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2834	ABDULLAH: EAGER FOR RUN-OFF CHALLENGE AND [...] (S) Summary: Presidential candidate Abdullah Abudullah is adamant that he will not be part of a new Karzai government. He believes that if Afghanistan's electoral bodies are "thorough," a second round will be necessary, and he is confident he can prevail against Karzai because the incumben [...]	2009-09-19 07:54:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2835	KARZAI CONFIDENT, CONCILIATORY AT SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (C) Summary: President Karzai appears to be feeling confident enough about his prospects for re-election that in his September 17 media appearance he set aside his recent bitter edge in comments about the United States. Though he continued to blame the international media for exaggerating r [...]	2009-09-19 09:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL29	STRONG VOTER REGISTRATION TURNOUT IN PASHTUN [...] (SBU) Peaceful, poppy-free, and increasingly prosperous, the eastern province of Nangarhar is steadily adding new voters to the rolls in Phase 3 of the voter registration update for the presidential and provincial council elections this year. The impressive turnout in part reflects the wide [...]	2009-01-06 05:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL2917	FALSE RUMORS OF ABDULLAH'S CABINET LIST [...] (C) Summary: Afghan politicians are abuzz over rumors that Abdullah has released his cabinet list, although Abdullah's spokesperson has announced that the list did not originate from the Abdullah campaign. Abdullah and many of Abdullah's supposed ministerial picks accuse the Karzai campaig [...]	2009-09-20 06:23:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2918	BAMYAN GOVERNOR SAROBI PERCEIVES GROWING IRANIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bamyan Governor Habiba Sarobi revealed data to PRT DoS rep and PRT Commander showing that Karzai and Bashardost each captured approximately 49,000 votes in Bamyan. She stressed that rifts between Mohaqiq and Kalili and between MP Akbari and Deputy Governor Fahimi hurt Karzai, st [...]	2009-09-20 06:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR AF IR
09KABUL2919	POST-ELECTION DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary: Some Afghan analysts and officials are forecasting potentially dire scenarios that could unfold following the announcement of the final election results. A former Afghan diplomat and political analyst, who currently works for UNAMA, predicts "a gathering storm in the north," w [...]	2009-09-20 07:34:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL2920	Afghanistan: Building Cell Towers and Developing Telecom [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Amir Sangin said he supports ISAF plans to locate cellular phone towers on U.S. Forward Operating Bases (FOBs),and thinks state-owned Afghan Telecom should own the towers, renting space to other service providers. He com [...]	2009-09-20 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAID PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2939	AGRICULTURE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM IN HELMAND PROVINCE [...] (SBU) USAIDQs agricultural rapid rmi endorsed the plan and suggested a methodology to build Afghan Government capacity by seconding new Ministry extension agents to AVIPA PLUS to receive on-the-ground training, and identified a salary mechanism to encourage staff to work in these difficult ati [...]	2009-09-23 14:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF
09KABUL2940	DISTRICT DELIVERY PROGRAM MAKES STEADY PROGRESS [...] Summary: Over the last seven weeks, the Afghan-led District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) has made steady progress toward extending Afghan government services to strategic or newly cleared districts. Major service delivery ministries and executive agencies, together with the Embassy, ISAF a [...]	2009-09-24 04:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PINS PGOV AF
09KABUL2959	IEC/ECC AGREE ON SAMPLING METHOD FOR AUDIT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Independent Elections Commission (IEC),the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC),the UN and international experts have finalized an audit process for contested presidential election ballots. SRSG Eide introduced the new methodology to candidates' agents and election obser [...]	2009-09-24 17:31:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2961	IEC/ECC AGREE ON SAMPLING METHOD FOR AUDIT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Independent Elections Commission (IEC),the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC),the UN and international experts have finalized an audit process for contested presidential election ballots. SRSG Eide introduced the new methodology to candidates' agents and election obser [...]	2009-09-25 12:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2962	AFGHAN REGULATORS USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a three-year start-up, the Afghan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has begun to use its $30 million Telecommunications Development Fund (TDF) to expand telephone and Internet service to rural areas and to educate Afghan telecommunications professionals. S [...]	2009-09-26 09:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EAID EINV PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2969	BUILDING A POLICE FORCES IN BABAJI, HELMAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Helmand has a critical shortage of trained police. To address this challenge U.S. Special Forces, Task Force 72, will begin training 100 Afghans in the Babaji area. This force will be trained at FOB Price, and after they complete their training the new police will be based in th [...]	2009-09-27 06:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS KJUS AF PAK
