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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07MUSCAT582OMAN PROPOSAL FOR IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
[...] (U) The Omani government is committed to protecting intellectual property, as evidenced by its efforts to strengthen its legal framework and willingness to work with the USG and other international organizations in raising awareness of the issue. Enforcement concerns remain, however, and Oman [...]
2007-06-10 07:01:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR MU
07MUSCAT624OMAN REACHES OUT TO ASIAN TRADE PARTNERS
[...] The Ministers of National Economy and Commerce & Industry recently staged a four-nation Asian tour to strengthen Oman's economic relationships with key energy importers. During the trip to South Korea, Japan, China, and Vietnam, the ministers concluded agreements for joint ventures in the pro [...]
2007-06-17 06:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PREL MU
07MUSCAT64MEDIA REACTION: THUMBS DOWN AND UP ON SECRETARY'S TRIP;
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned daily "Al-Watan" denigrates Secretary's Middle East trip while state-owned "Oman" lauds it as a "vital" diplomatic initiative. "Oman" criticizes President Bush's new Iraq strategy and says that the "only choice" is a gradual troop withdrawal. "Oman" also lauds Sultan [...]
2007-01-23 12:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT666SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: POTUS ISLAMIC CENTER ADDRESS
[...] On Thursday, June 28, government-owned, Arabic-language daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) covered the President's Islamic Center address in tandem with news of former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair's appointment as a Middle East envoy. A box in the center of the front page featured the headlin [...]
2007-07-02 05:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT700OMANI REACTION TO JULY 16 POTUS SPEECH
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on July 18, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi commended the President's July 16 speech on the Middle East peace process, emphasizing that "this is an opportunity that cannot be missed." He qualified his otherwise optimistic [...]
2007-07-18 12:08:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MU
07MUSCAT703OMAN PUBLICLY WELCOMES POTUS CALL FOR MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 08:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL MU
07MUSCAT705GCC+2 MEETING: OMANI VIEWS
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi recommended that the upcoming GCC plus 2 meeting focus primarily on the peace process and Iraq. Bin Alawi hoped that an agreement coul [...]
2007-07-23 10:54:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS IZ MU
07MUSCAT716MEDIA REACTION: PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST PEACE CONFERENCE,
[...] SUMMARY: All Omani dailies welcome President Bush's call for a Middle East peace conference; youth-oriented "Al-Shabiba" reports final closure of popular online forum "Al-Sablah;" editorial in government-owned "Oman" says proposed peace conference "will not be easy, especially not if Israel is [...]
2007-07-25 14:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT720PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN OMAN
[...] (C) Oman presents a challenging environment for U.S. efforts to directly promote democracy. Civil society is still in its infancy, the press is constrained by unwritten government redlines and self-censorship, and a large majority of Omanis are content with the political status quo. While t [...]
2007-07-28 11:38:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KMPI KPAO MU
07MUSCAT73C-NE6-02218: OMAN-ISRAEL RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Oman maintains contacts with the Israeli government and has quietly welcomed official Israeli visitors. Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi has spoken to Israeli Foreign Minister Livni on several occasions, and met with an Israeli delegation in Muscat in D [...]
2007-01-24 15:50:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL IS MU
07MUSCAT747OMANI TOURISM PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD
[...] (U) The Omani government continues to press forward on elaborate plans to develop its tourism industry through the construction of a convention center and a number of multi-billion dollar integrated resort complexes. OMRAN, the government's tourism development company, expressed appreciation [...]
2007-08-01 09:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KMPI MU
07MUSCAT760OMAN MEDIA REPORTING ON SECRETARY'S EGYPT VISIT
[...] Omani print media outlets generally carried positive, direct news reports on the Secretary's July 31 meetings with Arab ministers in Sharm el-Sheikh. English-language dailies the "Times of Oman" and the "Oman Daily Observer" ran upbeat, front-page headlines on August 2 highlighting the Secreta [...]
2007-08-05 12:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KPAL MU
07MUSCAT782UN AGENCIES FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN OMAN
[...] Three UN agencies have established constructive working relationships with the Omani government in efforts to promote better healthcare through educational initiatives. Aside from highlighting the importance of child nutrition, the organizations are also raising awareness of community involve [...]
2007-08-14 06:28:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SOCI KOCI MU
07MUSCAT784MUSCAT COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STEPHEN COCHI
[...] Embassy Muscat grants country clearance to Steven Cochi, Senior Advisor, CCIS/NCIRD, CDC, HHS to travel to Muscat from September 29 - October 3, 2007. The purpose of travel is to participate in the Global Measles Management Meeting. Please note action items in paragraphs five and eight. [...]
2007-08-15 11:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SWHO ASEC CDC MU
07MUSCAT786SCENESETTER FOR NEA A/S WELCH VISIT TO MUSCAT (AUG
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Omani officials look forward to meeting with you to receive updates on issues concerning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iraq, and Iran. While Oman remains a strong friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subject [...]
2007-08-15 13:35:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL KNNP ECON PDEM MU
07MUSCAT804DOW STILL INTERESTED IN POLYETHYLENE PROJECT
[...] (SBU) On August 22, Louis Vega, Dow Chemical's Director of Public Affairs for India, the Middle East, and North Africa, confirmed with Econoff that the company remained interested in working with the Omani government on constructing a polyethylene plant in the Port of Sohar industrial complex [...]
2007-08-22 12:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PREL MU
07MUSCAT870SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL WILLIAM
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Since your visit here four months ago, Oman continues to be concerned with regional issues, especially events in Iraq and Iran, participated in the June Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) meeting in Washington, D.C., and was struck by a m [...]
2007-09-11 12:22:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP KNNP
07MUSCAT894MEDIA REACTION: 9/11 COVERAGE, AMBASSADOR TIP INTERVIEW,
[...] SUMMARY: All dailies carry Ambassador's 9/11 message; privately-owned "Al-Watan" and "Oman Tribune" interview Ambassador about Trafficking in Persons; in an editorial about 9/11, "Al-Watan" condemns the "beastly acts" of the American army that was unable to protect Americans despite consuming [...]
2007-09-18 12:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
07MUSCAT949UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN
[...] (C) As reported ref B, Oman represents a challenging environment for U.S. efforts to directly promote democracy. Civil society is under-developed and the registration of new non-governmental organizations and associations (which are limited in their areas of activity) can literally take years. [...]
2007-10-10 10:25:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL MU
07MUSCAT970UNIONS INCREASING IN NUMBER BUT LACKING IN STRENGTH
[...] (C) Summary: The number of labor unions in Oman increased substantially during the second and third quarters of 2007. Contacts claim, however, that despite a few isolated examples, unions remain weak and continue to lack effective organization or leadership. The General Federation of Oman's L [...]
2007-10-22 12:41:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU
07MUSCAT982COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY
[...] Embassy Muscat grants country clearance to the Gulf Security Dialogue Team to travel to Muscat on October 30, 2007 for Gulf Security Dialogue meetings. Please note action items in paragraphs five and eight. 2. Cellular Telephones: For security reasons, all visitors are required to possess [...]
2007-10-24 11:13:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA AMGT MU
07NAHA49WEATHER GIVES OKINAWA GOVERNOR OPTION OF SIDE-STEPPING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 04:01:00Consulate NahaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL JA CH TW
07NAIROBI1077 FEWSNET REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY PRESENTATION
[...] USAID/East Africa Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) and Regional Food for Peace (FFP) Offices have cultivated a productive relationship with the regional FEWSNET Office. In that light, FEWSNET has been holding periodic briefings for USAID's offices (USAID/EA, Kenya, Somalia, Su [...]
2007-03-07 08:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID XA ZI KPRP
07NAIROBI1135 SOMALIA EMBASSY MEDIA OUTREACH
[...] (U) On March 7 the Embassy of the Somali Republic in Nairobi held a media conference and issued the following statement. Begin Text: Embassy of the Somali Republic Nairobi -Kenya GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS: First I would like to take this opportunity t [...]
2007-03-09 10:30:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC MOPS SO ET
07NAIROBI1150COASTAL MUSLIM LEADERSHIP VIEWS: SHEIKH DOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikh Dor, a vocal leader of Kenya's coastal Muslim community, harangues the USG and GoK, cites some legitimate grievances concerning biased treatment of his community by the GoK, praises the American people and threatens to disrupt the World Cross Country Championship in Momb [...]
2007-03-12 12:26:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KE KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI1173 TFG Plans To Disarm Mogadishu
[...] (C) TFG security chief Mohamed Warsame Farah told EmbOffs on Tuesday (3/13) that TFG troops, in conjunction with Ethiopian and Ugandan military forces, will begin a large-scale security operation on Wednesday (3/14) in Mogadishu aimed at blunting the ongoing insurgency. According to Farah, 1 [...]
2007-03-13 14:40:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC MOPS SO ET UG
07NAIROBI1179 FOURTH ANNUAL AFRICAN FINE COFFEES
[...] With USAID support, the largest-ever coffee conference and exhibition in Africa was held from February 15-17 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with approximately 600 participants representing 40 countries from around the world. The Fourth Annual Africa Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition was orga [...]
2007-03-14 11:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
07NAIROBI1286Somalia's Labor Sector Needs
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 15, Mr. Abdi Abdille, Technical Advisor to Somalia's Labor Minister, gave LabAtt the following priorities for Somalia's labor sector and asked for assistance in addressing them: Creating jobs quickly through labor intensive projects; rebuilding both vocational and academ [...]
2007-03-20 13:32:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PHUM PGOV SO
07NAIROBI1311KENYA: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-22 08:50:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPARM PPA DJ ET PM TU TZ KE
07NAIROBI1639MUSLIM LEADERSHIP VIEWS: HASSAN OLE NAADO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The national chairperson of the Kenya Muslim Youth Alliance (KMYA) depicts "African Islam" under siege from "Wahabi extremist foreigners." HKMYA favors moderate, modern, indigenous Islam with an emphasis on education as a means of uplifting the Muslim community. He also advoc [...]
2007-04-13 11:51:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPTER KE KISL KPAO PGOV PHUM
07NAIROBI1709CAADP MEETING, KIGALI, RWANDA MARCH 29-31, 2007
[...] Summary March 29-31 in Kigali, the Government of Rwanda and COMESA hosted a regional partners? meeting and a country round-table meeting on the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP). On March 31, a CAADP Country Compact was signed by the Rwandan Government, the Af [...]
2007-04-18 11:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDRW
07NAIROBI1782 KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE - 2006/7 SHORT RAINS
[...] Kenya's interagency food security assessment for the 2006/7 short-rains (October- December) has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising representatives of line ministries within [...]
2007-04-20 10:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
07NAIROBI1823ELIMINATING THE "APPLCIATION RECEIVED" STAMP
[...] Post received reftel and immediately discontinued use of the "application received" stamp. Nairobi has monitored the change over the past quarter and requests permission to reinstitute the stamp process for the following reasons: -- Issuances and refusals are not always being captured by th [...]
2007-04-26 05:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS OEXC CMGT DHS KE
07NAIROBI1867SOMALIA--THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (U) Summary. Building on Nairobi 1401, this message lays out a roadmap for influencing Somalia towards security and stability. Many of the elements we delineated in reftel remain relevant to current developments. End summary. 2. (C) The fighting in Mogadishu in recent weeks has clouded effo [...]
2007-04-30 14:03:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER MOPS EAID SO ET
07NAIROBI200UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR KENYA
[...] The following is the updated text of the worst forms of child labor report for Kenya for 2006, as required under the Trade Act, for Department of Labor. Kenya Selected Child Labor Measures Adopted by Governments Ratified Convention 138 4/9/1979 U Ratified Convention 182 5/7/2001 U ILO-IP [...]
2007-01-10 14:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PGOV KE
07NAIROBI2240OPINION LEADERS TALK POLITICS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of conversations with visiting Ambassador Johnnie Carson, opposition leaders, government officials and civil society interlocutors agreed that there was still much uncertainty surrounding the strength of Kenyan political coalitions and President Kibaki's health, that t [...]
2007-05-25 10:35:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PINR PHUM KCOR PTER KE
07NAIROBI2292KENYA: ECONOMIC GROWTH STRONG, POVERTY AND INFLATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya's 2006 Economic Survey reports that growth hit a 30-year high of 6.1% in 2006, and the GOK predicts 2007 growth will be between 5.8 and 6.5%. The new National Household Survey showed the national poverty rate fell from 52.3% in 1997 to 49.1% in 2006. After peaking in Dec [...]
2007-05-31 12:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAGR KE
07NAIROBI2449LAND REFORM IN KENYA: TRYING TO RIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The combination of an ever-expanding population, settler legacy, poverty, corruption, elite impunity, and an inadequate land law system make the ownership, tenure, and use of land one of the most volatile questions in Kenya today and one of the most serious impediments to econo [...]
2007-06-12 13:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EINV EAID ETRD PGOV KCOR KE
07NAIROBI2630Somalia -- Update on AMISOM
[...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]
2007-06-26 15:43:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2631Somalia -- Update on AMISOM
[...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]
2007-06-26 15:43:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2632Somalia -- Update on AMISOM
[...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]
2007-06-26 15:43:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2640Somalia -- Update on AMISOM
[...] (C) The following (paras 2-14) is a retransmission in Department format of Reftel titled "Ugandan Peacekeeping Presence in Somalia, mid-June 2007" disseminated by Embassy Nairobi's Defense Attache Office (DAO) on June 25. 2. (S/REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. As of mid-June 2007, the AU Mission in [...]
2007-06-27 13:11:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO ET
07NAIROBI2641GOK'S FY08 BUDGET - AN ATTEMPT TO WOO VOTERS OR BEGIN
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 14, Kenya's Finance Minister Amos Kimunya presented the Kibaki government's budget for FY08 (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) to Parliament under the theme "Vision 2030 -- Working Together, on the Path to Pro [...]
2007-06-27 14:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV EAGR KE
07NAIROBI2687MANDERA LAUNCH OF KENYA-SOMALIA CROSS-BORDER
[...] USAID/East Africa representatives, accompanied by representatives of USAID contractor Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI),recently visited Kenya?s conflict-prone northeast province of Mandera. The two- night, three-day trip culminated in an event to launch the expansion of the Kenya-Somalia [...]
2007-06-29 07:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
07NAIROBI2974KENYA POLICE: REFORMS APLENTY, BUT PERFORMANCE LAGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kibaki administration has implemented significant reforms of the Kenya Police Service and greatly increased its resources. The worst police abuses of the Moi-era have been eradicated. However, reforms and increased resources have not yet yielded a dramatic rise in police [...]
2007-07-19 12:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASIG KCRM KE PREL PTER
07NAIROBI3021 THE TWELFTH SUMMIT OF THE COMESA AUTHORITY OF
[...] This is a summary of the Twelfth COMESA Summit proceedings held in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 22-23, 2007. The Summit was preceded by meetings of the Committee of Experts, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Foreign affairs and COMESA Council of Ministers. The Fourth COMESA Business Summit and t [...]
2007-07-25 04:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
07NAIROBI3059SUDAN, DARFUR: UN ADVISOR PEKKA HAVISTO BRIEFS SE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pekka Haavisto, senior UN Advisor on Darfur, briefed the U.S. President's Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios on UN/AU efforts to organize effective peace talks for Darfur. Haavisto discussed the upcoming Tripoli and Mombasa (Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, CHD) meetings i [...]
2007-07-26 09:09:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL UN AU SU ER ET LY CD
07NAIROBI3262KENYA AND EAST AFRICA: A STEP CLOSER TO FIBER OPTIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fiber optic connectivity in East Africa may be only a little more than 18 months away. The U.S-owned and managed SEACOM submarine fiber optic cable is at the starting line, ready to begin system construction in September under a contract with another U.S. firm, fiber maker Tyco [...]
2007-08-13 14:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4048KENYA RACES TO AVERT ENERGY SHORTAGE IN THE FACE OF SURGING
[...] (SBU) Strong economic growth, expanding trade, and rural electrification are driving demand for electricity and petroleum products in Kenya and the region beyond projected supplies, thus threatening an energy crisis that could slow economic growth. Kenya has plans to expand refinery and pipeli [...]
2007-10-11 11:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EPET ECON EINV BTIO SENV KE
07NAIROBI4202KENYA'S BIG PUSH FOR ICT REFORM AND INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: With elections looming in December, Kenya's private sector and reform-minded government officials are racing to either complete or put in motion a series of intertwined reforms and infrastructure projects aimed at generating growth across the entire economy through greater compe [...]
2007-10-25 06:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN KE
07NAIROBI4262 DHS/TSA MANPADS TEAM VISIT SUCCESSFUL
[...] (SBU) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officers, Mr. Santo Polizzi and Mr. David Thomas, completed a successful October 22-26 visit to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to assess the airport for vulnerabilities related to Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS). [...]
2007-10-31 09:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PTER ECON DHS KE
07NAIROBI4427KENYA ELECTIONS: Presidential Candidate Kalonzo Musyoka on the Elections
[...] (C) Summary. Kalonzo Musyoka, one of the three principal presidential candidates, recently laid out to the Ambassador his campaign strategy and views on the upcoming elections. The bottom line is that Musyoka realizes he has no chance to win the election this round and sees his campaign as a [...]
2007-11-13 14:43:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KE PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4428KENYA ELECTIONS: Presidential Candidate Kalonzo Musyoka on the Elections
[...] (C) Summary. Kalonzo Musyoka, one of the three principal presidential candidates, recently laid out to the Ambassador his campaign strategy and views on the upcoming elections. The bottom line is that Musyoka realizes he has no chance to win the election this round and sees his campaign as a [...]
2007-11-13 14:43:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KE PHUM PREL
07NAIROBI4441Kenya Air Services Negotiations; Questions from Kenya
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya Airways sees no real benefit from Kenya signing an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S. until Kenya achieves Category 1 status. In fact, it is concerned about the potential competition from U.S. airlines that could ser [...]
2007-11-14 05:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KTIA ECON KE
07NAIROBI4645KENYA SHILLING'S RISE AGAINST DOLLAR A TWO-EDGED SWORD
[...] (SBU) The Kenya shilling has appreciated 12.3% against the U.S. dollar this year, from Ksh69.55 on January 1 to Ksh61 on November 27. Kenya is highly dependent on dollar-denominated horticultural, tea, and tourism export earnings. Frightened exporters are intensifying their pressure on the C [...]
2007-12-04 09:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PGOV EAGR KE
07NAIROBI4710 MYAP GUIDANCE MEETING AND KEY CHALLENGES IN
[...] On October 23, 2007, USAID/East Africa/Food for Peace (FFP) held an information meeting with potential Title II Multi Year Assistance Program (MYAP) partners in Burundi. This is the first year that Burundi is on the FFP Priority List of 18 countries designated to program Title II non-emergen [...]
2007-12-10 14:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBY
07NAIROBI4749INAUGURAL MEETING OF FRIENDS OF AU EASBRIG FORUM
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. ACTION REQUEST AT PARA 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: AT THE INVITATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION'S EASTERN AFRICA STANDBY BRIGADE COORDINATION MECHANISM (EASBRICOM),CURRENT AND POTENTIAL DONORS MET IN NAIROBI ON DECEMBER 10 TO DISCUSS EASBRIG'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE TERMS [...]
2007-12-14 08:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL KE XW
07NAIROBI477 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 9 RIFT VALLEY
[...] On January 23, the first human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Somalia was confirmed. Animal sampling is currently targeting Afmadow District and Dobley near the Kenya border. To date, no animal samples have been tested or confirmed for RVF. RVF Task Force members report that local radi [...]
2007-01-26 11:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI4812KENYA AVIATION AGENCIES PICK UP THE BALL TO MOVE TOWARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During December 6-7 meetings in Nairobi, Kenyan aviation officials and officials from the U.S. DOT and FAA committed to renewed close cooperation to enable Kenya to meet ICAO requirements for Category 1 within 18 months. They also agreed to work with the resident U.S. Transporta [...]
2007-12-20 03:46:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PTER ETRD PGOV KE
07NAIROBI483 SOMALIA DART SITUATION REPORT 9 RIFT VALLEY
[...] On January 23, the first human case of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in Somalia was confirmed. Animal sampling is currently targeting Afmadow District and Dobley near the Kenya border. To date, no animal samples have been tested or confirmed for RVF. RVF Task Force members report that local radi [...]
2007-01-29 05:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM PREL SO
07NAIROBI565U.S. FIRM TYCO GETS CONTRACT TO PERFORM SURVEY FOR FIBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kenyan government has awarded a tender to U.S. firm Tyco Telecommunications to do a marine survey for the eventual construction of an undersea fiber optic cable to run between the United Arab Emirates and Mombasa, Kenya. Despite question marks about financing, the relevant [...]
2007-02-02 05:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN KE AE
07NAIROBI598Kenyan Implementation of Decent Work Agenda
[...] (U) Summary: The Government of Kenya (GOK) is working with the ILO to develop an action plan to implement the Decent Work Program included in the September 9, 2004 African Union declaration in Ouagadougou on employment and poverty alleviation. The GOK hopes its new Ksh 1 billion (USD 14.5 mill [...]
2007-02-06 06:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON KE
07NAIROBI628POLITICS & RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN KENYA
[...] (SBU) Summary: We estimate Kenya's religious demographics at 80 percent Christian, 10 percent Muslim and 10 percent followers of traditional African religions and other faiths. In the past, significant numbers of Kenyan voters have responded to appeals by their religious leaders to rise above [...]
2007-02-06 15:44:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKE KISL PGOV SOCI
07NAIROBI75Kenya and China: Stronger Economic Ties Driven by Growing
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic ties between Kenya and China are growing stronger, a trend being driven primarily by greater bilateral trade and, more precisely, by a rapid increase in Chinese exports to Kenya. While trade with China is increasingly important to Kenya, it still accounts for only 3% o [...]
2007-01-05 07:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR KE CH
07NAIROBI875Kenya Terrorist Finance: Illicit Cash Couriers
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan officials share USG concern over cash couriers and money laundering, partly because of cash smuggling over the Somali border. Kenya's draft anti-money laundering (AML) bill contains provisions requiring declaration of monetary instruments over USD 5,000, criminalizes will [...]
2007-02-23 10:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KCRM KE
07NAIROBI924KENYA MAKES STEADY PROGRESS COMBATING COUNTERFEITING AND
[...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Although the Kenyan Minister of Trade himself admits that his country is the "dumping ground in East Africa for substandard goods" from China and India, Kenya in fact made steady progress in 2006 [...]
2007-02-27 10:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD EINV EFIN ECON PGOV KE
07NAIROBI933USAID/FFP CONTRIBUTES $5 MILLION IN FOOD AID TO
[...] SUMMARY: Excessive and exceptional heavy rains and floods in November - December 2006 have negatively impacted food and seed production in Burundi. Their impact prolongs the hunger gap period to ten months; the short dry season harvest of December - January never occurred severely limiting th [...]
2007-02-27 13:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBY KE
07NAIROBI938USAID/FFP CONTRIBUTES $5 MILLION IN FOOD AID TO
[...] SUMMARY: Excessive and exceptional heavy rains and floods in November - December 2006 have negatively impacted food and seed production in Burundi. Their impact prolongs the hunger gap period to ten months; the short dry season harvest of December - January never occurred severely limiting th [...]
2007-02-27 14:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBY
07NASSAU550PRE-ELECTION ROUNDUP: MOMENTUM TO FNM AS PARTIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the final run up to May 2 elections, violence has faded, replaced with isolated vote-buying allegations, though these are not expected to compromise outcomes. In its recently released party platform, the opposition Free National Movement (FNM) has promised to restrict foreig [...]
2007-04-30 21:12:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR BF
07NDJAMENA121PRESIDENT DEBY BACKTRACKING ON UN FORCE IN EASTERN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-07 18:46:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD KPKO PREF PREL SU SCRSERD
07NDJAMENA122PRESIDENT DEBY BACKTRACKING ON UN FORCE IN EASTERN
[...] (C) UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Hedi Annabi told the Ambassador in meetings February 5 and 6 that President Deby seems to have backtracked on deployment of a UN military peacekeeping force to eastern Chad. Instead, Deby's preference remains a civilian police (ci [...]
2007-02-07 20:31:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL KPKO CD SU SCRS
07NDJAMENA17 CHAD: CENSORSHIP UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly one month after declaring a state of emergency throughout the country, the Government of Chad continues to talk a tough line vis--vis the national press. The state of emergency, under which the GOC has implemented a hard line censorship policy, has been extended for s [...]
2007-01-09 06:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PHUM CD
07NDJAMENA18DEBY PEACE ACCORD WITH FUC'S NOUR -- ONE LESS
[...] (C) Summary: The withdrawal of Sudanese government support and an alleged payment of $5.5 million from Libyan President Moammar Gadaffi may have combined to induce Chadian rebel leader Mahamat Nour to sign a peace agreement with the Deby government in Tripoli December 24. The significance of [...]
2007-01-09 15:15:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALCD MOPS PGOV PREL
07NDJAMENA2CHAD: 2006 CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] Summary: To date, the Chadian GovernmentQs efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor have been centered on laying the legal foundation to meet its commitments to international labor conventions aimed at protecting children. While progress has been made at completing studies that identi [...]
2007-01-03 09:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI CD
07NDJAMENA237CHAD: INPUT FOR ANNUAL AGOA REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: Per reftel, Embassy provides the following input on Chad for the President,s 2007 Report on AGOA. End Summary --------------------------------------------- --------------- Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-15 10:25:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD AGOA ECON CD
07NDJAMENA278CHAD: DAS SWAN MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) James C. Swan April 2, Chad Foreign Minister SIPDIS Allam-mi explained that he had not yet briefed the Cabinet on his meetings in New York and therefore could not give an update on whether a green light would be given to the [...]
2007-04-03 09:43:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PGOV UNSC CD SU
07NDJAMENA357REFUGEE PROTECTION IN EASTERN CHAD - Part 1
[...] (U) Summary: A team from the DepartmentQs Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration/Africa Office (PRM/AFR) and the office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) visited Sudanese refugee camps in eastern Chad from March 20-28 to monitor USG-funded protection and [...]
2007-04-26 09:35:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV KCRS SU CD
07NDJAMENA410CHADIAN TROOP BUILD-UP UNDERWAY; ALL QUIET, FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Chad (GOC) is ready to launch a major attack against Chadian rebels if the rebels cross over from Sudan for one last offensive before the rainy season -- or if they are expelled by Sudan. Embassy sources do not put much weight in the Saudi-brokered accord between [...]
2007-05-11 12:18:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CD SU
07NDJAMENA43C-130'S FOR CHAD?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chad wants to buy four C-130 aircraft at a cost of over USD 300 million. Whether Chad needs or can afford so many new aircraft is questionable. Also an issue is how they will be used. Chad wants to buy them primarily to defend the regime against a backlash provoked by its re [...]
2007-01-12 12:06:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALBEXP EFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
07NDJAMENA457CHAD: PRESIDENT DEBY ON UNFORCE ND DIALOGUE
[...] Summary: President Deb, in a meeting with the Ambassador June 4, welcoed the announcement by the United States of additonal sanctions on Sudan. He continuedto resist the idea of an international force in Chad. Money for such an expensive project, he said, would be better spent moving refug [...]
2007-06-05 10:00:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA46CHAD'S ROLE IN PEACE IN DARFUR: IS THIS THE RIGHT
[...] (C) AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTION: This is an important piece on our engagement with Chad and its role in peace efforts in Darfur. It was prepared by Jitu Sardar, who is completing an impressive tour here after having contributed significantly to our reporting on eastern Chad and our Darfur re [...]
2007-01-13 13:43:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
07NDJAMENA477CHAD: FOREIGN MINISTER ON REBELS AND PEACEKEEPING
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador June 7, Foreign Minister Allam-Mi said that both Sudan and Chad were adequately abiding by the Riyadh accord's requirement to rein in each other's rebels. Greater calm had prevailed in eastern Chad as a result. Allam-mi hardened his verbiage op [...]
2007-06-07 15:56:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH SU
07NDJAMENA487CHAD: WORLD BANK VIEWS ON EVE OF MULTIDONOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the eve of the multidonor meeting in Ndjamena, World Bank experts assess that Chad's poverty indicators are headed downward, despite a 2007 spike in oil revenues. With most of its oil revenues consumed by military expenditures already in the first quarter of 2007, Chad is f [...]
2007-06-12 08:15:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL CD
07NDJAMENA499CHAD: IMPORTANT JUNCTURE IN INTERNAL POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ongoing political dialogue in Chad has come to a crunch point. According to a senior official who serves as go-between in the dialogue, several key areas of disagreement remain, but each one is surmountable. A prominent oppositionist has removed himself from the dialogu [...]
2007-06-15 15:42:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
07NDJAMENA504CHAD: KOUCHNER PLAN ACCEPTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Deby hasaccepted a two-track humanitarian protection pla for eastern Chadthat Kouchner proposed to him une 10. The plan is modest but achievable. It culd have a relatively quick impact in protecting efugees and internally displaced persons, as well s somewhat reduci [...]
2007-06-18 10:45:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO CD PHUM PREF
07NDJAMENA593COST AND RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR US OUTPOST IN ABECHE
[...] (U) RSO N,djamena was tasked on July 3 to produce a survey to address the creation of a diplomatic outpost in Abeche, Chad. US Embassy Chad has recognized since early 2007 the desirability of a permanent base of operations (or at the very least, a facility) to house the numerous TDY,rs in the [...]
2007-07-13 13:09:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CD
07NDJAMENA61SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY (SHRD)
[...] Chad is a centralized republic with a population of approximately 10 million. The Government of Chad,s human rights record remained poor in 2006. President Idriss Deby has ruled the country since taking power in a 1990 rebellion. Political power remained concentrated in the hands of a north [...]
2007-01-23 16:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM CD
07NDJAMENA619 EASTERN CHAD - INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT UPDATE
[...] Most internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. The numbers have stabilized at about 170,000, and due to the rains no major conflict is expected for several months. Issues faced by the humanitarian community include insecu [...]
2007-07-25 17:17:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA62VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS TO CHAD: MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno and Foreign Minister Allam-mi on January 18 in N'djamena, Chad, Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios expressed thanks to Chad for receiving Darfur refugees and for its support for a UN force on the border. He stressed that [...]
2007-01-23 16:33:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PHUM CD SU
07NDJAMENA623UNDER-AGE RECRUITMENT IN CHAD
[...] SUMMARY: International media attention to under-age recruitment in Chad, stimulated by reports from Human Rights Watch and UN, has brought an indignant rebuke from the government spokesman, but, at the working level, it appears to have resulted in enhanced cooperation from the Ministry of De [...]
2007-07-26 13:08:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MCAP KAWC PREL CD
07NDJAMENA625 EASTERN CHAD - IDP NEEDS BEING MET
[...] Most of the estimated 173,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Chad are now receiving assistance from humanitarian organizations. USAID/OFDA's partners and other humanitarian organizations are providing services to the IDPs in the water/sanitation/hygiene (WASH),health/nutritio [...]
2007-07-30 16:18:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA633 CHAD - UN OCHA WEAKNESSES
[...] (SBU) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) effort to coordinate humanitarian activities in eastern Chad is falling short of expectations and promises made to donors earlier in 2007. To improve its performance, OCHA HQ needs to take eastern Chad's requirements more [...]
2007-08-02 13:20:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA674 EASTERN CHAD - USAID FIELD VISIT TO DOGDORE IDP
[...] The week of August 13, a USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) field officer based in eastern Chad traveled to the internally displaced person (IDP) site of Dogdore, the largest IDP site in eastern Chad. Dogdore's proximity to the Chad-Sudan border and the [...]
2007-08-16 16:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM SOCI PREF PREL CD
07NDJAMENA676CHINA IN CHAD: AN ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Huang Mingyuan, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese (PRC) Embassy in Chad, provided an overview of the current state of China's activities here. Since reopening its embassy in N'djamena in 2006, China has responded to a variety of needs expressed by the Chad [...]
2007-08-17 10:47:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD CH ECON ETRD PREL ENRG EPET
07NDJAMENA712CHAD:EU TEAM ASKS HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the week-long visit of a European Commission Technical Assessment Team, many questions were still unanswered as to how a possible multidimensional UN/EU force would go about protecting refugees, IDPs and humanitarian workers in eastern Chad given the complex political an [...]
2007-09-07 15:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
07NDJAMENA85 Eastern Chad: USAID Assessment of Internally
[...] Summary: A USG humanitarian assessment team spent two weeks in Chad, including ten days in the East, investigating reports of internal displacement and assessing humanitarian conditions and response for the affected communities. This is the fourth and final cable from the team and includes k [...]
2007-01-29 15:30:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KCRS
07NDJAMENA870CHAD: ZOE'S ARK AND THE ALLEGED CHILD SMUGGLING
[...] (SBU) Nine Europeans and four Chadians remain in Government of Chad (GOC) custody in the widely-publicized and bizarre case in which a French NGO, Zoe's Ark, attempted to ferry 103 Chadian/Sudanese children to Europe in a chartered Spanish plane. Personal diplomacy by French President Sarkozy [...]
2007-11-07 16:07:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PHUM KTIP
07NDJAMENA88Chad: 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report Part 1
[...] Summary: The Government of Chad cooperates with United Nations (UN) agencies, local communities and church-based and other domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in combating trafficking, primarily in the area of prevention. Due to intense rebel activity throughout 20 [...]
2007-01-30 10:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KCRM KFRD KWMN CD
07NDJAMENA890MINURCAT AND EUFOR STIRRING IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: A new kind of international operation is slowing standing up in Chad as European (EUFOR) and UN (MINURCAT) forces embark on a joint exercise in providing security to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Chad's isolated eastern provinces bordering Sudan. Given the [...]
2007-11-16 11:41:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL UNSC PREF CD SU CT
07NDJAMENA9 PRESIDENT DEBY CELEBRATES 16
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Idriss Deby Itno celebrated the sixteenth anniversary of his successful coup detat (December 1, 1990) at the annual day of freedom and democracy, held this year in the southern town of Kyabe, in the Moyen Chari region of Chad, on December 29. Representatives from th [...]
2007-01-04 16:27:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM CD
07NDJAMENA920CHAD: FIGHTING CONTINUES, DEFENSE MINISTER FIRED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Heaving fighting continues between the government and rebel factions in eastern Chad, with significant casualties among the President's clan. President Deby returned to N'Djamena on December 1 to commemorate 17 years in power and to fire the Defense Minister (former FUC rebel M [...]
2007-12-02 12:51:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL CD SU
07NDJAMENA933CHAD: FIGHTING CONTINUES BETWEEN ANT AND RFC
[...] (C) Summary. Fighting continues in the Biltine area between the Chadian army (ANT) and the RFC rebel group. Cut off from supply lines in the Sudan, the RFC may not be able to survive a siege. On the other hand, coordinated action between the RFC and the UFDD could pull the ANT away and prol [...]
2007-12-06 06:40:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF SD CD
07NDJAMENA942UPDATE ON MINURCAT IN CHAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: MINURCAT is moving forward in preparing training activities for Chadian police, but the security and political situation could significantly delay or prevent the planned deployment to eastern Chad. Privately, MINURCAT members expressed concern about their narrow mandate, which [...]
2007-12-06 16:44:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF UNSC CD CT
07NDJAMENA944CHAD: CONTINUED FIGHTING AND HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. Intermittent fighting between the Government and rebel groups has spread to the CAR/Sudan/Chad tri-border region. The UN and NGO's have drawn-down expatriate staff from the Farchana and Goz Beida areas, but road travel and humanitarian flights continue. Common banditry (rather [...]
2007-12-07 17:09:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV CD SU
07NDJAMENA951CHAD: EUFOR PROSPECTS GLOOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cancellation or postponement of EUFOR due to resource and logistics constraints is a possibility according to EUFOR's General Gannacia. Nonetheless, EUFOR and MINURCAT advance teams continue to lay the groundwork for eventual deployment. MINURCAT may request assistance from do [...]
2007-12-13 16:14:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PGOV PREL PREF CD CR
07NEWDELHI1098CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS RE-EMERGES IN INDIA - MAN VS.
[...] (U) Summary: After a 32 year hiatus, the chikungunya virus is making a comeback in India. While the Government of India (GOI) estimates over 180,000 cases of chikungunya infection since December 2005, the actual number of cases is difficult to assess. The GOI,s lack of transparency in reporti [...]
2007-03-06 13:05:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AMED EAGR IN KFLU ECON PREL SENV TBIO PTER
07NEWDELHI1250INDO-FIJIAN RELATIONS GOOD DESPITE MILITARY COUP
[...] (C) Summary: Fiji's interim Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, visited New Delhi March 3-4 (reftel). He met with both Ambika Soni, Indian Minister of Tourism and Culture, and Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of External Affairs, from whom Nailatikau reportedly re [...]
