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08TOKYO2882	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ABDUCTEES' FAMILIES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met October 16 with two prominent representatives of the abductees' family association -- Chairman Shigeo Iizuka and Shigeru Yokota (the father of Megumi Yokota, the best known abductee) -- to discuss the recent delisting of the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror. [...]	2008-10-16 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN JA

08TOKYO2883	DPRK: PM'S ABDUCTIONS ADVISOR TAKES HEART FROM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Embassy Tokyo October 14, Prime Minister Aso's Special Advisor on the Abductions Issue Kyoko Nakayama expressed relief that, although the United States lifted the DPRK's terror designation, ongoing sanctions will continue to require the United States to vote against IM [...]	2008-10-16 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KN JA
08TOKYO2884	BEIJING OLYMPICS MARGINALLY IMPROVED ATTITUDES, [...] (C) Summary: The Beijing Olympics were well viewed in Japan and helped to showcase for the Japanese China's ongoing modernization and global integration. The Olympics also solidified for the majority of Japanese already deeply suspicious of China and its intentions the view that the PRC is an [...]	2008-10-16 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08TOKYO2887	GOJ OFFICIALS AGREE CIVIL AIRCRAFT SALES MUST BE [...] (SBU) Senior MOFA and METI officials said the GOJ agrees ANA should decide between the Airbus A-380 and Boeing,s 747-8 on the basis of commercial considerations. METI and MOFA officials confirmed Airbus and the French government has been weighing in to support Airbus in the potential RFP. EM [...]	2008-10-16 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ECON PREL JP
08TOKYO2895	SEN. HAGEL'S MEETINGS WITH PM ASO AND OTHER [...] (C) During an October 16 visit to Tokyo, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) exchanged views on his visits to China and South Korea, regional security, and the global financial crisis with Prime Minister Aso and other Japanese officials and Diet members. Aso and Finance Minister Nakagawa both stressed [...]	2008-10-17 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MNUC OVIP JA
08TOKYO2915	PACOM COMMANDER ADM KEATING'S OCT 9 MEETING WITH [...] (C) PACOM Commander ADM Timothy Keating, accompanied by the Ambassador, told Foreign Minister Nakasone during an October 9 courtesy call that continued Japanese refueling operations in the Indian Ocean in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) are critical for success in Afghanistan. Na [...]	2008-10-20 06:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC MARR JA
08TOKYO2921	RELIEF AT JAPAN'S ELECTION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: MOFA officials were predictably pleased with Japan's election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member. Japan's agenda for its two-year term includes a desire to focus on "Peace Building" and its "Human Security" concept. The Japanese Government al [...]	2008-10-20 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA JP
08TOKYO2931	OCTOBER 22 GEORGIA DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) DevCon Reed met with Hideki Uyama, Director of MOFA's Second Country Assistance Planning Division, International Cooperation Bureau to deliver the points contained in reftel on October 22. 2. (SBU) Mr. Uyama advised that Japan shares the same views with the United States and it is ver [...]	2008-10-21 05:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL KMCA KCRS GG JA
08TOKYO2932	Japan Economic Scope for October 20, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for October 20, 2008. Environment and Energy ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Japan And U.K. Sign Statement Of Cooperation on Carbon Footprints And Offsets The Ministry of Environment (MOE) published a Japan-U.K. statement of cooperation [...]	2008-10-21 06:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO2933	TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERIAL [...] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will convene the rescheduled Ministerial Conference on Global Environment and Energy in Transport (MEET) January 14-16, 2009 in Tokyo. On October 21, MLIT delivered by fax copies of the following letter from MLIT Minister Kan [...]	2008-10-21 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EWWT EAIR PREL AORC JA
08TOKYO2936	NEW GOJ SPACE OFFICE CHIEF PROMOTES U.S.-JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The newly appointed Secretary General of Japan's Strategic Headquarters for Space Policy, Masakazu Toyoda, told EMIN he intends to formulate and implement a national space strategy for Japan in less than two years. Going forward Japan will focus more on application of technolog [...]	2008-10-21 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA TSPL KSCA PGOV PREL MARR JA
08TOKYO294	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES P. ZUMWALT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 23-26, 2008 visit to Japan by James P. Zumwalt. 2. (U) Post understands that point of contact for the visit is Osaka CG Russel and that Osaka will handle all trip arrangements including lodging. ---- Visa ---- 3. [...]	2008-02-05 01:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO2947	JAPAN SUPPORTS ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AF JA
08TOKYO2948	INPEX LIKELY TO OPT FOR OFFSHORE LNG TERMINAL IN [...] (SBU) INPEX Corporate Strategy and Planning Division Manager Hiroshi Ikeda confirmed the firm expects to make a decision in mid-November to construct an LNG terminal to service the Abadi gas field in the Masela Block. Ikeda clarified an October 5 Nikkei report, one that suggests the firm has [...]	2008-10-22 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PREL ID JA
08TOKYO2954	MAYOR OF TEHRAN VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Ghalibaf visited Japan October 16 - 21, confirmed MOFA Second Middle East Director Motosada Matano. According to Matano, Ghalibaf was invited by the Japanese under the auspices of their "Opinion Leader Program." The Japanese view him as important because he is [...]	2008-10-22 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP IR JA
08TOKYO2955	MOD TO ASSIGN PERSONNEL TO HAWAII AND GUAM TO [...] (C) In line with private Japanese government statements (reftel),media reported 20 October that the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) has decided to assign nine officials to Guam and seven others to PACOM beginning in September 2009 in order to promote US force realignment initiatives, parti [...]	2008-10-22 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO2964	JAPAN TO START VOLUNTARY CARBON FOOTPRINT LABELING [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) plans to start an experimental voluntary carbon footprint labeling program involving approximately 30 domestic companies in early to mid 2009. Industry associations will design the basic methodology for computing the carbon foot [...]	2008-10-23 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO2966	METI VM MOCHIZUKI ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Vice Minister Harufumi Mochizuki focused on energy, climate change, the WTO, and China, in an October 22 meeting with the DCM. Mochizuki noted a shared interest in an effective and inclusive post-Kyoto framework, as well as energy s [...]	2008-10-23 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ETRD JA PREL SENV CH
08TOKYO2977	JMSDF TO CONDUCT ANTI-PIRACY OPERATIONS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso is considering deploying Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF) to waters off of Somalia to protect Japanese commercial shipping vessels. The Japanese government is also in the early stages of drafting a new law that would allow JMSDF vessels to protect t [...]	2008-10-24 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO2980	INR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FORT CONSULTS WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a visit to Tokyo October 7, INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort consulted with counterparts from MOFA's Intelligence and Analysis Service, the Prime Minister's Cabinet and Intelligence Research Office (CIRO),the Ministry of Justice's Public Security Information Agency (PS [...]	2008-10-24 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PINR PREL CH KN GG PK RS JA
08TOKYO300	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CHRISTINE CHAN-DOWNER [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 28 - March 1, 2008, visit to Japan by Christine Chan-Downer for TIP-related meetings. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Ho [...]	2008-02-05 07:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3004	NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo nominates Nami Takenaka, Chairperson of Prop Station, a non-profit welfare organization for people with disabilities, to receive the Secretary of State's 2009 Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). 2. (SBU) Nami Takenaka was born in 1948 in Kobe, Japan. Blessed [...]	2008-10-28 05:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PHUM JA
08TOKYO301	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attache conveyed reftel demarche on February 1 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division official Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. B [...]	2008-02-05 07:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	EFIN ETTC JA KTFN PREL PTER
08TOKYO3015	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH VISIT OF INDIAN PM SINGH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials are pleased with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's October 21-23 visit to Tokyo. The primary objective of the visit was to solidify and move forward with the "Strategic and Global Partnership" between India and Japan. The visit's major deliverable was the [...]	2008-10-29 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ECON EAID ENRG MARR TSPA SENV KGHG
08TOKYO3028	Japan Economic Scope for October 27, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for October 27, 2008. Business -------- 2. (SBU) Japan to Start Voluntary Carbon Footprint Labeling with Domestic Companies The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) plans to start an experimental voluntary carbon footprint labe [...]	2008-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3029	NEW TAX EXEMPTION RULES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan passed a new tax exemption law in 2006 and is finalizing implemention now. The new law, effective December 1, is expected to make the process of getting tax exempt status more transparent and more in line with policies elsewhere in the world. Opinions on the new regulatio [...]	2008-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL EAID JA
08TOKYO3030	FIFTH BISTF PLENARY WELCOMES METI AS NEW [...] (C) The DAS-level Bilateral Information Security Task Force (BISTF) broke new ground by bringing in the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) as a full member to the process during the October 7 plenary meeting in Tokyo. Japan-based working groups reported on their discussions and p [...]	2008-10-30 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
08TOKYO3045	HOW MANY LEGIONS DOES THE DALAI LAMA HAVE? JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. There is broad pro-Tibetan sentiment in Japan, but most keep expressions of support low-key to avoid alienating China. The Diet,s Tibet Support League has 50-60 members, 140 leading Japanese cultural figures support meaningful direct talks between the Dalai Lama and PRC, and Tib [...]	2008-10-31 07:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PREF PNAT JP
08TOKYO3046	JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR MULTINATIONAL FORCE AND [...] (C) Japan will try to maintain its current USD 240,000 annual contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO),but it will be difficult to contribute more, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Embassy Tokyo spoke with Tsuji October 3 [...]	2008-10-31 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMFO EG IS JA
08TOKYO305	JAPAN-DPRK: DIET STEPS UP INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) LDP faction leader and long-time North Korea watcher Taku Yamasaki believes that North Korean denuclearization must be achieved this year through the Six Party talks. Delisting the DPRK as a state sponsor of terror should also be effectively leveraged for the goal of denuclearization. Yama [...]	2008-02-05 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN JA
08TOKYO3069	ASO MOVES DECISIVELY TO LIMIT FALL-OUT FROM ASDF [...] (C) Summary: "To say our country was an aggressor nation in World War II is a false accusation," Air Self Defense Force Chief Toshio Tamogami concluded in a prize winning essay made public on October 31. Already a delicate time politically, the government took steps to control the fallout, a [...]	2008-11-04 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO307	ROCK AND A HARD PLACE - JAPAN'S TICAD DILEMMA [...] (C) Summary. South African diplomats here report Japan would have "serious diplomatic problems" had Japan not invited Zimbabwe President Mugabe to attend the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV). According to them, the U.S. can do little to prevent him from [...]	2008-02-05 23:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL JA ZI
08TOKYO3073	IRANIAN EXPAT COMMUNITIES IN JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian expatriates in Japan broadly fall within two categories, according to the Director of the Japan Institute of Middle East Economic Studies. One group comprises legitimate businessmen, mostly in Tokyo. The other, he asserted, is concentrated in central Japan and consists [...]	2008-11-04 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD EINV PREL ECON KCRM IR JA
08TOKYO3074	JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS SYRIAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met October 18 with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Mualam in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of the BMENA Forum for the Future meetings. According to MOFA, during the thirty minute meeting FM Mualam briefed Nakasone on Syria's normalization o [...]	2008-11-04 22:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IR LE IZ JA
08TOKYO3085	DPJ RAMPS UP ATTACK, AS MOD TAKES HIT FOR TAMOGAMI [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hamada and three other parliamentarians have taken voluntary pay cuts and three senior MOD bureaucrats have been disciplined as the government continues to manage the controversy over an essay published by former ASDF Chief Tamogami. The country's most senior m [...]	2008-11-05 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3092	S/P DIRECTOR GORDON MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tokyo October 28-30 to attend Trilateral Policy Planning talks with Japanese and South Korean counterparts, S/P Director David Gordon also met with several former senior Japanese government officials who now are active in academic or advisory capacities. Gordo [...]	2008-11-06 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NK CH IR JA
08TOKYO3093	PERSPECTIVES ON THE "NEW JICA", THE WORLD'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The reorganization of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),which recently announced its largest foreign assistance project loan to date, has not slowed Japan's overseas development assistance programs. The Japanese government expects the new JICA, which consolidat [...]	2008-11-06 22:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3100	JAPAN ON RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, AND THE DPRK [...] (C) Japan sees "eye to eye" with the United States on UNGA Third Committee resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK, and will vote with us on them, Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho told DCM Jim Zumwalt November 7. He assured DCM that Japan opposes "no action" motions on pri [...]	2008-11-07 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA IR BM KN JA
08TOKYO3101	Japan Economic Scope for November 5, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 5, 2008. Business -------- 2. (U) U.S.-Japan Seminar Promotes Cross Border Investment The 2008 Japan-U.S. Investment Initiative's "Invest Japan" seminar took place October 30 in Shizuoka City. Approximately 250 business le [...]	2008-11-07 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3104	U.S.-JAPAN INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP CALLS FOR POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The eighth round of talks under the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Investment Working Group (IWG) took place October 29 in Tokyo co-chaired by U.S. Ambassador to APEC Patricia Haslach and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Deputy Director General Makoto Shiota. The two sides [...]	2008-11-09 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO3112	U.S.-JAPAN BUSINESS COUNCIL: BILATERAL STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) The U.S. and Japan must build on their close economic relationship to become more competitive in the face of rapid developments in technology and the emergence of new global competitors, according to a new report "U.S.-Japan Economic Integration: Enhancing Competitiveness and Securing Ou [...]	2008-11-10 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL JA
08TOKYO3114	U.S. - JAPAN - KOREA TRILATERAL POLICY PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Trilateral Policy Planning talks were held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination Lim Dae-Hong. Main topics [...]	2008-11-10 06:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV KGHG KSCA KDEM XE
08TOKYO3115	S/P GORDON'S TRILATERAL POLICY TALKS WITH JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korea was a major topic of discussion at Trilateral Policy Planning talks held in Tokyo October 28-29 by S/P Director David Gordon and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister for Foreign Policy Koro Bessho, and Deputy Minister for Planning and [...]	2008-11-10 06:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS KN JA
08TOKYO3116	NIPPON OIL WEIGHING IRAQ OIL BID AMID POLITICAL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from Nippon Oil, Japan's largest petroleum company and one of four Japanese firms pre-qualified to participate in first-round bidding on Iraqi oil tenders, report the firm is still deliberating whether to bid on Iraqi contracts amidst internal questions about Iraqi polit [...]	2008-11-10 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PREL IZ JA
08TOKYO3120	U.S.-JAPAN ROLES, MISSIONS AND CAPABILITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: The bilateral Roles, Mission and Capabilities Working Group (RMC WG),co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Sedney and State Department Japan Office Director Russel, along with Deputy Director General counterparts from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, m [...]	2008-11-11 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	MARR PGOV PINR PREL
08TOKYO3142	JAPAN REFUELING MISSION TO CONTINUE, ANTI-TERROR [...] (C) The bill extending the Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law will clear the Diet on November 20, according to Embassy Tokyo contacts in the Diet and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Upper House Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee will vote on the bill on November 18 and then send it to an U [...]	2008-11-12 07:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO3144	JAPAN ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING [...] (C) Japan looks forward to the November 17 Friends of Pakistan meeting in Abu Dhabi, and will be represented by MOFA Director General for Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Hiroshi Inomata, according to Southwest Asia Division Deputy Director Takehiko Wajima. DG Inomata will be accompanie [...]	2008-11-12 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EAID PK JA
08TOKYO3153	A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES G20 FINANCIAL SUMMIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan held meetings with METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hiroyuki Ishige and DG for Trade Policy Hideichi Okada November 5. Topics included the upcoming G20 Summit and the potential to conclude Doha Development Agreement (DDA) modalities b [...]	2008-11-13 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO3154	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OKINAWA GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima made a courtesy call November 12 on the Ambassador. Nakaima asked for the Ambassador's assistance in prompt disclosure of the results of the investigation into the October 24 crash of a Kadena Aero Club-based Cessna, and called for prompt settlem [...]	2008-11-13 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3155	TAMOGAMI REPURCUSSIONS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Ousted Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Chief Toshio Tamogami has continued to make headlines, most recently in Diet testimony where he refused to apologize for his revisionist historical views published in an essay and resulting in his removal as ASDF chief (ref A). Prime Minister [...]	2008-11-13 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO3158	JAPAN GETS READY FOR POZNAN -- WORKING TO KEEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Top Japanese bureaucrats dealing with environment and energy policy report unrealistic expectations among EU and other governments in the run-up to COP 14 in Poznan December 1-12. These officials all report trying to convince European Commission and EU member governments not to [...]	2008-11-15 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL ENRG KSCA JA
08TOKYO3162	WHA A/S SHANNON'S MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese businesses and trade officials told Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon they continue to see long-term growth potential in Latin America, particularly in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, despite possible short-term negative effects on the re [...]	2008-11-16 07:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL JA
08TOKYO3163	Japan Economic Scope for November 12, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 12, 2008. Food and Agriculture -------------------- 2. (SBU) USDA Urges Changes To New Wheat And Rice Tender Regs USDA's General Sale Manager W. Kirk Miller met with Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF) Director General for the St [...]	2008-11-16 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO317	METI VICE MINISTER CONDEMNS ROLE OF ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) METI Administrative Vice Minister Takao Kitabata belittled the role of shareholders in Japanese corporate governance during a recent speech to the Ministry's research institute. Defending a METI-sponsored proposal to expand the issuance of stocks that confer differential voting rights, [...]	2008-02-06 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3171	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (C) Japan's delegation to the November 19 International Conference on the Return and Reintegration of Afghan Refugees will be led by Ambassador in Charge of Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Masaki Okada, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita. [...]	2008-11-17 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF AF IR PK JA
08TOKYO3172	AF ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI E. FRAZER MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will continue to deepen its economic and political engagement with Africa, senior Japanese officials told Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi E. Frazer October 17. MOFA officials expressed skepticism about the sustainability of Chinese development programs in Af [...]	2008-11-17 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EAID KPKO SO ZI SU CH JA
08TOKYO318	JAPAN SENDS GLENEAGLES DIALOGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo has received invitation letters dated January 31 to Secretary of State Rice, Energy Secretary Bodman, and CEQ Chairman Connaughton to attend the March 14-16 Ministerial Meeting of the Gleaneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development in Chiba, J [...]	2008-02-06 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG JA PREL
08TOKYO3191	JAPAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER ON APEC, GUAM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A bilateral summit with the President at APEC in Lima is critical to Prime Minister Aso's political and public standing, Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka told the Ambassador during a wide-ranging November 18 meeting. VM Yabunaka thanked the United States for hosting the G-20 Financ [...]	2008-11-18 10:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA CH
08TOKYO3193	GOJ CONSIDERS NEW LAW FOR CHEMICALS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Japanese officials expect the Diet to approve a new law controlling trade in chemicals in the Spring. The legislation will ensure Japan meets the integrated chemical management objectives laid out at the 2002 UN World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The European Union [...]	2008-11-18 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV PREL JA
08TOKYO3197	WHALING: JAPAN REJECTS PROPOSAL TO CURTAIL LETHAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan rejects Australia's proposal that it curtail its lethal research whaling activity this year in exchange for Australia's consideration of Japan's coastal whaling proposal, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) Vice Minister Murakami told the DCM November [...]	2008-11-19 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV PREL IWC JA
08TOKYO3200	RESPONSE TO REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN GENERAL [...] (S) In response to reftel demarches delivered November 7 and 17, respectively, to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),GOJ officials acknowledged they continue to study Financial Action Task Force (FATF) pronouncements on Iran. Finance Ministry Legal Office D [...]	2008-11-19 07:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	KNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC JA KTFN
08TOKYO3203	JAPAN ON FUTURE OF EMBASSY IN MAURITANIA [...] (C) Japan will not open its new embassy in Nouakchott under the current political situation, according to MOFA First Africa Division Principal Deputy Director Naoaki Kamoshida. Responding to ref A talking points, Kamoshida said Japan completely shares our view on the need to avoid giving inad [...]	2008-11-19 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR JA
08TOKYO3205	RUSSIA FM CRITCIZES JAPAN'S ROLE IN G8 REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. Russian FM Lavrov leveled pointed criticisms and expressed displeasure with Tokyo's policies toward Russia during a November 4-5 visit to Japan. The Russian said Moscow sees little advancement in bilateral relations ) a fact for which Tokyo is solely responsible, he charged. Lav [...]	2008-11-19 09:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON JA RS KN
08TOKYO3209	NEW ASSURANCES FOR JAPAN'S FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Japan's current approach to food security undermines its economic interests and is an irritant in U.S.-Japan bilateral trade relations. Fears among the Japanese public that foreign sources of food are by definition unreliable and that foreign food, whether from China or the U.S [...]	2008-11-19 23:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD PREL ECON TBIO PTER JP
08TOKYO3213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Senator Inouye's November 30 through December 5, 2008, visit to Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa). 2. (U) Control Officer for the Tokyo portion of the visit will be Political Officer Jamie Roane. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3 [...]	2008-11-21 03:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3215	DPRK: JAPANESE EXPERT RECOUNTS RODONG SINMUN [...] (S) DPRK expert Hajime Izumi recently recounted for Embassy Tokyo his late October meetings with Lee Yong, Beijing Bureau Chief for North Korea's Rodong Sinmun. During their discussions, Lee stressed that it would be unacceptable for a non-Six Party participant to provide energy assistance to [...]	2008-11-21 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KN JA
08TOKYO3216	Japan Economic Scope for November 18, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for November 18, 2008. Environment and Energy ---------------------- 2. (U) METI, Japan Power Exchange Rolls Out "Green Power" Trading Scheme The Japan Electric Power Exchange, which operates the wholesale electricity trade, introduced [...]	2008-11-21 07:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3217	JAPAN'S VIEWS ON NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) On November 21, Embassy Tokyo political officer delivered reftel demarche regarding the Nicaraguan municipal elections to MOFA Mexico, Central America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Noritsugu Takahashi. Takahasi, who said Japanese officials had already noted remarks made [...]	2008-11-21 07:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA NU
08TOKYO3221	HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY TROY'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary -------- 2. (SBU) As the world's second largest economy, Japan remains a strong ally and a key partner for the U.S. in global health efforts. During its G8 presidency, Japan has shown leadership on import [...]	2008-11-21 10:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO KSTH ECON PREL KFLU JA
08TOKYO3224	JAPAN FM STATEMENT SUPPORTS OUTCOME OF RECENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-25 06:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA RS GG
08TOKYO3241	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (S) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department Official Mizuyo Kuwako and to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Trade Control Department Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa November 25. Both [...]	2008-11-26 07:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR
08TOKYO3242	INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE DRAFTS 2009-2010 [...] (U) Summary: The International Coral Reef Initative (ICRI) held its fourth East Asia Regional Workshop in Tokyo November 17-19 and produced a draft provisional plan for 2009-2010 as well as terms of reference for upcoming meetings. The group's goal is to develop short and long-term plans to e [...]	2008-11-26 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS EWWT PREL JA MX
08TOKYO325	SENIOR LDP POLITICIAN ON ELECTION PROSPECTS, [...] (C) Senior ruling party politician Koichi Kato told Embassy Tokyo February 4 that poor economic management and a lack of leadership could force the Prime Minister to dissolve the Diet in the fall, with the ruling coalition likely to lose its 2/3 super-majority in the Lower House. During the c [...]	2008-02-07 07:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN OECD JA
08TOKYO3255	AMBASSADOR, DEFMIN DISCUSS NEW ADMINISTRATION, [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed that Alliance initiatives should continue into the next U.S. administration without substantial changes and urged the Japanese government to appropriate significant amounts of money in 2009 to begin construction of the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) during his [...]	2008-11-28 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO3257	AMBASSADOR AND FM NAKASONE DISCUSS DPRK, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID JA AF AS KS KN
08TOKYO326	CARRIER AIR WING MOVE DOMINATES IWAKUNI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, Iwakuni voters will choose a new mayor in a contest most media outlets are framing as a referendum on the planned relocation of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) from Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni. Democratic Party of Japan (D [...]	2008-02-07 07:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
08TOKYO3266	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 2-3, 2008, visit to Japan by A/S Hill, Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks Sung Kim, NSC Director Paul Haenle, DAS for ISN C.S. Eliot Kang, Special Assistant Yuri Kim, Chief of DPRK Unit EAP/K Eric Richardson, and DPRK Desk [...]	2008-12-01 02:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3270	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF JAPAN URGES U.S. LEADERSHIP IN [...] (C) Summary: Key Diet Members from Japan's main opposition party hope for increased U.S. leadership in UNFCCC climate negotiations under the new Administration. At the same time they are concerned the financial crisis may undermine U.S. resolve to confront climate change. They reiterated J [...]	2008-12-01 05:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL ENRG JA
08TOKYO3277	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY, SUZANNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 2008, visit to Japan by DASD Sedney (8-10 Dec),Suzanne Basalla (4-11 Dec),and Marc Czaja (4-11 Dec). 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson C. Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: [...]	2008-12-01 22:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO328	FUKUDA-PUTIN PERSONAL LETTERS AIM TO PUT [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently exchanged personal letters in which both sides agreed to move Tokyo-Moscow relations to a "higher dimension," Foreign Ministry and Russian Embassy contacts tell Embassy Tokyo. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koum [...]	2008-02-07 08:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RU
08TOKYO3283	JAPAN ANNOUNCES END TO IRAQ DEPLOYMENT; LAUDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso November 28 officially announced Japan's intention to end the deployment of Air Self Defense Forces (ASDF) stationed in Kuwait in support Operation Iraqi Freedom by the end of December. MOFA contacts tell us the ASDF plans to fly its last mission [...]	2008-12-02 06:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IZ JA
08TOKYO3296	JAPAN ON POTENTIAL DONORS CONFERENCE FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan supports in general the idea of holding a donors conference for Pakistan but has questions about timing, hosts, and whether Pakistan is prepared with a solid request that specifies how much is needed and for what purposes, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal [...]	2008-12-03 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IFM PK JA
08TOKYO3297	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER CALLS INDIAN PRIME [...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso spoke on the telephone with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the evening of November 30, confirmed MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida. According to Japanese press reports, confirmed by Yoshida, Aso told Singh that the at [...]	2008-12-03 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN JA
08TOKYO3301	ASO'S SUPPORT FALLS; ANTI-ASO MOVES INSIDE LDP [...] (C) Summary: Support for Prime Minister Taro Aso is in freefall, based on the results of the latest opinion polls. Verbal gaffes, policy miscues, a perceived inability to deal with the global economic crisis, and growing discontent within his own party have called Aso's leadership into questi [...]	2008-12-03 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3303	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RUSSELL C. BILLS TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the December 3-6, 2008, visit to Japan by Russell C. Bills. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Wilson C. Ruark. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5373 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6968 Mobile [...]	2008-12-03 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3304	ASEAN SUMMITS: MOFA WAITING FOR DIRECTION FROM PM [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials responsible for ASEAN affairs have resisted repeated Embassy requests to discuss the upcoming ASEAN summit, citing lack of time. Nevertheless, a working-level official in MOFA's Asian Regional Policy Division, which is responsible for the summit [...]	2008-12-04 00:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL ASEAN JA
08TOKYO3310	JAPAN REAFFIRMS UNSC GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koro Bessho reaffirmed Japan's goal of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He stated that for its upcoming two-year UNSC rotation, Japan's focus will include Afghanistan, East Timor, African issues, and the UN's [...]	2008-12-04 07:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO3316	IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT MASHAIE VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) Iranian Vice President for Cultural Heritage and Tourism Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie visited Tokyo November 27-30, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While in Japan, Mashaie met with governmental and private tourism officials, had breakfas [...]	2008-12-04 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR JA
08TOKYO3317	JAPAN RENEWS LATIN AMERICAN TIES DURING APEC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Japanese officials reached agreement on two investment treaties but balked at proposals to begin EPA negotiations during talks with officials from Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru during the November APEC Summit in Lima. Japan and Peru used their discussion to repair relations d [...]	2008-12-04 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV JA
08TOKYO3322	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: G20 NATIONS ON REJECTING [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered demarche points (ref) December 1 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) G8 and Economic Policy Division Deputy Director Wataru Otsuka on the need to open trade and investment and to reduce protectionism in moving forward to a stable global financial system. 2. (C) Japa [...]	2008-12-05 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL ECON WTRO JA
08TOKYO3325	Demarche on Implementation of Amended Lacey Act [...] (U) Environmental Officer, Senior Animal and Plant Health Officer, and Agricultural Scientist met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Second North America Division Deputy Director Tsuyoshi Uchida, Global Environment Division's Toshihisa Kato, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [...]	2008-12-05 08:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD EAGR BTIO PREL JA
08TOKYO3330	STAFFDEL FARRELL--VISIT TO JAPAN 10-13 DECEMBER [...] (U) Embassy warmly welcomes Ms. Alycia Farrell and LTC Michelle Greene for their December 10-13, 2008, visit to Japan. 2. (U) Embassy POC for the visit will be Political Officer John Nylin. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6859 Mobile pho [...]	2008-12-08 07:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL OREP AFIN JA
08TOKYO3333	ASO AND MEDVEDEV DISCUSS NORTHERN TERRITORIES [...] (C) Summary. Japan PM Aso expressed concern with the pace of working-level discussions on the Northern Territories during talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the margins of the November 22-23 APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Medvedev said a solution would require strong political will by [...]	2008-12-08 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA RS KN
08TOKYO3335	KOMEITO STILL STANDING BY ASO AND LDP [...] (C) Summary: The Komeito is sticking with its ruling coalition partner even as voices from within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are increasingly critical of Prime Minister Aso's leadership and calling for his ouster, senior Komeito politician Yoshio Urushibara told Embassy Tokyo. The rul [...]	2008-12-08 08:23:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR JA
08TOKYO3336	SUBJECT: SENATOR INOUYE EXCHANGES VIEWS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) held discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Foreign, Defense, Trade, and Finance Ministers, and several prominent Diet members during his November 30 to December 4 visit to Tokyo. The Senator underscored the importance of close bilateral r [...]	2008-12-08 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3338	CODEL BOSWELL'S DECEMBER 13-15 VISIT TO JAPAN: THE [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes CODEL Boswell's December 13-15 visit to Japan to discuss key agriculture-related issues. Your time in Tokyo provides an excellent opportunity to underscore the importance of U.S.-Japan trade in food and food products; to emphasize the vital role U.S. agricultural exp [...]	2008-12-08 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3351	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KATHERINE WARD + 5 TO VISIT [...] (U) Embassy grants country clearance for the December 4-20, 2008, visit to Japan of the following DoD civilian/military personnel. Jeffrey M. Avery, 14-19 December Timothy B. Baltz, 7-19 December Troy Mueller, 15-19 December Lee A. Nickel, 14-19 December George G. Vergos, 4-20 December K [...]	2008-12-10 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO3359	JAPANESE PARLIAMENTARIAN TO VISIT KABUL, [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-10 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AF JA
08TOKYO3360	JAPANESE VIEWS: ASEAN, BURMA, THAILAND, CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with DAS Scot Marciel, senior MOFA officials reaffirmed that ASEAN remains an important focus for Japan in terms of development assistance, business expansion, and political engagement. In regards to other issues Japan believes that: despite recent events engagement w [...]	2008-12-10 22:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECIN EAID AORC XC BM TH CB RP VM

08TOKYO3362	Japan Economic Scope for December 8, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for December 8, 2008 Business -------- 2. (U) American and Kyushu Companies to Develop Rapid Vehicle Charging Stations Ener1, a New York based energy storage company, announced a deal with Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) to develop rapid [...]	2008-12-11 01:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PREL SENV JA
08TOKYO3379	THE OFFICIAL, PUBLIC IRANIAN LINE IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Sayed Abbas Araghchi continues to take advantage of opportunities to publicly promote Iran's policies, speaking most recently on December 5 at a lecture sponsored by the Sasagawa Peace Foundation. Araghchi provided a brief introduction attempting to ex [...]	2008-12-12 07:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR JA
08TOKYO3381	JAPANESE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON THE WTO MODALITIES [...] (C) Summary: Senior METI and MOFA officials are still looking to conclude the Doha Development Agenda, but Japan remains held back by concerns over opening Japan's agricultural market. The GOJ is watching closely U.S. engagement with China, describing positive outcomes to those discussions [...]	2008-12-12 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EAGR JA
08TOKYO3382	PAKISTAN DONOR'S CONFERENCE: JAPAN SEEKS FURTHER [...] (C) Japan strongly supports Pakistan and recognizes that the country has significant financial needs, MOFA Southwest Asia Division Deputy Director Aya Yoshida told Embassy Tokyo December 12. Furthermore, Japan wants to play a leadership role in assistance to both Pakistan and Afghanistan, she [...]	2008-12-12 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PREL IMF PK JA
08TOKYO3387	DPJ'S MAEHARA POSITIVE ON ALLIANCE, BUT NEGATIVE [...] (C) Senior DPJ representative and security policy expert Seiji Maehara outlined in a December 10 meeting with Embassy Tokyo his thoughts on the U.S.-Japan alliance, realignment, and the potential impact of a DPJ government on these matters. Maehara affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan [...]	2008-12-15 00:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR JA
08TOKYO3401	POLITICAL STALEMATE DELAYING JAPAN'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Japan's response to the global economic slowdown has been short on immediate policy measures to stimulate economic growth and demand, and devoid of long-term measures to boost potential economic growth. The Japanese Government's August 29 economic policy package (headline figure [...]	2008-12-15 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL JA
08TOKYO3403	AMBASSADOR FOLLOWS UP ON PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Japan recognizes the importance of Pakistan to the war on terror and is committed to remain a top donor, VFM Yabunaka assured the Ambassador on December 15. At the same time, he said, Japan is "perplexed" by the immediacy of a planned donors conference in January and unclear on t [...]	2008-12-15 09:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD PREL IMF PK JA
08TOKYO3404	UN HARMONIZATION DEMARCHE: JAPAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel demarche to Yuichi Nakai, Deputy Director of MOFA's UN Policy and Planning Division. Political Officer urged Japan to support the U.S. proposal for harmonized conditions of service and streamlined contractual arrangements at the United Nations. Nakai replie [...]	2008-12-15 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO3405	JAPAN'S ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS: IN THE EARLY STAGES [...] (C) Summary: Possible Japanese participation in international efforts to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa has received extensive media, government, and political attention in Japan in recent weeks. Current Japanese legislation allows the Prime Minister to dispatch the Japanese Maritime Sel [...]	2008-12-15 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PGOV PHSA PINR PREL PTER ELTN JA
08TOKYO342	JAPAN MAKES ECONOMIC OVERTURES TO CHINA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Despite growing cooperation on energy and the environment, Japanese officials in MOFA and METI report an overall lack of progress on advancing economic relations with China. To date, China has rejected Japan's request for an agreement on food safety -- a particularly hot topic [...]	2008-02-08 06:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR PREL JA CH
08TOKYO3420	CODEL BOSWELL: DIET MEMBERS POINT FINGER AT U.S. [...] (SBU) During a December 13 roundtable discussion, Japanese Diet members suggested to Codel Boswell that it is the USG that is responsible for a lack of progress to lift Japan's partial ban on imports of U.S. beef and beef products. Yoshio Yatsu, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) [...]	2008-12-16 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO3422	AMBASSADOR THANKS FOREIGN MINISTER FOR WORKING ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 23:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO3423	AMBASSADOR THANKS FOREIGN MINISTER FOR WORKING ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-16 23:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO3424	CODEL BOSWELL: DIET MEMBERS' VIEWS ON WTO [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Diet members expressed no disappointment regarding the lack of progress in the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) in their roundtable discussion with Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA),Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and his delegatio [...]	2008-12-16 23:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO343	JAPAN INFORMED OF UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy Director Yoshihiro Nakayama on February 7 thanked Embassy Tokyo for the U.S. comments on Singapore,s draft review of the ARF paper, the accompanying cover letter from A/S Hill, and the nonpaper on the U.S. draft ARF Counterterrorism and Transnational Cr [...]	2008-02-08 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ARF PTER JA