09KABUL2992	GHAZNI CITY CALM AFTER VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS OVER [...] (C) Summary: Ghazni City remains calm following the violent September 10 demonstrations in response to the death of Mullah Shams, a prominent local cleric. In the aftermath of the demonstrations, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) moved to control the situation and arrest those responsibl [...]	2009-09-28 06:00:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC AF
09KABUL2998	KABUL UNIVERSITY REQUESTS EXCHANGE WITH AL-AZHAR [...] (U) This cable includes an action request, para 5. 2. (SBU) The chancellor of Kabul University and the dean of the University's Shari'a Faculty both made clear their desire to revive and intensify relations with Egyptian universities, particularly Al-Azhar, during separate meetings with th [...]	2009-09-28 12:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC PGOV EAID PREL SCUL AF
09KABUL30	NANGARHAR GOVERNOR SHERZAI PONDERS PRESIDENTIAL RUN [...] (C) Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai told PRT he would announce his candidacy for president if he received a green light from the United States. PRT informed Sherzai any decision to announce his candidacy would be his own. Sherzai believes his record as governor proves he would be an eff [...]	2009-01-06 07:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3002	Helmand's New Provincial Council At First Glance: [...] (SBU) Summary: According to preliminary results, Provincial Council (PC) elections in Helmand produced a large turnover, with an unfortunate increase in the number of members with ties to the drugs trade or malign powerbrokers. Fraud may have played a role. The PRT is prepared to work aroun [...]	2009-09-29 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL3035	BAMYAN GOVERNOR WORRIED ABOUT POST-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In early September meetings with PRT Bamyan,s DOS rep, the Governor of Bamyan Province Habiba Sarobi confided that she is &very worried8 about Afghanistan's post-election stability, indicating that trouble could come &from the North.8 She lamented President Karzai,s decision to [...]	2009-09-29 15:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EMIN ENRG AF
09KABUL3038	IS KANDAHAR CITY UNDER SIEGE? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Is Kandahar City under siege? The short answer is no. The Taliban does not intend to seize Afghanistan's second largest city, but it has increased its power in significant portions of the city and surrounding districts through infiltration, intimidation, and terrorist attacks [...]	2009-09-30 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PREL AF
09KABUL3043	INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S NASCENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Aga Khan Foundation's tourism project in Bamyan is making steady progress towards realization of the province's tourism potential. The project has completed nearly 70 initiatives including the opening of a tourism center and production of an annual three-day Silk Road Festi [...]	2009-09-30 07:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID SENV AF
09KABUL3045	IS KANDAHAR CITY UNDER SIEGE? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Is Kandahar City under siege? The short answer is no. The Taliban does not intend to seize Afghanistan's second largest city, but it has increased its power in significant portions of the city and surrounding districts through infiltration, intimidation, and terrorist attacks [...]	2009-09-30 09:54:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PREL AF
09KABUL3049	AGRICULTURE ROUNDTABLE WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW AND MAIL [...] (SBU) A visiting U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew, met with Minister Mohammed Asif Rahimi of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) on September 8 to discuss the importance of agriculture to the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan. Embassy Kabul was represent [...]	2009-10-01 03:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF
09KABUL3056	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW REVIEWS CIVILIAN INCREASE IN HELMAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 9 visit to PRT Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province, Deputy Secretary of State Lew, USAID Administrator Fulgham and Ambassador Eikenberry reviewed current PRT operations and examined the impact of additional U.S. officers and their life support requirements. Supp [...]	2009-10-01 07:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS SNAR PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