2007-03-14 13:40:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL FJ IN PBTS PGOV PINR
07NEWDELHI1295KASHMIRI REJECTIONIST HARDLINER GEELANI SEEKS U.S.
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST for CA, S/CT, DS, PA, SCA and others. Please see paragraphs 15 and 16. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani applied March 16 for a visa to travel to the United States for medical treatment for cancer in his one remaining kid [...]
2007-03-16 11:58:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPTER CVIS ASEC PREL PGOV PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL
07NEWDELHI1509DELHI DIARY, MARCH 8-29
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 8-29, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting. Former Iranian President Gets a Warm Reception in India ------ 2. (SBU) The mostly Indian audience at the India Today annual "conclave" March 23 h [...]
2007-03-29 14:34:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIRF KNNP IR BT KZ
07NEWDELHI1643SRI LANKA'S FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES BOUCHER THAT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED AND REQUESTS MORE SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, Assistant Secretary Boucher emphasized that it was vital that the forthcoming devolution package reassure moderate Tamils about their future place in Sri Lankan society and guarantee that their rights are protected. [...]
2007-04-05 13:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER CE IN
07NEWDELHI1720DELHI DIARY, MARCH 29-APRIL 11
[...] (C) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for March 8-29, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Naxalites Looking to Join the Fray in Kashmir -- BJP Coalesces Its Strategy of Attack on Congress -- Civil Society Holds SAARC Accountabl [...]
2007-04-11 12:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PK IR JA IN
07NEWDELHI1885NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 16-20, 2007. ---------------------------------- New FDI Regulations Go into Effect ---------------------------------- 2. (U) India's new FDI regulations in telecom were officially notified by the [...]
2007-04-20 12:00:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EAGR EAIR EFIN EINV PTER KTFN ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI193IRAQ: GUIDANCE DELIVERED TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
[...] (C) As the DCM was delivering reftel demarche to the Indian government (see below),in a visit to broadcaster CNN-IBN, Ambassador briefed the entire editorial team on bilateral relations and specifically addressed the President's new initiative on Iraq. In an subsequent interview, Ambassador [...]
2007-01-12 12:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV IZ IN
07NEWDELHI1946NO CLEAR LEADER EMERGES FROM THE FOURTH PHASE OF
[...] (C) Summary: The fourth phase of the contentious Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections came off without a hitch in a remote area of the state bordering on Nepal, which has been a stronghold of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP). An influential caste leader from the area split from the SP and launched h [...]
2007-04-24 12:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI1971GOI JOINT SECRETARY (EAST ASIA): CHINA BORDER
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 25 discussion, new MEA JS (East Asia) Vijay Gokhale: -- briefed PolCouns on the latest round of India-China border talks, saying little progress was made; -- downplayed the May 1 visit by North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Kim Hyong Jun, stating such a meeting was a [...]
2007-04-25 12:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH KN JA IN
07NEWDELHI2037INDIAN OFFICIAL SEES BANGLADESH AT CROSSROADS, SRI
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with PolCouns on April 26, MEA Joint Secretary Mohan Kumar: -- said that the caretaker government in Bangladesh has reached a crossroads by allowing Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia to return, stating such a move weakens the government and will force it to reassert itself in [...]
2007-04-27 12:27:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BG BM CE IN
07NEWDELHI2092LATEST UTTAR PRADESH POLL CONFIRMS CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: The fifth phase of seven phases of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) election concluded on April 28, with a growing consensus that this election will likely spell the end of SP rule. An effective Election Commission has prevented the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) from using dirty tricks to [...]
2007-05-02 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI210COMMUNISTS COPECETIC WITH UPA REGIONAL APPROACH,
[...] (C) Summary: The Left Front (LF) and UPA are locked in agreement when it comes to South Asian regional policy, but differ sharply when it comes to the US and countries with which the US has disputes, such as Iran. In preparation for his January 13-14 Pakistan visit, External Affairs Minister [...]
2007-01-16 11:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PREF PINR KDEM IN PK BT BG
07NEWDELHI2149NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 30 - May 4, 2007. PAKISTAN CUTS INTO INDIAN WHEAT MARKET -------------- 2. (SBU) For the first time in history, India is importing wheat from Pakistan as of April-May 2007. Taking advantage o [...]
2007-05-04 12:49:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV PTER ETRD IN
07NEWDELHI2192IRAN ENCOURAGES INDIAN ELITE TO GET BACK TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Left-wing think-tanker Professor S.D. Muni told PolCouns May 7 about his trip to Iran, fully paid for and sponsored by the Government of Iran, in which he and 13 Indian academics, former diplomats, journalists and scientists visited the Arak heavy water complex and met the Minis [...]
2007-05-08 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET MNUC IR IN
07NEWDELHI2203UTTAR PRADESH ELECTIONS CONCLUDED; RESULTS ON MAY
[...] (U) On May 8, polling concluded in the seventh and final phase of the protracted election in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The voting took place in 59 constituencies in East UP. Approximately 45 percent of the electorate cast their votes and there were no reported security incidents. The East UP dist [...]
2007-05-09 07:48:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER SCUL KDEM IN
07NEWDELHI2669INDIA'S 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR 1747 STILL BEING
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points and text of the USG 60-day report on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1747 June 6 to MEA Deputy Secretary (United Nations Political) Ajaneesh Kumar, who stated that the Government of India (GOI) was still in the process of formulating its 60-day report [...]
2007-06-07 08:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP EFIN UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY IR IN
07NEWDELHI2836INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS PART ONE - BUDDING MIL-MIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Army Chief General and Chairman of Staffs Committee (COSC) J.J. Singh led a delegation of army, navy, and air force officers on a five-day visit to China in an effort to expand military relations. Highlights of the visit included: -an agreement to conduct periodic joint [...]
2007-06-19 03:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH IN
07NEWDELHI2916CONCLUSION OF THE SEVENTH US-INDIA WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh annual US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on June 19 focused on opportunities for the U.S. and India to work together to meet new challenges in global peacekeeping capacity. IO PDAS James Warlick led the US delegation, and Joint Secretary Sanjiv Arora of the [...]
2007-06-22 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR UNGA IN
07NEWDELHI2918INDIAN OFFICIALS PRESS PDAS WARLICK ON UN REFORM,
[...] (C) Summary. In side meetings around the U.S.-India Peacekeeping Joint Working Group, Indian officials: -- pressed PDAS Warlick to support India's bid for a permanent UN Security Council; -- briefed on India's efforts within the G4 and the wider UN membership for the perm seat; -- agreed o [...]
2007-06-25 01:02:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR IN
07NEWDELHI3248DELHI DIARY, JULY 6-16
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 6-16, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Sweet Success in Ethiopia: India Invests in Ethiopian Sugar and Wins African Support for a Security Council Seat -- India Looks East with [...]
2007-07-16 11:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR KUNR EINV PTER MCAP AS
07NEWDELHI3318U.N. ADVISOR ON BURMA ENCOURAGES INDIA TO PROMOTE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on Burma, Ibrahim Gambari, met with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon during a July 10-12 visit to New Delhi. According to the MEA, Gambari recognized India's ability to influence Burma, and expresse [...]
2007-07-20 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM MARR MASS PGOV PHUM BM IN
07NEWDELHI3321EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SCHLUMBERGER ASIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Paul Cushman and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Schlumberger Asia Services Ltd. (SAS),Mumbai, on J [...]
2007-07-23 08:41:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3383DELHI DIARY, JULY 17-25
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 17-25, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Questions General Toolan on China and Nepal -- Australia and India Raising the Bar on Defense Cooperation -- Indian Vice-Presidential [...]
2007-07-25 11:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR MCAP MASS KPKO PBTS
07NEWDELHI346UTTAR PRADESH MUSLIMS - DISILLUSIONED AND MORE
[...] (C) Summary: The Muslims of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are increasingly fed-up with the corruption and poor governance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) government of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, with many ready to desert to Congress and the rival BSP. Lucknow's Shias have historic and cultural tie [...]
2007-01-23 06:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SCUL IN IZ IR
07NEWDELHI3529DELHI DIARY, JULY 26-AUGUST 3
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 26-August 3, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India "Looks East" and Discusses Bus Links with Burma -- NHCR Releases Guidelines for Child Rape Cases -- Five Arrested in Child La [...]
2007-08-03 12:38:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF KCRM ELTN BM IN
07NEWDELHI362INDIAN AND CHINESE OFFICIALS MUM ON BORDER TALKS
[...] SUMMARY: (C) Indian and Chinese officials are adhering to a joint "gag rule" regarding their ninth round of border talks held on 17-18 January, probably exercising understandable caution after Chinese Ambassador Sun Yaxi's brash claims to the state of Arunachal Pradesh cast a pall over Pre [...]
2007-01-23 11:58:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PBTS IN CH
07NEWDELHI3756NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 13-17, 2007
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 13-17, 2007. NO BANK FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC M AND A ACTIVITIES IN INDIA --------------------- 2. (U) In a conversation with Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director and Country Chief of Bank of Amer [...]
2007-08-17 12:28:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3813INDIA LAUNCHES ITS OFFICIAL CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRY
[...] (U) Summary. India is rapidly emerging as an attractive destination for clinical research. The need to ensure transparency, accountability and accessibility of clinical trial data has galvanized India to launch its official clinical trials registry. This initiative, christened as the Clinica [...]
2007-08-21 11:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO TSPL ECON KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI3909JAPANESE PM ABE TAKES ECONOMIC & SECURITY TIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Calling Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's August 21-23 visit to New Delhi a "historic milestone" which witnessed the elevation of the Indo-Japan Global and Strategic Partnership, Japanese Embassy colleagues in New Delhi claimed to be "very happy" with the trip. Ministry of External Af [...]
2007-08-27 14:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON MARR JA IN
07NEWDELHI4343 INDIA HOSTS SECOND MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: India successfully hosted ICG-2 in Bangalore, India September 4 - 7, 2007. The meeting convened under the auspices of the India Space Research Organization and the UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and brought together regional and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) p [...]
2007-09-21 12:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KSCA IN
07NEWDELHI4396UTTAR PRADESH POLITICIANS DISSECT US-INDIA
[...] (C) Summary: On September 6, PolCouns met with a cross section of political leaders in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP). As the group did not feel comfortable publicly critiquing the new government established under the leadership of Chief Minister Mayawati, the conversation quickly turned to Indo- [...]
2007-09-26 13:33:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
07NEWDELHI4989DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 3-15
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi, in coordination with Consulate Chennai, for November 3-15, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Indo-Japan Relations Expected to Continue Positive Trend, But On Hold While Fukuda Gets Settl [...]
2007-11-15 12:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IN
07NEWDELHI5047DELHI DIARY, NOVEMBER 16-21
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for November 16-21, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- MEA Concerns about Negotiating with the Taliban -- PM Singh Uses ASEAN to Urge Burma to Expedite the Reconciliation Process -- Three [...]
2007-11-21 09:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR IR PK AF CH SN KS JP
07NEWDELHI5237GOI APPROACHED ON OPPOSING UNGA PLENARY
[...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points to MEA Director (United Nations Political) Aveg Agarwal on December 7, reinforcing the USG desire that the GOI vote no or at a minimum abstain in voting to continue the mandate for the three UN Committees named in ref A. Agarwal affirmed that he will [...]
2007-12-07 13:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS IN
07NEWDELHI574INDIA PREPARING FOR US-INDIA COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy PolCouns met on February 1st with the new Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for India's Counter-Terrorism Cell, Indra Mani Pandey, as well as Director (Military Affairs) Brig. AS Nundal, who is acting as a coordinator for the India-U.S. Counter-Terrorism Joint Wo [...]
2007-02-06 09:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER EFIN PINR MOPS KDEM KISL IN
07NEWDELHI663MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...]
2007-02-12 01:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR
07NEWDELHI664MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...]
2007-02-12 01:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR
07NEWDELHI813INDIAN RESPONSE TO SIX-PARTY TALKS AGREEMENT:
[...] (C) In response to reftel, Ambassador delivered points on the announcement of the "Initial Actions" agreement at Six-Party Talks to Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on February 15, noting the Six Parties have come up with a way forward on resolving the North Korean weapons program. Menon q [...]
2007-02-16 11:43:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN IN
07NEWDELHI816INDIA, RUSSIA, AND CHINA TRILATERAL MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. In their seventh trilateral meeting, the foreign ministers of India, Russia, and China discussed substantive issues including cooperation on terrorism, crime, trade, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and UN reform. Deliverables were few; however, the meetings have served to institutional [...]
2007-02-16 12:22:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS CH IN
07NEWDELHI909SCENESETTER: INDIA COUNTER-TERRORISM JOINT WORKING
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes the visit of Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Frank Urbancic, and looks forward to adding dynamism to the India-U.S. Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) and developing an atmosphere where ideas and information are easily exchanged by b [...]
2007-02-23 11:41:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL KTFN
07NEWDELHI94PARTY SPOKESMEN AGREE THAT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, during the annual meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),political leaders from the BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) examined Indian economic policy from their own ideological perspectives. Despite an attempt by the BJP's Ravi Sh [...]
2007-01-09 11:49:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON ETRD ELAB ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IN
07NIAMEY1444BUS HITS MINE IN THE SOUTH, PROMINENT TUAREGS
[...] (C) A bus hit a landmine near the southern city of Maradi the morning of December 10. It reportedly left a one meter deep crater in the dirt road. The governor of the region told the Ambassador that it occurred 50 meters outside of town on the road to Dakoro. He said six people were injured, [...]
2007-12-10 14:55:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM NG
07NIAMEY625NIGER: A PESSIMISTIC ASSESSMENT OF GON-TUAREG
[...] (C) Summary: Mohamed Anacko, the man responsible for implementing the 1995 agreement ending the Tuareg rebellion, fears that President Tandja's desire for a military solution to the recent Tuareg uprising risks turning it into a full fledged rebellion that could affect the entire region. He [...]
2007-05-03 12:06:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL CASC EMIN NG
07NIAMEY636NIGER: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Abouba hinted that the GON was negotiating with dissident Tuaregs, but he largely dismissed their grievances. He feared alliances developing involving the Tuareg rebels, drug traffickers, AQIM and the Nigerian Taliban. He did not appear to be particularly seize [...]
2007-05-07 13:30:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EMIN CASC PINR NG
07NICOSIA103INTERNAL, EXTERNAL WOES THREATEN T/C "STATE U"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: North Cyprus's Eastern Mediterranean University is "in dire trouble," worries Vice Rector for Student Affairs Samil Ergodan and Senior Advisor to the Rector Johann Pillai. Beset by labor strife, empty "government" funding commitments, and cronyism at home, the "TRNC's state" univ [...]
2007-02-02 15:24:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU
07NICOSIA248IRAN DEMARCHES DELIVERED; ROC RESPONSE
[...] Post on March 1 delivered Iran-related talking points and information as specified in reftels, then followed up several times with MFA interlocutors. Near East/Africa Affairs Attache Dionysis Dionysiou finally responded March 21, noting that Cyprus would give our points fullest consideration. [...]
2007-03-21 14:59:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY CY
07NICOSIA260CYPRUS TO ENDORSE EU DECLARATION ON ZIMBABWE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 12:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHCR EUN ZI CY
07NICOSIA45CYPRUS: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 15:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
07NICOSIA514CYPRUS TO BE HELPFUL WITHIN EU ON FURTHER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 14:45:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM IR CY PHUM EUN
07NICOSIA515CYPRUS LIKELY TO DONATE TO UNRWA FLASH APPEAL TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 14:45:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON LE KWBG EUN CY
07NICOSIA574CYPRUS ALREADY HELPING LEBANON; ARMAMENTS TO LAF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 13:01:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALLE CY MARR MASS MOPS NATO EU
07NICOSIA575CYPRUS MFA PASSES IRANIAN NONPAPER ON JUNE 28
[...] (S) In a July 5 meeting with Poloff, MFA Near East Affairs Attache Dionysis Dionysiou passed to us points (para 2) from an Iranian nonpaper presented o/a June 28 to MFA Permanent Secretary Alexandros Zenon. The unnamed Iranian diplomat SIPDIS reportedly stated that these points were being c [...]
2007-07-09 13:07:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETKNNP IR UNSC AORC TRGY CY
07NICOSIA577CYPRUS WILL CONSIDER SENDING MESSAGE TO NEIGHBORS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-10 04:05:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETCY PREL PTER IZ
07NICOSIA691THE CYPRIOT PATH FROM JUNIOR OFFICER TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Cypriot Foreign Ministry is a relatively small institution, accepting a dozen new professionals per year; most are among Cyprus's best and brightest. New diplomats enter the corps through a hiring process lasting seven months. Once on board, an A100-like (but shorter) ori [...]
2007-08-24 10:40:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP PGOV PREL CY
07NICOSIA71CYPRUS SUPPORTIVE BUT DOES NOT HAVE IRAN-FOCUSED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 05:04:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPREL CY PGOV KDEM KPAO EUN IR
07NICOSIA890DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-07 13:16:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDBM PGOV PHUM
07NICOSIA932ELDER STATESMAN TROUBLED BY ELECTORAL THEMES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The possible re-election of incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos deeply concerns former President and DISY founder Glafcos Clerides. In a November 14 meeting with the Ambassador, the octogenarian Clerides noted that many Cypriots realized the dangers "five more years of Tassos" would [...]
2007-11-19 15:01:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP CY
07NICOSIA933CYPRUS: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus I. Summary Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 197 [...]
2007-11-20 06:20:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CY
07NICOSIA944DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CYPRUS FOCUSED MORE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 14:37:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PGOV UNGA CY
07NICOSIA945CYPRUS DEFENDS MEMBERSHIP IN BIASED, ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 14:38:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS PGOV IZ CY
07NICOSIA968NOD TO SLEIMAN "NO SURPRISE" TO CYPRIOTS
[...] (C) Polchief December 7 delivered Reftel points on Lebanon to MFA Middle East Desk Officer Dionysus Dionysiou. It was vital that Cyprus support immediate, "non-linked" Lebanese presidential elections in its diplomatic discussions and public commentary, he emphasized. Dionysiou responded by n [...]
2007-12-11 07:54:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV LE CY
07NICOSIA986CYPRUS: SESAME REGIONAL SCIENCE PROJECT -- STILL NOT QUITE
[...] (U) Summary. On December 11 and 12, 2007, Cyprus hosted the Eleventh Meeting of the Council of the Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME). Per Ref e-mail, Post ECON Officer and ECON Specialist attended the meeting to follow up on developments. [...]
2007-12-14 13:57:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON TSPL OSCI TNGD TPHY UNESCO CY
07OSAKAKOBE36KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIX) UPBEAT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Speaking with Embassy Economic Counselor and econoff in Kyoto ahead of the first U.S.- Japan bilateral aviation talks in three years, President Murayama and Executive Vice President Hirano of the Kansai International Airport Company (KIAC) said that MLIT was prepared to allow " [...]
2007-02-20 00:48:00Consulate Osaka KobeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON JA
07OSLO1038NORWEGIANS DISCUSS BURMESE ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) On October 15 we delivered reftel points to MFA East Asia Section Deputy Director General Tanja Hegga. Hegga described the goal of Norway's Burmese foreign assistance to "alleviate human suffering," focusing primarily on refugees and their health concerns. In 2007, GON assistance is [...]
2007-10-15 16:31:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BM NO
07OSLO1074ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE HIGH-LEVEL CPA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 14:14:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT NO
07OSLO195NORWAY'S VIEWS ON SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. On February 28, DCM and Pol Officer met with Norwegian Special Envoy to Sri Lanka Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Sri Lanka Adviser Tomas Stangeland at the MFA. The Norwegians stressed the importance of USG involvement in the peace process, outlined views on the Indian and the U.K. pers [...]
2007-03-01 16:36:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER CE NO
07OSLO31NORWAY CONSIDERS WHETHER TO ASSIST IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 11 meeting, the Ambassador briefed MFA State Secretary Raymond Johansen on the President's Iraqi speech. The Ambassador highlighted that success is critical for Iraq, for the region and for the world and emphasized the focus on reconstruction and reconciliation-issue [...]
2007-01-11 15:55:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ NO
07OSLO404SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 25-26 VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 15:58:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP NO
07OSLO425STOERE/ABBAS STOCKHOLM MEETING SUMMARY
[...] (C) On April 23 we met with Norwegian MFA Middle East Section Head Joern Gjelstad concerning the recent confidential Stockholm meeting between Palestinian President SIPDIS Mahmoud Abbas and Norwegian Foreign Minister Stoere. The meeting was split into two sessions. During the first sessi [...]
2007-04-25 07:20:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEFIN IS KPAL PINS PREL ISPA NO
07OSLO447COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE COAKLEY TO VISIT
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to George Coakley U.S. Geological Survey to travel to Oslo, Norway from May 9-15, 2007 to participate in the US-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Security clearance information for Mr. Coakley was not provided. [...]
2007-04-30 13:01:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTHPY KSCA OTRA NO
07OSLO448COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR E. BRUCE HOWARD AND ANITA
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to E. Bruce Howard and Anita Eisenstadt to U.S. Department of State to travel to Oslo, Norway from May 9-14, 2007 to participate in the US-Norway Bilateral Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation. Security clearance information for M [...]
2007-04-30 13:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL OTRA NO
07OSLO463NORWAY ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 06:49:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PKPO NO
07OSLO504COOL WELCOME FOR IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN OSLO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki received a cool welcome from his Norwegian hosts during his May 8 visit to Oslo. Mottaki appeared to be seeking deeper political and economic relations with Norway but Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere stressed repeatedly that Iranian statements on Is [...]
2007-05-10 14:43:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEPET PINR PREL NO IR IZ
07OSLO567POINTS DELIVERED: U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN.
[...] Kiir's schedule includes meetings with the PM Stoltenberg, State Secretary Raymond Johansen, and Development Minister Eric Solheim. Discussions will center around the Sudan political situation, Sudan's oil sector, and peace and reconciliation efforts. Johnson [...]
2007-05-30 12:46:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ETTC NO
07OSLO618POINTS DELIVERED: ERITREA-ETHIOPIA BOUNDARY IMPASSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-12 09:44:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TPKO ER ET NO
07OSLO667FM STOERE AND AMBASSADOR WHITNEY ON THE MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Whitney met with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere on June 15 over lunch and discussed a variety of issues including the Middle East, Afghanistan, Russia and missile defense, a White House visit for Prime Minister Stoltenberg and the New Embassy Compound. END SUMMARY [...]
2007-06-19 08:44:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV NO
07OSLO718NORWAY UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE LEBANESE ARMY ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 15:06:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR MOPS PGOV PREL LE NZ AS NATO EU NO
07OSLO723SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEET IN OSLO
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs (United States, European Union, Japan, and Norway) met in Oslo on June 29, to discuss the latest developments in Sri Lanka. All participants agreed that the situation is bleak with few small signs of opportunity. Assistant Secretary Ric [...]
2007-07-06 11:08:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER CE NO
07OSLO736NORWEGIANS DOUBTFUL ABOUT FUNDING FAVS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 13:23:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL XT IS IT JA EG KMFO NO
07OSLO953NORWEGIANS DISCUSS IAEA, IRAN
[...] (C) On September 19, we delivered reftel points to MFA Middle East Advisor Knut Langeland. He emphasized that Norway, the UNSC, and the international community must work with a clear sense of unity if they are to exert maximum political pressure on Iran. Concerning Norway's failure to expli [...]
2007-09-21 14:50:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN NO
07OSLO963NORWAY REVIEWING SPECIAL TRIBUNAL POINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 15:21:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC LE PTER NO
07OTTAWA130CANADA TO PRESS EUROPEANS ON AFGHANISTAN AT NATO
[...] (C) Summary: Canada shares our take on the way ahead in Afghanistan and at the NATO Informal Foreign Ministerial in Brussels on January 26. Foreign Minister MacKay will press our European partners to deliver on the promises they have made on Afghan security and reconstruction. The FM will tr [...]
2007-01-24 22:18:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PINS MARR CA
07OTTAWA1878CANADA LOOKING FOR NEW APPROACHES TO
[...] (C) Summary: Recognizing the need to better organize Canada's institutions to promote democratic development abroad, the Canadian Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development recently conducted a study of democracy promotion. The committee's report was issued in J [...]
2007-10-05 19:06:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM CA PREL
07OTTAWA2170 CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAUDS ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, in a November 27 statement, praised the "historic" undertakings of the Annapolis Conference and offered Canada's continued support as the parties move forward toward the goal of two states living in peace and security. Full text in para 2. Bernier led t [...]
2007-11-28 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XF CA
07OTTAWA2207CANADA ON NIE REGARDING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns on December 3 for reftel documents on the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program, calling them "quit [...]
2007-12-04 18:18:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA
07OTTAWA2225CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) PolMinCouns briefed Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner on the upcoming Paris Donors Conference and expected U.S. contributions to the Palestinian Authority (reftel) on December 7. (Both Foreign Minister [...]
2007-12-07 15:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS CA
07OTTAWA2254CANADA IN ACCORD ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North America, Gordon Venner, on December 12 expressed renewed appreciation for ref a update on U.S. policy on the Iran National Intelligence Estimate. He confirmed that "the views of ou [...]
2007-12-12 21:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR CA
07OTTAWA2266CANADA ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for Central, East, and Southern Europe Robert Hage, Canada will not be among either the first or the last to recognize Kosovo following a unilateral declaration of independence. While the government has not yet reached a formal [...]
2007-12-14 21:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI CA
07OTTAWA2269CANADIAN HELP ON MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner promised PolMinCouns on December 14 that Canada would "certainly do what we can in concert with other like minded Embassies in Teheran" to seek information from the Iranian government abo [...]
2007-12-17 13:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC PTER IR CA
07OTTAWA452INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ (ICI) UN INTERIM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-09 23:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CA IZ
07OTTAWA757CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED
[...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation Senior Policy Officer Michael Blackmore on April 24, and at a follow-up meeting with Blackmore and Policy Advisor David Da Silva on April 25. Blackmore emphasized convergence [...]
2007-04-25 20:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM NPT KNNP ENRG CA
07OTTAWA915CANADA'S APPROACH TO MAY 25 ARF MEETING IN MANILA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada and the U.S. agree on most of the important issues to be addressed at the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila. Canada is enthusiastic about the U.S. draft UNSCR 1540 implementation statement, agrees that the inter-sessional meet [...]
2007-05-16 21:15:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM KNNP ARF XB CA
07OTTAWA95CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATIONS BEFORE JANUARY 25
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...]
2007-01-18 22:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO CA
07OTTAWA96CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATION BEFORE JANUARY 25
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...]
2007-01-18 22:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO CA
07OTTAWA97CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATION BEFORE JANUARY 26
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...]
2007-01-18 22:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO CA
07PANAMA1431PANAMA: PRD NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTIES TO ELECT
[...] (C) Governing Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) National Assembly Deputies will meet on August 30 to select in a secret ballot its slate of candidates to lead the chamber, PRD National Executive Committee (CEN) Member Samuel Buitrago explained to Ambassador on August 23. Presently, Pedro M [...]
2007-08-24 22:26:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PM
07PANAMA1487SCENESETTER: SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS
[...] (U) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our bilateral relationship, boost support for the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. export opportunities regarding the $5.25 bil [...]
2007-09-06 12:24:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ETRD PGOV PM
07PANAMA1673LATIN AMERICA BANANA PRODUCERS HIT EU TARIFF
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 4, 2007, representatives of Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Brazil and the United States met in Panama City to discuss a collective response to the July 2007 European Union (EU) proposed changes to the EU's current banana tariff regime. The re [...]
2007-10-15 15:26:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PM
07PANAMA1827PANAMA: WEIGHING "OVERALL POLICY REVIEW" OF
[...] (C) "Panama is considering an overall policy review of its positions on the various Israel resolutions that come up every year in the UN General Assembly (UNGA)," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador on December 3 in response to reftel A demarche. Lewis added, "I don't know if there wou [...]
2007-12-03 22:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS PM
07PANAMA910SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICES' JUNE 4 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our excellent bilateral relationship, solidify support for the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. support for, and interest in, [...]
2007-06-01 16:32:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON OVIP OTRA PM
07PANAMA914SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICE'S
[...] (SBU) Welcome and Summary. Embassy Panama extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your engagement in Panama can help strengthen our excellent bilateral relationship, solidify support for the U.S.- Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA),reinforce U.S. support for, and interest in [...]
2007-06-01 22:25:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON OVIP OTRA PM
07PARAMARIBO133IRAN: AS USUAL, SURINAME LARGELY SILENT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an official at the government of Suriname,s (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Suriname has no position with regard to pressuring Iran on UNSCR 1737 or nuclear proliferation. Typically for Suriname, the official was reluctant to express clear positions and s [...]
2007-03-19 19:42:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NS KNNP IR
07PARIS1027WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: PRESIDENT BUSH IN LATIN AMERICA;
[...] (SBU) In a week dominated by President Chirac's address to the nation (March 11),domestic politics led the national agenda, whether questions about Chirac's legacy, centrist presidential candidate Bayrou's rise in the polls, or the essence of French identity. On the international front, Presi [...]
2007-03-16 13:48:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS1066 (SBU) UNESCO -- INFORMATION MEETING ON TECHNICAL MISSION
[...] (U) Summary and background: Six Arab state members of UNESCO have requested an extraordinary and unprecedented special meeting of the UNESCO Executive Board to discuss Israeli archaeological work on the ramp leading to the al-Mughrabi Gate on the Temple Mount. At the invitation of the Israeli [...]
2007-03-19 16:33:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNESCO SCUL IS
07PARIS112FRENCH SHARE VIEWS ON LEBANON CONFERENCE, UNSCR
[...] (S) Summary: EB PDAS Liz Dibble and NEA DAS Robert Danin met with the MFA's Herve Besancenot (DAS-equivalent for the Levant) and the Elysee's Dominique Boche (Chirac's Middle East advisor) on January 9 to discuss preparations for the January 25 Lebanon conference (septel to follow) and options [...]
2007-01-10 17:01:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS1270FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL OBERSTAR VISIT APRIL
[...] (SBU) We would like to extend a warm welcome to Codel Oberstar for your April 3 - 6 visit to France. During your stay here you will have meetings with senior French officials, including Transportation Minister Dominique Perben, Minister Delegate for Trade Christine Lagarde, and Director Genera [...]
2007-03-30 10:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ETRD PREL FR
07PARIS150 WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: IRAQ AND NEW STRATEGY; AMERICAN AIR
[...] (SBU) Speculation as to President Bush's new strategy for Iraq, including the replacement of Generals George Casey and John Abizaid, began to gain momentum in the French media this week. Before the President's address to the nation, commentators analyzed the possible consequences of sending ne [...]
2007-01-12 16:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS158UPDATE ON LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: FRANCE IS ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC PROGRAM TO GARNER DONOR SUPPORT, AND IS RELATIVELY WELL-ADVANCED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE JANUARY 25 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LEBANON. THE LEBANESE ECONOMIC TEAM GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION OF ITS ECONOMIC [...]
2007-01-16 15:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KDEM PGOV PREL LE SY FR
07PARIS1592FRANCE WANTS TO PLAY MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN GLOBAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: After welcoming reftel demarche, MFA nuclear non-proliferation expert, Delphine Hournau, requested Washington's views on a larger role for the GOF in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. France is particu [...]
2007-04-19 16:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPTER KGIC PARM PREL AM CB MK RO FR
07PARIS1593CHIRAC'S ENDGAME IN LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary/comment: President Chirac does not believe Russia will veto a UNSCR to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, according to Chirac's Middle East advisor, Dominique Boche. Although the Russians have not yet proposed any quid pro quo for their support or abstention, the French w [...]
2007-04-19 18:16:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR LE SY PGOV PREL UNSC
07PARIS1597MUBARAK AND ABBAS BID ADIEU TO CHIRAC
[...] (C) Summary: President Jacques Chirac received Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Paris on April 16, and then met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on April 17. While both visits were essentially courtesy calls, Chirac seized the opportunity to press Mubarak for support on [...]
2007-04-20 14:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKPAL EG FR IS PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS170CHIRAC'S ENVOY TO IRAN -- WHAT'S PROMPTING THIS
[...] (S) LE MONDE'S JAN. 17 EDITION RAN A FRONT-PAGE STORY ON CHIRAC,S INTEREST IN PURSUING A DIALOGUE WITH IRAN ON LEBANON, THUS CONFIRMING WHAT MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR GERARD ARAUD TOLD THE AMBASSADOR DURING THEIR JAN. 15 MEETING. WE FACE THE PROSPECT OF UNTOWARD POLICY INITIATIVES BY CHIRAC DUR [...]
2007-01-17 14:18:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR IR LE PGOV PREL
07PARIS1708FRENCH SUPPORT FOR IRAQ COMPACT, IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with the French April 26 to discuss Iraq and Iran. Officials remained positive about the Iraq Compact's goals, but were unable to confirm ministerial participation at the Compact launch due to French elections. On Iran, both of the president [...]
2007-04-27 16:29:00Embassy ParisSECRETEFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IQ FR
07PARIS1723FRANCE SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON CFE AND PUTIN'S APRIL
[...] (C) On April 30th, we raised reftel demarche on Russia and its CFE obligations with Arnaud Roux, MFA action officer responsible for CFE. Roux observed that France shared our concern with respect to Russian intentions, especially if Russia is looking to abandon its commitment to the CFE regime [...]
2007-04-30 16:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KCFE PARM NATO RU FR
07PARIS1785DJIBOUTI AND RWANDA: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON
[...] SUMMARY: (C) MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on April 30 said that recent developments in the Borrel case, involving judicial searches of the MFA and Justice Ministry, largely involved internal French legal issues. The Borrel case continued to affect France-Djibouti relations, although bo [...]
2007-05-04 14:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ICJ RW DJ FR
07PARIS18 FRANCE'S ENERGY SECURITY POLICY
[...] (C) Summary. The GOF is enhancing its energy security through diversification of supply sources and increasing the percentage of nuclear and renewables in its energy mix, while decreasing the use of oil and coal. While these changes are guided partially by a desire to become more energy indep [...]
2007-01-03 15:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPINR EPET ENRG KPRP ECON FR
07PARIS1844ENGAGING THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy played only a negligible role in the presidential election campaign that concluded May 6, and Sarkozy has relatively little experience in foreign affairs, despite his tenures as Interior and Finance Minister. Nonetheless, Sarkozy's personality is such that he will w [...]
2007-05-10 09:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EUN IR AF NATO IZ TU UNO LE YI RS
07PARIS1879SAAD HARIRI'S MEETING WITH SARKOZY
[...] (C) PRESIDENT-ELECT SARKOZY ASSURED PRESIDENT CHIRAC AND LEBANESE MP SAAD HARIRI ON MAY 10 THAT HE WILL STAY THE COURSE ON PURSUING A CHAPTER VII UNSCR TO ESTABLISH THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON. ACCORDING TO READOUTS WE RECEIVED AFTER THE MEETING FROM DOMINIQUE BOCHE, CHIRAC'S MIDDLE EAST [...]
2007-05-11 15:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR PGOV PREL LE SY
07PARIS1882FRENCH VIEWS ON TAKING CARE OF BRAMMERTZ. THE ICTY
[...] (C) France is backing Serge Brammertz to succeed Carla Del Ponte as ICTY Chief Prosecutor from a belief that Brammertz will otherwise refuse to extend his mandate at the UN International Investigative Commission (UNIIIC),an outcome the French characterize as disastrous. MFA UN/Middle East Ac [...]
2007-05-11 15:32:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC SY LE FR
07PARIS1888FRANCE AND LEBANON: UPDATE ON CHAPTER VII
[...] (C) NEA Watcher met May 11 with Damien Loras, FM Douste-Blazy,s cabinet advisor for the Middle East, to discuss French thinking on the content and timing of a Chapter VII resolution to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. On content, Loras noted that the French disagreed with essential [...]
2007-05-11 17:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR PGOV PREL LE SY
07PARIS1999OECD: EEB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN ADDRESSES
[...] (SBU) EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan addressed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Meeting of the Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) during the May 16 session on "Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement." A/S Sullivan applauded on the decision to enhance relatio [...]
2007-05-18 10:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD OECD
07PARIS2072VICE FM ASANO ON KOREAN ABDUCTIONS, U.S.-JAPAN TRADE,
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met on May 15 on the margins of the ECD Ministerial Council Meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Katsuhito Asano. Asano proposed that President Bush and Prime M [...]
2007-05-21 12:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID OECD JA KN AF
07PARIS2113FRENCH DEMARCHING UNSC MEMBERS ON CHAPTER VII
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 10:11:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR LE UNSC PREL PTER
07PARIS2154France: Telecom and Information Technology Update
[...] (U) This update covers recent news in the French telecommunications and information technology sectors, including internet and e-commerce. Contents: -- Telecom Policy Gets a New Home (para 2) -- Fourth Mobile License (para 3) -- High Speed Internet Success in France (para 4) -- Alcatel-Luc [...]
