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06DOHA219	AL JAZEERA AND KIDNAPPING TAPES [...] (S) Summary: Officials from Embassies Doha and Baghdad met with Al Jazeera leadership on Feb 11 to discuss Al Jazeera,s handling of videos that Al Jazeera receives from terrorist hostage takers, its broader editorial polices, and the media,s role in hostage and terrorist crises. Al Jazeera o [...]	2006-02-13 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA

06DOHA461	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA
06DOHA465	SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPH'S VISIT TO DOHA [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),will be interested to meet you to further the nascent Strategic Dialogue put forth by Counselor Zelikow during his visit March 20-21. HBJ will be particularly intereste [...]	2006-03-27 13:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KNNP QA
06DOHA48	A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by EB A/S Wayne for strategic investments in stability in the region. They were well-prepared and provided updates on their current assistance to the four priorit [...]	2006-01-09 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EINV EFIN KPAL IZ AF LE QA
06DOHA5	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]	2006-01-02 09:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA524	FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN [...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...]	2006-04-06 04:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA
06DOHA562	U/S JOSEPH MEETING ON IRAN WITH MINISTER OF STATE [...] (S) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud that Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear program, after which it will be much more difficult and costly to stop the country [...]	2006-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR QA UNSC
06DOHA670	FOURTH INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: AN "ACADEMIC" EXERCISE [...] Summary. On April 25-27, Qatar held its Fourth Interfaith Dialogue Conference. Representatives from the main monotheistic religions--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism--attended. This year's event witnessed notable differences from the previous three conferences. The conference was organized by [...]	2006-05-03 07:39:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IS QA
06DOHA77	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...]	2006-01-17 14:53:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC
06DOHA793	AL JAZEERA ACCORDING TO WADAH KHANFAR [...] Summary: (U) On May 21, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) delegation met with Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN) and Managing Director of the Arabic Al Jazeera TV channel. Khanfar told the delegation that Al Jazeera, reflecting regional developments, has ent [...]	2006-05-24 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA868	A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS JUNE 4 WITH QATAR'S HEIR [...] (S) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),June 4 to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine. Relaxed and well-prepared, Sheikh Tamim, who handles defense [...]	2006-06-06 12:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP KPAL IR IZ IS QA
06DUBAI1322	IN DUBAI, U/S MCCORMICK HEARS SADNESS, FRUSTRATION ON DPW [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-11 10:36:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE
06DUBAI1452	NEEDLES FOR PRISONERS, AND OTHER DRUG UPDATES FROM IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 12:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR SOCI IR
06DUBAI1807	IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER AHMADINEJAD (C-NE5-01038) [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-26 13:02:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR PREL PGOV PINR PINS
06DUBAI1859	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' IRAN MEETINGS IN DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-01 13:50:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SOCI
06DUBAI1873	TEHRAN CHANGING POLICY TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-02 07:55:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	IR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR
06DUBAI1904	SITUATION IN IRAN'S KHUZESTAN AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 14:33:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM PINR SOCI
06DUBAI2300	VIEWS FROM IRAN'S CULTURAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-23 13:49:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR SOCI
06DUBAI2598	UNODC OFFICIAL DISCUSSES DRUGS, POLITICS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 13:59:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR IR SOCI
06DUBAI2756	IRANIAN STUDENT ACTIVIST VIEW OF IRAN AND US POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 13:33:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM
06DUBAI292	SABA TV DENIED LICENSE TO BROADCAST FROM DUBAI [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 14:30:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PINR ECPS IR PGOV SCUL TC
06DUBAI3131	JEWISH MP: NO CHANGE IN SITUATION FOR IRANIAN JEWS BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-24 15:30:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR PHUM
06DUBAI4109	IRAN FORMS NEW FOREIGN RELATIONS STRATEGIC COUNCIL (FRSC) [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-03 15:00:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL PGOV ZP
06DUBAI4457	IRAN PURGES PROFESSORS [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-12 15:12:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR ECON ELAB
06DUBAI4793	STREAMLINING VISA PROCESS FOR IRANIANS WOULD REINFORCE US [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-26 13:21:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PREL CMGT
06DUBAI5191	IRPO: IRANIAN MPS INDICATE US MESSAGE NOT REACHING POPULACE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 12:07:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETTC IR ZP AE
06DUBAI6903	FORMER SECRETARY POWELL AND UAE VICE PRESIDENT/DUBAI RULER [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 15:47:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR IS KPAL AE
06DUBLIN1020	EMERGING CONSTRAINTS ON U.S. MILITARY TRANSITS AT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although supportive of continued U.S. military transits at Shannon Airport, the Irish Government has informally begun to place constraints on U.S. operations at the facility, mainly in response to public sensitivities ov [...]	2006-09-05 14:45:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI
06DUBLIN1078	GOI OPEN TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON SHANNON MILAIR [...] (C) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As a follow-up to Post's September August 30 meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding emerging constraints on U.S. milair transits at Shannon Airport (reftel),DATT, pol/econ chief, and poloff met with Irish Departme [...]	2006-09-15 11:48:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI
06DUBLIN149	GOI THOUGHTS ON PEACE PROCESS AND SAINT PATRICK'S [...] (C) Begin Summary. On January 30, the Taoiseach, the ministers of foreign affairs and justice, and other senior Irish officials told Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss that the GOI would like to see the Northern Ireland institutions restored in 2006 on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement. The f [...]	2006-02-10 11:26:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR EI NIPP
06DUBLIN262	IRELAND - 2006 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The most significant trafficking development in Ireland in 2005 was an increase in government attention to the problem. The government formed a working group between the Department of Justice and the police and wrote legislation bringing Ireland into conformity with UN and EU [...]	2006-03-13 15:33:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EI
06DUBLIN277	PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...]	2006-03-16 17:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR
06DUBLIN391	IRELAND MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON BURMA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Ireland supports the unconditional renewal of the EU's common position on Burma, said James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director of the Asia and Oceania Political Division, to whom Emboff delivered reftel points on April 12. Additionally, he informed Emboff that [...]	2006-04-12 17:24:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM EAID EU PHUM PREF EI
06DUBLIN401	IRELAND PLANNING A REDUCTION OF THE QRF IN [...] (C) Summary. On April 12th, POL/ECON Chief and DATT met with Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) UN/Terrorism and Illicit Drugs Director John Deady and Deputy Director Brian Cahalane and separately with Deputy Political Director Colm O'Floinn and Desk Officer Louise Hartigan regarding t [...]	2006-04-13 18:34:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR NATO UN LI EI SW
06DUBLIN487	IRELAND TO SEND DFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EU [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 17:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL EU EI
06DUBLIN530	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, and, on May 12, further discussed ref A's Iran points with Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson expected GAERC minis [...]	2006-05-12 15:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06DUBLIN559	OPTIMISM ON U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES: DOT U/S SHANE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 17 meeting with Transport Minister Martin Cullen and the Ambassador, U.S. Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy Jeffrey Shane expressed optimism about concluding the U.S.-EU air services agreement this autumn. He believed that the U.S. Administration's efforts t [...]	2006-05-19 12:30:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAIR EINV EI
06DUBLIN60	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND [...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...]	2006-01-20 13:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI
06DUBLIN609	IRELAND SUPPORTS A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-30 10:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL PGOV OSCE RU GG EI
06DUBLIN668	GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...]	2006-06-09 18:29:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN680	FORMER PRIME MINISTER HAUGHEY DIES [...] On June 13 the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs informed Post of the death the same day of former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Charles J. Haughey and invited the Ambassador to attend his State Funeral Mass to be held at 12 noon on June 16 in Dublin. We do not expect that invitations for dele [...]	2006-06-14 12:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR EI
06DUBLIN798	IRELAND: ISLAM IN EUROPE (C-DI5-01478) [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Dublin salutes the initiative of Washington analysts (ref A.) to look at the role of Islamic thinkers across Europe. In 2004, we launched a new outreach program to Muslims in Ireland, a group that has grown rapidly in recent years from a population of less than 4,000 ac [...]	2006-07-07 16:45:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PINR PTER SCUL KTFN AU PINS KPAO BE FI FR
06DUBLIN887	PRIME MINISTER AHERN AND GOVERNOR BUSH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and the Ambassador discussed the importance of education, R&D funding, and liberal commercial aviation policies in sustaining Ireland's and Florida's economic successes. Prime Minister Ahern cited Iris [...]	2006-07-28 13:25:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EIND PREL EI
06DUSHANBE1013	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON TAJIK-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although they met ostensibly for Presidential Adviser Rahmatulloyev to give a read-out of the Putin-Rahmonov meeting in Sochi, Rahmatulloyev, clearly authorized by President Rahmonov, spent much of the 90-minute meeting laying out Tajikistan's exasperation with Russia and Uzbekis [...]	2006-05-31 11:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON EINV ENRG UZ RS TI
06DUSHANBE1176	TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA INTERESTED IN RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: "So the United States plans to invest a billion dollars in Tajik hydropower this year?" asked Zheng Wei, political officer at the Chinese Embassy in Dushanbe. As a result of local press coverage of the U.S.-sponsored energy conference in Istanbul, Chinese and Russian diplomats [...]	2006-06-26 06:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV EAID RS CH TI
06DUSHANBE1361	TIT-FOR-TAT OP-ED SLAMS AMBASSADOR'S SUPPORTING TAJIK [...] (U) SUMMARY: The steady stream of (probably) Russian-influenced black propaganda against the United States continues in the Tajik press. A recent article alleges U.S. NGOs foment "color revolutions," the United States has done nothing for Tajikistan's economic development, the purpose of th [...]	2006-07-19 13:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE1362	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW MEDIA COALITION NOT ENTIRELY INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) Three prominent media associations formed the new Partnership for Democracy in June, a media coalition group designed to address misunderstandings among journalistic bodies and foster improved relations between mass media and the government. However, despite the group's good intentions [...]	2006-07-20 08:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1420	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT RAHMONOV [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 90-minute one-on-one farewell call with President Rahmonov July 19, the President spoke without notes, because, we learned later, he had not expected a working meeting. President Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev told us, "Generally, ambassadors come to sa [...]	2006-07-24 08:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PROP ECON EINV ENRG MARR KDEM IR
06DUSHANBE1423	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON TAJIK FM TALBAK NAZAROV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 17 official farewell call on Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov, the Ambassador summed up the progress in the U.S.-Tajik relationship over the past three years, including increased border assistance, a new U.S. Embassy and U.S. involvement in hydropower and infra [...]	2006-07-25 11:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR KDEM IR RS TI
06DUSHANBE1425	NDI NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS THEY WANT FROM TAJIK GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov and Deputy Minister of Justice Sharipova, National Democratic Institute (NDI) representatives pressed the Tajik government to register the organization and issue a visa for an American staff member to manage the Dushanbe office. [...]	2006-07-25 11:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1434	IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...]	2006-07-27 13:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1435	IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...]	2006-07-27 13:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1436	RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]	2006-07-27 17:17:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1439	REFLECTIONS ON THREE YEARS IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) Three years ago, before I arrived in Dushanbe, I noticed wryly that nearly every reporting cable from the Post seemed to include the descriptive phrase, "Tajikistan, destroyed by civil war~." Greatly harmed and set back? Yes. Destroyed? No. Especially not the spirit of the nation and p [...]	2006-07-28 08:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID AMGT KPAO KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE1440	RUSSIAN MILITARY NEWSPAPER ASSERTS MOSCOW'S RIGHT [...] SUMMARY: A seminal July 25 analytical article in Russia's official military newspaper asserts Russia's right to dominate Central Asia and to prevent the United States and NATO - "[Russia's] traditional geopolitical rivals" - from any sort of further military presence in the region. The artic [...]	2006-07-28 09:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PROP ECON MARR RS ZK
06DUSHANBE1462	U.S.-RUSSIA COOPERATION STILL POSSIBLE IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) The departing U.S. Ambassador hosted a final farewell reception at the U.S. Residence July 31. Russian Charge d'affairs Vyacheslav Svetlichniy, a career diplomat, attended. He pulled the Ambassador aside and said he sincerely wished our two governments could attain the same degree of mutu [...]	2006-08-01 10:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE1469	THREE "IRAN-FREE" STEPS TO BRING TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The "Persian Language Summit" in Dushanbe July 26 highlighted the cultural and linguistic ties between Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran, but also provided an opportunity for the three presidents to declare publicly their economic and energy ties (Reftel A). At the close of the press con [...]	2006-08-02 11:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1470	TAJIKISTAN'S POLITICAL PARTIES CONSIDER BOYCOTTING ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three main opposition political parties are considering boycotting Tajikistan's presidential election as a statement of protest. Knowing Rahmonov will win handily and worried legitimate opposition candidates may not even have a chance to run, the Democratic Party of Tajikis [...]	2006-08-02 12:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1555	BUMPS ON THE SILK ROAD: TAJIK PRESIDENT RAHMONOV PROMOTES [...] SUMMARY: President Rahmonov conducted a five-day state visit to India from August 6-10, his first trip to India since 2004. Rahmonov sought to bolster flagging economic relations between India and Tajikistan, encouraging Indian investments in hydro power projects. The two countries signed fiv [...]	2006-08-14 06:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG EFIN TI IN
06DUSHANBE1558	TAJIKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN: LET THE FLOOD GATES OF WATER [...] SUMMARY: Senior Afghan water officials visited Tajikistan August 2-9 to discuss bilateral cooperation in developing joint projects along the Amu Darya and Pyanj Rivers, which form the Afghan-Tajik border. The highly successful visit initiated a practical dialogue and strong partnership betw [...]	2006-08-15 03:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR ENRG AF TI
06DUSHANBE1587	TAJIKISTAN: KABIRI LEADS ISLAMIC PARTY AFTER NURI'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan elected Muhiddin Kabiri as its acting-chairman after Nuri's death. The press and some political analysts speculate the party will split without Nuri's leadership and it will not elect Kabiri as the chairman because, as a moderate, he is [...]	2006-08-18 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1593	TAJIK FM NAZAROV'S MEETING WITH DAS EVAN FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tan and relaxed from his trip to the EurAsEC meeting in Sochi, Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov told Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum August 18 that U.S- Tajik bilateral relations were based on trust, and hoped the next phase would focus on economic assista [...]	2006-08-21 12:32:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1599	TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR RAHMATULLOYEV MEETS DAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor on Foreign Policy Erkin Rahmatulloyev waxed philosophical on Central Asia's history and role in U.S. policy and the challenges facing his country, but agreed with Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the U.S. and Tajik governments share the same pr [...]	2006-08-23 12:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG KDEM KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1613	TEN WEEKS TO ELECTIONS, TAJIKISTAN MOVING SLOWLY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten weeks out from the November Presidential election, Tajik authorities are moving very slowly to implement improvements to the electoral process. After a significant step forward in May, when Tajik authorities presented donors with a the first government plans to address previ [...]	2006-08-28 12:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE1650	CHINESE MAKING BIG FOOTPRINT ON TAJIKISTAN'S INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With $637 million in low-interest credits for roads, a tunnel and high voltage transmission lines, China has positioned itself as Tajikistan's biggest and fastest-moving foreign investor. By funding key infrastructure projects, China seeks to strengthen its ties with Tajikistan [...]	2006-09-05 11:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN ENRG TI CH
06DUSHANBE1655	TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 4, just one business day after arriving at post, Ambassador Jacobson presented her credentials to Tajik President Emomoli Rahmonov. Rahmonov thanked the United States for its support of counter terrorism and counter narcotics efforts and said he looked forward to [...]	2006-09-06 13:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID SNAR KDEM PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE1667	IT'S ALL RELATIVE: THE TAJIK TEXTILE BIZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two major textile manufacturers in Tajikistan have taken two different roads to success. Tajik Textiles uses its familial and political networks to succeed, while Giovani Manufacturing features a glitzy, Western-style approach. Although President Rahmonov's development program c [...]	2006-09-08 10:03:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV EAGR EIND TI
06DUSHANBE1717	TAJIKISTAN - AN OCEAN OF IRONY: ABUNDANT WATER IN A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Water gushes down the mountains of Tajikistan, the most water-rich country in Central Asia. Yet people lack clean drinking water, utilities are poorly managed, and poor irrigation hinders agricultural development. There exists tremendous potential for hydropower development fo [...]	2006-09-15 11:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID SENV TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1718	CHINESE PRIME MINISTER BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE TO SCO TALKSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization heads of government began September 15 in Dushanbe to a flourish of publicity. High-level representatives from China, Russia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, observers from India, Iran, Pakistan, and Mongoli [...]	2006-09-15 13:09:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG PREL EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE1726	DUSHANBE SCO CONFERENCE - MOVING BEYOND SECURITY INTO [...] SUMMARY: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) focused on economic and energy cooperation in its Dushanbe meetings September 15-16. The six member countries issued a joint communique affirming their intention to further cooperate in economic, trade, scientific, technological, social, cu [...]	2006-09-20 12:16:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EAID TBIO TI
06DUSHANBE175	TAJIKISTAN'S SOUTH SHOWS LITTLE SIGN OF DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: Kulob, the President's home region and nearby Qurghon-Teppa face the same corruption, high unemployment, and political and free press restrictions that plague the rest of the country. In meetings with PolOff January 23-24, journalists, NGOs and community leaders from Kulob, Qurghon [...]	2006-01-27 09:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE178	AMBASSADOR PROTESTS SECURITY MINISTRY CRACK-DOWN ON NDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, the Ambassador forcefully protested to Foreign Minister Nazarov the Security Ministry's recent crackdown on the National Democratic Insitute in Dushanbe. Nazarov agreed to intervene with the Minister of Security and to bring the problem to President Rahmonov's at [...]	2006-01-27 10:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PROP KDEM RS TI
06DUSHANBE1803	SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO DUSHANBE [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes Assistant Secretary Boucher back to Tajikistan. This visit will be a good opportunity for you to build upon your May meetings in Dushanbe and give an extra push for better conduct one month before the presidential election. 2. (C) The U.S.-Tajikistan bilat [...]	2006-09-29 11:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV TI
06DUSHANBE1841	TAJIK PRESIDENT TELLS BOUCHER ELECTION SHOULD MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-hour meeting with Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher October 6, Tajikistan's President SIPDIS Emomali Rahmonov stressed the positive bilateral relationship with the United States. Stating he wanted to deepen contacts at every level, Rahmonov thanked the United Stat [...]	2006-10-07 08:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EAID EINV ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE1998	ONE WEEK OUT: RAHMONOV'S PR CAMPAIGN STRENGTHENS, DPT DRAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: With six days to go before the election, the pocket party candidates have hit the campaign trail and look more like public relations agents campaigning for Rahmonov than candidates in their own right. The Democratic Party of Tajikistan's (DPT) drama continues with the remnant DP [...]	2006-10-31 12:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2020	TAJIK POLITICAL PARTIES FEAR SITUATION WILL DETERIORATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Tajik presidential election a foregone conclusion, Tajik political parties try to plan for after the election, but from their perspective, the future looks bleak. Political party leaders predict that the government will clamp down on political activity. Some are runni [...]	2006-11-03 07:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE204	NDI LOCAL DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (U) National Democratic Institute (NDI) local Director Gegham Sargsyan left Tajikistan on Wednesday morning, February 1, after a final unannounced police check and brief detention on the evening of January 31. The NDI Director had been wrangling with authorities for the past week or so, sinc [...]	2006-02-01 10:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR TI
06DUSHANBE2149	IN TAJIKISTAN'S WINDY CITY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT WELCOMES NGO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Whether building bridges, running an internet access center, or publishing youth newspapers, international and local NGOs operate effectively and with few bureaucratic barriers in the city and district of Faisobod. District Chairman Ismatullo Zaidov was quick to praise NGO contr [...]	2006-11-29 05:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KHUM KDEM ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE2201	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET: PRO-RUSSIAN OLD GUARD ENSCONCED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite some pre-election hints that Tajik President Rahmonov planned to clean house in the Defense and Security Ministries, the old guard remains firmly ensconced and has consolidated power by incorporating the Border Guards into the security structure. After winni [...]	2006-12-11 12:49:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINL SNAR TI AF
06DUSHANBE2205	TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET INCLINED TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajik and foreign observers agree Tajikistan's economy and infrastructure need a total overhaul. President Rahmonov's November 30 governmental restructuring and early December cabinet appointments to economic positions suggest he understands that he needs a competent set of advi [...]	2006-12-12 12:37:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAIR ENRG EAID ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE2219	TRADING PLACES: TAJIKISTAN'S NEW CABINET OF OLD HANDS WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a few exceptions, Tajik President Rahmonov's post-election appointments simply shuffled loyalists and favorites into different positions, further concentrating power in the hands of those from his home region of Kulob. Instead of naming new, younger officials or educated tech [...]	2006-12-14 13:50:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM TI AF
06DUSHANBE2228	HOW WE CAN HELP THE TAJIK ELECTION COMMISSION PREPARE FOR [...] (U) This is an Action cable. See Paragraphs 5 and 9. 2. (U) Without the pressure of an upcoming election and with the international spotlight shining elsewhere, we have an unusual opportunity to engage Tajikistan's Central Commission for Elections and Referenda. The CCER would like to ma [...]	2006-12-20 11:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPOA KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE2229	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH NEW TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met December 20 with Hamrakhon Zaripov in his new capacity as Tajikistan's Foreign Minister. Zaripov agreed to "coordinate with relevant ministries and the president" on responses to the Ambassador's requests for forward movement on registration and visas for Natio [...]	2006-12-20 12:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG TI
06DUSHANBE224	NDI DIRECTOR SHOULD RETURN TO TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Acting Foreign Minister Yatimov paved a way for National Democratic Institute (NDI) local Director Gegham Sargsyan to register and return to Dushanbe. Sargsyan left for Moscow on February 1 after harassment and pressure from Tajik officials. Yatimov knew the [...]	2006-02-02 13:05:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR TI
06DUSHANBE284	KHUJAND, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OF TAJIKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Khujand, Tajikistan's "second city," in the Ferghana Valley and separated from Dushanbe by a formidable mountain range, represents what Tajikistan could be - not a democratic paradise, but a confident, relatively progressive, stable society open to new ideas and cautiously resist [...]	2006-02-13 08:36:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID KPAO KDEM RS UZ KG TI
06DUSHANBE321	NEW ECONOMIC ADVISER INTENDS TO ACCELERATE REFORM [...] (C) Newly appointed Presidential Adviser on Economic Affairs Matlubhon Davlatov characterized his appointment not as a change in President Rahmonov's economic reform agenda but as a means to accelerate it. "I'm not new to this team," he told the Ambassador during a February 17 initial meeting [...]	2006-02-21 05:41:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID TI
06DUSHANBE322	TAJIKISTAN: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KEY VISITORS FROM [...] (C) During an interagency meeting in Washington in January to elaborate the Tajikistan section of the policy document, "A Strategy for Central Asia," the Ambassador undertook to recommend names of key Tajik insiders who could be invited to Washington for low-profile but high-level conversation [...]	2006-02-21 05:51:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE359	IN TAJIKISTAN, THIS WEEK'S MEDIA BOUT GOES TO IRAN [...] Groundbreaking for the Iran-funded Sangtuda-2 hydropower station dominated weekly press coverage, from Tajik and Russian Internet agencies to radio, television, and print media news outlets. This followed heavy government and independent media attention on last week's announcement of the immi [...]	2006-02-24 11:00:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP PREL PGOV IR TI
06DUSHANBE390	TAJIKS SHOW STRONG ALLEGIANCE TOWARDS U.S. DURING BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Saidamir Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee, highlighted the United States' close relationship with Tajikistan and Russia's waning influence with the Border Guards at a reception in his honor. The dynamics of the private reception indicated that f [...]	2006-02-27 11:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR RS TI
06DUSHANBE397	TAJIKISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] The following is Embassy Dushanbe's 2005-2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. Post's lettering system matches reftel's. OVERVIEW OF TAJIKISTAN'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS A. Tajikistan is an origin country for trafficking. International trafficking for the purposes [...]	2006-02-28 14:58:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC
06DUSHANBE403	TAJIK PRESIDENT'S OFFICE UNDERTAKES TO ANSWER U/S SHINER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Erkin Rahmatulloyev, the Ambassador asked when Under Secretary Shiner can expect a reply to her December 2005 letter to President Rahmonov advocating resolut [...]	2006-03-01 10:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV TI
06DUSHANBE502	EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a read-out of his just-concluded meeting with President Rahmonov, EU Special Representative for Central Asia Kubis said that a calm and confident Rahmonov undertook to improve (to a degree) Tajik elections, reasserted his unreserved willingness to support coalition efforts in [...]	2006-03-15 12:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON KDEM RS IR UZ AF TI
06DUSHANBE540	TAJIKISTAN: POLITICAL VIGNETTES OF RAHMONOV AND ABDULATIPOV [...] (C) On March 18, President Rahmonov had his annual meeting with the country's intelligentsia in the newly restored central cinema and then invited them, members of his government, and the diplomatic corps to a formal luncheon in a specially constructed, 250-foot-long, temporary banquet hall in [...]	2006-03-24 08:33:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI RS TI
06DUSHANBE576	CORRUPTION, TAJIK STYLE: "WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE AIR [...] (SBU) During EmbOff's March visit to southwestern agrarian Farkhar district, Mahmadali Hakimov, head of "Zamin," a successful conglomerate with businesses in farming, textiles, construction, banking, and hotels, philosophized about the high price of doing business in Tajikistan. "We pay for e [...]	2006-03-30 12:27:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI TI
06DUSHANBE616	TAJIKISTAN'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH CENTER'S SURPRISINGLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 23 posting on the "Asia-Plus" website, the director of President Rahmonov's Strategic Research Center think tank discussed his preliminary findings from an on-going study mandated by President Rahmonov about corruption in Tajikistan. His conclusions are surprisingly [...]	2006-04-07 07:26:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI KCRM MCC TI
06DUSHANBE668	TAJIKISTAN'S HYDRO ENERGY PRICING DILEMMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tajikistan faces critical choices to increase its hydropower exports and streamline domestic consumption and production. However, as long as the government provides cheap-or free-electricity, reforming the existing system will prove extremely difficult. Some simple steps to redu [...]	2006-04-12 07:07:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EENG EINV AF PK TI