09KABUL3057	Mobility of Civilians in the Field Mixed; Will be Strained [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. U.S. civilian personnel in the field under Chief of Mission (COM) authority are getting off their bases and engaging with Afghan government (GIRoA) officials and civil society with varying frequency. Those in self-drive locations have the greatest freedom of movement, fo [...]	2009-10-01 09:33:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC AF
09KABUL3064	AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER NOTES PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal presented the progress the Afghan Government has made in its fiscal reform efforts, noting revenue collections have nearly doubled in 2009. The Ministry's revenue action plan and removal of underperforming staff have been key factors in this succes [...]	2009-10-01 13:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL ETRD PGOV AF
09KABUL3068	AHMED WALI KARZAI AND GOVERNOR WEESA ON GOVERNANCE [...] (C) Summary: in a lengthy and cordial introductory meeting with Kandahar Provincial Council Chief Ahmed Wali Karzai (AWK) and Governor Tooryalai Weesa, Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) for the South Frank Ruggiero underscored the need for improved governance in Kandahar, and highlighted th [...]	2009-10-03 04:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MOPS PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL307	KEY DATES FOR AFGHANISTAN'S 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) UNDP/ELECT on February 10 shared its schedule of key dates for Afghanistan's 2009 presidential and provincial council elections with donor representatives. The schedule reflects both election operations, as organized by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC),and UNDP/ELE [...]	2009-02-10 12:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL3070	AFGHAN MINISTERS UPBEAT ON MEETING NEXT FIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-03 08:35:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS EAID AF
09KABUL3077	Expanding Mobile Money Services in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mobile commerce (mCommerce),also known as mobile money (mMoney),offers an opportunity to increase rapidly access to financial services in Afghanistan, particularly in rural areas. Moreover, mobile money, with proper regulatory safeguards, advances anti-corruption efforts, for [...]	2009-10-03 13:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV EAID ETRD AF
09KABUL3079	COMISAF TALKS SECURITY, ELECTIONS, RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: On September 15, COMISAF, Deputy Commander US forces Afghanistan LTGEN Rodriguez and RC-East Commander MG Scaparotti conducted a Battlefield Circulation (BFC) in Ghazni. Aside from meeting with Task Force White Eagle commanders, COMISAF held separate discussions with Ghazni Pro [...]	2009-10-04 05:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MOPS PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL309	KABUL APPEALS COURT AGAIN DELAYS DECISION IN DARI [...] (C) Most observers expected the Kabul Appeals Court to rule February 8 on the appeal of two individuals sentenced to 20-year prison sentences for publishing a Dari translation of the Koran without accompanying Arabic verses. The session ended without decision, and the presiding judge scheduled [...]	2009-02-10 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF
09KABUL3093	POLITICAL RALLY STYMIED BY KARZAI [...] (SBU) Summary: A 250-participant political rally to call for an interim government not led by Karzai was likely stymied by the Presidential Palace on October 1. The Afghan National Police (ANP) blocked the event for about two hours. Presidential palace interference seems further confirmed by [...]	2009-10-04 14:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3095	POLITICAL RALLY STYMIED BY KARZAI [...] (SBU) Summary: A 250-participant political rally to call for an interim government not led by Karzai was likely stymied by the Presidential Palace on October 1. The Afghan National Police (ANP) blocked the event for about two hours. Presidential palace interference seems further confirmed by [...]	2009-10-04 14:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3096	Central Bank Agrees to Continue and Expand Mobile Money [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghanistan's Central Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat has agreed to extend indefinitely a mobile money pilot (m-Money) with the Afghan National Police (ANP) in Wardak province. In an October 1 meeting with EmbOffs, CSTC-A representatives, m-Money program participants, and mobil [...]	2009-10-05 06:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL3099	FIRE ON SAFI AIRWAYS PLANE CARRYING AFGHAN FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: The landing gear of a Safi Airways Boeing 737 flying Oct. 3 from Dubai to Kabul caught fire immediately upon landing at Kabul International Airport (KIA). No passengers were injured and the crew quickly and safely evacuated the plane. Foreign Minister Spanta was on the flight, re [...]	2009-10-05 13:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV AF