2007-05-24 13:54:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD FR
07PARIS2194FRENCH CONSIDER DELAYING TRIBUNAL VOTE TO APPEASE
[...] (C) SELENA GRENET, THE MFA'S IO ACTION OFFICER FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, TOLD US MAY 25 THAT FRANCE IS INCLINED TO ACCEPT DELAYING THE VOTE BY ONE DAY (TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 30) ON THE UNSCR TO ESTABLISH THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON IN ORDER TO APPEASE RUSSIA. GRENET SAID THE RUSSIAN DELEGATI [...]
2007-05-25 14:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR LE UNSC PREL
07PARIS2198DARFUR: FRANCE SEEKING BROADER ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on May 25 said that Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner was likely to phone Secretary Rice later on May 25 to discuss Darfur. Kouchner may raise with the Secretary the possibility of France hosting a minister-level meeting of Darfur Contact Gro [...]
2007-05-25 17:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PHUM SU FR
07PARIS2202STAYING IN SYNCH WITH FRANCE ON SYRIA
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: FM Kouchner's May 24 comments in Beirut have fed speculation here that France is on the verge of revising its policy toward Syria. While the French position remains somewhat murky (Kouchner appeared to walk back his comments on May [...]
2007-05-29 09:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR LE SY PREL
07PARIS223FRANCE/GAERC: AGREEMENT ON MOST ISSUES, BUT
[...] (U) Poloff shared reftel points January 19 with MFA CFSP Unit Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet. 2. (C) Kosovo: Cohet said France and the U.S. are in complete agreement on the need for unity between the U.S. and EU, particularly in supporting UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari. 3. (C) Serbi [...]
2007-01-19 16:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR
07PARIS243SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 24-25 VISIT TO
[...] (C) MADAM SECRETARY, YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE JANUARY 25 PAGE 02 RUEHFRA0243 C O N F I D E N T I A L INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LEBANON, AND THE STRONG U.S. FINANCIAL PACKAGE YOU BRING TO THE TABLE, WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR LEBANON AND THUS VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE FRENCH AND CHIRA [...]
2007-01-22 16:18:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE FR
07PARIS2450FRENCH PROMISE TO BE HELPFUL ON MNF-I REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-08 11:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR IZ UNSC
07PARIS259FRANCE SIGNS ASEAN TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA A/S-Equivalent Michel Filhot explained that France had now signed the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) at the instigation of President Chirac. France sought to deepen regional ties and to encourage other EU m [...]
2007-01-23 07:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALASEC PHUM PREL PINR BM FR
07PARIS2685GOF: LEBANON CONFERENCE AND DIALOGUE WITH SYRIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Boris Boillon, President Sarkozy's Middle East Advisor, told us on June 21 that France would await the results of the Arab League's national dialogue conference in Beirut, scheduled for next week, before ultimately committing to host a similar event in Paris. As a result, the noti [...]
2007-06-21 17:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY FR
07PARIS27FLYING IN STYLE: FRENCH STARTUP ELYSAIR EYES
[...] (SBU) Summary: French start-up Elysair inaugurated flights on its Paris-New York route January 3 using its all business-class "L,Avion" brand. Touting fares that are 50% lower than Air France business-class and the convenience of using nearby airports at Orly and Newark, Elysair hopes to grab [...]
2007-01-04 16:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON FR
07PARIS2884DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO
[...] (S) Reftel demarche was delivered on July 3 to Gilles Bonnaud, MFA PDAS-equivalent for Middle East affairs. Bonnaud commented that he was not surprised that Damascus had failed to demonstrate the good will it offered at Sharm Al Shayk. He agreed to consider the request to conduct a joint dema [...]
2007-07-03 15:33:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PTER SY IZ FR
07PARIS2889CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S MEETING WITH SARKOZY'S
[...] (C) Summary: Congressman Wexler and Presidential Diplomatic Adviser Jean-David Levitte discussed Hizbollah and Lebanon, Darfur, Kosovo, Turkey and Iran during a July 2 meeting. Levitte emphasized that Sarkozy continued to hold to the view he espoused during the presidential campaign that Hiz [...]
2007-07-05 07:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM FR
07PARIS2890CODEL WEXLER'S JULY 2 MEETING WITH FM KOUCHNER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 2 meeting with Congressman Wexler, FM Kouchner said that the current disarray in the Palestinian Authority presented an historic opportunity for an initiative on the peace process, but he described Israeli "inertia" -- mainly PM Olmert's weakness -- as the main obstacl [...]
2007-07-05 07:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EUN NATO UNO UNMIK YI RS IR IS LE
07PARIS307A/S WELCH PRESSES FRENCH TO CAPITALIZE ON LEBANON
[...] (S) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch met separately January 24 with Dominique Boche, President Chirac's Middle East Advisor, and Jean Felix-Pagagnon, his French MFA counterpart. Welch strongly urged the French to take advantage of the political moment created by the Lebanon Conference, noting that [...]
2007-01-26 09:31:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR IR IS KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PREL
07PARIS309NEA DAS DANIN PITCHES INFORMAL LEBANON CONTACT
[...] (S) Summary: NEA DAS Robert Danin met separately on January 23 with his MFA counterpart, Herve Besancenot, and with President Chirac's Middle East adviser, Dominique Boche. Danin proposed establishing a contact group on Lebanon (with the likely participation of the U.S., France, Italy and Ger [...]
2007-01-26 12:16:00Embassy ParisSECRETFR KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS312 OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: USOECD reiterates the importance of having the OECD's impending enlargement include a major emerging economy to ensure the Organization's viability and its effectiveness as a tool to promote a U.S.-friendly global economic system. As a virtual invitee since 1997, Russia presen [...]
2007-01-26 14:47:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD AORC
07PARIS3147DJIBOUTI AND RWANDA: LEGAL ISSUES CONTINUE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on June 19 said that legal issues concerning the death of French magistrate Bernard Borrel continued to aggravate relations with Djibouti. Le Gal confided that she was beginning to believe that Borrel's death may have been the result of foul pl [...]
2007-07-23 15:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ICJ RW DJ FR
07PARIS32MFA REMAINS LEERY OF CHAPTER VII OPTION FOR
[...] (C) On January 4, Poloff reviewed legal options for establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon with Salina Grenet, MFA Action Officer for Middle East issues at the UN. Grenet said the Quai is still taking a "wait and see" approach to the tribunal in hopes that the March 14 coalition will ye [...]
2007-01-05 13:59:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS3213FRENCH VIEWS ON EU FORCE IN EASTERN CHAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on July 26 said that France sought the deployment in eastern Chad of an EU peacekeeping force (2,000-2,500 troops) early in November. Prior to that, France would seek a UN Security Council Resolution authorizing the EU to undertake the mission; [...]
2007-07-30 09:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PBTS KPKO PREL PREF EUN CT CD FR
07PARIS343OFFICIAL - INFORMAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 11:25:00Embassy ParisSECRETAMGT FR
07PARIS3534FRENCH MFA "REFLECTING" ON IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] (C) Summary: French FM Kouchner's visit to Iraq allowed France to re-engage meaningfully with a wide range of Iraqi political and confessional/ethnic leaders and left Kouchner "moved" by the extent of destruction in that country. The French MFA told us August 24 that Kouchner and his staff are [...]
2007-08-24 15:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR IZ US
07PARIS363A/S FRIED-POLDIR ARAUD ON IRAN, KOSOVO, GEORGIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French Political Director Araud informed EUR A/S Fried during a January 25 meeting that Russian Security Council Chairman Ivanov had revealed to him the previous day while in Paris that he would travel to Tehran February 28 at the behest of President Putin. Araud said the Russian [...]
2007-01-31 12:48:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL KDEM EUN NATO UNO UNMIK FR KCFE RS SR
07PARIS3708RWANDA: FRANCE SENDING A DELEGATION IN OVERTURE
[...] (C/NF) An MFA delegation will travel next week to Rwanda in an effort to improve diplomatic relations, severed since November 2006, we learned on September 5 from Helene Le Gal, MFA DAS-equivalent for East/Central Africa. She disclosed that MFA A/S-equivalent Jean de Gliniasty and Laurent C [...]
2007-09-07 10:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ICJ RW FR
07PARIS3709DJIBOUTI: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN BORREL CASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for East/Central Africa Helene Le Gal told us on September 5 that a court in Versailles had issued warrants against Djibouti's chief prosecutor Djama Souleiman and secret service chief Hassan Said, for allegedly suborning the testimony of a witness involved i [...]
2007-09-07 11:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ICJ DJ FR
07PARIS3808A/S FRIED CFE TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FRANCE
[...] (C) Summary. EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and an interagency team met with Russian DFM Kislyak September 11 in Paris to discuss next steps on the U.S. parallel actions plan for ending the current deadlock on fulfillment of Istanbul commitments by Russia and ratification of Adapted CFE by [...]
2007-09-13 14:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR NATO KFCE FR GG RU MD
07PARIS389CHIRAC ADVISER: FRANCE'S IRAN POLICY HAS NOT
[...] (C) Summary: According to Dominique Boche, President Chirac's Middle East advisor, Chirac's comments on Iran (reported in the February 1 edition of the International Herald Tribune) did not contradict official policy or Chirac's own professed views. "France's (Iran) policy has not changed," B [...]
2007-02-01 10:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV PINR IR FR
07PARIS3997FRENCH ON EU BORDER MISSION ON LEBANON AND LEBANON
[...] (C) We presented reftel demarches to French MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille on September 19. On the EU border mission for Lebanon, Pouille said that France agreed with all of the points as conveyed and made the following additional points: --Coordination has not been easy on this withi [...]
2007-09-24 16:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR FR LE SY
07PARIS407INITIAL FRENCH REACTION TO HALTING IRAN EXPORT CREDITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel, we raised the issue of current levels of sovereign and non-sovereign exposure to Iran with our working-level contacts in the Finance Ministry. France is interested in ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to convince it to give up its nuclear weapons program, but is not [...]
2007-02-01 15:31:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL EFIN MNUC EXIM UNSC OECD IR FR
07PARIS422 WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP: CHIRAC's IRAN-GAFFE, IPCC CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Left-of-center weekly Le Nouvel Observateur devoted its cover story to climate change with an interview of President Chirac, which the magazine characterized as "The President's Legacy for the Environment." In this interview the French President stated: "I want the U.S. to adopt Kyoto and [...]
2007-02-02 15:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS430FRANCE ASSERTS NO CHANGE IN ITS IRAN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In line with their earlier statements (reftel) on the matter, French MFA officials continued on February 2 to emphasize to us that there has been no change in official French policy with respect to Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. End summary. MFA Commentary -------------- [...]
2007-02-02 17:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PINR IR FR
07PARIS4320NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1267 OBLIGATIONS: HASSAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 16:13:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PREL PTER UNSC
07PARIS4357PRESIDENT SARKOZY’S FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: The Nicolas Sarkozy who arrives in Washington November 6 is in robust political health. He completely dominates the politics of France. All the levers of institutional power in a highly centralized state are at his disposal. He remains committed to a revitalization o [...]
2007-10-26 10:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP NATO UNO YI RS IR IS LE FR
07PARIS4382DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES BMENA WITH FRENCH
[...] (SBU) Visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, accompanied by poloff and pol LES, met October 25 at the French MFA with DAS-equivalent for the Levant Ludovic Pouille, Director of the office of cooperation for the Middle East Jean-Michel Ledain, and the MFA's coordinator for BMENA Nicolas Fondraz [...]
2007-10-30 10:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM BMENA FR EG
07PARIS4455ERITREA/ETHIOPIA: FRANCE CONCURS ON APPROACH FOR
[...] (C) Africa Watcher conveyed reftel demarche to MFA AF DAS for East Africa Helene Le Gal on November 8. Le Gal commented that France agreed on the need to support U/SYG Pascoe's efforts and to allow space for the parties alone, as signatories of the Algiers Agreements, to decide the effect o [...]
2007-11-09 14:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PHUM PINR ET ER FR
07PARIS4615WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM FRANCE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. On November 7, President Sarkozy addressed the U.S. Congress and announced that France will "remain in Afghanistan for as long as it takes," marking a deepening commitment to Afghanistan under the Sarkozy presidency. Currently, the French Joint Staff is considering proposals for [...]
2007-11-30 15:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS PREL MARR FR
07PARIS4635FRENCH REACTION TO THE NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) We passed the key judgments for the Iran nuclear NIE and accompanying non-paper to French MFA DAS-equivalent for the Middle East Franck Gellet late December 3 and followed up with an office call December 4 (when we gave him the secret releasable paper). We also gave the French Presidency [...]
2007-12-04 17:44:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL KNNP PARM MNUC FR IR
07PARIS4637SARKOZY RACKS UP SALES, BOLSTERS ROLE FOR ACTIVIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 25-27 visit to China French President Sarkozy highlighted to Chinese leaders the global responsibilities that come with being a global power, according to the MFA. Using this broad theme, Sarkozy addressed economic, political and environmental issues while at t [...]
2007-12-04 18:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD SENV EFIN FR CH TW
07PARIS4667FRENCH EUROPEAN AFFAIRS SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 4, Ambassador Stapleton and DCM Pekala met with Jean-Pierre Jouyet, State Secretary for European Affairs at the MFA. Jouyet stated his expectation of quick French ratification of the simplified EU treaty and outlined France's priorities of immigration, energy and en [...]
2007-12-07 16:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN FR
07PARIS4683USD/P EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (USD/P) Eric Edelman and State Department Counselor (C) Eliot Cohen discussed the U.S. desire to develop a three- to five-year strategic vision for the Alliance in Afghanistan with senior French officials on December 5 in Paris. The French were [...]
2007-12-11 10:28:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM MARR MCAP AF IR RU PK GG FR
07PARIS4685YOUR DECEMBER 16-18 VISIT TO FRANCE
[...] (C) That the first international follow-on to Annapolis is taking place in Paris reflects the new confidence and greater cooperation that characterize our relationship with France seven months into the Presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy. France's support for our efforts to achieve peace in the Mid [...]
2007-12-11 15:12:00Embassy ParisSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV PINR KPAL EU FR LG SY IS IR
07PARIS4694FRENCH AGREE TO DRAFT MNF-I UNSCR TEXT WITH MINOR
[...] (C) We conveyed to the French MFA, per reftel, key points along with the texts of the draft UNSR on MNF-I renewal and draft U.S. and Iraqi letters to the UNSC on December 11. On December 12, we followed up, accompanied by UK emboff with instructions to present a joint demarche with us on th [...]
2007-12-12 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR EFIN UNSC FR IZ
07PARIS4743FRENCH BELIEVE MAJOR PUSH ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA
[...] (C) We passed reftel points November 27 to French MFA desk officer for Israel/Palestinian affairs Adrien Pinelli, who had no immediate response but said he would pass them to the appropriate people in his immediate chain of command as well as to the MFA,s IO directorate. We followed up with [...]
2007-12-19 17:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL FR IS
07PARIS510AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador Stapleton met on February 6 with Michel Barnier, former foreign minister (2004 - 2005) and now Senior Foreign Affairs advisor to Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) presidential nominee Nicolas Sarkozy. Barnier addressed the state-of-play in the French presidential campaign and [...]
2007-02-08 16:51:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PARIS525 OECD: MISSION VIEWS ON ENLARGEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OECD members are divided on a number of key issues regarding enlargement and enhanced engagement. A February 5 Council discussion highlighted differing views on how to deal with the BRICS, whether Russia should be invited to begin discussions on accession negotiations, whether [...]
2007-02-09 14:21:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OECD
07PARIS571PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE TO FRANCEREF:
[...] (SBU): We shared reftel points February 7 with MFA DAS-equivalent fo CFSP Emmanuel Cohet, who responded with the following comments on February 12. 2. (C) Kosovo: Cohet stressed that while the GoF shares USG support for Ahtisaari, the MFA does not believe short delays in resolving the matte [...]
2007-02-12 15:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD KPAL
07PARIS613GHASSAN SALAME: LEBANON'S POLITICAL SYSTEM IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FORMER LEBANESE CULTURE MINISTER GHASSAN SALAME SHARED WITH US ON FEBRUARY 14 A BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF LEBANON'S POLITICAL SITUATION. SALAME SAID LEBANON'S POLITICAL SYSTEM WAS BROKEN, THAT BOTH SIDES WERE LOSING IN THE CURRENT CRISIS, THAT SYRIA WAS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, AND THA [...]
2007-02-16 11:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS627 WEEKLY MEDIA WRAP-UP PUTIN IN MUNICH AND THE MIDDLE EAST;
[...] (SBU) Although Putin's excoriation of alleged U.S. unilateralism at Wehrkunde and in the Middle East might have been expected to fall on fertile soil in French media, French editorialists generally compared his calculated outbursts unfavorably with Secretary of Defense Gates's measured response [...]
2007-02-16 15:20:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KPAO FR
07PARIS692FRENCH SEEKING TO OPEN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: After five years of cool relations, France hopes to open a "strategic dialogue" with Pakistan based on shared security concerns. Notwithstanding the 2002 terrorist attack in Karachi that killed 11 French nationals, the Pakistan desk officer said the MFA now believes it would only [...]
2007-02-23 16:02:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF PK FR MASS KNNP
07PARIS710CHIRAC ADVISOR PROVIDES READOUT ON PA PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: In his February 24 meeting with President Chirac, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas urged the French to support a resumption of international economic assistance to the PA, but also suggested a continued refusal to engage in political contact with the new governme [...]
2007-02-26 13:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALFR IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PREL SY
07PARIS73CHIRAC REMAINS TRUE TO FORM IN NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE
[...] (C) In the traditional New Year's remarks to the Diplomatic Corps on January 5, President Chirac delivered a distillation -- with only a few months left in office, perhaps his last -- of his exceedingly "Gaullist" (France-centric) world view. He broke no new ground, restating long-held Frenc [...]
2007-01-08 17:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB EU FR PINR SOCI ECON
07PARIS777SARKOZY PRESS CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN POLICY
[...] SUMMARY: Interior Minister and center-right presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, appearing relaxed and confident in a February 28 press conference and Q-and-A session, laid out a foreign policy vision that focused straight-forwardly on strengthening Europe, preserving the importance of the [...]
2007-02-28 17:14:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL FR EUN UNO NATO IR MNUC IS KPAL
07PARIS829OECD: U.K.'S BRIEFING ON TERMINATED BAE/SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (SBU) The January 16-18, 2007 meeting of the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) included a separate session on January 16th devoted to the U.K.'s termination of an investigation into BAE plc and a defense contract with Saudi Arabia. A condensed readout of that session was included in an over [...]
2007-03-05 14:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
07PARIS923SIGIR STUART BOWEN RAISES AWARENESS OF IRAQ
[...] (C) Post took advantage of the presence of Special Inspector for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, to inform a broad array of GOF officials and press outlets of the points in reftel. Bowen, en route to Washington from Iraq, had scheduled, in a public diplomacy effort, a series of meetings wi [...]
2007-03-09 17:20:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL OIC ARAB LEAGUE UN IZ FR
07PHNOMPENH1506 CAMBODIA: TRADE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT PROMPTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent discussions between key Cambodian government officials and USAID staff about a USAID-funded trade diagnostic report have led to increased political will to tackle economic reform and a resultant improvement in USAIDQs relationship with the government on economic issues. [...]
2007-12-12 09:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL PGOV KCOR CB
07PHNOMPENH377CAMBODIA'S ECONOMY BOOMS, BUT LEAVES MANY BEHIND
[...] Summary. With 13.4% GDP growth in 2005 and 10.4% growth in 2006, Cambodia has managed to become one of the world's fastest growing economies while maintaining low levels of inflation. However, inequality has risen dramatically over the last decade, and Cambodia's narrow economic base -- foc [...]
2007-03-07 10:25:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTEX EPET CB
07PHNOMPENH491SCENESETTER FOR DAS JOHN'S APRIL 4-7 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Eric, your visit to Cambodia comes roughly just one month shy of a similar regional trip last year. Remarkably, in the intervening period, there have been no major bilateral problems and relations between our two countries have continued to grow. Recent positive developments and signs [...]
2007-03-30 10:18:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID CB
07PHNOMPENH682BUCKING A DISTURBING TREND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA:
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to a 2006 study by Freedom House, Cambodia stands alone among mainland Southeast Asian countries as having improved its commitment to freedom of the press. At Embassy urging, Cambodia removed all prison terms for criminal defamation -- a weapon of choice in this part [...]
2007-05-17 03:21:00Embassy Phnom PenhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM KPAO CB
07PORTAUPRINCE1294PARLIAMENT/EXECUTIVE REACH AGREEMENT ON JUSTICE
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have resolved an impasse over justice reform legislation that parliament has been deliberating since May. Parliament's judicial committees capitulated on the most controversial issue: the structure of a judicial council. The president [...]
2007-07-31 12:50:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KJUS PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1871HAITI NONCOMMITAL ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) PolCouns drew from reftel points in a meeting November 23 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Affairs Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste. PolCouns emphasized how these three committees over the years hav [...]
2007-11-27 16:46:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1899POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES: POOR BUT PEACEFUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern city of Les Cayes does not face the major security concerns common to Port-au-Prince, but social problems stemming from widespread poverty do arise on occasion. Local Haitian National Police grapple with drug trafficking, poor prison conditions and a faulty justic [...]
2007-12-04 13:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON SNAR SOCI HA
07PORTOFSPAIN1047ELECTIONS: FRENETIC CAMPAIGNING CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past week has seen continued frenetic campaigning as Trinidad and Tobago's three major political parties jockey for position in advance of the November 5 vote. With two weeks to go, Prime Minister Manning's ruling People's National Movement (PNM) party remains the favorit [...]
2007-10-19 16:51:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1203TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#3-07)
[...] bpTT, Energy Minister comment on Gazprom rumor 2. Gas audit: proven reserves down to 12 years 3. T&T Energy Conference charts policy directions 4. Chile joins the LNG queue 5. Uganda seeks T&T help to manage oil/gas reserves 6. Experimental methanol power plant commissioned 7. BG explor [...]
2007-12-19 19:29:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1205TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SERIOUS PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: With Christmas and the February 2008 Carnival season approaching, Trinidad and Tobago is gripped by fear of crime, which, fueled by media frenzy, is perceived as out of control. Many complain that the GOTT is powerless to do anything, or is unconcerned, criticizing the perform [...]
2007-12-20 19:56:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM SNAR SOCI TD
07PORTOFSPAIN393TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH
[...] Tobago Land License for Foreigners 2. Far East Co-operation in Trade & Investment 3. GOTT committed to FTAA 4. Fishy concerns 5. T&T gets Water Pollution Rules 6. U.S. company to build Caustic Soda plant 7. Essar Steel plant approved 8. T&T Bird Flu ready 9. VAT removed on [...]
2007-04-23 16:48:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR EFIN EIND EINV ETRD KFLU TD
07PORTOFSPAIN489T&T WILL SUPPORT BELARUS FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Margaret Rousseau told Polchief, on May 16, that T&T has already made a commitment to Belarus to support its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, along with the candidacy of Slovenia. She claimed the GOTT had made this commitment &last week som [...]
2007-05-17 10:32:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC TD
07PORTOFSPAIN556TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#1-07)
[...] LNG production down 25% 2. GE opens LNG service center 3. "T&T Gas to Barbados by 2009" 4. BG/Chevron sign gas supply deal with NGC 5. BG confirms small gas find 6. Petrotrin profits down 7. Petrotrin offshore platforms shut down 8. TOFCO labor woes ----------------------- LNG PRO [...]
2007-06-06 18:07:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND EINV TD
07PORTOFSPAIN826TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY PART 2
[...] T&T economy scores with IMF 2. Inflation continues to decline 3. Tobago inflation also down 4. Chinese labor for yet another construction project 5. Marginal increase in electricity rates 6. T&T should prepare for Africa, Middle East trade  [...]
2007-08-17 11:24:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ELAB ENGR ETRD TD
07PORTOFSPAIN947TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST PART 2
[...] Caribbean Airlines flying high 2. Copa Airlines to fly to Trinidad 3. Inflation on the rise 4. Central Bank's authorized capital increased 5. Credit Unions' assets top US$1 billion 6. GOTT looks to financial services, investments 7. More hotels opening 8. Rapid Rail contract a [...]
2007-09-18 21:11:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EFIN EIND ETRD EWWT SOCI TD ECON ELTN
07PRAGUE1060PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA:
[...] The Czech Republic is justifiably proud of its record as a country actively engaged in promoting democracy and protecting human rights, particularly in oppressed societies such as Cuba, Belarus, Burma and countries in the Middle East. They are engaged in myriad projects in support of free med [...]
2007-09-13 16:04:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEZ PHUM PREL
07PRAGUE1080CODEL TAUSCHER DISPELS MYTHS ON MISSILE DEFENSE DURING
[...] (U) Summary: CODEL Tauscher delivered a clear and effective message to Czech politicians and the public about Congressional views on the planned U.S. missile defense (MD) radar. The visit helped dispel a number of persistent myths by making clear that there is bipartisan Congressional support [...]
2007-09-19 13:24:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO OVIP EZ
07PRAGUE1146CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EU GAERC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Vaclav Balek, Director of the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy regarding the upcoming October 15-16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were his comments on Iran, Russia, Chad and Uzbekistan, as well as his negative as [...]
2007-10-15 09:24:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ PGOV PREL RS KV IR BM UZ
07PRAGUE1154SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES
[...] (C) Your October 23 visit to Prague will be important to our effort to win Czech approval of our missile defense (MD) proposals, and to generally solidify the partnership with a key U.S. ally. While MD is likely to dominate discussions with government officials and members of parliament, you [...]
2007-10-17 16:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1156IRANIAN DELEGATION VISIT: CZECH REPUBLIC SEEKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian Parliamentarian Majlis Alaeddin Boroujedi of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee met with Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg and several parliamentary groups during his visit to Prague October 15-17. Based on conversations with the Foreign Minister, M [...]
2007-10-18 14:07:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE1176CZECHS APPRECIATE DETAILS ON DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 11:45:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IR PARM EFI EZ XG
07PRAGUE1188CZECHS WILL ISSUE FATF'S ADVISORY STATEMENT ON
[...] Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East and Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar and Ministry of Finance Financial Analytical Unit Director Mr. Korbas October 29. Korbas said he would draft a letter, based on the U.S. demarche and in conjunction with th [...]
2007-10-31 15:59:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EZ
07PRAGUE1289CZECHS WILL ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 16:09:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EZ EUN
07PRAGUE1293IRAN BLASTS THE CZECHS FOR REACTION TO NIE
[...] (C) Summary: Iran has reacted harshly to the Czech stance on the recently released NIE and their decision to continue missile defense negotiations. They appear to have, at least temporarily, halted what were tentative steps towards normalizing relations. End summary 2. (C) During a meeti [...]
2007-12-12 15:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL PGOV IR EZ EUN
07PRAGUE1304CZECHS WILL INQUIRE WITH IRAN ON MISSING AMCIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC EZ IN PGOV
07PRAGUE133CZECHS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HAMAS/FATAH
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with the Czech MFA Director of the Middle East and Africa Department Josef Rychtar on February 9 to discuss the announcement that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a new Palestinian government. Rychtar agreed the announcement seems to be a positive step, but noted press repo [...]
2007-02-09 16:26:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS XX EZ
07PRAGUE195KOSOVO: CZECH GOVERNMENT ON AHTISAARI PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Czech government continues its firm support for the Ahtisaari plan. The Czechs are concerned about EU unity on Kosovo, particularly if a new UNSC resolution fails. The opposition CSSD, whose leader has expressed skepticism about Contact Group efforts, is not making it easy f [...]
2007-02-28 12:15:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM YI ZL EZ
07PRAGUE213CZECHS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The official Czech position on the Balkans remains unchanged (Ref B). The Czechs are taking a "wait and see" position on the new National Unity government in Palestine, and continue to require compliance with the Quartet Principles. On Iran, the Czechs will call for additional san [...]
2007-03-02 15:46:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ EZ
07PRAGUE236CZECHS HESITANT ON SPECIAL SESSION ON BURMA AT UN
[...] (C) Summary: While the Czech MFA has not reached a final decision, MFA staff are concerned about the timing and tactics of hosting a UNHRC special session on Burma. Czech unease relates to the possibility that a special session could undermine efforts to complete UNHRC institution building p [...]
2007-03-07 14:25:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHRC UNGA UNSC BM EZ
07PRAGUE296CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS UNHRC ACTION ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Summary. According to Czech MFA Human Rights Department official Jan Kaminek, the Czech government strongly condemns the Mugabe government's violent, anti-democratic actions. Accordingly, the Czech government has supported the EU's statements on the issue and will support an UNHRC proclama [...]
2007-03-20 15:27:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ZI EZ
07PRAGUE329CZECHS ON MARCH 30-31 GYMNICH
[...] (U) Czech MFA Deputy Director of CFSP Department Miroslav Kolatek on March 26 said the foreign ministers would discuss the following issues at the Gymnich meeting March 30-31: the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, and the EU Neighborhood policy. 2. (SBU) Balkans: the focus will be on [...]
2007-03-27 16:14:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN KPAL XG IS IR ZI EZ
07PRAGUE398RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM TELLS THE CZECHS THAT MISSILE
[...] (C) Summary: Russian DFM Kislyak, visiting Prague on March 11-12 for meetings with FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, asserted that the planned missile defense sites in the Czech Republic and Poland are a step in a larger effort by the U.S. to develop a [...]
2007-04-13 16:11:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR RU EZ
07PRAGUE414CZECH REPUBLIC SENDING AMBASSADOR AND NO NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 13:33:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EG EU EZ IZ PGOV PREL
07PRAGUE420MISSILE DEFENSE: SCENESETTER FOR MDA DIRECTOR
[...] (C/NF) General Obering, your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a crucial time during the Czech national debate on participation in missile defense with the United States. The enthusiastic support of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's right-of-center ODS party has gotten us this far, but your [...]
2007-04-18 14:04:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ RU
07PRAGUE45CZECHS WANT TO COOPERATE WITH THE U.S. "AS MUCH AS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Czech efforts to promote human rights and democracy in Iran are limited primarily to support for Radio Farda, an annual scholarship, a few internships, and humanitarian relief following the Bam earthquake. However, the Deputy Director of the MFA Middle East Department emphasized [...]
2007-01-18 15:02:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN EZ
07PRAGUE486CZECH-RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS CORDIAL; NO
[...] (C) Summary. The visit of President Klaus with President Putin in Moscow was cordial and productive. Although press reports focused on the missile defense aspect of the visit, only about 10 per cent of the discussions in meetings concerned the issue. President Putin, who has been passionate in [...]
2007-05-03 13:30:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ RU
07PRAGUE497CZECH PRESIDENT: PUTIN SERIOUS ABOUT MISSILE
[...] (C) Czech President Vaclav Klaus asked to see Ambassador on May 7 to brief on his April 26-29 state visit to Moscow, and specifically his discussions with President Putin on missile defense (MD). Klaus said he found Putin to be more strident than he had expected on the issue, adding that he " [...]
2007-05-07 15:01:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR RU EZ
07PRAGUE51CZECHS ON JANUARY 22-23 GAERC
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the January 22-23 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on Kosovo, Iran, Sudan, and Somalia. Czech policy continues to closely track U.S. policy in these countries. The foreign ministers will also discuss the EU neighborhood policy (the Czechs welcome a renewed focus on Ea [...]
2007-01-19 16:21:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR
07PRAGUE530CZECHS ON MARCH 30-31 GYMNICH
[...] (U) Czech MFA Deputy Director of CFSP Department Miroslav Kolatek on March 26 said the foreign ministers would discuss the following issues at the Gymnich meeting March 30-31: the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, and the EU Neighborhood policy. 2. (SBU) Balkans: the focus will be on [...]
2007-05-11 17:16:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN KPAL XG IS IR ZI EZ
07PRAGUE538SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO PRAGUE.
[...] (C) The President will be welcomed warmly in Prague, both at his bilateral events and for the conference on "Democracy and Security." President Klaus and the government are thrilled to have the opportunity to host the President again, after the November 2002 visit for the NATO Summit. Three [...]
2007-05-14 12:49:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EZ
07PRAGUE552CZECHS SUPPORT UNSC NEGOTIATIONS ON KOSOVO; SHARE
[...] (C) Summary. The Czech government strongly supports the UNSC resolution on Kosovo independence. The Czech MFA has minor reservations with the draft resolution (which it obtained from its mission in New York) and suggested ways to make the text more effective. The Czechs also expressed concern [...]
2007-05-16 11:26:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI EZ
07PRAGUE593CZECHS SAY NO EU HEAD OF MISSION TO OSCE WILL
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director of the Southeast and East European Department Martina Tauberova confirmed on May 23 that the Czech Government will not/not participate in the proposed OSCE Heads of Mission (HoM) visit to Minsk. Tauberova has learned that the EU HoM met in Vienna and agreed that no EU [...]
2007-05-24 06:28:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM OSCE BO EZ
07PRAGUE634CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN; MIGHT
[...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of Middle East and Africa Department Josef Koutsky on May 31 to discuss the U.S. sanctions against the Sudanese government over lack of progress on Darfur. When asked whether the Czech Republic would consider imposing bilateral sanctions, Koutsky sa [...]
2007-06-01 07:40:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC UNAUS SU EUN EZ
07PRAGUE717CZECHS ON JUNE 18-19 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs expect the EU will not reach consensus on Cuba and that the June measures will remain in place. The Czech Republic supports the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo and will seek solutions to the Iranian nuclear program issue. The GOCR is preparing to offer [...]
2007-06-15 14:51:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN KPAL PREL XG IS AF EZ ETTC PARM PGOV
07PRAGUE756CZECH POULTRY FARM HIT BY AVIAN FLU FOR THE FIRST TIME
[...] Summary and comment: The Czech Government reported an outbreak of avian flu June 20 at a turkey farm in Tisova, Pardubice Region (130km east of Prague.) Laboratory tests revealed that the birds were infected with the highly dangerous H5N1 virus. Strict veterinary and sanitary measures are cu [...]
2007-06-22 12:35:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ
07PRAGUE883CZECH REPUBLIC COMMITTED TO UNSC IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Republic remains fully committed to pressuring Iran to give up its nuclear program and to fully implementing UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. At the same time, based on signs that Iran is finally willing to accept that Radio Liberty/Radio Farda broadcast from the Czech [...]
2007-07-27 13:16:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM EFIN ETRD OECD EUN UNAUS IR EZ
07PRAGUE968CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES PRT IN AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government on August 22 formally approved plans for the Czechs to send a PRT to Logar Province, Afghanistan in 2008. The government plans to place up to 200 personnel in Logar, including a number of civilian experts. Current Czech support to the PRT in Fayzabad will [...]
2007-08-23 13:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO AF EZ
07PRETORIA1381SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 20, 2007
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 16 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Slow Progress Towards AsgiSA Goals - US Equity Giant Bain Snares Edcon for R25bn - High Commodity Prices Up SA-US Export Value - SA Consi [...]
2007-04-20 12:59:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA1422007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT Q SOUTH
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2007 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2007 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2007 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]
2007-01-12 11:40:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD KTDB SF
07PRETORIA1557MDC LEADERSHIP MEETS IN SOUTH AFRICA, DECIDES TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Meeting secretly in Johannesburg April 28-29, the leadership of the Zimbabwean opposition MDC party, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, decided to launch the party's presidential campaign o/a June 1, while making clear they will not participate in the elections without fundamental refo [...]
2007-05-03 15:08:00Embassy PretoriaSECRETPREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA1577SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 4, 2007
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 7, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Industrial Policy to Include Chemical Sector - Manufacturing Down Due to Strong Rand - Call Center Industry Booming - Trade Deficit Widen [...]
2007-05-04 11:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
07PRETORIA3210AQ KHAN TRIAL: FURTHER DETAIL ON WISSER GUILTY PLEA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: As reported reftel, on 04 September German citizen Gerhard Wisser was convicted in the Pretoria High Court of unlawful manufacture of components for illicit gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plants intended for Libya and Pakistan and associated export control [...]
2007-09-11 14:12:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA3678SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM INDUSTRY ON A POSITIVE AND RAPID
[...] (U). Summary: The South African tourism industry has shown significant growth since the country was democratized in 1994. Over 8.4 million people visited South Africa in 2006. Tourism contributes more to the economy than the gold sector and that it employs over half a million people. Sout [...]
2007-10-18 14:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EAIR SENV SOCI CASC CPAS SF
07PRETORIA3874ANC ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO LOOK FOR COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the ANC's efforts to clearly spell out its election procedures, including the hiring of a non-governmental entity to monitor the actual election, ANC insider Iqbal Jhazbhay portrayed the lead-up to December's election in terms of patience, persuasion, and interpretation, r [...]