08TOKYO3431	Japanese Leaders' Statements on WTO Ministerial [...] The Japanese media covered statements by Japanese leaders made December 15 concerning the recent decision by WTO Director General Pascal Lamy to postpone a ministerial level meeting in Geneva many had suspected would take place this week. Minister for Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Nikai [...]	2008-12-17 03:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO3435	DPJ SECURITY POLICY STILL MUDDLED, AS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The possible shift from an LDP-led administration to one led by the DPJ has potentially serious implications for Japan's security policy, as well as for the future direction of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The leading opposition party has opposed the war in Iraq and used its majorit [...]	2008-12-17 08:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO3444	DAS HAYWARD'S MEETING WITH TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (U) This message includes an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) briefed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Mary Alice Hayward December 11 on a dirty bomb/counter terror [...]	2008-12-18 06:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PTER PREL KGIC MNUC JA
08TOKYO3445	JAPAN AGREES WITH U.S. UN HARMONIZATION PLAN [...] (C) An expert group at MOFA has considered the U.S. proposal for harmonized conditions of service at the UN and agrees with it, MOFA informed Embassy Tokyo on December 17. "We agree to the U.S. proposal and will support it," Hideki Masuo of MOFA's UN Planning and Administration Division told u [...]	2008-12-18 07:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO3448	Japan Economic Scope for December 16, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope for December 16, 2008 Environment and Energy ---------------------- 2. (U) METI Unveils Sample Carbon Footprint Labels at Eco Fair The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) publicly unveiled samples of its proposed carbon footpr [...]	2008-12-18 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO3457	PART 1 OF 2 -- U.S., JAPAN REACH AD REF GUAM [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Japanese negotiators reached an ad ref agreement on December 15 for a bilateral International Agreement (IA) committing the Japanese government to provide USD 2.8 billion to construct facilities and infrastructure on Guam to support the relocation of III Marine Expeditio [...]	2008-12-19 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO3458	PART 2 OF 2 -- U.S., JAPAN REACH AD REF GUAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-19 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO3464	JAPANESE OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY'S IRAQ STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese oil exploration firm INPEX's General Manager for the Middle East Tetsuro Tochikawa finds Iraq's oil minister seems committed to a fair and transparent bidding process. Tochikawa told Emboffs several factors, however, including a lack of capacity to negotiate and manage c [...]	2008-12-19 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL IZ IR JA
08TOKYO3465	JAPAN RELEASES UPDATED PANDEMIC ACTION PLAN [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft of the GOJ's updated action plan for pandemic influenza November 28. The revised action plan, according to MHLW officials, incorporates recommendations by the ruling coalition's project team in the Diet on pandemic inf [...]	2008-12-19 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO347	JAPAN PREPARED TO SUBSCRIBE TO WELLINGTON [...] (C) Summary. Japanese authorities will subscribe to the Wellington Declaration on cluster munitions (CM) if the parties attending the New Zealand meeting agree to treat as relevant four Japanese proposals which Tokyo will present at the April Dublin Diplomatic Conference, Foreign Ministry off [...]	2008-02-08 08:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO JA
08TOKYO3477	JAPANESE IRAN EXPERT DETAILS SOCIAL-ECONOMIC WOES [...] (C) Summary: Iran's Economic Policy, in the view of a top Japanese academic expert on the Middle East, has created or at best exacerbated high unemployment and inflation. He cites social changes including an increasing number of retirees, under-employed younger workers, and a stranglehold on [...]	2008-12-22 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ETTC JA PREL
08TOKYO3478	LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL: NO FURTHER CONTRIBUTION [...] (S) Japan is a "strong supporter" of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and, during last June's G-8 Ministerial in Kyoto, pledged $1 million for the STL, MOFA 1st Middle East Division Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji told Embassy Tokyo. However, at this point, Japan cannot make a new contribution o [...]	2008-12-22 07:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN JA
08TOKYO3484	JAPAN'S SEAMEN'S UNION AND SHIPOWNERS URGE ACTION [...] (SBU) In conjunction with Diet members in the bipartisan Maritime Safety Coalition, the Japan Shipowners' Association (JSA) has lobbied the Japanese government for greater involvement in anti-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden, a JSA official told Emboffs December 19. The JSA did not forma [...]	2008-12-22 08:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD PREL JA
08TOKYO3485	JAPAN INTRODUCES PILOT THIRD COUNTRY REFUGEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 08:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREF PHUM PREL SMIG JA
08TOKYO3502	EMBASSY TOKYO RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) Per request in Ref A, Post provides the following information, keyed to the specific questions in reftel. Much of the most recent information results from meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda and Ministry of E [...]	2008-12-24 05:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU JA
08TOKYO3507	PART 1 OF 2 -- DEC 18 JAPAN-AUSTRALIA FOREIGN [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials provided Embassy Tokyo generally positive assessments of the second Japan-Australia foreign affairs and defense 2-plus-2 ministerial held December 18 in Tokyo. Discussions on bilateral information sharing and a po [...]	2008-12-28 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON AU JA
08TOKYO3523	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT [...] (S) Madam Secretary, Welcome to Tokyo. Prime Minister Aso and Foreign Minister Nakasone will be eager to see you to exchange views. Your press events will serve as a concrete reminder to the Japanese public of the importance of our bilateral relationship. Currently, issue #1 for Japan is the [...]	2008-12-30 02:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO3527	PART 2 OF 2 -- DEC 18 JAPAN-AUSTRALIA FOREIGN [...] Both defense authorities share the intention to conduct the following joint defense activities. (a) High Level Exchange i. Hold annual bilateral Defense Ministerial meeting. ii. Hold regular visits between the Vice-Minister of Defense of the MOD and the Secretary of the ADOD; between t [...]	2008-12-30 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON AU JA
08TOKYO3532	CONSULTATIONS WITH JAPAN ON IMPLEMENTING THE OSLO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ensuring that activities of U.S. forces in Japan will not be hindered or restrained following Diet ratification of the Oslo Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM),MOFA Deputy Director General Nakajima told Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ganyard during [...]	2008-12-30 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM PINR ETTC NATO JA
08TOKYO3543	Japan Economic Scope for December 29, 2008 [...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from December 17 to 29, 2008 Foreign Relations ----------------- 2. (U) Nippon Oil/Nippon Mining Merger Nippon Oil and Nippon Mining Holdings, Japan's largest and 5th largest oil companies, announced they have reached a basic agreement to [...]	2008-12-31 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN EAGR PREL JA
08TOKYO360	CODEL TAUSCHER MEETS WITH JAPAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: United States-Japan relations remain the "cornerstone" of Tokyo's foreign policy, not just for Japan's security, but for East Asia and the broader region as a whole, Japan DFM Yabunaka told visiting CODEL Tauscher on January 10. The DFM described Japan-PRC ties as improved from p [...]	2008-02-12 06:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL JA CH
08TOKYO363	MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DG TAKAMIZAWA ON FORCE [...] (C) Summary: MOD Defense Policy Bureau Director General Takamizawa reviewed the status of realignment with CDA Donovan during a lunch meeting on February 8. Takamizawa said that he was optimistic that the Japanese government would manage to avoid significant delays in the Futenma Relocation F [...]	2008-02-12 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO365	JAPAN UNABLE TO PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Other than public statements in support of the Lebanese government, Japan is unable or unwilling to take further steps at this time to support Lebanon. Funds are not available for the Special Tribunal, Lebanon does not qualify for Japanese official development assistance (ODA),t [...]	2008-02-12 09:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY JA
08TOKYO366	JAPAN PROTESTS INCURSION BY RUSSIAN BOMBER [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura delivered a "severe protest" to Russian authorities over the February 9 incursion by a Russian Tu-95 strategic "Bear" bomber into Japanese airspace, Foreign Ministry officials tell Embassy Tokyo. Tokyo officials provided Moscow with coordinates [...]	2008-02-12 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA RU
08TOKYO367	VICE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH CDA AND USFJ [...] (C) Summary: On February 12 CDA Donovan and U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) Deputy Commander MajGen Flock were met by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka to receive a protest regarding an alleged sexual assault by a Marine in Okinawa. Acting on instructions, Yabunaka ca [...]	2008-02-12 22:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO376	NEWLY ARRIVED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON [...] (U) In a February 11 paid advertisement in the International Herald Tribune on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, newly arrived Iranian Ambassador Abbas Araghchi (not yet officially accredited) seeks to spread his country's official positions on withstanding foreig [...]	2008-02-13 02:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR JA
08TOKYO382	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HILL AND MARC CZAJA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 19-22, 2008 visit to Japan by John Hill and Marc Czaja. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5558 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6972 M [...]	2008-02-13 07:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO386	JAPAN WILL NEED TIME TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Japan will need time to review the text of Kosovo's declaration of independence before it can recognize Kosovo, Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae told the DCM February 13 in response to reftel demarche. To [...]	2008-02-13 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU JA
08TOKYO387	JAPAN WELCOMES DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECTED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Japan welcomes the newly elected democratic government in Thailand and will work closely with the new government to strengthen bilateral ties, MOFA Principal Deputy Director told Embassy Tokyo on February 8. The return to power of a democratic government is a welcome change, but it is to [...]	2008-02-13 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD TH JA
08TOKYO388	AMBASSADOR AND USFJ COMMANDER VISIT OKINAWA [...] (C) Summary: During a February 13 visit to Okinawa, the Ambassador told Okinawa Governor Nakaima that he and USFJ Commander Lt. Gen. Wright had come personally to show the people of Okinawa how seriously the United States takes the Feb. 10 alleged sexual assault/rape incident. He assured Naka [...]	2008-02-13 09:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
08TOKYO389	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS ALLEGED [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by the USFJ Commander, met with Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on February 13 to express regret over the alleged February 10 sexual assault of a Japanese school girl by a Marine in Okinawa. The Ambassador said that the U.S. government and U.S. Force [...]	2008-02-13 12:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV JA
08TOKYO390	LDP PROTESTS OKINAWA ASSAULT CASE [...] (C) On February 12, CDA Donovan met with Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) International Bureau Director General Asahiko Mihara and Principal Deputy Secretary General Motoo Hayashi to receive a protest regarding the February 10 alleged rape by a Marine in Okinawa. The senior LDP officials noted [...]	2008-02-13 22:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO397	LIBYAN ENVOY RECEIVES HIGH-LEVEL RECEPTION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Fukuda and other high-ranking Japanese officials recently received a Special Envoy from Libyan Leader Muammar Qahdafi, who was sent to seek Tokyo's support for Qahdafi's "African Union Government" plan. The proposal calls for a single government for all of Africa a [...]	2008-02-14 05:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XA LY JA
08TOKYO398	MTCR: SYRIAN FIRM'S INTEREST IN ACQUIRING [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 06:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL JA
08TOKYO402	METI OFFICIAL LABELS VM'S REMARKS "INAPPROPRIATE" [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Vice Minister Kitabata's controversial January 24 remarks dismissing the role of shareholders and independent directors in corporate governance (Ref) were "unacceptable" and "inappropriate", according to the METI official who drafted [...]	2008-02-14 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL JA
08TOKYO403	DPJ AND SDP DELIVER MARINE SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTEST [...] (C) Summary. On February 13, DCM Donovan met separately with representatives from the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to receive protests regarding the alleged February 10 sexual assault on a junior high girl by a Marine in Okinawa. Both groups [...]	2008-02-14 09:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO407	CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN JAPAN: FEBRUARY 6 ROUNDTABLE WITH THE [...] Summary: The Japanese Diet may soon consider criminalizing the simple possession of child pornography, U.S. delegates to the G8 Lyon-Roma meeting in Tokyo learned during a meeting with six Diet members arranged by Embassy Tokyo. Although most of the Diet participants in the meeting support re [...]	2008-02-14 17:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA
08TOKYO408	FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN JAPAN -- OBSTACLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ maintains its policy of boosting foreign direct investment and the sharp rise in FDI inflows in 2007 show foreign investors are not "fleeing Japan". Recent high-profile debates over particular investment cases, public warnings by a cabinet member that Japan's investment c [...]	2008-02-14 17:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL PGOV OECD JA
08TOKYO425	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VICTORIA SEGAL [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 20-21, 2008, visit to Japan by Interpreter Victoria Segal. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scott Hansen. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5559 Home phone: (81-3)3224-685 [...]	2008-02-19 05:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO426	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR A/S HILL AND PARTY TO JAPAN [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the February 20-21, 2008, visit to Japan by EAP A/S Christopher Hill, S/A Christopher Klein, EAP/K Director Sung Kim, and NSC Director for Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Scot [...]	2008-02-19 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO447	JAPAN ALLOCATES FUNDS FOR PKO TRAINING [...] (C) Summary. As part of its strategy of becoming a "peacebuilding nation," for the first time Japan will disperse USD 17 million to peacekeeping training centers in Africa. Japan will also examine bolstering this monetary assistance with the dispatch of Japanese Self-Defense Forces trainers. [...]	2008-02-20 08:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA JA
08TOKYO449	IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...]	2008-02-20 08:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA
08TOKYO450	FOREIGN MINISTRY SEEKS DIALOGUE ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Koumura may propose increased dialogue with the United States on regional economic architecture during his February 27 meeting with Secretary Rice. Some in the Foreign Ministry appear concerned Japan is being excluded from U.S. initiatives such as the [...]	2008-02-20 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PREL PGOV APECO JA
08TOKYO462	INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. SATELLITE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PREL PARM PNAT PINS TSPA TPHY JA
08TOKYO467	MLIT POLICIES UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The recent public squabble over a draft bill that would limit the size of foreign shareholding and thus prevent foreign control of Japanese airport operators seems less about limiting foreign direct investment (FDI) and more about reducing the Transportation Ministry,s (MLIT) st [...]	2008-02-21 22:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR PGOV EINV PREL JA
08TOKYO474	MGKV01: JAPANESE SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD RECOGNITION [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, accompanied by Ambassador, met February 21 with MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Shinichi Nishimiya, and, per reftel, pressed him on Japan's position regarding recognition of Kosovo, stressing the great importance of this issue [...]	2008-02-22 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZL JA
08TOKYO475	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is very much looking forward to the Secretary's visit to Asia the week of February 25 and is SIPDIS anticipating fruitful discussions on strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance, MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Nishimiya told EAP Assistant Secretary Christop [...]	2008-02-22 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID XA XE CH AS KS KN IN JA
08TOKYO476	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO TOKYO [...] (S) Begin Text. Madam Secretary, You arrive in Japan at a sensitive time in our relationship. Less than three weeks ago, a 38-year-old Marine confessed to raping a 14-year-old girl. I flew to Okinawa with the Commander of U.S. Forces Japan to express our own outrage and sympathy for th [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON JA
08TOKYO492	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Tokyo February 25 to begin a four day visit to Japan. Accompanied by a 24-member business delegation, a main priority of the visit will be to bolster bilateral economic ties. In addition to bilateral ties, regional issues such as the [...]	2008-02-25 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IS JA
08TOKYO493	JAPAN WILL ISSUE STATEMENT ON DEMOCRACY IN CUBA [...] (C) DCM contacted MOFA Director General of North American Affairs Shinichi Nishimiya and Deputy Director General for Latin American Affairs Masahi Mizukami separately February 24. Drawing from reftel points, he urged the government of Japan to publicly express the need for real democracy and [...]	2008-02-25 10:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CU JA
08TOKYO509	AIT DIRECTOR YOUNG ENGAGES JAPANESE ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young discussed the upcoming Taiwan presidential election, Japan's ties with China and Taiwan and cross-Strait relations during February 18 meetings with Japanese interlocutors. Japan and the United States have the ability to influence Taiwan and buttress its confid [...]	2008-02-27 02:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW JA
08TOKYO510	JAPAN: SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has yet to seriously begin considering what actions it will take with regard to the Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) presence it has deployed in Kuwait following the expiration of MNF-I's mandate on December 31. It is likely that the basic plan governing this deployment will b [...]	2008-02-27 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ JA
08TOKYO514	PRC STATE COUNCILOR TANG'S JAPAN VISIT: TAIWAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan discussed Taiwan, improving food safety, the dispute over the East China Sea, North Korea, Burma, and environmental cooperation with his Japanese interlocutors during his February 21-23 visit to Japan. Both Japan and China are seeking to preve [...]	2008-02-27 05:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG CH TW JA
08TOKYO515	SPECIAL ADVISOR GAMBARI TO BURMA ON MARCH 6 [...] (C) UN Special Advisor for Burma Ibrahim Gambari, in Tokyo for consultations with Japanese officials, telephoned Deputy Chief of Mission February 27 to thank Embassy for conveying to him the previous evening ref points regarding the Treasury Department's designation under U.S. sanctions law of [...]	2008-02-27 05:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM BM JA
08TOKYO516	JAPAN MULTI-PARTY DIET DELEGATION FINDS IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary. A Japanese multi-party Diet delegation that visited the ROK on February 11 discovered that Tokyo-Seoul relations continue to improve and that ROK President Lee Myung-bak appears ready to develop bilateral ties in a "future-oriented manner," a leading Diet official told Embassy To [...]	2008-02-27 05:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO517	JAPAN TO MONITOR RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Japanese observers will monitor the March 2 Russian presidential election at the invitation of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC),Japanese Foreign Ministry and Russian Embassy diplomats informed Embassy Tokyo on February 27. The three-member delegation, consisting of officials [...]	2008-02-27 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JA RU
08TOKYO518	JAPAN VIEWS AT WELLINGTON CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 05:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL JA MOPS PARM NATO
08TOKYO529	UPDATE ON SITUATION IN BURMA PROVIDED TO UN [...] (C) Following up on UN Special Advisor for Burma Ibrahim Gambari's request (ref) for an update on the situation in Burma, Embassy Tokyo February 28 provided to him the following non-paper, which was prepared for him by Embassy Rangoon. Gambari was very grateful to receive the information, but [...]	2008-02-28 08:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM BM JA
08TOKYO544	JAPAN PLANS NO ACTION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE [...] (C) The consortium led by Japan's Idemitsu Corporation to develop oil fields with PetroVietnam in the South China Sea has decided for business reasons to suspend work there, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka. Rep [...]	2008-02-29 09:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PBTS ECON PREL JA CH VN
08TOKYO547	PM FUKUDA AND PRESIDENT LEE MARK "NEW ERA" IN [...] (C) Summary. Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and ROK President Lee Myung-bak marked a "new era" in bilateral relations and agreed to resume "Shuttle Diplomacy" during a February 25 summit in Seoul. The two sides tentatively agreed that Lee would visit Tokyo April 20-21. The two leaders of [...]	2008-02-29 09:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO561	PM FUKUDA AS LEADER: AVOIDING RISK [...] (C) After five months as Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda has emerged as a cautious, risk-adverse, yet shrewd leader. Fukuda has played a weak hand fairly well and marginalized his opposition party opponent, Ichiro Ozawa. Unfortunately for Fukuda, his low-profile, rejection of Koizumi-style strong [...]	2008-03-03 09:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO565	JAPAN,S BURMA AID POLICY UNCHANGED FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Koumura told UN Special Envoy Gambari on February 28 that Japan will support UN efforts to alleviate poverty and promote democracy in Burma. Japan's bilateral aid policy to Burma remains unchanged, and Tokyo has no plans to introduce non-humanitarian aid until Bur [...]	2008-03-03 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA
08TOKYO566	JAPAN'S BURMA AID POLICY UNCHANGED FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Koumura told UN Special Envoy Gambari on February 28 that Japan will support UN efforts to alleviate poverty and promote democracy in Burma. Japan's bilateral aid policy to Burma remains unchanged, and Tokyo has no plans to introduce non-humanitarian aid until Bur [...]	2008-03-03 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM JA
08TOKYO569	JAPAN MAY RECOGNIZE KOSOVO WITHIN WEEKS, AID [...] (C) Japanese recognition of Kosovo is likely "a matter of weeks, not months," Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Central and South Eastern European Division Deputy Director Akihiko Ishimoto told Emboffs February 28. Japan currently has a diplomatic mission in Kosovo to determine whether the c [...]	2008-03-04 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EINV JA PREL XG
08TOKYO570	NEW CONSERVATIVE GROUP FOCUSING ON PATRIOTISM, [...] (C) The "True Conservative Policy Study Group" was launched late last year by conservative standard bearer Shoichi Nakagawa. With close to 80 members in the Lower and Upper Houses, the group enjoys the support of conservative heavyweights Taro Aso, Takeo Hiranuma and former Prime Minister Shi [...]	2008-03-04 08:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR JA
08TOKYO572	PM FUKUDA STOPS MOVE TO LIMIT FDI FOR AIRPORTS [...] (C) Prime Minister Fukuda has decided to strip out the proposed restrictions on foreign investment from the Transportation Ministry's (MLIT) draft Airport Development Bill, MOFA Economic Affairs Bureau DG Yoichi Otabe told EMIN February 28. Otabe took credit for bringing USG concern about th [...]	2008-03-04 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV EINV PREL JA
08TOKYO574	JAPAN AGREES WITH USG POSITION ON TAIWAN OECD [...] (C) Japan agrees with the U.S. position that the OECD should continue to adhere to the guidelines for Taiwan's participation in the OECD as laid out in the 1995 letter to the Chinese from then-OECD Secretary General Paye, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) OECD Office Deputy Dir [...]	2008-03-04 08:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON JA CM TW OECD
08TOKYO585	PIRQY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PBTS PREL UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO JA
08TOKYO586	INPEX OFFICIAL DISCUSSES AZADEGAN, CHINA SOVEREIGN [...] (C) Press reports regarding Iran's pumping 20,000 barrels per day from the Japanese-invested Azadegan oil fields are misleading, Inpex Investor Relations Group Manager Hiroshi Ikeda told Econoff February 28. Iran is using seven very old wells that have not been well maintained, Ikeda said, and [...]	2008-03-05 09:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG JA PREL RU
08TOKYO592	CHINA POLICY-MAKING IN THE FUKUDA CABINET [...] (C) Under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, senior politicians and opinion-makers seeking to play a leading role in Japan-China relations have complicated the policy coordination process. Adding to policy-making difficulties has been the lack of strong leadership and decisiveness on the part of th [...]	2008-03-06 02:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CH JA
08TOKYO603	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL FARKAS (MAR 22-25, [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 22-25, 2008 visit to Japan by Staffdel Farkas. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Christopher Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 Mobile [...]	2008-03-07 01:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO609	CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) February 29 and followed-up with MOFA Human Rights Division Principal Deputy Director Takako Ito March 7. Ito said since the Maldives has held only one informal meeting on its proposal and climate change could have an imp [...]	2008-03-07 07:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KGHG UNHRC JA
08TOKYO611	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN: FIRST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's February 25-28 visit to Tokyo focused on expanding the bilateral relationship, particularly trade, but also addressed regional issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),Iran, North Korea, and China. On the peace process, Olmert thanked [...]	2008-03-07 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PINR KPAL KWBG IR NK IS JA
08TOKYO614	JAPAN COMMUNIST PARTY PARADOX: MORE INFLUENTIAL AS [...] (C) The Japan Communist Party is in decline. One of the largest non-ruling communist parties in the world, the JCP is faced with an aging membership and shrinking revenue as subscriptions to its newspaper and main revenue source, Akahata Shimbun ("Red Flag Newspaper") drop. Most recently, the [...]	2008-03-07 21:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA
08TOKYO643	LITTLE CHANGE IN JAPAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS UNDER [...] (C) Japanese Foreign Ministry, Russian Embassy Tokyo, and Japanese academic experts see little chance Russian President-elect Dmitriy Medvedev will make significant changes in Japan-Russia relations. Outgoing President Vladimir Putin's expected central role in conducting international affairs [...]	2008-03-11 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV JA RU
08TOKYO645	JMSDF VICE CHIEF OF STAFF BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON NEW [...] (C) In a March 7 call, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Kato briefed the Ambassador on the recent incident involving a JMSDF officer who disappeared on February 23 after being questioned for having AEGIS information on his personal computer. Kato [...]	2008-03-11 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR PGOV JA
08TOKYO646	DELAYED DIET DELIBERATIONS WILL NOT ADVERSELY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite recent delays in Japanese Diet deliberations, funding for Host Nation Support (HNS) will not be seriously affected. The SMA must be approved by the Diet in order to authorize the disbursement of funds for training relocation, utility reimbursements and labor cost sharing [...]	2008-03-11 23:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO663	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF ABU [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ SY JA
08TOKYO664	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon Yoshihisa Kukroda is aware of and plans to attend the March 14 Coalition conference in Beirut, according to MOFA First Middle East Division desk officer Hitoshi Ishizuka. SCHIEFFER [...]	2008-03-12 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE JA
08TOKYO666	JAPAN AND CAMBODIA HOLD MINISTERIAL DEFENSE TALKS [...] (C) Summary: During a first-ever meeting between the Japanese and Cambodian Ministers of Defense, Japanese Minister Ishiba told Cambodian Minister Tea Banh on March 5 that Japan will provide disaster relief support to Cambodia and allow Cambodian students to study at Japan's defense academy. [...]	2008-03-12 08:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CB JA
08TOKYO675	GOJ PROVIDES RESPONSE TO MTCR: SYRIAN FIRM'S [...] (SE) METI Export Controls Policy Director Tatsuo Sato and Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa called us in on March 12 to provide a non-paper in connection with the Sokia case we discussed on February 13. Sato told us the ministry had contacted Sokia, but the matter was delicate because Japan d [...]	2008-03-13 05:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM PREL JA
08TOKYO679	INVITATION TO PRESIDENT BUSH TO SPEAK AT 2008 [...] This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. Former Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi asked the Ambassador to pass a letter to President Bush inviting him to be a keynote speaker at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum October 5 to 7, 2008. The Ambassador agreed to c [...]	2008-03-13 08:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL PREL JA
08TOKYO680	JAPAN WILL NOT ISSUE STATEMENT ON IRANIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Japan has no plans to issue any statements concerning the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. Although Tokyo may share our concerns about the conduct and outcome of the elections, Matano told Emb [...]	2008-03-13 09:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL IR JA
08TOKYO681	JAPAN SUPPORTS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR [...] (C) Japan fully supports the appointment of Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide to be UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will take advantage of any opportunity that presents itself to make that support known, according to MOFA Second Middle East Di [...]	2008-03-13 09:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AF JA
08TOKYO682	IRAQI AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO EXPRESSES CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Tokyo Ghanim Al-Jumaily is concerned positive developments achieved in Iraq as a result of the surge may be wasted if progress is allowed to languish during the period before and after the U.S. presidential elections. He believes the Iraqi government is "o [...]	2008-03-13 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ JA

08TOKYO693	TAIWAN CONTINGENCY: NO "AUTOMATIC" JAPANESE SUPPORT [...] (C) Chief Cabinet Secretary Machimura and other senior officials underscored publicly on March 13 that a Taiwan Strait contingency will not "automatically" invoke the Japanese legislation governing rear area support for U.S. forces. These senior-level comments -- the most unequivocal to date [...]	2008-03-14 07:51:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MARR CH JA
08TOKYO694	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE DISCUSS BANNING [...] (C) Summary: Child pornography is a rapidly growing and serious problem, the Ambassador told the Japanese Minister of Justice Kunio Hatoyama on March 11. Japan could have a dramatic impact on the child pornography market by criminalizing simple possession. Hatoyama agreed, saying that the su [...]	2008-03-14 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA
08TOKYO70	JAPAN UNDECIDED ON U.N. SENIOR CIVILIAN FOR [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 8 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita to share reftel Terms of Reference and to advise of our strong support for the UK's Lord Paddy Ashdown to fill the posit [...]	2008-01-10 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF JA
08TOKYO708	JAPAN UNAMBIGUOUSLY SUPPORTS COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 08:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL
08TOKYO71	JAPANESE VIEWS OF SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Japan shares the concerns and views of the United States, as expressed ref A, and agrees that efforts must be made to keep Pakistan on the path to democracy, according to Principal Deputy Director Masaki Ishikawa of MOFA's Southwest Asia Division. Ishikawa told Embassy Tokyo Political Offic [...]	2008-01-10 02:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PK JA
08TOKYO710	NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO DISCUSSES NUCLEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on the record March 13 at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, newly accredited Iranian Ambassador to Japan Seyed Abbas Araghchi presented Iran's views of the standoff regarding its nuclear program. He asserted that Iran began its program at the behest of the United [...]	2008-03-17 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM PINR EPET SNAR KNNP UNSC IZ
08TOKYO711	NO NEW GOJ MEDIUM- OR LONG-TERM LOAN GUARANTEES [...] (C) Summary. Japan has not issued any new medium- or long-term loan guarantees for trade with Iraq for the last two years, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Nippon Export and Invstment Insurance (NEXI) officials stated during meetings with econoff March 12 and 13. Any uptick [...]	2008-03-17 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ETTC JA PREL IR
08TOKYO712	EMBASSY TOKYO CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [...] (U) Ambassador Schieffer hosted on March 4 Embassy Tokyo's first-ever event in honor of International Women's Day. More than 180 women, including Japanese Diet members, government officials, academics, members of the press and female diplomats from 25 nations, attended the inaugural event. Gu [...]	2008-03-17 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JA CH RU
08TOKYO721	NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR CALLS ON IRAQI COUNTERPART [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Recently accredited Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Seyed Abbas Araghchi made one of his first courtesy calls on Iraqi Ambassador Ghanim Al-Jumaily on March 12. Ambassador Jumaily subsequently provided an Embassy Tokyo political officer with a readout of the meeting. Jumaily said [...]	2008-03-18 07:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL PINS IR IZ JA
08TOKYO723	COUNTERTERRORISM TRILATERAL BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Government officials from Australia, Japan, and the United States met in Tokyo on February 26 for the Counterterrorism Trilateral Border, Transport, and Maritime Security Sub-Group meeting. The meeting was chaired by Paul Fujimura, Director for Asia-Pacific, Department of Homeland [...]	2008-03-18 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	KHLS PTER PGOV PREL AS ID MY RP JA
08TOKYO724	JAPAN RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (C) The Japanese Cabinet March 18 recognized the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state, according to MOFA. According to MOFA Central and South Eastern Europe Division Principal Deputy Director Yuichi Oba, immediately following the decision, the Serbian Ambassador to Tokyo requested an app [...]	2008-03-18 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZL JA
08TOKYO727	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has faced a variety of natural disasters and other historical challenges to its critical infrastructure and systems. As a result, the country has developed preparations and capacity for responding to known threats, such as earthquakes, and has a record of willingness to [...]	2008-03-18 23:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON ETTC JA PGOV PREL PTER
08TOKYO752	TIBET: JAPANESE CALL ON CHINA TO EXERCISE [...] (C) Summary: Japan is deeply concerned about the violence in Tibet and has called on the Chinese authorities to respond calmly, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo on March 18. Japan raised its concerns with the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, and the Japanese Embassy in Beijing called on the Chines [...]	2008-03-19 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH JA
08TOKYO753	MOD EXPRESSES DESIRE TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT FOR BLUE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past year, Post has observed several worrisome developments related to some small Japanese firms dealing in defense trade, pointing either to their negligence or possible malfeasance. On March 19 Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told EconOff they are committ [...]	2008-03-19 22:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KOMC PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO758	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL ROHRABACHER (MARCH [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 25-28, 2008 visit to Japan by CODEL Rohrabacher. 2. (U) Points of contact for the visit: Substantive Control Officer: Raymond Greene Office phone: (81-3)3224-5338 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6801 Mobile phone: (81-80)-122 [...]	2008-03-20 05:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO776	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR POL M/C AUBREY CARLSON [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 25-30, 2008 visit to Japan by Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. 2. (U) Point of contact for the visit will be Joyce Ogier. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5332 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6970 Mo [...]	2008-03-21 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO779	JICA PRESIDENT OGATA MEETS SYRIA'S ASAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Sadako Ogata met March 12 in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad. According to MOFA, their discussion focused on economic assistance and did not address political issues. Japan believes it necessary to maintain c [...]	2008-03-21 07:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF EAID KPAL KWBG IS IZ SY JA
08TOKYO780	JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION AT DAMASCUS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Japan's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Ambassador Tatsuo Arima, is planning to attend the Arab Summit meeting March 29-30 in Damascus as an observer, confirmed MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji. Per ref B, Embassy Tokyo political officer told Tsuj [...]	2008-03-21 07:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI AL JA
08TOKYO781	SUPRAPARTISAN LEAGUES PROLIFERATE IN DIVIDED DIET [...] (C) Summary. The proliferation of suprapartisan parliamentary leagues has been a noteworthy aspect of Japanese politics since the opposition gained control of the Upper House in the July 2007 elections. Some observers see the cross-party groupings as nothing more than a means for overcoming [...]	2008-03-21 08:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO802	SUDANESE ADVISOR NAFIE VISITS TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie, the Assistant to the President of Sudan, made an official visit to Japan March 3-9 at the invitation of MOFA. MOFA officials report "frank and direct talks" took place, but said there is a wide variance between Japanese and Sudanese perceptions of the situati [...]	2008-03-24 08:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU JA
08TOKYO804	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: JAPAN'S POLICY OF AMBIGUITY [...] (S) Summary. This cable describes Japanese policy on cluster munitions (CM) and summarizes Tokyo's participation in both the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and the Oslo process. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) possess CM, and Japan has no intention of supporting a t [...]	2008-03-24 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO820	CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN JAPAN: THE AMBASSADOR,S MARCH [...] Summary: Something must be done to save children who are being abused everyday for child pornography, the Ambassador told Komeito Chief Representative Akihiro Ota on March 19. Questions about possible human rights abuses if simple possession is criminalized are not as important as preventing [...]	2008-03-25 07:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA
08TOKYO833	JAPAN REGULAR DONOR TO IRAQI REFUGEES AND IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL JA
08TOKYO834	WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO PREL KWMN JA
08TOKYO839	LEGISLATORS EXPRESS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR 6PT, LEE [...] (C) Summary. LDP elder statesmen Taku Yamasaki and Koichi Kato discussed DPRK policy with A/S Hill during a roundtable at the Tokyo American Center on February 21. In addition to Yamasaki and Kato, the meeting included other leaders of a Diet league on Korean Peninsula issues. The discussion [...]	2008-03-27 02:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KN JA
08TOKYO840	JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF MISSILE [...] (S) Embassy Tokyo Political Section Minister Counselor delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Deputy Director-General Masahiro Kohara on March 25. Kohara thanked Meserve for notifying Japan of the error. Econoff delivered [...]	2008-03-27 04:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL TW CH JA
08TOKYO841	SCENESETTER FOR G-8 DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary -- Japan is the world's third largest national aid donor, despite on-going budget cuts. The GOJ has been able to keep the ODA budget between $10-$13 billion using an increased reliance on yen loans to compensate for large cuts in grant aid (40 percent over the past eleven years) [...]	2008-03-27 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID JA
08TOKYO856	OPPOSITION DPJ PARLIAMENTARIAN EDANO ON TIBET [...] (C) Summary: The Fukuda cabinet's response to the situation in Tibet has been unsatisfactory and their public statements on Tibet have been too weak, opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) parliamentarian Yukio Edano told Embassy Tokyo on March 24. China needs to grant diplomats and forei [...]	2008-03-28 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CH JA
08TOKYO862	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN D. HILL DELEGATION [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 31-April 3, 2008 visit to Japan by John D. Hill, Suzanne Basalla, Leo Kosinski, Wesley Ishizu, David Bice, Lynn Hicks and David Spasojevich. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He ca [...]	2008-03-31 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO863	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RAYMOND D. RICHHART [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 31-April 4, 2008 visit to Japan by Raymond D. Richhart. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Chris Gunning. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5342 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6910 M [...]	2008-03-31 04:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO877	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] On March 17, ESToff delivered the points in ref to MOFA Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division officer Masahiro Fujikawa. The Foreign Ministry official appreciated receiving the non-paper on the Complementary Notes and the draft Host Country Agreement (HCA). Fujikawa believes t [...]	2008-03-31 09:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KTIA CWC KNNP TGRY JA
08TOKYO882	JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE [...] No human or animal outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in Japan during the period of January 30 to March 31 2008. Japanese research team develops a new PI vaccine. --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. A Japanese research team has developed a new vaccine [...]	2008-04-01 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
08TOKYO889	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JOINT DECLARATION FOR [...] (SBU) ESToff delivered letter in ref from Ambassador Wolcott to MOFA's International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director Yasuyoshi Komizo March 31. On April 1, Director Komizo expressed appreciation for the letter and asked Post to forward the response in para 2 to Ambassador Wolcot [...]	2008-04-01 09:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KNNP PREL TRGY RS JA
08TOKYO892	GAS TAX, SMA EXPIRE; "APRIL PANIC" OVERBLOWN [...] (C) Summary: March 31 marked the sunset of Japan's decades-old "provisional" gas tax rate, as the opposition parties rejected an eleventh-hour proposal by Prime Minister Fukuda that would have kept the taxes in place but would have made related revenues available for general use starting in F [...]	2008-04-01 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON MOPS JA
08TOKYO90	JAPANESE FRUSTRATED WITH SRI LANKANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is concerned by Sri Lanka's decision to withdraw from the cease-fire agreement it had with the LTTE, and was surprised and miffed by this move, since President Rajapaksa had only three weeks earlier personally assured Prime Minister Fukuda that his government agreed a politic [...]	2008-01-11 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CE JA