09KABUL31	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REED [...] (SBU) Embassy Kabul warmly welcomes your visit. 2. (SBU) The coming year will take its identity from the Afghan presidential elections, and from increased US military deployments. We continue to face tough challenges in Afghanistan, particularly on the security and governance front. But c [...]	2009-01-06 09:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR OREP AF
09KABUL3100	AFGHANISTAN: VIGNETTES FROM THE FIELD [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. U.S. civilians in the field continue to work closely with the Afghan Government and their military colleagues to support governance, economic development, and security. New structures and strategies have been integral to placing our people in key positions in the field whe [...]	2009-10-05 13:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL3103	THE CABINET SELECTION PROCESS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Afghan President has the right to select members of the Cabinet, with the endorsement of the Parliament Lower House, according to the Afghan Constitution. Ministry nominations have been rejected by the Lower House on a few occasions, and the Lower House has also issued "no c [...]	2009-10-05 18:15:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3109	CORRECTED COPY - AFGHANISTAN: VIGNETTES FROM THE FIELD [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. U.S. civilians in the field continue to work closely with the Afghan Government and their military colleagues to support governance, economic development, and security. New structures and strategies have been integral to placing our people in key positions in the field wh [...]	2009-10-06 04:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL313	IEC "SATISFIED" WITH VOTER REGISTRATION AFTER [...] (SBU) Two senior officials of the Independent Election Commission (IEC),with ISAF support, traveled February 2-4 to Helmand, Kandahar, and Uruzgan to monitor voter registration operations, reach out to voters and key political figures, and assess the neuralgic question of equitable Pashtun [...]	2009-02-11 04:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL315	PAKTYA PROVINCE SIX-MONTH ASSESSMENT: JULY-DECEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Paktya's security situation remained stable in the second half of 2008, with Zormat and the Zadran Arc the main focuses of coalition security efforts. Increased insurgent infiltration in the northern half of the province may require additional Afghan or Coalition Forces (CF) in 2009, p [...]	2009-02-11 12:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID PINR KDEM AF
09KABUL3156	THREE ALLEGED JUVENILE DETAINEES IN GOOD HEALTH; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 16, EmbOffs, CSTC-A detainee attorney John Torresala and CSTC-A Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) Embedded Training Team (ETT) Director Col. Thomas Cantwell visited the Kabul Juvenile Detention Center to meet with three juvenile detainees transferred from the [...]	2009-10-06 15:59:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3157	ABDULLAH'S CONCERNS: FRAUD, SECURITY, AND HIS [...] (S) Summary: Presidential challenger Dr. Abdullah Abdullah recently told Ambassador Eikenberry that he objected to being lumped with President Karzai's wholesale fraud. He would contest losing legitimate votes in the IEC/ECC auditing process, but generally agrees with the auditing mechanisms. [...]	2009-10-06 16:17:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3161	PAKISTANIS AT KANDAHAR BORDER FLAG MEETING -- THE [...] (S) Summary. The high point of the September 29 Border Flag Meeting (BFM) in Kandahar was the Pakistani delegation leader's assertion that the Quetta Shura is an unsubstantiated fabrication. This BFM was the first at which the 5/2 Stryker Brigade joined officials from Canadian Task Force Kandahar, [...]	2009-10-07 06:21:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS UK AF PAK
09KABUL3165	AFGHAN WATER AND ENERGY MINISTER ISMAIL KHAN ON [...] Ismail Khan, AfghanistanQs Minister of Water and Energy, said there has to be more emphasis on building dams and water projects in his Sept. 29 meeting with Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne and USAID Director William Frej. Wayne and Frej [...]	2009-10-07 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV AF
09KABUL3166	UPDATE ON ISAF PLAN TO PROVIDE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy and ISAF are working together to provide cellular telephone services from Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) located in RC-South and RC-East. In RC-East, commercial providers will have the opportunity to build towers on or near FOBs under a pilot program. In RC-South, [...]	2009-10-07 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV PGOV AF