2007-11-06 14:10:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SF
07PRETORIA4218NO IMMEDIATE CHANGES IN SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The election of Jacob Zuma as African National Congress (ANC) President (Ref C) will not result in any immediate changes in South Africa's foreign policy. Should Zuma become national president following parliamentary elections in early 2009 -- not a foregone conclusion with corru [...]
2007-12-18 19:54:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA554SOUTH AFRICA/CHINA TRADE IS BOOMING
[...] (U) Summary: China continues to expand its economic ties with South Africa. South Africa/China trade has more than doubled since 2003, and China is today South Africa's fourth largest trading partner. South Africa is one of the few mineral-rich African countries that runs a trade deficit wit [...]
2007-02-14 13:21:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PREL CH SF
07PRETORIA920SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES U.S. REENGAGEMENT WITH SADC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: South African officials welcomed U.S. reengagement in SADC and urged support for Executive Secretary Salomao's five priority areas: economic SIPDIS integration, infrastructure development, disaster management, cross-cutting social sectors, and peace and security. They cauti [...]
2007-03-14 12:31:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SF
07PRISTINA224KOSOVO GOVERNING COALITION GROWS PROGRESSIVELY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Weak leadership, opposition enticements, and the departure of AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj for the Hague have all combined to progressively undermine the governing coalition of Kosovo, which continues to limp along despite intensified pressure from a variety of sources. The inte [...]
2007-03-21 13:12:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YI UNMIK
07PRISTINA237KOSOVO: THE NORTH'S ALBANIAN MINORITY WORRIED
[...] (C) Summary: Albanian residents of two communities north of Kosovo's Ibar River were highly supportive of the Ahtisaari proposal and grateful for USG assistance. Residents told us they generally feel secure in their villages and in their travels to the southern part of Kosovo. They have not [...]
2007-03-28 16:09:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO PHUM EAID YI
07PRISTINA592KOSOVO: NORTHERN POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATUS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Two Serb politicians from Leposavic and Zubin Potok evinced a desire to cooperate with the international community on security and stability, but also continued reluctance to cooperate with the PISG. Both stressed that relations with KFOR are currently good and emphasized their [...]
2007-07-31 15:12:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PREL EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA630STRPCE'S ANTIPODE: NORTHERNMOST ALBANIAN VILLAGES
[...] (U) Summary: Albanians in Kosovo's Leposavic Municipality are concerned about their security and worried about the long term prospects for their three villages. They eke out a modest living from agriculture and livestock, and are isolated from Pristina, UNMIK, Mitrovica and Leposavic. They [...]
2007-08-20 08:07:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KV
07QUITO2571CORREA CHALLENGES AIRPORT CONCESSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: President Correa has challenged two airport concessions run by private operators in Quito and Guayaquil, and asserted the federal government should receive a share of their earnings. The Quito airport is operated by a U.S.-Canadian-Brazilian joint venture and receives the major [...]
2007-11-30 13:19:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEAIR EFIN EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO985GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-30 22:07:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UN BO EC MARR MOPS PTER IZ
07RABAT1118MOROCCO'S INSURANCE SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's insurance market, the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, and the second largest on the African continent after South Africa, continues to experience solid growth, as companies introduce a range of new products in the areas of life, credit and medical insuranc [...]
2007-07-09 13:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD MA
07RABAT1159EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials in July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco [...]
2007-07-18 11:58:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO
07RABAT1160EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco thi [...]
2007-07-18 12:21:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO
07RABAT1201 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. New activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington and the approval of two small grant proposals. Highlights from existing programs included the launch of the MEPI Alumni Networ [...]
2007-07-24 16:04:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV KMPI MO
07RABAT1229APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During her July 6-8 visit to Morocco, Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, met with the chiefs of Morocco's intelligence service, the internal security service, the chief of the national police, the Minister of Interior [...]
2007-07-31 15:36:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL KISL MO IZ XF XA
07RABAT1258MOROCCO CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) Speaking after the July 30 Arab League meeting, Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa expressed support for President Bush's July 16 Middle East peace initiative. "We detected several positive elements in the recent speech of the U.S. president on the Palestinian issue which, we [...]
2007-08-06 09:42:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS XF MO
07RABAT1397MOROCCO FTA ANNUAL REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: During his August 28-31 visit to Morocco, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Shaun Donnelly emphasized the mutual benefits of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and outlined U.S. thinking regarding preparations for the first meeting of the Joint Committee later th [...]
2007-09-05 11:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
07RABAT1513MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL
[...] (C) Drawing from ref A, Polcouns provided MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita an overview of U.S. priorities for the upcoming UN General Assembly session during a September 18 meeting. Bourita reacted to several points in the presentation: -- On Iraq, he noted Morocco's consisten [...]
2007-09-21 16:01:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1721MOROCCO: SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON ANNAPOLIS,
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director-General for Multilateral Relations Amb. Mohammed Azeroual stressed Morocco's support for the Annapolis peace conference and the Kingdom's "excellent" contacts with Israel during a November 7 meeting. Azeroual, who is de facto P-level and focused mainly on Arab and Is [...]
2007-11-08 16:14:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MO XF
07RABAT1838AL-ADL WAL IHSANE: MAJOR MOROCCAN ISLAMIST GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: Al-Adl wal-Ihsane, widely assessed as Morocco's largest Islamist organization, concluded its recent annual meeting warning of a "catastrophic" political and economic crisis in Morocco and calling for comprehensive reform, while flatly rejecting violence and terrorism. A prominent [...]
2007-12-13 18:03:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PTER MO
07RABAT337AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO REMOTE CORNERS OF MOROCCO
[...] Summary: The Ambassador conducted a series of outreach visits across Morocco January 31 - February 7. Taking advantage of the one-week availability of a USG C-12 aircraft, the Ambassador travelled "off the beaten path" to Errachidia, Figuig, and Oujda in the east, Al-Hoceima in the north, and [...]
2007-02-21 09:00:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID KPAO MO
07RABAT417MOROCCO ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Hassan Hami, MFA Director for Arab Multilateral Affairs, on the morning of March 2 to convey U.S. positions on the Arab League's Ministerial agenda (reftel). Hami confirmed that Foreign Minister Benaissa would lead the Moroccan delegation to the March 3-4 Cairo ta [...]
2007-03-02 18:26:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL XF
07RABAT813 MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO
[...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. Activities included the Advancing Learning and Employability for a Better Future (ALEF) literacy project, pharmaceutical and Agribusiness workshops, preparations for the 2007 legislative election [...]
2007-05-04 11:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
07RABAT890S/CT DEPUTY COORDINATOR PALMER VISITS MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 8-10 visit, S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and senior Moroccan officials discussed the GOM's holistic approach to combating terrorism and countering extremist ideology as well as ways to enhance CT efforts. The Moroccans welcomed Palmer's visit in the contex [...]
2007-05-18 16:30:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL KISL ASEC MO
07RANGOON1070BURMA: REPORTS OF RENEWED FIGHTING IN KAREN STATE
[...] (C) Summary. A politically-active ethnic Karen relayed reports of renewed fighting in Karen State between KNU forces and the Burma Army-backed DKBA. The fighting reportedly began on October 28 when KNU forces attacked a Burma Army outpost in Kawkareik in southern Karen State. Our contact ci [...]
2007-10-30 10:48:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1104HOPE AND FEAR IN BURMA'S MON STATE
[...] (C) Summary: Charge visited Mawlamyaing, Burma's third largest city and capital of Mon State, November 11 and 12. She met with NLD party members, who described themselves as hopeful that change would come soon, but still distrustful of the Burmese military. They indicated that they have regu [...]
2007-11-14 10:25:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB BM
07RANGOON1120FIGHTING MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT TB IN BURMA
[...] (C) Summary. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 2003 that Burma's rate of new cases of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was 4.4 percent, health NGOs working in Burma today believe the current rate to be as high as six percent. Independent studies conduct [...]
2007-11-19 10:43:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
07RANGOON1122THAI PETROLEUM COMPANY TO INCREASE INVESTMENT IN
[...] (C) Summary. Thai-owned PTTEP, one of the largest foreign investors in Burma's oil and gas sectors, plans to invest an additional $1 billion over the next three years to develop offshore block M9. PTTEP, which found substantial natural gas reserves in late 2006, intends to drill four addit [...]
2007-11-20 11:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
07RANGOON1211DROPPING THE HAMMER ON CRONY STEVEN LAW
[...] (C) Summary. Tun Myint Naing, a.k.a. Steven Law, is known among Burma's business circles as the regime's top crony. He is known to be close with both Senior General Than Shwe and Vice Senior General Maung Aye. In addition to owning Asia World Co. Ltd., one of Burma's most successful constr [...]
2007-12-28 08:14:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON156BURMA'S ETHNIC MON STRADDLE THE FENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A New Mon State Party (NMSP) leader recently told us relations with the regime are not good, but the NMSP prefers to play along than to break its 20-year cease-fire and return to fighting. The NMSP recently traveled to three Mon districts to explain to the public why it downgrade [...]
2007-02-15 03:38:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL SNAR BM
07RANGOON60BURMA'S LEADER KEEPING UP APPEARANCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior General Than Shwe returned to Burma on January 12 from his hospital stay in Singapore. He appeared briefly in the Burmese media on January 15 and 16, chairing the quarterly SPDC meeting in Nay Pyi Taw and welcoming PM Soe Win back from the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. Although ru [...]
2007-01-17 09:25:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON634 INSUFFICENT FUNDING FOR BURMA'S MALARIA EPIDEMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a gradual decline in morbidity and mortality from malaria over the last 10 years, malaria continues to be one of Burma's greatest health problems. As the GOB has done little to provide the drugs and commodities needed to limit the spread of the disease, most of the burd [...]
2007-07-09 10:40:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI BM PGOV PREL
07RANGOON645BURMA: KEY REGIME CRONY LIKELY TO BUILD DEEP SEA
[...] (C) Summary: Tun Myint Naing aka Steven Law of Asia World Co. Ltd. has emerged as a key regime crony running one of Burma's most powerful business conglomerates. Local reports that Asia World has won the right to build a deep sea port at Kyauk Phyu in Rakhine State appear premature. However, As [...]
2007-07-12 05:18:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BM
07RANGOON910BURMA: PROTESTS GATHER MOMENTUM
[...] (C) Summary. On September 24, Embassy officers observed several demonstrations in Rangoon, the largest of which numbered well into the thousands and consisted of both monks and civilians. In a significant change, the demonstrations have taken on an overt political tone in the past few days w [...]
2007-09-25 10:44:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
07REYKJAVIK158ICELAND: HAARDE REMAINS PM IN NEW COALITION, SOCIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Iceland's new government coalition of the Independence Party (IP) and the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) announced their ministers and policy statement on May 22-23. Geir Haarde will stay on as Prime Minister, while SDA leader Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir will become Iceland's [...]
2007-05-23 17:31:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR IC
07REYKJAVIK192Icelandic PM, FM Host U/S Burns for First Bilat "Security
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns' visit to Iceland on June 14 reiterated the U.S. commitment to Iceland's security and laid the groundwork for new areas of cooperation, particularly in energy security and scientific research. New Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir carried hersel [...]
2007-07-03 08:02:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO SENV ENRG IC
07REYKJAVIK247ICELAND: EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING,
[...] (C) Summary: Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 2007, held August 14-15, was the first defense exercise conducted under our commitments set out in the bilateral Joint Understanding of October 2006. The successful exercise brought new positive attention to the U.S. defense commitment to Iceland as [...]
2007-08-27 17:38:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR PGOV RU IC
07RIGA486LATVIA: ACCEPTS IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS AND
[...] (C) Acting Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarches to Reinis Kalnins, MFA Senior Desk Officer for the Middle East and Africa Division, on June 28. Kalnins stated that the MFA would review the reftel A additions to the list of designated Iranian entities and individuals subject to E.O. 13382. [...]
2007-06-28 15:32:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EFIN UNSC EUN IR LG
07RIGA828LATVIAN RESPONSE: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Judite Dobele, the GOL MFA's Head of Middle East and Africa Division, Viesturs Burkans, the GOL Prosecutor General's office Head of the Financial Investigation Unit, and Janis Brazovskis, the GOL Head of Financial Integrity Division in the Financial and [...]
2007-11-06 07:05:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON LG
07RIYADH1006DOW AND SAUDI ARAMCO SIGN MOU FOR $20 BILLION
[...] (C) On May 12, US firm Dow Chemical's CEO Andrew Liveris and Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Abdullah Jum'ah signed a detailed Memorandum of Understanding for a major petrochemical facility, the "Ras Tanura Integrated Project" (RTIP),the cost of which will likely reach more than $20 billio [...]
2007-05-14 18:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EIND SA
07RIYADH1047AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON RIYADH PROVINCIAL
[...] (C) Riyadh Provincial Governor HRH Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz emphasized the importance of U.S.-Saudi Arabia ties during Ambassador's courtesy call on May 16. The Prince stated that Saudi Arabia has no issues with nor is it a burden to the United States and discussed the important role tha [...]
2007-05-20 05:02:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CVIS SA
07RIYADH1375KING ABDULLAH'S 2007 EUROPEAN TOUR - PART 1
[...] (U) King Abdullah kicked off a week-long series of state visits to both European and Arab nations on June 18. The King has already visited Spain, France, and Poland, and will next visit the Kingdom of Jordan before concluding his tour at Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt, where he will meet with Egypti [...]
2007-06-26 12:55:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PINR PREL PGOV SA
07RIYADH1454GCC MINISTERIALS -- MORE OF THE SAME ON IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ministers of defense, foreign affairs, and national security met on July 3 in Riyadh. This second extraordinary meeting of the GCC ministers focused primarily on Iraq, and was followed on July 4 by a meeting of the GCC foreign ministers. The m [...]
2007-07-08 15:03:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH1529SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS PRESIDENT BUSH'S INITIATIVE, CALLING
[...] (U) The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) issued an official statement on July 17 welcoming President Bush's initiative, announced on July 16, to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. The statement specifically supported the President's call to "end occupation, establish an independent and contiguo [...]
2007-07-18 13:38:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH1691SAUDI PRINCE BANDAR TRAVELS TO MOSCOW TO DISCUSS
[...] (C) Saudi National Security Advisor Prince Bandar bin Sultan traveled to Moscow on July 31-- the same day that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense SIPDIS Robert Gates were in Jeddah meeting with top SAG officials. According to Saudi and international press repo [...]
2007-08-12 11:50:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RS SA
07RIYADH1889GCC "100 PERCENT" BEHIND PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers met on September 1, 2007, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for their 104th session, which was led by Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani. The resulting communiqu renounced terrorism, reiterated the GCC's position t [...]
2007-09-10 14:30:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECIN PTER IZ IS SA
07RIYADH1905KING ABDULLAH MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah on September 11 to discuss the ongoing Palestinian crisis. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the King and President Abbas also discussed ways to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process. Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arab [...]
2007-09-13 11:56:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS SA
07RIYADH1920CONOCO PHILIPS INSIDER DEBUNKS MEED ON
[...] (C) A respected ConocoPhillips (COP) insider and consultant has told us that press reports of the cancellation of the planned 400,000 barrel a day joint-venture Saudi Aramco/COP refinery are not true. While the project economics are indeed daunting in this era of stretched petroleum supply [...]
2007-09-16 15:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2051DRL DELEGATION DISCUSSES EXPANDING TIES WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 4-7, 2007, to discuss with SAG officials opportunities for legal and legislative exchanges, as well as possible programs for technical support [...]
2007-10-03 15:06:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA
07RIYADH2260SAG SAYS STOP IRAN FROM GETTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his late October 2007 visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffer Bradley Bowman met with MFA,s HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal, Head of the Political Affairs section on October 28. The discussion focused on Iranian nuclear issues. During the mee [...]
2007-11-13 13:38:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH228HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP VISITS KING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. delegation to the U.S. - Saudi Arabia Strategic Dialogue's Human Development Working Group (HDWG),led by Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS),Near East Affairs (NEA),Scott Carpenter, met with representatives of the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue on December 4 [...]
2007-02-04 13:25:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM SA
07RIYADH2407PAKSITAN OFFICIALS QUESTION SAG NUCLEAR INTENTIONS
[...] (S//NF) Pakistan Embassy political officers told PolOff in a December 2 meeting that they recently read a "report" about SAG development of nuclear weapons systems in conjunction with Pakistan. They asked PolOff if the USG knew anything about SAG weapons development or the SAG's intention to [...]
2007-12-05 14:55:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPGOV PREL PINR SA
07RIYADH2441FORMER ARAMCO INSIDER SPECULATES SAUDIS WILL MISS 12.5 MBD IN 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 05:54:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON SA
07RIYADH2474INTERAGENCY VISIT TO LAUNCH DEEPER MOI COOPERATION
[...] This cable has been cleared by Deputy Assistant Secretary Gray, Assistant Secretary Kolevar, and S/CT Deputy Coordinator Feierstein. -------- Summary -------- 2. (S) An interagency team traveled to Riyadh on December 3-5 to signal the USG's strong support for the Ministry of Interio [...]
2007-12-12 14:37:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA
07RIYADH313ENERGY WORKING GROUP MEETS IN RIYADH, DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPMR) convened an Energy Working Group (EWG) in Riyadh on February 3. The E [...]
2007-02-14 15:04:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV SA
07RIYADH366APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE SULTAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Townsend met on February 6 with Crown Prince Sultan at the Crown Prince´s offices in Jeddah. Both parties reiterated the positive cooperation between the U.S. and Saudi governments, and the Crown Prince expressed [...]
2007-02-24 12:19:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPTER PGOV PREL PINR EFIN KTFN KWMN GCC SA
07RIYADH460POTENTIAL ABUSE IN PROPOSED ORGAN DONATION LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following imminent approvals from the Saudi Organs Transplant Center (SOTC),the Prince Salman Charitable Center for Kidney Diseases, and the Medical Services Council (MSC),the SAG will implement a new organ donation regulation allowing for live donors to donate their organs to u [...]
2007-03-06 09:55:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KHUM TBIO
07RIYADH497ARREST OF SAUDI "REFORMERS"
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On February 2-3, the SAG internal security service (Mabahith) arrested ten men in Jeddah on the suspicion that they were collecting donations illegally and distributing them to unspecified "suspicious" persons (reftel). The Mabahith initially charged these individuals with [...]
2007-03-12 07:36:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM PHUM SA
07RIYADH551SAUDI MFA OFFICIAL ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, IRAQ
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director for Arab Affairs Talal Al Maliki told PolOff on March 13 that he is not convinced that the recent public statements of the Israelis that they are ready to "treat seriously" the 2002 Saudi proposed Arab Peace Initiative carry any weight. He claimed that the Israelis typ [...]
2007-03-19 15:44:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM IZ SA
07RIYADH67PLANNED FEBRUARY VISIT OF PUTIN TO THE KINGDOM
[...] (C) The Russian Embassy to the KSA confirmed January 8 media reports that Russian President Putin will visit the KSA in February, fulfilling a promise made over three years ago. Putin will be the first Russian President to visit the KSA. His visit follows up on the September 2003 visit to Rus [...]
2007-01-14 17:14:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV SA RS
07RIYADH965JAPANESE PM SEEKS TO ENHANCE POLITICAL AND
[...] (C) Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe traveled to Riyadh on April 28 to discuss with the SAG economic and political cooperation, the Middle East Peace Initiative, and Japan's permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council. According to a contact at the Japanese Embassy, the [...]
2007-05-08 15:02:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BTIO ECON KNNP UNSC SA
07RIYADH966GCC ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS DR. ABDULKARIM HAMADI SIPDIS TOLD POLOFF ON APRIL 24 THAT HE FEARS A NUCLEAR ARMS RACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IS CONFIDENT THAT IRAN WILL PROCEED WITH A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM. HE SAID INTERNATIO [...]
2007-05-08 15:05:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV PINR KISL KNNP SA
07ROME1015LEBANON: ITALY CAUTIOUS ON HARIRI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) Poloffs delivered Ref A demarche May 10 separately to MFA Near East Deputy Office Director Danielle Bosio, UN Office Director Leonardo Bencini, and the Prime Minister's Middle East Advisor Marco Carnelos, encouraging GOI support for a UNSCR to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Bo [...]
2007-05-14 14:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER UNSC LE IT
07ROME1106OIE CHINA/TAIWAN: ITALY SUPPORTS EU POSITION TO
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for East Asia Giuseppe Mistretta May 21, emphasizing the need to work for consensus and delay a vote on the PRC resolution in the absence of consensus. May 22, Mistretta responded that Italy fully supported the EU position: --The World [...]
2007-05-23 14:40:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAGR AORG TW CH IT
07ROME1109DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador May 23 made the points on the Special Lebanon Tribunal to FM Massimo D'Alema. D'Alema said he had spoken to both the Lebanese PM and French FM. The French were pushing hard for immediate action. However, while the GOI favored the resolution, it advocated waiting fo [...]
2007-05-23 15:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PTER LE IT
07ROME1122ITALY ON SYRIA'S SHAM PRESIDENTIAL "REFERENDUM"
[...] (C) PolMinCouns delivered reftel points to Luciano Pezzotti, Director of the MFA Office for Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories. PMC urged an Italian and/or EU statement addressing Syria's pending presidential referendum. He said the Syrian Government should [...]
2007-05-24 14:59:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN IT
07ROME1158EGYPT-ITALY TRADE AND INVESTMENT INCREASE AS EGYPT
[...] (U) Summary. Italy and Egypt are significant trade partners, with trade between the two countries dominated by Italy's export of machinery to Egypt and Egypt's export of crude oil to Italy. Italy is Egypt's largest EU trading partner, and is a leading source of foreign investment in Egypt. [...]
2007-05-25 14:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EG IT
07ROME129FM D'ALEMA LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW TO BRING TO
[...] (C) Italian MFA Lebanon Desk Officer De Parolis confirmed to Poloff on January 18 that FM Massimo D'Alema would lead Italy's delegation to the January 25 Paris III Donor Conference on Lebanon. He will be accompanied by MFA DG for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Affairs Cesare Ragaglini; the [...]
2007-01-22 10:58:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALXF LE IT
07ROME1388ITALY AGREES HYBRID AU/UN FORCE IN DARFUR A
[...] (C) Summary: During June 21 meetings with Italian officials, IO/PSC Office Director Douglas Wake discussed Sudan, Lebanon, Chad, and peacekeeping operations. On Darfur, Wake stressed the need to move forward quickly with the hybrid force while remaining willing to consider sanctions if Khart [...]
2007-06-25 13:57:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL LE XF SU CD UN IT
07ROME162A/S FRIED DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MIDDLE
[...] (C/NF) EUR A/S Daniel Fried discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Middle East with GOI officials in January 10-11 meetings in Rome. (Fried meetings with PM Prodi and FM D'Alema reported septel) On the Middle East, Fried stated that the administration would focus significant attention on the re [...]
2007-01-25 08:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS NATO IT
07ROME1629ITALY SUPPORTS AMIS-UNAMID TRANSITION LANGUAGE IF
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Office Director for East Africa Fabrizio Pignatelli July 30 and pressed him to instruct the Italian mission in New York to support draft language on transition timing from AMIS to UNAMID. 2. (C) Pignatelli said Italy understands the need to move [...]
2007-07-30 16:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SU IT
07ROME1710ITALY AWAITS DETAILS ON BURUNDIAN NEEDS FOR AMISOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 15:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO IT
07ROME1730ITALY: NO TO UNIFIL MANDATE CHANGE; SEEKS EARLY
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti said August 7 that Italy did not want changes to the UNIFIL mandate. He asked for early inclusion in UNSC talks on mandate renewal. PM diplomatic adviser Marco Carnelos echoed this. Both GOI officials stressed to poloff the GOI's [...]
2007-08-10 12:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN XF LE IT
07ROME175ITALY ON THE UNSC: A EUROPEAN VOICE
[...] (C) Summary. Italy enters the UN Security Council under Romano Prodi's center-left government, looking to show its commitment to multilateralism, enhance EU coordination on UNSC issues, and focus on areas within the GOI sphere of influence and where it has troop commitments. The Middle East, [...]
2007-01-26 11:41:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC IT
07ROME1784ITALY CONSIDERING IGAD PARTNERS' FORUM MEETING IN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Office Director for East Africa Domenico Polloni August 21. Polloni said Italy agreed with the U.S. on the importance of full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, and said the question of an IGAD Partners' Forum (IPF) [...]
2007-08-21 11:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SU IT
07ROME1841ICG ON SOMALIA: ITALY AGREES ON INVITATIONS TO
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting East Africa Office Director Domenico Polloni August 10, requesting Italian support for permanent observer status for Canada and Yemen in the International Contact Group on Somalia in anticipation of the upcoming ICG meeting in Rome September 10. [...]
2007-08-29 14:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SO IT
07ROME1844SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU ACTION ON SEIF; WILL
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points to the Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor on the Middle East, Marco Carnelos, and to the MFA's Acting Office Director for Near East Affairs, Michele Tommasi August 29. Tommasi said the GOI was well aware of the Seif case and supported the EU's plan to appr [...]
2007-08-30 08:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM EUN SY IT
07ROME1887GOI INTEREST IN USAID ADRIATIC SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief of Tourism in the Government of Italy's (GOI) Office of the Prime Minister expressed interest in supporting and contributing to a proposed Adriatic Sustainable Tourism Alliance (ASTA) after meetings with USAID. Our contact requested that a high level USG representat [...]
2007-09-06 16:22:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN ECON EIND ETRD ZL IT
07ROME1917ITALY: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) On September 7, SciCouns met with Alessandra Molina, Head of Office VII of the MFA's Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights to deliver points in para 9 of reftel. Counselor Molina is the "IAEA Desk Officer" (among other responsibilities) and as such will [...]
2007-09-10 14:03:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA IT
07ROME1919ITALY: IAEA/IRAN PLAN OF ACTION NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
[...] (C) On September 6 the Ambassador spoke with FM D'Alema to convey reftel points highlighting continued USG concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. D'Alema, who was on his way to the Gymnich ministerial requested an immediate copy of the points to review on his way to Portugal, which we prov [...]
2007-09-10 14:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA IR IT KNNP MNUC
07ROME2046ITALY: YOUR MEETING WITH FM D'ALEMA SEPTEMBER 27
[...] (C/NF) Summary. While the issues on Italy's international agenda in the near future will for the most part track with ours, the GOI's tactics and desired outcomes may not. D'Alema will want to discuss Iran, Kosovo, Lebanon, Syria, the Middle East Peace Process, Afghanistan and Sudan. You may [...]
2007-09-24 15:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UNSC IT
07ROME20722006 ITALIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION DATA
[...] (U) Italy is the EU's largest manufacturer of textiles and apparel, accounting for almost a quarter of total EU textiles and apparel production. Italian industrial production in fiscal year 2006 was valued at 345.1 billion dollars. Textiles and apparel production made up 22.4 billion doll [...]
2007-09-25 16:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX CH IT
07ROME2088ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING
[...] (C) Poloff spoke with Marco Midolo, the MFA Middle-East Directorate's Deputy Chief of Staff, who confirmed that Italy plans to participate in the October 22-23 G8-BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial. He said the GOI would send Sergio Scarantino, PDAS-equivalent in the Italian MFA's Midd [...]
2007-09-28 10:33:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI KDEM GM EUN IT
07ROME209IO PDAS WARLICK'S ROME MEETINGS ON UNSC ISSUES
[...] (C/NF) In January 29 consultations in Rome, visiting IO PDAS James Warlick discussed a broad range of upcoming UNSC issues including the Balkans, Middle East, and the Horn of Africa with Italy, a new non-permanent member. On Kosovo, Warlick and the Italians agreed on the way forward, and the [...]
2007-02-01 16:19:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC PHUM XF ZL XW IT
07ROME2095ITALIAN OFFICIALS AGREE TO MONITOR NEW IRANIAN
[...] (S) Summary: A senior Italian Ministry of Finance official agreed to carry out increased vigilance over new Iranian Central Bank (Bank Markazi) accounts in Italy (Ref A). The official told us that he has not met with the Iranian Embassy in Washington to discuss possible Financial Action Task Fo [...]
2007-09-28 16:10:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL EFIN ECON UNSC KNNP PTER IR IT
07ROME2132ITALY: PM PRODI SAYS HE'S WITH US ON IRAN, SEEKS
[...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met PM Prodi October 1 and discussed the risks of Italian engagement with Iran and Syria, the need for a broad EU consensus on Kosovo, and developments in Afghanistan, as well as the November Middle East conference, and Italian support for the UN Sudan mission, UNSC action [...]
2007-10-04 16:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA UNSC NATO IT
07ROME2169ITALY: IRAN GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA DG FOR
[...] (C/NF) On October 11 Charge' spoke with Cesare Ragaglini, the MFA Director General for Mediterranean and Middle East Affairs, about the importance we attach to EU Foreign Ministers taking action on Iran at the upcoming GAERC, per reftel. Ragaglini said he knew the Secretary had talked about [...]
2007-10-12 13:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR XF EUN IT
07ROME2261AFTER JALILI/LARIJANI VISIT, ITALIANS SEE NO
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The GOI sees no softening of the Iranian position on nuclear enrichment after the October 23 visit of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team. Nevertheless, Italy sees Iran's agreement to ontinue talks with Solana as a sign of progress. The Ambassador told PM Prodi's Diplomatic [...]
2007-10-29 16:27:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP IR AF YI IAEA MNUC PARM
07ROME2285CPA IMPLEMENTATION: ITALY PREFERS LATER,
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli October 31 to encourage Italy to host a working-level meeting next week in preparation for a high-level meeting on CPA implementation. Pignatelli said Italy believes that pushing for the high-level meet [...]
2007-10-31 17:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IGAD SU UK NT NW CA IT
07ROME2287IRAQ-ITALY: S/I STEPHENSON IN ROME: GOI PUSHING
[...] (C) Summary. S/I Barbara Stephenson visited Rome on October 30 after the IRRFI conference in Bari to discuss Iraqi political and security developments with GOI officials. Stephenson told the Italians that the international community needed to take advantage of a dramatic decrease in violence [...]
2007-11-02 09:30:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO IZ SA IR IT
07ROME2299IRAN: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. EXPECTATIONS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 17:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR IT
07ROME2313ITALY: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON ILLICIT CASH
[...] (C) Summary. Italian officials are making progress on combating illicit cash couriers. The GOI has recently issued a ministerial decree to bring its own regulations on cash transactions in compliance with EU norms and is drafting a law to update enforcement provisions. Seizures of bulk cash i [...]
2007-11-08 17:35:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKTFN KCRM EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07ROME2339EEBC: ITALY IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. ON APPROACH
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA East Africa Office Director Fabrizio Pignatelli November 15. Poloff sought Italian agreement on a unified approach to avoid pressure on Ethiopia and Eritrea to implement the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) "virtual demarcation" of the bo [...]
2007-11-16 17:22:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL ET ER IT
07ROME2384ITALY TO ABSTAIN ON ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA UN Affairs Deputy Director Leonardo Bencini November 26, and urged Italy to change its abstentions on anti-Israel UNGA resolutions to "no" votes, especially in this season of renewed peace efforts. Bencini said Italy sought to maintain an even-handed [...]
2007-11-27 14:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IS IT
07ROME2445ITALY SUPPORTS RAPID LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 17:21:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY IT
07ROME2467ITALY TO ANNOUNCE 60 MILLION EURO DONATION AT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 08:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL AMGT PREL PGOV
07ROME2518MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG organized a Steering Committee meeting of the Regional Water Data Banks project (known as EXACT) December 10-11 in Rome. EXACT is a project initiated under the Multilateral Peace Process Working Group on Water Resources. The EXACT meeting brought Palestinian, Israeli [...]
2007-12-28 17:03:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV TPHY XF IS JO KWBG UK EU NL SW
07ROME261ITALY: ONLY MULTILATERAL DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) MFA Office Director for Persian Gulf, Bruno Campria, told poloff Italy no longer has a bilateral program for promoting democracy, human rights or civil society in Iran. He said Iran froze all dialogue with Italy on human rights issues after Italy co-sponsored a Canadian UN Resolution in 2 [...]
2007-02-08 13:29:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR IT
07ROME310PROPOSAL FOR GOI-USG EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Throughout 2006, Embassy Rome has engaged the GOI in a dialogue on export control issues, with mixed results. While the GOI is a reliable supporter of the Missile Technology Control Regime and Australia Group, the G [...]
2007-02-14 10:32:00Embassy RomeSECRETETRD ETTC IR IT
07ROME386LARIJANI VISIT TO ITALY: LOOKING FOR A DEAL?
[...] (S/NF) Iranian nuclear negotiator Larijani came to Rome February 21 for meetings with PM Prodi and senior Italian officials. He reportedly told them Iran wants a deal that will not be humiliating and that recognizes its rights under the NPT. It would stop enrichment in place, the Security Co [...]
2007-02-26 17:33:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL IR IT
07ROME393ITALY SUGGESTS IDEA OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP WITH
[...] (C) During February 22 and 23 meetings with senior Italian MFA officials, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the idea of an informal contact group on Lebanon to discuss implementation of UNSCR 1701's arms embargo. Danin suggested the informal group's members could include France, Germany, Italy, [...]
2007-02-28 11:10:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV XF UN LE IT
07ROME400ITALIAN MOD SAY LEBANESE ARMY STILL HAS A LONG WAY
[...] (C) NEA DAS Danin met with senior Italian MFA and MOD officials to discuss developments in the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) and Lebanon during February 22 and 23 meetings in Rome. The Italians were receptive to the idea of establishing an informal working group (see reftel),but suggeste [...]
2007-03-01 09:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV XF UN LE IT
07ROME534ITALY: GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF IRAN UNSCR; BUT
[...] (C) DCM raised points on UNSCR on Iran (ref A) March 16 with FM D'Alema's Chief of Staff, Ambassador Nelli Feroci, who said he thought Italy would support the resolution as a balanced document. However, he said he would have to check with FM D'Alema personally on how strongly he felt about l [...]
2007-03-16 17:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR IT
07ROME571ITALY IN FAVOR OF LEBANON CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti appreciated the follow-up to NEA DAS Danin's February 23 visit and his suggestion to increase intelligence sharing through diplomatic channels and agreed that evidence of continued weapons [...]
2007-03-22 15:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER UNSC LBAR IR IT
07ROME572ITALY FAVORS USING EU TO PRESSURE SYRIA ON HUMAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Near East office director, Luciano Pezzotti March 22. Pezzotti said Italy shared our concern over the human rights situation in Syria; however, Italy was not planning on issuing any statements concerning the election. He said Italy would support a [...]
2007-03-22 15:46:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM SY IT
07ROME697ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN 2007: AFRICA AND
[...] (SBU) Italy's 2007 budget included 1.88 billion euros (0.12 percent of GDP) for foreign assistance, a slight increase from 1.81 billion euros in 2006. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance disburse most assistance funding. MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC) -- Italy's US [...]
2007-04-05 09:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV IR LE AF IT
07ROME702ITALY: PM PRODI DISAPPOINTED BY U.S. COOLNESS
[...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met for one hour April 4 with PM Prodi. Though paying lip service to our strong bilateral relationship, Prodi expressed disappointment that the U.S. government had not recognized the amount of political capital and effort he had spent on Afghan mission refinancing and ap [...]
2007-04-05 14:44:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MAR MOPS SRYI UNSC
07ROME710ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHAN NGO DETAINEE,
[...] (C/NF) Amb. Spogli got FM D'Alema's agreement to make a clear statement in support of the Athisaari plan for Kosovo and was told that the FM did not think he could or should control an Italian NGO threatening to close its hospitals in Afghanistan unless one of its employees was released by the [...]
2007-04-06 10:09:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO UNSC EUN IT
07ROME711ITALIANS SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN IRAQ
[...] (C) DFM Ugo Intini and MFA Iraq Task Force Director Amb. Gianludovico Martino traveled to Baghdad, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh April 2-3 to discuss political developments in Iraq. In Baghdad, the Italians noted that the majority of Iraqi interlocutors, while concerned about the continuing violence, b [...]
2007-04-06 10:15:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS IZ IT
07ROME96FRIED PRESSES PRODI ON AFGHANISTAN, DAL MOLIN BASE
[...] (S) PM Prodi opened his January 11 a meeting with A/S Fried by questioning the wisdom of the US strike in southern Somalia (he later reiterated this in public). Fried replied that the targets were suspected al-Qaeda terrorists and it must be made clear that Al-Qaeda has no sanctuary anywhere. [...]
2007-01-17 15:48:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MARR NATO IT
07SANAA1186BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING,
[...] (C) Summary. At the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future planning meeting on June 3 in Sanaa, participants tentatively agreed on December 4 or 5 as the date of the Forum, pending confirmation of Foreign Ministers, schedules. U.S. delegation leader, NEA DAS Scott [...]