08TOKYO901	TOKYO GOVERNMENT PRESENTS YOKOTA AFB DUAL USE TO [...] (C) Summary. During the past week, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) gave presentations to a number of commercial organizations including the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and an open Town Hall meeting at the Tokyo Hyatt Hotel. During these presentations, TMG speakers [...]	2008-04-02 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL PGOV MARR JA
08TOKYO904	JAPAN: FUKUDA IN NO HURRY TO CALL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Prime Minister Fukuda has said repeatedly he will not call Lower House elections during 2008. A full political and diplomatic calendar, Fukuda's strong desire to preside over the July G8 Summit, the PM,s low popularity, and a reluctance to risk the ruling coalition's two-thirds majority i [...]	2008-04-03 01:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO91	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID SEDNEY, SUZANNE [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 13-18, 2008, visit to Japan by David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, Russell Morales, Richard Weir, Leonard Kosinski, Richard Morefield and Peter Batten for the purpose of consultations with Embassy, USFJ, and GOJ officials. 2. (U [...]	2008-01-11 04:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA KS
08TOKYO912	JAPAN DISCUSSIONS OF TRILATERAL ECON TIES FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: Japan's desire to leverage cooperation with the U.S. in dealing with China figured prominently in discussions March 27 between Japanese officials and visiting economic section heads from Embassies Beijing and Seoul. On climate change, for example, the GOJ wants U.S. assistance [...]	2008-04-03 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ENRG EINV PREL ETTC JA CH KS OECD
08TOKYO927	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EAP/J POL-MIL OFFICER DAVID [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 7-13, 2008 visit to Japan by David A. Schlaefer. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Simon Lee. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5337 Home phone: (81-3)3224-6815 Mobile phone: [...]	2008-04-04 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO93	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GOJ INVITATION TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) EMIN delivered demarche points (ref) to MOFA Director General for African Affairs and the Prime Minister's Personal Representative for Africa Shuichiro Megata Jan. 9. Charge also discussed USG concerns over the invitation the GOJ issued to Mugabe to participate in the Fourth Tokyo Interna [...]	2008-01-11 04:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID JA PHUM PREL ZI
08TOKYO94	CHINESE 2007 ASAT TEST DEMARCHE: JAPAN'S RESPONSE [...] (U) This contains an action request in paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) Embassy Tokyo's Political Minister Counselor delivered the message regarding China's 2007 ASAT test (reftel) to Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Deputy Director General Koji Haneda and Asia Bureau Deputy [...]	2008-01-11 05:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MNUC CH JA
08TOKYO942	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DASD DAVID SEDNEY AND [...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 6-11, 2008 visit to Japan by DASD David Sedney, Suzanne Basalla, Patrick Graff, and LtCol Richard Weir. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Political Officer Dan Cintron. He can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3 [...]	2008-04-07 06:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL JA
08TOKYO945	RULING COALITION DIET MEMBERS ON CHINA, TIBET, AND [...] (C) Summary: China needs to increase its transparency and react calmly to the situation in Tibet, but its handling of the situation there should not be linked to the Olympics, influential ruling coalition Diet members told Embassy Tokyo over the past several days. While the Japanese Governmen [...]	2008-04-07 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL CH TW JA
08TOKYO947	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS TO DISCUSS CHILD [...] Summary: Our consciences demand that we do something about child pornography, the Ambassador told nine Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet members during an April 2 meeting. Although some people raise questions about possible abuses of police power, the experience of the other six G8 countr [...]	2008-04-07 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KOCI PREL JA
08TOKYO95	JAPAN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT SITUATION IN KENYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-11 05:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KE PGOV JA
08TOKYO960	AMBASSADOR AND VFM YABUNAKA DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (C) Recent incidents involving U.S. servicemen have highlighted the need for the United States and Japan to make efforts to strengthen grassroots public support for and understanding of our alliance's strategic importance, the Ambassador told VFM Yabunaka on April 8. While VFM Yabunaka agreed [...]	2008-04-08 09:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RU CH JA
08TOKYO97	FM KOUMURA VISITS TANZANIA, TALKS ECONOMICS AND [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to highlight Japan's relations with Africa while shoring up support for the May 2008 Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV),Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura visited Tanzania January 4-7 (after scaling back plans to visit Kenya as well). Th [...]	2008-01-11 06:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON JA PGOV PREL AF
08TOKYO974	JAPAN SEEKING TO DISCOURAGE MUGABE FROM ATTENDING [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-09 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID XA ZI JA
08TOKYO976	MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES G-8 PREPS, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Ministry Senior Foreign Policy Coordinator Takehiro Funkoshi told visiting EAP/J Director that the four major political issues facing the upcoming G-8 summit will be Afghanistan, climate change, Tibet, and G-8 expansion. Japan plans to step up its engagement with Afghani [...]	2008-04-09 09:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU KS CH TT JA
08TOKYO98	JAPAN NEW ABDUCTEE NGO CHAIRMAN HOPES FOR SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. The newly-appointed chair of Japan's leading abduction NGO expressed appreciation for the letter sent by President Bush to DPRK leader Kim Jong-il in December, which NGO members believe would "raise the hurdle for the DPRK on the nuclear and abduction issues." He expressed hope tha [...]	2008-01-11 07:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JA KN
08TOKYO987	JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT IRAQ EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Japan will most likely be represented at the Iraq Expanded Neighbors Ministerial meeting in Kuwait on April 22 by Senior Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Itsunori Onodera, according to MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano. While Matano and his colleag [...]	2008-04-10 06:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
08TOKYO99	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ASPIRATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 11 with MOFA First Middle East Division Syria Officer Hitoshi Ishizuka to request a public statement from Japan in support of Syrian human rights and democracy activists and a call to Syria to release all detained prisoners of conscience, includi [...]	2008-01-11 07:42:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JA
08TOKYO990	EMBASSY AND USFJ DISCUSS OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: Japan remains committed to addressing cluster munitions (CM) within the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) but may be forced to sign an agreement restricting CM under the Oslo Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials told E [...]	2008-04-10 12:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PREL MOPS PARM JA NATO
08TOKYO991	NAIG 7200: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR COOPERATION [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (S/NF) ESToff delivered points in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Security Export Licensing Division Deputy Director Furui Ryoji. The GOJ officials appreciated receiving the n [...]	2008-04-10 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PREL JA KNNP MNUC
08TORONTO107	Ontario Environmental Policy Unchanged, New Minister Brings [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's environmental policy remains unchanged following the October 10, 2007 provincial election, which returned Liberal Premier McGuinty's government to power for a second term. Ontario remains on track to stop shipping municipal solid waste to Michigan by the end of 2010. [...]	2008-04-09 13:28:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO11	ONTARIO BORDER CROSSING UPDATE - WINDSOR CITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ontario provincial officials have decided on the design for the Windsor access road linking the end of provincial highway 401 with the customs plaza for the new international bridge under consideration by the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project. The final provi [...]	2008-01-10 19:42:00	Consulate Toronto	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PBTS PREL CA
08TORONTO13	Canadian Capital Markets Update - Free Trade in Securities [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian market and regulatory officials applaud U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deliberations to allow U.S. investors to trade directly on foreign exchanges that have regulations in line with U.S. securities regulations. Free trade in securities has been a priori [...]	2008-01-11 15:11:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO148	Toronto Airport Plans 56% Passenger Increase by 2020 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has expressed concern that staffing at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance in Toronto will endanger growth plans at Pearson International Airport. GTAA officials complain that 62 new flights were recently denied ac [...]	2008-05-13 19:15:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CPAS EAIR PBTS PREL CA
08TORONTO168	YUSHCHENKO WELL RECEIVED IN TORONTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko concluded a three day trip to Canada with business meetings and a speech to the prominent Economic Club of Toronto. Yushchenko's speech was well-received, even though it was heavy on themes and short on specifics. Several hundred people were [...]	2008-05-30 19:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CA UP
08TORONTO20	Ontario Conducts Emergency Management Exercise [...] (SBU) Following up on recommendations by the UK and U.S. Consuls General in Toronto, Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) organized an emergency management exercise in Toronto on January 16. Hosted by Ontario Commissioner for Emergency Management Jay Hope, the session brought together five staff [...]	2008-01-24 19:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED PREL CASC PGOV CA
08TORONTO233	WHTI - Ontario's Proposed Enhanced Driver's License Spurs [...] (U) On July 16, The University of Toronto and Ontario's Information and Privacy Commission held a public forum on Ontario's proposed enhanced driver's licenses (EDLs). The forum, which drew approximately 70 people, featured guest speakers from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the [...]	2008-07-18 19:59:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CPAS PBTS PGOV PINR PREL CA
08TORONTO58	The Lake Erie Commercial Fishing Industry [...] (U) SUMMARY: Managing fish stocks in Lake Erie, which supports a multi-million dollar commercial fishing industry that supports thousands of jobs - has become a point of contention on both sides of the nearby U.S.-Canada border. Dwindling fish stocks have prompted Ontario and the U.S. states [...]	2008-02-29 15:17:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO72	Ontario Criticizes New U.S. Ozone Standards [...] (SBU) Ontario's Ministry of the Environment today issued a press release criticizing the new U.S. federal ozone standards of 75 parts per billion (ppb),announced this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),as not being strong enough. The Ministry's release argues that many ci [...]	2008-03-14 17:44:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO84	Canada in the Americas: Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 20 speech before the Canadian Council on the Americas, Liberal Foreign Affairs critic and newly elected Member of Parliament Bob Rae argued for increased resources and better coordination among Canadian foreign affairs agencies, and a stronger Canadian commitment to t [...]	2008-03-20 17:22:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CA
08TORONTO90	No Push for Elections as Canadians Focus on Local Issues [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Canada reporting officers concur that, from the brink of defeat in the fall of 2007, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has established itself as a stable minority government, pushing through a relatively impressive policy agenda such as a renewed co [...]	2008-03-28 12:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CA
08TRIPOLI104	NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON FATHI EL-JAHMI [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 11:05:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LY
08TRIPOLI106	LIBYAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIR PREVIEWS UPCOMING PEOPLE'S [...] (C) Summary: The head of the foreign affairs committee of Libya's national parliament told CDA February 4 that he expects a "heated" debate during the General People's Congress' (GPC) upcoming annual session, scheduled for February 20 - March 1, focusing on public sector employment, teachers, and f [...]	2008-02-08 11:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY
08TRIPOLI113	REACTION TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent legislation making it easier for plaintiffs in terrorism-related lawsuits to seize foreign government-owned assets to satisfy U.S. court judgments has caused concern among U.S. firms partnered with Libyan companies (especially in the energy sector),and provoked a sharply [...]	2008-02-12 16:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINV EPET ETRD PREL PTER PGOV ETTC LY
08TRIPOLI119	GOL POSTPONES ISN VISIT TO LIBYA'S RABTA SITE, TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 15:13:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PARM PREL LY CWC UK
08TRIPOLI12	GOL TELLS IRANIAN VP IT OPPOSES IRAN RESOLUTION, SHARES [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 09:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PREL PGOV KTFN KNNP PARM ETTC EFIN IR IZ LE LY
08TRIPOLI120	EXTREMISM IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 12:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PTER LY IZ
08TRIPOLI122	KOSOVO: LIBYAN RESPONSE ON UNSC DELIBERATION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-17 11:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UN PREL YI LY
08TRIPOLI137	LIBYA: REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO REPATRIATED GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 12:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PHUM PINS KDDG LY
08TRIPOLI14	QADHAFI TELLS MUBARAK HE "MAY" SEEK TO ATTEND UNSC IN NEW YORK TRIPOLI 00000014 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: John T. Godfrey, A/DCM, Embassy Tripoli, Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP UN PHUM AU SU EG LY
08TRIPOLI141	LIBYA LINKS POSITION ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE TO RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (C) In a meeting with MFA Americas Desk Director Muhammad Matari February 20, P/E Chief noted that there had so far been no official GOL reaction to Kosovo's recent announcement of independence and, echoing our previous demarches on the subject (refs B and C),urged the GOL to recognize Kosovo' [...]	2008-02-21 08:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR EU YI UNMIK UN
08TRIPOLI142	EMBASSY VISITS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 18:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI157	DEMARCHE ON UNSC 1267 DELIVERED [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche regarding the proposed US listing pursuant to UNSCR 1267 of Syria-based Badran al-Mazidih et al. to Deputy FM Mohamed Siala February 27. CDA requested that the GOL lift its hold on the US request, and asked for clarification of apparent GOL policy to place hol [...]	2008-02-27 16:58:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PTER LY
08TRIPOLI166	LIBYAN PARLIAMENT CONVENES, CABINET CHANGES EXPECTED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY
08TRIPOLI167	LIBYA: NOTIFICATION OF ARB-IV PROCEEDINGS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PHUM PTER PREL PINR KDRG LY
08TRIPOLI168	LIBYA: DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR MAR 5-6 AL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 08:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL IZ KV LE SY LY
08TRIPOLI182	QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR RELEASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 07:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR LY
08TRIPOLI183	FOLLOW-UP ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 08:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI204	ENGAGING THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 08:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER AG LY MO MR TS
08TRIPOLI214	GOL STILL BRISTLING OVER VICTIMS OF TERRORISM LEGISLATION, UTA JUDGMENT REF: A) TRIPOLI 199, B) TRIPOLI 149 (EXDIS) TRIPOLI 00000214 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 09:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ECON EFIN ENRG LY
08TRIPOLI220	DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI "RELEASED" [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 15:03:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI223	DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI "RELEASED" [...] (C) Summary: Reports by the Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) that detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi was "released" to the custody of his family appear to be premature. Security officials continue to effectively control access to el-Jahmi at the Tripoli Medical Center. His famil [...]	2008-03-13 16:36:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI226	GOL PROPOSES GLOBAL SETTLEMENT TALKS ON TERRORIST-RELATED LEGAL CLAIMS CLASSIFIED BY: Chris Stevens, CDA, Embassy Tripoli, Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 08:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KLIG PTER LY
08TRIPOLI227	BACK TO THE FUTURE? QADHAFI CALLS FOR DRAMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE IN GPC SPEECH REF: TRIPOLI 166 TRIPOLI 00000227 001.2 OF 005 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 10:09:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LY
08TRIPOLI229	HRW/PHR VISIT FATHI EL-JAHMI, EXPECT HIM TO RETURN HOME SOON [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 16:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI231	LIBYA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRAN BANKING MOU REF: TRIPOLI 0012 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 17:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ECIN PGOV PREL PINR LY IR
08TRIPOLI248	SECURITY PROCEDURES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AT TRIPOLI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRIPOLI 00000248 001.2 OF 003 [...] (S) Summary. Authority at Tripoli International Airport is clearly divided between security services and civilian authorities, General Youssef al-Jeribi, the airport's director, told a visiting Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) team and Emboffs on March 3. Together with top security and intelligence [...]	2008-03-21 09:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PINS PTER PGOV EAIR PREL LY
08TRIPOLI266	GOL DELAYS RELEASING DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI REF: A) TRIPOLI 223, B) TRIPOLI 229 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 09:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI275	MFA WEIGHS IN ON EL-JAHMI CASE REF: TRIPOLI 266 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-01 13:37:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI280	FATHI EL-JAHMI'S MEDICAL CONDITION DETERIORATES; ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL TIME MAY BE NEEDED REF: A) TRIPOLI 275, B) HOPKINS-GODFREY EMAIL 4/01/08, TRIPOLI 275, B) TRIPOLI 266 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 18:09:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI297	PUTIN VISIT TO LIBYA EXPECTED BY END OF APRIL TRIPOLI 00000297 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary. Although the Russian Embassy has received "nothing official" from Moscow, it expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Libya by the end of April. Putin's projected travel to Libya is the "primary issue" in Libyan-Russian relations; in a recent meeting with Emboffs, the Russian [...]	2008-04-08 13:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG PINR ELTN RS LY
08TRIPOLI307	MFA DISCOURAGES IDEA OF SOFT POWER PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN LIBYA REF: A) TRIPOLI 120, B) TRIPOLI 278 TRIPOLI 00000307 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SOCI KISL
08TRIPOLI308	LIBYAN PROPOSAL FOR MIL/MIL MOU [...] (SBU) Libyan MFA conveyed to Post via diplomatic note a draft MOU on military cooperation. While the Libyan proposal generally tracks with a proposed text conveyed by Deputy Secretary of Defense England to Libyan FM Abdulrahman Shalgham SIPDIS during the latter's January 2008 visit to Wash [...]	2008-04-10 15:13:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LY
08TRIPOLI319	DEBT, ARMS, AND ENERGY ON AGENDA FOR QADHAFI-PUTIN MEETING [...] (C) Summary: With Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to arrive on April 16 for an overnight visit, hundreds of Russian security and support staff have descended on Tripoli, filling the capital's major hotels, old city and shopping districts. Confirming media reports, Russian Embassy of [...]	2008-04-15 15:54:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG PINR ELTN RS LY
08TRIPOLI321	DEBT, ARMS AND ENERGY ON AGENDA FOR QADHAFI-PUTIN MEETING [...] (SBU) Copy corrected to reflect correct overall classification of the cable. 2. (C) Summary: With Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to arrive on April 16 for an overnight visit, hundreds of Russian security and support staff have descended on Tripoli, filling the capital's major hote [...]	2008-04-16 09:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG PINR ELTN RS LY

08TRIPOLI336	LIBYA PREPARED TO FINALIZE - BUT NOT SIGN - A TIFA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Economy-equivalent said the GOL has resolved two key internal debates related to a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and is prepared to finalize the accord with the U.S., provided a final face-to-face meeting of technical experts - an important polit [...]	2008-04-22 13:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ELAB LY
08TRIPOLI340	DEBT, NUCLEAR ENERGY, AND GOLF CARTS: PUTIN VISITS LIBYA REF: (A) MOSCOW 1133, (B) TRIPOLI 321, (C) TRIPOLI 297 [...] (C) Summary. After years of preparation, Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by 400 assistants, journalists and business executives in six planes, visited Libya on April 16-17 primarily to secure an agreement on Libya's sizeable Soviet-era debt. Libya and Russia agreed to swap the $4.5 bi [...]	2008-04-24 16:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PHUM LY RU
08TRIPOLI36	GOL SUGGESTS U.S.-LIBYAN BILATERAL TIES "GREATLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 17:40:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LY
08TRIPOLI372	PD PROGRAMS FALL VICTIM TO BILATERAL TENSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Since January, Post has experienced increasing difficulties in obtaining visas for incoming Public Affairs Section visitors, both for educational and cultural programs. The Government of Libya (GOL) has canceled some programs outright, and has simply not approved visas for others. [...]	2008-05-08 08:48:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL LY PREL OIIP OEXC CVIS PGOV
08TRIPOLI374	LIBYA'S NSC SOLICITS U.S. VIEWS ON CIVILIAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION & LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT SALES REF: A) TRIPOLI 340, B) TRIPOLI 372 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 14:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETTC KNNP MASS PINR TRGY LY RU FR
08TRIPOLI375	QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: FATHI EL-JAHMI HAS RETURNED TO HIS HOME [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 14:23:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR LY
08TRIPOLI381	LIBYA URGED TO SUPPORT FRENCH UNSC RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (C) P/E Chief conveyed reftel points and the draft resolution text on May 12 to Tajouri al-Sheradi, Senior Political Adviser in the MFA-equivalant's International Organizations Department, urging that Libya support a French resolution calling on Burma to facilitate the expeditious delivery of h [...]	2008-05-12 12:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM LY
08TRIPOLI382	DEATH OF KEY LIBYAN OFFICIAL HAMPERS COUNTER-MIGRATION EFFORTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 16:14:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF LY IT MT
08TRIPOLI390	LIBYA: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 15:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL BA QA
08TRIPOLI391	SIBLING RIVALRY EMERGING OVER RIGHT TO "FACILITATE" FOREIGN COMPANIES' INVOLVEMENT IN LIBYA? [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 15:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD LY MASS PGOV PINR PREL
08TRIPOLI4	LIBYA: FAMILY VISIT FOR RETURNED GTMO DETAINEE CONFIRMED [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-03 09:17:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	KDRG PTER PREL PHUM PINR PINS LY
08TRIPOLI401	FATHI EL-JAHMI REMAINS IN HOSPITAL, DESPITE REPORTS OF HIS RELEASE REF: A) JOHNSON-STEVENS EMAIL 05/12/2008, B) TRIPOLI 375, C) TRIPOLI 229, D) TRIPOLI 280 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 14:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI402	POLITICAL-ECONOMIC REFORM, JAMAHIRIYA-STYLE [...] (C) Summary: A private sector interlocutor involved in Libya's chambers of commerce described dramatic calls for reform in a recent speech by Colonel al-Qadhafi as "a return to the natural order of things" that existed before the 1969 military coup that brought al-Qadhafi to power and inaugurated t [...]	2008-05-16 13:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV PINR KBIO LY
08TRIPOLI411	EMBASSY DENIED ACCESS TO DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 14:45:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI430	DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 16:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ
08TRIPOLI442	MEETING OF AMU HEADS OF STATE - MINUS ONE - IN TRIPOLI; [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-09 16:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LY EG SY MR MO TS AG
08TRIPOLI443	LIBYA TO INCREASE PEACEKEEPING COHORT IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Media accounts on June 6 and 7 cited Philippine government sources in reporting that Libya and Brunei had pledged to increase their peacekeeping cohorts on the troubled southern Philippine island of Mindanao to 25 each. Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) Executive Director Dr. Yusuf Sawa [...]	2008-06-09 17:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PINR PTER LY RP
08TRIPOLI453	QADHAFI AND ASAD [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-11 13:18:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE LY
08TRIPOLI455	LIBYA: MEETING WITH RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES UNDER USG-GOL TRANSFER FRAMEWORK MOU [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post visited two returned Guantanamo detainees to confirm their welfare and whereabouts, and the legal basis on which they are being detained in Libya. One detainee's trial has been completed and he is awaiting a verdict on the four charges he faces; the case of the second detainee [...]	2008-06-11 16:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
08TRIPOLI457	QADHAFI WORKS TO MUSTER ARAB OPPOSITION TO SARKOZY'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PBTS PREF LY
08TRIPOLI458	CONDITIONS IN SECURITY DETENTION FACILITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 14:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KBTS LY
08TRIPOLI466	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CONVERSION OF THE RABTA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOL's lead interlocutor on CWC issues told us: 1) conversion of the Rabta chemical weapons production facility would not be completed until December 2009 (which the GOL appears to have known since early 2006),2) the GOL would not submit a new National Paper at the upcoming June 2 [...]	2008-06-15 15:48:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CH JA IT LY
08TRIPOLI467	DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE OF IDRISS BOUFAYED AND FELLOW REGIME [...] (C) Summary: Eleven members of a group of self-described dissidents were convicted on June 10 of planning to foment a rebellion against the "people's authority system" and of meeting with an official from a foreign government; sentences ranged from 6 to 25 years imprisonment. They were not/not [...]	2008-06-16 08:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM LY
08TRIPOLI472	DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE OF IDRISS BOUFAYED AND FELLOW REGIME [...] (C) Summary: Eleven members of a group of self-described dissidents were convicted on June 10 of planning to foment a rebellion against the "people's authority system" and of meeting with an official from a foreign government; sentences ranged from 6 to 25 years imprisonment. They were not/not [...]	2008-06-16 16:20:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LY
08TRIPOLI481	GOL VIEWS ON DISPOSITION OF C-130'S IN GEORGIA AND POSSIBLE [...] (C) Representatives of Lockheed Martin and the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force traveled to Libya June 2-4 to meet with officials of the Government of Libya (GOL) to discuss the disposition of eight C-130H aircraft purchased by Libya in 1974, which were not granted export licences and r [...]	2008-06-18 12:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS LY
08TRIPOLI494	JOURNALIST JAILED FOR CRITICIZING GOVERNMENT'S [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-22 08:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI500	LIBYAN EFFORTS TO STOP THE FLOW OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ [...] (S/NF) Information below is keyed to questions in paras 4-6 of reftel tasker. - OBJECTIVE MASSEY NAME TRACES: Names for Libyan foreign fighters recovered in the Objective Massey raid in September 2007 were passed in GRPO liaison channels to the External Security Organization (ESO). As of [...]	2008-06-25 12:51:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MCAP PREL LY
08TRIPOLI505	NEGOTIATIONS OVER MIL-MIL MOU CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 16:05:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PBTS PINS LY
08TRIPOLI506	FATHI EL-JAHMI'S SON ASKS EMBASSY TO STOP VISITING HIM [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 12:42:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
08TRIPOLI515	LIBYAN LEADER AUTHOR OF HARD LINE ON DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI517	LIBYA/UNSC: 1267, IRAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The CDA met with the MFA Director of UN Security Council affairs on June 30 to press for Libyan support for improvements to the UNSCR 1267 sanctions regime, call for increased Libyan diligence with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL),and reiterate stro [...]	2008-07-01 16:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PTER PARM PINR UN LY KV IR
08TRIPOLI526	LIBYA SEEKS TO BLACKMAIL EUROPEAN MISSIONS FOR VISAS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:13:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR CVIS CMGT LY
08TRIPOLI527	LIBYAN RESPONSE ON ARB-4 REVIEW PROCEEDINGS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL PINR KDRG KBTR LY
08TRIPOLI528	GOL SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON WHETHER IT COULD CUT OIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:37:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET PINS LY
08TRIPOLI530	LIBYA'S BERBER MINORITY STILL OUT IN THE COLD [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:54:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ODIP LY
08TRIPOLI532	GOL SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON WHETHER IT COULD CUT OIL [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting, the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) reiterated that Libya could/could cut oil production as a response to U.S. legislation facilitating attachment of Libyan assets and lawsuits against it; however, other GOL sources cautioned that his remarks wer [...]	2008-07-03 14:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET PINS LY
08TRIPOLI538	LIBYA FAVORS MORE TIME FOR AFRICAN MEDIATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary. The GOL is "bound by the AU decision" to support a South Africa-led national reconciliation process in Zimbabwe and will not support a draft UNSC resolution calling for targeted sanctions on key Mugabe regime figures. Libya's top officials responsible for African affairs urged [...]	2008-07-07 15:29:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SU CD UN LY
08TRIPOLI541	EUROPEANS ENGAGE GOL ON BOUFAYED HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 16:05:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL FR LY SZ DA
08TRIPOLI563	OXY'S 30-YEAR EXTENSION IN LIBYA AND WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR OTHER IOCS REF: A) TRIPOLI 555 B) 2007 TRIPOLI 983 TRIPOLI 00000563 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited ratification of Oxy's contract extension in Libya has solidified its position as one of Libya's leading oil and gas players. The process by which the contract was finalized has shed light on what lies ahead for other foreign companies, all of whom are expected to be [...]	2008-07-13 14:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECIN ECON EINV PREL LY
08TRIPOLI564	NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION CHAIRMAN SHUKRI GHANEM MAY SEEK TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-13 14:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET KCOR LY
08TRIPOLI565	NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION CHAIRMAN SHUKRI GHANEM MAY SEEK TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: A close friend of National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman Shukri Ghanem told us that Ghanem is under pressure to provide $1.2 billion in cash or oil shipments to National Security Adviser Muatassim al-Qadhafi (son of Muammar al-Qadhafi),and may seek to resign soon out of fear t [...]	2008-07-13 14:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET KCOR LY
08TRIPOLI566	LIBYA SIGNS CIVILIAN NUCLEAR DEAL WITH FRANCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 06:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG FR LY
08TRIPOLI567	THE EU-LIBYA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT: VENI, VISAS, VETO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 07:39:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU ECIN ECON PBTS LY
08TRIPOLI574	U.K. VISIT TO RABTA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 15:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW IT UK LY
08TRIPOLI588	LIBYA ENFORCES TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AGAINST U.S. OFFICIALS REF: A) TRIPOLI 530, B) TRIPOLI 412, C) STATE 55839, D) TRIPOLI 478 (NOTAL),E) 07 TRIPOLI 165, F) TRIPOLI 515 [...] (C) Summary: Four years after re-establishing diplomatic relations, the Government of Libya (GOL) remains deeply concerned about efforts to cover internal political issues and actively seeks to prevent Emboffs from traveling in-country and engaging with Libyans. The GOL has actively enforced new s [...]	2008-07-21 16:35:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ODIP OFDP LY
08TRIPOLI592	THUG LIFE: HANNIBAL AL-QADHAFI'S ARREST PROMPTS FISSURE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 16:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM CVIS ECON EAIR LY SZ
08TRIPOLI6	LIBYA IMPOSES NEW CURRENCY REQUIREMENT FOR TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Post received January 3 a copy of a note sent from the GOL's Civil Aviation Committee to airlines announcing that as of 7 January, all tourist visa holders -- except bearers of Egyptian and Tunisian passports -- will be required to present USD 1000 or the equivalent in another convertible [...]	2008-01-07 15:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT CASC PREL PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI614	EXBS AIRPORT TRAINING PROCEEDS DESPITE SECURITY SERVICE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 12:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP EAID LY
08TRIPOLI621	RESPONSE TO LIBYAN BANKING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 09:24:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM XA XF XI TS BA
08TRIPOLI650	LIBYA SEEKS TO PURCHASE 130,000 KALASHNIKOVS FOR UNKNOWN END-USERS [...] (C) UK Embassy PolOff told P/E Chief on August 10 that HMG's Embassy in Tripoli had recently received a request from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to vet a request for a license to export to Libya a sizeable quantity of automatic rifles. UK company York Guns, acting as the intermediary betwe [...]	2008-08-18 16:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PARM KNNP LY UK UP CD SU
08TRIPOLI666	LIBYAN REACTION TO CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT POSITIVE, [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 16:40:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KPAO LY
08TRIPOLI679	SAIF AL-ISLAM AL-QADHAFI CALLS FOR FURTHER REFORM, THREATENS TO WITHDRAW FROM POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a lengthy, much-anticipated speech at an annual youth forum gathering, Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi, son of Muammar al-Qadhafi, implicitly criticized past decisions of his father's regime, called for dramatic changes to Libya's system of governance, claimed that much of his program of s [...]	2008-08-28 15:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KPRV LY
08TRIPOLI680	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICEâ€™S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 18:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KDEM PTER KISL AU SU
08TRIPOLI685	LIBYA: MEETING WITH RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES UNDER USG-GOL TRANSFER FRAMEWORK MOU [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post visited two returned Guantanamo detainees to confirm their welfare and whereabouts and clarify the status of any pending legal action against them. One detainee's trial has reportedly been completed and he understands he has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. The trial [...]	2008-09-02 15:01:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	KBTR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR PINS LY
08TRIPOLI688	QADHAFI, BERLUSCONI SIGN HISTORIC AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) The Italian Ambassador in Tripoli briefed local heads of mission on a "historic treaty of friendship and cooperation" (or "colonial compensation agreement", as the Libyan government has characterized it) signed on August 30 in Benghazi by Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi and Italian prime [...]	2008-09-03 18:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IT LY
08TRIPOLI719	LIBYA: TRI-LATERAL DIPLOMACY IS THE WAY FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary. Dr. Ali Treiki, Secretary for African Affairs in the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent),is optimistic that Chad and Sudan can be brought to the table to make peace through Libya's tri-lateral efforts. Treiki said the "Gr [...]	2008-09-11 14:22:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UN CD SU LY
08TRIPOLI745	GERMAN OIL FIRM RWE MAKES TWO MORE DISCOVERIES IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) The German oil firm RWE made two more oil discoveries in the Sirte Basin in Libya in September 2008. RWE's new successful discoveries do not reveal any new fields, but ensure the potential of its blocks in the Sirte Basin, where the quality of its sweet crude is high, and operating costs [...]	2008-09-22 12:58:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL LY
08TRIPOLI748	GEORGIA - ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA PARTICIPATION IN UN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 12:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSCR PREL GG LY
08TRIPOLI764	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SE WILLIAMSON TO LIBYA [...] (SBU) Your trip to Libya comes one month after Secretary Rice's historic visit marked a new chapter in Libya's re-engagement with the West and nearly two months after a U.S.-Libyan agreement to settle outstanding claims for compensation for attacks including the Lockerbie bombing of 1988. I [...]	2008-10-02 15:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CD SU LY
08TRIPOLI799	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA -- LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 16:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN UNGA LY KV
08TRIPOLI800	U.S. AFRICA COMMAND STATUS UPDATE - LIBYA [...] We informed the Libyan General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA equivalent) on October 6 via diplomatic note of the formal establishment of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) as a unified combatant command effective October 1. 2. There has been no rep [...]	2008-10-06 16:03:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL LY
08TRIPOLI819	SELF-DESCRIBED REGIME CRITIC IDRISS BOUFAYED RELEASED [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 17:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL FR LY SZ DA
08TRIPOLI820	SE WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH LIBYA'S ALI TREIKI [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy Richard Williamson emphasized the urgent need to stem the violence in Darfur in order to bring relief to the millions of displaced persons and refugees during his meeting in Tripoli with Libyan Secretary for African Affairs Ali Treiki on October 6. SE Williamson sai [...]	2008-10-14 17:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO LY CD SU
08TRIPOLI825	LIBYA ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN [...] (S) CDA met October 13 with Jalal Jaidi of the MFA's International Organizations Department to follow up on reftel demarche and urge that the GOL freeze assets of entities listed reftel, require comprehensive mandatory inspections of IRISL-related cargo and ensure that all Libyan national comp [...]	2008-10-17 09:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL LY
08TRIPOLI826	LIBYA ON DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN [...] (S) CDA met October 13 with Jalal Jaidi of the MFA's International Organizations Department to follow up on reftel demarche and urge that the GOL freeze assets of entities listed reftel, require comprehensive mandatory inspections of IRISL-related cargo and ensure that all Libyan national comp [...]	2008-10-17 09:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	ECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EUN EWWT PREL LY
08TRIPOLI827	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES LIBYA'S REACTION TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 09:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET LY PGOV PREL
08TRIPOLI829	AL-QADHAFI: TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 14:46:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS LY BO RS UP VZ
08TRIPOLI833	COLONEL AL-QADHAFI'S SUMMER READING LIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 13:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KBIO LY
08TRIPOLI851	LIBYAN-SWISS CONTRETEMPS DRAGS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 13:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAIR ECON SZ LY
08TRIPOLI868	U.K. DENIES LICENSE FOR EXPORT OF KALASHNIKOVS TO LIBYA; GOL POTENTIALLY SEEKING ALTERNATIVE SELLERS [...] (C) U.K. Embassy PolOff told P/E Chief on October 30 that HMG had decided not/not to approve a license for U.K. company York Guns to export to Libya 130,000 Kashnikov automatic rifles. Per ref A, York Guns was to have acted as intermediary between an unidentified Ukrainian party and procurement of [...]	2008-11-06 08:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MARR UK LY UP SU RO
08TRIPOLI870	AL-QADHAFI'S RUSSIA TRIP SIGNALS DESIRE FOR FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 17:17:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR TRGY EPET RS BO UP LY
08TRIPOLI871	LIBYA'S TRI-LATERAL DIPLOMACY AND A PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. Both the GOL and Darfur rebel groups resident in Tripoli are busy crafting agreements with their respective interlocutors regarding efforts in Darfur. In late October, Libya chaired a "Tripartite Committee" meeting, brokering an agreement between Chad and Sudan that called for an [...]	2008-11-07 11:22:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CD AU SU LY
08TRIPOLI874	LIBYAN LEADER AL-QADHAFI'S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE [...] (U) Post received on November 9 via telefax a letter from Leader Muammar al-Qadhafi conveying his congratulations to the President-elect. We have not yet received the note in hard copy. 2. (SBU) Post's informal translation of the Arabic language letter follows: Begin text of letter: D [...]	2008-11-10 16:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL OVIP LY
08TRIPOLI88	TFCD01: LIBYAN LEADER TO CONTINUE PERSONAL EFFORTS TO [...] (C) Summary. Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, backed by an informal mandate from AU leaders, plans to continue a round of personal diplomacy with both the Chadian government and rebel groups, possibly including an emergency meeting in the coming days. Libya is in contact with France to evacua [...]	2008-02-03 11:11:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO CD LY
08TRIPOLI882	UPDATE ON RELEASED REGIME CRITIC DR. IDRISS BOUFAYED AND PLANNED MEDICAL TRAVEL REF: A) NARDI-GODFREY EMAIL 10/27/2008, B) TRIPOLI 472, C) TRIPOLI 819, D) TRIPOLI 851 [...] (C) Summary: The Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) has reportedly obtained a passport and is finalizing travel permission for self-described regime critic Dr. Idriss Boufayed, who was recently released on humanitarian grounds from a 25 year prison term in light of his advanced lung cancer. The [...]	2008-11-13 12:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI889	TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-16 16:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI LY SU
08TRIPOLI896	AL-QADHAFI AND THE REFORM "VISION THING" [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting broadcast on state-owned television, senior Government of Libya (GOL) officials disagreed with Muammar al-Qadhafi about plans to implement dramatic government restructuring and privatization he proposed last March. Al-Qadhafi blasted the officials, accusing them of wantin [...]	2008-11-18 12:26:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KPRV KCOR LY
08TRIPOLI913	TREASURY OFAC DIRECTOR ADAM SZUBIN'S MEETING WITH LIBYAN MFA [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with MFA officials on November 12 on UNSCR 1267-related issues, visiting Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Director Adam Szubin: 1) stressed the need for better U.S.-GOL coordination with respect to refining the GOL's UNSCR 1267 listing submissions; 2) encourag [...]	2008-11-26 11:49:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL PGOV UNSC LY