06DUSHANBE752	RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...]	2006-04-24 09:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI
06DUSHANBE776	INDIA LOOKS TO REVIVE SILK ROAD HERITAGE, NOT GREAT GAME [...] (SBU) In an April 26 meeting with U.S. DCM, Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Govinda Khampa took great pains to explain India's priorities in Tajikistan. Far from extending India's "strategic reach," the repair of the Ayni Airfield outside of Dushanbe is part of India's Technical Economic Coope [...]	2006-04-26 09:57:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS ECON ETRD TI
06DUSHANBE779	TAJIKISTAN'S SHARIPOV DISCUSSES CORRUPTION, IRAN, RUSSIA, [...] (C) The Ambassador met April 26 with Director of the President's Strategic Research Center (SRC) Suhrob Sharipov for a wide-ranging discussion on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),anti-corruption efforts in Tajikistan, Iranian-Tajik relations, and Tajikistan's increasing unease with [...]	2006-04-27 08:35:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SOCI KCOR KMCA KDEM IR RS

06DUSHANBE781	TAJIK SECURITY SERVICES DETAIN NDI'S ACTING DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior officers detained National Democratic Institute (NDI) Acting Director Nurul Rahimbekov April 26 as he was attempting to board a domestic flight to Khujand to conduct a training program for political parties. Contacts in the Ministry of Security, which has ta [...]	2006-04-27 10:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TI
06DUSHANBE801	TAJIKISTAN SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER AND [...] (SBU) Richard and Elisabeth, we are very grateful you are visiting Tajikistan. As you have quickly learned, Central Asia is not the easiest place for the United States to do business, especially since Russia has declared these countries its sphere of influence and is taking all sorts of measu [...]	2006-04-29 09:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SNAR KDEM KPAO RS TI
06DUSHANBE858	SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MILLARD ESTABLISH SOLID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and National Security Council Senior Adviser Elisabeth Millard met with President Emomali Rahmonov for nearly two hours on May 8 to discuss strengthening cooperation between Tajikistan and the United States i [...]	2006-05-10 06:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG SNAR KDEM KISL KPAO RS IR
06DUSHANBE861	TAJIKISTAN: NDI DEBRIEFS RAKHIMBEKOV ON HIS DETENTION, [...] (C) Embassy Dushanbe received the following memo dated May 5 from National Democratic Institute headquarters in Washington. Although it arrived via unclassified e-mail, we are sending it through the classified network because of the sensitivity of the information. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: ND [...]	2006-05-10 09:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM TI
06DUSHANBE862	SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC MILLARD MEET FM NAZAROV, DISCUSS SCO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millmetwith Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov May 8. Boucher delivered the reftel demarche on countering attempts to use the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( [...]	2006-05-10 10:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM IN TI
06DUSHANBE865	TAJIKISTAN: SCA A/S BOUCHER, NSC MILLARD MEET WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and National Security Council Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met May 8 with Tajikistan's political party leade [...]	2006-05-10 17:08:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE870	URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA NINE BELOW. 2. (S) ON MAY 11 AT 1800 LOCAL, GENERAL-COLONEL SAIDIMIR ZUHUROV, CHAIRMAN OF THE TAJIK STATE BORDER COMMITTEE, CALLED THE U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE AND REQUESTED AN URGENT MEETING. GENERAL ZUHUROV TOLD THE DATT HE HAD A SERIOUS INTERNATIONA [...]	2006-05-11 16:47:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR RS TI
06EFTOCARACAS2252	MEETING WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT RODRIGO [...] (SBU) Summary: EconCouns, accompanied by Econ Specialist, met July 12 with Rodrigo Cabezas and Ricardo Sanguino, President and Vice President, respectively, of the National Assembly's Finance Committee. During a 90-minute tour d' horizon, Cabezas said reform of the banking law was still und [...]	2006-07-31 14:56:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV VE
06FREETOWN25	UN PEACEKEEPERS LEAVE SIERRA LEONE, BUT FRAGILITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-11 17:33:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL SL
06FREETOWN389	SYG ANNAN CALL TO KABBAH RESTORES GOSL-UNIOSIL [...] (C) UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's telephone call from Vienna to President Kabbah late on May 12 looks to have restored the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) - UNIOSIL relationship. Annan's call followed his May 10 letter to Kabbah (reftel). As a result, Kabbah reportedly rescinded the Go [...]	2006-05-15 18:03:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM USUN SL
06FREETOWN400	LARGELY U.S.-OWNED SIERRA RUTILE OFF TO GOOD [...] (C) Sierra Rutile (SR) just exported the first shipment of mined product since 1995. Board members, including Chairman Walter Kansteiner, witnessed the re-entry of the US.-owned company into world markets. Up until the mid-1990s when the mining equipment was destroyed by rebels, SR was the wo [...]	2006-05-17 15:32:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ETRD EFIN PREL BEXP SL
06FREETOWN535	Decentralization Two Years On: Hopeful Signs [...] Since May 2004, when Sierra Leone held its first local elections in 32 years, local government has made tremendous progress. Devolution of government responsibility and funding have begun to occur in a real way, and local communities are starting to see the benefits. Although there is still [...]	2006-07-03 07:28:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SL
06FREETOWN755	SIERRA LEONE: LOSING THE BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION? [...] (C) Summary: On August 24, the High Court of Sierra Leone acquitted six defendants accused of procuring an overvalued, non-functional forklift for the Sierra Leone Port Authority for lack of evidence. The acquittal in this case, which was the only corruption case involving high-level governmen [...]	2006-09-11 18:37:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR UK SL
06FUKUOKA17	FUKUOKA GOVERNOR DISMISSES "CHINA THREAT," BUT ALSO [...] (U) Local perceptions of China as an economic threat have diminished as Japan's economy successfully adjusts to new global market realities, according to Fukuoka Prefecture Governor Wataru Aso. The emergence of China and other big developing countries as major markets, and renewed emphasis by [...]	2006-03-06 04:54:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND PREL TNGD CH JA
06FUKUOKA9	NUCLEAR ENERGY POLITICS IN WESTERN JAPAN: KYUSHU ELECTRIC'S [...] (SBU) With Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa's declaration February 7 that he believes pluthermal (plutonium-thermal) technology is safe, Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) is close to securing final approval from local officials to initiate pluthermal power generation at its Genkai No. 3 Reactor [...]	2006-02-09 05:42:00	Consulate Fukuoka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN ECON SENV SOCI PGOV TRGY JA
06GABORONE581	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN BOTSWANA [...] (SBU) Summary: As the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) prepares to mark thirty years of professional, apolitical service to the nation, its leadership has recognized the need to improve civil-military relations. While the BDF's streamlined relationship with the executive branch has facilitated [...]	2006-04-28 08:36:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR BC
06GABORONE653	FRUSTRATED WITH MUGABE, BOTSWANA TO TIGHTEN BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite its frustration with President Mugabe's misrule, the Government of Botswana has no proactive strategy for dealing with the problem. Caught between the opinion of most donor governments on one hand and its neighbors' demand for regional solidarity on the other, the GOB h [...]	2006-05-12 06:14:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM GM ZI BC
06GABORONE737	PROSPECTS IMPROVE FOR DIALOGUE OVER CKGR [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the court case between the San relocated from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Government of Botswana nears its end, a group of local NGOs has established a coalition to resume dialogue between the San and the Government. Regardless of the High Court's decision, exp [...]	2006-06-06 05:08:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BC
06GENEVA2251	PAKISTANI PERMREP ON OIC TACTICS FOR HRC -- TIT [...] (C) In a meeting, at our request, Ambassador Tichenor delineated U.S. concerns regarding the Human Rights Council and urged Pakistani PermRep Masood Khan to take a more constructive approach to safeguard the Council's credibility. Khan, while appearing calm and reasonable, laid out an OIC s [...]	2006-09-14 15:13:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PK
06GENEVA2614	GEORGIAN PERMREP ASKS FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. [...] (C) Georgian PermRep Levan Mikeladze and Political Counselor Valerian Katamadze met with Ambassador Tichenor Oct. 13 to request U.S. intervention on behalf of Georgia in response to Russia's retaliation against Georgia following the arrest and later expulsion of four Russian military officers [...]	2006-10-16 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GG AM RS
06GEORGETOWN1097	MEETING OF G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ADVISORY GROUP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian Embassy in Georgetown hosted the first local meeting of the G-8 Counter-Terrorism Advisory Group (CTAG) on October 20. Guyana ForMin Rudy Insanally said the terrorist threat is not prominent in Guyana but also called for capacity-building assistance in enacting count [...]	2006-10-23 19:30:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN112	SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN: GUYANA'S OWN ESCOBAR? [...] (S) SUMMARY. Shaheed "Roger" Khan (DOB: 13-Jan-72),Guyana's number one narco-criminal, threatens to exert control over the fragile Guyanese state akin to Pablo Escobar's erstwhile control over Colombia. Khan is presently active in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms smuggling. His [...]	2006-02-01 13:37:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	SNAR PINR PINS PGOV KCRM KCOR NS GY
06GEORGETOWN1186	STAFFDEL MEACHAM AND TOON VISIT: DISCUSS MLO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Carl Meacham and Bernard Toon, Senior Professional Staff Members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, traveled to Guyana November 2-4. The primary focus of their visit was to understand the process and procedures whereby the State Department oversees security assistan [...]	2006-11-09 21:24:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM OREP GY
06GEORGETOWN150	EMBASSY GEORGETOWN NOMINATION FOR FY-06 ECA/A/E/USS [...] Embassy Georgetown nominates Ms. Geetangeli Geer to the U.S. Institute on U.S. Foreign Policy. Ms. Geer is the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and a lecturer at the University of Guyana. Ms. Geer lecturers on a international relations, conflict resolution. Her classes incl [...]	2006-02-13 20:38:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN157	CENSUS PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GUYANESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY. The GoG released the results of Guyana's 2002 Population and Housing Census in October 2005. The census confirmed two demographic trends that will profoundly shape the country's political and economic development: a) total population is stagnant and predicted to fall; and b) the ethn [...]	2006-02-15 13:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV PHUM SMIG CVIS GY
06GEORGETOWN158	LABOR STRUGGLES TO UNIFY AS GOG SEIZES INITIATIVE [...] SUMMARY: A number of simmering labor issues have emerged in the run-up to the elections. The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) is in an ongoing struggle for government salary arbitration with unclear ends and limited impact to date. The Guyana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) is contesting a propo [...]	2006-02-15 13:14:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN181	OPPOSITION DRAWS BATTLE LINE: ELECTION PREVIEW #4 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Technical preparations for Guyana's elections are proceeding reasonably well (ref A),but the process is deadlocked for political reasons. The main opposition party PNC/R, facing dim electoral prospects, is working to obstruct and discredit the election process. The PNC/R lea [...]	2006-02-24 20:35:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN197	SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ASSESSMENT- [...] (SBU) The following is Embassy Georgetown's submission of information requested in reftel for the 2006 Annual Trafficking in Persons Report: BEGIN REPORT. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -- A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destinat [...]	2006-03-01 15:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD GY
06GEORGETOWN242	CUBA ON DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE IN CARIBBEAN [...] (U) Cuba's Ambassador to Guyana and CARICOM, Alejandro Marchante Castellanos, presented his credentials to CARICOM SYG Edwin Carrington March 10. In his remarks, Castellanos said that Cuba planned to establish four new diplomatic missions in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Vincent and the [...]	2006-03-14 14:26:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GY XL CU
06GEORGETOWN327	BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING: [...] Minister of Foreign Trade and International Commerce, Clement Rohee, will represent Guyana at the USTR-CARICOM meeting April 12. Below is a brief overview of Guyana's economy and Rohee's bio. --------------------------------------------- ---------- An Agricultural Economy With Heavy U.S. Mar [...]	2006-04-07 19:53:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN433	NARCO-CRIMINAL ROGER KHAN LASHES OUT AT USG [...] (U) Guyana's leading narco-trafficker Shaheed "Roger" Khan has stepped up his public relations attack since news of his grand jury indictment emerged May 5 on conspiracy to import cocaine emerged. Khan approached various media organizations May 10 with a statement painting himself as a victim [...]	2006-05-11 20:20:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN45	FLOODS PLAGUE GUYANA, AGAIN [...] SUMMARY. Since late December, flooding has plagued coastal Guyana, particularly the centers of agricultural production. After initially dismissing the magnitude of the flooding, the GOG has begun a massive public relations and relief spending effort. The GoG's initial underestimate of the magn [...]	2006-01-13 21:28:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV EAGR EAID ECON GY ASEC CASC
06GEORGETOWN546	USING IDB DEBT WRITE-OFF AS LEVERAGE WITH GOG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post understands that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will consider forgiving $3.5 billion of debt owed by its five poorest members, including Guyana. This presents a unique opportunity to influence the GoG to follow through on long overdue governance improvements. The [...]	2006-06-09 18:48:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL EAID KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN577	VENEZUELA-GUYANA BORDER DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-16 16:31:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ECON EPET PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN60	FRAUD SUMMARY - GEORGETOWN, GUYANA [...] SUMMARY: Economic and cultural pressure to migrate continues to motivate all forms of immigration fraud in Guyana. Cooperation with elements of the Government of Guyana (GoG) and civil society enables post to detect and combat some types but corruption and cultural support for migration compl [...]	2006-01-18 21:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN640	(C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED [...] (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one st [...]	2006-06-29 18:22:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS
06GEORGETOWN643	BUYER BEWARE: THE PERILS OF GIFT DIPLOMACY IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, Guyana receives various high-profile gifts from countries pursuing diplomatic objectives, most notably Cuba and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Despite initial fanfare and high-profile media attention, however, many of these offers are [...]	2006-06-29 20:52:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN725	GOG PICKS CROOKED POLICE CHIEF DESPITE REVOKED VISA [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GoG moved ahead with its plan to elevate Deputy Commissioner Henry Greene to Acting Police Commissioner, despite his visa ineligibility for involvement with drug traffickers. Greene assumed his new position July 24. Greene's elevation will bring much international assistan [...]	2006-07-24 21:24:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	SNAR PGOV PINR PREL KCOR GY
06GEORGETOWN741	GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW PROGRAM [...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]	2006-07-27 19:57:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN815	(U) GUYANA ELECTION PREPARATIONS (C-AL6-01121) [...] (U) Post presents response to ref A. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS WITHIN THE GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION (GECOM)? HOW IS CHAIRMAN STEVE SURUJBALLY VIEWED WITHIN GECOM? (C) The much-maligned GECOM has withstood constant criticism and is on track to deliver free and fair el [...]	2006-08-14 17:42:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PINR PGOV SNAR GY
06GEORGETOWN817	INFORMATION ON DAR-UL-ULOOM ISLAMIC CENTER AND [...] (U) Post has gathered the following information in response to the questions posed in Ref A: A. (S/NF) What is the relationship between the Dar-ul-Uloom Islamic Center in Guyana and the center in Trinidad? Individuals from the center in Guyana and Trinidad share personal and professional [...]	2006-08-14 18:46:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PK TD GY
06GEORGETOWN838	DISCIPLINED SERVICES VOTE: SMOOTH, BUT A COUPLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a preview of the August 28 elections, members of Guyana's disciplined services voted on August 21. Initially there was confusion over the ballots at a few polling stations and some service members did not find their names on the voters list. This underscores the fallibility of [...]	2006-08-22 20:57:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN925	PARTY POLITICS, PERSONAL LOYALTY KEY IN CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Jagdeo's new cabinet, sworn in September 9, showcases a cadre of up-and-coming, Moscow-educated party leaders with close personal ties to the President. While this cabinet also confirms the ascendancy of the more venal Janet Jagan faction of the People's Progressive P [...]	2006-09-15 14:13:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GY
06GUANGZHOU10337	Short March: Consulate Guangzhou Drives Deep into [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing its efforts to get especially its Entry Level Officers (ELOs) on full two-year consular tours out of the office and onto the roads, cities, and villages of south China to do policy advocacy and public diplomacy work, Consulate Guangzhou embarked on its "short march" [...]	2006-04-06 23:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EINV PHUM KPAO PINR AMGT CMGT CH
06GUANGZHOU11045	Ma May Not Make It -- Xiamen University Taiwan [...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Xiamen University Taiwan Research Institute professor said that PRC leaders should not be complacent in assuming that Kuomintang (KMT) leader Ma Ying-jeou is a shoo-in to be the island's next president. PRC leaders have consistently underestimated the intensity of T [...]	2006-04-10 07:01:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH
06GUANGZHOU18191	GUANGDONG HUMANISTIC ASSOCIATION BEGINS PRIVATE, [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Edward Dong. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary. China's first-ever privately-funded magazine has recently been launched in Guangdong Province. According to its publisher, Hao Yuanwen, the monthly magazine, entitled Citizen ("Shimin"),was designed to lay th [...]	2006-06-22 01:30:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU20753	IPR Conference Highlights Local Issues; Guangdong [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese and U.S. officials and companies discussed a range of IPR issues and generally agreed on the direction Guangdong must take on IPR matters at a recent conference co-hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Guangdong Provincial IP Office. The conference was part of [...]	2006-07-03 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO CH
06GUANGZHOU20888	Rise in Number of Middle Easterners: Threat or [...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past five years, the number of Middle Eastern businessmen in Guangdong Province has exploded to an estimated 7,000 (the majority coming from Yemen, Jordan and Syria). Additionally, during the Canton Trade Fair, as many as 11,000 Middle Eastern visitors flood the city [...]	2006-07-05 23:27:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SCUL SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU20890	Guangdong Humanistic Association Part 2: The [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary ------- 2. (C) Emboldened by government protection in provincial and national party circles, the Guangdong Humanistic Association is leading an experiment in civil society development. The association publi [...]	2006-07-06 01:43:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON CH
06GUANGZHOU20891	GHA Part 3: The May Fourth Movement and [...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General William Martin. Reason 1.4 (d). Summary ------- 2. (C) A recent meeting with two pro-democracy activists revealed significant aspects of contemporary Chinese activism. These activists, involved with the magazine "Citizen" and the Guangdong Humanis [...]	2006-07-06 02:49:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU30123	YES, CHEN SHUI BIAN WILL STEP DOWN, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DESPITE RUMORS OF RESIGNATIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL SHENANIGANS, XIAMEN UNIVERSITY TAIWAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACADEMICS BELIEVE THAT THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN SHUI-BIAN WILL STEP DOWN BEFORE HIS TERM IS UP. THEIR FOCUS IS NOT ON THE SHORT- TERM OF DEMONSTRATI [...]	2006-09-15 10:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PINR TW CH
06GUANGZHOU30826	The Politics of History: "Freezing Point" Author [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert X Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary and comment: Guangzhou history Professor Yuan Weishi, who is best known for his January "Freezing Point" article, is following in the footsteps of Chinese intellectuals whose views are out-of-sync with thos [...]	2006-09-27 08:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU30900	Taiwan Businesses in Dongguan: Well Organized and [...] (SBU) Summary: Dongguan's Taiwan Business Association (TBA) leaders told Econ/Poloffs September 26 that their focus was on business and community issues, not politics; like other Taiwan businesspeople in China, they prefer to keep their politics to themselves, even declining to comment on a rec [...]	2006-09-28 05:58:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL CH TW
06GUANGZHOU31565	South China's Taiwan Scholars Concerned about Chen, but [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Taiwan research centers throughout South China are concerned about Chen Shui-bian's strategy for constitutional reform and the impact it could have on cross-Strait ties. They also worry that the anti-Chen campaign could have a significant negative impact on Taiwan's econo [...]	2006-10-20 00:12:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW
06GUANGZHOU31861	South China's Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station: [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a September 26, 2006 tour of the Ling Ao units of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station near Shenzhen in Guangdong Province, Steven Lau, Senior Vice President of the Daya Bay Operations and Management Co., told NRC Commissioner Gregory Jazcko that Chinese plans for nuclear pow [...]	2006-10-30 07:54:00	Consulate Guangzhou	SECRET	ENRG KNNP KSCA ECON CH
06GUANGZHOU32154	Central and Local Officials Debate Public Services [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central officials, local officials, and academics attending a high level academic symposium in Hainan disagreed on how to efficiently and equitably build a "public service government." Central and local officials in attendance had very different views of their governance responsi [...]	2006-11-03 08:47:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM CH
06GUANGZHOU32173	Limited Constitutional Reform OK, say Xiamen [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: In October 30 meetings with U.S. officers, Xiamen-based Taiwan experts, city officials and Taiwan businessmen were upbeat about cross-Strait ties, touted increased economic and cultural exchanges and said th [...]	2006-11-06 07:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI CH TW
06GUANGZHOU5378	Progressive Magazine's 2005 Award Winners for [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Li Datong, the originator of the China Youth Daily's "Freezing Point" section, is the most prominent person named in the Nanfengchuang ("South Wind Window") list of 2005 annual award winners for acting "for the public good" -- the magazine's raison d'etre. Then agai [...]	2006-02-27 08:42:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO OPRC OIIP PGOV PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU6981	Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...]	2006-03-14 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN
06GUANGZHOU6985	Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...]	2006-03-14 09:06:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN
06GUATEMALA2486	GUATEMALAN WOMEN'S GROUP REPORTS DECLINE IN [...] Summary: According to a recent study by Grupo Guatemalteco de Mujeres (GGM),only 11 percent of the total number of murders of women in Guatemala should be labeled "femicide," which GGM considers the most extreme manifestation of violence against women. Based on investigations conducted over [...]	2006-12-21 22:00:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM GT
06GUATEMALA421	GUATEMALA'S TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Guatemala's point of contact for trafficking in persons (TIP) is Labor Attache Troy Fitrell, [502]2326-4635, and fax [502]2334-8474. Troy Fitrell (FS-2) spent 10 hours on the preparation of this report. PolOff Sarah Palaia (FS-4) spent 25 hours on the preparation of this report. PolS [...]	2006-03-01 15:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB GT
06GUATEMALA534	FOREIGN MINISTERS' DECLARATION ON U.S. IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic met in Antigua, Guatemala, on March 15, 2006. They reiterated their call for an hemispheric conference to promote "best practices" in temporary worker programs. They agreed to lau [...]	2006-03-17 16:16:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM CVIS SMIG GT XK CO DR EC MX
06GUATEMALA937	GUATEMALA'S OHCHR FIELD OFFICE [...] Summary: After only ten months, it is too early to evaluate the OHCHR's field activities in Guatemala. The OHCHR is still planning its training efforts for judges and its democracy building initiatives in advance of the 2007 elections. Nonetheless, OHCHR's staff has demonstrated a responsiv [...]	2006-05-15 16:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID PREL GT
06HALIFAX115	NOVA SCOTIA'S NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named Mayann Francis to be the next Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, replacing Myra Freeman. Francis has been since 1999 CEO of the province's Human Rights Commission, where she has developed a reputation as an effective manager and advocate for human rights. [...]	2006-06-21 13:16:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL CA
06HALIFAX215	MAINE LNG ISSUES - NEW BRUNSWICK COMMITTED TO STOPPING LNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Liberal government in New Brunswick is continuing the fight to stop liquified natural gas (LNG) tankers from transiting through Passamaquoddy Bay, which lies between Maine and New Brunswick. New Consul General (CG) was briefed by a senior member of the New Brunswick civ [...]	2006-11-08 18:48:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT PBTS PGOV PREL PINR CA
06HALIFAX35	NOVA SCOTIA'S TORIES GO FOR YOUTH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives opted for generational change February 11, choosing a 34 year old member of the legislature from Cape Breton as the next Premier of Nova Scotia, replacing 67 year old John Hamm. Rodney MacDonald is well known to us and has his predecessor [...]	2006-02-13 14:14:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA
06HANOI1011	VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY NICHOLSON MEETS [...] (U) Summary: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai during their April 28 meeting that the United States strongly supports Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and achievement of Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR). He emph [...]	2006-05-03 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI11	COMMUNIST PARTY PROPOSES CHANGES TO STATUTES, [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for its National Congress later this year, the Communist Party recently circulated for discussion a number of proposed amendments to its statutes. Post obtained a copy of these proposed changes. Significantly, the Party is proposing to admit capitalists to its rank [...]	2006-01-04 07:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PINR VM
06HANOI111	VIETNAM CPC DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN GENERAL MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Assistant FM Nguyen Duc Hung to deliver reftel demarche on a way forward on religious freedom, and took the opportunity to raise other bilateral issues, including human rights, family reunification for Vietnamese refugees in the United States, repatriatio [...]	2006-01-13 06:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI1112	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE NORTH PART I: POLOFF [...] (SBU) At the recommendation of Protestants in Hanoi, an Embassy team visited Lao Cai Province in the third week of April to investigate allegations of district-level abuse against Protestant groups. The team was able to discuss with officials several serious allegations made against Lao Cai p [...]	2006-05-10 09:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM VM
06HANOI1113	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE NORTH PART II: POLOFF [...] (SBU) At the recommendation of Protestants in Hanoi, an Embassy team visited Ha Giang Province in the third week of April to investigate allegations of district-level abuse against Protestant groups. The team was able to discuss with officials several serious allegations made against Ha Giang [...]	2006-05-10 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI VM
06HANOI1115	AMBASSADOR MEETS MPS VICE MINISTER [...] (SBU) During a May 9 meeting with Vice Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Huong, the Ambassador welcomed progress in developing cooperative bilateral law enforcement contacts, but called on MPS to do more; recognized improvements in the religious freedom situation in Vietnam, but underline [...]	2006-05-11 03:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM KIRF PGOV ASEC VM
06HANOI1240	VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRPUTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...]	2006-05-23 09:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1279	VIETNAM DPM DZUNG DINNER ON CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Deputy Prime Minister (and putative Prime Minister) Nguyen Tan Dzung gave assurances to international contributors to Vietnam's economic development that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) will get to the bottom of the major scandal involving misappropriation of funds [...]	2006-05-26 08:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1320	VIETNAMESE DISSIDENTS ANNOUNCING A NEW PARTY; [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, a meeting convened by prominent Hanoi dissident Hoang Minh Chinh to prepare documents in advance of a planned June 1 declaration of the re-establishment of the Democracy Party of Vietnam (DPV),was raided by police. A member of the new party called a public meeting wit [...]	2006-05-30 11:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	HUMANR PHUM PGOV PREL VM
06HANOI1338	VIETNAMESE DISSIDENTS ANNOUNCE NEW PARTY; GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPV made the public announcement today of the reestablishment of the long-defunct DPV, and there was no overt reaction by the GVN. The MFA did, however, call in representatives of the Embassies who met with the DPV leadership on May 30 to protest foreign involvement in "il [...]	2006-05-31 10:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM
06HANOI1368	SITREP: VIETNAMESE NEW PARTY DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Activists report that following the June 1 announcement of the re-establishment of the Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) police have harassed some of its members. The activists have publicly called for help. Other western diplomats are cautious about maintaining contact with t [...]	2006-06-05 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM
06HANOI1389	FURTHER VIETNAMESE NEW PARTY DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 6, Poloff delivered a verbal message to a representative of the Democracy Party of Vietnam (DPV) representative that we will continue to meet with dissidents, but this should not be misconstrued as active support presaging intervention with the GVN. Police harassment of [...]	2006-06-06 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HUMANR PREL PGOV PHUM VM
06HANOI1398	THE AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang made a push for a meeting with Secretary Rice for Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan in Washington on June 19, reviewed noncommittally our proposals for possible substance for the Preside [...]	2006-06-07 07:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC
06HANOI1438	VIETNAM'S 20 YEARS OF DOI MOI: ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of Vietnam's adoption of its "doi moi" (renovation) policy aimed at transforming its command economy to a market economy. While the momentum has not been smooth or steady, Vietnam has made significant progress since the policy's adoptio [...]	2006-06-14 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1454	DISSIDENTS PUSH HARD WITH LITTLE BACKLASH SO FAR [...] (U) The reporting and comment in this cable is by Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City, with additional reporting and commentary by Embassy Hanoi. 2. (C) Summary: Dissidents in Ho Chi Minh City, including Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, report that they are receiving increased attention but that harassme [...]	2006-06-14 10:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM
06HANOI1535	VIETNAMESE PROTESTANTS WARY OF / EXPEL POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY. In early June, Hanoi Protestants expelled activist political dissident Lawyer Dai Nguyen from their church executive board because of concerns that his recent political activities would damage church interests. They also suspect that, at the worst, he may be a GVN agent provocate [...]	2006-06-22 07:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM HUMANR VM
06HANOI1661	U.S. - Vietnam BTA Review [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 19, the Ministry of Trade hosted the annual meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee. During the meeting, Vietnam clarified the steps it has taken and those underway to implement BTA commitments. The Vietnamese team made a concerted effort to addres [...]	2006-07-06 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR WTRO VM
06HANOI1747	(SBU) HANOI MUSEUMS CONTINUE TO DEFAME THE UNITED STATES, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Pol Assistant recently surveyed the depiction of the United States in Hanoi's main military and political museums. Exhibits at most military service and political museums cast a negative image of U.S. involvement during the Vietnam War, but the denigration is on par [...]	2006-07-11 07:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI1751	Vietnam: Contrasting Support for Religious Freedom in Two [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The issue of religious freedom featured prominently during the Ambassador's visit to the two northern provinces of Yen Bai and Phu Tho on June 25 and 26. The visit was a study in the contrasting treatment by provincial authorities of religious communities in these t [...]	2006-07-11 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PGOV SOCI PHUM VM
06HANOI179	Codel Gillmor Discusses WTO, Human Rights, Fullest [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Members of Codel Gillmor met January 17 with National Assembly (NA) Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Vu Mao, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and National Assembly President Nguyen Van An to discuss bilateral relations, including Vietnam's WTO aspirations, trade relat [...]	2006-01-20 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM ECON OVIP VM
06HANOI1803	VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES TEN NEW LAWS, [...] (SBU) Summary: During an unusually long summer session convened May 16-June 29 to approve the new government selected by the Communist Party of Vietnam's (CPV) 10th Party Congress (Ref A),Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) also debated ten laws and approved three resolutions. These new laws in [...]	2006-07-17 04:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM HUMANR ETRD EINV ECON VM
06HANOI1949	VIETNAMESE RESPOND FAVORABLY TO U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General for the Asia I Department Nguyen Ba Cu, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean banking activity in Vietnam. This was following up on p [...]	2006-08-01 11:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	SECRET	EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VN
06HANOI196	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Lowenkron: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The bilateral Human Rights Dialogue, the first since 2002, will help us to bring into focus a number of key issues our two countries will need to address this year, particularly in [...]	2006-01-24 10:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF VM
06HANOI2080	VIETNAM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT [...] (SBU) On August 15, the Ambassador met with MFA International Organizations Department Director General Pham Binh Minh and was officially informed of Vietnam's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2008-2009. The texts of a diplomatic note and aide memoire [...]	2006-08-16 07:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN VM
06HANOI2083	VIETNAMESE MFA VIEWS THAKSIN VISIT TO BURMA AS [...] (C) On August 16, Poloff met with MFA ASEAN Department Senior Officer Duong Tri Hien to discuss Thai Prime Minister Thaksin's recent visit to Burma. (Note: The meeting finally came after a week of MFA postponements and reschedulings. End Note.) In response to reftel points, Hien said Thaksin [...]	2006-08-16 08:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM TH VM
06HANOI2134	DIVISION OF SENIOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES [...] (C) Based on the recent formal division of GVN responsibilities among the Prime Minister and his three Deputy Prime Ministers, PM Nguyen Tan Dzung may be well placed to be a more powerful PM than his predecessor. This is thanks to his direct oversight responsibilities for Vietnam's most power [...]	2006-08-22 07:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM
06HANOI2169	VIETNAMESE YOUTH FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC GAINS, UNCONVINCED NEW [...] (SBU) While Vietnam's official Youth Union (YU) trumpets the new leadership's commitment to tackle corruption, most among Vietnam's young generation are unconvinced, disinterested or even angry. This said, Vietnam's youth are pleased with economic gains and new freedoms brought by decades of r [...]	2006-08-25 07:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PINR VM
06HANOI2255	VIETNAM: POSITIVE SHIFT TOWARD PEACE CORPS BUT ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Recent discussions with Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) indicate the Government of Vietnam's (GVN) stance towards the Peace Corps may be shifting in a positive direction and lead us to believe that an agreement to begin a program in Vietnam remains possible before Pre [...]	2006-09-05 08:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL VM
06HANOI2303	NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GVN WILL SUPPORT NAM [...] (SBU) On September 7, Poloff met with GVN MFA officials to deliver Ref A's points for NAM summit attendees. These officials indicated that the GVN will support the Guatemalan candidacy. On the issue of terrorism, the GVN opposes any type of terrorist act against civilians. Concerning democra [...]	2006-09-08 06:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PTER PHUM CU VM
06HANOI242	EAP A/S HILL MEETS SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) External Relations Commission Director Nguyen Van Son to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship and regional issues of mutual interest. In addition to upcoming high-le [...]	2006-02-06 06:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON CB KN VM
06HANOI243	VIETNAM: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S CALL ON [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 13, Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan. The Deputy Prime Minister laid out a roadmap of five steps to prepare for the visit of President Bush in November: work to close bilateral WTO market access negoti [...]	2006-02-06 06:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV WTRO PREL PGOV TBIO VM
06HANOI2435	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES WITH VFM LE VAN BANG [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 20, the Ambassador met with VFM Le Van Bang to review a range of bilateral issues in the run-up to the President's visit. Presenting a list of potential deliverables and next steps, the Ambassador described our hopes for progress in each. On the issue of establish [...]	2006-09-21 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI244	A/S HILL DISCUSSES BURMA, CAMBODIA, LAOS, CHINA [...] Summary: In a frank lunch meeting January 13 with visiting EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill, senior GVN diplomats said that Vietnam is worried about China's increasing influence in Southeast Asia, particularly Burma, Cambodia and Laos, and urged the United States to engage more wit [...]	2006-02-06 06:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CB BM LA VM

06HANOI250	EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnam VFM Le Van Bang [...] (SBU) Summary: During his January 13 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill underscored the importance of making progress in next week's WTO talks, urged Vietnam to improve its human rights situation and welcomed Vietnam's role in regional structures such [...]	2006-02-06 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CB BM CH VM
06HANOI2599	CDA DISCUSSES POTUS VISIT, BILATERAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) The Charge met on October 10 with MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que to continue discussions related to the POTUS visit. Que suggested that President Bush consider adding a short visit with the Communist Party's General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, in part to balanc [...]	2006-10-11 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ECON VM
06HANOI2607	CODEL HAGEL CALLS ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE, COLONEL GENERAL [...] (SBU) On October 6, Senator Hagel called on Vietnam's new Minister of Defense, Colonel General Phung Quang Thanh. During this meeting, Colonel General Thanh reviewed the positive trend in bilateral military relations, and noted several key areas where the U.S.-Vietnam defense relationship coul [...]	2006-10-12 03:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER MARR VM
06HANOI2620	SENATOR HAGEL DISCUSSES PNTR AND ECONOMIC, SOCIAL REFORMS [...] (SBU) On October 6, Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman and Politburo member Nguyen Phu Trong briefed Senator Chuck Hagel on the NA's developing oversight role in Vietnam's policymaking process and in promoting social and economic development. Trong said passage of Permanent Normal Tra [...]	2006-10-13 01:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
06HANOI2624	MFA PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS CONCERNING DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 11, MFA Americas Department Acting Director General Pham Van Que called in the Charge to protest remarks about the Vietnamese political movement 8406 Bloc made by the Ambassador during an October 2 Radio Free Asia interview. According to Que, the remarks caused a negat [...]	2006-10-13 04:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI2630	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Hanoi looks forward to welcoming you back to Vietnam. Your visit will help us to address a number of key issues in the lead-up to the President's November visit. It will also underscore to the Vietnamese that progress on core American concerns and values must keep pace with the s [...]	2006-10-13 09:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI2663	NEW DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FORMS [...] (SBU) This message was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Using strong language, local activists announced on October 18 the establishment of an umbrella alliance of democratic organizations with the aim of pushing for a multi-party system in Vietnam. Th [...]	2006-10-19 08:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM VM
06HANOI2710	MFA OUTLINES BUREAUCRATIC DIFFICULTIES IN ADVANCING [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 23, the DCM met with MFA Americas Department Deputy Director Nguyen Ba Hung to discuss the status of bilateral issues in advance of the POTUS visit. The DCM reviewed the list of as-yet unresolved official and commercial agreements that need to be concluded, noting our [...]	2006-10-24 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI2712	MOJ VICE MINISTER TELLS A/S LOWENKRON [...] (SBU) On October 19, Ministry of Justice Vice Minister Hoang The Lien told Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron that a "political decision" has been made to abolish Administrative Decree 31 (which authorizes officials to impose punishments without due proces [...]	2006-10-25 02:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF OTRA ECON VM
06HANOI2727	ASSISTANT SECRETARY LOWENKRON DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS WITH [...] (SBU) On October 19, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron told Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang that, while the United States recognizes there have been positive human rights developments in Vietnam, we will continue to urge the release of the two remaining [...]	2006-10-26 03:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV OTRA ECON VM
06HANOI2765	PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...]	2006-10-30 10:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM
06HANOI2767	PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung's recent trip to Japan was intended to reaffirm the two countries' friendship and cooperation in a highly visible manner. The PM's schedule included a full array of high-level events and meetings (Ref B). In addition to protocol-driven events, t [...]	2006-10-30 10:49:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG KIPR JA VM
06HANOI2779	THAI PRIME MINISTER BRIEFLY VISITS VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, Thailand's interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont met with GVN leaders on a whirlwind visit that was part of a round of courtesy calls to Southeast Asian neighbors. PM Chulanont told his GVN interlocutors that Thailand's "recent situation" had returned to normal [...]	2006-10-31 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH VM
06HANOI30	NEXT WEEK'S PARTY PLENUM TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL AND [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the National Party Congress, the Communist Party of Vietnam will kick off its 13th Plenum on January 11. Meeting for several days, the Central Committee will both discuss its future membership and other leadership issues and examine several important Party doc [...]	2006-01-06 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR VM
06HANOI3021	MFA Protests Ambassador's Remarks in Support of Greater [...] (SBU) During a roundtable with foreign correspondents on December 13, the Ambassador spoke on the issue of human rights, freedom of expression and the GVN's treatment of activists and others who peacefully voice their political views. Responding to a reporter's question about the activities of [...]	2006-12-18 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO VM
06HANOI3092	Vietnam Airlines Gets Serious About Flights to USA [...] (SBU) Summary: Anticipating a surge in U.S. business and tourist travelers to Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) intends to begin flights to the United States in early 2008. It will submit a plan for the operation to the Prime Minister in the beginning of January, Vietnam Airlines officials told [...]	2006-12-29 09:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON ETRD EIND EINV VM
06HANOI393	U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: DRL A/S Barry Lowenkron, accompanied by IRF Ambassador John Hanford met, February 20 with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. After reviewing the bilateral Human Rights Dialogue's morning session (septel),A/S Lowenkron urged the GVN not to constrain NGOs under an impending new [...]	2006-02-22 09:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI421	TAIWANESE ASK FOR HELP WITH DISCRIMINATION IN APEC [...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Hanoi (TECOH) representatives expressed concern over inequitable treatment they claim they are experiencing in both the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the World Health Organization (WHO),a result, they sa [...]	2006-02-22 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	APEC ECON IO PREL TW VM
06HANOI453	RUSSIA AND VIETNAM KEEP UP THE ILLUSION OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Ephimovich Fradkov was Vietnam's first high-ranking foreign visitor since Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The February 16-17 visit was the third by a Russian Prime Minister to Vietnam since 1997. The primary purposes of this visit were to strengthe [...]	2006-02-24 10:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL RU VM
06HANOI461	STAFFDEL GROVE DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior MFA officials cautioned visiting Senate Appropriations Committee Majority Clerk Paul Grove that continued USG pressure on Burma and Cambodia will only push those countries closer to China, and will not succeed in convincing them to become more responsible international a [...]	2006-02-27 09:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF SNAR KWMN KCRM OMIG VM
06HANOI627	VIETNAM AND DPRK WORK TO IMPROVE TIES [...] (C) DPRK MFA Asia Director Ma Chol-su visited Vietnam March 2-5 as part of the two countries' continuing efforts to patch up relations following the mass defection incident of July 2004. During meetings in Hanoi with Government and Party representatives, the two sides agreed to pursue high-le [...]	2006-03-17 05:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VM KN KS
06HANOI667	U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: AFTERNOON [...] (SBU) In an agreed continuation of the morning session on religious freedom and ethnic minority affairs of the February 20 U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, before beginning the afternoon schedule, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford presented the GVN side wi [...]	2006-03-22 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV VM
06HANOI669	U.S.-VIETNAM HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE: MORNING SESSION [...] (SBU) Delegations from the United States and Vietnam met for the two countries' first Human Rights Dialogue in over three years February 20. The morning session included opening remarks, Vietnam's presentation of its approaches to human rights, a discussion of criminal code, prison conditions [...]	2006-03-22 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI670	AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS WTO, HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador focused on Vietnam's WTO entry, practical developments in our human rights discussions, possible Congressional visits and developments in the bilateral relationship over the next six months during a March 21 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. VFM Bang [...]	2006-03-22 23:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC VM
06HANOI683	VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS ON CHINA, THE UNITED [...] (SBU) Summary: During a frank discussion with visiting Deputy NIO Terrence Markin and Poloff, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute for International Relations (IIR) encouraged the United States to stay closely engaged in Southeast Asia, but avoid making Southeast Asia [...]	2006-03-24 08:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL APEC ASEAN CH VM
06HANOI736	GVN AVOIDS HARSH CRITICISM OF 2005 HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Unlike in previous years, the GVN has not launched an intensive media campaign against the 2005 Human Rights Report. This could reflect a decision to avoid possible repercussions with the U.S. Congress that would complicate a PNTR vote on WTO membership. It may al [...]	2006-03-31 08:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF ETRD EINV ECON VM
06HANOI767	LEADERSHIP RUMORS ABOUND FOLLOWING THE 14TH [...] (SBU) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl about the likely changes in Vietnam's leadership following the 10th Party Congress in April. They have grown especially intense since last week's close of the 14th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (CPV),which announced that it had [...]	2006-04-04 02:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI782	VIETNAM: PSI ENDORSEMENT UNLIKELY SOON [...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy Embassy pressure on the GVN has forced the issue of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) all the way to the Prime Minister's office, where we are told the decision has been made to authorize Vietnam's participation in PSI-related activities on a case-by-case basis, [...]	2006-04-05 06:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL VM
06HANOI783	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER HASTERT'S VISIT TO VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Mr. Speaker: Your visit to Vietnam comes at an important time in our bilateral relationship. Last year, the United States and Vietnam commemorated the tenth anniversary of normalized relations, the highlight of which was the very successful visit to the United States by Prime Minister [...]	2006-04-05 08:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PHUM PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN VM
06HANOI791	SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FOREIGN POLICY UNLIKELY AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's foreign policy evolution, a gradual process, is not likely to see any sharp changes or surprises at the upcoming 10th Party Congress. Instead, we will see an elaboration of existing policy, with efforts to improve relations with neighboring countries (ASEAN),maintai [...]	2006-04-05 06:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CVR VM
06HANOI839	10th Party Congress: CPV Offers Preview, Aims for [...] (SBU) In a preview of the Communist Party's upcoming 10th National Congress, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan underscored that the Party's key focus will be on how to continue Vietnam's economic and social development efforts. Sticking close to well-known positions in a presentation to the diplo [...]	2006-04-13 08:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR VM
06HANOI853	HOUSE SPEAKER DENNIS HASTERT MEETS VIETNAMESE PM [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert told Prime Minister Phan Van Khai that he is committed to working hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations (PNTR) for Vietnam because "it is the right thing to do" and because economic development and international integratio [...]	2006-04-17 06:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL ETRD WTO PHUM KIRF VM
06HANOI862	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE DELEGATION MEETS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CHAIRMAN NGUYEN VAN AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert delivered a basic message in Hanoi: we support, in principle, Vietnam's economic development and openness and will work hard to pass Permanent Normalized Trade Relations for Vietnam because international economic i [...]	2006-04-17 08:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD WTO VM
06HANOI895	Party Begins 10th Congress [...] (SBU) The Communist Party opened its 10th National Party Congress (NPC) April 18 with a five-year review of Party achievements and failures that included a reference to an ongoing corruption scandal that has claimed a number of high- level officials (Ref A). The final draft of the Party's Pol [...]	2006-04-20 10:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR VM
06HARARE1056	NEW RELIGIOUS GROUP OFFERS WAY FORWARD [...] (SBU) During their visit to Harare, staffdel visitors met with the religious leaders spearheading the Christian Alliance (CA),a new opposition grouping that seeks to unite all anti-GOZ forces. Born out of the Church's efforts last year to help those affected by Operation Restore Order, the [...]	2006-08-29 14:13:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE1078	LABOR LEADERS IMPRESS STAFFDEL WITH CANDID TALK OF [...] (U) A congressional staff delegation visiting Zimbabwe came away from a meeting with two prominent labor leaders impressed with their candid discussion of the fractured state of the opposition movement and sobering description of the daily challenges workers face in Zimbabwe's severely depress [...]	2006-09-06 13:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI
06HARARE1130	PREVIEW OF LABOR'S PLANS FOR NATIONWIDE [...] (C) The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) plans to lead processions in 35 cities and towns throughout the country on Wednesday, September 13 to protest against poor wages, high taxes, weak economic conditions, lack of access to HIV/AIDS drugs, and continuing harassment of civil society [...]	2006-09-12 14:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB ZI
06HARARE1242	ZIMBABWE NOT COMPLIANT WITH AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-12 10:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	AGOA ASEC ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ZI
06HARARE125	ZANU-PF SENATOR/FINANCIER PURSUES ENHANCED [...] (C) Aguy Georgias, a recently appointed ZANU-PF aligned Senator and CEO of Trinity Engineering, on January 31 sought Embassy participation in an informal dialogue he hoped to set up with a to-be-named interlocutor selected by President Mugabe. He asserted that in Zimbabwe's dysfunctional pol [...]	2006-02-06 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI ZANU PF
06HARARE1481	ZIMBABWE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe's mis-governance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2007. Investment prospects are bound to remain dismal due to the country's unstable economic and political environment. G [...]	2006-12-19 13:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE1490	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...]	2006-12-20 12:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
06HARARE1491	UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has established an inter-ministerial taskforce, a woman was sentenc [...]	2006-12-20 14:56:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID ZI
06HARARE1499	ZIMBABWE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 10 (a) and (b) of reftel instructions. Despite our str [...]	2006-12-28 06:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1500	UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Retransmission of Harare 1490 with correct subject line. (C) Summary. Recent developments in the GOZ's efforts to combat trafficking are encouraging, but we remain guarded that they have the political will and resources to follow through on stated plans. Since April, the government has esta [...]	2006-12-28 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB USAID ZI
06HARARE178	GONO ON POLICY FRUSTRATIONS, SUCCESSION TENSIONS, [...] (S) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono bemoaned the GOZ's unwillingness to address deepening corruption, fiscal indiscipline and parastatal inefficiencies. Depicting himself as under seige politically, he said the leadership had talked him into wi [...]	2006-02-16 05:45:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ZI
06HARARE186	LAURIE ON POLITBURO SHIFT ON WEST [...] (C) John Laurie, a former leading post-independence businessman and parliamentarian who maintains regular contact with a Politburo member and has a personal relationship with Mugabe, relayed to econoff on Feburary 8 that the Politburo recognized the accelerating pace of economic deterioration [...]	2006-02-17 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE200	MUGABE AT 82 - RIGID, DEFIANT, ISOLATED [...] (SBU) In a taped, edited 90-minute state media interview televised locally on Febuary 19, Robert Mugabe sounded familiar anti-western themes and evidenced little inclination to countenance economic or political reforms on the eve of his 82nd birthday. He was familiarly cagey about the process [...]	2006-02-22 12:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR KPAO ZI
06HARARE266	ZVOBGO ON ZANU-PF, CHANGE [...] (C) Eddie Zvobgo, Jr., the popular son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival of the last ten years, told the Ambassador on March 1 that the ZANU-PF faithful all recognized the need for substantive change, including realignment to the West. Nonetheless, change probably would wai [...]	2006-03-02 18:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ZI
06HARARE279	ZIMBABWE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Zimbabwe,s misgovernance has severely crippled the local economy, making it unlikely to attract or absorb significant foreign direct investment in 2006. Investment prospects in Zimbabwe are bound to remain dismal due to the country,s unstable economic and political env [...]	2006-03-07 14:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
06HARARE372	MOYO ON POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, AVENUES FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Independent MP Jonathan Moyo told poloff March 22 that the growing proximity of Mugabe's departure and economic collapse were increasing a national impetus for political change. In this uncertain environment, securocrats were the only ones focusing on policy and stability, and they were [...]	2006-03-24 12:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE376	ZLHR DIRECTOR ON ANTI-REGIME ACTIONS AT HOME AND [...] (C) Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) Director Arnold Tsunga on March 23 told the Ambassador that he enjoyed surprisingly good relations with many GOZ authorities, who he said were increasingly ambialent about GOZ repression. He said that despite GOZ harassment, ZLHR continued its act [...]	2006-03-27 17:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PGOV ASEC PREL ZI
06HARARE424	REENERGIZED ANTI-SENATE MDC WING PLANS INCREASED [...] (C) In a series of separate meetings with the Ambassador, leaders of the anti-Senate faction of the MDC depicted an opposition party that was reenergized by a successful Congress and prepared to confront the regime with greater energy and focus. Morgan Tsvangirai said he would conduct nation [...]	2006-04-11 11:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE59	HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF)(reftel) to sponsor a business/economic policy forum on "A Foundation for Economic Turnaround: Private Sector Perspectives." 2. (SBU) With Zimbabwe's GDP having contracted by more than a third in jus [...]	2006-01-20 04:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD ZI
06HARARE670	ZVOBGO ON STASIS, PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE IN ZANU-PF [...] (C) ZANU-PF businessperson and provincial official Eddie Zvobgo told poloff June 1 that the ruling party would remain in disarray and paralyzed by succession tensions until Mugabe passed from the scene. However, he did not believe Mugabe intended to leave office any time soon. Moreover, neit [...]	2006-06-07 14:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE698	FLAGGING PRO-SENATE MDC FACTION WRITES OFF [...] (C) MDC pro-Senate faction leaders on June 6 outlined their plans for the immediate future to emboffs, especially including outreach to the Embassy and a possible trip to the United States by the faction's president. Pro-Senate faction Secretary General Welshman Ncube and deputy Secretary Gen [...]	2006-06-13 11:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE7	DESPITE GOZ RHETORIC, COOPERATION WITH UN ONGOING [...] (C) In the month since UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland visited Zimbabwe, the GOZ has continued its vitriolic attacks against the envoy and the UN, especially over the issue of shelter for the victims of Operation Murambatsvina. [...]	2006-01-04 13:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE702	TSVANGIRAI ON EUROPE TRIP, NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting with the Charge, MDC anti-senate faction President Morgan Tsvangirai said he made important progress in refurbishing the faction's relationships with donors and the diaspora during a European tour earlier in the month. The opposition leader reiterated the faction's co [...]	2006-06-14 11:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM EAID ZI
06HARARE770	NO STABILITY IN SIGHT FOR ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM [...] (C) Commercial Farm Union Vice President Trevor Gifford on June 27 updated poloff on the GOZ's latest 99-year lease form, which would vest in the GOZ unfettered authority to repossess any properties distributed in its ongoing chaotic land reform process. Gifford said the form offered insuffi [...]	2006-06-28 15:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PGOV ASEC EINV PHUM PREL ECON ZI
06HARARE783	MUTARE BISHOP ON DIALOGUE WITH MUGABE, NATIONAL [...] (C) In a June 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe Bishop Trevor Manhanga said President Mugabe seemed genuine in his recent efforts to reach out to religious leaders. He said Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) head Happyton Bonyongwe was facilitating the bis [...]	2006-07-03 14:06:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
06HARARE884	CENTRAL BANK HEAD - RUNNIN' OUT OF ZEROES [...] (S/NF) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono acknowledged to the Ambassador in a July 13 meeting that the Zimbabwean economy was in a state of crisis. Despite a modest drop in the annual rate, which he claimed reflected an abundant harvest, inflation remained the country,s greatest problem. It wa [...]	2006-07-17 07:05:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ZI
06HARARE964	GOZ HYPING CHINA'S ROLE IN ZIMBABWE,S ECONOMY [...] (C) Despite GOZ attempts to hype supposed dividends from its relationship with China including the June visit of Vice President Joyce Mujuru to Beijing, business sector contacts tell us that promised Chinese investments have largely failed to materialize. The only major industry in which Chin [...]	2006-08-01 07:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ZI CH
06HARARE972	2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...]	2006-08-01 16:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV
06HAVANA16609	CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP AUGUST 18, 2006 [...] (C) Summary: The Catholic Church's senior official in Cuba, Cardinal Jaime Ortega, celebrated a mass for recently deceased pro-democracy activist Gustavo Arcos on August 17, with diplomats, activists and journalists in attendance. For an hour, at least, Arcos got his dying wish of a unified o [...]	2006-08-18 19:55:00	US Interests Section Havana	SECRET	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA16868	ROQUE ON TENTATIVE COOPERATION WITH PAYA, OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban activist Martha Beatriz Roque expressed optimism August 23 over what she described as her warming ties with Oswaldo Paya, the other heavyweight in the splintered dissident community. Roque said that at an August 17 event, she and Paya conversed and saw eye to eye on [...]	2006-08-23 22:02:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA23502	CUBAN INMATES DECRY LACK OF MEDICAL CARE, FRESH AIR [...] (C) In a relatively rare move, Cuba's Foreign Ministry has accepted and promised to respond to a letter from prisoners denouncing conditions at Kilo 5 prison in Pinar del Rio. The letter, dated November 1, was written by a common prisoner, Nestor Hernandez Escalona, and signed by 13 others, th [...]	2006-11-13 22:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA23544	CUBA RELEASES 3 DETAINEES, PROLONGS JAILING OF 2 [...] (C) Summary. The Cuban Government has released from prison three more dissidents, one of whom had been convicted and two held without charges since a July 22, 2005 protest in Havana. The releases bring to at least five the number of political detainees/prisoners freed in recent weeks. Meanwhi [...]	2006-11-27 14:29:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA23582	ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, CUBAN MOB ATTACKS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: A large group of Cuban communist militants and State Security officials broke up a Human Rights Day march by 12 peaceful activists, throwing several to the ground in front of UNESCO's Havana office. The activists, led by Dr. Darsi Ferrer Ramirez, were pushed, kicked and punched, [...]	2006-12-11 21:11:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA23588	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FLAKE: FIDEL EBBING AWAY [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Flake arrives at a pivotal, historic time in Cuba. We and others consider Fidel Castro's health to be so critical that he could die any day. His brother, Raul Castro, has been in charge since July 31, 2006, and has done nothing to significantly change the Cuban regime's [...]	2006-12-12 18:10:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM SMIG CU
06HAVANA23602	PAYA: IT'S TIME FOR U.S.-CUBA DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Leading Cuban pro-democracy activist Oswaldo Paya told COM on December 13 that the time has come for the United States and Cuba to hold talks in order to "change the atmosphere" in bilateral relations. Paya said the Cuban Government has for decades succeeded at making the United [...]	2006-12-14 21:05:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
06HAVANA23608	CUBAN REGIME STIFFS CODEL FLAKE [...] (C) Summary: A Congressional Delegation led by Rep. Jeff Flake (R/AZ) spent the December 15-17 weekend publicly urging a change in US policy, but privately getting rebuffed by a Cuban regime that insisted it had no reason or desire to reform itself. The CODEL presented a letter requesting re [...]	2006-12-18 17:00:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL ECON PHUM KDEM CU
06HELSINKI1037	DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA [...] (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and transatlantic issues. In separate meetings with Finnish Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and Director [...]	2006-10-12 08:45:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG
06HELSINKI1058	PUTIN AT THE OCT. 20 EU HEADS OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The October 20 EU Heads of State or Government Informals will feature two main components: (1) the informal EU leaders' sessions, where principals will discuss migration, Darfur, innovation and energy; and (2) a dinner with Russian President Putin, which will focus on energy issue [...]	2006-10-17 13:30:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG ETRD PGOV EUN MOPS FI RU SU
06HELSINKI1197	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT: FM TUOMIOJA'S SIDEBARS WITH [...] (C) On 29 November, DCM met with Finnish MFA Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros Villeneuve and discussed FM Erkki Tuomioja's recent consultations with Georgian FM Gela Bezhuashvili and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov on the margins of the 24 November EU-Russia summit. Though Tuomioja's initial g [...]	2006-12-01 12:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU GG FI
06HELSINKI1199	ENERGY FROM THE EAST: FINNISH RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Gasum, Finland,s sole supplier of natural gas, has managed to settle into a peaceful coexistence with its notorious Russian partner Gazprom. Although totally dependent on Gazprom for 100 percent of its supply, Gasum ensures stability through long-term contracts with Gazprom which [...]	2006-12-01 14:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD EUN FI RS
06HELSINKI1248	FINLAND: NATO DEBATE HEATS UP [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 2007 parliamentary election campaign is about to kick off and NATO is emerging as a key theme, just as it did in the January 2006 presidential elections -- and despite the efforts of several prominent politicians to muzzle public debate on this sensitive topic. This ca [...]	2006-12-19 13:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN RU FI
06HELSINKI182	FINLAND: 2006 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Embassy Helsinki's point of contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-09-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. The Embassy estimates that 80 hours of time were spent preparing this rep [...]	2006-03-08 07:56:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI SMIG PGOV KCRM ELAB KWMN ASEC KFRD PREF FI
06HELSINKI505	FINLAND'S EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) During its EU Presidency, Finland will generally be a cooperative partner for the US, keen to facilitate US-EU cooperation and improve overall trans-Atlantic relations. We should expect no GOF-generated surprises; the Finns view their Presidency as a continuation of ongoing processes an [...]	2006-06-02 12:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SMIG EAID EU FI
06HELSINKI566	ENERGY DIVERSITY IN FINLAND AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland has the EU's longest border with Russia and the two maintain a complex and long-standing energy relationship. While energy security is a concern for every country, Finland's somewhat unique position makes it very unlikely to suffer disruptions to its Russia- sourced ene [...]	2006-06-16 14:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EPET FI RU
06HELSINKI696	EU-US INFORMAL SENIOR-LEVEL MEETING ON JUSTICE AND HOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the Finnish Presidency, met in Helsinki on July 18 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by Acting INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ liaison to USEU Mark Richard, and DHS Acting A/S for Policy Development Pau [...]	2006-07-21 12:28:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN FI
06HELSINKI733	TFLEO1: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja, on July 31. Tuomioja said that his just-completed trip to the Middle-east confirmed his view that Israel could not achieve its military goals, and that an immediate cease-fire followed by a comprehensive settl [...]	2006-07-31 15:45:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MEPP EUN FI
06HELSINKI75	PAAVO LIPPONEN'S SILLY SEASON COMMENTS ON NATO AND [...] (SBU) Finnish Speaker of Parliament and former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen prompted a media feeding frenzy this week when he publicly criticized Conservative (CONS) presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto's increasingly pro-NATO arguments and urged caution toward NATO membership because it wou [...]	2006-01-27 08:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR PINR FI
06HELSINKI783	GOF PESSIMISTIC ON SRI LANKA CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Echoing reftel concerns about the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director Rauli Suikkanen, desk officer Marita Meranto, and EU secretariat first secretary Niklas Lindqvist told Emboff Helsinki is currently coordinating an EU demarche to be delivered this week [...]	2006-08-09 12:14:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CE EUN FI
06HELSINKI842	FINLAND TO STRONGLY URGE SYRIA TO RESPECT LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: DCM and PolChief met with MFA Political Director Vierros-Villeneuve Aug. 22 to express US disappointment regarding the Aug. 23 visit of Syrian FM Walid Al-Moallem to Helsinki; to remind the GOF of the need to isolate Syria diplomatically; and to urge that the Finns use the meeting [...]	2006-08-22 12:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE
06HELSINKI903	GYMNICH [...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...]	2006-09-08 06:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU
06HELSINKI994	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER [...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...]	2006-09-28 13:43:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI
06HERMOSILLO36	PRD AND "ALTERNATIVA" PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. PRD presidential candidate Lopez Obrador made his first official campaign swing through Sonora state January 27. His visit culminated in political rally in Hermosillo, which was well attended, but not as large as claimed. He made 32 promises to Sonoran voters - local media fo [...]	2006-01-31 03:48:00	Consulate Hermosillo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG SNAR MX
06HILLAH10	NAJAF'S ZURFI PLEADS FOR US AID [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On January 21, SET Najaf met with former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party, Adnan Al Zurfi. The meeting covered a wide range of subjects. Zurfi expressed his view that the recent December 15 national election, while n [...]	2006-01-25 19:07:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH104	RUMBLINGS IN SOUTH CENTRAL PROVINCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Events in four South Central provinces over the last twenty-four hours indicate that although the incidence of terrorist acts remains low in this seemingly stable region, tensions are increasingly manifesting themselves in public demonstrations, ultimatums to provincial government [...]	2006-06-14 12:20:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	KISL PGOV PTER MARR IZ
06HILLAH109	BABIL SCIRI BOSS ON SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND POLITICAL [...] (U) This is a Babil PRT cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During a recent meeting Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraqi (SCIRI) Babil party boss, and also Provincial Council (PC) member, Ali Al Qasser presented Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) staff with an insider's view of the party's [...]	2006-06-22 13:13:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH129	DIWANIYAH SECURITY - TURNING A CORNER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Diwaniyah provincial government has become more aggressive about turning around deteriorating security in the province, and preliminary results are encouraging. After a series of meetings with REO staff and personnel at Camp Echo, Governor Hamza held a public meeting in wh [...]	2006-08-10 11:42:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL MARR PTER IZ
06HILLAH131	QADISIYAH INA LEADER: BADR ORGANIZATION IS SETTING UP SADR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a August 2 meeting with REO staff, Abd Muslim, the head of the moderate Iraqi National Accord party in southern Qadisiyah (Diwaniyah) province, warned against attributing all instability in Diwaniyah Province to the Mahdi Militia (MM). Muslim believed that local MM cells ar [...]	2006-08-10 11:54:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	KISL PTER MARR IZ
06HILLAH137	AL SARKHI BECOMES AN APPEALING ALTERNATIVE TO AL SADR FOR [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Al Hassani Al Sarkhi has begun challenging Muqtada Al Sadr for the allegiance of violent, disaffected young men in south-central Iraq, many of them culled from Sadr's own legions. Sarkhi's willingness to do violence and his lack of political ambition make him an ideal leader [...]	2006-09-10 15:42:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ
06HILLAH31	CAR BOMB IN KARBALA KILLS EIGHT, CLERICS CONDEMN ACT BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A February 25 car bomb in Karbala killed eight and wounded 31. An impromptu protest after the incident at the site of the attack included chants of "No, no America." Religious leaders in Karbala and Najaf were quiet after the incident, with no reports of calls from the mosques [...]	2006-02-27 17:18:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ
06HILLAH50	SCIRI LEADER AL-HAKIM'S SON ISSUES INVITATION FOR U.S./IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. The son of SCIRI leader Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, Sheikh Ammar Al Hakim petitioned the Regional Embassy Office, Al Hillah staff for a dialogue between the United States and Iran. He noted that this dialogue should be at the highest levels possible within Iraq and that SCIRI would [...]	2006-03-26 09:19:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAIR IZ
06HILLAH54	FORMER NAJAF GOVERNOR ON AL-SADR, IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party Adnan Al Zurfi believes Muqtada Al-Sadr wishes to avoid armed confrontation with coalition forces, but is finding it difficult to keep Madhi Army militia under his direct control. Sadr, Zurfi commented, is listening to [...]	2006-04-05 10:05:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH62	TEXT OF FATWA ISSUED BY MUQTADA AL-SADR IN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) On April 11, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a fatwa in response to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's comments questioning the loyalty of Iraqi Shi'a. 2. (U) Begin Text (translated by REO Hillah local staff): By the Name of God: Your Excellency the Leader of Islam and Muslims: Within this [...]	2006-04-12 04:29:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH76	WASIT SADRISTS: SISTANI EDICT ON MILITIAS DOES NOT APPLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Wasit Sadr Office, Bashaar Al-Mousawi, in an April 30 meeting with Regional Embassy Office (REO) Al-Hillah staff, insisted that the April 27 statement on militias from Grand Ayatollah Sistani does not apply to Sadrist Jaysh Al-Mahdi forces in the province. JAM for [...]	2006-05-02 18:33:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH87	POSING AS A STATESMAN, MUQTADA AL-SADR CONDEMNS [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 16, in response to a query from a group of Iraqi teachers based in Libya, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a "fatwa" decrying the reopening of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Libya. (NOTE: Because he does not have the nece [...]	2006-05-18 17:45:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH97	IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI AND AYATOLLAH SISTANI DISCUSS US-IRAN [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (S) Summary: On May 27, Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Manouchehr Mottaki visited local officials and members of the religious community in Najaf. Mottaki's visit began at one of Shia Islam's most holy sites, the Imam Ali Shrine. He visited Grand Ayatol [...]	2006-06-01 14:31:00	REO Hillah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
06HOCHIMINHCITY1014	STAFFDEL BLANK IN THE MEKONG DELTA: AVIAN INFLUENZA, LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang August 25 and 26, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Staffer Jonah Blank reviewed government efforts to control Avian Influenza, visited a women's shelter and examined the status of the ethnic Cham Muslim community. [...]	2006-09-07 08:30:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU AMED PREL PREF KJUS EAGR SOCI VM

06HOCHIMINHCITY1066	HCMC SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL HAGEL [...] (SBU) Senator Hagel: It is my pleasure to welcome you and your delegation to Ho Chi Minh City on October 5. The city has changed enormously since your last visit here in 1999. There is a new, modern satellite city to the south, extensive new construction in the center and a commercial [...]	2006-09-20 05:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1145	ERO PROTESTS AMBASSADOR'S REMARKS [...] (SBU) On October 6, the Deputy Chief of the Consular Section of the HCMC External Relations Office -- one of our most reliable contacts in the office - called in PolOff to protest the Ambassador's interview with Radio Free Asia on October 2. He told us that the GVN is "upset" that the Ambassado [...]	2006-10-06 07:25:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1270	HCMC POLITICAL ACTIVIST INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED TO MENTAL [...] (SBU) On November 3, HCMC-based dissident leader Tran Khue reported to us that his colleague Bui Kim Thanh was taken by police for a psychiatric evaluation in HCMC. She was subsequently involuntarily committed to the national mental hospital in neighboring Dong Nai province. (Note: Thanh i [...]	2006-11-07 04:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1492	ALL HIS (PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S) CHILDREN [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: ConGen has been seeking additional information on the biographies of the three children of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. We understand that Dzung, in his meeting with the President during the APEC Leaders' Summit, sought to deflect or downplay the ties of h [...]	2006-12-26 09:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1493	VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] (C) Summary: Mission's Priority One (P-1) Referral Committee has completed consideration of twelve possible P- 1 applicants and is referring one individual, Phan Van Ban, to PRM for consideration. The other eleven individuals did not have persecution claims or credible fears that are either [...]	2006-12-26 09:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV PREL VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY214	DRL A/S LOWENKRON AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE DELEGATION'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one-day visit February 21, DRL Assistant Secretary Barry K. Lowenkron met with HCMC Party Secretary Nguyen Minh Triet, HCMC MFA representatives, prominent SIPDIS political dissidents and protestant house church leaders. He also met with civil society, local N [...]	2006-02-27 04:59:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE SOE WTO DPOL
06HOCHIMINHCITY229	(SBU) HCMC NEWSPAPERS PUSH BOUNDS OF POLITICAL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: Although all of HCMC's newspaper are subject to Party control and censorship, two of its leading national dailies -- Tuoi Tre and Thanh Nien -- have become more assertive, even on some political matters. The newspapers, financially independent, politically well-connected, and i [...]	2006-03-03 10:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM VM LABOR DPOL HUMANR
06HOCHIMINHCITY230	VIETNAM CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN DAK [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP/MLS Desk Officer and Poloff visited Dak Nong February 24-26. Officials emphasized their commitment to religious freedom and economic and social development of the large ethnic minority community. Leaders of the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) a [...]	2006-03-03 11:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF SOCI EAID VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
06HOCHIMINHCITY29	DAK LAK: ENCOURAGING SIGNS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: The atmosphere for religious freedom in the hitherto intransigent Central Highlands province of Dak Lak appeared much improved during a ConGen visit in early January. In contrast to past visits, provincial officials told us that they now are prepared to implement Vietnam's legal [...]	2006-01-10 02:59:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF SOCI PHUM VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
06HOCHIMINHCITY320	HCMC MEDIA CONTINUES TO PRESS THE REFORM ENVELOPE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of articles that coincided with the recently-concluded 14th Party Plenum, HCMC-based newspapers continued a public push for reform. Emphasizing rule of law, one of the articles questioned the hitherto-sacrosanct Article 4 of the Constitution, which codifies Communis [...]	2006-03-28 11:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KCOR ECON VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY34	SCOPE PAPER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT TO HO CHI [...] (SBU) HCMC and its neighboring provinces are the economic and financial soul of Vietnam. Textiles, footwear, furniture, aquaculture -- key export industries -- as well as the country's USD seven billion oil and gas sector are centered around HCMC. With roughly 15 percent of the population, H [...]	2006-01-10 10:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY382	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN TAN DUNG: STRONG ROOTS IN THE [...] (SBU) During a visit to the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang April 6-7, the Consul General discussed with local officials Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, who spent his formative years in the province. According to Kien Giang People's Committee Chairman Bui Ngoc Suong, Dung was born i [...]	2006-04-13 10:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY412	VIETNAM INTERNET: NEW CHANNELS FOR MEDIA AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Internet use in HCMC and other towns -- small and large -- in Vietnam is expanding dramatically. Although the GVN has established a tight regulatory and technical framework to control the Internet, its impact on use and access appears relatively muted thus far. Political and r [...]	2006-04-21 10:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PINR PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY435	CAO DAI ACTIVIST JAILED [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14, a Cao Dai activist, Tran Huu Phuoc, was sentenced by a Tay Ninh court to two years' imprisonment for "slandering" government officials and members of the GVN-recognized Cao Dai Executive Council. Government-controlled press in Tay Ninh Province subsequently accused [...]	2006-04-25 10:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF SOCI VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY503	VIETNAM PARTY CONGRESS: HCMC REACTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC-based businessmen, bureaucrats and journalists are disappointed, but realistic about the results of the Party Congress. Despite the strong push from the reform wing, in their view, conservatives and supporters of the status quo prevailed. They are uncertain about the orie [...]	2006-05-17 03:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY587	DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN MEKONG DELTA: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces May 3-5. All three neighboring provinces face similar challenges in improving transport infrastructure, boosting competitiveness and finding new sectors for growth. Ben Tre appears to have progressed furthest, lar [...]	2006-06-02 08:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ECON EAID KWMN TIP SOCI PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY607	TRAN KHUE DISCUSSES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM [...] (C) Summary: On June 6 we met with political dissident Tran Khue in HCMC to discuss developments related to the "Democratic Party of Vietnam," which Khue and other dissidents launched in Hanoi on June 1. Khue said that he has been tasked with opening a Party office in HCMC; he has sufficient [...]	2006-06-06 09:49:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY674	TRAN HUU PHUOC LIKELY NOT A HUMAN RIGHTS CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: Cao Dai believer Tran Huu Phuoc was imprisoned in April for two years for slander. He alleged that he was being persecuted for his religious and political beliefs. We believe that his is not/not a human rights or religious freedom case. Phuoc's legal troubles stem from his re [...]	2006-06-23 07:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SOCI PREL PREF KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY732	THICH QUANG DO COMES TO DINNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Venerable Thich Quang Do, President of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, attended a small dinner hosted by the Consul General July 10 -- despite the monk's ongoing pagoda arrest. He welcomed the opportunity to talk at length about the need for political change i [...]	2006-07-12 12:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY741	DAK LAK: GRADUAL PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND FAMILY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-13 08:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF PTER PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY808	DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM PRESSES; GVN RESPONDS CAREFULLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Political activist and senior member of the nascent Democratic Party of Vietnam (DPV) Tran Khue faces official harassment as he presses his party's agenda. HCMC authorities restricted Khue's movement and briefly detained him on July 15, 16 and 18, when he was questioned about t [...]	2006-07-25 12:33:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY925	(C) DISSIDENTS AND POLICE STEP UP ACTIVITIES IN HCMC [...] (C) Summary: Two new political activist networks are emerging in the HCMC consular district working alongside more established dissidents. The new groups - the 8406 Bloc (named for their April 8, 2006 manifesto) and the Bach Dang Giang Foundation -- are more activist and daring than the more c [...]	2006-08-18 09:18:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KIRF VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY927	AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW HCMC LEADERSHIP: PEACE CORPS AND [...] (SBU) On August 3, the Ambassador met with Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Secretary and Politburo member Le Thanh Hai and HCMC People's Committee Chairman Le Hoang Quan, both promoted to their new positions after the April National Party Congress. The Ambassador underscored the USG's support for [...]	2006-08-21 06:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM EAID VM
06HONGKONG1072	ARTICLE 45 CONCERN GROUP FORMS HONG KONG'S NEWEST [...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Hong Kong's Article 45 Concern Group plans to announce the formal inauguration of its new political party, the "Civic Party," with Article 45 co-founder and Legislative Councilor Audrey Eu as the party's first parliamentary leader. Two independent democrats in the L [...]	2006-03-15 09:26:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1252	DRL OFFICER RANA SIU'S VISIT TO HONG KONG: CIVIL [...] (C) During a March 13-16 visit to Hong Kong, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rana Siu discussed civil society and political party developments with Hong Kong-based NGOs. According to the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the pro-Government parties have become more skittish about participating i [...]	2006-03-24 09:21:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HK CH PINR PHUM ELAB
06HONGKONG1362	CARDINAL ZEN OPTIMISTIC ON SINO-VATICAN RELATIONS; [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, newly appointed Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said he was optimistic about the restoration of ties between the Holy See and Beijing. According to Zen, the Pope had made clear that he wanted to visit the mainland. During a special Vatican ceremony for the new cardinals o [...]	2006-03-31 10:27:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1394	MFA COMMISSIONER LU XINHUA'S MESSAGE TO THE CG [...] (C) Begin Summary: Newly arrived MFA Commissioner Lu Xinhua invited Consul General Cunningham to a private lunch on April 3 to cordially but clearly reiterate that consulates in Hong Kong should not interfere in Hong Kong's affairs. He raised also the activities in Hong Kong of U.S. NGO's wit [...]	2006-04-04 04:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG1512	DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: On April 7, Consul General Cunningham met with Lee Wing-tat, Democratic Party (DP) Chairman to review the party's election strategy. Lee said he welcomed the creation of the Civic Party and seemed pretty confident that the pan-democrats could get the hundred plus Chief Executive [...]	2006-04-11 09:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1744	CIVIC PARTY: SEEKING FUNDS AND SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: More than one month after its inauguration as Hong Kong's newest political party, the Civic Party (CP) continues to promote itself and its platform to the public and to seek financial support for its activities. On April 22, CP Chairman Kuan Hsin-chi and party leader Audrey Eu mi [...]	2006-04-26 10:05:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1819	CHIEF EXECUTIVE DONALD TSANG AND THE DAB: CORE [...] (C) Summary: Since his early March return from the National People's Congress (NPC) annual meeting in Beijing, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang has drawn closer to Hong Kong's leading pro-Beijing political party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). Beg [...]	2006-05-02 10:09:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG1862	FORMER JUSTICE SECRETARY ELSIE LEUNG TO LEAD [...] (C) Summary: On May 7-18, former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung, will lead a "Better Hong Kong Foundation" (BHKF) delegation to the U.S. to explain implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover to the PRC, as well as other politic [...]	2006-05-04 10:55:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG1863	ARTICLE 23 NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE REAPPEARS IN [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, Professor Wang Zhenmin, a PRC member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee, publicly listed six prerequisites for implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, one of which was enactment of Article 23 national security legislation (ref a). Reaction in Hong Kong t [...]	2006-05-04 11:25:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH HK
06HONGKONG1921	CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICIES THE FOCUS OF FINANCIAL [...] (C) Hong Kong-based investment bank analysts and economists generally welcome China's recent economic tightening measures, and some believe that recent and significant appreciation of Asian currencies may lead to quicker upward movements in the value of the renminbi (RMB). They used the occasi [...]	2006-05-10 00:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2050	CHINA INSTALLS ANOTHER BISHOP IN WORSENING [...] (C) Summary: On May 14, Bishop Zhan Silu celebrated Mass to mark his formal installation as Bishop of the Mindong Diocese in the PRC,s Fujian Province. According to Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, Zhan was illicitly ordained a bishop in 2000 but was never form [...]	2006-05-17 10:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG2119	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM HALF A YEAR LATER: WHAT [...] (C) Summary. The dust has settled since the defeat by Hong Kong democrats of Donald Tsang's Constitutional Reform package in December. Tsang's strategy failed because he didn't anticipate the ability of the pan-democrats to remain united on the call for a timetable for democracy. He believ [...]	2006-05-23 06:57:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG2239	VICTORY FOR DONALD TSANG: LEGCO SUBCOMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, the Legislative Council (Legco) Public Works Subcommittee voted in favor of the Hong Kong Government's long-contested HKD 5.1 billion (USD 660 million) proposal to construct a new Government headquarters complex at the Tamar waterfront site. If, as expected, the Legco [...]	2006-05-30 10:04:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG2851	PCCW FOR SALE - SOLD! [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, 2006, Pacific Century Cable & Wireless (PCCW) Chairman Richard Li announced that he would sell his 23 percent stake in PCCW to veteran investment banker and former Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong tycoon and Richard Li's father) ally Francis Leung. PCCW is Hong Kong's dominant [...]	2006-07-12 11:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ECPS PGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG3054	MORE POLITICAL APPOINTEES FOR HONG KONG GOVERNMENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 26, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT (HKG) RELEASED A PROPOSAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS TO HIGH-RANKING POSITIONS. THE PLAN, PART OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) DONALD TSANG'S INITIATIVE FOR STRONG GOVERNANCE, IS INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR M [...]	2006-07-27 11:13:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3063	HONG KONG REACTIONS TO MARGARET CHAN,S NOMINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 25, THE PRC CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING NOMINATED DR. MARGARET CHAN, FORMER HONG KONG DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, TO BE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO). MEDIA REPORTS AND CONTACTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH FIELD SUGGEST BROAD SUPPORT FOR HER CANDIDACY, BELIE [...]	2006-07-28 08:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMED ECON PREL KSTH TBIO EAGR CVIS HK CH
06HONGKONG3065	U.K. TAKES STRONGER LINE ON HONG KONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JULY 25 REPORT, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT STATED THAT HONG KONG SHOULD IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE "AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" AND ALSO OBSERVED THAT THERE HAS BEEN "LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE PROGRESS" TOWARD THAT GOAL. THE REPORT RECEIVED BROAD COVERAGE IN THE HONG KONG PRESS, WHICH ALSO [...]	2006-07-28 11:07:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH UK
06HONGKONG3066	USCC MEETING WITH CARDINAL ZEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A JUNE 25 MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),CARDINAL JOSEPH ZEN SAID THE TWO RECENT PRC ORDINATIONS OF BISHOPS WITHOUT VATICAN APPROVAL HAD CONSTITUTED A RETURN TO THE PRACTICE OF FIFTY YEARS AGO, ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THE IM [...]	2006-07-30 04:46:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM CH HK
06HONGKONG3067	USCC MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING A JUNE 26 MEETING WITH A VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC),THREE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND PROGRESS OF HONG KONG (DAB) EXPLAINED WHY THEIR [...]	2006-07-30 04:58:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG3068	USCC MEETING WITH HONG KONG HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JUNE 26, HONG KONG CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (HKCTU) SECRETARY GENERAL LEE CHEUK-YAN AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL (AI) HONG KONG-BASED RESEARCHER MARK ALLISON BRIEFED VISITING MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC) ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATI [...]	2006-07-30 05:18:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR CH HK