2007-06-28 13:13:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM YM
07SANAA1220MEPI: PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS
[...] SUMMARY: Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) funding, combined with our diplomatic clout, has enabled the USG to shape Yemen's national reform efforts of the past 18 months. MEPI's flexibility, responsiveness to post needs, and support for Embassy goals have brought positive change to [...]
2007-07-03 12:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA1352EAST AFRICA REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE IVLP
[...] This cable has been cleared by US Embassies Addis Ababa, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, and Sana'a. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Embassies Sana'a, Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam and Port Louis request the crea [...]
2007-07-17 10:58:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KSEP OEXC PHUM PREF PTER SCUL YM
07SANAA1418PART ONE OF FOUR: RESULTS OF FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
[...] Summary. A multi-agency Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) conducted a week-long, in-country evaluation of Yemen,s capacity to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to determine its most critical training and technical assistance needs on March 1-7, 2007. Yemen is [...]
2007-07-24 07:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KCRM PREL PTER SNAR EFIN YM
07SANAA1528YEMEN LAUNCHES NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION BOARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's Parliament finally elected eleven members to the the first Supreme National Anti-Corruption Commission (SNACC) on June 25. The Commission, which will be responsible for implementing the new Anti-Corruption Law, has committed itself to developing a national anti-corruption [...]
2007-08-06 10:03:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEIND ETRD PGOV EAID ECON EFIN KCRM PINR YM
07SANAA1753YEMEN'S WHEAT NIGHTMARE
[...] SUMMARY: The ROYG has penned a plan to increase its control and regulation of the wheat sector in Yemen while simultaneously creating a company owned in part by the ROYG with the objective of importing 50 percent of Yemen's wheat needs. The US Wheat Associates, Inc. advised ROYG against the [...]
2007-09-12 12:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON YM
07SANAA1801YEMEN REQUEST FOR FY08 COMMODITIES DONATION UNDER
[...] The ROYG is currently contending with a looming water crisis, explosive population growth, food insecurity, internal conflict, and increasing terrorist activity in the country. To help ease the burden on the ROYG, a reliable partner in the GWOT, Embassy Sanaa seeks $20 million in FY2008 Food [...]
2007-09-19 11:26:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID YM
07SANAA2054FORUM FOR THE FUTURE UPDATE: MEETING AT THE MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 12:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN PGOV PHUM YM
07SANAA2065SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 12:16:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2066SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 12:40:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2067SCENESETTER FOR THE TRAVEL OF AMBASSADOR DAILEY TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-08 12:52:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER PREL OTRA YM
07SANAA2090THIRD FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING
[...] Yemeni Prime Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohy Al-Dhabbi and German Ambassador to Yemen Michael Klor-Berchtold co-chaired the third Forum for the Future planning meeting in Sanaa on October 27. NEA DAS Kent Patton, DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, NEA Foreign Affairs Officer Blake Thorkels [...]
2007-11-13 11:40:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KMPI YM
07SANAA2164SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPT SHIFT OF GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF USG
[...] (U) On November 12, the Ambassador chaired an inter-agency meeting to discuss future programming of USG development activities in Yemen. The group concluded that the USG will not expend any new funds in Sa'ada, Al-Jawf, Amran, Mareb, and Shabwa, where sufficient USG oversight has not been possi [...]
2007-11-28 13:56:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KMPI PREL YM
07SANAA2170YEMEN UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] As requested in reftel, Post contacted appropriate Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) government officials and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(including the Ministries of Labor, and Education, international organizations such as the ILO and UNICEF, and the World Bank) for updated infor [...]
2007-11-29 15:41:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI YM
07SANAA2196WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 1:
[...] (C) Summary: President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within his country. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors drawn from his family, his tribe, and others, who have one way or another obtained the President's trust and respect. While his fa [...]
2007-12-03 14:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR YM
07SANAA226ZAYDI SHI'IS, THE AL HOUTHIS, AND SUNNIS: WHAT IT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The third outbreak of major clashes between al-Houthi insurgents and the Yemeni regime has once again brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi (Shia) population. Misunderstanding about Yemeni Zaydi practices and beliefs have led some in the regional and international com [...]
2007-02-07 11:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINR PREL YM
07SANAA2300YEMENI SEAS MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER FOR EAST AFRICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-12 05:48:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
07SANAA2313FOURTH PARALLEL FORUM LAUNCHES NEW ERA OF HOPE FOR
[...] SUMMARY: Over 300 people, representing over 200 civil society groups, met at the Fourth Civil Society Parallel Forum in Sana'a on November 30-December 2 in order to tackle the issues of freedom of expression, the legal environment for NGOs, education, women empowerment, youth political parti [...]
2007-12-16 13:04:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL YM
07SANAA341SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: YEMEN
[...] This message is post's response to ref A. 2. Note: Post requests that no/no name or entity cited in this report be publicly mentioned or quoted for any/any reason without prior clearance with post. Post relies heavily on these sources and has invested much time gaining their confidence. E [...]
2007-03-05 13:52:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07SANAA785HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NESA SEMINAR - MOHAMED
[...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: DARES, Mohammed Hassan Nagi DOB: 25 SEP 1949 Passport: 00847 2. Additionally the following [...]
2007-04-30 13:56:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL PHUM YM
07SANJOSE1783COSTA RICA AND CHINA: IS TRADE THE TIE THAT BINDS?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations have gotten off to a splashy start, with trade as the centerpiece. The new Chinese Embassy in San Jose opened on August 24, in conjunction with a trade fair which reportedly netted USD 12 million in sales or commitments for the Chinese and USD 140 mil [...]
2007-09-27 17:33:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALCS CVIS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XK
07SANSALVADOR2347EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) On November 30, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Official in Charge of UN and Multilateral Fora. Argueta acknowledged the US position on such resolutions and added that El Salvador strongly supports the Middle East peace process. He also said th [...]
2007-12-04 21:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS ES
07SANSALVADOR330OPTIONAL 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: One year since CAFTA-DR' entry into force, El Salvador has made little headway in IPR protection. Law enforcement agencies are making some use of their new ex-oficio powers, but there remains unfamiliarity with those powers in some offices. Resource constraints and other law e [...]
2007-02-23 16:58:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON ES
07SANSALVADOR980EL SALVADOR ON IRAQ'S STATUS AT THE COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 22:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES
07SANTIAGO1004TAKING THE GOOD (AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST) WITH THE
[...] (S) Ricardo Ortiz, the MFA's Acting Director for the Middle East and Africa, confirmed to E/Pol Counselor on June 21 that Iran would open an embassy in Santiago, as MFA Director General Portales told the Ambassador June 15 (ref A). Ortiz said Chile and Iran had always maintained diplomatic re [...]
2007-06-22 14:30:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETIR PINR PREL PTER CI
07SANTIAGO1708MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: PROSPECTS FOR ARAB/ISRAELI
[...] On October 20, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sat. circ. 173,049) published the following editorial: "US Diplomacy: Back to the Middle East." Quote: 2. "It is a surprise that the White House took so long to launch an aggressive diplomacy to try to resolve the [...]
2007-10-22 16:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI
07SANTIAGO201MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WARMING
[...] On February 4, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sun. circ. 222,084) carried an editorial by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled "Global Warming Divides the United States." Quote: "In his recent State of the Union Address, President Bush for the first time spoke about climate change.... It i [...]
2007-02-06 11:37:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KSTC KTIA CI
07SANTIAGO348MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN
[...] On February 28, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by Gabriela Mistral University assistant dean Ricardo Riesco, entitled, "Failing in Iraq Would be a Disaster." Quote: 2. "The collapse that characterizes any territorial fragmentation could have very [...]
2007-02-28 18:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO418MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN TIES WITH VENEZUELA
[...] On March 11, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sun. circ. 260,108) carried an editorial entitled "Iran's Diplomacy in Latin America." Quote: 2. "Iran is actively engaged with the President of Venezuela to increase its influence in Latin America.... An eventual [...]
2007-03-13 13:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI
07SANTIAGO828MEDIA REACTION - WORLD BANK PRESIDENT AND HIS ROLE IN IRAQ
[...] On May 18, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an editorial by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "The Unacceptable Wolfowitz." Quotes follow: 2. "Wolfowitz...is largely responsible for the invasion of Iraq... and in Washington he is known for h [...]
2007-05-18 19:11:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO CI
07SANTIAGO856CHILE-U.S. JOINT COMMISSION ON SCIENCE &
[...] Summary. The U.S. and Chile held a Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology in Santiago from May 9-10. This was the second JCM held under the original scientific cooperation agreement, which was signed in 1992. A 20-member USG delegation was led by OES Assistant Secretary Clau [...]
2007-05-25 18:09:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV ENRG PREL CI
07SANTODOMINGO1998BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTER IN THE
[...] (U) Plans to build a privately operated international financial center in the Dominican Republic are moving forward with construction slated to begin as early as the end of this year. On August 6, Charge met with representatives from the Independent Financial Centre of the Americas (IFC) and t [...]
2007-08-24 17:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN DR
07SANTODOMINGO2697DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF
[...] As requested Reftel, following is an update on host government efforts in combating the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). Laws and Regulations Proscribing WFCL ------------------------------------- 2. The law prohibits employment of children younger than 14 and places restrictions on empl [...]
2007-12-07 18:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR
07SAOPAULO1002SAO PAULO CONTACTS RAISE CONCERNS REGARDING RISING HATE
[...] (SBU) Brazil's image of a racially and culturally harmonious country contrasts with the reality that deeply-held prejudices and stereotypes are contributing to a rise in hate crimes. Contacts tell us that while a national movement has not yet taken root, skinhead gangs and racist websites are [...]
2007-12-21 15:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI SCUL KDEM KCRM BR
07SAOPAULO117MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 10:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO118MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 10:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO152MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 12:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO221MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 15:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO537MIDEAST: HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES; SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 12:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO560A PSDB INSIDER'S EARLY LOOK AT THE 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with Poloff, Walter Feldman, a leader of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) currently serving as Sao Paulo Municipal Secretary of Sports, Leisure, and Recreation, shared his views on local government, next year's municipal elections, and the broader Braz [...]
2007-06-25 16:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON BR
07SAOPAULO71 RIO GRANDE DO SUL: AN ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
[...] (U) Summary: Econoff and Econ Specialist traveled recently to Rio Grande do Sul (RGS),the southernmost state in Brazil located approximately 1100 km south of Sao Paulo. The state, which borders both Argentina and Uruguay, has a population of 10.3 million inhabitants, which represents 5.1 pe [...]
2007-01-30 19:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV EWWT EAGR ELAB KIPR ETRD ECON ECIN SOCI
07SAOPAULO74MIDDLE EAST: PROSPECTS FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DIALOGUE;
[...] "End Of A Cycle" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/31) editorialized: "The Israeli Army's unilateral withdrawal from the Palestinian territories - an idea in which most Israelis placed their hopes for peace - did not work.... The unilateral withdrawal plan conc [...]
2007-01-31 12:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO945MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 11:43:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO947MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 12:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SAOPAULO954MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE;
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 12:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
07SARAJEVO728BOSNIA: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS EXTENDED IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary. The Bosnian Parliament voted March 30 to confirm the Presidency's decision to extend the mandate of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of 2007. The move clears the final legal hurdle to the deployment of a fifth EOD rotation in May. Securing the ex [...]
2007-04-02 11:51:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR BK IZ
07SARAJEVO937BOSNIA - TAKING ON RADICAL BOSNIAK MUSLIM POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We stepped up our efforts during the week of April 23 to undercut efforts, particularly of Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic, to further radicalize the political situation in Bosnia. We met with the Bosniak Party for Democratic Action (SDA) leadership to deliver [...]
2007-04-30 05:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PINR PREL UN KJWC BK PK
07SECTION01OF03ANKARA365ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-20 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07SEOUL1119MOFAT FORECASTS ROUGH SEAS FOR LIANCOURT ROCKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOFAT Director-General for Treaties Im Han-taek on April 17 told A/DCM that Seoul and Tokyo were in consultation on how to conduct surveys for radioactive materials located in disputed waters in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Japan's position is that Tokyo does not want a joint so [...]
2007-04-17 09:11:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
07SEOUL1216THE POLITICS OF ALLIANCE RELATIONS (3 OF 3)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third and final cable in a series reporting on the politics of U.S.-ROK Alliance relations. Reftel A explored how the Republic of Korea views its security environment. Reftel B looked at how the U.S.-ROK Alliance fits with ROK security perspectives. This final rep [...]
2007-04-26 08:19:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV PINS MARR MCAP KS KN CH JA
07SEOUL1230THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ADMIRAL YI
[...] (U) Koreans on April 28 will celebrate the 262nd anniversary of Admiral Yi Sun-shin's birthday. Admiral Yi is remembered for inventing the "turtle ship" -- which was the world's first metal-armored warship -- his brilliance as a strategist and, most of all, for his 16th century victories aga [...]
2007-04-27 09:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDJA KS PGOV PHUM PREL
07SEOUL1463ROK-JAPAN-CHINA TO HOLD DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 15, MOFAT's Asian and Pacific Affairs Deputy Director-General, Cho Yong-chun, told POL M/C that China will host a Deputy Foreign Minister trilateral with ROK and Japanese counterparts on May 19 in Beijing. Cho said this meeting, the first Foreign Ministry senior officials [...]
2007-05-15 09:02:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS CH JA
07SEOUL1740ROK-JAPAN-PRC TRILATERAL BARELY MENTIONS DPRK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting focused on efforts to increase trilateral economic and civic cooperation, but glossed over security issues in Northeast Asia (including North Korea) and other regions, MOFAT contacts told poloffs on June 5. The host-ROK agenda had [...]
2007-06-07 08:54:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG KS JA CH
07SEOUL1817MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 07:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EUN KS IR
07SEOUL1852SPI 13: U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE TALKS
[...] (C) Summary. The thirteenth U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative talks (SPI 13) took place June 8, 2007 in Seoul. Topics addressed included the transition of wartime operational command (OPCON),UNC Armistice maintenance responsibilities, airspace management, security cooperation in Afghanista [...]
2007-06-19 08:22:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS MARR MNUC PARM PREL KN
07SEOUL2014FOREIGN POLICY OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH KOREAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's presidential candidates have focused much of their campaign efforts on domestic and economic issues. On foreign policy, from what we can glean from public statements, debates, and meetings with foreign policy advisors, one thing is certain: all of the candidates, [...]
2007-07-05 08:10:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKN KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL217POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 2: ENERGY
[...] (C) S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner and his delegation met with Korean and Japanese counterparts January 10-11 for a trilateral policy planning dialogue (ref a). Over lunch on January 11, the three delegations discussed energy security, peacebuilding, and UN reform. Both Korea and Japan, [...]
2007-01-23 07:54:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL AORC KUNR KPKO KS JA US
07SEOUL220POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 1: THE KOREAN
[...] (C) During Session 1 of the January 11 U.S.-ROK-Japan Policy Planning Talks, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Park In-kook, Japanese Deputy Vice Minister Masaharu Kono, and S/P Director Stephen R. Krasner outlined their respective countries' foreign policy priorities and strategies toward North Ko [...]
2007-01-23 08:30:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL221POLICY PLANNING TRILATERAL, SESSION 3: CHINA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Krasner discussed China, India and East Asian architecture with ROK Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Park In-kook and Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kono during U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Policy Planning Talks on J [...]
2007-01-23 08:30:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMNUC PREL PARM CH IN
07SEOUL222JAPAN, ROK KEEN ON ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT
[...] (SBU) During the course of trilateral talks among the U.S., ROK and Japan held in Seoul on January 11, both ROKG Vice Foreign Minister Park In-kook and GOJ Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kono expressed preliminary interest in the idea of an Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership [...]
2007-01-23 08:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KS
07SEOUL230ROH'S NEW YEAR ADDRESS FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Although he made brief mention of the importance of co-existence and engagement with the DPRK, President Roh Moo-hyun focused almost entirely on domestic and economic issues in his annual New Year's address delivered on January 23. Roh omitted references to the U.S.-ROK alliance and a [...]
2007-01-24 23:07:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KS
07SEOUL2336AFGHAN HOSTAGE SITUATION: MISSION'S ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fifteen days after 23 Korean hostages were kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan, emotions are running high in Korea. Especially after two hostages were killed, pressure is mounting on the ROKG to ensure the remaining hostages are saved. Some politicians and leftist groups are [...]
2007-08-03 08:43:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PGOV PREL PTER AF KN KS
07SEOUL2369DASD SEDNEY MEETINGS IN SEOUL: UNRESOLVED SMA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ongoing ROK hostage crisis in Afghanistan (reported reftel) and unresolved issues surrounding the relocation of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the use of Special Measures Agreement (SMA) funds for relocation were key ROK agenda items in meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]
2007-08-07 08:50:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL KS
07SEOUL2556REPORT ON 14TH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The 14th Security Policy Initiative meeting (SPI-14) was held on July 27 in Hawaii. OSD/APSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense James Shinn headed the U.S. delegation. The Korean delegation was led by Dr. Jeon Jei Guk, Deputy Minister of Defense for Policy, Ministr [...]
2007-08-24 05:02:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPGOV PREL MARR KS
07SEOUL2574ROK OPTIMISTIC TALIBAN WILL RELEASE KOREAN
[...] (S) The Ambassador was called in to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) late in the day on August 27 to receive an upbeat report on the status of the Korean hostage negotiations in Afghanistan. Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Shim Yoon-joe, who was serving as acting forei [...]
2007-08-27 10:29:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPTER PREL PINR MARR MOPS KS AF
07SEOUL2611NORTH KOREANS ARE FENDING FOR THEMSELVES
[...] (C) ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU) officials estimate that most of the DPRK's current economic activity is informal, while its formal economy and industrial base has severely eroded since the 1990s. As a result, the average household in North Korea earns the bulk of its income through the [...]
2007-08-30 02:01:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKN KS ECON PGOV
07SEOUL3033KOREA UNVEILS ADVANCED TOKAMAK FUSION TEST DEVICE BUILT
[...] On September 14, President Roh unveiled Korea's cutting-edge nuclear fusion plasma chamber, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device, at the National Fusion Research Center outside Daejeon. Built at a cost of some USD 329 million, KSTAR is one of the world's most adv [...]
2007-10-07 05:50:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG KSCA KNNP KS
07SEOUL3104EAST ASIA DASD SEDNEY'S MEETINGS IN SEOUL ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings in Seoul on October 9-10, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense David Sedney met with U.S.-ROK Alliance counterparts in MOFAT and MND to discuss preparations for the visit of Secretary Gates for the November 6-7 Security Consultative Meeting. They also discussed [...]
2007-10-16 06:13:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF KS
07SEOUL3256PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MOON KUK-HYUN FOCUSES ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 independent presidential candidate Moon Kuk-hyun outlined his platform during breakfast with the Ambassador. Moon's support rate has been hovering just below 10 percent, but he is still optimistic these rates will reach 20 percent by the end of November. Moon's ove [...]
2007-11-05 01:39:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALCH KN KS PGOV PINR PREL RS
07SEOUL3266ROK WILLING TO PROSECUTE PIRATES, SEEKS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche and non-paper, Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Minister for International Organizations and Global Issues, agreed on the need for stronger multilateral enforcement mechanisms against piracy. In a November 6 meeting with the DCM, Park asked in particular about th [...]
2007-11-06 06:26:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKCRM KCSY PHSA PTER PREL EWWT UN UNSC IMO PM
07SEOUL3323ROK OPINION OF CHINA DRIVEN BY GOGURYEO ANXIETY
[...] (C) Mt. Baekdu, known in China as Mt. Changbai, is considered in Korea to be a sacred mountain, containing the legendary foundation of the nation. This highest mountain in Korea (and Manchuria) has come to the fore for many South Koreans because they perceive Chinese economic, cultural, and [...]
2007-11-15 08:16:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKS KN PROG PREL
07SEOUL33552007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 00:19:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL33572007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL33582007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL33592007-2008 ROK AND DPRK INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Seoul's submission for the Republic of Korea (ROK) portion of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report is provided at para 2. Input for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) portion of the INCSR is provided at para 3 with the understandi [...]
2007-11-21 04:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KS KN
07SEOUL421ROKG WELCOMES HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-12 07:13:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL KWBG KS IS
07SEOUL472LEE MYUNG-BAK: QUALIFIED, READY AND IN FIRST PLACE
[...] (C) Summary: Over a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador on February 13, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential contender Lee Myung-bak explained that voters in Korea wanted their next president to be, first and foremost, an effective leader, not focusing on regionalism, but on policies, [...]
2007-02-15 09:32:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN
07SEOUL489PLANS TO COMMEMORATE THE "PYONGYANG REVIVAL" IN
[...] (SBU) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of Protestant Americans came to Korea and found a reception. By 1907, Jang Dae Hyun Church in Pyongyang became the center of what became known as the "Pyongyang Revival," earned it the moniker "Jerusalem of the East." To commemo [...]
2007-02-20 04:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKN KS PHUM SCUL PREL
07SEOUL763EAP/MLS DIRECTOR RAPSON'S CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting EAP/MLS Director Robert Rapson on March 9 met with ROK officials to exchange views and discuss USG objectives on Mainland Southeast Asia, particularly Burma and DPRK refugees. ROK officials conveyed general support for greater political freedoms and participation in Burm [...]
2007-03-15 02:54:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KS BM CB TH
07SEOUL914POLITICIANS GO HUNGRY TO OPPOSE FTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two progressive presidential contenders started a hunger strike this week demanding the KORUS FTA talks be halted. Coupled with recent controversial statements out of the Blue House - Roh said he was, "the one to make the final decision on the FTA" - political debate about the F [...]
2007-03-29 09:05:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KS PGOV PREL
07SEOUL971ROK-JAPAN MINISTERIAL TALKS DOGGED BY HISTORY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, MOFAT Northeast Asia Division I Director Lee Hee-sup told poloff that the March 31 - April 1 talks between ROK Foreign Minister Song Min-soon and visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso focused on history issues (comfort women, textbooks, Yasukuni) and included dis [...]
2007-04-03 06:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KS JA
07SHANGHAI101PRE-PARTY CONGRESS INFIGHTING OVER PERSONNEL INTENSIFIES
[...] (S) Summary. According to multiple East China contacts, the central party leadership was increasingly split over personnel issues and would only become more fractured with the approach of the 2007 Party Congress. Vice President Zeng Qinghong was trying to work out a compromise that would all [...]
2007-02-14 07:22:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI158SHANGHAI THINK TANK ON CROSS-STRAITS RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 21 lunch with DPO, Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) Director Zhang Nianchi said Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian now frequently crossed the Mainland's "red lines" without penalty, making cross-strait relations more dangerou [...]
2007-03-22 09:00:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH TW
07SHANGHAI161CITIBANK'S STANLEY ON GDB AND CHINA BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with Beijing Financial Attache David Loevinger, Treasury Asia DAS Robert Dohner, Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Congenoffs, Citigroup China CEO Richard Stanley expressed great appreciation for USG support which facilitated its December acquisition of [...]
2007-03-23 08:21:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PREL CH
07SHANGHAI163XI JINPING TAKES THE REINS IN SHANGHAI
[...] (C) Summary. After months of speculation and waiting, Xi Jinping was named the new Shanghai Party Secretary on March 24. One contact assessed that Xi's transfer would also likely entail a position on the Politburo at the upcoming 17th Party Congress. Xi, a princeling with broad connections, [...]
2007-03-25 09:44:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ECON EINV CH
07SHANGHAI166SHANGHAI RELIGIOUS CONTACTS DISCUSS NGOS, THEOLOGICAL
[...] (C) Summary: During her February 26-27 visit to Shanghai, DRL/IRF Officer Emilie Kao explored ways to expand religious freedom in China with academics, officials from the Communist Party-approved China Christian Council/Three Self Patriotic Movement (CCC/TSPM),Shanghai YMCA leaders, a represe [...]
2007-03-26 03:31:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI177LOCAL REACTIONS TO XI JINPING'S APPOINTMENT AS SHANGHAI
[...] (C) Summary. The appointment of Xi Jingping as Party Secretary has been heralded in the Shanghai official media, but SIPDIS business and academic contacts are taking a "wait and see" attitude. Official newspapers and internet postings have emphasized Xi's coastal experience and "rich socia [...]
2007-03-29 02:58:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI178JAPAN-CHINA RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK IN SHANGHAI
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Japanese contacts in Shanghai, Japanese Prime Minister Abe's October 2006 breakthrough visit to Beijing has dramatically improved the climate for Japanese investment in Shanghai, as well as led to an overall increase in cultural exchanges. The number of Japanese Ch [...]
2007-03-29 05:38:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PREL CH JA
07SHANGHAI181EAST CHINA STUDENT LEADERS HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent discussions with East China student leaders as part of the selection process for a USG-funded student leadership institute indicated that many students were satisfied with Chinese government policies and goals and optimistic that China would continue to develop economica [...]
2007-03-30 06:17:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI CH
07SHANGHAI213EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON LEADERSHIP GOSSIP
[...] (C) Summary. Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping, Jiangsu Party Secretary Li Yuanchao, Liaoning Party Secretary Li Keiqang, and Trade Minister Bo Xilai are emerging as the public face of the Fifth Generation of the Chinese leadership. Two East China contacts believed that of the four, Li Yua [...]
2007-04-16 07:45:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI215ZHEJIANG COURT BROADCASTS TRIAL ONLINE
[...] (SBU) In a move to increase transparency in its judicial system, the Zhejiang High Court carried a simulcast of the proceedings of a commercial dispute trial on its website on April 12. According to Zhejiang High Court Foreign Affairs Office Director Chen Zhongping, this was the first time a [...]
2007-04-17 00:27:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS CH
07SHANGHAI221DOT SECRETARY PETERS ATTENDS UPS CARGO HUB OPENING IN
[...] (U) Summary. During her April 11-12 visit to Shanghai (reftel),Transportation Secretary Mary Peters attended a signing ceremony for the creation of the United Parcel Service (UPS) International Air Hub at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG),with an initial investment of USD 20 mi [...]
2007-04-18 05:52:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ELTN ECPS ETRD OVIP CH
07SHANGHAI225EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON CHINA'S SUPERVISION SYSTEM
[...] (C) Summary. East China contacts described a multilayered but relatively ineffective supervision system that did little to end rampant corruption among Chinese officials. One contact with the Shanghai People's Congress claimed the problem was systemic and due to lack of rule of law. Another [...]
2007-04-19 07:00:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI253CONTINENTAL MAY SEEK SHANGHAI-GUAM ROUTE
[...] (SBU) Stymied in its recent attempt to win approval for a New York to Shanghai route, Continental Airlines is considering starting a twice-weekly Guam to Shanghai route as early as October 2007, according to Continental Airlines Chief Representative & China Country Director H.C. Kwok. On April [...]
2007-04-27 07:26:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD CVIS CH
07SHANGHAI268WORLD'S TALLEST PAGODA IN CHANGZHOU
[...] (U) With great pageantry, Tianning Temple opened its newly refurbished pagoda in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, at the auspicious time of 9:08 AM on April 30. The pagoda is reported to be the tallest pagoda in the world and stands at 153.79 meters (505 feet). According to press reports, the te [...]
2007-05-07 03:18:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV CH
07SHANGHAI280EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON RECENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. Several East China contacts commented on recent leadership developments at both the national and local level. Despite media rumors that Executive Vice Premier Huang Ju had died, one well-connected contact assured us that Huang was still alive although his health was failing. Lo [...]
2007-05-11 04:00:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI306EAST CHINA VIEWS ON FOREIGN MINISTER APPOINTMENT
[...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX, a well-known U.S.-China specialist at XXXXXXXXXXXX, claimed the sudden removal of former Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing was due to President Hu´s increasing dissatisfaction with the MFA. XXXXXXXXXXXX linked this to Hu´s lingering anger about the handling of his visit [...]
2007-05-24 07:01:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI315MORE EAST CHINA LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES
[...] (C) Summary. In our latest round of discussions, East China contacts reported that the Politburo Standing Committee would be shrinking from nine members to seven with several members retiring while the Politburo itself would also undergo a major shake up. Unclear, however, was the fate of Vi [...]
2007-05-25 09:56:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PNR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI316EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON EAST CHINA LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of recent meetings, East China contacts commented on top leaders in Shanghai and Jiangsu. With his recent appointment as Shanghai Party Secretary, Xi Jinping was likely out of the running for a top-level job for the next 5-10 years. Meanwhile, Shanghai Mayor Han [...]
2007-05-25 10:03:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI357DRL OFFICER CHANG EAST CHINA VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his May 21-24 visit to Shanghai and Hefei, Anhui Province, DRL Program Officer met with DRL grantee organizations International Bridges for Justice (IBJ) and SE Consortium for International Development/Global Suppliers Institute (SECID/GSI),as well as academics and stud [...]
2007-06-08 07:17:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KJUS CH
07SHANGHAI379EAST CHINA--ZENG QINGHONG STEPPING DOWN, WU YI RISING?
[...] (C) Summary. One of our better-connected political contacts said that the current word among Beijing princelings was that all but the top three members of the Politburo Standing Committee would retire at the upcoming Party Congress as President Hu Jintao tried to consolidate his power and pur [...]
2007-06-21 10:06:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI420A BLEAK SPRING FOR LAKE TAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since mid-May, Lake Tai, the third-largest freshwater lake in China, has experienced a massive outbreak of blue-green algae. In a series of recent meetings with Congenoffs, government officials and academics in Jiangsu Province discussed the enormous challenges confronting Lak [...]
2007-07-06 08:53:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI422EAST CHINA--MORE POLITBURO RUMORS AND LEADERSHIP TIDBITS
[...] (C) Summary: East China contacts reported that Vice President Zeng Qinghong had submitted his resignation to the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC). Current speculation was that not only would Zeng step down, but that all but two or three of the current nine PBSC members would retire, possib [...]
2007-07-09 03:30:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI457BIOGRAPHICAL OBSERVATIONS ON ZHAO HONGZHU
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's July 9 call on newly-appointed Zhejiang Party Secretary Zhao Hongzhu and a subsequent July 13 dinner hosted by Zhao (see Septel) provided post with an opportunity to collect biographical information on Zhao. Zhao came across as friendly and was described by subor [...]
2007-07-20 08:15:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CH
07SHANGHAI464SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL TRADE UNION COUNCIL: PROTECTING ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 16 meeting, Shanghai Municipal Trade Union Council (SMTUC) Deputy Director Huang Qi called the new Labor Contract Law (LCL) a positive development because of its emphasis on the role of the trade union in labor contracts. Although SMTUC's primary responsibility was to [...]
2007-07-24 03:42:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PHUM CH
07SHANGHAI47WENZHOU: CHINA'S "JERUSALEUM"
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 14-15 visit to the coastal city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, Congenoffs visited three official churches in the city and discussed religious issues with a few local citizens. Congenoff also discussed Wenzhou's religious situation with a researcher in Shanghai [...]
2007-01-23 08:57:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KIRF CH
07SHANGHAI470DEMOCRATIC OR SCIENTIFIC SOCIALISM--XIE TAO AND THE EAST
[...] (S) Summary: An internal poll showed that average people and scholars were almost evenly divided in their support for an article written by retired scholar Xie Tao, which advocated that China adopt a democratic socialism model that included multi-party democracy. Contacts who followed this d [...]
2007-07-27 10:00:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI484SHANGHAI NGO ENVIRONMENT WORSENING
[...] (S) Summary: Roots and Shoots General Manager Zhong Zhenxi provided a unique glimpse into NGO-Government relations, reporting that the operating environment for NGOs in Shanghai had gone from bad to worse. On a regular basis, local NGOs were forced to report their contacts, especially with f [...]
2007-08-02 08:08:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PHUM PINR EINV ECON CH
07SHANGHAI529SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ON SCO, RUSSIA, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: In a lunch discussion with DPO on August 20, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) Academic Pan Guang noted Russia's increased interest in energy coordination at the recent SCO Summit in Bishkek and asserted that this represented a slight shift in Russian policy towards the SC [...]
2007-08-22 07:13:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG CH RS TI TX UZ KZ IR KN
07SHANGHAI557SHANGHAI FINANCIAL LEADERS DISCUSS SED
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Chinese financial service company executives, the Strategic EcoQic Dialogue (SED) plays an important and positive role in advancing U.S.-Chinese relations and understanding. While foreign investments in the financial services sector, and the technology, products, a [...]
2007-08-31 11:17:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL ECON PINR KPAO CH
07SHANGHAI570FUDAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN AND NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 30 lunch discussion with Fudan Center for American Studies Director Shen Dingli and Deputy Director Xin Qiang, the academics predicted that Beijing would not take any military measures in reaction to the referendum on UN membership in Taiwan. However, anger was bu [...]
2007-09-05 09:19:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH TW KN
07SHANGHAI573AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS WITH SHANGHAI
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 3 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador, five leading Shanghai academics spoke positively about U.S.-China relations, which one described as stable and predictable. Shanghai Institute for International Studies Vice President Yang Jiemian expressed concern, however, [...]
2007-09-06 06:42:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD CH TW KN
07SHANGHAI575AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SHANGHAI BISHOP JIN
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 5, Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Luxian Jin was pessimistic about the prospects of reconciliation between the Vatican and Beijing. Talks were moving at a "marathon" pace and reconciliation would likely not occur in time for the 2008 Olympics [...]
2007-09-06 06:55:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KIRF CH VT
07SHANGHAI601SHANGHAI ACADEMICS ON TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in late August, Shanghai cross-Strait experts expressed concerns about Taiwan's referendum on UN membership, which they believed touched on the redline of the Anti-Secession Law and created a basis for Taiwan independence. While there were many voices in Ch [...]
2007-09-11 03:25:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW
07SHANGHAI640VISIT OF AFRICA BUREAU SENIOR ADVISOR, AMBASSADOR RUTH A.
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Shanghai from September 8-14, Ambassador Ruth A. Davis participated in the Vital Voices symposium for Chinese and African women business leaders, met with Chinese Africa experts, visited two Chinese companies investing in Africa and delivered a lecture on U.S.-African policy [...]
2007-09-30 00:46:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON CH XA
07SHANGHAI653(C) EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? ACADEMICS ON CHANGING CHINA'S
[...] (C) Summary: We offer the views of several local experts on China's political development. While the consensus view is that the Central Government has a firm hold on power, and that economic growth dulls popular demand for political change, there is also a strong undercurrent that unrest at [...]
2007-10-05 09:20:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRETPGOV PINR SOCI ECON CH
07SHANGHAI737TAIZHOU - CHINA'S MOTOR CITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 5-6 visit to Taizhou in Zhejiang Province, Deputy Principal Officer (DPO) and econoff engaged Taizhou officials and Chinese automotive industry representatives on the area's booming automotive sector. Vice Director Wang Haiping from Geely Auto, one of China's [...]
2007-11-19 08:35:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV ETRD PINR KIPR ELAB CH
07SHANGHAI770EAST CHINA LEGAL CONTACTS ON NEW LAWYER LAW
[...] (C) Summary: East China legal contacts are cautiously optimistic that the new Lawyer Law passed on October 28 and scheduled to be implemented on June 1, 2008 will increase legal protections for Chinese lawyers. The law expands the rights of lawyers to meet clients in criminal cases without su [...]
2007-12-04 08:20:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PGOV PINR CH
07SHANGHAI771EAST CHINA CONTACTS ON LEADERSHIP CHANGES
[...] (S) Summary: East China academic and business contacts who closely follow national political developments say that the size and selection of the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) at the 17th Party Congress in October reflected institutionalization of power and power transfer. Vice President [...]
2007-12-04 09:30:00Consulate ShanghaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL ECON CH
07SHANGHAI791SHANGHAI ACADEMIC ZHANG NIANCHI ON TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary. During a December 11 lunch, Shanghai Institute for East Asian Studies (SIEAS) President Zhang Nianchi warned that the 2008 referendum on Taiwan's UN membership would have serious consequences for cross-Straits relations. The referendum has a good chance of passing, especially if [...]
2007-12-13 09:00:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH TW
07SHANGHAI792UP, UP AND AWAY: SHANGHAI'S FY-07 VISA NUMBERS GO THROUGH
[...] (U) Consular officers in Shanghai adjudicated 16 percent more NIV applications in FY-07 than in FY-06. This follows a 19 percent increase in FY-06 over the FY-05 NIV workload, which in turn was up 20 percent over FY-04. This cable not only reports the quantitative increases but also provides [...]
2007-12-13 09:21:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT CH
07SHANGHAI804NANJING: 70 YEARS AFTER THE MASSACRE
[...] (C) Summary: A day after Nanjing commemorated the 70th Anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, Poloff met with students, an academic, an official from the local Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) and visited the Nanjing Massacre Museum to discuss Japan and Sino-Japanese relations. Although the FAO off [...]