08TRIPOLI916	TREASURY OFAC DIRECTOR SZUBIN'S MEETING WITH LIBYAN MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Libyan finance, banking and security officials on November 12, visiting Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Director Adam Szubin stressed two key messages: 1) the U.S. stands ready to help the GOL engage more effectively with the U.N 1267 Committee to ensur [...]	2008-11-26 14:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL PGOV UNSC LY
08TRIPOLI917	HEAD OF LIBYA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD: U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS NOT JUST ABOUT OIL REF: TRIPOLI 227 [...] (C) Summary: The head of Libya's national economic planning apparatus and the effort to implement Muammar al-Qadhafi's vision for government restructuring and privatization told the visiting NEA/MAG Director that a new, commonly agreed frame of reference for U.S.-Libya relations that took into a [...]	2008-11-26 14:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KPAO SCUL KMPI EAID EPET LY
08TRIPOLI918	LIBYA: WE ARE AN EFFECTIVE MEDIATOR FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Libyan officials were evasive on whether the GOL had agreed to offer financial support to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) - they suggested that Libya would not be in a position to deny "humanitarian assistance" to its "Somali brothers" - during the recent visit to [...]	2008-11-26 15:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SO DJ LY
08TRIPOLI919	NEA/MAG DIRECTOR DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIFG NEGOTIATIONS WITH QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION REF: A) TRIPOLI 819, B) TRIPOLI 472, C) TRIPOLI 280, D) TRIPOLI 577 [...] (C) In a meeting with Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) Executive Director Yusuf Sawani, visiting NEA/MAG Director Stephanie Williams urged the GOL to release detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi without conditions and facilitate his travel abroad for medical care if he chose to pursue [...]	2008-11-26 16:33:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI920	NEA/MAG DIRECTOR DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND LIFG [...] (C) In a meeting with Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) Executive Director Yusuf Sawani, visiting NEA/MAG Director a Stephanie Williams urged the GOL to release detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi without conditions and facilitate his travel abroad for medical care if he chose to pu [...]	2008-11-26 16:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KISL PINR LY
08TRIPOLI921	LIBYA SEEKS TO DOWNPLAY TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN KUFRA [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent response to persistent reports by opposition and international media about tribal violence in Kufra, an oasis town located in southeastern Libya, the Government of Libya (GOL) recently staged a meeting in which tribal leaders pledged loyalty to Muammar al-Qadhafi and or [...]	2008-11-30 14:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CASC ASEC PHUM PREF SOCI KPAO LY
08TRIPOLI923	GOL SEEKS TO TURN THE PAGE ON LINGERING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: A group of older political prisoners, many of whom are in ill health, may be released soon in connection with talks that have taken place under the auspices of the quasi-governmental Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF). Separately, the GOL and QDF may soon significantly raise the amou [...]	2008-12-01 10:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LY
08TRIPOLI925	RELEASED REGIME CRITIC IDRISS BOUFAYED TO TRAVEL TO SWITZERLAND FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT REF: A) TRIPOLI 472, B) TRIPOLI 819, C) NEA/MAG OI 12/01/2008 [...] (C) Summary: Self-described regime critic Dr. Idriss Boufayed has decided to travel to Switzerland for specialized medical treatment for his lung cancer, a trip he had not undertaken sooner after his release in October because he was weak from chemotherapy. Boufayed has obtained his passport and [...]	2008-12-02 17:00:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO LY
08TRIPOLI926	SWISS FOREIGN MINISTER MAY VISIT TRIPOLI IN "LAST GASP" \ [...] (C) Swiss Consul Francois Schmidt told P/E Chief on December \ 2 that Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey intends to \ travel to Tripoli on December 5 for talks with as-yet \ undetermined Government of Libya interlocutors in what he \ described as "a last gasp" effort to resolve the lingerin [...]	2008-12-02 17:06:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON EAIR SZ LY
08TRIPOLI935	LIBYA'S TOP AFRICA DIPLOMAT DISCUSSES CHAD-SUDAN, SOMALIA, [...] (C) Summary. Libya is pleased with recent progress on Chad/Sudan reconciliation and expects a Libyan-led peacekeeping force to be deployed along the border by year's end, according to the GOL's top diplomat for African affairs, Dr. Ali Treiki. Treiki said the GOL would soon re-start efforts to [...]	2008-12-05 12:12:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO LY CD SU MR SO
08TRIPOLI936	MUAMMAR AL-QADHAFI QUIETLY INVOLVED IN PROCESS TO ADOPT A LIBYAN CONSTITUTION REF: A) 07 TRIPOLI 759, B) TRIPOLI 679 TRIPOLI 00000936 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary: A new draft was circulated in mid-November to members of a 20-person committee tasked with formulating a Libyan constitution, with the idea that it could be adopted before the September 1, 2009 anniversary of the military coup that brought Muammar al-Qadhafi to power. A well-connected [...]	2008-12-05 13:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LY
08TRIPOLI942	OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. FIRMS AS LIBYA INVESTS BILLIONS IN NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TRIPOLI 00000942 001.2 OF 002 [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with CDA, the powerful head of Libya's Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB),Abuzeid Dorda, discussed Libya's development needs and the current state-of-play in U.S.-Libyan relations. Dorda portrayed the current period in U.S.-Libyan relations as "sensitive" an [...]	2008-12-12 13:38:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI943	DEVELOPMENTS IN EL-JAHMI AND BOUFAYED HUMAN RIGHTS CASES [...] (C) Summary: An official of the Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) invited CDA to meet for an update on the Fathi el-Jahmi and Boufayed group human rights cases. He said el-Jahmi remained hospitalized with a heart condition, and the QDF was in contact with his family to arrange for his treatment [...]	2008-12-12 16:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI945	LIBYA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ANNAPOLIS PROCESS UNSCR [...] (SBU) CDA delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Ahmed Fituri, MFA Secretary for the Americas (A/S-equivalent) on December 14, encouraging a 'yes' vote and stressing that any amendments to the current draft resolution language would likely prevent it from being passed. Fituri undertook to pass refte [...]	2008-12-14 16:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PGOV PREL UNSC LY
08TRIPOLI960	QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FACILITATES VISIT TO DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST FATHI EL-JAHMI [...] (C) Summary: The Qadhafi Development Foundation (QDF) facilitated a visit to detained human rights activist Fathi el-Jahmi, our first since April. El-Jahmi's medical condition was visibly better than during our last visit and his doctor said his heart condition had improved and stabilized. Severa [...]	2008-12-15 19:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI966	LIBYA: WE WILL NOT SELL URANIUM YELLOWCAKE TO IRAN [...] (C) The CDA met with Tajuri el-Sheradi Tajuri, Director of UN Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent),on December 18 to convey reftel demarche (the non-paper had been conveyed under cover of a diplomatic note on December 4). [...]	2008-12-18 16:41:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL PGOV IR
08TRIPOLI967	LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) The CDA delivered reftel demarche to Tajuri el-Sheradi Tajuri, Director of UN Affairs at the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation (MFA-equivalent),on December 18. Tajuri said Libya was inclined to view the request to briefly extend the UN Interna [...]	2008-12-18 16:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN LY
08TRIPOLI969	REGIME CRITIC IDRISS BOUFAYED IN SWITZERLAND FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT REF: A) TRIPOLI 960, B) TRIPOLI 472, C) TRIPOLI 819 [...] (C) Geneva-based opposition website Libya al-Youm reported on December 12 that recently released regime critic Dr. Idriss Boufayed had arrived in Geneva for medical treatment. Saleh Abdulsalam Saleh, Director of the Qadhafi Development Foundation's (QDF) Human Rights Committee, told the CDA on Dec [...]	2008-12-18 17:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO LY
08TRIPOLI984	LIBYA PROTEST'S ISRAEL'S STRIKES ON GAZA, CALLS FOR [...] (C) MFA Secretary for European Affairs and senior regime figure Abdulati Obeidi convoked P-5 chiefs of mission on December 28 to denounce Israel's airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. The meeting was filmed and televised by the state-owned Jamahiriya News Agency (JANA). Describing strikes by th [...]	2008-12-29 14:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL UN IS LY
08TRIPOLI987	THINGS FALL APART: LIBYA TELLS SWISS COMPANIES TO CEASE [...] (C) Summary: The diplomatic row between Switzerland and Libya prompted by the mid-July arrest of Hannibal al-Qadhafi has worsened again. The GOL recently notified Swiss companies active in Libya that they must cease their operations and liquidate their locally-held assets by January 31. Employees [...]	2008-12-30 15:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR ECON SZ LY
08TRIPOLI988	LIBYA'S VIEWS ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL MEETING ON GAZA [...] (SBU) A/DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA Americas Desk Director Ahmed Aoun on December 30. Aoun took our points on board, but stressed that while HAMAS' decision to break the ceasefire had precipitated Israel's military strikes in Gaza, the decision to execute rocket attacks had come against [...]	2008-12-30 15:36:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM UN IS LY
08TRIPOLI989	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOMALIA DPKO [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points and draft resolution to the General People's Committee for Foreign Relations and International Cooperation's (MFA-equivalent) International Organizations Department on December 30. We will report septel any substantive response from the GOL. CRETZ [...]	2008-12-30 15:37:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO SO ET LY

08TRIPOLI991	READOUT OF U.S.-UK-LIBYA TSCC BIO SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 24-26 REF: 06 TRIPOLI 498 CLASSIFIED BY: John T. Godfrey, Acting DCM, U.S. Embassy - Tripoli, U.S. Dept of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: The Libyan Permanent National Committee on Bioethics and Biosafety (LPNCBB) hosted the Trilateral Steering and Coordination Committee (TSCC) Biological Subcommittee in Tripoli November 24-26 for their first meeting since November 2007. After several years of productive meetings, UK an [...]	2008-12-31 12:21:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV PHUM TBIO LY UK
08TRIPOLI992	LIBYA INTERESTED IN U.S. WEAPONS, MORE AMBIVALENT ON OTHER MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (S/NF) MFA Secretary for the Americas Ahmed Fituri told A/DCM on December 23 that Muammar al-Qadhafi's much-publicized discussions about possible weapons purchases during his recent visit to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (ref A) were "largely for show". Citing a conversation with National Security A [...]	2008-12-31 14:22:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL PGOV PINR LY
08TRIPOLI994	THINGS FALL APART: LIBYA TELLS SWISS COMPANIES TO CEASE [...] (C) Summary: The diplomatic row between Switzerland and Libya prompted by the mid-July arrest of Hannibal al-Qadhafi has worsened again. The GOL recently notified Swiss companies active in Libya that they must cease their operations and liquidate their locally-held assets by January 31. Employees [...]	2008-12-31 14:26:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR ECON SZ LY
08TUNIS1007	DETAINEE LUFTI BIN SWEI LAGHA HAS NOT COMPLAINED [...] (C) Summary: Mabruk Lagha, the older brother of former Guantanamo detainee Lufti Ben Swei reported that he sees his brother about 3-4 times per month and gives him food and clothing. He did not report any mistreatment. Lutfi says his health is fine but Mabruk personally worries about his br [...]	2008-09-09 11:13:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM KDRG TS
08TUNIS104	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY [...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes S/CT Ambassador Dell Dailey, NEA DAS Gordon Gray and accompanying delegation to Tunis from February 10-12, 2008. Your visit takes place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship. While cooperation with military and intelligence services [...]	2008-02-04 15:09:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS1058	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CANCELING SAUDI PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition, the Ambassador spoke by telephone to MFA Chief-of-Staff Mahmoud Khemiri to request GOT support in canceling or delaying the Saudi proposed Ministerial-level UNSC meeting on Israeli settlement activity. K [...]	2008-09-25 15:12:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL UNSC IS TS
08TUNIS1073	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 12:30:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN UNSC IZ IR SY
08TUNIS1076	TUNISIA:NEW REPORTS OF HARRASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Despite GOT claims that it permits freedom of expression, the Embassy has received three new reports of harassment and mistreatment of journalists and activists. The reports are from: -- journalist Slim Boukhdhir, who reports he was forcibly driven to an isolated area and threatened by th [...]	2008-10-05 18:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1082	DELIVERED DEMARCHE OF REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED [...] (S) Summary: We have delivered via diplomatic note the demarche requesting the GOT to consider transferring some of its M113 armored personnel vehicles (APC) to Yemen. We do not anticipate a positive response as the GOT is already stretched to secure its own difficult borders. The Ambassa [...]	2008-10-08 14:53:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL SA TS
08TUNIS1092	CITIZENS NOT SUBJECTS: OPPOSITION PARTY TIRED OF [...] (C) Leaders from the opposition at-Tajdid party opined that Tunisia is ready for, and needs, more freedom of expression during an October 6 meeting with the Ambassador. The party opposed the ruling party's presidential candidacy requirements proposal, and has not yet decided whether to conte [...]	2008-10-14 15:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1093	SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SEEK INCREASED ECONOMIC [...] (C) Ismail Boulahia, Secretary General of the Social Democratic Movement (MDS) and MDS political bureau member Taieb Mohsni, discussed the prospects for economic cooperation with the Ambassador on October 7. Boulahia explained his party's support of the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rall [...]	2008-10-14 15:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1105	DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UNIFIED COMMAND STATUS OF [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche October 9 informing the GOT that US Africa Command (AFRICOM) achieved full Unified Command Status to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Any substantive response from the GOT will be reported septel. GODEC [...]	2008-10-17 11:53:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL TS
08TUNIS1108	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 13:43:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN TS
08TUNIS1109	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM ABDALLAH ON DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) In a one-on-one meeting on October 18, the Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Abdallah the importance of further progress on democracy in Tunisia. The Ambassador noted the Secretary's remarks on the subject to President Ben Ali in early September (ref. A) and his request for spec [...]	2008-10-20 13:48:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL TS
08TUNIS1110	FM SAYS ACCESS TO FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES NOT [...] (S) During an October 18 call on Foreign Minister Abdallah, the Ambassador asked the Minister whether the GOT would provide the Embassy access to the two Guantanamo detainees returned last year. Abdallah replied that he had explained honestly the GOT point of view to NEA A/S Welch (ref. a),[...]	2008-10-20 13:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM KDRG TS
08TUNIS1111	THE AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FM ABDALLAH: BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 18, FM Abdulwaheb Abdallah said he was making his first trip to Russia in the coming days, accompanied by 23 businessmen. An economic agreement is to be signed. The Ambassador asked for an explanation on the withdrawal of police [...]	2008-10-20 13:58:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR PINS PHUM IZ RS TS YM
08TUNIS112	TUNISIA REPORTS NOT INVITED TO MOROCCO GI [...] (SBU) In a February 4 diplomatic note, and in response to Post's January 31 delivery of reftel demarche, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it had not yet received an invitation from the Government of Morocco to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) Seminar [...]	2008-02-06 07:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA TS
08TUNIS1124	OPPOSITION PARTIES TOSSES THEIR HATS INTO [...] (C) Two Tunisian opposition parties represented in parliament will present candidates during the 2009 presidential elections, bringing the total number of eligible candidates to four. Of the candidates, Popular Unity Party (PUP) head Mohamed Bouchiha and Democratic Unionist Union (UDU) Secr [...]	2008-10-29 16:38:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1126	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 08:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER TS
08TUNIS1128	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 07:15:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TS
08TUNIS1132	TUNISIA DEFENDS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BUT CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C/NF) During the mid-October visit of Warren Cofsky, from DRL's Office of International Religious Freedom, Embassy officials met with a series of government officials and religious leaders involved in religious freedom issues. Though those affiliated with the government stuck closely to GOT [...]	2008-11-03 12:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KPAO TS
08TUNIS1135	GOT QUESTIONS STATUS OF AMERICAN COMMMUNITY SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA held a surprise meeting on October 30 to review the status of the American Community School of Tunis (ACST). In attendance were senior school and Embassy officials. The Ministry wanted clarification for the basis of the school's existence in Tunis since 1959 since it [...]	2008-11-03 16:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ASCH PREL PGOV TS
08TUNIS1137	(S) TUNISIAN GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: WHAT NEXT? [...] (S/NF) Over the last two years, GOT officials have said Guantanamo detainees transferred to Tunisia will not be tortured or mistreated. President Ben Ali reiterated this "promise" to the Secretary in September. They have denied reports that one of the detainees transferred in 2007 was mistr [...]	2008-11-04 11:07:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM KDRG TS
08TUNIS1143	TUNISIA/EU: TUNISIA'S FAILED QUEST TO HOST THE UPM [...] (C/NF) In the aftermath of Tunisia's announcement that it was not interested in hosting the Union of the Mediterranean (UPM) or providing its Secretary General (Ref A),the diplomatic corps has been abuzz with rumors about what happened and why. European diplomatic representatives to Tunisia [...]	2008-11-06 17:05:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XI EU TS
08TUNIS1144	LEAD BY EXAMPLE: TUNISIA REACTS TO AMERICAN [...] (C) From GOT officials to the man on the street, the Tunisian reaction to Barak Obama's win in the presidential elections is overwhelmingly positive. Tunisians seem to be taking this exercise in political participation to heart, with Embassy officials hearing many variations of how Tunisia [...]	2008-11-06 17:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1145	JOURNALIST, LAWYER POSSIBLE TARGETS OF GOT [...] (C) Journalist Neziha Rejiba, better known by her pen name Om Zied, and her husband attorney Mokhtar Jallali have both had recent legal difficulties, giving rise to speculation that they are the targets of GOT harassment. As is common in Tunisia, Jallali remains in prison following a car ac [...]	2008-11-06 17:26:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1149	GOT RELEASES PRISONERS AHEAD OF NATIONAL HOLIDAY [...] (C) In the two weeks preceding November 7, the anniversary of the day President Ben Ali took power, the GOT released two large groups of prisoners. The government frequently releases prisoners before major national holidays; such was the case with journalist Slim Boukhdhir, who was released [...]	2008-11-10 14:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1151	DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-12 13:32:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TS
08TUNIS1152	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with the Foreign Minister's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Khemiri on November 12 to underscore the importance the United States attaches to the resolution on Iran, as well as the resolutions on Burma and North Korea. The Ambassador went through US views in detail with Khemiri. [...]	2008-11-12 17:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN TS
08TUNIS1153	BEN ALI'S "YOUTH PACT" MORE ABOUT BEN ALI THAN [...] (C) The GOT's youth initiative (reftel) culminated with the November 7th signing of a "Pact with Tunisian Youth." The agreement is the result of a year long "Dialogue with Youth" sponsored by the government. Though members of government and civil society have at other times dwelt on the iss [...]	2008-11-12 17:34:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1154	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DIFFICULTIES WORKING IN [...] (C) Summary: In the course of delivering petitions requesting the closure of Guantanamo Bay, the President of Amnesty International Tunisia (AIT) reported continuing difficulties operating in Tunisia because of GOT intimidation. Tactics include intervention by the Ministry of Social Affairs [...]	2008-11-14 09:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TS
08TUNIS1166	PRESIDENT BEN ALI'S ANNIVERSARY SPEECH - GIVING [...] (C) Summary: Ben Ali's annual November 7 speech, given on the occasion of his coming to power in 1987, highlighted the upcoming elections, announced several new development initiatives, and emphasized the government's cautious go-slow attitude toward currency liberalization. In foreign affair [...]	2008-11-19 16:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TS
08TUNIS1174	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PSI: SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 12:03:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TS
08TUNIS1175	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SEEK HELP IN [...] (C) PolOffs met with representatives of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on November 17 and 18. Both organizations echoed a common complaint in the diplomatic community: the GOT does not share information, restri [...]	2008-11-21 13:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN TS
08TUNIS1176	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 16:23:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY TS
08TUNIS1177	SCEENSETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Hastings and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 2 - 3, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastru [...]	2008-11-24 16:39:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1178	SCEENSETTER FOR CODEL MEEK [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Meek and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 5 - 7, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastructu [...]	2008-11-24 16:42:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1180	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEK [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Meek and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 5 - 7, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastructu [...]	2008-11-25 08:03:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1181	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes Congressman Hastings and accompanying delegation to Tunis December 2 - 3, 2008. In a difficult region, Tunisia is stable and moderate, with a record of economic and social progress. The Tunisian government delivers education, health care, housing, infrastru [...]	2008-11-25 08:04:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS1186	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 07:00:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG AL TS
08TUNIS1192	INDEPENDENT OPPOSITION PARTY'S PROBLEMS WORSEN [...] (C) On November 12 the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) learned that a legal decision could result in all of the furniture and equipment in its national headquarters being auctioned off without warning. In addition, lawsuits brought by five vegetable-oil companies against PDP l [...]	2008-12-02 17:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1196	EUROPEAN DELEGATION VISITS TUNISIA, FOCUSES ON [...] (C) The trials stemming from the January to June unemployment protests in Gafsa and Redeyef have begun to attract high level international attention. A European delegation visited Tunisia November 26-28. While in-country, they met with civil society representatives to discuss human rights, [...]	2008-12-03 17:57:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS1199	GOT SEEKS TO "STRANGLE" PRIVATE TV STATION [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, the owner and director general of Tunisia's only private TV channel recounted several examples of GOT efforts to "strangle" his business. He sought to strengthen his ties to the Embassy and Ambassador to try to shield the station from further GO [...]	2008-12-04 11:34:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS KPAO PGOV PREL PHUM PREF TS
08TUNIS1213	CODEL HASTINGS PRESSES GOT ON 2009 ELECTION [...] (SBU) In December 3 meetings with Tunisia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and six parliamentarians, Representative Alcee Hastings pressed the importance of credible international election observers for Tunisia's 2009 presidential and parliamentary elections. He discussed increased multilateral [...]	2008-12-10 13:06:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS1216	CODEL MEEK PRESSES GOT ON SOFA, OBSERVES JCET [...] (C) CODEL Meek used its December 6 meeting with Defense Minister Morjane to press for a Status of Forces Agreement. Morjane noted that he would be meeting with President Ben Ali later that day and that he might raise the issue. He also planned to discuss peace-keeping operations with Ben Ali; [...]	2008-12-12 11:40:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS TS
08TUNIS1244	MEPI SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN PROJECT [...] (SBU) The goals of the MEPI Small Business Initiative for Women are in line with Embassy and GOT economic development goals. In the face of chronic unemployment, particularly among university graduates, promoting the growth of entrepreneurship and building a supportive infrastructure for sm [...]	2008-12-24 07:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS125	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT LEBANON NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 14:13:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE TS
08TUNIS1256	SITUATION IN GAZA: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel Arab League demarche in a December 30 meeting with MFA Chief of Staff Mahmoud Khemiri. In doing so, he acknowledged the MFA statement of December 27, underscoring, however, that Hamas is responsible for the current situation. Meanwhile, Gaza has dominated local [...]	2008-12-30 17:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TS
08TUNIS126	TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS UNION - PUPPET THEATER? [...] (C) The January 14, 2008 evolution of the Tunisian Journalists Association in favor of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists was viewed by some observers, including the General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists, as "historic reform." To other observers, the new [...]	2008-02-08 14:55:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL TS
08TUNIS139	PROTAGONIST WHO BLOCKED PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) As his legal dispute with the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) stretches into its eighth year, Chedli Ben Younes seems both disillusioned with the GOT, on whose behest he is purported to have filed the suit, and regretful that his former colleagues on the left see him as a "sellout" fo [...]	2008-02-13 12:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS144	OPPOSITION LEADER DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) In a February 13 press conference, the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced its former Secretary General Nejib Chebbi would be the party's candidate SIPDIS for president for the 2009 presidential elections. Chebbi's candidacy was supported by a number of prominent [...]	2008-02-14 17:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS145	GOT DISMAYED BY FY09 FMF CUTS [...] (C) On the margins of the February 10-12 visit of a delegation led by S/CT Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey (septel),NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray briefed Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah and Defense Minister Kamel Morjane on the expected decline in FY09 Foreign Military Finan [...]	2008-02-15 08:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PTER PREL PGOV TS
08TUNIS160	S/CT AMB. DAILEY PRESSES GOT TO COMBAT FOREIGN [...] (S/NF) During his February 10-12 visit to Tunisia, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Ambassador-at-Large Dell Dailey urged the GOT to take steps to prevent the flow of Tunisian foreign fighters into Iraq. Several senior GOT officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affa [...]	2008-02-20 13:14:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MARR PGOV PREL SOCI KISL TS
08TUNIS164	TUNISIA CONFIRMS 505 AGREEMENT [...] On February 19, Post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 13, 2008, confirming Tunisia's agreement with Post's November 23, 2007 diplomatic note regarding the update of end-use, retransfer and security assurances applicable to articles and services pr [...]	2008-02-21 14:41:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR PREL MASS TS
08TUNIS168	APPEALS COURT REDUCES SENTENCES OF SOME "SOLIMAN" [...] (C) Summary. On February 21, a Tunis Court of Appeals reduced the December 2007 sentences of eight individuals convicted of involvement in the December 2006/January 2007 terrorist incidents. One of those sentenced to death received a life sentence, two sentenced to life were reduced to 20 an [...]	2008-02-22 15:39:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS169	ACTIVISTS SAY TWO PEOPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR [...] (C) Tunisian activists and international NGOs are denouncing the recent convictions of a journalist and a comedian, saying that they are being prosecuted for criticizing the government. On January 18, a Sfax court of appeal upheld journalist Slim Boukhdhir's sentence of one year in prison f [...]	2008-02-22 15:55:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS170	SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (S/NF) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch to Tunis next week. Your visit takes SIPDIS place in the context of a generally positive bilateral relationship, and Foreign Minister Abdallah has told us that he very much looks forward to welcoming you. You will be [...]	2008-02-22 18:01:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP TS
08TUNIS189	CODEL CRAMER FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY TIES [...] (SBU) During his February 21-23 visit to Tunisia, Representative Bud Cramer (D-AL) was warmly welcomed by GOT officials, who were familiar with his role as co-founder of the Tunisia Caucus and eager to express their hopes for stronger bilateral ties. GOT officials stressed the need for more i [...]	2008-02-29 16:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OREP ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS193	PRESIDENT BEN ALI MEETS WITH A/S WELCH: PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) President Ben Ali and NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch discussed regional and bilateral issues in a wide-ranging, warm and open meeting on Thursday, February 28. In response to A/S Welch's remarks and requests, President Ben Ali: -- promised counter-terrorism cooperation "without r [...]	2008-03-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV KPAL KDRG KDEM TS
08TUNIS194	A/S WELCH'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MINISTER OF [...] (S) In the course of several hours of interactions between NEA A/S Welch and Foreign Minister Abdallah on February 28, Welch conveyed the latest US thinking on Lebanon, Syria, the proposed Arab League summit, Iraq, Iran, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and Kosovo, among other topics. [...]	2008-03-03 17:00:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IZ SY LE SE XI
08TUNIS195	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES BILATERAL AND REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) In exchanges with the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Development and International Cooperation on February 28, A/S Welch underscored US commitment to advancing mutual interests in the respective areas of defense and counter-terrorism cooperation, and increasing bilateral trade [...]	2008-03-03 17:12:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PMIL PTER PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV TS
08TUNIS210	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ASSAULTED BY SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) On March 3, human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine was assaulted by security forces upon her arrival in Tunisia at the port of La Goulette. Bensedrine, a longstanding critic of Tunisia's human rights situation, had just returned from Denmark where she received the 2008 Danish Peace Foun [...]	2008-03-06 15:59:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS213	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF ABU [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 13:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER TS
08TUNIS227	AUSTRIAN NATIONALS REPORTEDLY TAKEN HOSTAGE BY [...] (C) Summary: Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed via a statement posted on the Internet that it has taken hostage two Austrian tourists who were traveling in the southern Tunisian desert. An official source cited by the Tunisia Africa Press Agency confirmed that t [...]	2008-03-11 10:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL CASC AU TS
08TUNIS235	AUSTRIANS REPORTEDLY TAKEN HOSTAGE IN TUNISIA: [...] (C) In a March 11 telephone conversation with the Ambassador, the Austrian Ambassador reported that GOT officials had said the Tunisian military continues to conduct air and land search operations for the two Austrian tourists whom al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb claimed to have t [...]	2008-03-11 17:10:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL TS
08TUNIS237	FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN TUNISIA [...] Embassy Tunis provides the following narrative in response to reftel request. 2. The Government of Tunisia's national budget is publicly available and is published in the official gazette and on the internet. According to Tunisian law, the parliamentary debates on the annual budget are ope [...]	2008-03-12 11:29:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PGOV TS
08TUNIS256	TUNISIANS PUBLICLY CONDEMN AQIM KIDNAPPING OF [...] (SBU) In the wake of the March 10 claim by Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) that it had kidnapped two Austrian tourists in southern Tunisia (reftels),political activists and intellectuals have condemned the targeting of civilians and the spread of extremist ideologies. The [...]	2008-03-13 15:22:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL KPAO TS
08TUNIS257	THE MFA'S CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Although the Tunisian MFA is titularly responsible for coordinating bilateral cooperation, under the leadership of FM Abdallah, the Ministry has become controlling to the point of being obstructionist. Almost every demarche, program, travel or other diplomatic activity must be requeste [...]	2008-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS258	TUNISIA/DEMOCRATIC REFORM I: PROMOTING A MORE [...] (C) Tunisia's 2009 presidential and legislative elections represent an important opportunity to promote the President's Freedom Agenda and to press for tangible political reform. We have long focused on promoting greater freedom and expression and association in Tunisia. In the months lead [...]	2008-03-13 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS273	TUNISIA/DEMOCRATIC REFORM II: VOTER APATHY [...] (C) Despite official voter registration and presidential election participation rates of almost 90 percent, most Tunisians say they prefer not to vote. Lack of transparency, allegations of fraud, and the sense that election results are a foregone conclusion are all major causes of voter apat [...]	2008-03-17 10:49:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS277	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes CODEL Boehner and accompanying members to Tunis from March 24 - 26, 2008. Tunisia proudly -- and justifiably -- calls itself a "country that works." Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, the Tunisian government has proven i [...]	2008-03-18 09:18:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS278	TUNISIA/DEMOCRATIC REFORM III: AN UPHILL STRUGGLE [...] (C) Tunisian opposition parties face an uphill battle in their fight for free and fair elections. Despite a multi-party system, civil society activists credibly alleged that the outcomes of the 2004 presidential and legislative elections were predetermined, highlighting a number of procedu [...]	2008-03-18 10:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS282	AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR HAS LITTLE INFORMATION ON [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting, Austrian Ambassador Johann Froehlich told the Ambassador that he has been in close contact with the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the kidnapping of two Austrian citizens by Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM, reftels). However, Froehl [...]	2008-03-18 16:03:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL TS
08TUNIS299	SWISS: BEN ALI SON-IN-LAW WANTED RESIDENCY [...] (S/NF) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told the Ambassador on March 21 that President Ben Ali's son-in-law Sakher Matri had requested a residency permit for Geneva, apparently to facilitate his business interests in Europe. Faessler said that the Swiss denied Matri's request to send a signal about their fr [...]	2008-03-24 14:10:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL TS
08TUNIS312	PRESIDENT BEN ALI TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT [...] (S) On March 27, Tunis Africa Press (TAP) agency carried an official announcement that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will attend the Arab League Summit in Syria on March 29 - 30. The announcement represents a turnaround from earlier statements by President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Ab [...]	2008-03-27 17:33:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAL LE TS
08TUNIS314	MIN. OF INTERIOR PRAISES INTEL EXCHANGE IN REP. [...] (S/NF) During the March 25-27 visit of CODEL Boehner, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) met with Minister of Interior Rafik Belhaj Kacem to discuss the regional terrorist threat and bilateral intelligence cooperation. Belhaj Kacem said US-Tunisian cooperation includes joint operations and sharing "a [...]	2008-03-28 11:40:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS315	WHY TUNISIA NEEDS US FMF [...] (C/NF) On March 10, al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced it had kidnapped two Austrian tourists in Tunisia's southern desert region. While it remains unclear if the tourists were abducted on Tunisian soil, the threat of al-Qaeda to Tunisia is real and growing. It can [...]	2008-03-28 11:48:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS PTER MARR PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS337	OPPOSITION REJECTS PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY [...] (C) Leaders of Tunisia's two most credible independent opposition parties told the Ambassador on March 28 that President Ben Ali's March 21 announcement regarding candidacy requirements (Ref A) was specifically designed to exclude his strongest opponents from running for president in 2009. N [...]	2008-04-04 07:18:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS345	JAILED TUNISIAN COMEDIAN PARDONED ON INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) On March 20 (Tunisian Independence Day),Tunisian President Ben Ali pardoned comedian Hedi Oula Baballah, after he served six weeks of his one-year prison term. Baballah was sentenced to prison and fined 1,000 TD (833 USD) on February 4 for possession of narcotics (Ref A),after police [...]	2008-04-04 15:40:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS347	ENGAGING THE AMU: TUNISIAN ATTENDANCE AT TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) On April 5, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note confirming that Mokhtar Chaouachi, MFA Director General for International Organizations and Conferences, and Tahar Refai, Ministry of Interior Director General for International Cooperation, will attend the April 9 AMU me [...]	2008-04-07 13:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PINR PINS TS
08TUNIS349	CALL ON CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES [...] (C) Salah Tabarki, President of the Commission of Political Affairs and External Relations in the Chamber of Deputies, told the DCM April 2 that there were strong debates in the Chamber of Deputies, notably within the commissions. In plenary sessions, party discipline is the rule. Although a [...]	2008-04-07 15:38:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL TS
08TUNIS356	FM ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, AUSTRIAN KIDNAPPING, [...] (C) During an April 8 meeting, Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah told the Ambassador that little of note had occurred at the March Arab League Summit in Damascus. While President Ben Ali had ultimately decided to attend, nothing could be accomplished in the absence of Saudi King Abdallah an [...]	2008-04-09 12:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPAL PHUM TS
08TUNIS360	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 11:50:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL TBIO WHO TS
08TUNIS369	NEW TRIAL DATES SET FOR SENIOR POLITICAL FSN [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) A possibly politically motivated criminal case against the Embassy's senior political LES Jamil Halfaoui is set to be reviewed by the Tunisian Supreme Court on April 18. Halfaoui was sentenced in absentia to four months in [...]	2008-04-15 17:55:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
08TUNIS376	TRANS SAHARA RSI CONFERENCE: THINK GLOBALLY, ACT [...] (S/NF) During the April 1 Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) - Trans Sahara conference, Ambassadors and other officials from missions in Trans Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) countries, as well as representatives of the interagency community, discussed the rising terrorist threat [...]	2008-04-17 11:17:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS39	SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY: TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) President Mokhtar Trifi on January 8 told PolOffs that while discussions with GOT officials had initially left him optimistic about prospects for resolving the almost eight year-long standoff between the GOT and the LTDH, the GOT has failed to deliver [...]	2008-01-11 16:45:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS390	TUNISIAN CANDIDATE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL [...] (U) On April 2, the Embassy received Diplomatic Note 1146 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announcing Tunisia's candidacy for re-election to the Administration Council and the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union. The 24th session of the Universal Postal Congres [...]	2008-04-21 05:58:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS408	PART II: BAD NEWS FOR TUNISIAN PRESS: OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Since March, the distribution of five editions of al-Mowqif has been blocked, putting the paper in a financially precarious situation. Opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) leaders held a press conference on April 16 to announce that the editors of its Arabic-weekly al-Mowqif [...]	2008-04-24 08:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS416	TUNISIAN RESPONSE TO SYRIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) This cable contains and action request: Please see para 3. 2. (C) During an April 25 meeting with the Ambassador on other topics, MFA Director General for the Americas and Asia Elyas Kasri asked about the recent news about Syria's covert nuclear program. Referring to reftel talking p [...]	2008-04-28 07:39:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP DPRK SY IAEA PARM PREL TS
08TUNIS43	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS USG SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary. During his January 7 visit to the Governorate of Nabeul, the Ambassador highlighted USG financial and public support for Tunisian government and civil society efforts to promote the integration of handicapped youth through local educational initiatives. The Ambassador visited t [...]	2008-01-14 15:26:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS434	TUNISIA SHINES, SARKOZY STUMBLES DURING APRIL [...] (C) French President Nicolas Sarkozy concluded a 48-hour visit to Tunisia on April 30, which was dominated by big business deals and strong criticism from Tunisia's human rights community. The visit paved the way for Sarkozy's planned July summit to launch the Mediterranean Union and economic [...]	2008-05-02 12:02:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS440	HIGHER COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: INDEPENDENT, [...] (C) During a May 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Higher Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties (HCHR) President Moncer Rouissi outlined the progress of new legislation giving the HCHR greater independence. The changes, however, look good on paper but may end up being mostly co [...]	2008-05-02 16:08:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS443	REPLY TO "MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) We plan to distribute an IIP-prepared package of appropriate written materials on the topic to the local press and other key contacts. 2. (SBU) Tunisia has no known exiled Cuban community and the topic of Cuba in general has no resonance with the Tunisian public, except in the context o [...]	2008-05-05 16:17:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL
08TUNIS444	FOREIGN MINISTER "REVOLTED" BY "UNJUST" WHITE [...] (C) The Foreign Minister summoned the Ambassador on May 5 to complain that the White House Statement commemorating World Press Freedom day had been "revolting" and "unfair" in likening the press freedom situation in Tunisia to that in countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, China, and North Korea. [...]	2008-05-05 16:42:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TS
08TUNIS448	SCENESETTER FOR US-TUNISIA JOINT MILITARY [...] (S) Tunisian military officials, including Minister of National Defense Kamel Morjane, are looking forward to the twenty-third US-Tunisia Joint Military Commission (JMC) meetings in Washington on May 12-14. The Government of Tunisia is proud of our long history of strong military cooperation [...]	2008-05-06 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PTER EAID TS
08TUNIS45	TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 08:11:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER TS
08TUNIS493	TUNISIA: WHAT SUCCESSION SCENARIO? [...] (S/NF) Even as most Tunisians are resigned to the fact that President Ben Ali is likely to announce his candidacy for the 2009 Presidential elections this summer, who will succeed him in 2014 (when he will not be eligible to run) remains a question no one can answer. There has been no major c [...]	2008-05-09 07:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL TS
08TUNIS495	TUNISIAN MFA STATEMENT ON CONCERN OVER SITUATION [...] (U) On May 8, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry released a statement regarding its concern about the situation in Lebanon. Text of the MFA communique (official Tunisia-Africa Press Agency translation) is as follows: BEGIN TEXT: Tunisia is following with deep concern the evolution of the secu [...]	2008-05-09 14:40:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LE TS
08TUNIS496	BEN ALI ADVISOR DEFENDS NEW PROPOSED CRITERIA FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 8, Minister of State and Presidential Advisor Ben Dhia defended the GOT's proposed constitutional amendment stipulating requirements for presidential candidates as more "liberal" than the stringent criteria currently in the Constitution. In [...]	2008-05-09 17:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM TS
08TUNIS497	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 06:27:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL TS

08TUNIS514	PRESS FREEDOM CASE DRAGS ON, BUT HUNGER STRIKE ENDS [...] (C) At a May 10 hearing, libel cases filed by five Tunisian companies against Rachid Khachana and Mongi Ellouz, editor-in-chief and staff-writer for the opposition Arabic-weekly al-Mowqif respectively, were postponed for May 31. Tunisian civil society has deemed the cases politically motiva [...]	2008-05-12 16:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS516	OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Promoting democratic reform and respect for human rights is our first Mission Strategic Plan goal. Our approach to promoting human rights involves a broad range of mission offices using a variety of means and methods to promote the Freedom Agenda. Over the last year, Embassy officials [...]	2008-05-13 15:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM TS
08TUNIS54	FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES: TUNISIAN OPPOSITION PARTY [...] (C) Secretary General of the opposition Popular Unity Party (PUP) Mohamed Bouchicha acknowledged to the Ambassador Jan. 15 the need to improve freedom of expression and association, but said progress should be made "without interference" by foreigners. Bouchicha added that solutions would b [...]	2008-01-17 14:44:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS558	MGLBO1: TUNISIAN MFA VOICES SATISFACTION WITH DOHA [...] (U) On May 22, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement welcoming the signature of the Doha agreement. Text of MFA communique is as follows (official Tunisia-Africa Press Agency translation): BEGIN TEXT: Tunisia welcomed with deep satisfaction the Doha agr [...]	2008-05-23 14:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SY TS
08TUNIS569	ANNUAL JEWISH PILGRIMAGE PROCEEDS PEACEFULLY [...] (C) Summary: From May 22-23, between five and six thousand Jewish pilgrims visited the island of Djerba as part of an annual pilgrimage. The center of the pilgrimage is the El-Ghriba synagogue, the oldest synagogue in North Africa. The event was characterized by a visible police presence a [...]	2008-05-28 15:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KPAO IS TS
08TUNIS58	PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE EAST TOUR: TUNISIAN [...] (C) At a January 15 a gathering with intellectuals at the Ambassador's residence, most participants expressed the view that President Bush's visit to the region was evidence of concrete follow-up to a positive process set in motion at Annapolis. Participants criticized various aspects of the [...]	2008-01-18 13:32:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IR TS
08TUNIS580	TUNISIA CONTINUES TO EXPAND INTERNET CENSORSHIP [...] (C) While publicly promoting the internet as an economic tool, the Government of Tunisia is privately blocking an increasing portion of the web. Officially, only sites that promote violence or pornography are blocked in Tunisia, but in practice, sites with content critical of the GOT, such a [...]	2008-05-30 14:22:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS595	PRESS FREEDOM TRIAL DRAGS ON, OPPOSITION CANDIDATE [...] (C) In the ongoing libel cases against the editors of opposition newspaper al-Mowqif, the defense presented its argument at a May 31 hearing; no trial date has been set for the plaintiffs to present their rebuttal. In a separate court case, al-Mowqif Editor-in-Chief Nejib Chebbi is also bei [...]	2008-06-03 16:09:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS596	UNEMPLOYMENT PROTESTS SPREAD TO NEW TOWN [...] (C) Following several weeks of relative calm, demonstrations have again broken out near the Tunisian border with Algeria, this time in Feriana. There have been periodic demonstrations in the region since January, stemming from poverty, high levels of unemployment, and claims of governmental [...]	2008-06-03 16:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS599	HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FUND: MAKING THE BEST USE [...] (S) We understand that DRL made the decision to approve two Human Rights Defenders Fund (HRDF) cases involving activists in Tunisia. Post previously expressed our concerns about these cases. In this cable we set out formally our concerns about the merits of the two cases, lay out possible ne [...]	2008-06-05 08:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PHUM TS
08TUNIS600	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 13:09:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL SMIG TS
08TUNIS63	GOT DECISION-MAKING: CLEAR AS MUD [...] (S/NF) As expected in a country with one leader for 20 years, key government decisions in Tunisia are made by President Ben Ali. What is unusual is that few officials, including the most senior, seem to know the process by which Ben Ali makes decisions or who has influence over him. Rumors an [...]	2008-01-22 09:24:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER ECON TS
08TUNIS650	AMBASSADOR PROVIDES FM WITH NON-PAPER ON IMPROVING [...] (C) In a tete-a-tete meeting with the Foreign Minister on June 16, the Ambassador delivered a non-paper on steps the GOT could take to improve freedom of expression in Tunisia. Noting the White House statement on World Press Freedom Day that referenced Tunisia's problems with freedom of expres [...]	2008-06-17 05:50:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAO TS
08TUNIS659	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF NINE NAMES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 15:24:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL TS
08TUNIS662	TERRORISM FINANCE: US DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 13:54:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC TS
08TUNIS67	TUNISIAN MFA STATEMENT ON CONCERN OVER SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 21, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry (MFA) released a statement regarding its concern about the situation in the Palestinian Territories. The statement received broad coverage in the Tunisian press, and government and ruling party newspapers carried the story on the f [...]	2008-01-22 15:46:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAL TS
08TUNIS693	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCOLLUM [...] Embassy Tunis grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Representative McCollum and accompanying members of CODEL McCollum to Tunisia from July 1 - 5, 2008. 2. The point of contact for the visit is Political Officer Trina Saha. Contact information for Ms. Saha is as follows: Phone: 216- [...]	2008-06-26 14:23:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS695	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 14:23:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KSUM OVIP TS
08TUNIS697	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC TS
08TUNIS698	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCOLLUM [...] (U) Embassy Tunis warmly welcomes CODEL McCollum and accompanying members to Tunis from July 1 - 5, 2008. Despite Tunisia's relatively small economy and lack of natural resources, the Tunisian government has proven itself capable of providing basic education, health care, housing and a workab [...]	2008-06-26 16:50:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON PTER TS
08TUNIS7	Civil Society Success: Finally Hitting the Target at the [...] (SBU) This year's BMENA Parallel Civil Society Forum (PCSF - ref a) - an annual event that prepares civil society participation in the annual Forum for the Future ministerial meeting - was a significant improvement over its predecessors. Last year's parallel forum in Jordan was particularly we [...]	2008-01-03 09:22:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI GE PREL PGOV YM
08TUNIS732	LET'S SWAP SUPPORT - CANDIDATES FOR THE [...] (U) On July 2,2008 the Embassy received Diplomatic Note 2367 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) replying to U.S. Diplomatic Note 840 (Ref B & C). In the note, the GOT proposes an exchange of support for each other's candidacy for election to the Administration Council and the Postal O [...]	2008-07-07 14:16:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS759	CODEL MCCOLLUM TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) Over the course of a four day visit, Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Congressional Staff Member Brooke Bennett met with an impressive number of Tunisian government and civil society representatives, carrying a message of US engagement and interest in pursuing shared objectives. The gov [...]	2008-07-09 15:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS78	EXTREMISM IN TUNISIA: FERTILE GROUND? [...] (S) This is the first cable of a two part series on extremism in Tunisia; it addresses the forces behind increasing popular support for violent ideologies. Tunisia's general trend toward increased religious identification and conservatism has been marked over the past year by a relative incre [...]	2008-01-25 11:05:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PTER PGOV KISL SOCI PREL KPAO TS
08TUNIS789	MIXED TUNISIAN REACTION TO SARKOZY'S "CLUB MED" [...] (C) Even while Tunisia harbors aspirations to host the headquarters of the Sarkozy-backed Union for the Mediterranean (UPM),the domestic reaction to the July 13 launch of this new entity has been mixed. From the beginning, the GOT has been supportive of the initiative, but among the busine [...]	2008-07-17 15:00:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EU TS
08TUNIS79	EXTREMISM IN TUNISIA: GETTING AT THE ROOTS [...] (S) This is the second cable of a two part series on extremism in Tunisia; it addresses GOT efforts to combat rising extremism, what threat it represents, and how the USG should respond. The GOT regularly points out that it has been fighting terrorism since the 1980s and note it has invested [...]	2008-01-25 11:07:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PTER PGOV KISL SOCI PREL KPAO TS
08TUNIS8	MEPI ALUMNI MEETING: A CIVIL SOCIETY SPRINGBOARD [...] (SBU) Taking a "two birds with one stone" approach, the MEPI Regional Office in Tunis brought together select MEPI alumni holding civic-activist profiles to beef-up a BMENA civil society event and to hold a separate alumni meeting. The participants, from a dozen Arab countries, spent one day [...]	2008-01-03 09:22:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KMPI GE PREL PGOV YM
08TUNIS825	AMBASSADOR PRESSES EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) In a meeting Friday, July 18, Ambassador pressed Tunisian External Communications Agency Director General Oussama Romdhani on the release of imprisoned journalist Slim Boukhdhir. Romdhani acknowledged that the continued imprisonment of Boukhdhir is a problem for Tunisia internationally, [...]	2008-07-22 14:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TS
08TUNIS83	TUNISIA SUPPORTS LIBYA INCLUSION IN TSCTP [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 19:36:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR PINR PINS PREL PGOV TS
08TUNIS841	BEN ALI ACKNOWLEDGES GAFSA UNREST -- FROM AFAR [...] (C) For the first time, President Ben Ali has publicly acknowledged the unrest that has been troubling the southwestern mining region of Gafsa since January 2008 (reftels). In July 16 remarks to members of the Gafsa governing council, the President blamed the difficulties on improper recrui [...]	2008-07-24 16:14:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL TS
08TUNIS851	PROMULGATION OF LAW RESTRICTING ELIGIBILITY OF [...] (C) President Ben Ali on July 28 approved a law changing the criteria for presidential candidates. Among those potential candidates who will now be excluded by the new eligibility requirements are Nejib Chebbi, the announced candidate of the opposition Progressive Democratic Party. Politici [...]	2008-07-29 15:10:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS863	SEMI-INDEPENDENT OPPOSITION PARTY SAYS RULING [...] (C) In a July 30 meeting with A/DCM, Ahmed Brahim, First Secretary of the opposition at-Tajdid (Renewal) Party, argued that Tunisia's ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) Party needs to allow increased political participation and greater freedom of expression. Brahim outlined his par [...]	2008-07-31 16:06:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS864	PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY: GOT SEEKS COVER WHEN [...] (C) The Government of Tunisia has a deserved reputation for silencing its perceived opponents. At the same time, the GOT has perfected the art of plausible deniability, allowing it to deflect allegations of harassment. Often, the GOT works through intermediaries, using a broad range of tool [...]	2008-07-31 16:12:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS868	CIVIL SOCIETY STRIKES BACK, OR AT LEAST IT TRIES [...] (C) Despite the harassment and intimidation of Tunisian opposition and civil society groups (Ref A),many groups persist in their activism. In spite of limits on their freedom of maneuver, several have managed to overcome government-imposed restrictions to attract attention to their causes, [...]	2008-08-01 12:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS879	WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE RCD?: RULING PARTY WRAPS UP [...] (C) The ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) held its congress, which takes place once every five years, from July 30 - August 2. The most notable development came on July 30, when President Ben Ali announced he would seek re-election for a fifth five year term in 2009. The RCD also [...]	2008-08-05 11:20:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS889	AL-QADHAFI BEGINS FOUR DAY VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Libyan leader Muammer al-Qadhafi arrived in Tunis on August 3 for a four-day visit. In a meeting, President Ben Ali and al-Qadhafi reportedly discussed a range of regional and international issues, although few details have been publicly forthcoming. Al-Qadhafi attended a ribbon-cutting [...]	2008-08-06 12:04:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LY TS
08TUNIS891	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST BROADCASTING TO [...] (C) On August 1, the Ambassador discussed reftel demarche on ARABSAT with senior GOT MFA officials. While agreeing with the broad goal of stopping extremist broadcasts, MFA officials recommended that the US Government widen its efforts to include a political solution, for example by seeking a [...]	2008-08-06 14:47:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF AL
08TUNIS91	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HCOC "INREACH" [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 08:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
08TUNIS910	MAHMOUD ABBAS ATTENDANCE AT RULING PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. At a lunch on August 11, Palestinian Ambassador Salman el-Herfi said PA President Mahmoud Abbas had visited Tunis recently primarily to participate in the opening of the RCD party congress. Abbas' participation, el-Herfi said, underscored the strong and growing relations betwee [...]	2008-08-12 15:56:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI KPAL IS TS
08TUNIS924	TUNISIA TO RE-OPEN EMBASSY IN QATAR [...] (C) Tunisia has announced that it will re-open its embassy in Qatar, which it closed in October 2006 to protest al-Jazeera's unfavorable coverage of domestic politics in Tunisia. Foreign Minister Abdallah had previewed this decision for NEA A/S Welch during the latter's late February visit to [...]	2008-08-19 14:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV QA TS
08TUNIS94	TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-30 16:43:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC KU TS
08TUNIS962	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TUNISIA [...] (C) Madame Secretary, my team and I look forward to your visit to Tunis. President Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdallah are delighted you are coming and will provide a warm welcome. They will want to hear your thoughts on regional issues and to reaffirm strong US-Tunisian relations. For us, [...]	2008-08-29 16:02:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PMIL PHUM TS
08TUNIS963	TUNISIA'S DELEGATION TO 63RD UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 16:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA KSEP TS
08TUNIS964	DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 16:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TS
08TUNIS965	TUNISIA DOES NOT ACCEPT THE MAURITANIAN COUP BUT [...] (C) The Ambassador raised the Mauritanian military coup during his August 29 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelwaheb Abdallah stressing the strong and growing opposition to it. The Minister,s said the GOT responded immediately through the Arab Maghreb Union. he also cited Tunisia [...]	2008-08-29 18:01:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KEDM TS
08TUNIS966	CORRECTED COPY TUNISIA'S DELEGATION TO 63RD UNGA - [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-01 12:23:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA KSEP TS
08TUNIS970	DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN NUCLEAR AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-02 10:02:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08TUNIS975	TUNISIA: NINETEEN CONVICTED IN TERRORISM TRIALS [...] (C) Nineteen Tunisians have been convicted of varying degrees of involvement in terror planning in two separate trials in the past two weeks. One of the defense attorneys who represented clients in both cases offered his assessment that a few of those convicted had indeed intended to carry ou [...]	2008-09-02 15:55:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL TS
08TUNIS986	BEN ALI RESHUFFLES TUNISIA'S CABINET - PARTIALLY [...] (U) On August 30, President Ben Ali partially reshuffled his cabinet. The changes affect the Education, Agriculture, and Cultural Ministries among others. Rumors persist that more changes may be coming. Comments begin in paragraph 3, and biographic data on the new Ministers is in paragraph [...]	2008-09-03 14:25:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TS
08TUNIS992	TUNIS: BEN OMAR'S FAMILY REPORTS PSYCHOLOGICAL [...] (S) Summary: Family members of transferred Guantanamo detainee Abdallah Ben Omar report he is physically fine, but weak. He faces threats, however, about his family from Ministry of Interior officials who have shown him doctored photos in which security personnel appear to be beating his so [...]	2008-09-04 15:48:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM KDRG TS
08ULAANBAATAR11	Trains, Planes and Congressional Exchanges: Ambassador [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 4, the Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on new Minister of Roads, Transportation and Tourism R. Rash. During the cordial hour-long meeting, Rash emphasized the importance of the rail sector to the country's economy and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) C [...]	2008-01-08 06:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EAIR PREL ETRD SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR110	TURF BATTLES HINDER MONGOLIAN EFFORT TO REACH TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turf battles between Mongolian ministries have slowed preparations for a series of digital videoconferences on a US-Mongolia Transparency Agreement, but progress has been made and Mongolia hopes to start such conferences in late March. D. Munkhjargal, a senior official of the Mo [...]	2008-03-12 22:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR118	MPs Buying Votes by Nationalizing Mongolia's "Strategic" [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Mongolia's Parliament and Prime Minister S. Bayar's administration have, in post's view and that of western mining firms, embraced a decidedly anti-business set of mining amendments, likely to be passed during an upcoming recess session of Parliament. The amendments are po [...]	2008-03-19 23:49:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR124	MFA STATE SECRETARY BEKHBAT PREVIEWS TRIPS BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Secretary (and soon to be Ambassador to the U.S.) of Mongolia's Foreign Ministry, Kh. Bekhbat, told the Ambassador that President N. Enkhbayar will attend a business forum on the Chinese island of Hainan in April and head to New York in October to attend the UN General A [...]	2008-03-21 08:55:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR125	MONGOLIA ON TIBET AND TAIWAN: WE SUPPORT THE ONE-CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mongolian Government on March 20 issued a statement reiterating its adherence to the "one China" policy and expressed regret over the "chaotic situation" in Tibet. In recent days, some Mongolians have expressed solidarity with the people of Tibet, but no formal gatherings fo [...]	2008-03-21 08:56:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KOLY MG
08ULAANBAATAR126	DG THOMAS VISITS MONGOLIA MARCH 18-19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a multi-stop tour of the EAP region, Director General Ambassador Harry Thomas and James Forbes, Office Director, HR/ER, visited Ulaanbaatar March 18-19. While in Ulaanbaatar, Ambassador Thomas met with the Ambassador and DCM, the Management section, Entry-Level Officer [...]	2008-03-21 09:08:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREL ECON MG
08ULAANBAATAR128	TB Rates Climbing in Mongolia [...] SUMMARY: Mongolia's tuberculosis rate has steadily risen since the early 1990s, in spite of government efforts to contain its spread. Statistics show an increase of 177% since 1991. Health officials concede that a steady climb in case numbers make meeting Millennium Development Goals to revers [...]	2008-03-24 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL MG
08ULAANBAATAR136	MONGOLIA'S OPPOSITION PARTY STALLS PARLIAMENT'S MINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recess session of Mongolia's Parliament on key amendments to the Law on Mineral Resources was over almost as soon as it began on March 25, with the opposition Democratic Party (DP) effectively postponing debate. Minutes after the start of the session, the (DP) chief of the Sta [...]	2008-03-27 07:12:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR138	BABY STEPS FOR MONGOLIA'S FIU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Mongolia's (GOM) effort to establish an effective Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),as required under the nation's first Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism legislation (AML/CFT) passed in July 2006, has been slow going, but there hav [...]	2008-03-28 04:50:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER ECON PREL SCUL SNAR KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR149	MCA-Mongolia Holds First Board Meeting, Approves Documents, [...] Prime Minister S. Bayar, the Chairman of Millennium Challenge Account - Mongolia's (MCA-M) Board of Directors, convened the first ever full-scale board mlevig!tje orn`ne ofhEprm\|!Q> Inqd`itIo. po!he@E(0`n!Biv0QiniSveRaHr&br!b"cJqlO3,y(,V! nyov2QMkC=u43sqQmQaf2QFpJ`v$l5}6cX?t,L(/LQ W[mhuOQ&-Qor t [...]	2008-04-03 08:45:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EINV EON PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR15	Visiting Canadian Trade Minister Advises Against State [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian International Trade Minister David Emerson's 24 hour visit to Mongolia, the first by a Canadian Minister in over 10 years, included meetings with President N. Enkhbayar, Prime Minister S. Bayar, Foreign Minister Oyun, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Industry and T [...]	2008-01-11 08:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD CA MG
08ULAANBAATAR150	MONGOLIA'S OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER EVALUATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic Party Chairman Ts. Elbegdorj, the head of Mongolia's biggest opposition force, told the Ambassador on April 1 that differences remain within his party over how best to develop Mongolia's mineral resources, despite a March 12 announcement by Elbegdorj and Prime Minister [...]	2008-04-04 03:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EMIN ECON MG
08ULAANBAATAR153	MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT URGES ACTION ON MINING AS PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 7 address to Mongolia's Parliament on the opening day of its spring session, President N. Enkhbayar called on lawmakers to act swiftly on mining legislation, and said indecision is costing the country opportunities for investment and development. In a 25-minute speec [...]	2008-04-08 06:22:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KCOR KNNP KDEM MG
08ULAANBAATAR159	(C) MFA, GIA REPS SAY MONGOLIA WON'T DEPORT DPRK [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Senior officials of Mongolia's General Intelligence Agency (GIA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),in separate early-April meetings, offered somewhat divergent views on a number of DPRK refugee-related issues, but both denied that the Mongolian Government has cha [...]	2008-04-11 08:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	PREF SMIG PREL KMCA PHUM PINR MG
08ULAANBAATAR170	PREPARATIONS PROCEEDING FOR MONGOLIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Mongolia's General Election Commission (GEC) indicated on April 21 that its preparations for the June 29 Parliamentary elections are coming along smoothly, and announced that registered voters can now look up their registration information at the Commission's website. Post confirmed that [...]	2008-04-21 08:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR174	MONGOLIA'S KHENTII PROVINCE: ONE FOR THE ROAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia's eastern Khentii province, proud birthplace of Chinggis Khan, is developing rapidly, with new hotels and restaurants, plans to become a tourist destination, and a soon-to-be-completed road linking the provincial capital, Undurhkaan, with Ulaanbaatar. Electrification ha [...]	2008-04-23 08:34:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ENRG KWMN MG
08ULAANBAATAR177	IN MONGOLIA, THOUSANDS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST HIGH FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sharply rising prices for staple foods prompted approximately 4,000 demonstrators to take to the streets April 18 in the heart of Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar. Led by the National Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions, protestors demanded 40-50% price cuts for bread and flo [...]	2008-04-24 08:19:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM EAGR MG
08ULAANBAATAR182	UNHCR REP: MONGOLIA WILL NOT/NOT FORCE REFUGEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR's Regional Rep for China and Mongolia, Veerapong Vongvarotai, visited the Embassy on April 24 and said UNHCR has appealed to the South Korean Government to reconsider its refusal to admit three North Korean refugees currently in Mongolia. Veerapong said it is "not possible" [...]	2008-04-25 08:11:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SMIG PHUM PREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR191	2008 US-Mongolia TIFA, Report I: Progress on Transparency [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mongolia and the United States held their fourth annual Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Talks on February 4, with the Mongolian side continuing its push for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Tim Stratford explained that wh [...]	2008-04-28 02:21:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR192	MONGOLIAN PRESS MOSTLY OR "PARTLY FREE," BUT FEELING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Mongolian media are "partly free," according to the latest Freedom House report, citing cases of intimidation of the press and the selective use of defamation lawsuits for this judgment. They note that these abuses present an obstacle to Mongolia's continuing demo [...]	2008-04-28 07:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OPRC KDEM KMDR KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR193	FBI AGENTS SUCCESSFULLY TRAIN MONGOLIAN CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three FBI Special Agents carried out a successful week-long training session in Ulaanbaatar March 24 to 28 for 30 criminal investigators from the Mongolian National Police Agency (MNPA) and the Independent Authority Against Corruption (IAAC). Beijing-based Legal Attach Hendershot [...]	2008-04-29 04:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL EFIN KCOR PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR198	Mongolia's Southwest Part 2 of 3: Gobi Altai: Vast, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Charge's April 21-23 visit to Gobi Altai province, Vice Governor Erdenbat said the province's future hopes include food processing, especially canned beef for Russia, light industry (once the nearby hydropower plant comes online this summer),tourism, and mining. On [...]	2008-05-01 03:12:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV PREL EMIN SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR2	Mongolia's Coal: Dispelling That Old Black Magic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A few Mongolian officials claim that Mongolia's coal deposits stretch west to east in an unbroken (and unsubstantiated) 170-billion ton belt of untapped hydrocarbon wonder. However, Western firms actively prospecting for both thermal and coking coal argue that Mongolia's coal re [...]	2008-01-02 06:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN PREL ELTN ETRD MG
08ULAANBAATAR202	JAPANESE EMBOFFS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese DCM Kobayashi met with the Charge on May 1 for an exchange of views across the full array of Mongolian domestic and bilateral issues. On Mongolia,s June 29 Parliamentary elections, Japan believes that the post-election Parliament will look a lot like it does at present. [...]	2008-05-01 09:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KCOR ECON MG JP KN KS
08ULAANBAATAR204	MONGOLIA UNLIKELY TO SEEK SEAT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 06:42:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHCR EAID MG
08ULAANBAATAR205	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (SBU) 1. SUMMARY: Prices of Mongolia's chief staples have risen more than 33% over the last year, with flour spiking nearly 45% year-on-year. As most of these staples are imported, Mongolia has suffered from inflation related to rising energy and related transport costs. Other factors exacerb [...]	2008-05-02 07:57:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV SOCI EAID ETRD ECON PREL MG
08ULAANBAATAR206	APDP MONGOLIAN ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Post visited Mongolia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 2 to discuss the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) and its proposal to send an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Mongolia for its Parliamentary elections, tentatively scheduled for June 29. MF [...]	2008-05-02 09:19:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL EAID MG JA AS KS CA
08ULAANBAATAR209	Mongolia's Southwest Part 3 of 3: Bayanhongor Pins Hopes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge visited Bayanhongor province April 23/24 on the third and final stop of a three city swing through southwestern Mongolia. The province is home to 90,000 people, of whom 28,000 live in the provincial capital, of the same name. The province depends on herding and agricult [...]	2008-05-06 08:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAGR SENV PREL KDEM EMIN SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR219	MONGOLIA'S ACTIVE CAMPAIGN SEASON OPENS "OFFICIALLY"; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The campaign season formally opened on May 14 for Mongolia's Parliamentary elections, and the independent General Election Commission (GEC) confirmed that the elections would be held on June 29. Up for grabs are all 76 seats in Parliament; a close contest is expected between the [...]	2008-05-14 10:32:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR221	MONGOLIAN PM'S PLAN TO LOWER GAS PRICES BACKFIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an effort to bolster his party's prospects in the run-up to June 29 Parliamentary elections, Mongolian Prime Minister Bayar embraced a plan to keep gas prices under control by allowing a Russian oil giant to set up 100 gas stations throughout Mongolia. The plan ha [...]	2008-05-16 01:26:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL ECON EFIN PGOV KPKO MG
08ULAANBAATAR226	MONGOLIAN MILITARY WELCOMES RUSSIAN HARDWARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the latest sign of closer relations between Mongolia and Russia, the Mongolian Armed Forces have reorganized their Peace Support Battalion (PSB) structure to reflect the planned arrival, starting in 2009, of at least 40 Russian BRT-80 armored personnel carriers. The diesel-pow [...]	2008-05-19 02:46:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV ECON MG RU
08ULAANBAATAR227	EMBASSY SUPPORTS PEABODY IN MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT, PM; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Peabody Energy President for Northeast Asia, accompanied by the Charge and Peabody reps, met separately with Prime Minister Bayar on May 8 and President Enkhbayar on May 9. They underscored Peabody's continued interest in doing business in Mongolia and delivered draft r [...]	2008-05-19 09:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR243	OPPOSITION LEADER ELBEGDORG TO PEABODY ENERGY: NO POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Peabody Energy's President for Northeast Asia, Mr. Tahir Tayeb, along with Peabody reps and Econoff, met on May 9 with the leader of Mongolia's opposition Democratic Party, Ts. Elbegdorj, and shared a copy of Peabody's draft study of recommendations for a framework for the development of [...]	2008-05-27 22:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EINV PREL ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR244	POSITIVE REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Post met May 27 with the Mongolian Food and Agriculture Ministry's State Secretary, N. Batsuuri, to solicit his reaction to previously provided points on the President's Global Food Security Initiative (ref A) and to relay Administration's efforts to urge food-exporting countries to remove [...]	2008-05-28 00:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV EAID ECON TBIO PREL MG
08ULAANBAATAR246	ULAANBAATAR HOSTS INT'L SYMPOSIUM ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS [...] SUMMARY: Leading American and Mongolian authorities on infectious diseases gathered in Ulaanbaatar on May 15 and 16 to take part in an international symposium on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Twenty-six scientists made presentations at the symposium, which was facilitated by Post and which att [...]	2008-05-28 00:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PREL AORC EAGR TBIO SOCI PGOV EAIDMG
08ULAANBAATAR262	A BAD AIR DAY: ULAANBAATAR STRUGGLES TO BREATHE AS AIR [...] SUMMARY: Residents of Ulaanbaatar suffer from air pollution that is among the world's worst - comparable in airborne particulate matter to Beijing or Cairo. Much of the problem stems from garbage-burning and dust from coal-burning stoves at the city's rapidly growing ger districts. Heating and [...]	2008-06-03 07:36:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EAID PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR275	DAS CHRISTENSEN VISITS MONGOLIA; DAYS LATER, NSC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP DAS Christensen, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 29 with Mongolia's President, Speaker of Parliament, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Vice Defense Minister to discuss Mongolia's role in Iraq and Afghanistan and mining sector developments, among other issues. Christe [...]	2008-06-10 08:46:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ECON SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR282	NGO Reports 1/3 of Mongolia's Urban Households Lack Access [...] SUMMARY: A recent Mercy Corps study has found that one third of Mongolia's urban households are "food insecure," meaning they do not have access to enough sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. Poverty and unemployment are key contributing factors. Residents of prov [...]	2008-06-12 09:15:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PGOV SOCI EAID ETRD ECON PREL MG
08ULAANBAATAR283	Mongolia Considers Abstaining on Major Votes at June IWC [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Law & Treaty Department S. Gankhuyag on June 12 to deliver specified talking points listed in reftel on USG priorities for the International Whaling Commission's 2008 annual meeting (June 23-27; Santiago, Chile). Ganhuy [...]	2008-06-12 09:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD MG
08ULAANBAATAR310	MONGOLIA'S DECISION CYCLE ON TIMING FOR POST-UNSCR [...] (S) As requested in reftels, the Ambassador, DCM, E/P Chief, and DATT have approached counter-parts in the Government of Mongolia (GOM),to include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' State Secretary and the Acting Director General for the Americas, Middle East, and Africa, the Foreign Policy Ad [...]	2008-06-23 04:58:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	MARR PREL IZ MG
08ULAANBAATAR311	GIA DIRECTOR INDICATES MONGOLIA WILL OK 10TH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of Mongolia's General Intelligence Agency (GIA),former Ambassador to the U.S. R. Bold, told the Ambassador June 20 that he believes that the Government of Mongolia (GOM) will approve the dispatch of a 10th troop rotation to Iraq. The GOM has not made a formal announ [...]	2008-06-23 06:59:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV MASS KPKO ASEC MG IZ
08ULAANBAATAR315	CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT XI VISITS MONGOLIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, paid an official visit to Mongolia June 19 to 21. He met with the President, Speaker of Parliament and Prime Minister. Thirteen bilateral agreements were signed during the visit, highlighting expanding economic ties [...]	2008-06-25 01:08:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI MN CH
08ULAANBAATAR32	MRPR CABINET MINISTERS REQUIRED TO SIGN ETHICS AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With Parliamentary elections scheduled for June and public concern running high over corruption, the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) has announced that all MPRP Cabinet and Vice Ministers signed an ethics agreement on January 17. The agreement ob [...]	2008-01-24 03:26:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR ECON MG
08ULAANBAATAR320	MONGOLIAN DEMOCRACY IN ACTION: PARTIES MULL JUNE 29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mongolian voters head to the polls on Sunday, June 29, to elect all 76 members of its parliament. This will be the fifth election since Mongolia peacefully cast aside its authoritarian, communist system in 1990/91, beginning its democratic transformation. With public frustration [...]	2008-06-27 11:38:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SOCI MARR PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR322	VOTING GOES SMOOTHLY IN MONGOLIAQS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Voting in MongoliaQs Parliamentary elections went smoothly and ended on schedule at 10 pm on Sunday, June 29; election authorities then started the lengthy process of vote-counting. Preliminary returns were not expected to be available until well into June 30, at the earliest. [...]	2008-06-30 00:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR33	UNHCR PLANS TWO NEW DPRK SHELTERS IN MONGOLIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the request of Mongolia's Border Force, UNHCR is planning to establish two new shelters in eastern Mongolia for DPRK refugees, UNHCR Senior Regional Protection Officer Nai Jit Lam told us on January 23. Lam said the two shelters will each cost around $35,000, contain 25 to 30 [...]	2008-01-24 03:30:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KREF EAID PHUM MG
08ULAANBAATAR332	Flavor of Mongolian Democracy: Impressions of Distant [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable describes conditions at far-flung polling stations in Khovd province some 1,500 kilometers from Ulaanbaatar. The Embassy's election observation team was impressed with the highly organized, efficient and transparent processes of the local election committees as well [...]	2008-07-08 00:22:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO MG
08ULAANBAATAR341	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ENKHBAYAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called on President Enkhbayar on July 10 to deliver President Bush,s national day message (reftel) and to seek President Enkhbayar,s views regarding recent political upheaval in Mongolia and the planned duration of Mongolia,s 10th troop rotation in Iraq. Enkhbayar [...]	2008-07-10 09:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR IZ MG
08ULAANBAATAR351	VOTE ON GOVERNMENT DISSOLUTION FAILS [...] (SBU) The parliamentary vote demanded by the Democratic Party (DP) for the dissolution of Prime Minister S.Bayar's government failed on July 18. Following a long plenary discussion of the post-election violence on July 1, the demand was put to a vote. Of the 53 MPs making up the quorum, 16 vo [...]	2008-07-18 08:45:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KMCA SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR353	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 12:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI MG

08ULAANBAATAR355	Candidate Profile: On the Campaign Trail--The Mongol Way [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade, S.Otgonbat (strictly protect) shared his experience as a campaign manager for J. Enkbayar, an upstart Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) businessman in his 30's and a candidate in Mongolia's remote southwestern [...]	2008-07-21 00:17:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PHUM KCOR PGOV KMCA SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR357	2007 UN VOTING REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 02:53:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UNSC UNGA PREL ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR362	Mongolian Uranium Deposit Update [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Western Prospector Group (WP) CEO Eric Bohren (protect) discussed uranium mining issues in Mongolia with Emboffs on July 10 and discussed his company's near-term plans and the uranium mining business. Bohren made clear that Western Prospector, a Vancouver-based firm, remains int [...]	2008-07-25 02:00:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL KNNP SENV EMIN EINV KIDE MG
08ULAANBAATAR373	ONE MONTH AFTER MONGOLIAN RIOTING, POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One month after post-election violence left five people dead, hundreds injured and the ruling party's HQ destroyed, Mongolia's two biggest parties remained locked in a stalemate over election results and the legitimacy of the new Parliament. Allegations of fraud against the rulin [...]	2008-08-04 00:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCOR SENV EMIN ENRG SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR381	DISAGREEMENT CRESTS BETWEEN MONGOLIAN PARTIES OVER [...] (SBU) Over five weeks have passed since violent protests left five dead and hundreds injured, landed nearly 200 protesters in detention without being charged, and burned the HQ of the Mongolian People,s Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The political situation has not moved far beyond allegations st [...]	2008-08-07 10:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR EMIN SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR399	DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 06:20:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MG
08ULAANBAATAR418	MONGOLIA ENGAGED ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES [...] (C) On September 11, PolOff delivered to MFA Department of Multilateral Cooperation Deputy Director Gunaajav BATJARGAL reftel points urging Mongolia not to support "no-action" motions on country-specific resolutions in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee; to support anticipated resolutio [...]	2008-09-11 09:00:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN MN UNGA
08ULAANBAATAR43	MONGOLIAN VIEWS REGARDING IRAQ DEPLOYMENTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor (FPA) Tsogtbaatar told the DCM January 23 that President Enkhbayar, SIPDIS his boss, firmly supports Mongolia's continued presence, stressing Mongolia is essentially in Iraq to support the U.S. In general, Mongolians support such a presence, [...]	2008-01-24 08:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS IZ MG
08ULAANBAATAR44	MONGOLIA OFFERS TO HOST 6-PARTY PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (U) This is an action cable. See action requested in para 3. 2. (C) Mongolian Foreign Ministry Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador B. Doljintseren invited the DCM in January 23 to note that Mongolia wants to be helpful in the peace process in Northeast Asia and that last year Mong [...]	2008-01-24 09:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNUC MARR KS KN MG
08ULAANBAATAR48	FOREIGN MINISTER OYUN SEEKS SEOUL MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador crossed paths January 29 with Mongolian Foreign Minister S.Oyun, who volunteered that she would be in Seoul on February 25, 26 and 27 for the South Korean presidential inauguration. Oyun said she would be accompanying President N.Enkhbayar, adding that if SecState were to [...]	2008-01-29 09:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MG