06HONGKONG3171	LEGCO PASSES COVERT SURVEILLANCE BILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 6, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (LEGCO) PASSED A CONTROVERSIAL LAW REGULATING THE USE OF COVERT SURVEILLANCE, INTERCEPTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND INTERCEPTION OF POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS BY HONG KONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PRO-DEMOCRACY LAWMAKERS CRITICIZED THE LEGISLAT [...]	2006-08-07 10:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3208	PROMINENT HONG KONG PROTESTANT DISCUSSES ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ON JULY 31, REVEREND CHAN KIM-KWONG, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL (HKCC) AND FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE (CE) ELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBER, PREDICTED TO POLOFF THAT IN THE UPCOMING CE ELECTION, 26 OF THE 40 VOTES FROM THE RELIGIOUS SUB-SECTOR WOULD GO TO THE CAN [...]	2006-08-09 11:30:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH KCRM SMIG
06HONGKONG3596	VISIT TO THE U.S. OF HONG KONG SECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung will visit the U.S. September 10-17 for meetings with USG officials, including Attorney General Gonzales; public speaking opportunities; and participation in legal and academic exchanges. The November 2005 appointment of Wong, an out [...]	2006-09-07 09:31:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP CH HK
06HONGKONG3633	AIR POLLUTION: HURTING HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-12 01:36:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV CH HK
06HONGKONG3794	VISIT TO HONG KONG OF EAP DAS THOMAS CHRISTENSEN [...] (C) Summary: During his September 14-16 visit to Hong Kong, EAP DAS Thomas Christensen reviewed Hong Kong economic and political issues with Financial Secretary Henry Tang, who said the central government leadership in Beijing closely followed but did not fully understand political development [...]	2006-09-22 03:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP ECON CH HK
06HONGKONG3872	ANSON CHAN RULES OUT RUNNING FOR TOP POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a move undoubtedly welcomed in Beijing, former Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan announced on September 23 that she would not contest the 2007 Chief Executive (CE) election, removing the most serious complication for incumbent CE Donald Tsang's reelection bid. Chan told the [...]	2006-09-27 09:45:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG3970	G/SENK VISIT TO HONG KONG AND MACAU [...] (C) Summary: Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Jay Lefkowitz (G/SENK),during a September 29-30 visit briefed Hong Kong Legislative Council members and NGO representatives on United States policies toward North Korean refugees and the implication [...]	2006-10-06 03:55:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV HK CH MC KN
06HONGKONG3973	OVERVIEW OF HONG KONG'S ASYLUM POLICIES [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong, which is not a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention, does not grant asylum to refugees but allows the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Hong Kong Office to assess all refugee claims submitted by asylum seekers. A recent doubling of as [...]	2006-10-06 06:51:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF PINR HK CH
06HONGKONG4027	HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S POLICY ADDRESS: "DON'T [...] (C) Summary: In his second annual Policy Address on October 11, Hong Kong Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang reviewed his first year in office, detailed plans for his current term, and outlined his views on the major challenges that the next CE would face during the 2007-12 term. Tsang's addr [...]	2006-10-11 09:52:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SOCI CH HK
06HONGKONG4214	EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, accompanied by EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, exchanged views on local and regional issues with a broad spectrum of key Hong Kong contacts, during an October 21-23 visit. William Ryback, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong [...]	2006-10-25 09:25:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH TW KN
06HONGKONG4288	CARDINAL ZEN REQUESTS RETIREMENT AS BISHOP OF HONG [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us that even though Cardinal Joseph Zen has publicly stated his desire to retire as Bishop of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese in order to concentrate on Sino-Vatican issues, he did not believe that the Pope had a [...]	2006-11-02 04:20:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG4398	CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION COMMITTEE -- ACCOUNTING [...] (C) Summary: Mandy Tam, the functional constituency legislator representing the accounting sector, told us on November 2 about the challenges of recruiting pro-democracy accountants to compete for the twenty accounting subsector seats in the Chief Executive (CE) Election Committee. Many acco [...]	2006-11-09 06:25:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG4610	CHINA ORDAINS THIRD "ILLICIT" BISHOP OF THE YEAR; [...] (C) Summary: Monsignor Eugene Nugent, the papal representative in Hong Kong, told us on December 1 that the installation of Wang Renlei, the Vicar General of the Xuzhou Diocese in Jiangsu Province, as the auxiliary bishop of the diocese was "quite worrying" and "provocative." The participati [...]	2006-12-01 11:15:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH VT
06HONGKONG851	LU XINHUA, HONG KONG'S NEW MFA COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Lu Xinhua arrived in Hong Kong and took up his new post as the Commissioner of the PRC Foreign Affairs Office, replacing the outgoing Yang Wenchang. Lu will be Hong Kong's fourth commissioner since the handover and at 55, will also be the youngest. During his thi [...]	2006-03-01 10:32:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06HONGKONG925	NEW COMMERCE SECRETARY ON IPR, PORT SECURITY, AND [...] (C) On March 3, Hong Kong's new Secretary for Commerce, Industry, and Technology (SCIT),Joseph Wong, assured the Consul General (CG) that: Hong Kong would aim to remain among the "top layer" of economies with regard to the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR); that Hong Kong values [...]	2006-03-07 01:50:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIPR ETRD ECON INRB HK
06HONGKONG943	BEIJING LEADERS, YET AGAIN, REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On March 6, Chief Executive (CE) Donald Tsang concluded a five-day trip to Beijing to attend the fourth session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing -- his first time as CE. In recent weeks, Tsang has been dogged by speculation, prompted by dissatisfaction among [...]	2006-03-07 11:59:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	CH HK PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
06IRANRPODUBAI16	REACTION TO LARIJANI'S PROPOSAL FOR IRAN-GULF ALLIANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 15:35:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL
06IRANRPODUBAI18	CONSERVATIVE RIVALRIES AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 16:16:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV
06IRANRPODUBAI20	IRANIAN INSIDER CLAIMS AHMADINEJAD IS LOSING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-14 17:37:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR KNNP PHUM
06IRANRPODUBAI24	VOTE COUNT ONGOING, POSSIBLE FRAUD CONCERNS BOTH SIDES [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 17:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IR
06ISLAMABAD10746	SNAPSHOT OF UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN AJK [...] Summary: In July, voters in Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will elect a new President, Prime Minister (PM),and legislative assembly (AJKLA). Since 1975, elections in AJK have been regular and relatively fair. The position of AJK President and Prime Minister has traditi [...]	2006-06-07 13:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IN PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD10849	BIO: NWFP GOVERNOR MUHAMMAD ALI JAN ORAKZAI [...] (SBU) Recently appointed the Governor of the New North West Frontier Province (NWFP),Lt. General (retired) Muhammad Ali Jan Orakzai is an Alikhel-Orakzai Pashtun from Orakzai Agency. The Alikhel is the largest tribe in Orakzai Agency. Born in December 1947, he previously served as Corps Com [...]	2006-06-09 13:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD11311	POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY PAKISTAN VICE [...] (S) Pakistan,s President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March visit to Pakistan as a landmark in the bilateral relationship. In [...]	2006-06-15 12:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD11740	POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR DOD U/S RYAN HENRY'S [...] (S) Embassy Islamabad welcomes your June 25-28 visit to Islamabad. Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of "enlightened moderation." Both viewed President Bush,s March vis [...]	2006-06-21 08:22:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PK PREL PGOV MASS
06ISLAMABAD12389	FATA: TALKS AND TRUCES ON THE TABLE IN NORTH [...] (C) Summary. Militants in North Waziristan on June 25 offered a one-month "cease-fire" on their deadly attacks on security forces and pro-government elders, if the Government of Pakistan (GOP) acquiesces on five demands. North Waziristan tribal elders re-iterated these demands during a June 27 [...]	2006-06-30 02:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD12391	FATA: PAKISTANI TALIBAN THREATEN JUI-F INTERESTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior officials from the Islamist Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) report increasing concern over the influence and activities of Pakistani Taliban sympathizers in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA),border areas of Balochistan, and certain districts [...]	2006-06-30 04:14:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV KISL PK
06ISLAMABAD12740	PAKISTANI OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS DISCUSS [...] (c) Summary: Visiting S/CT DAS Virginia Palmer, Chief S/CT Strategist David Kilcullen and SCA DAS John Gastright met June 22-24 in Islamabad and Peshawar with a range of officials and journalists to review developments in Pakistan's troubled tribal region. All interlocutors, whether civilian [...]	2006-07-06 05:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PK PTER
06ISLAMABAD13519	MUMBAI BLASTS: BROAD CONDEMNATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders and politicians have been unanimous in their condemnation of the July 11 Mumbai bombing, with the Foreign Ministry issuing a strong statement within hours of the attack that cited both President Musharraf and the Prime Minister Aziz. On July 13, President Mus [...]	2006-07-14 12:16:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PK IN PREL
06ISLAMABAD13801	MUMBAI BOMBINGS: PAKISTAN SEES POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. Pakistani leaders, including President Musharraf, regret India's cancellation of the Foreign Secretary level Composite Dialogue talks planned for July SIPDIS 20-21. They confirm that Indian counterparts informed them over the weekend that the talks would not be taking place. [...]	2006-07-19 14:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK IN
06ISLAMABAD16944	DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI, BALOCH TRIBAL INSURGENT [...] (C) Summary: The killing of Baloch tribal insurgent leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti by security forces on Saturday has dismayed politicians across the political spectrum, including members of the party that President Musharraf relies on to run the country, and triggered riots in a limited number [...]	2006-08-28 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD17255	DEATH OF NAWAB BUGTI CONTINUES TO ROIL THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Protests over the government's killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti continued into the third day, August 29. Demonstrations, road blockages, riots and even several bombings appear to have been in reaction to the Nawab's death. The apparent inability of the government t [...]	2006-08-30 13:10:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL PGOV KTER
06ISLAMABAD17963	NORTHERN WAZIRISTAN UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 8 [...] (S) Summary: While the September 5 agreement between the GOP and North Waziri leaders allows foreigners to remain in the North Waziristan Agency so long as they do not engage in attacks on or in Afghanistan, some foreigners reportedly are leaving NWA for neighboring areas, a development th [...]	2006-09-08 13:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PK PREL MOPS UN MARR LE
06ISLAMABAD18474	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL PHELAN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Mr. Michael Phelan, Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committe from September 25, 2006 to September 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess the progress made and the ongoing challenges faced by the Un [...]	2006-09-19 12:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PK OREP AFIN
06ISLAMABAD18708	EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...]	2006-09-21 13:12:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF
06ISLAMABAD18778	OPTIMISTIC VIEW ON PAK-AFGHAN RELATIONS FROM MFA [...] (C) Summary: The MFA Afghanistan Director told PolOff September 20 that high level engagement between Pakistani and Afghan leaders would continue through the autumn and was, he hoped, becoming institutionalized. The official reported that Presidents Karzai and Musharraf would meet on Septem [...]	2006-09-22 08:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAID PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD18917	HUDOOD ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS: A BIG SLOPPY MESS [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: With President Musharraf on official travel in the U.S., the governing Pakistan Muslim League (PML) announced a tactical retreat in it beleaguered campaign to amend the Hudood Ordinance, the Sharia-based laws on criminalizing extramarital sexual relations and e [...]	2006-09-25 11:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PK
06ISLAMABAD19123	PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (3): ELECTORATE AND PARTIES [...] (C/NF) Summary and introduction. Pakistani voters have historically alternated between anti-incumbent backlashes and populist ground swells in which voters simply join the bandwagon of expected winners. Which behavior prevails in the coming elections will depend on the ratio of anti-governm [...]	2006-09-27 13:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD19125	PAKISTAN ELECTIONS (5): MUSHARRAF'S COALITION [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Pervez Musharraf has three options for ensuring a solid political foundation for his moderate and progressive agenda as he prepares for 2007 elections. He can stand by the present Pakistan Muslim League (PML) coalition and leadership; stick with the PML, but di [...]	2006-09-27 13:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PINR PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD20836	PAKISTANI CONCERNS OVER SPECULATION ON U.S. [...] (S) During an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador on Indo-Pak relations, National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz shifted the conversation to ask about press reports that President Bush had likened the current situation in Iraq to the U.S. experience in Vietnam. (Note: Aziz's question was a [...]	2006-10-23 13:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PK PREL PTER IZ
06ISLAMABAD21879	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF DETERMINED TO DEAL WITH BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a November 7 meeting at his Army HQ office, President Musharraf told Asstsant Secretary Boucher that he would propose selective mining of the border with Afghanistan. Saying that it is too early to judge whether the North Waziristan jirga agreement is a success, the Preside [...]	2006-11-08 08:46:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	AF EAID ECON ETRD IN MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD21947	BOUCHER AND KASURI COVER F-16S, JIRGAS, NORTH [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Foreign Minister Kasuri. In the meeting, Kasuri asked for consideration on F-16 payments and previewed Pakistani thoughts on the joint jirgas announced after President Musharraf and [...]	2006-11-13 02:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MASS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22046	FOREIGN MINISTER'S VIEWS ON PAK-AFG JIRGAS, BAJAUR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Kasuri reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to hold a jirga as discussed at the September 27 trilateral iftar at the White House, but noted that Pakistan's vision for the event is limited to the tribal areas along the Pa [...]	2006-11-17 11:11:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	AF IN PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22174	TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY PRESSES GOP ON UN 1267 [...] (C) Summary: As noted in Ref A, post has raised the ongoing operations of two UN 1267 Committee-designated entities -- Al Rashid Trust, Al Akhtar Trust and Lashkar-e-Tayyba/Jamaat ud-Dawa (LeT/JuD) -- with contacts throughout the Government of Pakistan (GOP). While the Ambassador has pressed the is [...]	2006-11-27 09:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	AF EFIN PK PREL PTER KTFN UN
06ISLAMABAD22572	POSTURING OVER WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEGISLATION REFLECTS [...] (C) With no fanfare and in the privacy of his office, President Musharraf signed the Women's Protection Bill (WPB) into law on December 1. The bill,s contentious journey through Parliament cast into sharp relief the cleavages within and between Pakistan's major political parties. The Pakista [...]	2006-12-23 05:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN PK
06ISLAMABAD3542	15TH PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-U.S. TRIPARTITE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The 15th U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tripartite Commission meeting, held at Bagram on February 25, was characterized by frank discussion between the Afghan and Pakistani delegations. The agenda focused on cross-border issues, intelligence sharing, steps to counter IEDs, and the lin [...]	2006-03-03 02:00:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	AF MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD3576	KARACHI BOMBING: CONDOLENCES AND CONDEMNATIONS [...] Summary. Pakistani politicians at all levels--from President Musharraf and PM Aziz to a wide-spectrum of political party representatives--have reached out to US Embassy and Consulate officials to offer their condolences and express their condemnation of the 2 March bombing outside of the US Co [...]	2006-03-04 02:51:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PHUM PGOV PTER
06ISLAMABAD3804	CARTOONS FAIL TO UNITE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: For a brief moment, Pakistan's political opposition appeared poised to transform popular anger over the Danish cartoon issue into protests against the Musharraf government. In the end, however, self-interest and government inducements have combined to split the divergent parties [...]	2006-03-08 13:36:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PK
06ISLAMABAD3807	POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR PM - A/S JOHN HILLEN [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 15 - 18 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...]	2006-03-08 14:31:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	KDEM MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD3895	MILITARY AND MILITANTS CLASH IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (S//NF) Summary. March 1st and 2nd raids on militant training facilites by the Pakistan Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) in Miram Shah and Sedgai, North Waziristan led to the biggest clashes in the region in three years. The GOP military attacks and subsequent retaliatory strikes reportedl [...]	2006-03-10 04:28:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD3898	MILITARY AND MILITANTS CLASH IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN [...] (S//NF) Summary. March 1st and 2nd raids on militant training facilites by the Pakistan Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) in Miram Shah and Sedgai, North Waziristan led to the biggest clashes in the region in three years. The GOP military attacks and subsequent retaliatory strikes reportedl [...]	2006-03-10 06:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PK PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD4373	POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PACE [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned March 20 - 22 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan to [...]	2006-03-17 11:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PK PREL PTER KTFN
06ISLAMABAD4960	COORDINATING PAKISTAN PROGRAM FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (SBU) Post is looking forward to the anticipated visit to Islamabad by Senator Chuck Hagel on 12-15 March. We understand from email and telephone communications with Senator Hagel's Legislative Assistant Rexon Ryu that the Senator desires a program addressing his interests as a chair of the [...]	2006-03-24 13:57:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	AMGT PREL OTRA OVIP
06ISLAMABAD5123	A/S HILLEN VISIT TO PAKISTAN [...] (C) Introduction: On his March 15-18 visit to Pakistan, A/S John Hillen and PM/RSAT Tom Canahuate met with senior Government of Pakistan (GOP) officials, as well as Pakistan's top military leadership. Describing his role in soliciting support for USG security assistance to Pakistan from the U [...]	2006-03-28 08:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PK PTER MOPS MASS MCAP PREL
06ISLAMABAD5537	POLITICAL SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned April 12-15 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's recent visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan towa [...]	2006-04-03 06:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	EAID MASS MOPS OVIP PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD5903	A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary. SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed a range of regional issues in separate April 4 discussions with Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri and Foreign Secretary Khan. Kasuri and Khan were optimistic on relations with India, taking heart from PM Singh's recent speech in Amritsar [...]	2006-04-06 13:39:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN AF PK IR
06ISLAMABAD5978	A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Boucher reviewed the status of Strategic Dialogue initiatives and options for structuring the Dialogue in April 4-5 meetings with Foreign Minister Kasuri, Foreign Secretary Khan and Additional Secretary for the Americas Shahid Kamal. All sides agreed SIPD [...]	2006-04-07 12:41:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PK
06ISLAMABAD6420	PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF EXPRESSES CONCERN TO SENATOR HAGEL ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 15:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	AF IN MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER

06ISLAMABAD6647	WITH SENATOR HAGEL, FOREIGN MINISTER KASURI PUSHES FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR TRANSFERS AND WARNS THAT A MILITARY ATTACK ON IRAN WOULD MEAN DISASTER FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 16:38:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	IN IR PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD7505	CABINET RESHUFFLE BRINGS PROMOTIONS, DEMOTIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. After several weeks of speculation, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has selected some bright party stars, rewarded PML loyalists, and switched the portfolios of four ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on April 26. Presiding over a ceremony at Aiwan-e Sadar, President Mushar [...]	2006-04-28 04:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PK PGOV PREL IRNB
06ISLAMABAD7563	SIXTEENTH MEETING OF U.S.-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Tripartite Commission (TPC) Met at GHQ in Rawalpindi April 19 -- the third Tripartite conducted at the four-star level and the second official visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff. Atmospherics were favorable, continuing a trend seen in earlier TPC [...]	2006-04-28 15:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PK AF PTER
06ISLAMABAD7564	SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your planned May 3-4 visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharra [...]	2006-04-28 15:13:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PK PGOV MASS MOPS PTER MCAP
06ISLAMABAD7629	POLITICAL AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCENESETTER FOR [...] (U) In anticipation of the U.S.-Pakistan Defense Consultative Group (DCG) meetings in Washingont May 1-5, Embassy Islamabad offers the following snapshots of political and security assistance developments in Pakistan. U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Partnership ----------------------------------- [...]	2006-05-01 11:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD7780	SCENESETTER FOR U.S. CENTRAL AIR FORCES COMMANDER [...] (S) The U.S. Mission in Pakistan warmly welcomes your May visit to Pakistan. As demonstrated during President Bush's visit to Islamabad, both President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are western-oriented modernizers who are trying to move Pakistan toward Musharraf's goal of [...]	2006-05-02 12:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL
06ISLAMABAD8829	S/CT AMB CRUMPTON ENCOURAGES ROBUST GOP [...] (C) Introduction and summary: Visiting Islamabad on May 3-4, S/CT Ambassador Henry Crumpton and S/CT Senior Advisor Michael Hurley engaged political, diplomatic and military interlocutors on Pakistan's counterterrorim (CT) strategies and policies. Calling on National Security Advisor Tariq [...]	2006-05-16 02:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD9585	FATA: MISSION PAKISTAN REPORTING AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable is intended to inform the inter-agency discussion on how to stimulate counterrorism progress, stability, and political change in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Mission Pakistan--in biweekly "Interagency FATA Working Group" meetings that include office [...]	2006-05-24 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PL PREL PGOV
06ISLAMABAD9704	FREE, FAIR, AND ISI: THE PML ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain, the party's goal in the upcoming elections is a plurality in the National Assembly. He identified urban areas in central Punjab (Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad) as the chief battlegrounds, predicted a strong PML victory in [...]	2006-05-25 11:52:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER MOPS PK AF IR
06ISLAMABAD9711	NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR SUPPORTING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an introductory call with the Ambassador on May 25, recently appointed Minister for Women's Development and Youth Affairs Sumaira Malik provided an overview of her key programmatic priorities, offering new and valuable areas for immediate and medium-term USG assistance. Mal [...]	2006-05-26 04:59:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM KWMN EAID PGOV SOCI PK
06ISLAMABAD9964	PROGRESS TOWARDS DEMOCRACY [...] (C/NF) Summary: The upcoming national and provincial elections will be an important bellwether on progress towards democratization in Pakistan. However, free and fair elections must be supported by long-term systemic changes that are necessary to institute good governance and firm civilian co [...]	2006-05-31 07:02:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM PK
06ISTANBUL1296	JULY 12 PRESIDENT ALIYEV - ENERGY DEPSEC SELL [...] (U) This is a joint ConGn Istanbul-Embassy Baku message. 2. (C) SUMMARY Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told Deput Secretary of Energy Clay Sell on July 12 that Aerbaijan and US goals and strategies with respect o developing Azerbaijani gas for world markets cincide, and Azerbaijan i [...]	2006-07-18 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TU
06ISTANBUL1302	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE - EUR DAS BRYZA JULY 12 [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Bryza discussed a potential way to resolve the long-standing Halki issue with the Ecumenical Patriarch during a July 12 meeting. The Patriarch also raised property issues, noting that the Government of Turkey (GOT) had begun selling seized Ecumenical Patriarchate prope [...]	2006-07-19 07:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TU
06ISTANBUL1341	BTC PRE-INAUGURATION MEETINGS IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Deputy Secretary Sell and senior U.S. officials met with high-level delegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Kazakhstan in Istanbul on July 12 to discuss issues related to the Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline on the eve of its inauguration. Deputy Secretary Sell and [...]	2006-07-26 13:04:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PREL AJ GG KZ RU TU
06ISTANBUL1387	OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...]	2006-08-08 13:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL1475	COMPETITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN ISTANBUL MUNICIPAL [...] (C) Summary. Turkey,s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) continues to challenge politics as usual through a successful mixture of energetic, grass roots-based politicking and a problem-solving approach to local issues. AKP came to power riding a crest of anger and dissatisfaction at [...]	2006-08-17 13:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
06ISTANBUL1504	SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-26 VISIT OF CODEL MCCAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Turkey warmly welcomes the visit of Codel McCain to Turkey. Turkey is an ally in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),facilitating the distribution of supplies and fuel to the coalition in Iraq and supporting the NATO Training Mission (NTM-I) there; publicly calling on Ir [...]	2006-08-22 08:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN AMGT ASEC DA GG IT MW OREP TU
06ISTANBUL1618	OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN [...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...]	2006-09-08 08:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL1711	PM ERDOGAN ADDRESS TO WESTERN THRACE TURKS [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan, speaking to Western Thrace Turk minority members at a conference in Istanbul, urged EU member Greece to respect the rights of his "brothers and sisters" in Western Thrace. He stated publicly that efforts by the Government of Greece (GOG) to resolve problems facing th [...]	2006-09-21 07:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU GR
06ISTANBUL1818	TURKEY'S CHIEF RABBI ASSESSES COMMUNITY'S SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's Chief Rabbi, Rav Isak Haleva, underlined concerns in the Jewish community over a growing "negativity" in the minds of average Turks toward Jews as demonstrated in the press and daily interchanges between neighbors. Describing Turks as characteristically and traditional [...]	2006-10-05 07:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
06ISTANBUL184	GALATAPORT PRIVATIZATION FOUNDERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The politically troubled privatization of Istanbul's Galataport (ref b) came to an ignominious close in late January as the GOT formally cancelled the tender granting a 49-year lease on the site to a consortium including Israel's Ofer Group. The coup de grace was delivered by [...]	2006-02-13 12:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU
06ISTANBUL1845	FORMER ISTANBUL MAYOR GURTUNA PLANS TO RE-ENTER [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 5, we met former Istanbul mayor Ali Mufit Gurtuna at his request to discuss his planned return to political life and founding of an as yet unnamed new political party. Gurtuna, a former member of AKP precursor parties Refah and Fazilet, claimed to know Prime Ministe [...]	2006-10-06 13:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV
06ISTANBUL1846	ISTANBUL BANKERS PRAISE AKP ECONOMIC REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary. We met three Istanbul-based bankers with visiting Turkey desk officer to discuss economic performance, trends and political risk. All three thought that the AKP government had done a good job implementing IMF-backed reforms, but felt that the AKP economic team lacked depth a [...]	2006-10-10 07:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL192	TURKISH ACADEMICS, STUDENTS COMMENT ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. Media savvy academics and students involved in democracy building expressed mixed views to a visiting counter-terrorism team about America and its foreign policy in meetings earlier this month. One academic fretted over Turks, generally more negative opinion of the U.S. and [...]	2006-02-14 06:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO TU
06ISTANBUL2015	ISTANBUL'S ECUMENICAL RAMAZAN: BOREK, BARDAKOGLU [...] (U) Summary: Turkey's lively diversity and internal contradictions are no more apparent than in Istanbul during the month of Ramazan. While nearly 70% of Turks as a whole are reported to fast during this period, the evenings' numerous iftars are often more social and political than they are s [...]	2006-11-02 14:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
06ISTANBUL2104	FOUNDATIONS, TRANSFORMATIONS AND EU ACCESSION: [...] (SBU) Summary: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) completed its nine-day fact finding mission in Turkey with a generally positive view of religious freedom here. Delegation members clearly recognized the significant challenges facing religious minority co [...]	2006-11-24 12:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
06ISTANBUL2105	URBANCIC AND BASER DISCUSS EFFORTS TO COMBAT PKK [...] (C) Summary. S/CT Deputy Coordinator Urbancic met Gen. (ret) Baser, the GOT's counter-PKK envoy, in Istanbul on November 11. After expressing appreciation for Urbancic's efforts to curb PKK criminal support in Europe, which was the subject of Urbancic's Ankara meetings, Baser took the opport [...]	2006-11-24 12:57:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PREL TU IZ
06ISTANBUL211	BMENA: TURKS KEEP DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: A February 6-7 conference organized by the Turkish NGO TESEV within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) brought together 150 NGO and government representatives from around the Middle East and North Africa to develop an action platform to increase the role o [...]	2006-02-17 09:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TU XD XF XI KDEM KWMN