2007-12-21 07:29:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI CH JA
07SHENYANG131Taiwan's Kuomintang Representative Given Warm Reception in Harbin
[...] Summary: The 18th Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation attracted participants from all over the world, showing that what was once largely a Sino-Russian event has become truly international. Event organizers claimed two hundred of the world's five hundred largest corpor [...]
2007-07-11 09:12:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW
07SHENYANG229(S) NORTH KOREAN BORDER-CROSSERS: PRC THINKING ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY: One of China's leading state-sponsored specialists on North Korean border-crossers foresees no near-term evolution in PRC thinking on the UNHCR and its possible role in northeast China. On a separate issue, the specialist also claimed that foreign activists publicizing their effo [...]
2007-11-28 04:19:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETPREF KWMN PINR KN KS CH
07SINGAPORE1304SINGAPORE URGES GREATER U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH ASEAN
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials and academics urged greater and more sophisticated U.S. regional engagement during meetings with Policy Planning (S/P) Principal Deputy Director Matthew Waxman June 25-27. GOS leaders argued that a USG failure to understand the importance of "process" in Asia [...]
2007-07-06 09:09:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALETRD IN PGOV PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1323SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your July 22-23 visit. While we are not allies, the United States enjoys a close relationship with Singapore, based on similar strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a keen observer of regional developments, but for po [...]
2007-07-11 09:08:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1492RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, Econoff contacted Positronic Asia Pte. Ltd. on August 13. Positronic Asia is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since March 29, 1995. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officers as: Name: Kathleen Dian [...]
2007-08-14 09:23:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN
07SINGAPORE156SINGAPORE PLEASED WITH ASEAN AND EAST ASIA SUMMITS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director for ASEAN Jacky Foo provided us an upbeat assessment January 19 of the recently concluded ASEAN and East Asian Summits in Cebu. The 12th ASEAN Summit in Cebu demonstrated that ASEAN integration was moving forward, Foo said. There were [...]
2007-01-23 09:02:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD ECON SENV SN
07SINGAPORE1591AFGHANISTAN PRT: NO SINGAPORE COMBAT FORCES, BUT
[...] (C) Singapore will not send combat personnel to Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afghanistan, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador during an August 24 meeting. It would be "politically impossible" to do so, Kausikan asserted. [...]
2007-08-29 06:31:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL AF SN
07SINGAPORE1637ASEAN CHARTER ON TRACK, SINGAPORE MFA TELLS EAP
[...] (C) Summary: The ASEAN Charter should be ready for leaders to sign at the group's November Summit in Singapore, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told EAP DAS Scot Marciel and the Ambassador August 25. Kausikan offered a downbeat assessment of developments in Indonesia, Malaysi [...]
2007-09-04 08:36:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PTER ETRD EFIN SN
07SINGAPORE1668COALITION FORCES ESSENTIAL TO IRAQ'S REBUILDING,
[...] (U) A premature withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq would harm the situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Minister for Policy Planning, Labeed Majeed ABBAWI told a Singapore audience on September 6 at a forum on Iraq's foreign policy. A major goal for the GOI is to convince its [...]
2007-09-07 07:26:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI ECON ETRD PGOV PTER IR XF IZ SN
07SINGAPORE1679SOME CYCLISTS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS -
[...] (C) Summary: An internet blogger has revealed a double standard by the GOS on outdoor political events. In August, the opposition Workers' Party was denied a police permit to hold a mass cycling event and the GOS defended the decision in Parliament saying that no political party was allowed to [...]
2007-09-10 09:49:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SN
07SINGAPORE1851BURMA: LEADING ACADEMIC CALLS FOR ASEAN TO SUSPEND
[...] (C) Summary: ASEAN should suspend Burma's membership in the organization, one of Singapore's leading academic and establishment figures argued in an October 4 op-ed piece in the government-linked Straits Times Newspaper. Think tank director and former Ambassador Barry Desker said Burma has be [...]
2007-10-04 09:52:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BM SN
07SINGAPORE1911ASEAN ENVOY CONCEPT -- SINGAPORE PREFERS TO KEEP
[...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan called DCM in to the MFA October 18 to provide a formal response to Ref A request for views on the possibility of ASEAN's designating a high-level envoy to Burma. Kausikan said that, as promised, Singapore had carefully considered the idea. The [...]
2007-10-18 11:02:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SN BU ASEAN
07SINGAPORE1931MFA ON SUSPENDING BURMA AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: It would be surprising if ASEAN leaders decided to suspend Burma, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told EAP DAS Christensen and the Ambassador on October 15, given that "some of their hands are not too clean." Kausikan characterized China's "charm offensive" in So [...]
2007-10-19 08:39:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV BM SN
07SINGAPORE1932LEE KUAN YEW ON BURMA'S "STUPID" GENERALS AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: ASEAN should not have admitted Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam into the organization in the 1990's, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew told visiting EAP DAS Christensen and the Ambassador October 16. Expressing his scorn for Burma's leaders, MM Lee called them "dense" and "stupid." A [...]
2007-10-19 08:41:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON CH TW BM SN
07SINGAPORE1941U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA - DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore is looking carefully at the Burmese individuals and Burma-linked entities recently designated by the U.S. Government, MFA Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told the DCM during an October 22 meeting. Kausikan was responding to Ref A message providing information on [...]
2007-10-22 10:46:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD ETTC EFIN BM SN
07SINGAPORE1946SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENTAL MOI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 30 biennial review in Singapore of the Memorandum of Intent on Cooperation in Environmental Matters offers a good opportunity to move forward our bilateral engagement on the environment under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The timing is ideal: Sing [...]
2007-10-23 08:26:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD ECON PREL SN
07SINGAPORE1980PRESSING GOS ON BURMA'S PARTICIPATION AT ASEAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: The DCM met with MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho to express serious concern over Singapore's invitation to new Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein to attend the ASEAN Summit in Singapore in November and to urge Singapore not to go back to business as usual with the Burmese regime. [...]
2007-10-30 07:01:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BM SN
07SINGAPORE1996GOS VIEWS ON CHINA'S POLICY GOALS AND ROLE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore expects a high degree of continuity in China's domestic and foreign policy, Security and Intelligence Division (SID) Director BG Chee Wee Kiong told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen October 15. China's main priority is ensuring a stable international environment so it [...]
2007-11-01 09:18:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE1997BURMA: PAVO TRADING'S FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
[...] (S) A person who said she is a former finance manager of Pavo Trading Pte Ltd. volunteered to meet with us on October 31 to tell us what she knew of the firm's management and business activities. The USG on October 19 designated the Singapore-based company under E.O. 13448 for providing fina [...]
2007-11-01 09:47:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETTC KCRM EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE2008(S) SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR RETURNED SODIUM
[...] (S) Per reftel, MFA provided us November 2 with the following information via e-mail regarding the release of the seized sodium perchlorate to the Chinese shipper. Released to: Genesis Forwarding Services (Far East) Pte Ltd Vessel name: Nordwoge Carrier: Wan Hai Lines International Pte Lt [...]
2007-11-02 09:49:00Embassy SingaporeSECRETETRD ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SN IR
07SINGAPORE2052ASEAN SUMMITS: KEEP YOUR EXPECTATIONS LOW
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore-based ASEAN watchers predicted a disappointed public reaction to the ASEAN Summit to be held here November 18-21. Government sources and a leaked draft indicate that the new ASEAN Charter will not include significant compliance or disciplinary measures as many had hop [...]
2007-11-16 01:23:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SN BU ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2075BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT MEETINGS KICK OFF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, hosted by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC),was held in Singapore November 16-18 as the curtain raiser for a cycle of ASEAN-related summit meetings that will continue through November 22 (see official summit program, par [...]
2007-11-19 11:10:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD EINV ECON ASEAN SN BM
07SINGAPORE2084SCENESETTER FOR PM A-A/S MULL'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE
[...] (C) Embassy Singapore looks forward to your December 3 visit. Your meetings with senior Singapore government officials offer an excellent opportunity to: -- express thanks for GOS support in Iraq and Afghanistan; -- highlight our close security relationship and the importance of interoperab [...]
2007-11-20 09:37:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD ETTC BM SN
07SINGAPORE2086BURMA: DIVIDED ASEAN CANCELS GAMBARI SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: ASEAN leaders canceled a planned briefing of the East Asia Summit (EAS) by UN Special Advisor Gambari after Burma strenuously objected during a contentious working dinner involving the leaders at the ASEAN Summit November 19. An MFA source told us Burma's representatives had earl [...]
2007-11-20 11:48:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SN BU ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2092ASEAN SIGNS CHARTER AND ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT, ISSUES
[...] (U) While controversy over Burma dominated headlines as leaders concluded the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore November 20 (ref A),member-countries and many regional observers preferred to focus on what they saw as a potential turning point in ASEAN's forty year history. The leaders signed two [...]
2007-11-21 11:26:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD EINV ECON SENV ASEAN SN
07SINGAPORE2093BURMA: ASEAN'S GAMBARI CANCELLATION SPARKS SMALL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN's ambivalent handling of the Burma issue during its ongoing cycle of ASEAN-related summits appears to have been met with mixed feelings among Burmese nationals and their sympathizers living in Singapore. The announcement that ASEAN had canceled UN Special Advisor Ibrahim [...]
2007-11-21 12:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ASEAN BU SN
07SINGAPORE2112SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' DECEMBER
[...] (C) My team at Embassy Singapore and I greatly look forward to your December 2-3 visit. While the United States and Singapore are not allies, we enjoy a close military and economic relationship based on overlapping strategic views and substantial trade and investment ties. Singapore is a kee [...]
2007-11-27 09:47:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ECON BM SN
07SINGAPORE2115BURMESE REGIME'S MANEUVERS AT ASEAN SUMMIT REMOVED
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime's maneuvers at the ASEAN-related meetings in Singapore, especially the regime's reversing course and preventing UN Special Advisor Gambari from briefing the East Asia Summit, removed Burma's "ASEAN cover," Singapore Prime Minister Lee's Principal Private Secre [...]
2007-11-28 07:07:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SN BM ASEAN
07SINGAPORE2156SINGAPORE MFA BRIEFING ON ASEAN-RELATED MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA ASEAN Directorate Director Jacky Foo said the Government of Singapore sees two major accomplishments coming out of the ASEAN Summit. First, there was robust discussion of the Burma issue and consensus that the issue must not be allowed to block ASEAN integration. Second, t [...]
2007-12-05 10:43:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEAN SN BM
07SINGAPORE2170A-A/S MULL DISCUSSES REGIONAL POL-MIL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: ASEAN is pushing forward with regional integration and becoming a more rules-based organization, MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho told Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Stephen Mull on December 3. Ho expressed optimism about Vietnam's rapidly growing economy [...]
2007-12-10 07:21:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR PHUM PGOV SN
07SINGAPORE2184U/S BURNS' 12/3 MEETING WITH SINGAPORE PM LEE
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns urged in a December 3 meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Singapore and ASEAN do more to put pressure on the Burmese regime to engage in genuine dialogue. PM Lee said ASEAN would do its part, but claimed the real leverage lay with Ch [...]
2007-12-12 05:21:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL SN BM CH IN AF JA
07SINGAPORE2194AMBASSADOR'S CHINA-FOCUSED ROUNDTABLE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador joined academics from the East Asian Institute (EAI) in a roundtable discussion of China's relationship with Singapore and ASEAN. EAI researchers noted that a Singapore-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be particularly helpful for Singapore's services sector, [...]
2007-12-13 07:34:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD MARR PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON ASEAN CH
07SINGAPORE2247AL JAZEERA ENGLISH TO START BROADCASTING IN
[...] (U) Summary. Al Jazeera English will likely begin broadcasting in Singapore twenty-four hours a day in the first quarter of 2008, according to Nigel Parsons, Managing Director of Al Jazeera English. On December 4, the Media Development Authority of Singapore granted SingTel a landing licens [...]
2007-12-27 06:02:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOIC SN MY SCUL KMDR
07SINGAPORE24SINGAPORE - 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the text of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided the document via email to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. Begin text of Statement: Singapore INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 INTRODUCTION Foreign investments [...]
2007-01-04 00:46:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
07SINGAPORE302SINGAPORE STILL LOOKING FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore officials have long believed that Japan should do more to capitalize on its significant aid, trade and investment in the countries of Southeast Asia, noting that China garners more attention with much less effort. Singapore and Japan enjoy close economic and political t [...]
2007-02-13 03:35:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALECON JA PGOV PREL SN ETRD MARR
07SINGAPORE587SM GOH'S VISIT TO IRAN AND SINGAPORE'S COOL
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore's relations with Iran remain cool, despite Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's visit to Iran this month and the city-state's broader effort over the last three years to expand its links with the Middle East. In 2004, Singapore had Iran in its sights as a potential economic [...]
2007-03-23 10:12:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON PGOV EPET SN IR
07SINGAPORE933FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION BETTER, ALBEIT
[...] (C) Summary: GOS officials told Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Regional Specialist Rena Miller April 18 that they expected to process 4,000 to 5,000 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in 2007, up from about 1,760 in 2004. Miller noted that information sharing had improved [...]
2007-05-14 09:16:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON EINV SN
07SINGAPORE995GOS PROVIDES SOKKIA, EPNO/DAINAN, NAVID'S
[...] (U) A Senior Assistant Director of MFA's International Organizations Directorate presented us with the following non-paper on May 23. The non-paper provides GOS follow-up to export control cases involving three Singapore companies: Sokkia Singapore, Epno Far East/Dainan Tech, and Navid's Com [...]
2007-05-24 01:54:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC SN IR
07SKOPJE129MACEDONIA ON HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 13:32:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAL KWBG PREL MK
07SKOPJE695MACEDONIA: A/S O'BRIEN VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) During his June 11-12 visit, A/S Patrick O'Brien encouraged Macedonian government officials to continue strengthening the country's counter-terrorism financing and anti-money laundering law, as well as those institutions responsible for implementation of the law. O'Brien applauded the [...]
2007-08-22 08:27:00Embassy SkopjeSECRET//NOFORNKTFN PTER EFIN PREL MK
07SOFIA1075(S) BULGARIA ANXIOUS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN IRAQ, BUT
[...] (S) Summary: MFA Director Petko Doykov and Valery Rachev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, stressed that Bulgaria is eager to open an embassy in Baghdad, but remains unable to reach agreement with the Iraqi government on a suitable location. They expressed frustration with the Iraqi bureau [...]
2007-09-05 15:40:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPREL PGOV BU IZ
07SOFIA114BULGARIA LEANS FORWARD ON AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador January 25 that Bulgaria had lifted its caveat regarding night operations in Afghanistan, and that there was political will to lift at least some caveats pending receipt of additional training and equipment. The government expects parl [...]
2007-01-25 14:42:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO MARR CVIS IZ AF SR BU
07SOFIA1358BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON LEBANESE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 15:18:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07SOFIA1382AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETINGS IN SOFIA ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: On December 6 Special Representative to the Kosovo Status Talks Frank Wisner briefed Foreign Minister Kalfin and, in a separate meeting, members of parliament on the outcome of the Troika negotiations and next steps on Kosovo. Wisner told the Bulgarians that although the Troik [...]
2007-12-18 05:11:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL KV UN EU RU BU
07SOFIA1396SUBJECT: BULGARIA: FACING RESURGENT RUSSIAN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Bulgaria is bracing for the January 17-18 visit of the Russian President, fully expecting Putin will bring some deliverables, but many more demandables. Together with a few cultural sweeteners, the Russians will push a hard line on Kosovo; missile defense, CFE, and U.S. temp [...]
2007-12-21 13:38:00Embassy SofiaSECRET//NOFORNENRG PGOV PREL BU
07SOFIA166BULGARIA: EU MISSIONS PONDER ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In reftel B, Post expressed its strong support for establishment of a South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC) at the Bulgarian Police Academy. Post has subsequently met with representatives from four Embassies -- UK, Netherlands, Spain and Ger [...]
2007-02-08 12:38:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASCH PREL KCRM KJUS BU
07SOFIA188BULGARIA AMENDS EXPORT CONTROL LAW, FOR BETTER AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A new export control law passed by the Bulgarian parliament will rework Bulgaria's export control regime, with important implications for U.S. counterproliferation interests. Prompted by the need to incorporate the EU common policy on arms brokering and peer review recommendation [...]
2007-02-13 13:58:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPARM PREL MASS ETTC BU
07SOFIA204BULGARIA: MOD CONSIDERS ADDITIONAL AFGHAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 15 meeting, MoD Defense Policy Director Col. Ivan Milanov gave a readout of Bulgaria's discussions at the Seville Ministerial and outlined Bulgaria's plans for future deployments to Afghanistan. In addition to Bulgaria's previously announced commitment to deploy a m [...]
2007-02-15 13:37:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF BU
07SOFIA324BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB UNSURE WHO IS IN
[...] (C) MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR PETKO DOYKOV TOLD US MARCH 7 THAT THE GOB BELIEVES LIBYAN MFA UNDER SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS ABDELATI OBIDI HAS BEEN AT LEAST TEMPORARILY SIDELINED IN DISCUSSIONS OVER THE FATE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES IMPRISONED SINCE 1999. THIS, COMBINED WITH THE PERCE [...]
2007-03-09 15:03:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN LY BU
07SOFIA72BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB REASSURED, AGREES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S., UK, EU, AND BULGARIAN REPRESENTATIVES AGREED IN SOFIA JANUARY 16 THAT CONTINUED PRIVATE TALKS WITH LIBYAN MFA DIRECTOR OBEIDI OFFERED THE BEST HOPE FOR GAINING THE RELEASE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES AND ONE PALESTINIAN DOCTOR JAILED IN LIBYA SINCE 1999 FOR ALLEGEDLY SPREAD [...]
2007-01-17 15:14:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN LY BU
07SOFIA861BULGARIAN OFFICIALS CALL FOR PATIENCE ON LIBYAN MEDIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials reacted with balanced and measured statements to the July 17 Libyan Higher Judicial Council's decision to commute the medics' death sentences to life imprisonment, saying it paved the way for a final conclusion to the medics' eight-year plight. President Geor [...]
2007-07-18 14:44:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA867BULGARIAN MFA TRANSMITS REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF MEDICS TO
[...] (SBU) Bulgarian MFA Middle East and Africa Office Director Petko Doykov confirmed July 19, that the MFA had transmitted to the Bulgarian Embassy in Tripoli the official request for transfer of the medics under the bilateral Legal Assistance Agreement. He would not confirm when the request was [...]
2007-07-19 14:09:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM LY BU
07SOFIA962BULGARIA TO INTRODUCE FLAT INCOME TAX
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's center-left government approved the introduction of a flat 10 percent income tax on July 29. This move, largely unexpected from a socialist-dominated government, aims to boost domestic economic activity, stimulate investment, and curb the grey economy. Business o [...]
2007-08-08 13:56:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV EINV KCOR BU
07STATE111591MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twentieth meeting in Salalah, Om [...]
2007-08-09 17:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL QA
07STATE11796DEMARCHE: TURNING OFF THE CEIRPP UN-SPONSORED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Department requests USUN urge UN Undersecretary General Gambari and/or Secretary General Ban to persuade the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) to cancel its event on Israel-Palestine scheduled for March 22-2 [...]
2007-01-30 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IS
07STATE121298GUIDANCE FOR AUGUST 29 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON THE
[...] (SBU) USUN is instructed to draw from the following points in its statement at the August 29 UNSC open debate on the Middle East. Begin points. -- Mr. President, on July 16, President Bush called for an international meeting this autumn of nations that support a two-state solution, rejec [...]
2007-08-29 03:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
07STATE121863NORTH KOREAN USE OF ARAB BANK NETWORK
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S) Washington is increasingly concerned about efforts by North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank to assist Tanchon Commercial Bank to move funds from both Syria and Iran (REF [...]
2007-08-29 20:05:00Secretary of StateSECRETKNNP XB XF PREL PARM KN IR
07STATE131586CENTCOM CONFERENCE PROPOSED LOCATION
[...] (C) CENTCOM is proposing Bahrain as the location for the next Iraq Coalition Conference at the end of October. Bahrain is the preferred site due to its central location in the Middle East, NAVCENT's facilities, and the country's ability to support the event with increased force protection. E [...]
2007-09-18 22:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS IZ BA
07STATE138402(U) EUR A/S FRIED,S SEPTEMBER 27, 2007, MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 21:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETOVIP FRIED DANIEL UNGA PREL MOPS NATO MARR KPKO PO
07STATE141316APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15-
[...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 15 [...]
2007-10-06 03:39:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS
07STATE143223COM DEMARCHE ON IRAN TO EU MEMBER STATES IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND URGENT ACTION REQUEST: As noted in reftel, EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council(GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 15-16. A key point on the agenda October 15 will be the discussion of autonomous EU sanctions on Iran p [...]
2007-10-11 23:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR XF EUN
07STATE144626HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which co [...]
2007-10-16 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
07STATE144821DEMARCHE REQUEST: FRANCE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]
2007-10-16 19:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID FR SOCI TBIO
07STATE144831DEMARCHE REQUEST: GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]
2007-10-16 19:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID GM SOCI TBIO
07STATE145220DEMARCHE REQUEST: ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]
2007-10-17 15:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID IT SOCI TBIO
07STATE145245DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously decl [...]
2007-10-17 15:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID JA SOCI TBIO
07STATE145251DEMARCHE REQUEST: RUSSIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previo [...]
2007-10-17 15:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID RS SOCI TBIO
07STATE145256DEMARCHE REQUEST: SWEDEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]
2007-10-17 16:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO SW
07STATE145262DEMARCHE REQUEST: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY: In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previou [...]
2007-10-17 16:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EUN SOCI TBIO
07STATE145277DEMARCHE REQUEST: THE UNITED KINGDOM'S
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...]
2007-10-17 16:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO UK
07STATE145910DEMARCHE REQUEST: CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously [...]
2007-10-18 17:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAID SOCI TBIO
07STATE146505BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1003329 for the export of sonar equipment to Turkey. Post is requested to complete t [...]
2007-10-19 15:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCA ETTC KOMC TU
07STATE1468562007:COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] This message provides preparation guidance for preparing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). 2. We recommend that "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006" be the starting point for this year's exercise. Per reftel, the Department requests that posts draft narrative submissions, as oppos [...]
2007-10-19 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
07STATE147946GUIDANCE FOR OCTOBER 24 OPEN DEBATE ON THE MIDDLE
[...] USUN is instructed to draw upon the following points for the October 24 UNSC open debate on the Middle East: -- Mr. President, the United States remains committed to President Bush's vision of Israel and Palestine living as two states side by side in peace and security. In July President Bu [...]
2007-10-23 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KPAL IS LE
07STATE148605DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] (U) This is an action request please see paragraphs 2- 5. For Moscow, Beijing, G7, and all NEA Posts, Washington requests delivery of the talking points at the Ministerial level. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Secretary Rice and Secretary Paulson will go on camera at 0900 EST on Thu [...]
2007-10-25 11:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07STATE149187IRAQ: GUIDANCE FOR OCT 2007 UK PARTNERS MTG
[...] (U) Department instructs an interagency delegation led by Deputy S/I Barbara Stephenson to participate in the Oct 26 UK Partners Meeting, a quarterly event the UK hosts to bring together the UK's partners in its sector in Iraq, Multi-National Division South East (MND-SE). The U.S., along with [...]
2007-10-26 01:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PREL IZ UK
07STATE152302INSTRUCTIONS (PART ONE) FOR THE RESOLUTION ON
[...] This is an Action request. USUN is instructed to join in co-sponsoring and vote in favor of the resolution on The Situation in Afghanistan, begun in para 2, to be debated in the UN General Assembly on Monday, November 5. Because of the length of the resolution text, the Department is sending [...]
2007-11-03 02:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MOPS AF UN
07STATE156455COASI: US-EU DISCUSSION ON EAST ASIA, OCTOBER 22,
[...] (S) European Union senior officials met with EAP counterparts for biannual consultations on Asia on October 22, 2007, in Washington. A/S Hill opened with an overview of the Six-Party Talks process, highlighting the roles of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Both sides shared views on [...]
2007-11-14 22:40:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL XB
07STATE159779U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION NONPAPER
[...] (U) Action requested paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Non-Paper on the U.S. proposal to Russia of missile defense cooperation and transparency and confidence-building measures in paragraph 4 was delivered by Embassy Moscow to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 21 (Ref [...]
2007-11-23 23:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCR MARR PARM PL PREL RS
07STATE161317TALKING POINTS FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE DRC
[...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for UN Security Council consultations regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo on November 28. Begin points: --Despite improvement in the overall security environment and the success of the recent national elections, the United [...]
2007-11-28 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCG KPKO PREL UNSC
07STATE163398COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING
[...] Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing and Tokyo for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from December 5-7. Assistant Secretary Hill will not/not overnight in Tokyo. [...]
2007-12-04 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
07STATE163965BURUNDI - TALKING POINTS FOR DECEMBER 5
[...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for their December 5 consultations on Burundi. Begin points: -- The United States is concerned about the fragile state of the Burundi peace process and calls on the PALIPEHUTU (P [...]
2007-12-05 23:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM XB XC XE BM
07STATE170688MEETINGS WITH IRAQ ELECTRICITY MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 11, the Iraq Minister of Electricity, Dr. Karim W. Hasan, held separate meetings with USAID and Department of State. At USAID he set out priorities for assistance and asked that these be defined in a USG-GOI bilateral agreement. At State he emphasized his desire [...]
2007-12-28 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IZ PREL
07STATE43312DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS,
[...] (C) This is an action request, see para 2 below. Department requests that USUN encourage the Secretary General to include a strong statement verifying non-compliance with the arms embargo and clarifying the SYG's process on Sheba'a delineation during his briefing of the UN Security Council on [...]
2007-04-03 20:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALUNSC LE IS PREL PTER
07STATE47323COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MCNERNEY AND
[...] (SBU) Department requests country clearance for PDAS Patricia McNerney, Kurt Kessler, Anthony Ruggiero, and Jennifer Fowler to meet with Canadian officials in Ottawa on April 16. Agenda items and requests for meetings will be conveyed to control officer via email. ISN/CPI Ruggiero has worked [...]
2007-04-10 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM CA
07STATE48928(C) IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities for which there is credible information indicating that they have transferred to o [...]
2007-04-12 22:46:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR
07STATE62354IRAQ AMBASSADORS' FORUM - APRIL 30, 2007
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Political Military Bureau hosted an Iraq Ambassadors' Forum on April 30. Ambassador David Satterfield, the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, briefed on the challenges faced by Iraq in advance of the launch of the International Compact with [...]
2007-05-08 20:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR IZ MOPS PREL EAID SY
07STATE68161DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ARRESTED IRANIAN-AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: The Department requests that post ask the GOJ to engage the Iranian government on the case of Iranian-American academic Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. Dr. Esfandiari was arreste [...]
2007-05-17 22:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM IR PREL PGOV KDEM
07STATE80300DEMARCHE: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Department asks that addressee posts raise the issue of missing and detained American citizens in Iran with their host governments and request that host government contacts reach out to their Iranian interlocutors regarding the speedy return of these individuals to their fam [...]
2007-06-08 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN
07STATE81232EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE;
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]
2007-06-11 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STATE87336COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF NEA S&T SENIOR
[...] This is an action cable. Please see para. 4. 2. The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) Executive Council will hold its next meeting in Salalah July 11, 2007. NEA Senior Advisor for Science and Technology Charles A. Lawson, who is the U.S. Executive Council member (and Coun [...]
2007-06-22 13:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV OTRA MU XF
07STATE87911NEW MOHAMMAD BIN RASHID FOUNDATION: SEIZING THE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph four. 2. (C) Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, announced at the World Economic Forum on May 19 the establishment of the $10 billion Mohammed Bin Rashid Foundation (MbR [...]
2007-06-23 00:00:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNECON SOCI SCUL AE KPAO
07STATE88122COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR VISIT OF NEA S&T
[...] This is an action cable. Please see para. 7. 2. Background: One of the major projects of the Middle East peace process Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources is the Regional Water Data Banks Project. Regional participants are Jordanian, Israeli, and Palestinian water experts and [...]
2007-06-25 13:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV OTRA JO IS KWBG
07STATE9168MEPP: MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its nineteenth meeting in Muscat, De [...]
2007-01-24 21:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL
07STOCKHOLM1049BILDT AND IRAQ
[...] (s) Foreign Minister Bildt plans to visit Iraq September 1-2. Bildt is scheduled to meet with PM Maliki, President Talabani, Vice-President Hashemi, FM Zebari, and UN Rep Qazi, as well as Ambassador Crocker. As a preface to Bildt's August 28 DVC with Embassy Baghdad, we provide background an [...]
2007-08-27 14:52:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL OVIP ASEC PGOV IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1167SWEDEN ON EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-18 14:48:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SW SY IS LE EUN
07STOCKHOLM1316AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 22 MEETING WITH FM BILDT RE
[...] (c) Ambassador met October 22 with Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, reviewing the roles of Sweden and the EU in Iraq, Bildt's November 12-14 trip to the U.S.: Iraq: -- Bildt welcomed a Nov. 1 post-Bahrain MNF-I conference back-brief by NEA DAS Butler and DOD DAS Cagan. -- Sweden supports e [...]
2007-10-26 14:36:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV IZ BS SR SW
07STOCKHOLM1352SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM
[...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...]
2007-11-05 16:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM1452SWEDEN MAKING PREPARATIONS TO OPEN AN EMBASSY IN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Bildt told the Ambassador December 11 that Sweden is making preparations to open an Embassy in Iraq, and is considering a bilateral aid mission as well. In a separate meeting with the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff H.G. Wessberg, the Ambassador was told the Finance Minis [...]
2007-12-12 16:31:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ SW
07STOCKHOLM350SWEDEN INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DIO UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 14:31:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM SW
07STOCKHOLM990SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS IRAQ TRIP
[...] (s) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has confirmed that he will travel to Iraq September 1-2. MFA Director for the Middle East and North Africa Peter Tejler told Polcouns that the decision was taken at an August 14 interagency meeting confirming the trip (reftel). The Swedes are holding [...]
2007-08-14 15:09:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV SW IZ
07STOCKHOLM998SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER BILDT'S FIVE DAYS IN
[...] (s) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will visit Baghdad and Irbil September 1-5. In Baghdad Sept. 1-2, he plans meetings with PM Maliki, President Talibani, FM Zebari, UN rep Ghazi, and is requesting a September 2 breakfast meeting with Ambassador Crocker (see proposed schedule below at p [...]
2007-08-17 15:03:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL OVIP ASEC PGOV SW IZ
07SURABAYA26EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REFUGEES REMAIN IN PORONG MARKET
[...] Despite reports that the Bupati of Sidoarjo planned to evict forcibly all residents of the refugee camp at the Porong market on August 10, an estimated 2,500 villagers displaced by the Lapindo mud flow remained in residence as of August 13. According to a volunteer from TAGANA (a humanitarian [...]
2007-08-14 21:07:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA27EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REFUGEES REMAIN IN PORONG MARKET
[...] Despite reports that the Bupati of Sidoarjo planned to evict forcibly all residents of the refugee camp at the Porong market on August 10, an estimated 2,500 villagers displaced by the Lapindo mud flow remained in residence as of August 13. According to a volunteer from TAGANA (a humanitarian [...]
2007-08-14 21:07:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA31AVIAN INFLUENZA -- BALI OUTBREAKS UPDATE
[...] (SBU) During an August 24 courtesy call by the Principal Officer, the Governor of Bali Dewa Made Beratha stressed that local government and health officials were taking proactive measures to restrict the spread of Avian Influenza (AI) on the island. The Governor admitted that Balinese official [...]
2007-08-29 09:11:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID
07SURABAYA33MALANG: EAST JAVA'S UNIVERSITY CITY AND EPICENTER OF HUMAN
[...] (SBU) During an August 30-31 visit to Malang, Principal Officer spoke with educators and civil society leaders about the duality of this East Javanese city: a city famous for both education and growing poverty that has made Malang's citizens easy targets for traffickers. Malang hosts two state [...]
2007-09-04 07:25:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG KPAO ID
07SURABAYA34SURABAYA: USG TRAINING FOR POLICE, COURTS, AND NGOS RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 3, Surabaya police arrested two suspects for attempting to traffic seven women from Indonesia to Malaysia. The victims were handed over to an International Organization of Migration (IOM)-sponsored NDO KPPD Samitra Abhaya and returned to their villages. The Surabay [...]
2007-09-11 04:45:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ASEC ID
07SURABAYA3489SURABAYA ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS RESULTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the recent Muslim celebration Ied Adha and Christmas holiday season, Surabaya police conducted two anti trafficking operations resulting in the arrest of seven suspects for attempting to traffic six children and two women into debt prostitution bondage and smuggling from [...]
2007-12-31 05:02:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM ELAB EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR
07SURABAYA37EAST JAVA: LAPINDO MUD UPDATE: HYDROGEN SULPHIDE LEVELS AND
[...] (SBU) Sofian Hadi, Director of Operations for the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS),told Consulate Surabaya September 18 that hydrogen sulfide gas levels at the mud flow site in Sidoarjo had increased to 30 -- 35 ppm (parts per million),levels considered dangerous to human health. It has [...]
2007-09-19 01:13:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA41EAST JAVA: MUDFLOW UPDATE -- USGS EXPERT VISIT TO MUDFLOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 20-22, USGS Geologist Thomas Casadevall and Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer toured the site of the Sidoarjo mud flow and met with Indonesian geologists familiar with the disaster. The site tour and subsequent meeting showed fundamental differences in focus between geolog [...]
2007-09-28 12:36:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA44CONGEN SURABAYA CLEBRATES RAMADAN
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Consulate General Surabaya planned and hosted five separate Iftar activities during the month of September. Two were hosted by the Consul General at her residence, and another one was hosted by the CG in Manado, in the province of North Sulawesi. Another two events involved unde [...]
2007-10-02 09:58:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO ECON ID
07SURABAYA49INDONESIA AND BURMA: VIEWS FROM EAST JAVA
[...] Jakarta-based foreign policy watchers are not the only Indonesians closely monitoring events in Burma. Since the crisis erupted, the Surabaya-based daily Jawa Pos has published front-page reports, with color pictures, covering events inside Burma and international reaction and providing commen [...]
2007-10-09 10:03:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07SURABAYA53EAST NUSA TENGGARA: CAMPAIGNS, CORRUPTION AND CREATIVITY
[...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with the leadership of Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during a recent visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). These political parties currentQold 21 and 12 seats respectively of the 55 total seats in NTT's Pr [...]
2007-10-15 10:10:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA54EAST NUSA TENGGARA: CAMPAIGNS, CORRUPTION AND CREATIVITY
[...] (SBU) Surabaya Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant met with the leadership of Golkar and the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) during a recent visit to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). These political parties currently hold 21 and 12 seats respectively of the 55 total seats in NTT' [...]
2007-10-15 10:10:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KISL KCOR ID
07SURABAYA56EAST JAVA: LAPINDO MUD FLOW UPDATE: DAM BREACHED, SECONDARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hot mud flowing through a breach of dam 42 at the mud flow site has covered a secondary road linking Sidoarjo and Malang and entered houses and schools of a nearby village. Efforts to repair the breach have been unsuccessful and at least 10 other earthen dams are considered to be [...]
2007-10-17 08:56:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA61EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CAUSING DAM BREACHES
[...] Two earthen dams separating lagoons of mud have been breached at the Lapindo Mud Flow site according to local press reports. Near midnight on Sunday 21 October, Dam 25 collapsed and underwent two quick repairs. Mud from the breach flowed from one holding pond into another at the former site [...]
2007-10-24 08:44:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA62A VOLCANO-SIDE, AIR CONDITIONED TENT: SBY'S INSPECTION TOUR
[...] (SBU) President Yudhoyono (SBY) spent the night of October 24 in an air conditioned tent in a refugee camp near Mt. Kelud in East Java according to media reports. The Center Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation in Bandung had raised the warning level for eruption to the highest level p [...]
2007-10-25 09:05:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV ECON ID
07SURABAYA63JAWA POS: FIRST HAND-COVERAGE OF BURMA CRISIS, INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit by the Surabaya Principal Officer, Public Affairs Officer, and Public Affairs Assistant to the Surabaya headquarters of the Jawa Pos Group October 19, Jawa Pos editors and journalists described their efforts to provide accessible and relevant news coverage to read [...]
2007-10-25 09:37:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO PGOV PHUM ID BM NS IS
07SURABAYA64EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: PRESIDENTIAL FLY-BY OFFERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Yudhoyono's October 25 fly-by of the Sidoarjo mud flow disaster and subsequent meeting with officials at the Surabaya airport left displaced residents skeptical of any significant action. Vice President Jusuf Kalla made similar aerial observations on October 28 and ann [...]