08ULAANBAATAR488	DELIVERY OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS DEMARCHE [...] On November 3, Post notified Mr. B. Tumurbat, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit at the Bank of Mongolia, of the reftel designations, and delivered reftel talking points and referenced press releases. No substantive reply was received, and any future response will be reported septel. [...]	2008-11-03 08:14:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN MG
08ULAANBAATAR499	MONGOLIA RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON UN RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (C) On November 6, the Charge d'Affairs and PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Multilateral Cooperation Department Acting Director Batjargal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Charge requested that Mongolia continue to oppose no-action motions in the Third Committee of the UN [...]	2008-11-07 07:43:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MG
08ULAANBAATAR5	Mongolian Vice Foreign Minister Formally Conveys [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Enkhmandakh confirmed to the Ambassador January 3 that Mongolia would deploy a full 9th rotation of troops to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and that the troops would depart for Iraq sometime the following week. The Ambassador expres [...]	2008-01-03 08:47:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL ETRD EPET SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR50	Mongolia Ponders Transparency Agreement with U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting on a commitment to the Mongolian Government at last year's US-Mongolia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks (reftel A),Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Timothy Stratford proposed negotiating a Transparency Agreement (TA) with the Government of Mongolia [...]	2008-01-30 08:13:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR505	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR THE PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] Received from Mr. Norov Altankhuyag, in his capacity as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Mongolia, a coalition partner in the government. He is also first Deputy Prime Minister. 2. November 5, 2008 Dear Sir, Please accept my warmest congratulations on your victory in the US President [...]	2008-11-10 08:48:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP MG
08ULAANBAATAR521	Global Financial Meltdown Dissolves Mongolian Resistance to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis and steep declines in commodity prices are threatening Mongolia's aspirations to become a mining power. However, the crisis might be helping the new government and parliament overcome the crippling inertia that has afflicted them from 2006 up through [...]	2008-12-01 03:19:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
08ULAANBAATAR524	U.S. DOE IS SECURING MONGOLIA'S BORDERS [...] (U) SUMMARY. U.S. Department of Energy-provided radiation detection portals are now operational at Ulaanbaatar's international airport, as well as at Mongolia's borders with Russia (rail at Sukhbaatar and vehicle at Altanbulag) and China (rail and vehicle at Zamiin-Uud). A November 14 inaugur [...]	2008-12-03 02:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EAID MG
08ULAANBAATAR527	REFLECTIONS ON A SLAG HEAP: WINNERS AND LOSERS CONTEMPLATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Failure to establish a fair and stable regulatory environment for the mining sector, coupled with the global economic crisis and commodities market crash, have come back to haunt development of Mongolia's minerals sector. Small exploration firms, already hammered by dropping co [...]	2008-12-08 06:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL PGOV ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
08ULAANBAATAR536	MONGOLIA'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM STILL STANDING AFTER A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mongolia's financial system has been rocked in recent days by a rapid decline in the local currency's value and the subsequent insolvency of its fourth largest bank. Some quick moves by the central bank to maintain the dollar supply and largely calm, even-handed responses by the [...]	2008-12-12 08:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL MG PGOV
08ULAANBAATAR63	FORWARD MOVEMENT ON GSP ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After almost two years of prodding by Post and USTR, Mongolia looks set to implement a GSP Handicrafts agreement that will allow duty-free export to the U.S. of two Mongolian hand-made items. (The five items previously covered by the agreement have become MFN duty-free). Now t [...]	2008-02-04 08:11:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL EAID ECON EFIN PGOV MG
08ULAANBAATAR68	2007 Mining Sector Wrap Up: One Step Forward, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MongoliaQs mining sector took a wild ride in 2007 as alarming setbacks overshadowed promising advances made earlier in the year. Major achievements included a deal on a stability agreement with Ivanhoe/Rio Tinto to develop the promising Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, and the appointme [...]	2008-02-06 01:49:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD CA MG
08ULAANBAATAR7	Ambassador Pays Initial Call on Prime Minister Bayar [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's initial official courtesy call January 4 on Prime Minister Bayar, Bayar said he hoped to make already excellent U.S.-Mongolian relations even better. He reiterated President Enkhbayar's invitation to President Bush to visit Mongolia, and he reconfirmed Mo [...]	2008-01-04 08:51:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ETRD SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR72	SOUTH GOBI SUFFERS POWER, HEAT OUTAGE AMID BITTER COLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The failure of two transmission lines from the sole power plant in the southern Mongolian province of Omnogovi left around 35,000 residents without heat or electricity from February 4 through 7, as outside temperatures plummeted to -30F. A team of electricians from Ulaanbaatar [...]	2008-02-07 09:15:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN PREL SENV OVIP MG
08ULAANBAATAR73	NEW MONGOLIAN SHELTER FOR DPRK REFUGEES UP AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Korean refugees at a new Mongolian Border Force shelter are receiving adequate treatment while being processed for resettlement. On February 5 we visited the Nalaikh shelter, which opened in late October 2007 and is located one hour outside Ulaanbaatar. We were joined by M [...]	2008-02-07 09:23:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KREF EAID SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR8	Ambassador Calls on Chief Cabinet Secretary N. Enkhbold [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call January 7 on Chief Cabinet Secretary N. Enkhbold, who, until recently, served as Mongolia's Foreign Minister. The Ambassador thanked Enkhbold for the Government of Mongolia's (GOM) recent decision to send a 9th full troop rotation to [...]	2008-01-08 00:35:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ETRD SOCI MG
08ULAANBAATAR89	FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES 6 PARTY TALKS, IRAQ, KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FM Oyun told the Ambassador over dinner February 22 that Russia and the other six party talks (6PT) members had responded favorably to Mongolia's proposal to host the next 6PT Peace and Security Working Group (PSWG) meeting. Regarding the recent announcement that the Government [...]	2008-02-25 01:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON MARR PGOV MG IQ
08ULAANBAATAR9	Ambassador Pays Initial Call on Ulaanbaatar Mayor Bilegt [...] (U) The Ambassador, during his January 7 courtesy call on newly appointed Ulaanbaatar Governor and Mayor Bilegt, congratulated Bilegt and passed to him White House photos taken when Bilegt, then Head of the President's Office, accompanied President Enkhbayar on his summit visit to the U.S. in O [...]	2008-01-08 00:37:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SENV EAID MG
08ULAANBAATAR90	THEY'RE BA-ACK! RUSSIANS RE-ENGAGE MONGOLIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia has recently focused renewed attention on the Russia-Mongolia relationship. Russia recently offered to equip Mongolia with around $120 million worth of military hardware, possibly including pushing Mongolia to take two MiG-29 fighter jets.. Less conspicuous, but no less [...]	2008-02-25 08:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON MARR ETRD EMIN EPET PBTS EAID KIDE KCOR
08UNVIEVIENNA366	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Wassenaar Arrangement General Working Group (GWG) met May 26-28 and held an Outreach meeting with Israel on May 29. Only one new initiative was proposed - Best Practices on Internal Compliance Programs (Japan). The United States used this first meeting to attempt to direct [...]	2008-06-27 08:09:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA385	IAEA/BOARD: KAZAKHS NERVOUS ABOUT CONTESTING SYRIA [...] (S) Summary: Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov expressed some reluctance in a discussion with Ambassador Schulte on July 7 to contest the Syrian candidacy for the open MESA seat at the Board of Governors. He reported that Syria was adamant about its candidacy, and claimed Arab/MESA support, inc [...]	2008-07-10 15:39:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ SY
08UNVIEVIENNA413	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: MAY 29 OUTREACH MEETING WITH ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 29, the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) held an Outreach meeting with Israel, on the margins of the May 26-28 General Working Group meeting. Officials from Israel's Ministries of Defense (MOD),Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Industry, Trade, and Labor (MOITAL) participated in t [...]	2008-07-22 14:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL IS
08UNVIEVIENNA445	IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...]	2008-08-07 15:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA453	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA454	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA461	IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...]	2008-08-18 15:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA477	FOLLOW-UP ON IAEA-NORWAY SAFETY TRAINING PROJECT [...] (U) Mission rep spoke to IAEA and delivered ref D talking points regarding safety concerns at Iran's Bushehr reactor on August 13. Norway has agreed to the training plan and IAEA is moving forward with plans. The IAEA recommends that the United States demarche Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and [...]	2008-08-27 14:13:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNPP UNSC IR NO
08UNVIEVIENNA504	TALIBAN TO BAN OPIUM IN AFGHANISTAN?? [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points on eradication to UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on September 11. He urged Costa to clarify publicly UNODC's continuing support for a balanced, comprehensive eradication policy in Afghanistan. Ambassador also highlighted USG support to a [...]	2008-09-12 14:42:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL NATO PTER AF UN
08UNVIEVIENNA523	VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN ON COMPACT AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:48:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AS AU CA EAID FR IT KCRM NL NO PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA543	IAEA/IRAN: STATUS OF NORWEGIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) At the request of the Norwegians, Mission Officers (MsnOffs) met with Erling Skjonsberg, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Section for Disarmament and Non-proliferation on Saturday, October 4 on the margins of the IAEA General Conference. Skjonsberg sought the mee [...]	2008-10-08 15:21:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR PARM IAEA TRGY UNSC PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA545	IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 11:29:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN
08UNVIEVIENNA546	IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]	2008-10-09 14:38:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA587	IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - A BUDGET ISSUE THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has no clear policy on the application of Program Support Costs (PSCs) to extrabudgetary contributions. In recent months, however, the Secretariat has dabbled with implementing a universal fee of 7 percent. The U.S. and Australia have so far refused to pay the 7 perce [...]	2008-11-06 15:23:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA
08UNVIEVIENNA588	SEEKING GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18 VIENNA FRIENDS OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador will host the second meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan group (Ref b) on November 18. (Note: List of Friends follows in para 5. End Note.) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa has been invited to give a presentation on UNODC's activities in Afghanistan, as well [...]	2008-11-06 15:54:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN NATO AF
08UNVIEVIENNA612	IAEA/SYRIA: MULTIPLE SMOKING GUNS IN DG REPORT ON [...] (SBU) The Director General's report on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Syrian Arab Republic (GOV/2008/60),released on November 19, provides a compelling case for continued investigations into the existence of an undeclared reactor at Al Kibar (referred to in the re [...]	2008-11-19 17:58:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA616	IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...]	2008-11-20 17:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA617	UNODC on Afghanistan and Related Drug Issues [...] (SBU) Meeting in mid-November, UNODC Executive Director told Ambassador of the shocking level of amphetamine seizures in Saudi Arabia. He expressed surprise at the difference between USG and UNODC estimates of poppy cultivation in Pakistan, predicted a decline in Afghanistan poppy cultivatio [...]	2008-11-21 13:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN CO PK IR SA
08UNVIEVIENNA630	ELBARADEI DESPAIRS ON PROSPECTS FOR SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on November 26, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reaffirmed his disagreement with US efforts to block the Agency's nuclear reactor feasibility Technical Cooperation (TC) program for Syria and offered suggestions for a framework (subsequently adop [...]	2008-12-01 15:58:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA MNUC KNNP SY
08UNVIEVIENNA634	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT [...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...]	2008-12-02 15:43:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN
08UNVIEVIENNA643	IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG [...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...]	2008-12-05 14:16:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF
08UNVIEVIENNA652	ISRAELI DDG HIGHLIGHTS GROWING INTEREST IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-11 16:49:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR KCRM
08UNVIEVIENNA655	IRAN: TEHRAN EDUCATES DELEGATION ON ITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 16:03:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR IR KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA664	GENEVA GROUP MOVES TO IMPLEMENT IAEA RULES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a guidance request (see paragraph 7). Geneva Group members have reached consensus to request the IAEA Secretariat to report in writing on the financial implications of resolutions introduced for consideration by the Board or General Conference. Such reporting conforms [...]	2008-12-22 07:27:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL SZ
08UNVIEVIENNA97	IAEA/BOG: AFRICA GROUP IN UPHEAVAL; SYRIA SEEKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Mission received an inexplicable dipnote from Syria requesting U.S. support for its candidacy on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. The Middle East South Asia group (MESA) is not expected to have a contested election requiring a [...]	2008-02-15 16:17:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNPP SY EG SF
08USEUBRUSSELS1088	EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 16 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer told EU member and third-state contributors that the EU and the UN were still trying to reach agreement on reconfiguration details. As a result of the unexpe [...]	2008-07-16 16:32:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08USEUBRUSSELS1475	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES AND IO ACTING DAS REES EU [...] (C) Summary: DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles and IO Acting DAS Grover Joseph Rees met September 1 in Brussels with the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Troika as part of ongoing consultations. The EU-hosted meetings were led by Jacques Pellet, French MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights [...]	2008-09-23 15:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU
08USEUBRUSSELS1650	BURMA: EU URGES U.S. PATIENCE ON GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) Summary: Per REFTEL instructions,Poloff shared the U.S. position on the Global Fund in Burma with European Commission External Relations and Development officials. They agreed with our principles, but felt that it was too early in the process for many of the details. They said Global Fu [...]	2008-10-24 17:01:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KHIV PREL BM EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1765	DRL PDAS STEWART URGES PROGRESS ON IRAN, HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on November 19 with Karel Kovanda, Deputy Director-General for External Relations at the European Commission (EC),DRL PDAS Karen Stewart asked for EU support against no-action resolutions at UNGA and an early review of the Human Rights Council (HRC). Kovanda u [...]	2008-11-21 16:43:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA PTER EUN SR IR
08USEUBRUSSELS1881	COULD THE EU LOSE MACEDONIA IN 2009? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Well-placed EU Council Secretariat sources tell us that there is great concern within the Secretariat that the EU is losing credibility in the eyes of Macedonians based on recent signals the EU has sent concerning Macedonia's EU membership aspirations. These sources are also [...]	2008-12-12 15:38:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MK
08USEUBRUSSELS192	EUROPEAN UNION ASYLUM APPROVALS AND PROCEDURES - [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the February 9 visit to Brussels of S/CT Deputy Frank Urbancic to call on the European Union's Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism Issues, Giles de Kerchove, USEU has begun an examination of the current nexus between the European Union's 27 member states' policies an [...]	2008-02-06 09:44:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL CVIS EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1944	EU LIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] (U) On December 19, Poloff delivered reftel demarche, inviting EU participation in the June 16-17, 2009 Global Initiative plenary meeting in The Hague, to Bruno Dupre, Security Policy Desk Officer DG RELEX, European Commission, and the Stephan Klement, Advisor to the Office of the Personal R [...]	2008-12-22 16:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1946	EU COUNCIL ASKS FOR INTEL-SHARING ON SOMALIA [...] (C) On December 22, the USEU Ambassador received a letter dated December 19 from the EU Council Secretariat's Director for Defense Issues, Claude-France Arnould. The letter requests the USG to share intelligence information with the EU in support of the EU-led Operation Atalanta, which is d [...]	2008-12-23 06:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER XA XW SO EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS1949	EULEX COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS PRAISES SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary: EULEX Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon briefed the Committee of Contributors on December 19 in Brussels, describing a successful deployment throughout Kosovo, the importance of close interaction with other international actors, and the challenges of implementing customs and cou [...]	2008-12-23 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL UNMIK PGOV EUN SR KV
08USEUBRUSSELS1958	LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM ACP-EU JOINT [...] Mission is transmitting the following letter to President-elect Obama: Begin Text: Dear President-elect: The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly brings together 156 parliamentarians from the countries of Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Europe. It is the parliamentary arm of th [...]	2008-12-29 10:05:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP PREL EU
08USEUBRUSSELS216	EU INFORMED OF UPCOMING U.S. INITIATIVES ON ARF [...] (SBU) EU Council Secretariat Southeast Asia official Friederike Tschampa thanked USEU for the U.S. draft proposal for the ARF Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Workplan and non-paper, comments on Singapore's draft ARF Review, and copy of A/S Hill's letter. She admitted the EU h [...]	2008-02-08 12:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS224	DEPLOYMENT OF EU FORCE TO CHAD HANGS IN BALANCE [...] (C) Summary: France is fully committed to deploying the EU military force to Chad/CAR (EUFOR) and appears to have the backing of HiRep Solana, the Slovenian Presidency, and others, according to contacts at the EU and various member state PermReps. But Austria and Sweden are in creasingly hes [...]	2008-02-08 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF ESDP CD EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS248	P3 DISCUSSES 1540 COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Summary. UK hosted a P3 discussion on continuation of the 1540 Committee on February 5 in response to REF A demarche at its EU Mission with U.S. 1540 Coordinator and French MFA reps. Both UK and Fance expressed their appreciation for the U.S in taking the lead to draft essential eleen [...]	2008-02-13 16:30:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO UNSC UK FR
08USEUBRUSSELS299	EU SUPPORTS RESTRUCTURING ICG ON SOMALIA [...] (SBU) The European Union is largely in favor of the U.S. proposal to strengthen the effectiveness of the International Contact Group on Somalia, with the caveat that it would like to convene plenary sessions approximately four times a year. Poloff delivered reftel points to Jean-Christophe Bell [...]	2008-02-25 16:58:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS325	LIECHTENSTEIN SET TO JOIN SCHENGEN AREA [...] In addition to discussions of the Visa Waiver Program and the question of the MOU with the Czech Republic (SEPTEL),EU Interior ministers in the February 28 JHA Council gave their backing to Liechtenstein's entry into the Schengen area in spite of the tax fraud scandal now affecting the princi [...]	2008-03-04 09:26:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS378	U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA PDAS Craig Kelly participated in the March 5 U.S.-EU troika meeting on Latin America in Brussels. PDAS Kelly updated participants on the Colombia/Ecuador situation and the EU delegation noted that Colombian VP Santos would be meeting with EU HiRep Solana the evening of March [...]	2008-03-11 14:05:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XK XL XM UEU
08USEUBRUSSELS446	EU CONSIDERS OPTIONS FOR ENGAGING IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: European Union Council, Commission and Parliament officials told NEA DAS for Iraq Lawrence Butler, during meetings in Brussels on February 27 and 29, that the EU is actively exploring options for engaging in Iraq. Council officials confirmed EU HiRep Solana's interest in visiting [...]	2008-03-26 08:51:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ XF EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS533	ENCOURAGING GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (U) EU contacts confirmed that the EU will be represented at the Expanded Neighbors process on April 22 in Kuwait by Slovenian Presidency Foreign Minister Rupel, Council desk officer for Iraq Sophie Kisling, and Commission Deputy Director-General for the Middle East Hugues Mingarelli. Council [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID IZ EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS713	EU POSITIVE, BUT NO COMMITMENT ON IAEA NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, European Commission External Relations Security Policy Unit Head, responded to reftel points by explaining that IAEA Director General ElBaradei raised the issue of an EU contribution to the IAEA fuel bank project with Commission President Barroso and Energy Commiss [...]	2008-05-14 08:40:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP EUN IAEA
08USEUBRUSSELS716	EU NON-PAPER REQUESTING PARTICIPATION IN PSI [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-14 11:14:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS748	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...]	2008-05-19 07:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID EUN ZL
08USEUBRUSSELS845	READOUT OF EU LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP FROM [...] Deputy Pol Minister Counselor and PolOff met with Veronika Bajgarova, Deputy Director of American States at the Czech MFA, Jarmila Povejsilova, desk officer in the Department of the Americas, and Katerina Beckova from the Czech Perm Rep this afternoon following today's meeting of the Latin Am [...]	2008-06-03 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS872	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-10 06:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS882	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-11 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS930	NORDICS SEEK DIRECTION FOR NATO-EU INITIATIVE [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Finnish PSC PermRep and Norwegian EU Ambassador approached Charge on June 18 to seek U.S. views on NATO-EU relations, which they are concerned could further deteriorate if there are no organized efforts to improve the present dynamic. Five Nordic countries -- some members of [...]	2008-06-18 18:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM MARR EUN NATO
08USEUBRUSSELS959	EU COUNCIL MEETING WRAP UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The June 19-20 European Union Council Meeting of Member State Foreign Ministers in Brussels deliberated at length on next steps regarding the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "no" vote, agreeing that more time was needed to analyze the situation. The Council also discussed the W [...]	2008-06-24 16:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU
08USEUBRUSSELS960	THE UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN: BOLD INITIATIVE, [...] (U) Summary: The EU's Union for the Mediterranean, originally proposed by French President Sarkozy, will launch on July 13 with an official summit in Paris. The project has been diluted to address other EU Member States' concerns, and many details about the endeavor remain unclear. It also fa [...]	2008-06-25 05:09:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL
08USEUBRUSSELS980	USG NON-PAPER ON NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION [...] (C//NF) USEU EconOff on June 27 delivered USG non-paper to Paul Weissenberg, Director of the Aerospace, GMES, Security, and Defense Directorate in the European Commission,s Directorate General for Enterprise. Weissenberg was very appreciative of the notification, explaining that it is good to [...]	2008-06-27 10:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CH KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL
08USNATO102	NATO/VCC: MARCH 7 VCC MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In addition to the usual exchange of information on VDOC and CFE activities conducted and planned, the VCC meeting was generally successful. No Ally volunteered to notify a CFE inspection in Russia in March, so the U.S. did so. However, the IS Chair urged Allies to reconsider a [...]	2008-03-20 17:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO103	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 19, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee Henault briefed the military chain of command's poppy assessment. In the operations update, IMS Assistant Director for Operations MG Li Gobbi briefed on the increased ability of Opposing Militant Forces [...]	2008-03-20 18:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO11	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) The Croatian Mission has informed USNATO that PM Sanader will head Croatia's delegation to NATO on January 16 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude Croatia's sixth MAP cycle, and is the last scheduled meeting between [...]	2008-01-10 08:29:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR HR
08USNATO119	NATO: MARCH 27 HLTF AGREES ON NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 27 HLTF meeting Allies reached agreement on the U.S.-German-sponsored draft NAC Statement on CFE (ref b). While all Allies were fully supportive of the concept and much of the content of the draft statement, a few (e.g. Turkey, the Baltics, Romania, and Bulgaria) re [...]	2008-04-08 11:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO120	ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." The statement ) separate from the Summit communique ) was designed to reinforce to Allied and Partner publics why NATO went to Afghanistan, to hig [...]	2008-04-08 17:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AFDB PK
08USNATO121	NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 1 OF 2 [...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 1 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their strong s [...]	2008-04-08 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO122	NATO'S BUCHAREST SUMMIT DECLARATION, CABLE 2 OF 2 [...] (U) Due to the length of the communique, this is cable 2 of 2. 2. (C) SUMMARY, repeated from Cable 1 of 2: As reflected in the Bucharest Declaration (see para 3),the April 3-4 NATO Summit in Bucharest advanced U.S. policy objectives on a variety of fronts. NATO Heads of State and Governme [...]	2008-04-08 17:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO126	CORRECTED COPY - ISAF'S STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT [...] (U) Correted copy sent to include additional addresses. Reference below to (para 4) was incorrectly noted in the previous cable as (para 9). 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO and ISAF Heads of State and Government in Bucharest agreed a stand alone public declaration outlining "ISAF's Strategic Vision." [...]	2008-04-09 13:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO138	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...]	2008-04-16 14:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO140	UN SRSG EIDE SHARES INITIAL THOUGHTS WITH NAC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan Kai Eide told NATO and ISAF SIPDIS Ambassadors in a joint NAC meeting April 16 that the June 12 international donors' conference in Paris must leave no doubt about international commitment to the development and [...]	2008-04-17 17:52:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO141	APRIL 15 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. At the Experts, Meeting, 17 topics for discussion and exchange of views for implementation issues in VD99 were identified and discussion papers will be prepared for future meetings. The VCC itself was mostly routine, although a conflict between the U.S. intent to conduct a VD99 [...]	2008-04-18 12:55:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO143	ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. REQUEST FOR NATO MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 22, NATO Permanent Representatives coffee, Ambassador Nuland raised the issue of the Oslo process aiming to ban cluster munitions (CMs) and its potential for criminalizing military interoperability among NATO Allies. She stressed that the U.S. shares the humanitaria [...]	2008-04-23 07:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO144	PM MALIKI ADDRESSES THE NAC AND CALLS FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki urged the North Atlantic Council to extend and expand the mission of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Maliki stressed that Iraq needs to develop the security structures required to recruit, train, and maintain the Iraq Sec [...]	2008-04-23 10:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR IZ
08USNATO15	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...]	2008-01-10 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO151	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]	2008-04-30 18:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO154	RFG: NATO-QATAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. 2. (S/NF) NATO has been unable to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with Qatar, largely due to significant differences over the issue of jurisidiction: the Qataris continue to insist on sole jurisdiction over NATO personnel; the U.S. and oth [...]	2008-05-06 11:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO MOPS MARR PREL AF QA
08USNATO155	NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL APRIL 30: LAUNCHING [...] (C) Allied Ambassadors discussed NATO's invitation to "Intensive Engagement" with Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach in the NATO-Ukraine Commission on April 30. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer invited Allies to propose issues for consultation in the run-up to the December 2008 NATO Fore [...]	2008-05-06 16:33:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO156	NATO-GEORGIA NAC APRIL 28: INTENSIFIED ENGAGEMENT [...] (C/NF) In the spirit of NATO,s new "Intensive Engagement" with Tbilisi, Georgian Special Envoy David Bakradze discussed Russian provocations over the breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with NATO Permanent Representatives. Reiterating Georgia,s commitment to democratic reforms, B [...]	2008-05-06 16:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO GG

08USNATO159	AMBASSADOR NULAND BRIEFS NAC ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a brief to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Wednesday, May 7, Ambassador Nuland presented the NAC a Washington produced PowerPoint presentation entitled:"Stemming the Flow of Foreign Terrorists into Iraq." Highlighting the fact that foreign fighters account for 90 percent of [...]	2008-05-08 13:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PBTS PREL PTER IZ SY
08USNATO16	USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]	2008-01-11 16:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO160	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...]	2008-05-08 14:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO167	NATO: ALLIES RESOLVED TO ADDRESS INTEROPERABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military advice raised serious concerns about the impact such a ban could have on NATO operations, cap [...]	2008-05-14 15:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO168	RFI: STATUS OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO KSF TRAINING [...] (C) Request for Information: USNATO requests updated information on U.S. contributions to the training of the Kosovo Security Force. We urgently need to know whether the United States has/will respond positively to NATO's request for U.S. Voluntary National Contributions (VNCs) to be sent to [...]	2008-05-14 16:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO170	CORRECTED COPY - NATO MILITARY ADVICE ON OSLO [...] (U) Corrected copy sent to clarify the subject line and update approver information. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military ad [...]	2008-05-15 10:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO171	NATO: MAY 6, 2008 HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 HLTF, Allies agreed that for now the optimum course for addressing CFE issues with Russia is to adhere to the positions set out in the March 28 NAC statement and the Bucharest Summit Declaration. Allies should remain patient, demonstrating unity and resolve, while w [...]	2008-05-15 11:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO174	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]	2008-05-16 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO176	NATO-QATAR POINTS DELIVERED TO LEAD NATO NEGOTIATOR [...] (S/NF) As reported in Ref A, Ambassador Nuland drew from Ref B points during the May 7 North Atlantic Council discussion of the ongoing negotiations for a NATO-Qatar Cooperation Agreement. To reinforce the message, Deputy PolAd Baez delivered the points as a demarche on May 13 to NATO's lead [...]	2008-05-19 13:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PREL QA
08USNATO181	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]	2008-05-22 15:24:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO185	NORWAY PROPOSES SPLITTING NATO MISSIONS IN KOSOVO; [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Norway has proposed that NATO create a stand-alone mission in Kosovo, separate from KFOR, to implement the Ahtissari tasks relating to new security structures in Kosovo. Supported by Hungary and Italy, Norway argued that keeping these tasks separate from the existin [...]	2008-05-29 05:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO KFOR KV
08USNATO186	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 28, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Acting Secretary General (A/SYG) Bisogniero thanked the U.S. for arranging the May 22 brief with COMCSTC-A MG Cone. Chairman of the Military Committee Henault stated that 62 ANA kandaks would be fielded by August 2008, called for more pol [...]	2008-05-29 12:06:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO196	NATO: MAY 29 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts made initial discussions of six of the seven agenda topics (Ref A) as well as the eighth agenda topic on preparation of remaining issues. Virtually no decisions were reached and all of the topics discussed at the meeting will be further addressed at the Experts, Meeti [...]	2008-06-03 12:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO2	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY TOUR OF AFGHAN REGIONAL LEADERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time, USNATO sponsored a NATO tour for Afghan provincial officials to Brussels and Berlin December 11-14. This joint effort with Embassy Kabul brought influential decision makers and leaders of society from vital Afghan provinces to the centers of decision making an [...]	2008-01-03 15:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PREL
08USNATO200	ISAF COMMANDER MCNEILL PRAISES ALLIED UNITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former COMISAF General Dan K. McNeill, who turned over ISAF command to General David McKiernan on June 3, commended Allied unity and investment in Afghanistan during his June 4 farewell address to the NAC and ISAF Partners. Nevertheless, he reminded Allies that NATO's failure t [...]	2008-06-06 15:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO205	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]	2008-06-11 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO206	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]	2008-06-11 17:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO208	USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]	2008-06-18 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO210	NATO: JUNE 9 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At the Experts, Meeting, the U.S. obtained all of the goals specified in Reference A. These discussions will continue on July 8 with new versions of the discussion papers transformed into shorter proposed NATO agreed papers to be distributed by the International Staff. At the [...]	2008-06-18 13:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO212	ISAF COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC POL-MIL PLAN (CSPMP) [...] (C) SUMMARY. With Bucharest well behind us, we should use the new ISAF internal plan to strengthen ISAF's commitment to conduct counterinsurgency operations, to give more direction to NATO's drifting ANA training and equipping support, broaden Allies' involvement in police training, and keep [...]	2008-06-18 13:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO213	NATO-GEORGIA NAC JUNE 18: FM TKESHELASHVILI [...] (C) Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili exchanged views with NATO PermReps June 18 on Georgia's democratic transition and its tensions with Russia. She acknowledged that the May 21 Parliamentary elections had not been perfect, but said they had avoided the worst shortcomings that observers had identif [...]	2008-06-19 11:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO GG
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO217	APRIL 16-17 NAC VISIT TO UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 16-17 visit to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Council found a Ukrainian leadership team--President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Rada, as well as the Foreign and Defense Ministers--united on achieving a positive decision on Kyiv's application to join NATO's Memb [...]	2008-06-24 14:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV UP
08USNATO22	PM SANADER DISCUSSES CROATIA'S NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Prime Minister Sanader discussed with NATO PermReps on January 16 Croatia's progress in meeting NATO,s performance-based standards. He stressed that all parties in the governing coalition supported joining the Alliance, and that the new government would expand its contribution to ISAF, wo [...]	2008-01-18 06:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO PREF PINR HR
08USNATO221	RFG: JULY 1 NAC DISCUSSION ON WHITHER NATO-PAKISTAN [...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 4. 2. (C) As reported in reftels and other channels, the role of Pakistan as a safehaven for insurgents in Afghanistan and how NATO's political and military engagement with Pakistan should evolve has become an increasingly high-pro [...]	2008-06-26 14:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO225	HOW UKRAINIAN, GEORGIAN MAP IS PLAYING AT NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO UP GG
08USNATO228	USNATO RESPONSE TO SURVEYING IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: We expect NATO would need approximately six months after the signing of a U.S.-Iraq SOFA to finalize its own legal arrangements that would allow the continuation of the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Because several NATO Allies will oppose the Alliance joining the US-Iraq [...]	2008-07-01 15:48:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL IZ
08USNATO229	NATO: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO PROPOSAL UNVEILED [...] (C) The Belgian Permanent Representative to NATO at a July 1 lunch meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives formally introduced the "Friends of Kosovo" concept of bringing together representatives of nations and international organizations involved in Kosovo in an informal setting in order t [...]	2008-07-01 15:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO231	PAKISTAN: ALLIES SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSALS TO DEEPEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Ambassador James Pardew briefed the NAC on his June 25-26 meetings in Islamabad (Reftels A and B) during a June 30 informal NAC "coffee" meeting. Pardew characterized his meetings as positive and productive, noting his interlocutors were [...]	2008-07-02 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK
08USNATO233	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 2, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG welcomed the new Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giampaolo De Paola (Italy),and stated that the NAC would benefit from military advice from SHAPE on military preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan voter registr [...]	2008-07-03 16:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO236	JUNE 24, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES UNANIMOUS ON CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the June 24 HLTF meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies agreed to continue NATO,s current approach to dealing with the impasse brought on by the Russian Federation,s suspension of implementation of (i.e. compliance with) the CFE Treaty by: -- continuing Allies, unaltere [...]	2008-07-07 07:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
08USNATO239	RUSSIA OFFERS PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov informed the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) during its June 25 meeting that although Afghanistan is a more civil place than in 2001, the mission in Afghanistan was failing and that much more needed to be done in the areas of counter-narco [...]	2008-07-10 07:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV MOPS AADP RS AF KV UP
08USNATO241	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO242	NATO, ALBANIA AND CROATIA SIGN ACCESSION PROTOCOLS [...] (U) In a brief ceremony on July 9, Albania, Croatia, and the NATO Allies signed the Protocols of Accession for the two countries to become part of NATO (Note: The original Protocols will be hand carried to the Department. End note). SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer described the day as a historic one [...]	2008-07-10 16:44:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO AL HR
08USNATO244	UKRAINIAN DEPUTY PM NEMYRIA STRIKES THE RIGHT NOTE [...] (C) Summary: In a thoughtful and articulate presentation, Ukrainian Deputy PM Hryhoriy Nemyria briefed the NATO Ukraine Commission on his new role in coordinating his government,s cooperation with NATO, and the political situation in Kyiv. Allies offered encouragement, but those that would like [...]	2008-07-11 10:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO UP
08USNATO246	RFG: FRIENDS OF KOSOVO MEETING [...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Thursday, July 17. 2. (C) On Friday, July 18 Belgium will host the first meeting of the Friends of Kosovo (see Ref A),a gathering of NATO Permanent Representatives, PSC Ambassadors, and representatives from the United Nations, OSCE, Non-NATO tr [...]	2008-07-11 14:44:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV PREL KV MOPS
08USNATO248	NATO: JULY 8 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 8 Experts, Meeting each of the papers on the agenda was basically approved with a few tweaks, and in accord with U.S. guidance. The IS Staff will prepare revisions for all of these papers and circulate them for further discussion as needed at the next meeting on Se [...]	2008-07-15 11:35:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO25	D/NIO BRIEFS NATO ALLIES ON STATE OF PLAY IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 18 January, John Dister, the Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia, briefed NATO PermReps in a Secretary General's (SYG) Coffee format. Mr. Dister's presentation focused on three themes requested by the SYG: Pakistan stability; Pakistan's impact on Afghanistan; a [...]	2008-01-18 16:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PINR PREL PTER PK AF
08USNATO251	JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]	2008-07-17 10:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO252	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Much of the Council's discussion focused on the situation in Afghanistan in relation to its neighbors. D/CMC Eikenberry stated that the Indian Embassy bombing will not affect the transfer of security responsibility for Kabul city to the AN [...]	2008-07-17 14:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO253	FRENCH OFFICIAL JOUYET BRIEFS NATO ON PLANS FOR EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. French Secretary of State for European Affairs Jeanne-Pierre Jouyet briefed the NAC on July 16 on "Priorities Of the French EU Presidency," referring frequently to France's October 2007 non-paper on NATO/EU relations and the July 7 high-level seminar in Paris on the subject. Jou [...]	2008-07-18 11:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EU