06ISTANBUL2144	ISTANBUL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 28, CODEL Shays met members of the Istanbul business community to discuss their views on Iraq's future and U.S. - Turkey relations. The business community sees both risks and opportunities in Iraq, but companies with on-going Iraq operations see potential profit op [...]	2006-12-08 14:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG OREP PREL PTER TU
06ISTANBUL2149	ISTANBUL'S TESEV TOUCHES ANOTHER TABOO [...] (C) Summary. TESEV, the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, convened an international academic conference that discussed internal displacement, with a particular focus on the plight of Turkey's Kurdish population. Discussion of social issues and Kurdish identity would have been [...]	2006-12-11 11:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
06ISTANBUL2154	AMERICAN COUNCIL OF YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS ENGAGES WITH [...] Begin Summary: A visiting American Council of Young Political Leaders (AYCPL) delegation engaged over dinner December 4 at the Consul General's Residence with a group of Turkish political party leaders, academics, business executives, and senior press columnists and editors. The lively excha [...]	2006-12-12 09:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL CVIS TU
06ISTANBUL2169	MUSTAFA SARIGUL: ISTANBUL'S ENTERPRISING SISLI [...] (C) Summary. Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul, one of a handful of Republican People's Party (CHP) mayors in all of Turkey, confidently predicts that AKP will dominate the next election, CHP leader Baykal thereafter will be ousted as party leader, and he, Sarigul, will then emerge to contest and [...]	2006-12-19 14:00:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL504	ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY ARMENIAN CONFERENCE: A SMALL [...] (C) Summary: A March 15-17 conference at Istanbul University brought defenders of the official Turkish narrative on the events of 1915-16 together with a handful of more independent voices, including Israeli and Armenian presenters, who openly used the term "Armenian Genocide." The conferenc [...]	2006-04-05 08:35:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
06ISTANBUL578	AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...]	2006-04-18 07:14:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU
06ISTANBUL596	AMBASSADOR WILSON'S ISTANBUL APRIL 2-4 VISIT - [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wilson visited Istanbul on April 2-4, 2006. He attended and addressed the openings of two significant conferences and met with business, religious, and community leaders. Concerns in Istanbul focused on U.S. actions regarding the PKK, U.S. intentions in Iran, and the [...]	2006-04-20 07:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EINV TU
06ISTANBUL625	FORMER GOT MINISTER ERDAL INONU PREDICTS AN [...] (C) Summary. Erdal Inonu, son of Turkey's second President and himself a former deputy prime minister, predicts Turkey will continue the project of westernization begun under Ataturk. Despite the current Islamic-oriented governing party, he predicts Turks will continue toward a progressive [...]	2006-04-26 09:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
06ISTANBUL9	ISTANBUL'S AK PARTY CHAIRMAN GETS PERSONAL AT [...] (U) Summary: A December International Migration Symposium in Istanbul provided useful insight into Turkish perspectives on the social justice and security implications of migration, with many Turkish concerns mirroring those in the U.S. An unexpected note was Istanbul AK Party Chairman Mehm [...]	2006-01-04 13:09:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
06JAKARTA10037	AGO THREATENS TO EXECUTE BALI BOMBERS IN AUGUST [...] (C) The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has announced August 22 as the date on which the three men sentenced to death for the 2002 Bali bombings - Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra and Ali Gufron alias Muklas - will be executed in Nusa Kembangan prison. However, the announcement seems intend [...]	2006-08-09 09:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTE KISL KVPR PGOV ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA10189	BANK MANDIRI CLOSES DPRK ACCOUNTS [...] (S) Summary. After repeated interventions by the Embassy, Bank Mandiri and Central Bank officials confirmed August 9 and 11 that Bank Mandiri had shut down its relationship with two North Korean banks in July: Korea Daesong Bank and the Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK. Bank Mandiri did not/not [...]	2006-08-14 07:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KFTN PREL PTER PARM MNUC KJUS ID
06JAKARTA10298	INDONESIA WANTS TO ELEVATE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/P Director of Policy Planning Dr. Stephen Krasner met on August 11 with Indonesian Foreign Ministry officials for a strategic dialogue on U.S.-Indonesian relations. Led by Secretary General Imron Cotan, the Indonesians stressed their desire to expand and deepen bilateral coope [...]	2006-08-15 11:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PARM KDEM ID
06JAKARTA10399	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETINGS WITH INDONESIAN FM [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with S/P Director Stephen Krasner on August 11, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda emphasized Indonesia's desire to expand and deepen bilateral cooperation with the United States on political, security, economic and other fronts. Wirajuda appealed for U.S. assista [...]	2006-08-18 11:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS ID
06JAKARTA10488	TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: MANY CONVICTED BUT SENTENCES [...] (SBU) The trials of 15 terror suspects associated with Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist mastermind Noordin Top recently concluded in Jakarta, with all 15 being convicted on at least one count. Sentences were generally short, however, ranging from three to seven years only. The case of terrorist fi [...]	2006-08-23 10:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KVPR KJUS KISL ASEC CASC AS ID
06JAKARTA10535	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN [...] (C) Summary: Moderate Islamic leaders told S/P director Stephen Krasner on August 11 that mainstream Muslim organizations in Indonesia were committed to the Indonesian constitution and Indonesia's new democratic order, but many false perceptions needed to be overcome in the public mind. Musli [...]	2006-08-24 07:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SCUL ID
06JAKARTA1141	ACEH: ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR GOI-GAM PEACE [...] (SBU) The Aceh peace process remains on track and now moves into a more difficult phase in which the parties begin to develop the parameters of political participation in a normalized Aceh to give voice to all of Acehenese society. Acehenese trust the USG as an honest broker because of our con [...]	2006-01-27 11:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ID
06JAKARTA1144	Bengkulu's Young Governor Tries To Reform Sumatra's [...] (SBU) Summary. Elected as a reformer in a poverty- stricken province more accustomed to corruption, political hacks and time-servers, new Governor Agusrin Najamudin represents a break with Bengkulu's past. Only devout Muslim PKS supported Najamudin's candidacy against candidates from larger an [...]	2006-01-30 00:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS PREL EAID ECON SOCI ID
06JAKARTA11482	THE VISIT OF VP KALLA: ENGAGING ON THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla,s September 23-28 visit to the U.S. offers an excellent opportunity to deliver a message on the need to accelerate economic reforms to one of Indonesia,s most influential officials. Although deeply involved in economic policy issues, Kalla is a relucta [...]	2006-09-18 06:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA1185	FREEPORT PURSUES "NO TALL TREES" STRATEGY IN ARMY [...] (C/NF) Summary. A senior executive from the U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold told us on January 25 that his company will avoid the media spotlight while cooperating fully with GOI inquiries regarding the legality of the mining giant's payments to Indonesian security forces in [...]	2006-01-31 23:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN ENIV ID
06JAKARTA12334	FROM ETHNIC CLEANSING TO JOB CREATION: WEST [...] (C) Nearly five years after the most recent escalation in hostilities between the Dayak and Madurese communities in West Kalimantan, the province's key political operators believe tensions have abated and that the situation has finally stabilized. While relations between the Dayaks and Madure [...]	2006-10-10 06:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM ID
06JAKARTA12547	U.S.-INDONESIA SOFA TALKS LAY BASIS FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. delegation's exploratory talks with the Indonesian government on October 5 in Jakarta made considerable headway in establishing a basis of understanding for possible formal negotiation of a bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Embassy shared a draft template text (r [...]	2006-10-13 11:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA12555	US-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL DELEGATION VISITS JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) told a visiting U.S. ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation on October 12 that he remains optimistic about Indonesia's economic outlook and committed to economic reforms and the process of democratization. Vice President Jusuf Kalla [...]	2006-10-16 05:38:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12602	CT UPDATE: FOUR YEARS AFTER FIRST BALI ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. In the four years since terrorist attacks first rocked Bali on October 12, 2002, foreign police assistance programs have markedly improved Indonesia's CT capacity. The Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network, however, remains a serious threat to Western and secular interests in I [...]	2006-10-16 09:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL ASEC KVPR CVIS
06JAKARTA12732	EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH BG DADI SUSANTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Susanto on October 18, EAP DAS Eric John raised U.S. human rights concerns, the need for continued military vetting and accountability for past abuses, the importance of a SOFA in underpinning bilateral cooperatio [...]	2006-10-19 10:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS MOPS ID
06JAKARTA12778	EAST JAVA'S MUSLIM LEADERS, OBSERVERS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. On October 10, we met with the East Java provincial leadership of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah to discuss their organizations' activities in East Java. We also called on political scientist Aribowo from Surabaya's Airlangga University, who shared his observations (based [...]	2006-10-20 10:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PHUM KISL ID
06JAKARTA12782	THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...]	2006-10-20 11:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP
06JAKARTA12783	THE TWO PAPUAS: A CONSUL GENERAL'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary. Papua New Guinea,s Consul General in Jayapura, Papua shared his views on the often prickly relations between Indonesia and his government in an October 12 meeting. He charged that the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) were involved in both illegal logging and drug smuggling in PNG. [...]	2006-10-20 12:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM ID PP
06JAKARTA13170	PM A/S HILLEN'S POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen discussed a range of political-military issues with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sudarsono, Foreign Affairs Director General Hariyadhi and other public leaders in Jakarta on November 7. The discussions built on simil [...]	2006-11-09 10:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MNUC RI
06JAKARTA13193	YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA [...] (S) Summary: Mr. President: Your visit to Indonesia provides an excellent opportunity to consolidate recent gains in U.S.- Indonesian relations and showcase the success of our core political values ) freedom, democracy, and economic development ) in this, the world,s largest Muslim-majority [...]	2006-11-13 10:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA13229	INTERFAITH YOUTH DELIVER POTUS LETTER TO AMBASSADOR [...] In advance of President Bush's upcoming visit to Indonesia, a group of Indonesian interfaith youth leaders met with the Ambassador to present a letter to the President (full text in para 6). The delegates represented all of Indonesia's major religions: Islam (the youth wings of mass-based [...]	2006-11-17 06:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13233	BALL IN SBY'S COURT ON REFORM UNIT [...] (C) With Golkar's November 13-16 annual national leadership meeting as a backdrop, Vice President Jusuf Kalla publicly called for Golkar's continued support for the Yudhoyono administration and privately sought to mend fences with the President following last week's public feud over plans for [...]	2006-11-17 10:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ECON EFIN KCOR PINR ID
06JAKARTA13255	OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Komaruddin Hidayat, the new rector of the State Islamic University's (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah campus, and former rector Azyumardi Azra spoke to us about the university, Islam and society. They argued that Indonesia is becoming increasingly conservative religious [...]	2006-11-22 00:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13303	Central and East Java: Increasing [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Over the past several months, what began as a debate of the controversial draft pornography law has revealed deeper fissures with the leadership of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),showing a quiet shift to the right of NU clerics and the [...]	2006-11-27 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13304	East Java: NU Political Clout Diminished As [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the final battle for control of the National Awakening Party (PKB),Nahdatul Ulama's (NU) political wing and Indonesia's 4th largest political party, the Indonesian Supreme Court ruled on October 12 against East Java PKB Chairman Choiral Anam's attempt to overthrow former Indo [...]	2006-11-27 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA13308	GPOI FUNDING: INDONESIAN PLANS FOR A TRAINING [...] (C) Poloff and ODC Chief met with Department of Foreign Affairs officer for International Security and Disarmament Yonatri Rilmania on November 14 to learn more about a planned Indonesian center for peacekeeping training and to explain U.S. funding possibilities for this and other potential ne [...]	2006-11-27 10:37:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR MASS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13329	INTER-EMBASSY POLITICAL ISLAM CONTACT GROUP'S [...] (C) Summary. On November 9, representatives from the British, Canadian, Japanese, New Zealand, Dutch, Singaporean and U.S. embassies in Jakarta met to establish a political Islam contact group; representatives from the Australian and German embassies will participate in future meetings. Most [...]	2006-11-28 23:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA13379	THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GUS DUR [...] (C) During a November 30 meeting with the Ambassador, an uncharacteristically reserved former President Abdurrachman Wahid (aka Gus Dur) gave his views on U.S.-Indonesia relations and President Bush's visit, Indonesia's economic shortcomings, and developments within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and th [...]	2006-12-01 09:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13392	SBY'S CT RECORD AFTER TWO YEARS: A MIXED BAG [...] (C) Two years into the Yudhoyono Administration, Jakarta remains stalwart in its commitment to identify, arrest, and convict terrorist operatives. The combination of strong political support for tactical CT operations and substantial international assistance has enabled Indonesian law enforce [...]	2006-12-04 10:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KJUS ASEC KISL ID
06JAKARTA13421	SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...]	2006-12-06 09:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID
06JAKARTA13442	MUSLIM TELEVANGELIST IN POLYGAMY SCANDAL: FANS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's most popular Muslim televangelist, Aa Gym, has admitted to taking a second wife, much to the dismay of Muslim progressives and his adoring female followers. Gym's admission, along with a recent sex scandal involving a politician who tried to take his pop star love [...]	2006-12-08 08:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13453	ROH, SBY INITIAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary. On December 4 in Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun initialed a comprehensive 32-point "Strategic Partnership" encompassing a wide rage of areas for cooperation. The Partnership serves as a baseline for the development [...]	2006-12-08 11:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG KS ID
06JAKARTA13454	AGO TASK FORCE BECOMES OPERATIONAL AS POSO TRIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than four months after the group's official inauguration, the Attorney General's Terrorism and Transnational Crime Task Force is now becoming operational. In October, Post delivered $100,000 worth of computers and other office equipment to the Task Force's newly-renovated [...]	2006-12-08 11:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA13473	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...]	2006-12-13 11:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
06JAKARTA13475	UK CHARITY COMMISSION'S GRIM ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) Summary. The UK Charity Commission's Southeast Asia and Pacific representative provided us with his assessment of Indonesia's charities sector on December 5. Indonesia falls far short on legislation governing charities, governmental regulation, and NGO self-regulation. Relations between [...]	2006-12-14 07:21:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ETTC KISL PTER SOCI ID UK
06JAKARTA13497	INDONESIA ON THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Indonesia's election to the UNSC demonstrates President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) desire to raise his country's international profile. We have recently seen the emergence of a more flexible, multi-faceted style of Indonesian diplomacy, particularly where SBY's personal initiatives a [...]	2006-12-15 09:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC UNSC ID
06JAKARTA13498	YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December Â [...]	2006-12-15 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS
06JAKARTA13509	INDONESIA'S TOP THREE WANTED TERRORISTS AND A [...] (S) Summary: Despite hundreds of terrorists arrested by Indonesian authorities in the past several years, three top operatives linked to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) remain on Indonesia's "Most Wanted" list. Of these, Malaysian Noordin Mohammad Top is well known; the other two, Indonesians Abu Duja [...]	2006-12-18 07:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KVPR CVIS KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13513	ACEH: IMPLICATIONS OF THE GAM VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: The surprise win of the Free Aceh Movement's (GAM) Irwandi Yusuf in Aceh's gubernatorial election is clear evidence that the province's first direct local elections were genuine and that the peace process is beginning to mature. Irwandi's win is likely to accelerate GAM's transit [...]	2006-12-18 09:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13526	INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, [...] (S/NF) Allegations of increasing influence peddling by the first family......The latest scuttlebutt on possible cabinet moves......Survival of the fittest for Golkar leadership.....Snapshots of likely/possible 2009 presidential contenders.....Continued dissatisfaction with Megawati in the PDI- [...]	2006-12-19 06:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA13538	TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: 12 MORE CONVICTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The GOI Attorney General's Office continues to win convictions against terrorists at an impressive pace. Over the past 6 weeks, twelve Indonesians were convicted of terrorism in trials in Jakarta and Central and East Java. Nine of the 12 convicted were involved with fugitive terr [...]	2006-12-20 08:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
06JAKARTA13578	PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: IO PDAS James Warlick discussed Indonesian peacekeeping policy and options with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Dadi Susanto in Jakarta on December 19. Susanto said the UNIFIL deployment to Lebanon was Indonesia's first involving mechanized infantry. Indonesia w [...]	2006-12-22 05:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ID
06JAKARTA13581	IMPLICATIONS OF THE BA'ASYIR DECISION [...] (C) Summary. The decision by Indonesia's Supreme Court to overturn the conviction of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has a number of potential legal and political implications for the GOI's counterterrorism efforts. While the legal basis behind Ba'asyir's 2005 convi [...]	2006-12-22 08:53:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC ID
06JAKARTA13584	IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS INDONESIAN NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. In a December 19 meeting with IO PDAS James B. Warlick, Indonesian National Security Advisor Dino Djalal stressed that the GOI takes its upcoming UNSC duties very seriously, and looks forward to a constructive working relationship with the U.S. He said that President Yudhoyono [...]	2006-12-26 09:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AORC PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA13609	IO PDAS WARLICK'S MEETING WITH FORMER FORMIN ALI [...] (C) Summary. On December 19, IO PDAS James B. Warlick met with Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1987-99),to discuss Indonesia's upcoming term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. Alatas said that both President Yudhoyono (SBY) and Foreign Minister Hassan [...]	2006-12-28 09:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC AORC PHUM MNUC KNNP BM IR ID
06JAKARTA1817	INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEPARTMENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan February 1 expressed to SIPDIS Assistant Secretary John Hillen his great pleasure that the U.S. had taken steps to end the "embargo" on military-to-military cooperation and suggested that the countries nee [...]	2006-02-10 11:49:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1818	INDONESIA: A/S HILLEN'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary John Hillen February 1 described to Indonesian Defense Minister the "great anticipation" in the U.S. regarding Indonesia and the U.S. desired a robust relationship with Indonesia. Juwono told A/S Hillen he would do whatever necessary to strengthen this relat [...]	2006-02-10 11:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1819	INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...]	2006-02-10 12:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2110	INDONESIA: POLAND PLANS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL [...] (C) Polish Ambassador Tomasz Lukaszuk previewed with the Ambassador February 16 the upcoming visit to Jakarta of Polish Minister of National Defense Radoslaw Sikorski. Lukaszuk noted that NATO Ambassadors in Jakarta had agreed in 2000 to cooperate on defense matters and inform counterparts of [...]	2006-02-16 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2112	INDONESIA-ET TRUTH/FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION FACES [...] (C) Indonesia's senior bureaucrat responsible for human rights in a February 8 meeting described the Indonesia-East Timor Commission on Truth and Friendship (CTF) as "stagnant," due to East Timor's presentation of its human rights report to the UN, the shooting of three Indonesians on the East [...]	2006-02-16 11:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
06JAKARTA2490	CODEL KOLBE CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) On February 21, President Yudhoyono presented the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) delegation headed by Representative Jim Kolbe with a lengthy description of his priorities including reform, continued democratization, increased economic prosperity, Aceh and Papua. He raised [...]	2006-02-23 12:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KISL MARR OVIP ID IR
06JAKARTA2530	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...]	2006-02-24 10:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA2531	INDONESIA: 2006 SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Local IPR industry representatives now tell us that the IPR enforcement landscape has changed considerably since they made their Special 310 out-of-cycle review (OCR) submissions in December 2005. They now see a more credible and sustained enforcement effort backed up by sign [...]	2006-02-24 10:44:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2744	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23 discussed with Indonesian Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono difficulties budget shortfalls caused for TNI's ability to respond to "natural and man-made disasters" and the GOI's procurement focus on transportation assets, which could [...]	2006-03-02 07:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2819	ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...]	2006-03-02 13:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV
06JAKARTA2820	ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER WIDODO [...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral William J. Fallon, met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Widodo A.S. on February 23. He emphasized the importance to the United States of restored mil-mil relations with Indonesia. Both le [...]	2006-03-03 02:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ID
06JAKARTA2848	BA'ASYIR REVIEW MOVES FORWARD WITH AMROZI TESTIMONY [...] (C) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi testified on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process (ref A). However, the results of his testimony have yet to reach the South Jakarta District Court, which scheduled its next session for March [...]	2006-03-03 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA2849	INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, MARCH 2005 TO MARCH 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 11:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EAID ELAB KFRD KJUS KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
06JAKARTA2914	INDONESIA: ADMIRAL FALLON'S MEETING WITH NEW TNI [...] (C) Summary: Air Chief Marshall Djoko Suyanto was upbeat in his assessment of U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relations with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon February 23. Suyanto described the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) internal reforms as &ongoing8 but cautioned that changing TNI,s cul [...]	2006-03-06 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA2917	YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: MOVING OUR RENEWED [...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your March 14-15 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) Su [...]	2006-03-06 13:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA3246	SUEBU, ATURURI LIKELY WINNERS IN CONTROVERSIAL [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary results indicate that Barnabas "Bas" Suebu and Alex Hesegem were elected as governor and vice governor of Papua province on Friday, March 10. On the following day, incumbent Abraham Atururi and Rahimin Katjong won in neighboring West Irian Jaya province, prevailing ov [...]	2006-03-13 12:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS ID
06JAKARTA3344	A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian President Yudhoyono March 3 described to EAP Assistant Secretary Chris Hill his plans to press the Burmese junta to reform. During his visit to Rangoon March 2, the President said he had urged General Than Shwe to make progress on the national constitution, national [...]	2006-03-15 09:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3482	CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO [...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...]	2006-03-17 11:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID

06JAKARTA3483	INDONESIA: CODEL FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister told visiting Senator Russell Feingold that progress in the counterterrorism fight by Indonesian law enforcement authorities had disrupted terrorist groups in the country. Terror groups had financial difficulties, were less able to mount attacks and [...]	2006-03-17 12:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3490	SBY'S ANTI CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN MOVES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) anti-corruption campaign, the most significant since Indonesia's independence, has made progress in recent months with a slew of high-profile investigations and prosecutions of current and former Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials [...]	2006-03-20 00:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA3560	SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH ASEAN SECRETARY [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion on February 23, ASEAN General Secretary Ong Keng Yong outlined ASEAN's priorities and challenges for U.S. Senator Russell Feingold. He praised the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, noting that it reaffirms a critical relationship sometimes taken for granted in [...]	2006-03-20 08:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN OREP PREL PGOV AORC CH BM ID
06JAKARTA4464	AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM GRANT TO PAPUANS SPARKS SHARP [...] (C) Summary: The Australian Government's March 23 decision to grant three-year "protection visas" to 42 Indonesian nationals from troubled Papua province has provoked condemnation from the GOI and the Indonesian public. The GOI recalled its ambassador from Canberra, postponed a bilateral [...]	2006-04-06 10:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM AS ID
06JAKARTA4465	GROWING WORKER PROTESTS AGAINST CHANGES IN LABOR [...] (SBU) Indonesia experienced its largest labor protest in at least four years, as Indonesian workers took to the streets of Jakarta and other major cities on April 5 to oppose the GOI's plan to amend the basic labor law. The proposed amendments would scale back 2003 concessions to workers and [...]	2006-04-06 10:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA4515	AFTER ELECTIONS, PAPUAN LEADERS FOCUS ON FREEPORT [...] (C) Summary: Following the March 10 and 11 elections in Papua and West Irian Jaya provinces, Papuan leaders have opted against staging a confrontation with the Indonesian central government, at least for the time being. Instead, in the wake of anti-Freeport demonstrations in Jayapura and els [...]	2006-04-07 11:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EMIN ID
06JAKARTA4519	INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS - PART II [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 00:06:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA4520	INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS - PART II [...] (SBU) Summary. A slew of high-profile corruption prosecutions of current and former Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials over the past year has energized the media and civil society groups and placed newfound and largely positive pressure on the bureaucracy (Reftel). Permanently reducing t [...]	2006-04-11 00:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA4811	GAM REINTEGRATION SLOW, ECONOMY AND POLITICS NOT [...] (SBU) On April 10 former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) activists hosted a prayer meeting (Doa Bersama) in Tiro, Aceh, to mark Mohammed's Birthday, attracting over 1000 Acehnese from throughout the province. At the meeting, Conoff had numerous discussions about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...]	2006-04-18 01:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID ASEC KDEM ID
06JAKARTA5040	PROSECUTORS UNFAZED BY AMROZI'S TESTIMONY FOR [...] (S) Convicted Bali bomber Amrozi appeared in the Cilacap District Court on April 19 to testify on behalf of Jemaah Islamiyah Emir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in the months-old Judicial Review request process. With hundreds of Ba'asyir supporters in tow, Amrozi repeated his previously submitted testimon [...]	2006-04-20 11:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA5217	SBY OPPONENTS WAVE ECONOMIC NATIONALISM FLAG [...] (C) Summary: Former People's Consultative Assembly Chairman Amien Rais and retired General Wiranto continue to wave the flag of economic nationalism in hopes of strengthening their likely presidential bids in 2009 and stirring up trouble for President Yudhoyono in the meantime. In their latest [...]	2006-04-26 07:27:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	ECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5237	NO SURPRISES AT UBUD ASEAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. Based on readouts from Indonesian Foreign Ministry and Jakarta-based diplomatic contacts, the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat held in Ubud, Bali on April 19 - 20 seems to have been a routine affair. Some ministers expressed disappointment with Burma, but it was hardly a full-c [...]	2006-04-26 11:11:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA5485	INDONESIAN POLICE KILL, CAPTURE TERRORISTS, BUT [...] (C) On April 29, Indonesian anti-terrorism police killed two terrorists and captured a third in a pre-dawn raid in Central Java in their continuing hunt for terrorist mastermind and recruiter Noordin M. Top. The manhunt then led to the arrest of a second terrorist suspect and the discovery of [...]	2006-05-01 11:45:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA5581	DOC DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told visiting Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson on April 27 that under Indonesia's new openness, small interest groups are capable of sensationalizing issues and causing significant damage to Indonesia's reputation and investmen [...]	2006-05-03 23:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KCOR ID
06JAKARTA5582	DOC DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 27-28 visit to Jakarta, Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson discussed Indonesia's economic reform efforts and U.S. interests in Indonesia and region with business leaders, academics and opinion leaders. American Chamber of Commerce (Amcha [...]	2006-05-03 23:59:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KCOR ID
06JAKARTA5703	IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENT WITH INDONESIAN [...] (C) House of Representatives Chairman Agung Laksono plans to engage in a friendly manner with Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad during Ahmadi-Nejad's upcoming visit, according to one of Agung's closest associates. Agung's positive view of the Iranians appears to stem at least in part from his pe [...]	2006-05-05 11:24:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG EMIN IR ID