2007-10-30 09:57:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA66EAST JAVA MUD FLOW UPDATE: POLITICS AND RIVER CURRENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mud flow continues to play both a symbolic and tangible role in East Java's political and economic life. The beginning of the rainy season, the increasingly frequent breaches of existing earthen dams, the threats to vital infrastructure, the continuing distrust of t [...]
2007-11-02 08:08:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SURABAYA68EAST NUSA TENGGARA: SHOOTING INCIDENT AT NTT-TIMOR LESTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Dili and Consulate General Surabaya contacted individuals on either side of the Indonesia-Timor Leste border regarding the shooting of Timor-Leste citizen Lucas Neno by Indonesian Armed forces (TNI). Neno was shot at approximately 4:30 a.m. Timor-Leste local time on Oct [...]
2007-11-02 09:59:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ID TT PREF
07SURABAYA71EAST JAVA NAHDLATUL ULEMA CONFERENCE: POLITICS, RELIGION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The East Java Nahdlatul Ulema (NU) Conference selected Ali Maschan Moesa as the Chairman of the NU Tanfidziyah Council on November 4. Ali Maschan's election did nothing to dampen speculation that he would soon announce his candidacy in the 2008 East Java Governor's race. Ali Ma [...]
2007-11-08 11:16:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KISL PHUM SOCI ID
07SURABAYA73EAST JAVA: INAUGURATION OF HESS PROJECT CANCELLED BY
[...] (SBU) On November 15, beginning at approximately 1100, hundreds of demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Hess Onshore Processing Facility in Gresik, north of Surabaya, demanding Hess (the facility's operator) discontinue operations. The protestors, residents of three villages surrounding t [...]
2007-11-16 06:31:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EPET ID
07SURABAYA77SOUTH SULAWESI: BULUKUMBA'S SYARIAH LAW A "CRASH PROGRAM IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 6, Pol/Econ Officer and Pol/Econ Assistant traveled to Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi to discuss the practical implementation of Syariah law in the regency. Located on the southern most tip of South Sulawesi, Bulukumba has implemented local regulations that mirror [...]
2007-11-23 09:46:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KISL ID
07SURABAYA78EAST JAVA: SURABAYA-MADURA BRIDGE - COMMUNITIES UNPREPARED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Residents originally opposed plans to build a bridge linking the island of Madura with Indonesia's second largest city Surabaya fearing Madura's unique culture would be destroyed. With the Surabaya-Madura bridge scheduled for completion in late-2008, distrust has given way to an [...]
2007-11-28 04:28:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV SOCI ID
07SURABAYA79MADURA -- DOMINANT POLITICAL ROLE OF NAHDLATUL ULAMA (NU)
[...] (SBU) Summary: The moderate Islamic organization Nadhdlatul Ulama (NU) enjoys widespread support among the conservative Muslim population of Madura. Although not officially involved in politics, NU religious leaders "Kiais" are influential community leaders, running larger educational institut [...]
2007-11-29 01:27:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI EAID ID
07SURABAYA87EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: OPERATIONAL FUNDS DISBURSED;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Members of the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) oversight body visited the site of the mudflow to access operations and set a deadline of 2008 for effective mitigation of the problems caused by the mud. The central government disbursed Rp 500 Qlion (USD 55 million) to the B [...]
2007-12-07 08:41:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENIV EPET ELAP ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07SUVA149FIJI'S REVISED BUDGET MIXES SPENDING CUTS WITH
[...] (C) Fiji's revised budget is a mix of modest spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and wishful thinking about the future. Civil service wages are being cut 5% effective March 8. A few ministry budgets have been significantly reduced, most notably the Ministry of Fijian Affairs. De [...]
2007-03-06 20:19:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV ECON MARR ASEC FJ
07SUVA200FIJI INTERIM PM REQUESTS EMBASSY TO REMOVE STREET
[...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama has, via dipnote, requested Embassy Suva to remove vehicle barriers from the street in front of the chancery by this Friday, April 13. The barriers have been in place since the East Africa bombings in 1998. Without the barriers, the chancery has no setback from [...]
2007-04-09 20:14:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT PREL MARR FJ
07SUVA213FIJI'S INTERIM PM LASHES OUT AT U.S.; SAYS
[...] (C) Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama issued an angry press statement April 13 stating that his refusal to meet visiting DAS Davies on April 11 or 12 was meant to "send a clear message" that Fiji will only engage with countries "genuinely committed to assisting us in moving forward." Bainim [...]
2007-04-12 23:03:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL MARR CASC FJ
07SUVA220FIJI MFA REITERATES: REMOVE STREET BARRIERS BY
[...] (C) Fiji's interim government has given the Embassy until COB April 20 to remove the vehicle barriers that block the street in front of the chancery. The Suva City Council has asked the Embassy to do the deed. Other correspondence confirms the embassy has had permission to keep the street cl [...]
2007-04-15 21:58:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALAMGT ASEC CASC PREL FJ
07SUVA331SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE JULY 8-9 VISIT TO FIJI
[...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of great uncertainty in Fiji. In December of 2006, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) overthrew the elected government of Laisenia Qarase and dissolved parliament. The military commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, installed an interim government (I [...]
2007-06-26 17:30:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR FJ
07SUVA463GEF CEO EXPOUNDS 100 MILLION USD PACIFIC ALLIANCE FOR
[...] SUMMARY: GEF CEO Monique Barbut laid out her vision for the GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability (GEF-PAS) on September 10 at a one-day event for GEF focal points in advance of the annual SPREP meeting in Apia. Barbut explained that GEF-PAS, a country-driven sub-regional program, could prov [...]
2007-09-23 20:14:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIN EAID WS XV GEF
07SUVA507FIJI INTERIM FINANCE MINISTER USES WASHINGTON WB/IMF VISIT
[...] (SBU) In Washington for meetings of the IMF and World Bank, Fiji Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry made full use of the opportunity to reach out to potential new partners and to USG contacts as well. Chaudhry's calls on IMF, Brazilian, Indian, Malaysian, Chinese, and other contacts pl [...]
2007-10-28 19:59:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV FJ
07SUVA92FIJI QUERIES ABOUT IRAQ DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Deputy Commander Teleni on Feb. 6 asked the Ambassador via an intermediary whether the USG would approve deployment of a small number of RFMF officers to the headquarters detachment of MNFI in Iraq. Commodore and interim-Prime Minister Bainimarama h [...]
2007-02-05 18:15:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL IQ FJ
07TAIPEI1257Taipei Economic Brief for May 2007
[...] This cable summarizes selected May 2007 economic events in Taiwan: --Economic Growth --Economic Prospects --High-speed Rail Impact --Taiwan and Japan Amend Aviation Agreement --New Cross-Strait Operations --Free Trade Agreement (FTA) --Ban on Bank Branches Lifted --Greenhouse Gas Legisl [...]
2007-06-05 09:11:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI1363EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S JUNE 9-11 VISIT TO TAIPEI
[...] (C) Summary: During his June 8-11 visit to Taipei, EAP/ANP Office Director C. Steven McGann commended Taiwan for its significant contributions to the South Pacific region and urged Taipei to conduct its foreign assistance and other activities in an open and transparent manner that promotes [...]
2007-06-15 08:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL TW
07TAIPEI1440TAIWAN EPA: FOCUS ON EIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. USEPA Associate Program Manager for China/East Asia Kelly McAskill visited Taiwan on June 11-15 to discuss ongoing programs with Taiwan and to plan for the next Conference on Issues of Common Concern, which is planned for August 13-16 in Hawaii and will address transboundary p [...]
2007-06-25 06:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1483TAIWAN WORKING TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: Reacting to Beijing's growing activism in the South Pacific, Taiwan is moving to enhance multilateral as well as bilateral cooperation with its six diplomatic partners in the region. Taipei hopes that its second Pacific Allies Summit, planned for October in the Marshall Islands, [...]
2007-06-29 08:05:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL TW
07TAIPEI152CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - SHIPPING (PART 1 OF 2)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Measures to liberalize cross-Strait shipping have fallen well short of direct maritime links between Taiwan and Mainland China. Offshore transshipment at Taiwan's major harbors and traffic through the "mini-links," which connect Taiwan-controlled islands off the Fujian coast di [...]
2007-01-19 09:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEWWT ECON PREL CH TW
07TAIPEI1578Think Tank Director Suggests 2008 Presidential Election to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Soong Hseik-wen, Director of National Chung Cheng University's new Institute of Strategy and International Affairs (ISIA),told AIT/K that the Institute's main purpose is to promote Taiwan's democratization, localization, and security. Dr. Soong stressed the importance of th [...]
2007-07-16 08:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TW
07TAIPEI1757UPDATE ON TAIWAN'S NUCLEAR SECTOR
[...] (U) AIT Econoffs met with newly appointed Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Chairman Su Shian-jang August 2 for an update on the nuclear energy situation in Taiwan. AIT thanked the AEC for its close cooperation going back to the mid-eighties, and looked forward to continued bilateral exchanges. S [...]
2007-08-07 00:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY ENRG ECON PGOV TW
07TAIPEI1867CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S MEETINGS WITH TAIWAN
[...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Taiwan leaders during his August 11-14 visit, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega voiced strong U.S. support for Taiwan's democracy, but also expressed U.S. concerns about maintaining stability in the region. The Congressman encouraged President Chen to improve relat [...]
2007-08-16 10:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2033PROTEST TO AIT REGARDING TAIWAN UN BID REFERENDUM
[...] During the small group demonstration outside AIT on Sept 4 (reftel),ADIR invited several Legislative Yuan and Taipei Council members (list provided below) to present their views inside AIT. Apart from reading their letters (translated below),several added their own views during the meeting. [...]
2007-09-06 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO CH TW
07TAIPEI2084TSU CHAIRMAN HUANG ON PAN-GREEN COOPERATION, UN
[...] (C) Summary: TSU Chairman Huang Kun-huei told the Acting Director on September 7 that he currently has no plans to run in the 2008 presidential race despite recent public urging from grassroots supporters. Huang said the talks between the TSU and DPP to coordinate a strategy for the 2008 l [...]
2007-09-10 10:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI2284U.S. TREASURY OFFICIALS HEAR CALLS FOR MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the first visit of U.S. Treasury officials to Taiwan in more than two years, East Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Taiwan Desk Officer TT Yang met with a variety of Taiwan financial sector authorities, economists, and U.S. and local business people. Business people and econom [...]
2007-10-04 10:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW
07TAIPEI2295DPP CAMPAIGN ADVISOR OUTLINES "TAIWAN-CENTRIC"
[...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 5 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP economic policy advisor Kenneth Lin (Lin Shiang-kai) said stimulating domestic investment is the key to reviving [...]
2007-10-05 08:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL PGOV PINR TW
07TAIPEI2302TYPHOON KROSA CAUSES WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO TAIWAN
[...] Summary. Typhoon Krosa, which hit Taiwan October 6-7, was the strongest typhoon to strike Taiwan in years. It caused significant damage, yet Taiwan is quickly getting back to normal. No Amcits deaths or injuries were reported. 2. Typhoon Krosa, packing winds from 162 km/hr to 200 km/hr a [...]
2007-10-09 06:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AEMR TSPL SENV ECON TPHY EAGR TW
07TAIPEI2313DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER LEE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. AIT Director met with Taiwan Minister of Defense Lee to discuss a range of issues on October 9, on the eve of the National Day celebrations. Subjects discussed included military participation and possible HF-IIE in the National Day parade, 2008 defense budget, Taiwan's request [...]
2007-10-11 11:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV TW MASS
07TAIPEI2336LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...]
2007-10-16 06:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH
07TAIPEI246CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - AVIATION (PART 2 OF 2)
[...] (C) Summary: The lack of direct air links between Taiwan and the Mainland causes considerable harm to Taiwan's economy. Inconvenient passenger routes change how Taiwan businessmen and foreign investors do business. More expensive air cargo makes Taiwan exporters less competitive. Direct air [...]
2007-02-01 02:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH
07TAIPEI2462INVASIVE SPECIES FLOOD TAIWAN RIVERS AND LAKES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This is an action cable see paragraph 9. Taiwan, an island 160 kilometers off the coast of China, has been home to unique flora and fauna. Distance from the mainland has managed to preserve many of its endemic species from foreign invasion, although that situation is under th [...]
2007-11-09 07:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO ECON TW
07TAIPEI2545HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...]
2007-11-30 07:57:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW
07TAIPEI2547KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON
[...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou met with the Director on November 29 to discuss upcoming legislative and presidential elections and election disputes. While Ma said he was not worried about President Chen's loose talk of martial law earlier this week, he is concerned th [...]
2007-11-30 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW
07TAIPEI2551BIOTECH IN TAIWAN: THE ECONOMY'S NEXT GROWTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the 1970s and 80s, official funding and support fostered a Taiwan high technology IT sector that now ranks among the world's most competitive. With the mainland and other low-cost producers offering increased competition, Taiwan authorities have identified biotechnology as a [...]
2007-12-03 09:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ETRD ECON EINV TW
07TAIPEI267TAIWAN 2006 INVESTMENT IN CHINA REACHES NEW HIGH
[...] (U) Summary: Taiwan and PRC official data for planned Taiwan investment in Mainland China both reached new highs in 2006. Taiwan's approved investment in China grew 27.2 percent from 2005 to US$7.64 billion. The rise was due to a dramatic increase in the size of investment projects. End su [...]
2007-02-02 05:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON TW CH
07TAIPEI301LIBYANS WANT ACCESS TO TAIWAN SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. National Space Program Office (NSPO) Director Lance Wu (strict protect) told ESTH officer Feb. 5 that NSPO (and other agencies) was very concerned about the future of the remote sensing Cyclops project. He cited the recent PRC anti-satellite test and asked that satellite tra [...]
2007-02-07 09:17:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRET//NOFORNTSPA PREL ETTC ECON LY TW
07TAIPEI413CODEL CHABOT TAIWAN VISIT: MEETINGS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with Taiwan leaders on February 21, Congressman Steve Chabot urged Taiwan to approve its 2007 defense budget as soon as possible and pledged the U.S. will continue to be a strong friend of Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Mainland A [...]
2007-02-23 08:06:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAIR CH TW
07TAIPEI46BROKEN OIL TANKER FOULS TAIWAN EAST COAST
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On December 24, the 23,000 ton Maltese registry oil tanker Tzini lost power and ran aground on the coast of Eastern Taiwan, spewing about 130 tons of fuel oil and polluting fisheries areas along with a 9 km stretch of coast south of the port of Suao. The Taiwan Coast Guard (CG) [...]
2007-01-08 08:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALSENV EPET PHSA TW
07TAIPEI63 Reorganization Signals Collapse of China Rebar
[...] (SBU) On January 4, 2007, China Rebar Pacific Group (CRPG) announced reorganization plans for two affiliated companies triggering declines in share prices of all companies affiliated with CRPG and a run on two financial institutions affiliated with the group. The court granted the two compani [...]
2007-01-10 01:44:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN EIND ECON PINR TW
07TAIPEI675ACTING KMT CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON KMT POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: Acting KMT Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on March 22 that former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou remains the KMT's strongest hope to retake the presidency in 2008 despite his legal troubles. Chiang believed LY Speaker Wang Jin-pying will not challenge Ma in the party primary [...]
2007-03-23 09:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
07TAIPEI73Taiwan's 2007 Investment Climate Statement (Part II)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 01:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR OPIC KTDB USTR TW
07TAIPEI855Taiwan Futures Market Second Largest in East Asia
[...] Although just started in 1998, Taiwan futures exchange (TAIFEX) has expanded quickly to become the second largest in East Asia. Its world ranking has moved up from 57th to 18th. Foreign investor participation remains relatively small since Taiwan only removed restrictions on non-hedged tradi [...]
2007-04-17 00:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
07TALLINN123ESTONIA: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-27 14:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL IR EN
07TALLINN165ESTONIA: MISSLE DEFENSE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND
[...] (U) As requested Ref A, Post has designated Acting DCM Eric Johnson as the POC for public diplomacy and outreach efforts on missile defense. 2. (C) As reported Ref B, Estonia agrees with the USG position on the Russian response to U.S. missile defense plans. We do not expect any wavering o [...]
2007-03-13 09:07:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL EZ RU EN
07TALLINN204ESTONIA: UNSCR 1747 AND SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 14:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC
07TALLINN230ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-05 11:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR EN
07TALLINN239ESTONIA AGREES WITH SHARING OF EXPORT DENIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 11:26:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR IAEA MNUC EN
07TALLINN259ESTONIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 23-24 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. On April 20, we delivered Reftel points on U.S. positions in advance of the EU's April 23-24 GAERC meeting to Kart Juhasoo-Lawrence, MFA Counselor for U.S. Affairs, and Kristel Kase, EU GAERC Desk Officer. The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing the upcoming U.S.-E [...]
2007-04-20 14:45:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEUN ETRD KPAL PREL EN
07TALLINN277U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]
2007-04-26 15:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN278U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS
[...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...]
2007-04-26 15:09:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN
07TALLINN31ESTONIA GRATEFUL FOR U.S. INFO ABOUT IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-16 12:01:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN
07TALLINN327ESTONIA: IRAN-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 07:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR EN
07TALLINN344ESTONIA HAS NO PLANS TO COMMENT ON SYRIAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 13:45:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN EN
07TALLINN362ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1737 AND 1747 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-04 05:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR EN
07TALLINN376ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL SUDAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On May 31, we delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and Keiu Saral, MFA Africa Desk Officer. On June 6, Saral informed us that since Estonia has no diplomatic relations with Sudan, it will support the EU's common position th [...]
2007-06-08 05:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN EN
07TALLINN397ESTONIA: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN
[...] (SBU) On June 11, we delivered reftel points concerning the issue of missing and detained American citizens in Iran to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and Reen Liivat, MFA U.S. Desk Officer. On June 12, Mottus and Liivat expressed to us their regrets ove [...]
2007-06-14 11:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EN
07TALLINN425ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-26 05:05:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR EN
07TALLINN486ESTONIA: UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-26 04:38:00Embassy TallinnSECRETKNNP PARM IR EN
07TALLINN565ESTONIA INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 TECHNICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 13:22:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN
07TALLINN568CORRECTION: SYRIAN AVCTIVIST DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 06:34:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN
07TALLINN622ESTONIA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 14:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEG EUN IS JA PARM PREL IAEA EN
07TALLINN699 ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolakese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel points. Jogi reaffirmed Government of Estonia (GOE) support for UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and noted Estonia believes that Ir [...]
2007-10-29 16:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN
07TALLINN703ESTONIA: CONDEMN PKK USE OF VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Polecoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolekese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel. According to Jogi, the Government of Estonia (GOE) strongly condemns PKK activities, in particular those which have resulted in the de [...]
2007-10-31 12:14:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN EN
07TALLINN728ESTONIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON HSPD-6 TEXT
[...] SUMMARY: On October 30, a visiting Washington delegation representing the CA Bureau and the Terrorism Screening Center reached agreement with GOE interlocutors on the text of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) Arrangement to share terrorist-screening information. Substantiv [...]
2007-11-07 14:34:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN
07TALLINN731 ESTONIA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff shared reftel points with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jogi responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) fully supports the USG views and practices on this issue. DECKER [...]
2007-11-08 14:29:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN
07TALLINN783 ESTONIA TO ANNOUNCE RECORD DONATION AT PARIS
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff shared reftel points with Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle East Affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On December 12, Kahn responded that the Government of Estonia plans to announce a pledge of USD 1 million in assistance to the Palestinians at the Pari [...]
2007-12-12 15:16:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EN
07TALLINN89ESTONIA: UNSCR 1737 AND IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:12:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC NEA IR EN
07TASHKENT1300UZBEK OFFICIALS SHOW A HINT OF FLEXIBILITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met with four key Uzbek Government interlocutors during his five-day visit to Tashkent. All fiercely defended Uzbekistan's record on religious freedom and suggested that the country's designation as a Country of [...]
2007-07-16 14:09:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF UZ
07TASHKENT1659DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON
[...] (SBU) On September 17, 2007 poloff delivered demarche to the Division Chief of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Desk, Ismat Fayzullaev. Mr. Fayzullaev responded that Uzbekistan is a small country and is not generally involved in affairs of the Middle East. He added that Uz [...]
2007-09-19 04:32:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC LE PTER
07TASHKENT442KAFKAESQUE CHALLENGE TO LEGALLY WORKING ABROAD
[...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Ministry of Labor's Agency for Foreign Labor Migration Affairs, Gafurjon Usmanov, told Poloff he would like to establish guest worker contracts for Uzbeks in the United States. In order to work legally abroad, all Uzbeks must obtain prior Agency authorization thro [...]
2007-03-19 04:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV SMIG SOCI ECON CVIS UZ
07TBILISI2269STAFFDEL ANAND'S AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 1 VISIT TO GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Georgian officials gave a four-member staff delegation from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs an overview of Georgia's ongoing reforms August 30, in areas including rule of law, elections, defense, prisons, and the economy. The officials stressed the importance of NATO integration a [...]
2007-09-07 12:24:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2708G/TIP VISITS GEORGIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In Tbilisi on October 22 and 23, G/TIP Officer Brittany Brown and EUR/PGI Officer Jody Buckneberg visited multiple NGOs and government agencies who comprise Georgia's joint effort to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Accompanied by Emboffs, Brown and Buckneberg discussed the [...]
2007-11-02 07:09:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM GG
07TBILISI2797GEORGIA BI-WEEKLY UPDATE NOVEMBER 9
[...] This cable contains current items of political, economic, and social interest concerning Georgia during the weeks of October 27-November 9. Georgia Claims Violation of Airspace ------------------------------------ 2. Zaza Gogava, Head of Georgia's Joint Forces Command, was quoted November [...]
2007-11-09 12:54:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM ECON GG
07TELAVIV1086CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OLMERT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. REPRESENTATIVE GARY ACKERMAN (D, NEW YORK),CHAIRMAN OF MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH ASIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, CALLED ON PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT APRIL 11. THEY DISCUSSED OLMERT'S APPROACH TO HIS UPCOMING MEETING WI [...]
2007-04-13 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS
07TELAVIV1110FM LIVNI: ARAB LEAGUE PEACE COMMITTEE CAN PROVIDE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The MFA reports that FM Livni has been actively lobbying both her Jordanian and Egyptian counterparts prior to the meeting of the Arab League's "Follow-Up Committee" scheduled for April 18 in Cairo (reftel). Senior GOI officials, including PM Olmert, have made public [...]
2007-04-17 15:14:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN KPAL ARABL JO IS
07TELAVIV1113ISRAEL: CODEL ACKERMAN AND FM LIVNI DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting in Tel Aviv on April 12 with Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni explained Israel's belief that it is impossible to distinguish between Hamas and non-Hamas members of the Palestinian government. She urged the inte [...]
2007-04-18 06:22:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IR IS
07TELAVIV1114CODEL ACKERMAN'S MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (C) Summary. Representative Gary Ackerman (D, New York),Chairman of the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Opposition Leader Binyamin Netanyahu at the Knesset April 11. The discussion covered Netany [...]
2007-04-18 06:55:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR KPAL IS
07TELAVIV1119ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 09:14:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1143ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Secretary Gates to Israel, April 18-19, 2007 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and The Jerusalem Post prominently covered the visit of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to Israel. Yediot and Maariv did not report on th [...]
2007-04-19 08:49:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1540ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 10:23:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV1558NEW ISRAELI MOD DG BUCHRIS SHARES HIS PRIORITIES
[...] (S) ON MAY 22, AMBASSADOR JONES HELD HIS FIRST MEETING WITH NEW ISRAELI MOD DIRECTOR GENERAL PINCHAS BUCHRIS. BUCHRIS, WHO HAD BEEN IN OFFICE ONLY 14 DAYS, FOCUSED HIS COMMENTS ON THE U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONSHIP, STRESSING HIS PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SEEING THE RELATIONSHIP PUT "BACK ON TRACK," AN [...]
2007-05-25 15:29:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PINR MARR MASS ETTC KNNP KWBG KPAL
07TELAVIV1665DOE/NNSA/LLNL TEAM'S VISIT TO ISRAEL SEES PROGRESS
[...] (S) From March 13 through March 14, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Team comprised of officials from the DOE-affiliated National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) met with officials from the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC),Israel' [...]
2007-06-07 15:18:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC IR SY KN IS
07TELAVIV192ISRAELIS APPRECIATE PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS ON
[...] (C) Pol Couns drew on reftel background to brief MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (A/S equivalent) Yacov Hadas-Handelsman January 16. Hadas-Handelsman said Israel shared the U.S. interest in a unified, stable Iraq, adding that this was what the Arabs wanted as well. Hadas-Hand [...]
2007-01-17 15:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS PGOV IS IZ
07TELAVIV209MFA DEBUNKS MEDIA REPORT OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) THE LEFT-LEANING DAILY HA'ARETZ RAN AN EXCLUSIVE FRONT PAGE STORY JANUARY 16 BY VETERAN JOURNALIST AKIVA ELDAR "REVEALING" THAT BACK CHANNEL ISRAELI-SYRIAN NEGOTIATIONS HAD RESULTED IN A DRAFT PEACE AGREEMENT. THESE TALKS, WHICH WERE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH UNSPECIFIED EUROPEAN MEDIATION FROM [...]
2007-01-18 13:48:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS SY
07TELAVIV252GOI CAUTIOUSLY IN FAVOR OF INFORMAL UNSCR 1701
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 22 meeting with NEA DAS Robert Danin, Aharon "Ronny" Yaar (MFA Deputy Director General and Head of the UN and International Organizations Division) and Tal Becker (Advisor to Foreign Minister Livni) observed that smuggling of weapons, including hundreds of long-ra [...]
2007-01-24 06:49:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER PGOV LE SY IS FR
07TELAVIV2652U/S BURNS' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH ISRAELI MOSSAD
[...] (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018. Dagan provided his assessment of the [...]
2007-08-31 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MARR MASS KNNP UNSC PK IR IZ ZP
07TELAVIV266SOLANA URGES PROGRESS ON PEACE; ISRAELIS CAUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his January 19-21 visit to Israel, High Representative Javier Solana urged his hosts to use the current window of opportunity to make progress with the Palestinians on peace. He expressed full support for the Secretary's idea of developing a "political horizon" and SIPDI [...]
2007-01-24 09:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG EUN IS
07TELAVIV2688DAS DANIN AND MFA DDG'S YAAR AND HADAS-HANDELSMAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Over breakfast August 30, NEA DAS Robert Danin discussed the peace process and other regional issues with MFA DDG for International Organizations Ronny Yaar, MFA DDG for the Middle East Yacov Hadas-Handelsman, and MFA UN Political Affairs Director Rony Adam. Yaar noted the GOI's [...]
2007-09-06 08:12:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KWBG PTER EG LE MO IS
07TELAVIV2737ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 10:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2890ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 10:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2933ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 10:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV297ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, FM Tzipi Livni warned PA Chairman [President] Mahmou [...]
2007-01-26 10:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3027GOI RESPONDS TO EAST JERUSALEM DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered the demarche on continued and planned Israeli settlement activities in East Jerusalem to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General Aharon Abramovitch on Sunday, October 14. The following text was passed to Ambramovitch's office: 2. (U) (Begin text) Esta [...]
2007-10-19 08:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3045REGULATORY HURDLES CONTINUE TO DELAY PLACEMENT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Regulatory roadblocks continue to delay implementation of the MOU between Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS),specifically the placement of five PRCS ambulances in East Jerusalem. MFA Director of International Organizations and Human Rights Sim [...]
2007-10-22 07:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS
07TELAVIV3051ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The top story over the weekend was the alleged assassination plot against PM Olmert in June. Reportedly, the plot which was broken up by Shin Bet and PA security services, involved five [...]
2007-10-22 10:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3145ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-30 10:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV319TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON HAMAS, SYRIA, IRAQI KURDS,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with his new Turkish counterpart, former MFA spokesman Namik Tan, in Tel Aviv on January 26. Tan maintained that Turkey's policy of engagement with Hamas and Syria is intended to split them from Iran. He reiterated Ankara's opposition to the Iranian nuclear we [...]
2007-01-29 15:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL TU SY IR IZ IS
07TELAVIV320LIVNI IN TOKYO: NEW MIDDLE EAST, TRILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: According to both the Japanese Embassy and Israeli MFA, FM Livni used her January 17-18 visit to Japan to outline her views on the current situation in the Middle East and stress the importance of opposing Iran and supporting moderates (including Palestinian President Abbas). She [...]
2007-01-29 15:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAIR JA IS
07TELAVIV3222ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 11:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3386PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI
[...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team led by MFA Deputy Director General (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the technical status of Iran's nuclear program with a U.S. team led by ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney. The Israeli sid [...]
2007-11-29 07:22:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3398ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 12:03:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV3482ISRAEL'S RESPONSE TO BRITISH NOTE VERBALE ON
[...] (SBU) Below is the text of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs' response to the British Embassy's October 19 Note Verbale regarding Shepherd's Hotel and the Mufti's Grove site in East Jerusalem. The MFA's response was provided to Ambassador Jones by the British Ambassador on November 20. [...]
2007-12-10 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
07TELAVIV3514PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 MEETING AT THE ISRAELI
[...] (S) In an October 24 meeting at the Israeli MFA, an Israeli government interagency team lead by MFA DDG (Strategic Affairs) Miriam Ziv shared its assessment of the current situation in the IAEA and UN Security Council, and the likelihood of key UNSC members supporting a third UNSC sanctions resolut [...]
2007-12-13 16:43:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR IS
07TELAVIV3515PDAS MCNERNEY'S OCTOBER 24 DISCUSSIONS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION FINANCE AND IRAN WITH THE ISRAELI MFA (CABLE 4 OF 5) REF: A. TEL AVIV 03385 B. TEL AVIV 03386 C. TEL AVIV 03514
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 16:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER KNNP MNUC IR IS
07TELAVIV3516ISN PDAS MCNERNEY'S DISCUSSION ON PSI AND UNFC
[...] (C) During an October 24 meeting with an Israeli inter-agency team at the Foreign Ministry that focused mainly on the Iranian nuclear threat, ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney and her delegation also exchanged views on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and various resolutions in the UN Firs [...]
2007-12-13 16:55:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP UNSC UNFC EG RU IS
07TELAVIV3517ISRAEL PLEASED WITH PROGRESS IN RELATIONS WITH INDIA AND CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, PolCouns and PolOff met with newly-appointed Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific (A/S EAP and SCA equivalent) Ruth Kahanoff to discuss Israel's relations with India and China. . . . ---------------------------------- China Has Great Respect for Israel - [...]
2007-12-13 17:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PARM MASS CH IN ID MY PK IS
07TELAVIV3566ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President Bush's Doctrine 2. Gaza ------------------------- Key Stories in the Media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that U.S. general (ret.) James Jones said in his meetings on Tuesday with Israeli ministers that he will not serve as a "judge" and arbitrator of road map [...]
2007-12-19 11:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV357LABOR'S POTENTIAL LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of meetings with the Ambassador, Labor MKs Ami Ayalon, Avishai Braverman and Ophir Pines-Paz all aspire to lead the party following the May 28 primaries, which they believe will end the era of Amir Peretz at the helm. Ayalon and Braverman were the first to team up [...]
2007-02-01 12:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY
07TELAVIV359ISRAELI MADRID PARTICIPANTS ON SAUDI INITIATIVE,
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Israeli participants in the Madrid-plus-fifteen conference held January 10-12 (reftel) have told the Embassy and the press that they seek "the end of gradualism" and a focus on final status negotiations as the best way to reach peace with the Palestinians. To break w [...]
2007-02-01 12:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL POV KWBG KPAL SP IS
07TELAVIV387ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that PM Ehud Olmert, PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet on February 19. Maariv (Ben Caspit) reported [...]
2007-02-06 11:27:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV471ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV553IRAN: U/S JOSEPH'S JANUARY 30 DINNER WITH ISRAEL
[...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence, and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...]
2007-02-22 06:14:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV556IRAN-RUSSIA: UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH’S DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S) During his January 30 - February 2 visit to Israel, Under Secretary Robert Joseph participated in talks with Israeli representatives from the MFA, MOD, Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and affiliated research centers, IDF intelligence (IDI),and the Mossad. Discussions focused on the thr [...]
2007-02-22 06:46:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL KNNP MNUC PTER IR RU IS
07TELAVIV610CW/BW AND EXPORT CONTROL CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation DAS Donald Mahley led a team of experts from State and Commerce to Israel on February 11-13 for consultations on chemical and biological weapons non-proliferation and export controls. In the discussions, Israeli MFA Director for Arms [...]
2007-02-27 07:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL BWC TBIO FR UK IS
07TELAVIV679UNSCR 1701: GOI FOCUS ON SMUGGLING AND SOLDIERS;
[...] (C) Summary: UNSYG Special Adviser on the Situation in the Middle East Michael Williams discussed UNSCR 1701 implementation with FM Tzipi Livni and Deputy DefMin Ephraim Sneh during his February 25-26 visit to Israel. Both sides characterized the talks as productive. (Note: In contrast to [...]
2007-03-02 11:05:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO LE IS
07TELAVIV739IRAN: CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S BREAKFAST WITH
[...] (U) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Steinitz, th [...]
2007-03-08 14:40:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PTER MASS KPAL KWBG IR SY IS
07TELAVIV740CODEL KYL AND HARMAN'S LUNCH WITH KNESSET MEMBERS
[...] (S) 1. (C) During the visit of CODELs Kyl and Harman to Israel, February 18-20, the two CODELs -- led by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) -- held a series of meetings with GOI officials and Knesset members according to a program drawn up by Knesset Member Yuval Stei [...]
2007-03-08 14:53:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PINR PTER KPAL KWBG MASS IR SY LE IS
07TELAVIV860ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 11:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07THEHAGUE1134ISA (FORMERLY ILSA): DUTCH WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch Economic Ministry has withdrawn financial support for a June 22-27 trade mission to Iran, following interventions by the Foreign Minister and behind-the-scenes pressure from the Embassy. While the mission may go forward as a "private" initiative, some companies have [...]
2007-06-14 07:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR
07THEHAGUE1152CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) In the June 5 WEOG meeting, the facilitator for consultations on this issue (Luis Garcia, Spain) announced that, in light of the May 25 Note by the DG on the Technical Secretariat's initiative in this area, he had asked the SIPDIS Vice-Chair for the Industry Cluster to cancel the June 13 [...]
2007-06-15 12:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1274CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The June 26-29 Executive Council session was an exercise in punting. Only 13 of some 50 items for EC action were actually decided and everything else was deferred to EC-50. On the most important issue of all, the Council deferred consideration of the verification plan and facility agreem [...]
2007-07-05 07:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1322NETHERLANDS/MFO: DUBIOUS ABOUT ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) On July 10, Poloff discussed reftel with Roger van Laak, Senior Policy Advisor at the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle East and North African Affairs, thanking the Dutch for their prior contributions to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO). In response to reftel points regarding a [...]
2007-07-10 13:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG NL
07THEHAGUE1364NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD FATA'S JULY 13 VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: During his meetings with Dutch officials on July 13, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Daniel Fata discussed the Dutch decision on whether to extend in some capacity its ISAF mission in Afghanistan. Dutch officials were receptive to Fata's suggestion of [...]
2007-07-19 10:31:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1642NETHERLANDS/EU: KOSOVO IS TOP PRIORITY FOR GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 5, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Desiree Kopmels, EU correspondent for the Dutch MFA. In discussions the next day, Ms. Kopmels emphasized that the Netherlands would push for the EU to send a united message to Belgrade and Pristina: 'get to a solution.' K [...]
2007-09-06 14:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU NL RU YI KV
07THEHAGUE1701NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH MFA SKEPTICAL OF EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 17, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Peter van der Bloemen. Staff in the MFA Departments of Middle East and Security Affairs do not support the Lebanon border monitoring mission at this time, without a clear exit strategy and without gu [...]
2007-09-17 12:36:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS LE NL
07THEHAGUE1963CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2001NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 19-20 (GAERC)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15, POLOFF delivered reftel points to the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmels. Also on November 15, Stefan van Wersch, Director for EU external policy, and Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, reviewed Dutch priorities ahead of the November 19-20 GAERC du [...]
2007-11-20 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NL EU EAID ETRD
07THEHAGUE2044NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF and ECONOFF shared reftel A points to key contacts at the Dutch MFA, including: EU Correspondent Desiree Kopmels, Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk, and Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit. Iran sanctions points were also share [...]
2007-12-07 15:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EU KV IR
07THEHAGUE2061NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DASD CAGAN'S DEC. 12
[...] (C) Summary: During her December 12 meetings with Dutch officials, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (A) for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan stressed the GONL has the unique opportunity -- especially with a long lead-time to August 2008 -- to work with po [...]
2007-12-14 13:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE246ILSA: DUTCH, SHELL ON SOUTH PARS GAS DEAL WITH IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Shell CEO van der Veer confirmed to the Ambassador on February 7 that no deal was expected on the South Pars LNG project until 2008 at the earliest. Van der Veer said his recent public comments on political concerns related t [...]