08USNATO254	"FRIENDS OF KOSOVO" MEET IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Belgium hosted on July 18 a meeting of the "Friends Of Kosovo" bringing together key stakeholders, including NATO, EU, OSCE, UN and contributing nations. The meeting had no formal agenda but was designed to initiate a process of cooperation among the players. Speakers urged gre [...]	2008-07-18 15:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN EU OSCE
08USNATO258	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]	2008-07-23 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO265	A/S FRIED WARNS NATO SYG, PERM REPS OF DANGER OF UN, EU DELAY IN KOSOVO AND OF POLITICAL DRIFT IN GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 15:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO EZ GG KV MK PL RS UNMIK
08USNATO267	MEDVEDEV'S SECURITY TREATY: SO FAR ALL PLATITUDES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Rogozin provided few details on the new Russian Foreign Policy Priority Paper in the July 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, appearing to do little more than read his MFA-prepared talking points. He gave only a passing mention of Medvedev's much anticipa [...]	2008-07-29 14:17:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL RS
08USNATO268	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...]	2008-08-01 08:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]	2008-08-07 09:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO271	NATO SECRETARY GENERAL'S DEPARTURE DATE [...] (SBU) On August 4, post received from Danish Perm Rep Poulsen-Hansen, the Dean of the North Atlantic Council, a copy of a letter he sent to the NATO Secretary-General (SYG) confirming that the SYG has proposed, and the Perm Reps accepted, that the SYG's term will end on July 31, 2009. A copy [...]	2008-08-07 09:44:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO
08USNATO272	USNATO DELIVERS READOUT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) USNATO delivered an oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to the NATO International Staff on August 7. The NATO POC thanked the U.S. rep for the readout and did not have any follow-up questions other tha [...]	2008-08-07 14:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO274	NATO PRESS STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer released a statement on developments in South Ossetia early August 8. Text of the statement follows: "The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is seriously concerned about the events that are taking place in the Georgian region of South Ossetia [...]	2008-08-08 11:29:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO275	GEORGIAN NATO MISSION STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) On August 8, the Georgian Mission to NATO distributed the following statement to Allies: Statement of the Government of Georgia regarding the situation in the South Ossetia region of Georgia Over the last several hours, separatist rebels in South Ossetia have undertaken a series of m [...]	2008-08-08 11:30:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS NATO PREL GG RS
08USNATO276	NATO STRUGGLES TO REACT TO SOUTH OSSETIA FIGHTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the crisis situation in Georgia unfolded on August 8, NATO Allies and the International Staff struggled with how to respond. While the possibility of an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) was briefly discussed, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer does not supp [...]	2008-08-08 14:16:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO277	RUSSIAN NATO AMBASSADOR DECRIES "TREACHEROUS" [...] (SBU) Late on the afternoon of August 8, the Russian Mission distributed a letter addressed to Deputy Secretary General Bisogniero on the unfolding crisis in Georgia. 2. (SBU) The text of the letter is as follows: Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO Brussels, 8 Au [...]	2008-08-08 16:35:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL NATO GG RS
08USNATO278	NATO/GEORGIA: SITUATION AT NATO HQ AS OF COB ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-08 19:01:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO279	GEORGIA REQUESTS FORMAL NATO CONSULTATIONS NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-10 11:44:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO GG
08USNATO28	USNATO REQUESTS DOS LEGAL SUPPORT ON RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The NATO Legal Office has proposed a meeting of legal advisors from all Allies, to be held in Brussels, to discuss Russia's understandings regarding the PfP SOFA. Post requests Washington's support, to include the participation of appropriate DOS legal experts. This is an act [...]	2008-01-23 15:54:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL
08USNATO281	NATO ALLIES LACK COHESION DURING FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the August 11 NATO Political Committee meeting on the fighting in Georgia, Allies unanimously deplored the Aug 8-11 developments but differed on how these events should affect NATO's relations with Russia. The Balts and Poland would like to suspend the NATO-Russia Council, but Germa [...]	2008-08-11 18:30:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO282	TFGG01: GEORGIA APPEALS AT NATO FOR IMMEDIATE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 18:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO283	NATO: ALLIES REAFFIRM GEORGIAN SOVEREIGNTY; OFFER [...] (C) SUMMERY: At an August 12 North Atlantic Council meeting with Georgia, Georgian Permanent Representative to NATO Beshidze (substituting for the Georgian FM who at the last minute could not attend) characterized the Russian action as open aggression and occupation of a sovereign, democratic [...]	2008-08-12 19:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL
08USNATO284	TFGG01: NATO ALLIES STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met August 12 in emergency session to discuss a NAC statement on the Georgia crisis and to discuss whether to agree to Russias request for a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Although Allies agreed in principle to begin drafting a formal stateme [...]	2008-08-12 19:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREF PREL
08USNATO285	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR DECRIES HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 11 letter to the NATO Deputy Secretary General (see para 2 for full text),Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin accused the Georgian army of creating an ongoing humanitarian disaster in South Ossetia. Specifically, he asserted that the Georgian army killed 2 [...]	2008-08-13 09:54:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO287	DEBATE ON RUSSIAN ROLE IN OAE FORESHADOWS DIVIDING [...] (C) Summary: During the August 13 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, the U.S., Poland, the Balts, UK, and Czech Republic, and Canada, giving teeth to the "no business-as-usual" approach to NATO relations with Russia, opposed participation of the Russian ship Ladniy in Operation Active Endeavor ( [...]	2008-08-13 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO289	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]	2008-08-14 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO29	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: NAC DISCUSSION OF MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) PM Berisha will head Albania's delegation to NATO on January 30 to discuss its NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) Report with Allied PermReps. That discussion will conclude Albania's ninth MAP cycle, and will form the basis for an Allied decision on inviting Albania to join the Alliance a [...]	2008-01-24 16:00:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MARR AL
08USNATO290	UKRAINE, MAP, AND THE GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT [...] (S/NF) Summa... S E C R E T USNATO 000290 NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/05/2017 TAGS: NATO PREL MOPS GG RS [...]	2008-08-14 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO291	TFGG01: AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 18:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO292	TFGG01: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN RESCINDS [...] (SBU) On Monday, August 18, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO, Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin, circulated a letter to the Deputy Secretary General and distributed to all delegations rescinding his request for an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Th [...]	2008-08-18 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO293	TFGG01: TEXT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) The North Atlantic Council released the following statement following its August 19 Special Ministerial to address the ongoing crisis in Georgia. Begin text of statement: STATEMENT BY THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS 19th AUGUST 2008 Â [...]	2008-08-19 16:51:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO MOPS GG RU
08USNATO294	TFGG01: TEXT OF THE INITIAL NATO SUPPORT PACKAGE [...] (SBU) The North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting at ministerial level on August 19 approved the following package of measures in response to the ongoing crisis in Georgia. This constitutes an initial reply to Georgia's August 12 formal request for assistance in eight specific areas (reftel). Th [...]	2008-08-19 16:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO297	RUSSIA HALTS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH NATO [...] (C) The Acting Russian Senior Military Representative to NATO informed the Chairman of the Military Committee in an August 21 letter that the MOD will halt military cooperation with NATO countries "until futher instructions" (text of letter para 2). In parallel, the NATO international staff r [...]	2008-08-22 09:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO299	READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]	2008-08-22 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO301	NATO SECRETARY GENERAL REJECTS THE RUSSIAN [...] (U) The NATO Secretary General issued the following rejection of Russian President Medvedev,s statement recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on August 26. Perm Reps will discuss a possible North Atlantic Council (NAC) statement in their August 27 meeting. 2. (U) Beg [...]	2008-08-26 15:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO303	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) On Wednesday, August 27, the North Atlantic Council issued a statement in regards to Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia reg [...]	2008-08-27 13:49:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO307	UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]	2008-08-28 18:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO309	RFG: NATO-RUSSIA: A PROPOSED WAY FORWARD [...] (S) This is a request for guidance for a September 2 NATO PermReps informal discussion of the way ahead on NATO-Russia. See paragraph 13. 2. (S) SUMMARY: On September 2, NATO PermReps will discuss how to take forward the August 19 Foreign Ministerial decision that it is not "business as us [...]	2008-08-28 18:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO MOPS RS GG
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO310	UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]	2008-08-29 08:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP
08USNATO312	NATO: EULEX CHIEF SEEKING KOSOVO-WIDE DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) Head of Mission Yves de Kermabon told NATO Permanent Representatives on 2 September that EULEX intends to deploy throughout Kosovo in accordance with the UNMIK-EULEX transition schedule, but is working to get a buy-in from Serbia to mo [...]	2008-09-02 16:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO313	LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE WARDAK [...] (SBU) On Sunday, August 30, 2008 the Afghan Minister of Defense, General Rahim Wardak, circulated a letter to the NATO Secretary General on the issue of civil casualties, improving coordination between international and Afghan security forces and the Government of Afghanistan's desire to re-e [...]	2008-09-02 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF
08USNATO314	RUSSIA THROWS ITS WEIGHT AROUND IN THE EAPC [...] (C) Summary: The EAPCs first meeting after the summer break featured Georgian protests about Russian action and a Russian response made memorable by a claim that, if the Russian response had been proportionate, "Tbilisi would now lie in ruins." Russia announced it has withdrawn from the PfP SOFA. T [...]	2008-09-02 17:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP SP BO SR
08USNATO316	OUTGOING KFOR COMMANDER GIVES SOBERING ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Outgoing Kosovo Force (KFOR) commander Lieutenant General de Marnhac on 3 September told NATO Perm Reps and non-NATO KFOR contributors that KFOR needed adapted guidance from the NAC and that getting working arrangements right between KFOR, the EU Rule of Law Mission in K [...]	2008-09-03 17:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO317	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 3 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY FROM THE NAC: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reviewed his September 1 phone conversation with President Karzai, who said civilian casualties were now "beyond the tolerance and comprehension of the Afghan people." The SYG said he underscored that NATO is making every effort to avo [...]	2008-09-04 16:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO32	PM GRUEVSKI DISCUSSES MACEDONIA'S NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Prime Minister Gruevski discussed Macedonia's progress toward NATO accession with NATO PermReps on January 23, concluding Macedonia's ninth MAP cycle. He cited recent strides toward domestic political consensus, minority representation, decentralization, judicial reform, police reform, a [...]	2008-01-25 17:34:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MK
08USNATO320	AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]	2008-09-05 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO321	UNODC CHIEF COSTA BRIEFS THE NAC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary-General Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),briefed NATO Allies, partners, EU representatives and the World Bank on September 3 on UNODC's 2008 Afghanistan Opium Survey report. Costa reported that poppy cultivation d [...]	2008-09-05 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO326	SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES RUSSIA/GEORGIA WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Lugar and staff had a series of productive meetings with the NATO Secretary General, SACEUR, the principal NATO supporters of Georgia, the German Permanent Representative to NATO, and a dinner that included notable EU, NATO, and bilateral dignitaries. The Senator stres [...]	2008-09-11 10:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO328	ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC [...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]	2008-09-12 09:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO334	NATO-GEORGIA JOINT PRESS STATEMENT [...] (SBU) On September 15, the North Atlantic Council at the level of NATO Permanent Representatives traveled to Tbilisi for two days of meetings (details to be reported septel),including the inaugural meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC). 2. (U) Following the NGC meeting, the two side [...]	2008-09-17 17:06:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS GG RF
08USNATO336	SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES GRAPPLE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 11 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) and related meetings Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE in the context of Russian actions in Georgia and Russias continued "suspension" of CFE, based largely on the options advanced by the U.S. (ref a). There was general a [...]	2008-09-18 10:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO337	SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...]	2008-09-18 10:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO KCFE PARM
08USNATO338	NAC MEETING WITH AZERBAIJAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov extolled his country's priorities of continued integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, increased practical cooperation with Euro-Atlantic partners, participation in Partnershi [...]	2008-09-18 16:11:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PGOV PINR AF AJ GG
08USNATO339	NATO SYG DISAPPOINTED ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN [...] (U) Charge delivered points in paragraph 5 of reftel to the Secretary General's Private Office on the afternoon of Friday, September 19. The Private Office noted that the Friends of Pakistan meeting was one topic in the SYG's discussion with Assistant Secretary Boucher at NATO HQ on Wednesday [...]	2008-09-19 15:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PK NATO
08USNATO341	NATO: FRIED-ANTONOV DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel briefing to International Staff Arms Control and Coordination Section Head Mike Miggins on 22 September. Miggins mused that the Russians consistently claim to want the limits and "discipline" that the CFE treaty imposes, yet there have been no concrete moves toward [...]	2008-09-23 12:05:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USNATO343	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met at NATO HQ on September 5. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the US (OSD) and Mr. Knut Jahr of the Norwegian MOD. The Chair greeted Albania and Croatia as new members of the DGP with NATO Invitee status [...]	2008-09-24 11:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO347	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 24 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Chief of the Military Committee (CMC) updated the Council with details on the Autumn ISAF Periodic Mission Review including a &mixed evaluation8 on progress in Afghanistan and proposed recommendations. The SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staf [...]	2008-09-25 13:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO348	(C) VISEGRAD, BALTIC ALLIES DESIRE INCREASED NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 17:09:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR

08USNATO35	NATO/VCC: JANUARY 22 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Experts agreed and the VCC approved the text for the common understanding of Annex A, Section V, Paragraph 5 of the Final Document of the First CFE Review Conference as suggested by the U.S. in Ref A. The understanding will be forwarded to the JCG-T in Vienna. END SUMMARY [...]	2008-01-28 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO352	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL VISIT TO TBILISI [...] (C) Summary: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia September 15-16 to take stock following Russia's invasion of Georgia, to reaffirm support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to strengthen NATO-Georgia relations (including by inaugurating the NATO-Georgia Comm [...]	2008-09-30 17:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO353	UNAMA HEAD KAI EIDE DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM NATO [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 29 briefing to NATO Perm Reps, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide painted a gloomy picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, which he said was detracting international attention away from development agenda. He criticized [...]	2008-10-01 12:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO354	A/S BOUCHER NATO VISIT, 17 SEP 08 [...] (U) SUMMARY: During September 14 meetings at NATO, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told NATO Perm Reps that NATO and the Afghans need to be more effective in holding territory, particularly with strengthened Afghan police, provincial and local governme [...]	2008-10-01 12:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR UN AF
08USNATO357	RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN: SORTING THE WHEAT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian officials have expressed a willingness to continue cooperation with NATO for Afghanistan (reftels) despite inconsistencies in the Russian message, but have also said all bets on cooperation are off if Georgia is offered NATO membership. Russian Ambassador to NATO Rogoz [...]	2008-10-03 11:16:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO358	READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...]	2008-10-03 11:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO36	ALLIES HEAR U.S. CONCERNS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS BAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Department and OSD representatives briefed NATO Deputy Permanent Representatives January 24 on U.S. concerns over the proposed international ban on cluster munitions and the effect it could have on NATO interoperability. Richard Kidd of the Political-Military Affairs Bure [...]	2008-01-29 10:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO363	SERBIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS NATO [...] (C) Summary: Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac signed an information security agreement between Serbia and NATO during an October 1 visit to NATO and, in an address to PermReps, he said Serbia will expand its contact with NATO, but criticized the Alliance for taking on the task of r [...]	2008-10-07 15:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PINR PREL SR KV
08USNATO365	USING NATO TO ADDRESS PIRACY AND ENGAGE THE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Recent requests from the UN for temporary NATO naval escorts to World Food Program shipments to Somalia starting in October, and separate requests by France and the UK to the USG to provide direct military support to a planned EU anti-piracy operation starting in December, h [...]	2008-10-08 15:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN
08USNATO366	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TARGETS NATO, UN AND UKRAINE AT [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitry Rogozin took center stage at the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadorial meeting on Wednesday, October 8, taking out his anger over the situation in Georgia on NATO, the UN and Ukraine. In between rants by Rogozin, which generally [...]	2008-10-10 08:34:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL RS UP GG
08USNATO367	READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 12:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO368	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defence Group on Proliferation (DGP) held a Plenary meeting at NATO HQ on 2 Oct 08. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Joe Benkert of the U.S. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs) and Mr. John Laugerud of the Norwegian MOD. Major items disc [...]	2008-10-14 09:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO37	ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST MEETINGS IN [...] (SBU) The Italian Mission to NATO passed USNATO a non-paper on January 25 proposing meetings among ISAF RC-West contributing nations, modeled after ". . . the one currently adopted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United States, (and) United Kingdom for their political-mil [...]	2008-01-30 13:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IT
08USNATO371	NATO-RUSSIA WAY FOWARD: READOUT OF OCTOBER 14 SPC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies delivered their initial responses to the IS-drafted policy paper "NATO-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis." At its base, the document's language of "targeted conditionality" and "selective engagement" and emphasis on unity pleased most Allies. Fran [...]	2008-10-15 17:13:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV KCFE RS
08USNATO372	MACEDONIAN PM: CURRENT NIMETZ PROPOSAL WILL NOT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonian Prime Minister Gruevski told Ambassador Volker on October 15 that he has problems accepting the current Nimetz ideas for solving the name issue as a basis for negotiation. He said the Nimetz proposal would only improve marginally during a negotiation process, and n [...]	2008-10-15 18:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO373	MACEDONIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonia presented its Annual National Program for 2008-2009 to NATO Allies for comment on October 6. Greece was less critical than it could have been, but several Allies admonished Macedonia for portraying Greece, in its ANP summary (signed by PM Gruevski),as the lone hold [...]	2008-10-15 18:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO374	NAC MEETING WITH KAZAKHSTAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his comments to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) Kazakhstan, Defense Minister (DEFMIN) Danial Akhmetov extolled Kazakhstan's defense and domestic reforms and announced contributions to ISAF. Allies acknowledged Kazakhstan's progress, but pressed for further assistance and [...]	2008-10-16 11:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV ECON PREL KZ
08USNATO375	DECISIONS BY NATO DEFENSE MINISTERS REGARDING [...] (SBU) On Wednesday, October 15, the NATO Secretary General issued a statement in regards to decisions made by NATO Defense Ministers at the recent meeting in Budapest. 2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows: BEGIN STATEMENT 15 October 2008 SG(2008)0770 To : ISAF Non-NATO Troop Co [...]	2008-10-16 13:24:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
08USNATO379	READOUT: OCTOBER 15 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: During the October 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer noted the request by Afghan Defense Minister Wardak for a NATO Trust Fund to meet the needs of the expanding Afghanistan Nati [...]	2008-10-17 08:28:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO380	NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]	2008-10-17 13:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO381	LITHUANIAN NON-PAPERS ON POSSIBLE U.S. DEFENSE [...] (C) Lithuanian DCM Gediminas Varvuolis called on A/DCM Reid on 14 October to discuss Vilnius' ideas for increased U.S. military investment and cooperation. In addition to raising the Lithuanian MFA's non-paper which had been passed to the United States on the margins of UNGA, he also provided [...]	2008-10-17 15:56:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO LH
08USNATO382	GERMAN NON-PAPER ON NATO MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Please see text of German food for thought paper in paragraph 2, which was passed to the Executive Working Group (EWG) on 10 Oct 2008. The non-paper explains Germany's thoughts on the criteria the EWG should use to assess the NATO missile defense architecture options. Germany has [...]	2008-10-17 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MNUC
08USNATO391	ACTION REQUEST: POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE [...] (C) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After ongoing failures by Ukraine to meet its obligations, the United States-led NATO Ukraine Trust Fund is one month away from becoming the first Partnership for Peace Trust Fund in NATO's history to fail. The project a [...]	2008-10-22 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PARM PGOV UP
08USNATO393	RUSSIANS PROVIDE EUROPEAN SECURITY PAPER TO EU-3 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 11:45:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL GM RS
08USNATO394	READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]	2008-10-23 16:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO395	ALLIES SUPPORT MOREL, BUT MIXED ON GENEVA OUTCOMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his claims of limited success, the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia and Georgia, Pierre Morel, underwhelmed many NATO PermReps with his account of the EU/UN/OSCE-sponsored talks on Georgia held in Geneva October 15. Morel admitted that the talks did n [...]	2008-10-23 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL PINR GG RS
08USNATO396	ALBANIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C) Summary: On October 17, a senior-level Albanian delegation presented Tirana's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO'S Senior Political Committee. The presentation drew praise from Allies. At the same time, several delegations, led by the U.S., raised serious concerns about perceived b [...]	2008-10-24 14:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AL
08USNATO397	CROATIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, a senior-level Croatian delegation presented Zagreb's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO Allies. The presentation drew praise from Allies in a warm and friendly meeting. Allies looked forward to Croatia becoming a full member of the Alliance. End Summary. [...]	2008-10-24 14:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR
08USNATO398	OCTOBER 16 HLTF: ALLIES COMMITTED TO A UNIFIED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the October 16 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE (based largely on U.S. ideas presented at the September 11 HLTF, and a Czech paper distributed just prior to this HLTF meeting) and addressed how [...]	2008-10-24 14:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
08USNATO399	UK HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PAKISTAN BRIEFS NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Robert Brinkley, UK High Commissioner to Pakistan, told NATO PermReps October 21 that Pakistan has a profound sense of insecurity and sees its relationship with Afghanistan through an "Indian lens." He relayed that Pakistan is not confident the international community will rema [...]	2008-10-24 16:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF
08USNATO40	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]	2008-01-31 16:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO402	RFG: NATO-RUSSIA: MAINTAINING CONSENSUS ON "NO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Our current approach on preventing any policy level discussions with Russia at NATO will become unsustainable once the EU holds its Nice Summit with Russia on November 13. In the absence of any other proposals, Allies are alrea [...]	2008-10-29 19:54:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO403	USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS [...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Major General Wightman and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on October 27 [...]	2008-10-29 19:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS
08USNATO404	USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF
08USNATO406	RESULTS FROM 23 OCTOBER 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary. During the 23 October VCC and Experts Meetings, the IS requested that Allies resubmit their 2009 bids for Vienna Document (VD) 1999 evaluation visits and inspections by 28 October in accordance with newly agreed procedures in the revised draft Implementation Coordination working [...]	2008-10-31 12:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO407	READOUT: GENERAL OBERING'S 28 OCTOBER MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Obering, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA),stopped in Brussels October 28 to address NATO Perm Reps on his way to Warsaw and Prague. He updated Allies regarding missile defense (MD) and introduced his successor, Major General (soon t [...]	2008-10-31 17:33:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PARM MARR CZ PL MNUC
08USNATO41	KREMLIN KEEPS AMB ROGOZIN ON A SHORT LEASH IN HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian nationalist politician-turned-diplomat Dmitri Rogozin launched into a lengthy litany of Russian grievances on missile defense (MD),NATO enlargement, CFE, and Kosovo at his first NATO-Russia Council meeting on January 30, albeit in a more measured tone than in his recent [...]	2008-02-04 11:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR RU
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO419	READOUT: AMR MOUSSA'S 6 NOVEMBER DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 6, Mr. Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, held a broad exchange of views with the North Atlantic Council at NATO HQ. Striking a conciliatory tone early on as he read from his prepared text, Moussa lauded the election of President-elect Obama, [...]	2008-11-10 13:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM PREL AL XI XF
08USNATO429	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]	2008-11-13 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO43	PM BERISHA DISCUSSES ALBANIA'S NATO ACCESSION [...] (C) Prime Minister Berisha discussed Albania's prospects for being invited to join NATO at the Bucharest Summit with the NAC on January 30, concluding Albania's ninth MAP cycle. The participation of opposition figures in his delegation, a recent unanimous parliamentary motion of support for NAT [...]	2008-02-06 13:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR PGOV AL
08USNATO433	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Steering Committee of the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO Headquarters on October 29. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the U.S. (OSD(GSA)) and Mr. Knut Jahr of MoD Norway. Major items discussed during the meeting included the drafting [...]	2008-11-17 13:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO434	UKRAINIAN FM TO NATO - GIVE US MAP OR RUSSIA WINS [...] (C) Summary: Ukrainian FM Ogryzko briefed the NATO-Ukraine Commission on November 19. He called on Allies to provide the Membership Action Plan (MAP) to his country in order to strengthen the forces of democracy in Ukraine, and dissuade Russia from further destabilizing actions. Some Allied [...]	2008-11-20 18:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF RU UP
08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO44	USNATO RESPONSE TO SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that almost all NATO Allies will insist on the cover of a relevant UNSCR mandate to continue the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) into 2009. With effort, we could likely sell something less than Chapter VII, given that NATO's mission is training not combat. We could [...]	2008-02-06 13:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
08USNATO441	VCC/EXPERTS: U.S. TO CONDUCT VD99 EVALUATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During the 17 November VCC Experts meeting, USDel secured all primary and secondary objectives for U.S. VD99 verification activities in 2009. Experts debated alternative language for the IS working paper on Implementation Coordination, putting off consideration of three alternat [...]	2008-11-26 18:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO442	NOVEMBER 21 HLTF: ALLIES AGREE TO CFE LANGUAGE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the November 21 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, Allies agreed on CFE language for the upcoming NATO Ministerial communique and how to deploy agreed language at subsequent key dates in December. The text (agreed via silence procedure on November 24) is closely based [...]	2008-11-26 18:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO445	USNATO SUPPORTS PROPOSED MILREP IN REYKJAVIK [...] (SBU) USNATO seconds Embassy Reykjavik request for a permanent U.S. military representative (reftel). Rising interest in energy sources, transportation routes, fisheries, and the melting of the polar cap have highlighted the importance of the High North to regional security. In addition, gro [...]	2008-12-01 18:07:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS
08USNATO453	ALLIES FIND BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN NIE â€œGLOOMY,â€ [...] (S/REL NATO) Summary. National Intelligence Officer (NiO) for South Asia, Dr. Peter Lavoy, briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) for Afghanistan on November 25. He said the NIE describes a grim situation in Afghanistan and predicts that negative trends w [...]	2008-12-05 08:31:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
08USNATO454	USNATO: FOREIGN MINISTERIAL NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 13:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF PK
08USNATO456	NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 10:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO460	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...]	2008-12-11 16:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO468	ALLIES VOICE CONCERNS OVER LEGAL STATUS OF NTM-I [...] (C) Summary: During the December 17, 2008 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, Allies expressed serious concern about the possibility of a lapse in the authorization and legal protections for the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). They also expressed concerns that the draft law approved b [...]	2008-12-17 18:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS EN UK
08USNATO469	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...]	2008-12-17 18:41:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS
08USNATO470	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-GEORGIA [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried EUR PDAS Ries NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Rober [...]	2008-12-17 19:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO471	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO473	UPDATE ON NATO AIR SURVEILLANCE AND TRAINING [...] (C) In November, the financial crisis in Iceland and the ensuing dispute between Iceland and the UK threw into question NATO air surveillance and training missions in Iceland. The UK was scheduled to fill the December 5 ) 21, 2008 rotation, but after a period of negotiation, the UK ultimatel [...]	2008-12-19 08:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PGOV PREF PREL IC
08USNATO48	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]	2008-02-07 18:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO49	NATO-RUSSIA 2008 WORK PROGRAM APPROVED [...] (SBU) NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Perm Reps approved the NRC 2008 Work Program under a brief silence on February 7 and NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer welcomed it during the informal session of NRC Defense Ministers on February 8. Post wishes to express it appreciation to EUR/RPM desk o [...]	2008-02-08 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MARR RU
08USNATO50	SINGAPORE,S EVOLVING COOPERATION WITH NATO, THEIR [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore,s DCM in Brussels confirmed Singapore is considering an increased yet modest contribution to ISAF in the summer months of 2008. He has also been asking cautious questions about what opportunities could derive from deeper Singapore-NATO cooperation. He implied inform [...]	2008-02-08 15:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PGOV MARR PREL SN AF
08USNATO55	NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...]	2008-02-12 16:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO58	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The Steering Committee for the NATO Senior Defense Committee on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO HQ on January 16, 2008 and was jointly chaired by Ms Laura Gross (OSD/GSA) and Mr. Pawel Durys (MoD Poland). 2. (C) The Steering Committee received a briefing by the U.S. on plans for prov [...]	2008-02-14 12:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO60	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-14 19:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO62	NATO: THE DAY AFTER KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met in a special February 18th session to discuss the situation in Kosovo following the February 17th Declaration of Independence by the Kosovo Assembly in Pristina. General Craddock, SACEUR, and Admiral Fitzgerald, Commander JFC Naples, briefed [...]	2008-02-18 16:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL KV
08USNATO78	DAS KRAMER GIVES NATO ALLIES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer briefed NATO Allies in Brussels on Assistant Secretary Fried's February 19 meeting with Russian Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister and Disarmament Director Antonov regarding the CFE Parallel Actions Package. Kramer reported th [...]	2008-02-27 12:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO79	SUPPORTING USG PROPOSALS FOR CIVIL AVIATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. USNATO delivered reftel points on civil aviation in Afghanistan to NATO Assistant Secretary for Operations Martin Howard on February 26. Howard gave assurances NATO shares U.S. objectives for civil aviation in Afghanistan and said he would instruct NATO representatives who wil [...]	2008-02-27 15:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR NATO PREL AF
08USNATO80	GREECE: SLOWROLLING NATO ENLARGEMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what may represent an effort by Athens to change or slowroll Alliance accession procedures, Greece has delayed three key NATO documents for the Comprehensive Report on Enlargement which is due to NATO Foreign Ministers on March 6. While some of this may represent bureaucratic [...]	2008-02-27 18:05:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR GR MK
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO85	WELCOME TO NATO FOR A/S RICHARD A. BOUCHER AND MS. [...] Mission welcomes Ambassador Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary, and Ms. Caitlin Hayden, Bureau of South and SIPDIS Central Asian Afairs to USNATO on March 6-7, 2008. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer John Cockrell. Office: (32)2-724-3136 Mobile: (32)496-198- [...]	2008-03-04 13:18:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
08USNATO88	NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...]	2008-03-07 15:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO89	NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL MARCH 5: PREPARING FOR [...] (C) Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach discussed the broad outlines of next month's NATO-Ukraine Summit with PermReps on March 5. He reaffirmed Ukraine's request for an invitation to MAP and pressed for a Joint Statement at the Summit; both issues are controversial within the Alliance. He signaled [...]	2008-03-10 13:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO9	UN AND NATO SECGENS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN SENIOR [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche orally to NATO SYG on January 4. Charge delivered Terms of Reference on January 7. 2. (C) Separately, UNSYG Ban Ki Moon telephoned NATO SYG Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on January 4 to discuss the proposed Terms of Reference for the Senior International C [...]	2008-01-07 15:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PREL NATO AF
08USNATO91	NRC: RUSSIA CHIDED KFOR AND ISAF WHILE OFFERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Dmitriy Rogozin accused KFOR of overstepping its bounds in Kosovo and called for impartiality and strict adherence to KFOR's UNSCR 1244 mandate in the February 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Ambassador Nuland, other Allies, and NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Ho [...]	2008-03-10 16:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR PTER RU
08USNATO93	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 5, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer thanked the NAC for strengthening the Senior Civilian Representative's office and, in later discussion, reiterated his disagreement with a U.S. intelligence report that concluded the Afghan governme [...]	2008-03-11 13:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO96	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]	2008-03-13 12:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO98	WELCOME TO NATO FOR SENATOR CHRISTOPHER DODD AND [...] Mission welcomes The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd and traveling party March 16-18, 2008. Control officers for the visit are USNATO Political Officer Reece Smyth, Office Tel:(32)2-724-3268, Cell: (32)0496-198-007, Fax: (32)2-724-3421, USEU Financial Attache Barbara Matthews, Office Tel:(32)2 [...]	2008-03-17 06:15:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
08USNATO99	MESSAGE OF STRONG SUPPORT FOR SRSG DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) Speaking at the informal weekly "coffee" gathering of the North Atlantic Council on March 11, Ambassador Nuland told Allies the U.S. welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as the Special Representative for the Secretary General in Afghanistan and intended to put together a series of high- [...]	2008-03-17 13:56:00	Mission USNATO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN NATO AF
08USOSCE102	OPEN SKIES TREATY: UK TO CEASE ACTIVE FLIGHTS DUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 06:19:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE103	OPEN SKIES TREATY: UK TO CEASE ACTIVE FLIGHTS DUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-18 06:20:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE104	OPEN SKIES TREATY: APRIL 14 PLENARY - U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14, the U.S. began its Chairmanship of the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) calling upon States to complete work on the digital video sensor decision. The U.S. also kicked off discussion on potential commemoration activities for the 500th observation flight e [...]	2008-04-18 06:20:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE106	FSC APRIL 16: U.S. REPLIES TO RUSSIA ON DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. responded in the Forum for Security Cooperation on April 16 to Russia's attacks a week earlier on the President's decision that Kosovo was eligible for defense cooperation. The U.S. reminded delegations that the arms embargo against Yugoslavia had been lifted by UN dec [...]	2008-04-21 06:07:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE110	CFE/JCG: APRIL 22 PLENARY - VIGOROUS DEBATE ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-23 17:02:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE111	FSC APRIL 23: RUSSIANS BRANDISH "BLACKLIST" OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia protested it did not want to be a mentor to participating States who may have violated the Vienna Document timelines for requesting inspections or evaluations, but other delegations asked the CPC to broaden the scope of the inquiry into violations. Several states have c [...]	2008-04-24 15:52:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE112	RAPID REACTION FORCES PROPOSALS: THE STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: Russia on April 22 seemed to accept that the Quad Allies need a few more weeks to come up with a concrete response to its proposal for an information exchange on rapid reaction forces. Meanwhile, Britain, France, and Germany insist that the U.S justify its contention that Germany [...]	2008-04-25 08:50:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE118	CFE: APRIL 29 JCG PLENARY, ALLIES REFUTE RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the April 29 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Dr. Szabolcs Osvat of the Hungarian MOD provided an academic-style briefing to the JCG on the topic of "Stationing and Temporary Deployment During CFE Adaptation and Beyond, 1996-1999." Inter alia, the brief noted how the CFE F [...]	2008-04-30 18:47:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE120	FSC APRIL 30: FSC DEFERS TO UNOMIG TO INVESTIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: At the request of the Finnish Chairman-in-Office under the OSCE's "Bucharest mechanism," the Forum for Security Cooperation held initial discussions of the August 20 UAV incident in Abkhazia. The EU and several of its members deferred to UNOMIG--as it had the "main responsibili [...]	2008-05-02 16:02:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MOPS OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE121	OSCE: GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF MILITARY INFO GOES [...] (SBU) Forty-six participating States provided their Global Exchange of Military Information (GEMI) data for 2007 on time on April 29-30. Despite Russia's CFE "suspension," Russia provided its data on time. 2. (SBU) The only participating States with military forces that did not provide req [...]	2008-05-02 16:12:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE122	OSCE/FSC: US INTERVENTON AT MAY 7 FSC ON GEORGIA [...] (SBU) The is a request for guidance. See paragraphs 2-4 for background and paragraph 5 and 6 for request. 2. (C) Background: Georgian representatives explained to USDEL how allies and other concerned states could support Georgia's planned intervention on the April 20 UAV incident at t [...]	2008-05-05 16:26:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE123	OPEN SKIES TREATY: MAY 5 OSCC PLENARY: RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 5th Plenary of the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC),Russia recalled a series of interventions by the U.S. and other delegations on April 14 that opposed Russia's request for a suspension of Open Skies missions in the last week of April due to the lack of [...]	2008-05-06 10:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE125	FSC MAY 7: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA RETURN TO UAV [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia and Russia at the May 7 Forum for Security Cooperation resumed trading accusations on the April 20 UAV incident, Georgia insisting that a Russian fighter shot down the Georgian "interior ministry" drone with a missile as it over-flew Abkhazia. Georgia responded to Russi [...]	2008-05-09 07:50:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE129	CFE: MAY 13 JCG PLENARY: GERMAN PRESENTATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the continuing "focused dialogue," at the May 13 JCG (Joint Consultative Group) Germany presented an update to its October 30, 2007 presentation on the topic of "CFE Limitations in Transition: Security Concerns and Current Force Level Trends." Using available CFE, [...]	2008-05-14 16:50:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE130	FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99 [...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 14 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia announced a revision of its 2007 draft decision to define the "specified area" of Vienna Document inspections, now limiting the area to 25,000 square kilometers. Russia also revised its proposal for a chair's statement on [...]	2008-05-15 11:34:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE132	GEORGIA/OSCE/RUSSIA: COMPREHENSIVE OSCE TOOLBOX TO [...] (C) Summary: With the increase in tensions between Georgia and Russia over Abkhazia, we understand that Washington is developing new proposals aimed at stabilizing the situation and eventually resolve the conflict (See Ref A). In this context, we believe that the OSCE has a number of tools w [...]	2008-05-16 15:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL OSCE GG RU