09KABUL3167	BALKH GOVERNOR ATTA CHARGES GIROA ASSASSINATION [...] (C) Summary: Governor of Balkh Province Atta Mohammad Noor has accused Minister of Interior Mohammad Hanif Atmar of plotting to destabilize Afghanistan's northern region and to assassinate him because of his support for presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah. He charged that in a recent m [...]	2009-10-07 13:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC TU AF
09KABUL3168	GOVERNANCE IN PANJSHIR - PEEKING UNDER THE HOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: The government and people of Panjshir have firm control of their own security, providing a safe environment for development and enabling the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to undertake $65 million worth of projects. However, human capacity remains weak. Perceived neglec [...]	2009-10-07 14:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID MOPS AF
09KABUL3172	HELMAND AGRICULTURAL UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Mangal's Food Zone program, implemented in partnership with the UK Department for International Development, is underway and slated to reach more than 39,000 farmers this year, a 10 percent increase over 2008. Concurrently, the USAID AVIPA PLUS program is progressing [...]	2009-10-08 03:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EAGR AF
09KABUL3177	AFGHANISTAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 08:56:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP MCAP MASS PGOV PHUM PREL AF
09KABUL3182	AFGHAN MINISTER - AND FORMER MUJAHID - SLAMS [...] (C) Summary: The Afghan Government, army, and police need to change their tactics and the Afghan Government should identify and reach out to leaders who can mobilize the population against the Taliban, Mohammed Ismail Khan, Afghan Minister of Water and Energy told Coordinating Director for D [...]	2009-10-09 14:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AF
09KABUL3185	AFGHANS SEEK IMPROVED JUDICIAL SECURITY; CSTC-A AGREES TO [...] (U) SUMMARY. Afghan officials, including the Afghan Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Minister of Interior, and the Minister of Justice agree 24-hour security for certain at-risk judges and prosecutors is needed to establish a judiciary capable of prosecuting the powerful criminals and [...]	2009-10-10 05:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS EAID AF
09KABUL3186	Progress in Electricity Sector Commercialization [...] (SBU) Summary: In a very positive development, the Ministers of Energy and Water, Economy, Finance, and Urban Development, accompanied by Ambassador Wayne and USAID Director Frej, held a signing ceremony on September 30, 2009 to liquidate the state-run power utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Mose [...]	2009-10-10 06:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG EINV PGOV AF
09KABUL319	PARLIAMENT EXERCISES CHECK ON KARZAI THROUGH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliament's Lower House confirmed two Cabinet nominees and rejected a third this week. The votes concluded another chapter in President Karzai's often rocky relationship with legislators, who have turned to Cabinet confirmations and no-confidence votes as one of their few check [...]	2009-02-12 10:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF
09KABUL321	PRT ZABUL: IT'S HOT IN QALAT [...] (C) The situation in Zabul province grows increasingly tense, following a February 6 Special Forces operation near Shar-e-safa that killed six, captured three, and garnered national and international media attention. Tribal elders, religious leaders and Provincial Councils members issued pol [...]	2009-02-12 11:14:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL3210	EVAW READY TO PUBLISH, MPS PUSH IMPROVEMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Minister of Justice told the Deputy Ambassador on September 28 that the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women is currently in the MOJ printing department, ready for official publication. Simultaneously, the Women's, Human Rights, and Civil Society Committee in the [...]	2009-10-13 13:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF
09KABUL3227	ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY APPROVAL [...] (U) Corruption in government may be the greatest obstacle the Afghan government faces in its quest for legitimacy in the eyes of the Afghan people. Corruption directly and indirectly feeds the insurgency. 2. (C) Mission, SRAP and other Washington staff have worked hard to develop a good ove [...]	2009-10-14 08:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS AF
09KABUL3229	Moving Ahead in Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between November 2006 and March 2009, three USG assessment teams traveled to Afghanistan to identify training and technical assistance needs in anti-money laundering (AML)/combating the financing of terrorism (CFT); a number of recommendations for technical assistance from those [...]	2009-10-14 09:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PGOV ETTC AF
09KABUL323	CHANGE AT THE TOP OF AFGHANISTAN'S FINANCE MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Ahadi has resigned to run for president and been replaced by acting Transport Minister Zakhilwal, a technocrat whose political star has been rising since he rescued the Haj-flights operation late last year. Zakhilwal, a strong proponent of private sector develo [...]	2009-02-12 13:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAIR AF