2007-02-09 12:00:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETTC EPET ENRG PREL CH IR SP NL
07THEHAGUE253AMNESTY INTN'L: DUTCH-IRANIAN CITIZEN RISKS
[...] (C) Summary: Faleh al-Mansouri, a Dutch-Iranian citizen arrested during a May 2006 visit to Syria and extradited to Iran, remains in Iranian custody without Dutch consular access. The Dutch chapter of Amnesty International (AI) fears he may be executed in the near future. The GONL continues [...]
2007-02-09 14:49:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM IR NL
07THEHAGUE284CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...]
2007-02-14 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE504CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...]
2007-03-21 15:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE566UNSCR 1737/IRAN: DUTCH RECEPTIVE TO TREASURY UNDER
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In meetings March 8 in The Hague, senior GONL officials told visiting Treasury Under Secretary Levey that a nuclear-armed Iran would be unacceptable. While supporting USG aims for a second UN resolution on Iran, these officials stressed the need for practical and non-discriminatory mea [...]
2007-03-27 15:21:00Embassy The HagueSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE58NETHERLANDS/MFO: DUTCH CONFIRM 2007 MFO
[...] (SBU) On January 12, POLCOUNS passed reftel message thanking the Dutch for their 500,000 EURO contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) for 2007 to Roger van Laak, Senior Policy Officer at the Dutch MFA's Department of Middle East and North African Affairs. Van Laak confirme [...]
2007-01-12 14:01:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MFO PKO XF NL
07THEHAGUE71URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON -- DUTCH RESPONSE
[...] (U) Emboffs delivered January 15 reftel A points urging ministerial level representation and donor support for Lebanon at the Paris Donor's Conference on January 25 to Peter van der Bloemen, Desk Officer, Syria and Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa Division, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affai [...]
2007-01-16 17:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL LE NL
07THEHAGUE728NEW DUTCH TRADE MINISTER TO FOCUS ON BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. New Dutch Trade Minister Heemskerk's positive experience in America as a young student should bode well for maintaining Dutch support within the EU for U.S. positions in WTO/Doha talks and related trade issues. Heemskerk recently told Ambassador Arnall that support for "one-s [...]
2007-04-19 12:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV USTR WTRO PINR NL
07THEHAGUE744ICI SIGNING: DUTCH LIKELY TO ATTEND BUT OFFER NO
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch are committed to supporting Iraqi reform, economic development, and reconstruction, but do not plan a pledge at the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) signing, Dutch officials say. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered on April 16 ref A demarche regarding s [...]
2007-04-20 14:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUN EAID EFIN PGOV PREL NL
07THEHAGUE760SUPPORTING LEBANON: PLANNED DUTCH CONTRIBUTION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch are finalizing a plan to provide 3.6 million euros (approximately $4.9 million) in 2007 to support of Lebanese reconstruction and security sector reform efforts. Dutch support in 2006 totaled 11.1 million euros (approximately $15.1 million). End Summary. 2. (SBU) Fo [...]
2007-04-24 08:39:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV LE NL
07THEHAGUE804CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Status of efforts toward Middle East Universality: UK Ambassador Parker opened the meeting with a briefing on the recent meetings in Cairo. DG Pfirter met with Egyptian MFA officials as well as members of the NGO Council on Foreign Relations, but found no sign of movement towards adherenc [...]
2007-05-01 11:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE899NETHERLANDS/EU: MAY 14-15 PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GONL remains concerned about Sudan and will support EU sanctions if no UN sanctions are forthcoming. The Dutch are also concerned about progress on EU-Russia cooperation. They support an EU role in the International Compact with Iraq and Ahtisaari's recommendations for [...]
2007-05-11 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN ETRD KPAL PREL EAID NL
07THEHAGUE946NETHERLANDS: A/S DE SUTTER'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon discussion at the MFA on May 8, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter addressed Russian President Putin's April 26 remarks and attempts to link the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty to [...]
2007-05-18 13:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP KCFE CWC NL
07THEHAGUE964DUTCH ON PARTICIPATION BY CHINA AND TAIWAN IN THE
[...] (SBU) On May 22, Econoff and Poloff delivered reftel points to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Adrian Palm, Head of the East Asia Division, and Pim van Gemeren, China Policy Officer, East Asia Division. Palm said the GONL agreed that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) [...]
2007-05-23 09:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PREL AORG TW CH NL
07THEHAGUE971NETHERLANDS/CHINA: FM VERHAGEN'S MAY 16 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen visited Beijing May 16 and met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo, and others. According to the Dutch MFA, discussions focused on Taiwan, Sudan and human rights [...]
2007-05-23 13:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL AORG EAGR ETRD EUN PHUM CH SU TW NL
07TOKYO1JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/03/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-03 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO10HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY AZAR'S MEETING WITH MOFA ECONOMIC
[...] (U) Summary: On December 6, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II met in Tokyo with Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Affairs Bureau. They discussed a range of global and bilateral health issues, i [...]
2007-01-04 05:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI EAGR JA
07TOKYO1025ANRE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS DIRECTOR GIVES
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on March 2 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Director Shin Hosaka expressed only partial satisfaction with discussions between Japan and Russia that took place in late February. He appreciated assurances from Russian P [...]
2007-03-09 08:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG ECON JA CH RU
07TOKYO1027JAPAN INVITED TO IRAQ NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Japan has received an invitation to attend the opening session of the March 10 Iraq Neighbors conference, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Ghanim Al-Jumaily. Al-Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer that he had lobbied hard with his Ministry and also convinced Vice President T [...]
2007-03-09 08:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OIC UN IZ JA
07TOKYO10282007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-09 09:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO10342007 TIP REPORT: JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy's point of contact on TIP issues is Political Officer Scott Hansen, Office Phone: 81 (3) 3224-5558, Fax: 81 (3) 3224-5322, Email: hansensw@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tokyo has spent a total of 207 hours researching trafficking issues, developing and implementing TIP progr [...]
2007-03-12 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JA
07TOKYO1051UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION: JAPAN CAUTIOUS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S., Japanese and Australian delegates to the Trilateral Working Group (WG) on Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 met in Tokyo January 24 to continue discussions on 1718 implementation including resolving outstanding legal and policy concerns over sanctions en [...]
2007-03-12 05:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL MARR UNSC AS JA
07TOKYO1090 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/13/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1096JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/14/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-14 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1147EAP/DAS CHRISTENSEN,S MARCH 2 TOKYO MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Japan's ties with China have warmed significantly since Prime Minister Abe's October visit to China and both sides are working to achieve a compromise on gas exploration in the East China Sea, MOFA officials, Diet members and academics told EAP/DAS Christensen during separate M [...]
2007-03-15 09:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL PGOV CH TW KN KS JA
07TOKYO1182PM HOWARD VISIT DEEPENS JAPAN-AUSTRALIA SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11-14 visit to Japan, Australian Prime Minister Howard focused on strengthening security ties, signing a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation with Prime Minister Abe that makes his country "Japan's closest defense partner aside from the U.S.," according to MOF [...]
2007-03-16 10:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS JA
07TOKYO1197MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Iraq War Four Years On: Dialogue Needed to End Sectarian and Ethnic Violence" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (3/19): "Tuesday marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, with the ensuing sectarian and ethnic violence drawing the country further into the quicksand of a [...]
2007-03-19 03:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1211DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CROUCH'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ballistic missile defense and working toward early deployment of the missile defense agreement, DFM Yachi told DNSA Crouch that during February 26-27 meetings. Japan is troubled by the lack of transparency in China's military development and developmental as [...]
2007-03-19 08:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER PHUM ECON ETRD EAID MARR KWBG
07TOKYO1216 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 11:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1218JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 01:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO124MOFA DIRECTOR GENERAL VISITS TEHRAN, URGES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 visit to Tehran, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Okuda urged Iranian officials to comply with the will of the international community and abide by the provisions of UNSCR 1737, according to a MOFA contact. The Iranians replied, predictably, th [...]
2007-01-11 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR IR JA
07TOKYO1253 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-21 22:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1268JAPAN HOPES TO "UPGRADE" RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan wishes to upgrade its relations with Iraq from one of a donor nation to a "long-term and strategic partnership," according to MOFA sources. To achieve this end, Japan will be hosting three high-level bilateral exchanges in the next few weeks. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al [...]
2007-03-22 07:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1338JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/27/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1347MEDIA REACTION Q PROMOTION OF DIALOGUES IN
[...] "US Taking the Initiative in Promoting Middle East Dialogues" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai wrote (3/28): "The USG is taking the initiative in promoting dialogues with Israel and pro-US Arab nations, including the Iraq Stabilization Conference held on March 10 in Baghdad and planned regul [...]
2007-03-28 02:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1349JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 04:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1353CJCS GENERAL PACE MEETING WITH FM ASO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Pace, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Aso on March 21, emphasized the importance of the alliance realignment agreement, the value of Japan's continued contributions to Iraq and Indian Ocean operations, and explained he will visit C [...]
2007-03-28 05:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR JA
07TOKYO1362JAPAN SUPPORTS UNSCR 1737, MULLING CONCRETE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 08:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO1376IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) FINATT met with Ministry of Finance, Legal Office, International Bureau official Hiroshi Yamashita on March 27 to discuss the details and importance of UNSCR 1747. Using Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt's comments to underscore our committment to implementing UNSCR 1747, FINATT and Yamash [...]
2007-03-29 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM EB ISN KNNP IR EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AEMR
07TOKYO1377MOFA ECONOMIC DIRECTOR GENERAL ON SUB-CABINET
[...] (C) Summary: The exchange of information on free trade agreements and discussion of food safety issues remain the most sensitive topics for Japan at the upcoming sub-Cabinet meetings in Washington, according to the Director General for Economic Affairs of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2007-03-29 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAGR EINV PREL WTRO SENV JA
07TOKYO1383INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKHERJEE PAYS
[...] (C) Summary: During a low-key March 22-23 visit, Indian External Affairs Minister Mukjerjee and his Japanese counterparts repeated familiar expressions regarding shared values and reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations. Among others other things, the two sides agreed t [...]
2007-03-29 10:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG EAID IN JA
07TOKYO1391JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/30/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 01:53:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1418MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Chaos in Iraq Cannot Be Ignored" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (3/31): "With terrorist attacks continuing and sectarian violence intensifying, the situation in Iraq is becoming more serious. As a member of the international community, it is a matter of course that Japan [...]
2007-04-02 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1420JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/02/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 03:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1472NAKAGAWA GETS WARM BEIJING RECEPTION, PUSHES "NEW"
[...] (C) Summary: China and Japan will do all they can to reach an agreement on oil and gas exploration in the East China Sea before Premier Wen's April 11 visit to Japan, according to LDP Diet-member Kuniko Inoguchi. On March 22 Inoguchi briefed on her March 16-19 Beijing visit with a Diet dele [...]
2007-04-04 09:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CH JA
07TOKYO1474SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL KEATING'S VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) You take your command as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is focused on expanding Japan's ties, including security relations, with new partners like Australia and India. It [...]
2007-04-04 22:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JN
07TOKYO1482JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/05/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1507JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-06 02:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1518CHINESE AMBASSDOR ON PREMIER'S VISIT, HISTORY
[...] (C) Summary: China hopes the upcoming visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will help to stabilize its relations with Japan and to clarify Japanese thinking on the future nature of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wang Yi. Wang stressed that joining the "con [...]
2007-04-06 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN JA CH
07TOKYO1520DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] (C) Embassy passed a non-paper (reftel) regarding designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) on Monday, April 2, 2007 to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, who noted that such information was "precious". POLoff delivered the non-paper t [...]
2007-04-06 07:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN ISN JA
07TOKYO1523JAPAN PREPARES FOR VISIT OF IRAQI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Following Vice President al-Hashimi,s successful visit to Japan (reftel),Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Tokyo April 8-11. The GOJ initially invited al-Maliki plus one Minister. However, according to Japanese Embassy Baghdad Deputy Chief of Mission Fumio Iwai, f [...]
2007-04-06 08:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO1524NO RESOLUTION TO EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE
[...] (C) Summary. Despite positive reports in the press, the March 29 meeting in Tokyo between Japan and China to discuss the East China Sea dispute yielded no new proposal and failed to bring the two sides any closer to a resolution. A panel of experts from both countries likely will meet on Apri [...]
2007-04-06 08:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1526COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PDASD JIM SHINN AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 10-13, 2007 visit to Japan by PDASD Jim Shinn, Suzanne Basalla, Jason Hamm, Rick Weir, and Jordan Winkler. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Xanthi Carras. She can be reached at: Office phone: (81-3)3224-5344 H [...]
2007-04-06 09:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL JA
07TOKYO153JAPAN'S VIEWS ON WAR CRIME ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of meetings on December 21-22, 2006, Senior Advisor to the Office of War Crime Issues Milbert Shin met with academics, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) think tank scholars, and government officials to discuss progress in the establishment of the K [...]
2007-01-12 07:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC KJUS KLIG PHUM PREL AS ID JA KCRM
07TOKYO1531MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO
[...] "Political Action Should be Taken to Break Middle East Deadlock" The liberal Asahi editorialized (4/9): "... There have been moves to find a way out from the current fix in the Middle East arising from stalemated Palestinian peace efforts, the chaos in Lebanon and Iran's nuclear development. A [...]
2007-04-09 00:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1545JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-10 01:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1555PREMIER WEN,S APRIL VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit is an important step in further "warming" the bilateral relationship following the "cool" Koizumi years. Despite earlier press speculation to the contrary, the East China Sea dispute over energy resource development is unlikely to be resol [...]
2007-04-10 04:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON PREL CH JA
07TOKYO1563MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO
[...] "Japan Should Promote Strategic Relations with Iraq" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (4/10): "During their meeting on Monday, Japanese Prime Minister Abe and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki agreed to build a long-term strategic partnership between the two countries.... [...]
2007-04-10 23:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1577JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO16JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO161JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 09:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER
07TOKYO1615 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/12/07
[...] Enhancing efforts to protect drinking water resources. Preventing river pollution and cooperating in preventing water pollution, especially the basins of Bo Hai and Huang Hai. 2. Making every effort for recycling wastes. Cooperating in collecting wastes and implementing a corporate environme [...]
2007-04-12 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1631 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1658JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER UNDECIDED ON ATTENDANCE
[...] (C) Japanese Foreign Minister Aso has not yet decided whether he will attend the International Compact With Iraq signing ceremony May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh, MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer April 16. However, he will [...]
2007-04-16 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN IZ JA
07TOKYO1665JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/16/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-17 00:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1679PM ABE ASSURES PACOM OF FULL SUPPORT FOR SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary. During an April 12 meeting, Prime Minister Abe assured Commander of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Timothy Keating, that he regards the US-Japan Alliance as critical to Japan's security. Abe stated that in view of China's rapid military build-up and the threat posed by North Ko [...]
2007-04-17 23:01:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL POL PGOV MARR CH JA
07TOKYO1680GPOI: MOFA TELLS AA/S MULL JAPAN STILL STUDYING
[...] (C) Summary. Japan continues to study ways to contribute to the Global Peacekeeping Operations Initiative (GPOI),MOFA Foreign Policy Deputy Director General Nagamine told Acting Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Mull during their April 11 meeting, but must first overcome hi [...]
2007-04-18 02:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO JA
07TOKYO1689JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1708 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-18 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1710IRAQ PRIME MINISTER MALIKI'S VISIT TO JAPAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe told Prime Minister Maliki that Japan fully supports his government and looks to him to continue to lead in Iraq, during Maliki's April 8-11 visit to Tokyo. Abe advised Maliki that he must take steps to shore up the security situation by this summer, do more to [...]
2007-04-18 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO172MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL SUMMIT/PM ABE'S
[...] "Will Envisioned Charter Change ASEAN?" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/16): "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),which marks its 40th anniversary this summer, has entered an important phase of major change. ASEAN leaders agreed at their summit in Cebu, [...]
2007-01-16 03:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1725JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1740 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-19 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1742MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY ON IRAQ COMPACT DELIVERED;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Aso told Ambassador and Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari that his agreement to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow on May 3 precludes his participation in the Compact meeting. However, he suggested that if Lavrov were to propose moving their meeting [...]
2007-04-19 08:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL IZ RS JA
07TOKYO1743PREMIER WEN JIABAO'S JAPAN VISIT: GETTING BACK ON
[...] (C) Summary: Marked more by warm atmospherics rather than specific agreements, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Japan visit is being characterized as a successful and important step forward in the relationship by Japanese diplomats and others. One disappointment, however, was the fa [...]
2007-04-19 09:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL CH TW KS JA
07TOKYO1752JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/20/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 02:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1760PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...]
2007-04-20 07:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO1762FM ASO'S PARTICIPATION AT COMPACT MEETING SEEMS
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission, following up on Ambassador's April 18 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Aso (ref A),met April 20 with MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda to reiterate the Secretary's oral message urging FM Aso's attendance at the [...]
2007-04-20 08:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL IZ JA
07TOKYO1764SCENESETTER FOR MICHAEL MASON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
[...] (C) You visit as Japan contemplates major changes in its approach to our alliance and Japan's role in the region and the world. We have highlighted specific law enforcement issues separately. This message will identify the broader political and economic framework within which we are advancin [...]
2007-04-20 09:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1767(C) REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON NEW PANEL
[...] (C/NF) The following is embassy Tokyo's response to Reftel request for insights into Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's proposed Panel on Collective Security (Note: The embassy comments are keyed to reftel questions): A. (C/NF) WHO ELSE WILL SERVE ON THE PANEL ASIDE FROM THOSE LISTED IN PRESS? [...]
2007-04-20 10:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR MARR PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1791PRC PREMIER WEN'S VISIT TO JAPAN: ICE MELTING, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. PRC Embassy contacts told Embassy Tokyo that Beijing views Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 Tokyo visit as a "100 percent success." Wen and Japan PM Abe adopted a "forward-looking view" and attempted to build trust, while Tokyo further defined the nature of the "strategic [...]
2007-04-23 09:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1802JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 01:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO19VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 04:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1915JAPAN INFORMED OF PRESIDENTIAL APPEAL FOR IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-27 08:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL EUN IZ JA
07TOKYO1918ABE'S REPORT CARD: UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Abe has had a string of legislative and policy successes on alliance issues -- including realignment, BMD data-sharing, and extensions of Japan's maritime support for Operation Enduring Freedom in the Indian Ocean and for coalition forces in Iraq. Complaints about [...]
2007-04-30 22:51:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV JA MARR PREL
07TOKYO1923JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-01 01:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO193MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE IN MIDEAST
[...] LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to plans by the Ministry of Defense to provide the US military with intelligence collected by the ASDF's Base Air Defense Ground Environment (BADGE) system in the event of a contingency in areas surrounding Japan. 2. "US Wins Support [...]
2007-01-17 03:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO1934JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/01/07-3
[...] Bills sponsored by government and ruling parties 2. Minshuto-sponsored bill National referendum bill  [...]
2007-05-01 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1946METI OUTLINES ABE-WEN SUMMIT OUTCOMES
[...] (C) Summary: The recent meeting between the Japanese Prime Minister and the Chinese Premier produced few tangible economic results, according to an official of Japan's Ministry of Economic, Trade, and Industry (METI). Nevertheless, the summit meeting did signal political commitment for fur [...]
2007-05-01 07:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV JA CH
07TOKYO1949ABE GETS BOOST FROM SUMMIT; PRESS COVERAGE POSITIVE
[...] (C) Summary. Polls taken shortly after Prime Minister Abe met April 27 with President Bush show Abe's support rate has risen close to 10 percent since March, with an equivalent decline in those saying they oppose Abe. While the shift is not only because of Abe's successful visit to the U.S., [...]
2007-05-01 09:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1957JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/02/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 00:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO1989 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2053 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-08 07:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2102 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/10/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO213JAPANESE SUPPORT FOR LEBANON AT PARIS III
[...] (C) Japan is unlikely to participate in the Paris III International Conference for Support to Lebanon at the ministerial level, nor is it contemplating any significant additional pledges of support, according to MOFA First Middle East Division Lebanon officer Hitoshi Ishizuka and Lebanese Cha [...]
2007-01-18 00:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAID LE JA
07TOKYO2136JAPANESE VIEWS OF IRAQ COMPACT AND NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is hopeful the good turnout at the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and Iraq Neighbors meetings May 3-4 in Sharm el-Sheikh will lead to greater international support for Iraq that will translate into improved security conditions, according to National Security Advisor [...]
2007-05-11 08:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID IZ JA
07TOKYO2161JAPAN DENIES PRESS REPORTS OF AID TO PALESTINIAN
[...] (SBU) MOFA categorically denies a May 10 Yomiuri Shimbun report that Japan is planning to resume Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) to the Palestinian Authority (PA),according to MOFA First Middle East Division Director Hideo Sato. Sato called in Embassy Tokyo political officer on May 14 [...]
2007-05-14 08:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL JA
07TOKYO2168JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 01:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2177The Japan Economic Scope - May 11, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from May 11, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Keidanren DG on Mideast Trip, FTAs and Upper House Elections 4. Advisory Committee's Recommends Joint Studies for a U.S. -- Japan FTA 5. Tokyo Uneasy on New WTO Paper on Agriculture 6. [...]
2007-05-15 04:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO2185JAPAN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN-VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officers delivered reftel demarche May 10 to MOFA Second Middle East Division Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi and May 14 to MOFA South America and Caribbean Division Principal Deputy Director Akifumi Mizuguchi. Mizuguchi said Japan shares the U.S. concerns that Ven [...]
2007-05-15 07:24:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR JA
07TOKYO2187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2194 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-16 23:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2232JAPAN-ROK EXCHANGE "CANDID" VIEWS DURING
[...] (C) Summary. After a three-year hiatus, the resumption of Japan-ROK security talks is part of a broader effort to improve relations. Though somewhat stilted and formulaic, the talks helped move the relationship forward. The May 10 dialogue resulted in a "candid exchange of views," with both [...]
2007-05-17 08:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS JA
07TOKYO2233 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 08:31:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2239JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2245DEMARCHE ON ARRESTED IRANIAN-AMERICAN HALEH
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tokyo political officer May 18 delivered reftel background points to officials at MOFA's First North American Division and Second Middle East Division, and requested Japan to engage with Iranian officials to urge the prompt release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari. In addition, politica [...]
2007-05-18 05:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 07:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2269ECON CONTACTS CONFIRM SUCCESS OF ABE'S MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,s April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a success. One official emphasized the improved relationship with Saudi Arabia but explained that the [...]
2007-05-21 09:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2272EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE DRAGS ON
[...] (C) Summary. The dispute over oil and gas exploration in an area in the East China Sea claimed by both Japan and China is no closer to resolution following a technical experts meeting in April, according to an Embassy contact at METI's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE). China's [...]
2007-05-22 01:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO2277MEDIA REACTION - EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT - TOKYO
[...] "Breakdown of EU-Russia Summit: Concern over a 'New Cold War'" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (5/22): "With the confrontation between the two sides becoming so sharp, the EU-Russia summit held on May 18 in central Russia broke down. There are concerns that without efforts to improve [...]
2007-05-22 02:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2287JAPAN-RUSSIA VICE MINISTER TALKS: NO PROGRESS ON
[...] (C) Summary. The May 17 Japan-Russia Vice Ministerial talks addressed a range of topics, but focused on preparations for the PM Abe-President Putin meeting on the margins of the G-8, MOFA and Russian Embassy contacts tell Embassy Tokyo political officer. Japan asked for clarification on repo [...]
2007-05-22 07:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA RU
07TOKYO2306METI MINISTER'S VISIT TO CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI),the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed the success of METI Minister Akira Amari's April 27 - May 5 visit to Central Asia and the Middle East. In [...]
2007-05-23 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AEMR JA
07TOKYO232JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 01:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2323JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-24 02:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2342JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 01:48:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2357KOMEITO: "YES" TO EXPANDED ROLES FOR JAPAN'S
[...] (C) Summary. Komeito, the LDP's indispensable partner in Japan's ruling coalition, has changed it's policy on Japan's right to use military force. Responding to four scenarios currently under consideration by a panel of experts appointed by Prime Minister Abe, the Komeito holds that the use [...]
2007-05-25 08:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JA
07TOKYO2358FM ASO TELEPHONES IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI; RAISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Aso telephoned Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki May 24 to urge Iran to halt uranium enrichment activities and to take a constructive approach in coming talks with the United States. Aso raised with Mottaki the subject of detained Iranian-American citizens and sai [...]
2007-05-25 08:29:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CASC KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2371JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 02:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO238JAPANESE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MFO
[...] (SBU) Japan recognizes the important mission played by the MFO in maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East, but is precluded by budget constraints from increasing its voluntary contribution to the organization at this time, according to Yusuke Yamasaki, Senior Deputy Director of MOFA [...]
2007-01-19 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MFO PKO JA
07TOKYO2395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2401MEDIA REACTION - US-IRAN TALKS - TOKYO
[...] "US, Iran Should Continue Talks" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (5/30): "The US and Iran held their first formal talks in 27 years since they broke off diplomatic relations. The ambassador-level talks will not lead directly to improving bilateral ties, however, given that the [...]
2007-05-30 04:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2461JAPAN'S REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo political and EST officers delivered reftel demarche to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto, 2nd Middle East Division Iran Desk Officer Junichi Sumi, and Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Officer Isami Takada. Fujimoto said t [...]
2007-06-01 08:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY JA
07TOKYO2517JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 02:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2521MEDIA REACTION - MISSLE DEFENSE IN EASTERN
[...] Wednesday's Yomiuri and Nihon Keizai front-paged the opening on Wednesday of the G-8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. 2. "US, Russia Should Work Harder to Prevent New Cold War" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (6/6): "The US and Russia are sharply at odds over the planned US deployment o [...]
2007-06-06 06:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO2529ANRE'S HOSAKA "BORED" WITH EAST CHINA SEA
[...] (C) Summary. The eighth round of director- general level talks between Japan and China on May 25 over the disputed oil and natural gas deposits in the East China Sea broke no new ground. Japan expected a new proposal from China but none was proffered. The two sides will step up the frequency [...]
2007-06-06 08:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ENFR PREL PGOV CH JA
07TOKYO2532JAPAN, PRC, ROK TRILATERAL FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (C) Summary. During the June 3 trilateral foreign ministers' meeting attended by officials from Japan, South Korea and the PRC, all three parties agreed on the need for an early resolution to the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) issue, MOFA contacts told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 5. Japan F [...]
2007-06-06 08:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KS CH JA
07TOKYO2534DEMARCHE ON DETAINED/MISSING AMERICANS IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-06 09:05:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM IR JA
07TOKYO2555TOKYO TO HOST PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu-Amr will visit Tokyo June 11-13, hosted by Foreign Minister Aso. Japan's message to Abu-Amr will be that the Palestinians must solve their internal problems and resume the peace process with the Israelis. Abu-Amr is expected to request a res [...]
2007-06-07 08:40:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL JA
07TOKYO2556 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/07/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-07 08:58:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2611 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 04:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2618 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/11/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-11 09:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2619JAPAN, CHINA, PRESS FORWARD WITH MEETINGS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The importance of the Six-Party Talks, the need to resolve problems associated with the transfer of funds from the Banco Delta Asia to North Korea, and Chinese concerns over former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui's June visit to Japan topped the agenda during the June 3 meeting [...]
2007-06-11 09:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV KTIA CH KS JA
07TOKYO2630NO JAPANESE DEMOCRACY PROMOTION ACTIVITIES IN IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan's involvement with Iranian civil society is limited to the work of two non-governmental organizations that focus on refugee relief efforts. In addition, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is currently involved in four projects which provide technical assistan [...]
2007-06-12 02:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EAID IR JA
07TOKYO2664 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-13 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2715JAPAN RECONSIDERS U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: In contrast to a year ago, Japanese officials see the United States as a much more active and influential player in the discussion on regional economic integration. A senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) indicated that Japan's participation in various regi [...]
2007-06-15 07:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN ETRD PREL APECO JA
07TOKYO2739 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/18/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-18 08:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2761 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2786FORMER JAPANESE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: NEW DIRECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazuhiro Sugita, former Director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO),believes Japan must support United States policy toward the Middle East but, at the same time, be more willing to pursue its own strategies and engagements in the region. He fears that follo [...]
2007-06-20 09:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
07TOKYO2848JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/25/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2854JAPAN RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) Poloff and FINATT delivered designation of Iranian entities information to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2nd Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance, International Bureau, Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on June 18 and J [...]
2007-06-25 03:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR EUN JA KN KNNP
07TOKYO2876PRC EMBASSY: WARMING TREND IN CHINA-JAPAN TIES TO
[...] (C) Summary: The warming trend in Sino-Japanese ties will continue even if Prime Minister Abe steps down after the July election, Chinese Embassy political officer Chen Zhiwen told Tokyo political officer during a June 18 meeting. Although the possibility of Abe resigning is slim, due to the [...]
2007-06-25 09:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV CH TW JA
07TOKYO2898JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2908GNEP: JAPAN ON EXPANSION, FUTURE MEETINGS
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: Following the May 21 GNEP Ministerial, Japan continues to voice concerns about expanding GNEP beyond the existing core group. Japan is cautious about undertaking cooperative research on sensitive nuclear technol [...]
2007-06-27 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA
07TOKYO296JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/23/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 00:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2966The Japan Economic Scope June 28, 2007
[...] (U) This cable contains the Japan Economic Scope from June 28, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Economic Section's Thinning Ranks 4. Doha Stock Taking in Tokyo 5. Ag Text Delay -- Is There a Silver Lining? 6. US-Korea FTA -- Political Will Key to Deal 7. U.S. Beef: Technical [...]
2007-06-29 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO30 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3039ADM WILLARD MEETS WITH MOD AND MOFA
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 27, 2007 introductory visit Admiral Robert F. Willard, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, met with Defense Minister Kyuma, MOD Administrative Vice Minister Moriya, and MOFA Administrative Vice Minister Yachi. Admiral Willard noted his appreciation for the strong Navy [...]
2007-07-04 22:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR JA PGOV PREL
07TOKYO307JAPANESE RECONSIDER, WILL SEND MINISTER TO PARIS
[...] (C) Japanese MOFA officials informed Lebanese Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo January 23 that after further consideration, Japan has decided to send Minister of Environment Masotoshi Wakabyashi to lead its delegation to the Paris III International Conference for Support to Lebanon, and will make a [...]
2007-01-23 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAID LE JA
07TOKYO3073 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/05/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3075IRANIAN VICE FOREIGN MINISTER SAFAR'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Maintaining a positive relationship with Iran would be difficult unless Iran heeds the international community's concern about its uranium enrichment program, Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka told Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Mahdi Safari in Tokyo on June 28. Safari claimed [...]
2007-07-05 08:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER JA IZ
07TOKYO3127The Japan Economic Scope--July 5, 2007 Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 5, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. JBIC Will Finance Pipe Manufacturing in Russia Autos, Energy 4. International Auto Standards and ACCJ Japan American Auto Industries Subcommittee 5. Nissan on Exchange Rates, O [...]
2007-07-09 08:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3130JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/10/07
[...] The government will receive pension benefits in full in a responsible manner. 2. The party will introduce a child-rearing allowance system to pay 26,000 yen for each child. 3. The party will establish an income compensation system to cover every farmer. Seven proposals  [...]
2007-07-10 01:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3171JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/12/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-12 01:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3205JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/13/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 04:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO321JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3265 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/17/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-17 21:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3311 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/19/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3322The Japan Economic Scope--July 19, 2007 Part 2
[...] (U) This cable contains the part two of the Japan Economic Scope from July 19, 2007. 2.(SBU) Table of Contents 3. Mississippi Governor Seeks Nagoya FDI 4. Sumitomo Chemical President Describes Japan-Saudi Rabigh Joint Project 5. Sharp, Kyocera, and Sanyo to Accelerate Manufacturing [...]
2007-07-20 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3380JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 02:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO339 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/24/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 08:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3397 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/25/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 08:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3413TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MIDDLE EAST PEACE
[...] "Stepped up Diplomacy for Middle East Peace" Jerusalem correspondent Mina Mitsui of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (7/26): "Egyptian Foreign Minister Gheit and Jordanian Foreign Minister al-Khatib visited Jerusalem for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Israeli Foreign [...]
2007-07-26 02:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3432SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (C) We very much look forward to your visit to Tokyo. As you touch down, please be prepared for some political turbulence. 2. (C) The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) appears to be headed for a crushing defeat in the July 29 elections for the Diet's Upper House. Every poll, and every pun [...]
2007-07-26 08:42:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO346The Japan Economic Scope - January 19, 2007
[...] (SBU) Table of Contents 3. New Regional Economic Initiatives 4. Keidanren Board Plays Same Old Tune on Triangular Mergers 5. Ambassador Attends American Airlines Ceremony at Narita 6. Central Japan Outlook for 2007 -- Optimistic but Wary 7. Regional Economic Integration: Kyushu Bu [...]
2007-01-25 02:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON JA ZO EAGR
07TOKYO3460TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SECRETARY RICE'S TRAVEL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3487TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US MILITARY AID TO
[...] "US to Offer Large-Scale Military Aid to Middle East" Washington correspondent Hideo Kato of the business-oriented Nihon Keizai reported (7/31): "The USG will likely offer large-scale military aid to the pro-US Arab nations of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, as well as Israel. Washington has announced [...]
2007-07-31 05:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3490 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/31/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-31 08:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3491ABE ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY DIET SESSION,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Abe told the press that his near term agenda includes a short session of the Diet, a reshuffle of senior party positions, and a cabinet change. End summary. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Abe appeared before the press on July 30, minutes after receiving an endors [...]
2007-07-31 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA
07TOKYO3505JAPAN TO EXTEND SELF DEFENSE FORCE PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) Japan decided July 31 to extend Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF) participation in the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights (UNDOF) for an additional six months ending March 31, 2008, according to press reports confirmed by MOFA contacts. The decision was made in response [...]
2007-08-01 07:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS IS SY JA KPKO
07TOKYO3523TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - A.R.F. MINISTERIAL
[...] "Rice's Absence from ARF Ministerial Criticized" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun's Manila correspondent Tomoyoshi Aoyagi reported (8/2): "Representatives from some countries attending the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) ministerial are critizing Secretary of State Rice's absence from the meeting, saying [...]
2007-08-02 04:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3539 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/03/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 08:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3547JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/03/07-1
[...] Top headlines 2. Editorials 3. Prime Minister's daily schedule 4. Abe Cabinet reaches new support low of 22% in Fuji-Sankei poll, with non-support rate at 64.8% ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting: 5. ASEAN ARF closes after having given consideration to North Korean abduction and comf [...]
2007-08-03 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO355JAPAN RENEWS PUSH TO IMPROVE TIES WITH CHINA
[...] (C) Summary: MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Yachi's January 26-27 trip to China is intended to maintain the momentum in improving bilateral relations, according to MOFA China Division Principle Deputy Director Nomura. Yachi and his counterpart, Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo, will sta [...]
2007-01-25 11:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG CH JA
07TOKYO3550TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Friday morning papers front-paged the conclusion on Thursday of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) foreign ministerial in the Philippines, with the chairman's statement welcoming the shutdown of North Korean nuclear facilities. 2. "China's Presence at ARF Stands out in Rice's [...]
2007-08-03 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO356ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TOKYO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's January 17-18 Tokyo visit, she signed an agreement to elevate policy talks from DG-level to VFM-level and reached agreements for Japanese business and cultural exchanges, according to MOFA and Israeli Embassy contacts. Japan agreed t [...]
2007-01-25 22:52:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KPAL XF IR IS JA
07TOKYO3598 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-06 08:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO36JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-09 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO3600THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measure law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance w [...]
2007-08-06 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3601THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: The Abe Cabinet is committed to moving forward on extending the Anti-Terror Special Measures law despite the LDP's defeat in the Upper House election, Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on August 3. The two agreed that the U.S.-Japan alliance [...]
2007-08-06 22:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PGOV AS CH TW KS KN RS PG JA
07TOKYO3617THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER
[...] (S) Summary: In an August 3 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Defense (MOD) Administrative Vice SIPDIS Minister Moriya said the Japanese government would exert maximum effort to address its information security shortcomings and welcomed the agreement on the Bilateral Informat [...]
2007-08-07 22:36:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA
07TOKYO3618THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (S) Summary: Defense Minister Koike reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance to the Deputy Secretary on August 3 and asked for the return of additional land from Camp Foster. She also reiterated the Japanese government's interest in purchasing F-22s, given continued security risk [...]
2007-08-07 22:37:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL JA
07TOKYO362MEDIA REACTION - CHINA'S MISSILE TEST - TOKYO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 04:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
07TOKYO3639JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/09/07-2
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 02:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
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