08USOSCE135	CFE: MAY 20 JCG PLENARY: RUSSIA WANTS GUARANTEES [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 20 JCG Plenary, Russia dissected the 28 March NAC Statement on CFE in a futile attempt to draw Allies into interpreting and discussing the details of the text. Russia complained that the NAC statement had few specifics on ratification of A/CFE, accession, the defi [...]	2008-05-21 16:25:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE136	FSC MAY 21: GEORGIA WILL WAIT FOR UNOMIG REPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia told the FSC on May 21 it would defer release of the findings of the independent group of investigators of the April 20 UAV incident until the UNOMIG fact-finding team reports. Georgia did announce that the independent experts--from the three Baltic states and the U.S.- [...]	2008-05-23 10:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE142	CFE: MAY 27 JCG PLENARY: ALLIES CONFIRM NAC [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 27 JCG Plenary, Russia asked JCG delegations from NATO to confirm the Alliance's current position on the 8 December 1998 NAC Statement on CFE, as well as the NATO-Russia Founding Act. Germany, the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic told Russia [...]	2008-05-28 17:12:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE144	FSC MAY 28 - GEORGIA INVOKES VD99 CHAPTER III OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia announced in the May 28 Forum for Security Cooperation it would invoke the Vienna Document Chapter III risk reduction mechanism to call on Russia to explain its actions as described in the recently released UNOMIG investigation of the April 20 UAV incident. Russia rejo [...]	2008-05-30 14:43:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG MW RS XG
08USOSCE145	DAYTON ARTICLE IV - CONTACT GROUP BRAINSTORMS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Contact Group (CG),absent Italy and UK, met in Vienna with the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV at his request to informally exchange views on the future of the Dayton Article IV regime. Most agreed with Periotto's assessment and there we [...]	2008-05-30 15:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE BK HR MW SR
08USOSCE146	CFE: JUNE 3 JCG PLENARY: A NON-EVENT [...] (SBU) The June 3 meeting of the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) was even briefer than expected with no delegation taking the floor on any substantive issue. Belgium was noticeably absent and thus did not present a planned briefing (announced last week) on the Belgian constitutional process a [...]	2008-06-03 11:37:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS

08USOSCE148	GEORGIA/RUSSIA/OSCE: RUSSIA STONEWALLS AT VIENNA [...] (SBU) Summary: To address tensions between Georgia and Russia, the Finnish CiO convened three back-to-back meetings in Vienna on June 4 at the request of both Georgia and Russia. This was the first ever invocation of the Vienna Document 1999(VD99) Chapter III Risk Reduction mechanism. In a [...]	2008-06-04 15:25:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM OSCE PREL GG RU
08USOSCE150	FSC-PC JUNE 4: CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Estonian defense minister and other speakers discussed cyber security and the need for the OSCE to remain involved in coordinating the efforts of participating States (pS) in responding to emerging threats to information and communication systems. Speakers extolled the Cou [...]	2008-06-06 12:43:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KCIP EN FI XG
08USOSCE156	OSCE FSC/PC: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA AGAIN EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of three Joint FSC-PC meetings held on June 11 in response to requests by Georgia and Russia to further address tensions based on recent events in Abkhazia, both sides traded now familiar accusations on Abkhazia. Russia categorically denied its involvement in the [...]	2008-06-12 09:37:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG GG RU
08USOSCE158	FSC JUNE 11: RUSSIA PROMISES FOLLOW-UP TO MEDVEDEV [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia announced it would provide amplifying details to President Medvedev's call during a recent speech in Germany for a "legally binding instrument on European security." The Russian proposed chair's statement on enforcing the time lines for requesting Vienna Document inspe [...]	2008-06-12 13:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE160	CFE/JCG: JUNE 10, 2008 PLENARY AND RELATED MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 10 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Belgium briefly described its ratification procedures noting the process would take 6-12 months. Then Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged a series of interventions in which Armenia did not answer direct questions posed by [...]	2008-06-12 16:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE163	CFE/JCG: JUNE 17, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA AWAITS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 17 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Turkey (Begec),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK and Netherlands, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal. Russia (Solomenko) underscored there was no need to offer any explanations as they are well [...]	2008-06-18 14:20:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE164	FSC JUNE 18: AMMUNITION BEST PRACTICES GUIDES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 18 Forum for Security Cooperation Plenary adopted the decision to begin work on publishing a handbook of Best Practices Guides on conventional ammunition. A chair's statement, based on a revised Russian text, underlined the importance of complying "strictly" with the [...]	2008-06-19 10:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE166	FSC JUNE 25: LITTLE CONTROVERSY IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian Brigadier Feichtinger described the increasing importance of private military/security companies as a "worrisome development" that challenges the democratic control of the armed forces and the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. The U.S., in response, [...]	2008-06-26 16:16:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE MCAP MOPS XG
08USOSCE167	CFE/JCG: JUNE 27, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA CLAIMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 27 JCG Plenary, Greece (Sourani),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, France and Romania, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal and called on Russia to resume its implementation of the CFE Treaty. The U.S., Germany and the [...]	2008-06-27 16:03:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE171	ASRC WORKING SESSION II, JULY 2: ARMS CONTROL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The keynote speakers at the 2008 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) arms control and CSBMs working session expressed concern over the CFE impasse caused by Russia's suspension. Alyson Bailes said the underlying cause was a "globalization of the security agendas" of the e [...]	2008-07-03 17:13:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE175	JCG: JULY 8 JCG, ULYANOV SAYS RUSSIA CAN WORK FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the July 8 JCG meeting, Germany (Schweizer) supported by France, UK, Portugal, Turkey and the U.S., raised the issue of Russia refusing Germany's request to conduct a CFE inspection. Germany stated its concern that the Russian Federation was not implementing the CFE Treaty [...]	2008-07-09 16:38:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE176	FSC JULY 9: U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 9 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia (Ulyanov) read a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement that sharply criticized the recent U.S.-Czech Missile Defense (MD) agreement. The U.S. did not respond. In Security dialogue, U.S. Assistant Secretary [...]	2008-07-15 11:29:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG
08USOSCE178	OPEN SKIES: LIFT OFF! 500 FLIGHT COMMEMORATION [...] (U) Summary. On July 14, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) held a special plenary session to commemorate the conduct of 500 observation flights since the Treaty entered into force in January 2002. The U.S. initiative received strong support from all delegations, and the 500 ballo [...]	2008-07-16 06:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE179	OPEN SKIES: LIFT OFF! 500 FLIGHT COMMEMORATION [...] (U) Summary. On July 14, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) held a special plenary session to commemorate the conduct of 500 observation flights since the Treaty entered into force in January 2002. The U.S. initiative received strong support from all delegations, and the 500 ballo [...]	2008-07-16 06:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE180	HATE CRIME MEETING HIGHLIGHTS REMAINING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The June 16-17 Meeting of the National Points of Contact on Hate Crime organized by the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Helsinki highlighted the significant challenges that remain in the effort to combat hate crimes. Participation i [...]	2008-07-16 13:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM OCSE
08USOSCE181	OSCE/FSC: SUBMISSION OF USG DATA FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 07:34:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PARM PREL NATO
08USOSCE185	OSCE,S ANNUAL SECURITY REVIEW CONFERENCE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations and speakers alike called for the OSCE to move from symbolic words to concrete action during this year's Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC),held July 1-2 in Vienna. NATO SACEUR General Craddock called on the international community to do more in Afghanistan a [...]	2008-07-18 13:51:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE187	OSCE/FSC: JULY 16, CZECHS - U.S. COUNTER RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic and the U.S. responded strongly to last week's intervention by Russia that inaccurately portrayed the U.S.-Czech agreement on missile defense radar. Drawing on material from President Medvedev's July 15 speech to the Russian MFA, Russia replied with claims t [...]	2008-07-18 14:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG FSC
08USOSCE194	OSCE/FSC: 23 JULY PLENARY: NAVAL CSBMS--ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The final meeting of the OSCE,s Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the winter/spring session included a presentation by Ireland on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin agreement). Russia Also led a discussion under Security Dialogue on its Naval CSBM proposal. Bri [...]	2008-07-24 16:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE195	CFE/JCG - END OF WINTER/SPRING ROUND: RUSSIAN VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the course of the JCG's January-July session with 20 weekly meetings, Allies led by the U.S. repeatedly criticized Russia's instances of noncompliance, underscored the importance of Russia negotiating seriously on the basis of the parallel actions package, called on Russia [...]	2008-07-24 19:35:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE196	OSCE DISCUSSES ROMA/SINTI INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 10-11, the OSCE and civil society representatives discussed Roma and Sinti Integration, highlighting the need for increased Roma/Sinti participation, taking an integrated approach to addressing the root causes of discrimination, and more comprehensive data c [...]	2008-07-29 14:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IT CZ BU RO OSCE
08USOSCE197	FSC: END-OF ROUND WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER 2008: [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 winter and spring-summer rounds in the Forum for Security Cooperation were highlighted by extensive discussion of the April 20 UAV incident in Georgia and U.S. missile defense in Europe. Russia pushed several CSBM proposals, including its rapid reaction forces informa [...]	2008-07-31 14:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE200	OPEN SKIES: JANUARY/JULY 2008--TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During its winter-spring session and under U.S. chairmanship, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) commemorated the 500th observation flight since the Open Skies Treaty entered into force. This "good news" event garnered widespread press coverage which emphasized an ar [...]	2008-08-04 15:03:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE202	ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE [...] (C) USDel provided oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to OSCE delegations of NATO members on August 5. Although the OSCE is on its summer recess and most delegations are operating with skeleton staffing, [...]	2008-08-05 15:03:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL NATO
08USOSCE204	DAYTON ARTICLE IV ON EX-YUGOSLAVIA ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth Review Conference for Dayton Article IV implementation was held in Vienna on 3-4 July 2008. The conference went very smoothly -- there were no contentious issues between Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Indeed, the main area of discussion centered on ways th [...]	2008-08-07 13:35:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS SR
08USOSCE212	OSCE/FSC SEPTEMBER 10: RUSSIA WILL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation began its autumn round on September 10 with an exchange of charges and counter-charges between Georgia and Russia. Georgia reports that large numbers of Russian forces remain on its territory, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and are engag [...]	2008-09-11 14:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE217	CFE/JCG SEPTEMBER 16: RUSSIAN INSPECTION REFUSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and the U.S. at the September 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) announced that Russia had refused their requests for CFE inspections. Germany, Greece, France, Romania, Italy, the UK, and the Netherlands regretted the Russian refusals, including an earlier refusal of Rom [...]	2008-09-18 14:31:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE219	U.S. 1540 COORDINATOR CONSULTS WITH OSCE, UNODC, [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. coordinator for UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 Thomas Wuchte met with OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC officials to discuss next steps in gaining their support for further implementation of UNSCR 1540 and 1810, particularly in the OSCE region. Wuchte met with the chief o [...]	2008-09-19 15:51:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OSCE AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
08USOSCE221	FSC SEPTEMBER 17: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA CONTINUE FEUD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 17, FSC Russia and Georgia reprised their running feud over culpability for starting the August war. Russia presented an amateurish video purporting to show Georgia's responsibility for starting the conflict and evidence of Georgian attacks on civilian targets [...]	2008-09-22 06:06:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE225	CFE/JCG: 23 SEPTEMBER MEETING IS AN ALL-ALLIED [...] (C) Summary. Interventions by Bulgaria, Spain and Italy calling out Russia for refusing inspections were the highlight the brief JCG held on September 23. Germany, Turkey, the UK, Romania, Portugal, U.S., Czech Republic and France intervened in support. Russia did not comment. The JCG too [...]	2008-09-24 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE226	OPEN SKIES SEPTEMBER 23 PLENARY: RUSSIA CITES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia confirmed it had lifted all restricted airspace associated with its conflict with Georgia while asserting that the restrictions were enacted in the first place strictly on the basis of flight safety. All affected States Parties, save Germany, strongly censured Russia, n [...]	2008-09-25 06:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE227	OPEN SKIES SEPTEMBER 23 PLENARY: RUSSIA CITES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia confirmed it had lifted all restricted airspace associated with its conflict with Georgia while asserting that the restrictions were enacted in the first place strictly on the basis of flight safety. All affected States Parties, save Germany, strongly censured Russia, n [...]	2008-09-25 06:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE228	FSC SEPTEMBER 24: GEORGIA-RUSSIA DUSTUP CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia gave a lengthy description in the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation today of Russian transgressions, dating back to the breakup of the Soviet Union and culminating in its continued occupation of Georgian territories. Russia's relatively brief response blamed the "crim [...]	2008-09-26 14:32:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE233	FSC:RUSSIA BLASTS U.S. ON CSBM POLICY, U.S. AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia criticized what it called the "depraved" U.S. policy of linking all Russian initiatives in the FSC to "unrelated and secondary issues" such as Georgia and CFE. The U.S. position is "unreasonable," and "demonstrates that Washington has lost all interest in arms control." [...]	2008-10-02 14:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE235	CFE: ANTONOV FAILS TO DIVIDE ALLIES AT VIENNA LUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian chief arms control delegate, Mikhail Ulyanov, hosted a lunch on October 2 in honor of the head of the Russian MFA arms control and disarmament division, Anatoliy Antonov. The lunch was billed as an effort to put forward Russian views on the current state of arms cont [...]	2008-10-06 11:56:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE240	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 7 PLENARY MORE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 7 JCG Plenary, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic, supported by Romania, France, the United States, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, protested Russia,s latest refusals to allow inspections and called on Russia to resume implementation [...]	2008-10-09 06:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE243	FSC OCTOBER 8: USCG COMMANDANT ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia and Georgia again traded innuendo and accusations at the October 8 Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia said "some" were still trying to aggravate the situation in South Ossetia and provoke new military action, citing the October 3 car bomb attack, which killed several [...]	2008-10-10 08:11:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE245	OPEN SKIES: 2009 QUOTA DISTRIBUTION/DECONFLICTION [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9-10 USDEL participated in the 2009 active quota distribution meeting and led the deconfliction discussion for observation flights over Belarus/Russian Federation and Ukraine. The U. S. asked for and received 14 active quotas over Belarus/Russian Federation and 1 a [...]	2008-10-14 14:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE247	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 14 -- GEORGIA CALLS OUT RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: At October 14 JCG, Georgia accused Russia of violating core principles of the CFE Treaty (non-use of force, host nation consent) and non-compliance with Treaty provisions. In a surprisingly lengthy give and take (which included seven different interventions by Russia),the U [...]	2008-10-15 06:24:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE249	FSC OCTOBER 15: RUSSIA SAYS SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian deputy director for export controls and nonproliferation Petr Litavrin told Georgia he had no official information about arms transfers to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prior to the outbreak of war in August. However, he added, Russia can provide information [...]	2008-10-16 15:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE253	CFE/JCG: 21 OCTOBER PLENARY - ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) At the JCG Plenary on 21 October, the Czech Republic called on Russia to fulfill its Istanbul Commitments and voiced support for Georgia and Moldova on the same issue. Russia continued to accuse Allies of a "double standard" in criticizing Russia but not other States Parties on the ful [...]	2008-10-21 14:49:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE258	OSCE/FSC OCTOBER 22: MELANGE ELIMINATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 22 October FSC Plenary Georgia accused Russia of violating the six-point cease fire agreement by not completely withdrawing its forces out of Georgian territory. Russia disagreed and countered that Georgia was increasing its military presence in the "buffer zone" area [...]	2008-10-23 16:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE259	OPEN SKIES 27 OCTOBER: U.S. GETS 15TH MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 27 October Plenary, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) adopted a decision to increase the U.S. number of active missions over Russia from 14 to a record number of 15 for 2008. The OSCC also adopted the Decision on the Distribution of Active Quotas for Obser [...]	2008-10-28 15:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE263	CFE/JCG: GEORGIA/RUSSIA SPAR OVER ISTANBUL, ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 28 JCG, Georgia delivered a long statement detailing para by para Russia's failure to fulfill many of its Istanbul commitments. Russia denied the accusations, accused Georgia of the same, and declared Gudauta was no longer an issue since it now belongs to Abkh [...]	2008-10-30 15:00:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE264	FSC OCTOBER 29: MINISTERIAL DRAFT DECISIONS DEBATED [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 29 Forum for Security Cooperation, the defense minister of Cyprus appealed for OSCE help in disposing of surplus MANPADS ODIHR director Lenarcic urged participating States (pS) to implement the recommendations of the ODIHR Handbook on human rights in the armed fo [...]	2008-10-31 16:26:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE265	CFE/JCG: GEORGIA/RUSSIA SPAR OVER ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 4 JCG, Russia rebutted Georgia's October 28 JCG statement in which Georgia detailed Russia's failure to fulfill its Istanbul Commitments. Georgia responded to Russia's rebuttal, reiterating many of the points it made during previous JCG meetings. Germany [...]	2008-11-05 14:18:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE268	HELSINKI MINISTERIAL THE FOCUS OF EUR PDAS RIES, [...] (C) The OSCE Secretary General, the Chairman-in-Office, and several PermReps told visiting EUR PDAS Marcie Ries November 3-4 that the OSCE faced new challenges, and expressed frustration at the organization's inability to take action on key issues, including additional military monitoring off [...]	2008-11-06 14:07:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL
08USOSCE270	OSCE/FSC NOVEMBER 5: PLENARY DISCUSSES UNPOA; [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 5 FSC Plenary the Republic of Macedonia criticized Greece for a 28 October military parade in Thessaloniki and said it had evidence that slogans against the Republic of Macedonia were chanted by Greek armed forces. Decision No. 11/08 introducing best prac [...]	2008-11-07 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE271	DAYTON ART. IV: 41ST SRCC A COOPERATIVE SUCCESS [...] (U) Summary: The 41st Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC) met October 14-15 in Montenegro and included the signing of key amendments to the agreement that formally integrated Montenegro into the treaty as an independent state party. Four decisions were taken, which i [...]	2008-11-11 14:17:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE ZL
08USOSCE273	CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 11 PLENARY; RUSSIA MAY TRY TO [...] (SBU) The November 11 JCG, chaired by Romania, was brief. The only intervention was by Belarus First Secretary Vasily Pavlov, who announced his departure from Vienna on November 13 and introduced his replacement, First Secretary Dmitry Krayushkin. 2. (C) During the JCG-T plus 4 held on [...]	2008-11-13 14:19:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE274	FSC NOVEMBER 12: RUSSIA WANTS TO KEEP UNSCR 1540 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation on November 12 adopted decisions for an information exchange on end-user certificates, endorsement of a guide to disposition of melange (rocket fuel oxidizer),and the forwarding of a draft Ministerial Council decision on small arms, light wea [...]	2008-11-13 15:04:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE PINR RS XG
08USOSCE275	OPEN SKIES: NOVEMBER 10 INFORMALS: UPHILL ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Plenary met in informal session on November 10 to discuss the draft letter from the OSCC Chairperson to the Ministerial Council. The Informal Working Group on Rules and Procedures (IWGRP) followed the informal Plenary and continue [...]	2008-11-13 15:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE278	CFE/JCG: RUSSIA AGAIN ASSERTS IT HAS A LEGAL BASIS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the November 18 JCG, Italy, Poland, and the United States called out Russia for refusing their recent requests for CFE inspections. There was broad support for the Italian, Polish, and U.S. statements as several delegations voiced concern that Russia's continued noncompli [...]	2008-11-18 17:18:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE280	FSC NOVEMBER 19: GEORGIA ISOLATED ON MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia could not agree to language in the draft Ministerial decision describing the Security Dialogue discussion of the August conflict. Georgia is willing to continue negotiations. The EU and the U.S. restated their opposition to a Russia proposal for an embargo of heavy we [...]	2008-11-20 13:20:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE284	OPEN SKIES: A GOOD MONTH FOR NOVEMBER, INCLUDING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) plenary on November 24 agreed on a letter from the OSCC Chairperson to the Ministerial Council summarizing the past year. The Russian-chaired Working Group on Rules and Procedures (IWGRP) agreed on a draft decision on "alternative [...]	2008-11-25 14:36:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE286	CFE/JCG: RUSSIA CONFIRMS WILL NOT PROVIDE ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The 25 November plenary adopted a decision that ends the present JCG session on 16 December and sets the first plenary of the next session on 20 January. The U.S. joined consensus, but expressed disappointment that the start of the next JCG session could not be delayed despit [...]	2008-11-25 18:16:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE290	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY: HELSINKI OSCE [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, we look forward to seeing you at the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Helsinki. FM Stubb has succeeded in attracting a record number of ministers to this OSCE meeting, and hopes to rally the Organization in a renewal of the Q&Spirit of Helsinki.Q8 Following closely [...]	2008-11-28 08:53:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM OSCE OVIP PHUM PREL PROG
08USOSCE291	FSC NOVEMBER 26: GEORGIA JOINS CONSENSUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia reluctantly joined consensus on a draft Ministerial decision that summarizes the FSC's 2008 work and tasks it to submit progress reports to the 2009 Ministerial. At issue was a reference to the Georgia-Russia conflict in August 2008, which Russia wanted described as the [...]	2008-11-28 13:39:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE293	FSC DECEMBER 10: UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jorge Urbina, chair of the UNSCR 1540 Committee, told the FSC its members were in the vanguard of states implementing the resolution, which calls on all states to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems to non-state actors. Urbina said the Best P [...]	2008-12-11 15:01:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS CY XG
08USOSCE298	CFE/JCG DECEMBER 9 PLENARY: LEGAL ANALYSIS [...] (C) Summary: At the December 9 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, the U.S. provided a legal analysis refuting Russia,s repeated assertions that it has a legal basis for its "suspension" of the CFE Treaty. This was important to clear the air on this issue after repeated Russian challenge [...]	2008-12-12 16:38:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE302	OPEN SKIES: DECEMBER 15 PLENARY -- PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 15 Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) adopted the Decision on Alternate Airfields. The OSCC also agreed to put a Chairman,s Statement on Allowable Video Sensors on the January OSCC agenda for adoption. The Informal Working Group on Sensors (IWGS) forwarded [...]	2008-12-16 12:47:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE305	OPEN SKIES TREATY: SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER, END OF [...] WEU quota carrot requires review 13. (SBU) New "old" business: In 1995, the former ten Western European Union states made a joint statement regarding potential use of their passive quotas after all the allocated quotas have been fulfilled. Six other States also joined this political stat [...]	2008-12-16 14:42:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE31	OSCE REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: DEFENDING KOSOVO CDI [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Following a coordinated declaration of independence (CDI) by Kosovo, Serbia will likely use the OSCE as an important venue to lay out its case before world opinion on why it believes its territorial integrity has been [...]	2008-02-06 17:00:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PREL KV SR
08USOSCE310	FSC AUTUMN 2008 END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA-RUSSIA WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recriminations from the August Georgia-Russia war echoed through the autumn session in the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC),coloring Security Dialogue presentations and even reactions to an otherwise mundane decision describing the work of the Forum. Russia introduced a d [...]	2008-12-17 12:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE313	CFE/JCG: DECEMBER 16 PLENARY - LACK OF RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: At the December 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Poland, on behalf of the NATO states, strongly regretted Russia's lack of participation in the CFE Treaty's mandatory information exchange on December 15. The joint statement highlighted the willingness of NATO states to [...]	2008-12-17 14:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE315	CFE/JCG: FALL END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: The autumn session of the Joint Consultative Group was dominated by fallout from Russia,s invasion of Georgia and Russia,s continued non-compliance with its CFE Treaty obligations (i.e., refusal of inspections and failure to provide information exchange data). Russia continue [...]	2008-12-18 11:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE317	FSC DECEMBER 17: CYBER SECURITY AND AIAM AGENDAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 17 Forum for Security Cooperation adopted the agendas for the March 17-18, 2009 cyber security workshop and the March 3-4, 2009 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. Russia complained that South Ossetia still needed natural gas and appealed for international e [...]	2008-12-18 14:29:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE318	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - NEXT STEPS IN VIENNA ON [...] (SBU) GUIDANCE REQUEST: Mission requests Washington approval to circulate the revised Food-for-Thought paper in para 4. The revision reflects USDEL discussions per earlier guidance (ref A) and the visit of the Chairman of the 1540 Committee to the OSCE (ref B). See also para 3 on concerns ra [...]	2008-12-18 15:49:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE320	CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in Vienna on December 12-15, 2008. Both achieved high levels of participation. The electronic exchange, with support provided by the United State [...]	2008-12-23 13:35:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE321	CORRECTED COPY: CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF [...] (SBU) CORRECTED COPY. Summary. (This cable correctly reports, in paras 1 and 5, how much some of Azerbaijan's declared holdings exceed CFE Treaty limits.) Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in V [...]	2008-12-30 12:36:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE48	JEREMIC OSCE SPEECH GENERATES LITTLE FIREWORKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian Foreign Vuk Jeremic's February 19 OSCE address to protest Kosovo's independence was passionate but reasoned, and met with a surprisingly muted response. Of the six participating States to take the floor following his speech, only two - Russia and Azerbaijan - supported [...]	2008-02-19 18:28:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL UNMIK SR KV
08USOSCE60	OSCE 2008 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) on March 4-5 was not contentious, delegations restricting themselves to broad recommendations that were intended for further concrete development in the Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia did not spend much time bera [...]	2008-03-07 13:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE62	OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION MEETING: GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verification head called for Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) inspection coordination in Vie [...]	2008-03-07 13:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE63	CORRECTED COPY - OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION [...] (SBU) (This corrected version of reftel contains revised numerical values in para 9.) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verifi [...]	2008-03-10 14:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE66	MARCH 10 OPEN SKIES TREATY PLENARY: AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Plenary met on March 10 in its last formal session before the Spring OSCE break. It heard the Chairman's report of the Informal Working Group on Sensors to the Plenary and for the German Chairman to pass the leadership over to the [...]	2008-03-11 12:47:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE67	CFE: MARCH 11 JCG PLENARY; CANADA ANNOUNCES THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the March 11 JCG Plenary, the last before the spring break, Canada briefed on its new treaty ratification practice and procedure. Russia rambled-on about numerous issues to include the "Parallel Actions Package," the NRC (ACE) meeting of 28 February, why Russia ratified th [...]	2008-03-11 17:39:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE68	FSC: MARCH 12 PLENARY; SPAIN HANDS OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The March 12 FSC Plenary concluded the chairmanship of Spain. Estonia will be at the helm at the next FSC Plenary which is scheduled for April 8, after the Spring OSCE break. The two main items of business were the Report of the Eighteenth Annual Implementation Assessment M [...]	2008-03-12 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE70	VIENNA DOCUMENT 1999: CFE SUSPENSION CASTS LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion of future challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 was overshadowed at times by concern over the impasse created by Russia's suspension of its CFE commitments. Although most national representatives and several of the speakers cal [...]	2008-03-18 09:59:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE71	TRANSNISTRIA CONFLICT: THREE PLUS TWO INCHES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Finnish chairmanship succeeded March 13 in winning approval from the 3 2 group for the OSCE mediator to approach Moldovan and Transnistrian authorities to encourage them to establish issue-related working groups at the technical level. The Finnish special envoy for unre [...]	2008-03-18 11:20:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE MD
08USOSCE74	DAYTON ARTICLE IV: 40TH SRCC IS QUIET BUT BUSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dayton Article IV Parties met in Sarajevo March 10-13 for the 40th Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC). The SRCC was held in a cooperative and friendly atmosphere, resulting in an impressive list of decisions, to include: agreement on amending the Agreement, dates [...]	2008-03-21 10:16:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG ZL
08USOSCE91	FSC: APRIL 9 - RUSSIA JUMPS QUEUE TO BLAST ANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia opened the Forum for Security Cooperation spring-summer session even before the new chair had a chance to speak by attacking the U.S. for its announcement that Kosovo, as an independent country, was now eligible for defense assistance. Russia described this as an illegal [...]	2008-04-11 08:58:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KV RS XG
08USOSCE98	CFE: APRIL 15 JCG PLENARY, RUSSIA SAYS TOI WORK IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 15 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Germany and Russia exchanged opposing views stemming from Russia,s refusal to accept Germany's April 8 inspection notice. Belarus said that despite the 28 March NAC statement,s positive tone, it does not solve the problems rela [...]	2008-04-16 16:28:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1000	UNSC: UNSCR 1559 CONSULTATIONS - UN ENVOY CITES [...] (SBU) Summary: Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council October 30 that significant progress had been achieved in the implementation of UNSCR 1559 with the election of Lebanese President Sleiman, the adoption of a Lebanese electoral law, and the Lebanese-Syrian agreement to establish di [...]	2008-10-31 23:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL UNSC LE SY IS
08USUNNEWYORK1002	NATO BRIEFS UN SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) At a Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting, October 30, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Martin Erdmann told SC members that NATO is taking a concrete and practical approach to countering terrorism. He reported that coordination of NATO members [...]	2008-11-03 16:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER UNGA PREL PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK1004	MONUC REQUESTS 2,785 MORE TROOPS, AIR ASSETS FOR [...] (SBU) See ACTION REQUEST, paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wrote to the Security Council on October 31 (text forwarded to IO),asking for expeditious consideration of MONUC's request for additional security assets. The request, drafted by the UN's Department of Peac [...]	2008-11-03 22:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO CG RW
08USUNNEWYORK1006	UNGA PANEL ON FINANCIAL CRISIS CALLS FOR REFORMS; [...] (U) Summary: Columbia University's Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, chair of the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) new task force on the international financial system, harshly criticized U.S. financial policies and the U.S. Government's response to the financial crisis at an October 30 "Interacti [...]	2008-11-03 23:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID PREL IMF UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1007	KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC CONFIDANT OF EULEX DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-03 23:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK SR
08USUNNEWYORK1008	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD AND JAPANESE PERM REP DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Perm Rep Takasu told Ambassador Khalilzad October 31 that Japan would like to take the lead on Timor Leste and Afghanistan in the new Security Council term beginning in January, as well as chair the Peacekeeping Working Group. Japan is reluctant to chair the 1737 (Iran) [...]	2008-11-04 00:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA UNSC KUNR AF TT JA IR BM PK
08USUNNEWYORK101	WESTERN SAHARA: SECURITY COUNCIL DISAPPOINTED BY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 23:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
08USUNNEWYORK1014	UN MANAGEMENT: FIFTH COMMITTEE CRITICIZES [...] Summary. In session from October 7 to 27, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) received reports on construction projects underway in Vienna, Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Despite serious reservations about the latter two, Secretariat officials recommended [...]	2008-11-04 21:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OARC
08USUNNEWYORK1017	SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON - TRANSITION FROM [...] (U) Action request in paragraph eight. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General/Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien and International Independent Investigation Commissioner Daniel Bellemare have agreed that Bellemare should seek a two-month extension (beyond its December 31, 2008 mandate expi [...]	2008-11-04 23:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER EAID UNSC LE
08USUNNEWYORK1018	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FOUR AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on other weapons of mass destruction on October 17. The Chair of the Panel of Governmental Experts on the issue of missiles in all its aspects and the Chair of the 2008 Meeting of States P [...]	2008-11-05 13:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1020	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on other disarmament measures and international security on October 22. Representatives from the following states spoke: Indonesia on behalf of the Nonaligned Movement (NAM),Russia, Sing [...]	2008-11-05 13:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1021	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY EIGHT, NINE [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on disarmament machinery on October 23, 24, and 27. This summary comprises all three days of the debate. On the first day, representatives from the following states spoke: France on behal [...]	2008-11-05 14:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1022	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. This cable covers the final day of thematic debate on conventional weapons, October 22. The following states spoke on October 22: Gabon, Chi [...]	2008-11-05 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1023	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY NINE OF [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on regional disarmament and security on October 24. Representatives from the following states spoke: Brazil on behalf of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and Associated States, Angola [...]	2008-11-05 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1027	UNGA: IRAN REBUTS UNITED STATES ON HOLOCAUST [...] Summary: Iran was recalcitrant in the November 3 UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate in reaction to U.S. remarks on Iran's denial of the Holocaust, and complained generally of a UN conspiracy. End summary. 2. Citing the lessons of the Holocaust, U.S. Public Delegate Cheryl Halpern commend [...]	2008-11-05 22:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC PHUM UNGA IR IS
08USUNNEWYORK1029	PECDAR [...] (SBU) Legoff met with Mr. Nakamura at the Japanese Mission on November 4 and delivered the points contained in Reftel. Nakamura said that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) had requested that Japan reach out to the United States through diplomatic channels to try to facilitate a [...]	2008-11-06 14:21:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNDP PREL PGOV JA KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK103	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: CURRENT DONORS TO TRIBUNAL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Seeking to resolve differences over how the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon will reach decisions so the Committee can be established and make key decisions needed to bring the Tribunal into operation, USUN has met counterparts over the past week f [...]	2008-02-05 23:46:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE

08USUNNEWYORK1030	UNGA VOTES FOR COOPERATION WITH PREPCOM, OTHER [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) considered on November 3 its agenda item on UN cooperation with other international organizations, and passed five resolutions by consensus and one voted text calling for cooperation with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty O [...]	2008-11-06 19:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OARC KNNP KISL

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