06JAKARTA5789	ASD RODMAN'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman met Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan on April 12. Both expressed strong interest in expanding military ties. Imron pressed for USG training for Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus); [...]	2006-05-09 06:23:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM KDEM KAWC TT BM TW
06JAKARTA5851	INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q4 [...] (S/NF) Yudhoyono's relatives seen as key advisors on policy... Yudhoyono held off pressure on Taufik Kiemas... Yudhoyono directed intelligence agency to surveil State Secretary... Cabinet members seen as sympathetic toward SIPDIS radicals... Security forces' ties to Islam Defenders' Front ( [...]	2006-05-09 09:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA59	YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: LAUNCHING A RENEWED [...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your January 8-10 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) [...]	2006-01-03 11:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PREL ID
06JAKARTA6248	JAKARTA EMBARRASSED BY "UNPLANNED" CHEN STOPOVER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's May 11-12 "refueling stopover" on the Indonesian island of Batam turned into an overnight visit that included a tour of an industrial park and a dinner hosted by the Taiwanese business community with the provincial governor in attendance. T [...]	2006-05-17 10:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CH TW ID
06JAKARTA6393	EXECUTION ORDERS FOR BALI BOMBERS SIGNED, BUT [...] (C) Australian diplomats informed us that the GOI has initiated execution procedures for 2002 Bali bombers Amrozi bin Nurhasyim, Imam Samudra, and Ali Gufron alias Muklas; however, the timing remains uncertain, as questions remain regarding the final disposition of pardon requests, Judicial Re [...]	2006-05-19 11:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL KVPR ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA6493	SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary: Mr. Secretary: Your strong support for the Administration's decision to move quickly in November to normalize military-to-military ties with Indonesia has given a new, more cooperative quality to bilateral relations across the range of our interests. You will have the opportuni [...]	2006-05-22 09:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA6648	INDONESIA COPES WITH HIGH OIL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia's (GOI) October 2005 decision to slash fuel subsidies has better positioned Indonesia's economy to withstand the macroeconomic pressures from sustained high global fuel prices. Domestic fuel consumption, and very likely illegal smuggling of subsidize [...]	2006-05-26 08:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JAKARTA6802	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES LOW-KEY VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 visit to Indonesia, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar elicited statements of support for Palestinian statehood from GOI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior GOI officials. After meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Foreign Mi [...]	2006-05-31 06:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA7013	INDONESIA SAYS IT WILL REPAY IMF EARLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) announced on May 23 that Indonesia would repay the USD 7.7 billion remaining of its standby reserve loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) three years ahead of schedule by 2007. Bank Indonesia (BI) has reportedly prop [...]	2006-06-02 09:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA7014	COORDINATING MINISTER BOEDIONO ON THE INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Boediono told the Ambassador May 24 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) would "step back" from the labor reform process to give unions and employers time to work out a compromise on severance pay and other issues. He provided detail [...]	2006-06-02 10:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PREL KFLU ID
06JAKARTA7561	INDONESIA: SIX MONTHS OF NORMALIZED MIL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: A bit over six months after the Administration moved to normalize military relations with Indonesia the U.S. has gained traction on a broad range of issues in ways we previously found impossible. No aspect of our bilateral relationship has experienced more pronounced change tha [...]	2006-06-15 04:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA7941	ADVISOR WORRIES ABOUT YUDHOYONO'S POLITICAL [...] (S/NF) President Yudhoyono has yet to consolidate political power and could lose his 2009 reelection bid if he cannot show significant achievements in the near future, according to T.B. Silalahi, Special Advisor to the President. In a June 13 meeting, T.B. told us that he had recently sought [...]	2006-06-23 09:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ID
06JAKARTA8078	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH LAUNCHES REPORT ON TNI [...] (U) Summary: In a June 22 Jakarta event, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Asia launched its research paper on the human rights impact of the Indonesian military's (TNI) business practices. Journalists, human rights defenders, diplomats and several high-ranking military officials attended HRW's pres [...]	2006-06-27 10:29:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS KISL ID
06JAKARTA8261	INDONESIAN BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL GOSSIP, Q2 [...] (S/NF) Notes on Yudhoyono's inner circle... Notional uranium sale to Iran dead... Ba'asyir lawyer tied to State Intelligence Agency figure... Rumors VP Kalla flirted with figures hoping to topple Yudhoyono... Influencing judges in court case involving the National Awakening Party... Snapsh [...]	2006-07-03 08:58:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER KISL ID
06JAKARTA8506	YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM [...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...]	2006-07-06 10:19:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER AS ID
06JAKARTA8622	INDONESIA - MODEST TRADE OPENING WITH ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. In the first initiative of its kind, Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Mohammed Hidayat led a 12-person delegation of Indonesian Christian and Muslim business representatives to Israel June 25-29. The group met several senior Israeli Government [...]	2006-07-10 12:05:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	AADP ETRD ETTC PREL ID
06JAKARTA8800	BATAM - A DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR INDONESIA? [...] (SBU) Summary: The July 25 Indonesia-Singapore "Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation" aims to create an ambitious Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Batam and adjacent islands, already the site of one of Indonesia's most noteworthy manufacturing success stories. Batam's local economy conti [...]	2006-07-14 06:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN ELAB ID
06JAKARTA8929	BA'ASYIR ENJOYING HIGHER PROFILE AFTER RELEASE [...] (C) Since his release from Cipinang prison on June 14, 2006 (ref A),Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) spiritual leader and Indonesia Mujihadin Council (MMI) Amir Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has used the public spotlight to promote jihad in the Middle East and Shari'a law in Indonesia in an attempt to broaden his [...]	2006-07-18 01:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS KISL ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA9161	PAPUAN POLITICAL ROUND-UP, JULY 2006 [...] (C) Introduction and summary. This messages provides a survey of recent developments in Papuan politics. During a July 10 - 15 visit to Jayapura, poloff found the Papuan scene in a holding pattern. Barnabas "Bas" Suebu, the winner of the March 10 direct elections for governor, had still not [...]	2006-07-21 11:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9575	INDONESIAN POLICE CHIEF SUTANTO PRESSES REFORMS [...] (C) Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief General Sutanto told the Ambassador July 25 that U.S. assistance was helping to keep the INP out front in Indonesia's democratization process. In a lunch meeting at the Residence, Sutanto said his top priority was creating a high quality, moral police [...]	2006-07-28 10:43:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EFIN ASEC KCRM KHLS KPAO PINS KJUS
06JEDDAH128	SAUDI YOUTH: LESSONS FROM JEDDAH'S "SHABBAB" [...] (C) SUMMARY. After more than one year of spending time with Jeddah's "shabbab" (roughly, guys or young men),Poloff has noted some consistent themes common to many of the city's youth. Over the course of numerous road trips to places like Mecca, Medina, Taif, and al-Hada, visits to college cl [...]	2006-02-08 14:52:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL CVIS PTER SCUL PREL SA
06JEDDAH236	OIC DISMISSES RECENT BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL MEETING AS [...] (C) SUMMARY; The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) insisted in a March 25 meeting with Consulate staff that the recent session of the Israel Boycott Office was a routine annual event, sponsored solely by the OIC and that no significant recommendations resulted. No list of repres [...]	2006-03-26 11:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IS KBCT KISL KPAL PREL SA
06JEDDAH265	CONVERSATION WITH FINNISH AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI [...] (C) On March 29, CG received a courtesy visit from Finnish Ambassador Martti Isoaro. Also present was Jeddah Pol/Econ Chief. The Ambassador expressed the hope that the U.S. and Finnish missions could cooperate in the Western Province and described the two major objectives of his embassy in [...]	2006-04-05 11:14:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FI KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH285	THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART 1 - THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On a visit to the Nejran region, Consul General, Congenoff and A/RSO met with the provincial Governor, Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, for a private formal meeting in his office on March 27. Interestingly, no other representatives from the Governor,s office, including secur [...]	2006-04-11 09:24:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO ECON KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SOCI YM
06JEDDAH372	INTERNAL SAG RIVALRIES ON CLOSING PALESTINE STREET [...] (S) SUMMARY: As part of his research for a SAG-commissioned report on improving the issuance of US visas to Saudi nationals, Nawaf Al Obeid, an advisor to Saudi Ambassador to the US Turki bin Feisal Al Saud, met with the Consul General and Conoff on May 17. The CG emphasized that though mino [...]	2006-05-20 13:51:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL SA PTER ASEC ABLD AMGT
06JEDDAH387	OIC OFFICIAL: LIBYANS AND SYRIANS BEHIND FEEBLE [...] (C) In a May 23 discussion with ConGenOff at a reception sponsored by Post, Bilal K. Sasso, head of protocol and public relations at the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),attributed the recent but feeble attempt to rejuvenate the Israel Boycott Office to pressure from the Libyan a [...]	2006-05-24 13:01:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS KISL KPAL PGOV PREL SA
06JEDDAH449	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD DISCUSSES IRAN, DETAINEES AND [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Minister 2. (S) Summary: During their June 27 meeting, Ambassador to Iraq Z [...]	2006-07-05 04:04:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH450	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ King Abdullah Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Miister Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Sec [...]	2006-07-05 04:04:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH459	WAMY OFFICIAL UPSET ABOUT FUNDING AND CRITICAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-08 14:19:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH460	SAUDI LAWYER CASTS DIM HOPE FOR REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConGenOffs met with a prominent Saudi lawyer who cast a very dim light on social reforms underway in the Kingdom. He explained that multi-level resistance to reform, including opposition from within the King's inner circle, insufficient public infrastructure, and general attitude [...]	2006-07-08 14:26:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH474	POSITIVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW OIC DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Director General of Political Affairs held a positive introductory meeting with ConGenOffs. He outlined the OIC's 10-year action plan that emerged from the organization's extraordinary summit held in Mecca in December 2005, and no [...]	2006-07-12 12:11:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI TSPL
06JEDDAH493	ISLAMIC SCHOLAR CALLS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff held a productive discussion about Islam and the need for greater dialogue with Dr. Hamid Al-Rifaie, an internationally recognized religious scholar who lives in Jeddah. He said that he is focused on opening stable channels of communication that allow Muslims to talk am [...]	2006-07-24 11:29:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH541	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 9, the Ambassador breakfasted with three members of the American business community. All three reported that Lebanon was creating wide-spread hostility towards the United States among the Saudi population, both Sunnis and Shi'as. A Raytheon official reported a promis [...]	2006-08-14 14:03:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH646	MOSQUE SERMONS FOR SAUDI ARABIA SEPTEMBER 15: [...] (C) Shaykh Saud Ibn-Ibrahim al-Shuraym delivered the sermon at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on September 15. The sermon focused on the idea that Muslims should give sincere advice. The imam said, "One meets three types of people; a type that praises him, a type that criticizes him, and a type t [...]	2006-10-10 13:01:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH658	VISITING DESK OFFICER MET WITH OIC DG OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Poloff and visiting NEA/ARP Desk Officer met with Director General of Political Affairs for the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Mahdy Fathallah, on October 10. Fathallah laid out the reasons why the U.S. would benefit from closer relations with the OIC. He pointed to the pot [...]	2006-10-16 11:58:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PINR PREL SA
06JEDDAH86	NEW SOUTH AFRICAN CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKS OF TRADE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an introductory meeting on January 29, new South African Consul General Mahdi Basadien described his mission to promote South African trade, particularly in mining and defense. His post also supports some 27,000 South Africans who travel to Saudi Arabia each year on pilgrimag [...]	2006-01-30 09:11:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IR KISL KNNP PARM PREL SA SF
06JERUSALEM1175	HAMAS-LED CABINET TAKING SHAPE [...] (C) During a March 19 meeting in Gaza with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas, Hamas PM-designate Isma'il Haniyyah presented Abbas with a list of cabinet ministers for the next Palestinian government. The Palestinian media, citing unnamed Hamas and PA sources, has identified [...]	2006-03-22 16:08:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1318	LOCAL DONORS' CONTACT POLICIES WITH PA: EITHER [...] (C) Summary: Key donors and implementing agencies active in the West Bank and Gaza reviewed their current contact policy with the PA in a March 30 meeting. The European Commission's Technical Assistance Office is still awaiting official guidance from Brussels. The Norwegian Representative O [...]	2006-03-30 16:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1410	PA SECURITY FORCES: CONTINUED LACK OF CLARITY IN [...] (C) Over a week after the assumption of power by the Hamas cabinet, the reporting relationships of the component parts of the PA Security Forces (PASF) remain unclear - both to us and to Palestinians. Hamas Interior Minister Said Siyam was named on March 29 by incoming PM Hanniyyah, and Siyam [...]	2006-04-05 12:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS
06JERUSALEM1448	ABU MAZEN SECURITY ADVISOR ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In an April 6 conversation with Pol Chief, Sahim Fateh (Abu Hisham),a close advisor on security affairs to PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) indicated that Abu Mazen is unlikely to take operational control over the National Security Forces (NSF),and reiterated a long-standing positi [...]	2006-04-07 16:02:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS
06JERUSALEM1672	ABU MAZEN AND GOVERNMENT AT ODDS ABOUT "NEW" [...] (C) The ongoing dispute between the PA President and government regarding the formation of a "new" security force sheds light on tensions regarding security relationships and attempts by Hamas to promote law and order in Gaza. Hamas appears to be looking for a way to use its military wing, the [...]	2006-04-25 14:48:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG MCAP MOPS
06JERUSALEM1685	NABLUSIS CONCERNED ABOUT PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) In a series of meetings with prominent Nablus personalities on April 25, Consul General heard concerns about the future of the Palestinian government and relations with Israel. Munib al-Masri, a leading businessman and host for the meetings, outlined his private-sector initiative intended [...]	2006-04-26 14:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1697	PA OWES EAST JERUSALEM HOSPITALS FOR WEST BANK [...] (SBU) Summary. According to East Jerusalem medical care providers, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to incur costs of over USD 800,000 per month for specialized care for the cases it refers from the West Bank despite empty coffers. (Note: A negligible number of cases are referred [...]	2006-04-27 09:39:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1850	PALESTINIAN POLITICAL FIGURES ON SALARIES, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor Akram Hanniyyah and PLC member Salam Fayyad commented to Consul General in separate May 9 meetings that the payment of PA salaries is a critical issue. Hanniyyah pressed for immediate disbursement of the USD 70 million in Cairo, saying it would shift the press story fro [...]	2006-05-09 15:15:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2060	UNRWA OFFICIALS OUTLINE CONTACT POLICY WITH PA, [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 12 meeting with IO Assistant Secretary Kristen Silverberg, UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi said that his agency would maintain "minimal" contact with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. Grandi argued that some technical interaction is necessar [...]	2006-05-22 13:51:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM2775	MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 2 [...] (C) Israeli airstrikes over the last 24 hours damaged the Gaza office of Prime Minister Ismael Hanniyyah, among other targets. IDF forces continued their raids on Hamas-associated offices in the West Bank. Statements made by the office of President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) that blamed Hama [...]	2006-07-02 09:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3561	FRUSTRATION GROWING WITH ABU MAZEN WITHIN [...] (C) Summary. Criticism is growing within Palestinian circles over President Abbas' (Abu Mazen) political strategy. ConGen contacts within Fatah and the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) have also expressed frustration with Abu Mazen's decision to conduct a multiple country tour in the [...]	2006-08-11 13:50:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM IS
06JERUSALEM385	POTENTIAL MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES: ZIAD ABU AMR AND [...] (C) Two possible compromise candidates that Hamas may offer in upcoming consultations over government formation with President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) are Ziad Abu Amr, a re-elected independent PLC member from Gaza City and Mustafa Bargouthi, the head of the "Independent Palestine" party whi [...]	2006-01-27 16:44:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM4915	LETTER FROM PA PRESIDENT ABBAS TO THE SECRETARY [...] (U) Action request for the Department in paragraph 2. 2. (C) President Abbas has written to the Secretary regarding an attempt to take control of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) as a result of a U.S. court ruling in the Ungar case. The PIF has retained its own U.S. legal counsel to [...]	2006-12-07 13:36:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EINV EFIN KWBG
06JERUSALEM4979	SHIKAKI ON HAMAS AND PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a December 14 meeting with USSC Dayton, Khalil Shikaki, Director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, assessed that Abu Mazen can reach an agreement on a new government with what he described as the "moderate" element of Hamas. Shikaki said that he b [...]	2006-12-18 05:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5000	FAYAD CALLS FOR LEADERSHIP, SUGGESTS BARGHOUTI IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. SENATORS MCCAIN (AZ),LIEBERMAN (CT),COLLINS (ME),THUNE (SD),AND REPRESENTATIVE KIRK (IL) MET DECEMBER 18 WITH PLC MEMBER AND FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE SALAM FAYYAD AND SAID AFTERWARDS THAT THEY WERE UPLIFTED BY HIS OPTIMISM IN THE FACE OF A WORSENING PALESTINIAN CRISIS [...]	2006-12-19 16:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM5021	EREKAT TELLS CODEL KERRY TO EXPECT ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Begin Summary. Noting that PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is serious about calling early elections, PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told Senators Kerry and Dodd in a December 21 meeting that Fatah needs internal party reform, assistance to security forces, and the prospect of a [...]	2006-12-21 15:10:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
06JERUSALEM5064	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. During their December 28 meetings with Senator Specter, PLC members Salam Fayyad, Hanan Ashrawi and Sa,eb Erekat emphasized (1) the reconstruction of PA security forces, (2) reform within Fatah, and (3) renewed efforts in a rapid, viable negotiating process. Erekat praised PA P [...]	2006-12-29 13:58:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM581	ABU MAZEN'S OFFICE STRATEGIZING FOR HAMAS-LED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Ghaith al-Omari told Consul General February 7 that his office is working to formulate a response to HAMAS's victory in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections. Al-Omari said the PA is considering a number of ideas to strengthen presidential cont [...]	2006-02-08 14:46:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM620	ABDUCTION OF EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT POSSIBLE WARNING TO [...] (C) The kidnapping of Egyptian diplomat Husam al-Musly February 9 in Gaza has been met with condemnation by both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Initial press reports link the kidnapping to Fatah-affiliated factions aggrieved over their non-inclusion in the PA security services and/or s [...]	2006-02-10 15:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL KWBG EG
06JERUSALEM720	INCOMING FATAH PLC MEMBERS TAKE 'WAIT AND SEE' [...] (C) Summary. In separate February 15 meetings with ConGen Poloff, newly elected Fatah Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) members Dr. Emile Jarjou'i and Dr. Bernard Sabella, urged caution from both Fatah and the international community in its approach toward the incoming Hamas-led govern [...]	2006-02-17 11:09:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM723	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (2/17): HAMAS IN A NEW [...] Columnist Samih Shbeib commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Following the Formation of the [Palestinian] Legislative [Council]" (2/17): "Israel and the United States do not view Hamas as a political party capable of standing up to recent Middle East developments, and accordi [...]	2006-02-17 11:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
06JERUSALEM795	EREKAT URGING ABU MAZEN TO TAKE TOUGH STAND [...] (C) Summary. During a February 22 meeting with NEA DAS Dibble and the Consul General, PLO Chief Negotiator Dr. Sa'eb Erekat said that he had urged Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to stand firm against Hamas. Erekat, who speculated that Hamas could announce the [...]	2006-02-23 17:12:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM799	GI CHIEF AL-TIRAWI OFFERS IDEAS ON PASF CONTROL, [...] (S) In a February 23 meeting with PolChief, General Intelligence (Mukhabarat) Chief Tawfiq al-Tirawi said he favors plans to retain presidential control of the PA Security Forces (PASF) through the creation of an Officers Committee and a restructured National Security Council (NSC). With regar [...]	2006-02-24 15:28:00	Consulate Jerusalem	SECRET	ASEC KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM903	FORMER JERUSALEM PLC MEMBER ASSESSES HAMAS, ABU [...] (C) Summary. During a March 2 meeting with ConGen Poloff, former Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Ziad Abu Zayyad (Jerusalem, independent) provided his assessment of the challenges confronting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the new PLC. On Hamas forming the next Palestinia [...]	2006-03-03 17:01:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JOHANNESBURG474	SOUTH AFRICA: TRADE UNION VIEWS ON BLACK ECONOMIC [...] Major trade union federations in South Africa actively support the goals of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE),but have specific criticisms relating to its implementation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) argues that BEE is insufficiently broad-based and fails to emphasize j [...]	2006-11-24 16:12:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON SF
06KABUL1045	NATO-AFGHAN COOPERATION PROGRAM - GOA AND NATO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Wardak and National Security Advisor called a meeting of NATO Ambassadors on March 9 to discuss draft language for the Afghan Cooperation Program negotiations, to take place in Brussels on March 13-15. The Afghan side has added a substantial amount of new lan [...]	2006-03-09 15:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF
06KABUL1267	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO HELMAND; POPPY ERADICATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL AF
06KABUL1284	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - UK OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: UK officials told Provincial Council (PC) and Mullahs' Council members in separate meetings on March 19 that the UK mission will last at least three years. The mission is in conjunction with the GOA and will focus on several areas: (1) Extending the government's authority [...]	2006-03-24 13:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL AF UK
06KABUL1428	PARLIAMENT OPPOSES RAHMAN RELEASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan's lower house of Parliament, the Wolesi Jirga, pointedly criticized the GOA handling of the Abdul Rahman case during several hours of debate on March 29. Most criticism focused on the perception that the Karzai government caved to foreign pressure, bypassing correct [...]	2006-03-30 03:37:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL145	SENATOR REED MEETS WITH FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH SENATOR REED, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND MINERALS SECTORS, FOR AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. THE SENATOR ASSURED HIM OF THE UNITED STATES' LONG-TERM COMMITM [...]	2006-01-11 09:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID EAGR EINV PK AF
06KABUL1478	WARDAK-HILLEN MEETING: ANA IS IMPROVING, ISAF [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Defense Wardak said the quality of the ANA is improving and he welcomes recent Coalition planning for joint operations. In a March 20 discussion with visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs SIPDIS John Hillen, Minister Wardak said that [...]	2006-04-02 04:52:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER AF
06KABUL1544	RAHMAN CASE [...] (C) In the past week Amb has raised the Abdul Rahman case on a one-on-one basis in private meetings with several of Afghanistan's top political leaders, including Vice-President Ziya Massoud, ex-President (and now MP) Burhanuddin Rabbani, MP Abdulrab Rasoul Sayyaf, Wolesi Jirga Speaker Yunu [...]	2006-04-06 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1554	THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT: AFGHAN VS AMERICAN BELIEFS [...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan is in flux, fully exposed to a barrage of new concepts, economic and social change after decades of war, with a populace that both welcomes many changes and yet can react negatively and forcefully when new ideas and events seem to threaten the fragile social structur [...]	2006-04-08 03:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL1669	PRT/TARIN KOWT - SECURITY PROGRAMS GETTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Establishing GOA authority, particularly police authority, in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province is very much a work in progress. The province's two police forces are semi-reformed militias allied to rival warlords. The PRT and coalition forces are making some progress in trainin [...]	2006-04-12 13:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR ASEC PTER MARR AF
06KABUL1769	PRT/TARIN KOWT - DUTCH PREPARING FOR ISAF [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch deployment to Uruzgan province is getting underway. Under NATO'S ISAF Stage III expansion into southern Afghanistan, the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Uruzgan will transfer from U.S. to Dutch-NATO command on or about July 31, 2006. In recent months, several D [...]	2006-04-19 14:58:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	MARR PTER PREL ASEC SNAR AF NL AS
06KABUL1791	AFGHAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES 20 OF 25 MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 20, the Afghan National Assembly approved the majority of President Karzai's nominated Cabinet Ministers. Significant confirmations included Engineer Zarar as Minister of Interior and Spanta as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of Culture Raheen and Mini [...]	2006-04-20 15:20:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2039	PRT/PANJSHIR: U/S VISITS TEAM, MEETS GOV. [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-07 06:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT AF
06KABUL2365	KABUL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. effort in Afghanistan continues to promote economic reconstruction, build democratic institutions and develop the government's capacity to deal with continuing threats to security. The Afghanistan Compact adopted at the January London Conference and Parliament elected [...]	2006-05-24 15:08:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OTRA AF
06KABUL24	MP BIO: ALEMI BALKHI [...] (U) This is the first in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as PolOffs continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The striking feature of PolOff's December 31 meeting [...]	2006-01-03 07:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2407	New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...]	2006-05-27 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL2411	New ISAF Headquarters Approach to PRTs: [...] Summary: The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has assumed the mantle of command of ISAF. They are bringing a commitment and plan of action to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) program that should bring greater coherence to the effort. We strongly support this initiative, and recom [...]	2006-05-28 06:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL2425	PRT-QALAT - GOVERNOR ARMAN'S FIRST YEAR IN ZABUL: [...] (U) SUMMARY: Governor Arman has been a strong governor and, overall, Zabul Province has improved over the past year. However, as he well realizes, security and high-level visits are not enough for effective government, and the GoA still lacks the ability to provide goods and services to its [...]	2006-05-29 12:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL2426	DEPUTY MINISTER SAIKAL DISCUSSES THE STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Saikal told PolCouns in a May 21 meeting that the GOA was pleased with the first March 2006 Strategic Partnership dialogue in Washington and hoped to move to substance and outcome in succeeding meetings. He stated that reftel outline for the March dialogue [...]	2006-05-29 12:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
06KABUL2723	CODEL HAYES MEETS KARZAI, WARDAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 31, Congressmen Robin Hayes (R-NC),Joe Wilson (R-SC),Jeff Miller (R-FL),Richard Keller (R-FL),and Henry Cuellar (D-TX),and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) met separately with Defense Minister Wardak and President Karzai. The President blamed the recent distu [...]	2006-06-15 05:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL2727	PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION: REVIEW AND ATMOSPHERICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Afghan National Assembly ended its first session on June 5 having achieved several key milestones, including the confirmation of 20 ministers and the passage of the budget. Notable trends in the first session of Parliament included occasional hints of ethnic divisions beneat [...]	2006-06-15 11:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL2862	PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW POLICE CHIEFS RAISE HOPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new police chiefs in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar are well-educated, professional, career police officers who have risen through the ranks over the past 20 to 25 years, assiduously avoiding direct participation in partisan politics and earning a reputation for loyalty and in [...]	2006-06-25 09:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR MARR AF
06KABUL3021	AMBASSADOR AND MRS NEUMANN VISIT LITHUANIAN PRT [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Neumann and Lithuanian Ambassador Srsknys visited Lithuanian PRT Chaghcharan on June 23, and met with Ghor Governor and other provincial officials. The Lithuanians impressed the Ambassador with their excellent relations with provincial officials, regular patro [...]	2006-07-06 07:26:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID ECON LH AF