09KABUL3262	INTERIOR MINISTRY ORGANIZES FOR POLICE GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1 Interior Minister Hanif Atmar launched a series of working groups to plan for Afghan National Police (ANP) growth, and told International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) reps that: -- Police growth and reform are his post-election priorities; --The Ministry [...]	2009-10-14 13:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS AF
09KABUL3266	WHILE COMPLAINING ABOUT ELECTION DELAYS, AFGHAN FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal said delays in reporting election results have hurt commerce and prompted conspiracy theories among Afghans. (Septel covers his remarks about politics.) The Afghan Finance Minister said he is proceeding with plans to improve delivery of government s [...]	2009-10-14 15:17:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PGOV AF
09KABUL3278	Embassy Outreach to Minister Khan of Energy and Water [...] Meeting with Afghan Water and Energy Minister Mohammed Ismail Khan October 13, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, highlighted two new initiatives. (Discussions of politics reported setpel.) The first was USAID's recent launch of a four-yea [...]	2009-10-15 09:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL3286	HELMAND "DISTRICT DELIVERY" VISIT A GOOD START, BUT IT'S [...] (SBU) Summary: A District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) delegation visited Lashkar Gah and the Nawa District Center in Helmand Province on October 10 and 11, holding detailed talks with Afghan Provincial and District Officials, as well as with Lashkar Gah PRT officers. The IDLG-led group incl [...]	2009-10-15 14:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EAID AF
09KABUL3291	BALKH GOVERNOR ATTA ON POSSIBLE KARZAI-ABDULLAH [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, Mohammed Atta Noor, enumerated preconditions for any power-sharing arrangement between the forces of President Karzai and his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, in the event that there is no/no runoff election. The precon [...]	2009-10-16 15:00:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID AF
09KABUL330	LAGHMAN GOVERNOR FACES SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POPULAR [...] (C/NF) Two Special Operations Forces operations conducted in the Alishang district of Laghman Province on January 6 and Galuch Valley on January 23 resulted in the deaths or capture of several suspected insurgents, but also in allegations of civilian casualties. The events provoked anti-Coali [...]	2009-02-14 11:24:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL3305	A window into Afghanistan's North [...] (U) SUMMARY: A visit to Mazar-i-Sharif revealed a relatively vibrant economic environment, concerns about growing insecurity especially in nearby Kunduz, and several very effective AID programs helping business students and Islamic credit unions. 2. (U) Coordinating Director for Development [...]	2009-10-17 11:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EINV ECON ETRD EAID BEXP AF
09KABUL3306	COMMERCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - GOOD TRIP TO WASHINGTON, NOW [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Commerce and Industries Shahrani reported on his October 4 - 8 trip to Washington, including take-aways from the U.S./Afghanistan trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) talks and his participation in the TIFA meeting with the Central Asian countries. He sha [...]	2009-10-17 12:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP PREL PGOV AF PK
09KABUL3337	AFGHAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER UPBEAT ON AG SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) Mohammed Asif Rahimi discussed Afghanistan's better than usual grain harvest and how to handle it, distribution of seeds and other inputs, collaboration with donors, and rural economic development with Coordinating [...]	2009-10-18 09:54:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL3346	ARIANA: SAFER, PROFITABLE BUT STILL FINANCIALLY CONFUSING [...] Action request for USEU and AmEmbassy London - please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Afghanistan's largest airline, state-owned Ariana Airlines, is a leader in market share and profitability despite an EU flight ban and an aging fleet. Its energetic president, M.K. Wardak, has improve [...]	2009-10-19 03:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PGOV AF

09KABUL3361	PARWAN'S POWER BROKERS WANT TO AVOID POST ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: A pro-Karzai member of parliament (MP) from the eastern province of Parwan told us October 18 that a decision to have a second round of elections would be a set-back for the U.S. and Afghanistan. He and other Parwan power brokers believe a violent reaction by Abdullah supporters [...]	2009-10-19 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF

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