06KABUL3179	DEPT FOR THE PREVENTION OF VICE AND THE PROMOTION [...] (C) The feared Department of the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue that existed during and before the Taliban era may resurface again if Acting Supreme Court Chief Justice Shinwari has his way. Two months ago, at a meeting of the National Ulema Council for Afghanistan, Shinwari and [...]	2006-07-17 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR AF

06KABUL3198	KARZAI: A LAME DUCK PRESIDENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Middle East again in turmoil, Washington does not need a leadership crisis involving President Karzai ) and the good news is that he is not in immediate danger of political collapse. The bad news, however, is that public confidence has eroded badly in recent weeks, as hi [...]	2006-07-17 16:29:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF
06KABUL3216	PRT FARAH FARAH CITY MAYOR SACKED OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Farah business representatives joined members of the Provincial Council and visiting Parliamentarians demanding Deputy Governor Juma Ghanghor dismiss Mayor of Farah City, Besmellah Khan, amid constant allegations of corruption. Local merchants also protested again [...]	2006-07-19 04:44:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KCOR AF
06KABUL328	KANDAHAR: A GOVENOR'S INTENTIONS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Neumann and senior Embassy staff had several meetings with the Governor of Kandahar, Asadullah Khalid, between December 26, 2005 and January 14, 2006. In these meetings Govenor Khalid spoke about his intention to fight illegal poppy cultivation, detailed his problem with the m [...]	2006-01-24 13:30:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER KCRM AF
06KABUL3297	DETAINEE DELEGATION MEETINGS FOCUS ON BTIF, PTS [...] (C) Summary: In July 23 meetings, a Washington- based detainee affairs delegation from the Departments of Defense and State discussed the status of detainee operations with ICRC representatives, members of the Afghan interagency working group, and political-military officers from ISAF comman [...]	2006-07-26 08:53:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWCR PHUM AF
06KABUL3305	AFGHANISTAN - EB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN [...] (U) Meeting attendees from the USG: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan OPIC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Dulce Zahniser State, Bilateral Trade Officer, Mary Beth Goodman Econ Counselor, Jack Spilsbury Tradeoff, Robert Newsome AFGH [...]	2006-07-26 13:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL3317	PRT/KUNDUZ: BRINGING DOWN A PROMINENT WARLORD -- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Amir Gul, a former Taliban commander and one of Baghlan's most prominent warlords, was arrested after a large arsenal of incriminating bomb-making material, weapons and ammunition was found at his compound during an Afghan National Army (ANA) cordon-and-search operation in Baghlan [...]	2006-07-27 10:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PINR AF
06KABUL339	PRT/TARIN KOWT: AUSTRALIANS LOOK KEENLY AT TARIN [...] (S/NF) Summary: After Australia,s agreement in principle to send a PRT team to Afghanistan this year, the Australian Force Commander and his POLAD have proposed to Canberra to embed a small number of Australian military personnel in the Tarin Kowt PRT in order to learn more about its operation [...]	2006-01-25 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NL AF AS
06KABUL3436	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL MCCARTHY [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Ryan McCarthy, Professional Staff Member, House International Relations Committee and Bart Forsyth, Deputy Chief Counsel, House International Relations Committee, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan on August 7-8, 2006, to evaluate Counter Narcot [...]	2006-08-01 14:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA AFIN ASEC PREL AF
06KABUL3454	NOMINATIONS OF FIVE NEW CABINET MEMBERS ANNOUNCED [...] (U) The nominations of five new cabinet members were announced by the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of August 2. The nominations are for the Ministries of Commerce, Culture and Information, Economy, Transportation, and Women's Affairs. 2. (SBU) The Minister of Commerce nominee is [...]	2006-08-02 14:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR AF
06KABUL3538	PRT/TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB: FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since he took office on March 18, Uruzgan Governor Abdul Hakim Monib has been confronted by a number of challenges to his authority, most coming from former Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan and his supporters, but also from a deteriorating security situation that has undermin [...]	2006-08-07 14:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL3934	PRT/KUNDUZ: BETTER THAN ITS REPUTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German-led PRT in Kunduz is one of the most maligned PRTs in Afghanistan, but many of the old myths, especially regarding the PRT's military effectiveness, no longer apply. The Germans now patrol regularly throughout their area of responsibility (Kunduz and Takhar provinc [...]	2006-09-03 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF
06KABUL4062	PRESIDENT MUSHARAF'S VISIT TO KABUL: LAYING THE [...] (C) Keenly aware of domestic skepticism over Pakistan's claims that it is committed to controlling cross-border elements of the ongoing insurgency, President Karzai nevertheless made the decision to host a very public visit by President Musharaf to Kabul on September 6-7. The theme of the vis [...]	2006-09-11 03:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK AF
06KABUL4233	PRT/ASADABAD - EAST AFGHAN MILITIA FORCES HERE TO [...] (C) Summary: Provincial and district officials in the eastern Afghan border provinces of Kunar and Nuristan see militia or auxiliary forces, in existence since last year, as essential security elements. Though they are untrained and unreliable, the 1000 men in Kunar and 200 in Nuristan guar [...]	2006-09-18 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4251	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT KARZAI'S UPCOMING VISIT [...] (S) President Karzai is more self-confident than three months ago, but not politically stronger. Karzai worries endlessly about how firm our support is -- and how much he must do. He will be looking for support and encouragement of every kind during this visit, but assurances must be balance [...]	2006-09-19 05:47:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINS AF
06KABUL4326	PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...]	2006-09-21 14:55:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4327	PRT/MEHTARLAM - THE AFGHAN NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan National Police (ANP) is the predominant Afghan government institution responsible for the security of Laghman province. Its recent performance has engendered mistrust by the local population and is in many cases directly responsible for the deterioration in security [...]	2006-09-21 14:56:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL460	PRT Panjshir: The Political Context [...] (SBU) The political dynamics in Panjshir Province are changing. Political standing, in the old paradigm, was based on ones closeness to Ahmed Shah Massoud, the Mujahideen leader assassinated in September 2001. But a new paradigm is emerging. Political clout derives more and more from ones [...]	2006-02-02 10:53:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF
06KABUL461	RUMORS OF AFGHAN CABINET SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) The Afghan government is swirling with rumors of an imminent cabinet shuffle and possible downsizing. Several ministries, including Commerce, Communications, Mines and Industry, and Transportation, anticipate management shakeups as it is widely expected President Karzai will reorganize [...]	2006-02-02 13:36:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PREL ECPS AF
06KABUL4779	TRIBAL AFFAIRS MINISTER ON SECURITY AND BORDER [...] (C) During an October 1 courtesy call, Minister of Frontier and Tribal Affairs Abdul Karim Brahowie blamed Pakistan for Afghanistan's security woes. While no concrete results have been seen from the North Waziristan agreement, the Minister sees a role for tribal leaders in reducing border ten [...]	2006-10-04 02:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL4783	PAG REPORT OCT 2: MOVING ON GOVERNANCE AND AUX POLICE [...] (C) The October 2 Policy Action Group (PAG) meeting agreed on an general action plan for Afghan Development Zones (ADZs). Two GOA teams will be going to Helmand and Kandahar provinces to assess the state of governance there, with the aim of identifying and removing incompetent or corrupt offi [...]	2006-10-04 05:32:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF NOTAG
06KABUL5196	DEPUTY INTERIOR MIN KHALID: REFORM NEEDED ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/DCM and Polmiloff met with Afghan Deputy Minister of the Interior (MoI) Khalid, Afghan National Police (ANP),General Salihi A. Baiani and Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) Senior Police Advisor Colonel Pitchlynn October 15. In a candid, confidential, and [...]	2006-10-25 09:51:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5238	AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER VISIT - OPPORTUNITY TO STRESS OUR [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-29 03:22:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN AF
06KABUL5277	SCENESETTER FOR NSA HADLEY VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Your November 1-3 visit to Afghanistan will be greeted by a President and Afghan government with security and reconstruction very much on their minds. The country is facing some of its most serious challenges since the fall of the Taliban. Since his return from Washington, President Kar [...]	2006-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF ECON IR
06KABUL5435	PRT KHOST: NEW ABP COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE [...] (C) Summary: Despite inheriting a demoralized force on the heels of a 200- to 250-man walkout (a fifth of the force),incoming acting Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander Kasim Khil is optimistic he can bring back and improve troop strength and effectiveness. In what appears to be a model app [...]	2006-11-12 13:13:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5446	BOUCHER'S CONVERSATION WITH KEY DONORS ON WHAT'S [...] (SBU) In a working lunch in Kabul on November 8, the Ambassador, British Ambassador Evans, Japanese Ambassador Kosuge, and Deputy EU Representative Michael Semple told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher the UN-led Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board P [...]	2006-11-13 12:18:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID AF
06KABUL5549	PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN [...] State Department officers and USAID representatives are working with military counterparts at Italian, Canadian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, New Zealand, Icelandic, German, British and Lithuanian as well as U.S.-led PRTs. The difficult and often dangerous environment in which they work, coupl [...]	2006-11-21 01:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID NATO PREF MASS AF
06KABUL559	PRT/GHAZNI:NAWA, GHAZNI'S LOST DISTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographically isolated and largely ignored by the Afghan government and the international community, the southern district of Nawa is one of Ghazni's most troubled security environments and is vulnerable to infiltration by anti-government forces from neighboring Paktika and Zabu [...]	2006-02-08 11:05:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR AF
06KABUL5653	PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR QUESTIONS JIRGAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 28-29 meetings with the Ambassador, Pakistan Ambassador to Afganistan Sardar Tariq Azizuddin, noting that he was speaking personally without instructions, raised fundamental questions on the meaning and purpose of the cross-border jirgas. Searching for possible al [...]	2006-12-03 06:38:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ASEC MARR MOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06KABUL5676	KUNAR GOV DEEDAR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Governor DEEDAR Shahlizay of Kunar Province met with the Ambassador on October 31 at the Embassy, and reviewed his efforts to improve security in Kunar and his ideas for spurring economic growth in the province. Deedar,s main complaint was of interference by the Ministry of Interior (MO [...]	2006-12-04 11:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5809	PRT/KUNDUZ: BAGHLAN GOVERNOR'S BIG TALK NOT YET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Four months into his term as Governor of Baghlan Province, Sayed Ekramuddin Masomi outlined his ongoing plan of engagement with district leaders to stop narcotics-related activities, control corruption, pursue the Disbandment of Armed Groups (DIAG) process, and bring security to [...]	2006-12-12 03:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5810	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART I: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between the valley province of Panjshir and the capital city of Kabul have evolved this past year. Panjshiris in the central government maintain their prominence, although the sacking of Abdullah Abdullah as Foreign Minister this spring caused some resentment in the [...]	2006-12-12 03:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5839	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN JIRGA DOCUMENTS [...] (C) As reported reftel, below are the GOA and GOP jirga documents provided to us by Foreign Minister Spanta. The documents have not been provided to other nations, nor to the UN, although many have been given oral briefings. 2. Text of Afghanistan Jirga Document: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AF [...]	2006-12-13 13:10:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5843	PRT/PANSHJIR: WOMEN'S AGENDA ADVANCING, DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PRT is working to create opportunities for the women of Panjshir to improve their levels of education, as well as their economic mobility and access to health care. A weak Director of Women's Affairs, however, represents a major stumbling block. The PRT strategy has been [...]	2006-12-14 03:24:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5865	PRT KANDAHAR: ANAP IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Afghanistan National Auxiliary Police program (ANAP) is underway in Kandahar. Chief of Police General Esmatullah Alizai, accompanied by Kandahar PRT(KPRT),has convened three recruiting shuras. A large training class of nearly 300 recruits just graduated from the RTC, and [...]	2006-12-16 11:27:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5877	PRT ASADABAD - ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Attorney General Sabit visited Asadabad November 27 to December 1, investigating corruption and receiving petitions from the general populace. He said he would focus on administrative corruption, land disputes, and timber smuggling. While he ordered a few provincial officials to be arr [...]	2006-12-17 07:50:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL5891	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART II: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several events this year have attracted GOA officials from Kabul to Panjshir, but there is no steady flow of central government visits. Since his election, President Karzai has yet to visit the province. The Panjshir Governor, although appointed by the GOA, operates more as a [...]	2006-12-19 04:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5930	FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On December 20, the Afghan Parliament marked its first anniversary with a briefing to the international community and the press in the Wolesi Jirga on the year's progress. The ceremony was attended by almost 100 members of the diplomatic corps, Coalition Force, UNAMA representatives, membe [...]	2006-12-23 08:46:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AF
06KABUL5939	SAYYAF UNDER SIEGE: LAND DEALS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN [...] (SBU) Begin summary: Member of Parliament and former warlord Abdulrab al-Rasul Sayyaf has come under serious attack in the media because of allegations of land-grabbing as well as for his role in the civil war that almost destroyed Kabul. Truth and facts in Afghanistan are always difficult to [...]	2006-12-24 05:42:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PINS PREL SOCI AF
06KABUL5964	THE AFGHAN PARLIAMENT AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Celebrating it's first anniversary on December 19, the Afghan Parliament has established a strong foothold as a powerful force in Afghan politics. With members representing the last many decades of diverse philosophies and all sides of the various conflicts and coups which t [...]	2006-12-27 10:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF
06KABUL5965	MEETING WITH GENERAL DOSTUM [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Uzbek factional leader General Abdul Rashid Dostum is feeling increasingly frustrated over his lack of a significant role in Afghan decision making and his lack of contact with the Palace. Once a respected (even feared) force in national politics, he has been side-lined from [...]	2006-12-27 10:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF
06KABUL696	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL LIS [...] Embassy Kabul welcomes John Lis, Francis Miko, and Kenneth Katzman, Professional Staff Members, House International Relations Committee (HIRC);Robert Lawrence and Thomas Ross, Professional Staff Members, Office of the Speaker (SPKR); Keith Schultz, USAID, and grants country clearance for thei [...]	2006-02-15 13:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC AF
06KABUL804	LOOKING FOR WAYS TO EXPAND AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Ronald Neumann 1.4 (d). This is a joint Embassy Kabul/Embassy Islamabad cable. 2. (C) Positive Afghan-Pak relations are essential to long-term stability in Afghanistan and to U.S. strategic objectives in the struggle against terrorism. President Bush's visit [...]	2006-02-24 11:44:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PTER PREF EAID AF PK
06KABUL912	AFGHANISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 09:52:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC
06KAMPALA1573	POSTCARD FROM MASAKA: MULTIPARTY OPPORTUNITIES AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Internal party conflict between national and local NRM officials is an important trend in Uganda's new multiparty system. On August 14, poloffs visited Masaka, a large rural district located southwest of Kampala notable for its diversity of political party representation at b [...]	2006-08-18 11:54:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID UG
06KATHMANDU1042	JUBILATION AS KING REINSTATES PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Seven-Party alliance leaders and people on the street declared victory for democracy following the King's April 24 late night message announcing the reinstatement of Parliament and meeting all the Parties' demands (ref A). The King called on the seven-party alliance to follow its road map [...]	2006-04-25 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1186	CIVIL SOCIETY WARNS A/S BOUCHER OF MAOIST THREAT [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard, Nepali civil society and human rights organization representatives voiced concern over the continuing Maoist threat as Nepal transitioned to a democratic government. A/S Boucher stressed the need for the political pa [...]	2006-05-09 02:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU123	SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS IN U.S.-NEPALI BILATERAL [...] (C) This is an action request. We seek Washington's concurrence on the steps outlined below. Summary and Introduction: Re-examining Our Policy in Nepal --------------------------------------------- ------------- 2. (C) Since assuming control of the government of Nepal last February 1, K [...]	2006-01-12 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1267	POWER PLAY TO WATER DOWN PROCLAMATION FAILS [...] (C) Just a few hours before the Prime Minister's planned May 18 3:00 pm proclamation to limit the King's power and place the army under civilian control, rumors swirled around Kathmandu that the Army and the King were planning a preemptive coup. The leaders of two of Nepal's biggest parties, [...]	2006-05-18 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1281	NEPAL: SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) I believe we have a four-six month window to use our assistance to consolidate recent gains in democracy in Nepal. While some argue that development and governance should take a back seat to peace, I disagree. We need to help the government show it is making a difference in people's lives [...]	2006-05-19 11:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1284	PRIME MINISTER APPROVES USG PROVIDING TRAINING TO [...] (C) On May 19, Dr. Suresh C. Chalise, the Prime Minister's External Affairs Advisor, told us that the Prime Minister had approved all the courses, seminars, and conferences we had planned as part of our FY 06 security assistance program. He indicated that we should take a quiet approach. He s [...]	2006-05-19 12:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1287	CONSOLIDATING NEPAL'S FRAGILE DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Nepal is transforming. The May 18 proclamation of Parliamentary supremacy by Nepal's House of Representatives has clipped the King's wings; the three-corner struggle of Nepal's politics in recent years (the King versus the parties versus the Maoists) should turn into a more straightfor [...]	2006-05-19 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP IN NP
06KATHMANDU1290	FM OLI TELLS DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY MAOISTS MUST [...] (U) In a May 19 briefing for the diplomatic community, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli said Nepal's relationship with its immediate neighbors would remain unchanged, and that Nepal would continue its policy of friendship and cooperation with all countries. He highlighted N [...]	2006-05-22 06:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF ETRD NP
06KATHMANDU1391	PREDICT LARGE BUT PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) Leaders of two "royalist" parties separately told the Ambassador that the Maoists were gathering large numbers of people for the planned June 2 rally in Kathmandu as a show of strength; as the Maoist goal was to pave the way for a "second revolution" if they were unable to achieve power th [...]	2006-06-01 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1399	VISITING EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION ON NEED TO [...] (C) Herve Jouanjean, Deputy Director General of the European Commission's Directorate for External Relations told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Counselor June 2 that he was visiting Nepal to demonstrate the European Commission's (EC) support for the new government. Jouanjean stressed that the i [...]	2006-06-02 08:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU141	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) This is Post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, per reftel. Post has also sent the Investment Climate Statement by unclassified email, per reftel. Begin Text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Although the Government of Nepal (GON) is open to fore [...]	2006-01-13 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NP
06KATHMANDU1533	INDIA PLEDGES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO NEPAL [...] (C) Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat briefed Parliament on June 12 about the 12.6 billion Nepali Rupees (NRs) (USD 177 million) of financial pledges, including budgetary support (ref C),promised by the Government of India (GOI) during the Prime Minister's June 6-9 visit to New Delhi. The pl [...]	2006-06-14 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1597	SHOCKWAVES FOLLOW EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Political party members and commentators have launched a storm of protests against the eight-point agreement Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G. P. Koirala announced on June 16. While party leaders expressed hope that the agreement might lead to peace, they also expressed disapp [...]	2006-06-20 12:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1614	PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (SBU) On June 21, Post received the following letter to President Bush from Prime Minister G.P. Koirala. In the letter, PM Koirala thanked the President for his May 17 letter of congratulations (reftel),outlined some recent developments in Nepal's government, and expressed a hope for future [...]	2006-06-21 10:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1664	POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE MAOISTS MUST GIVE UP ARMS [...] (C) On June 22, the Ambassador met separately with Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML),and Deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan of People's Front Nepal (PFN) to stress that the Maoists must give up arms before they could be [...]	2006-06-23 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KPKO EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1744	GOVERNMENT FORMALLY REQUESTS UN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On July 3, the UN officially received a letter from Prime Minister GP Koirala to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan requesting help with the management and monitoring of Maoist and government arms. The GON declined to publicly disclose the contents of the letter "in the interest of the count [...]	2006-07-05 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1757	PRACHANDA SAYS WEAPONS WILL NOT BE DECOMMISSIONED [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's June 28 speech and subsequent public remarks on July 1, Prachanda gave a TV interview July 3 in which he stated that the Maoists would not give up arms before joining an interim government. In a somewhat contradictory July 3 press statement, he issued a directiv [...]	2006-07-05 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1828	FORMER PM DEUBA URGES "OUTSIDERS" TO HELP NEPAL [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting, Nepali Congress - Democratic (NC-D) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba told CDA that the Government of Nepal (GON) seemed to be in a hurry to make concessions to the Maoists. Deuba expressed concern that the GON was going to forfeit its gains, suc [...]	2006-07-12 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1866	PEACE SECRETARIAT STRAINING TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL [...] (C) CDA and A/DCM met July 10 with Vidya Dhar Mallik, Secretary of the Peace Secretariat, to discuss the role the SIPDIS Secretariat was playing in the peace process and the SIPDIS Secretariat's plans for the future. The Secretariat is SIPDIS currently supporting four important commit [...]	2006-07-13 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1925	TASK FORCE TO PRESENT UNIFIED VOICE FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) On July 18, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) formed a 20-member task force to incorporate the differing opinions of the political party leaders into a unified agenda for the July 21 talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiation teams. Nepal Sadbhavana Party - Anandi De [...]	2006-07-19 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1984	PRACHANDA STRIKES OUT AGAINST MAOIST-ONLY [...] (C) Maoist Supremo Prachanda sent a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan July 24 protesting that the Government of Nepal (GON) had sent its July 2 request for assistance (ref A) to the UN without consulting the Maoists. The Maoist letter denounced the GON letter for refe [...]	2006-07-25 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1994	DEPUTY PM SHERCHAN: ARMS MANAGEMENT A SECONDARY [...] (C) On July 25, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Amik Sherchan told DCM that the issue of the management of Maoist arms was secondary to resolving the wider political conflict. Deputy PM Sherchan said that the GON and Maoists had reached a bottleneck over the matter of Nepal Army [...]	2006-07-26 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2004	GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS WRANGLE FOR CONTROL OF [...] (C) On July 25, Suresh Chalise, Prime Minister GP Koirala's foreign relations adviser, told DCM that the Government of Nepal (GON) was uncertain as to what the Maoists wanted out of the peace process. He accused Maoist Chairman Prachanda of objecting to the spirit of the June 16 eight-point [...]	2006-07-26 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2030	MAOIST ARMS ISSUE MUST BE SOLVED FIRST, CPN-UML [...] (C) On July 27 the Ambassador met separately with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Speaker of the House Subash Nemwang (also CPN-UML) to discuss what the Government of Nepal could do to resolve the arms management issue. Both interlocutors agreed that the issue of Maoist arms h [...]	2006-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2089	NEPAL ARMY TORTURES NEPAL POLICE OFFICERS [...] (C) On July 29, dozens of soldiers from the Nepal Army's Bhairabnath Battalion in Kathmandu surrounded a local police station, abducted three police officers by force, and then allegedly beat and tortured the police officers in the battalion's barracks. The Bhairabnath Battalion is the same u [...]	2006-08-01 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2097	NEPAL: U.S. AND INDIA READING FROM THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) In an August 2 conversation with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee indicated that the Government of India (GOI) was moving in unison with the U.S. on Nepal policy, insisting that the Maoists give up their weapons before entering an interim government. Mukherjee also [...]	2006-08-02 12:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF IN NP
06KATHMANDU2173	WELCOME MESSAGE FOR STAFFDEL FORSYTH [...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 23-26 visit of Minority Deputy Chief Counsel of the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) Bart Forsyth, along with Democratic Deputy Staff Director Peter Yeo, Democratic Professional Staff Member David Killion, and Staff Associate Tod [...]	2006-08-10 10:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2195	NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-28 VISIT OF CODEL [...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. Many in the country hope that Nepal is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader [...]	2006-08-14 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2344	MAOIST INFLUENCE STRONG IN CENTRAL NEPAL [...] (C) During an August 24 dinner with House International Relations Committee Staffdel Forsyth, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Pokhara (central Nepal) Ramesh Kumar Shrestha told Emboff that the Maoists could do "more or less whatever they want" in and around the city of Pokhara. Shrestha [...]	2006-08-30 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2434	PRIME MINISTER PLANS TO APPOINT NEW HOME MINISTER [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador September 7 that Prime Minister Koirala is probably going to appoint a new Home Minister. Siebert expects incumbent Home Minister Sitaula to keep his position on the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team with Koi [...]	2006-09-08 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU244	MAOIST DEPUTY DEFENDS VIOLENCE TO END AUTOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Maoist Deputy Baburam Bhattarai published an article in the January 18 issue of Budhabaar, a Nepali-language weekly (mouthpiece of CPN-UML, a major party of the seven-party alliance) with a circulation of about 10,000, explaining that the Maoists intended to use armed struggle to accompl [...]	2006-01-25 08:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2518	STUDENT POLITICS IN NEPAL: NOT YOUR COLLEGE [...] (C) Student organizations - the starting point for many Nepalese leaders - have been instrumental in stimulating political change during the past 60 years. Students have been able to operate when and where mainstream politicians could not. Student organizations were the legal arms of politi [...]	2006-09-15 10:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU2539	MAOISTS ALLEGEDLY PLANNING URBAN REVOLUTION IN [...] (C/NF) On September 12, Chauyen Lai Shrestha, member of the Nepali Congress (NC) Party and assistant to Prime Minister Koirala's daughter, passed two Nepali-language documents to the Embassy. The documents, which appear to reflect the results of the recent Maoist Central Committee meeting, ou [...]	2006-09-19 01:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2589	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASSERTS MINISTRY'S CONTROL OF [...] (C) Ministry of Defense Secretary Upreti invited Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief to a meeting on September 18 to learn more about U.S.- Nepal security assistance and agreements. ODC Chief emphasized U.S. security assistance hinged on the promotion of human rights. He asked if the M [...]	2006-09-22 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PINS NP
06KATHMANDU2702	PARLIAMENT SPOKESMAN TO U.S.: "TAKE A CHANCE" WITH [...] (C) Parliament Spokesman Manohar Bhattarai told SCA/INS Office Director Marcia Bernicat on October 12 that the U.S. should aid the peace process by establishing informal dialogue with the Maoists. He stressed that there were many in Parliament, including himself, who agreed with the Ambassad [...]	2006-10-12 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU271	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH CONCERNED JAPANESE [...] (C) On January 26, Japanese Ambassador Hiraoka told the Ambassador he was concerned about the deteriorating situation in Nepal. He noted that 2006 was the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations with Nepal, and although Japan had not planned any major celebration, the Japanese F [...]	2006-01-27 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP JA
06KATHMANDU286	600 ELECTION CANDIDATES WITHDRAW; MORE MAOIST [...] (U) More than 600 people withdrew their candidacy between filing to participate in the municipal election on January 26 and the deadline to withdraw on January 28. Some people withdrew voluntary, others claim the government forced them, and still others wished to withdraw but security forces [...]	2006-01-30 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU2930	NEW TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY REGISTERED BUT IN [...] (C/NF) Tamdin Dorje Tuladhar, a Nepali Citizen, told the Ambassador on October 26 that he, Tuladhar, had registered the Bhota Welfare Society (BWS) as an NGO with the Government of Nepal (GON) on June 29, 2006. Tuladhar said that he had formed the NGO to take the place of the Tibetan Refugee [...]	2006-11-02 10:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PREL SOCI CH NP
06KATHMANDU2931	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OLI CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 1, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli shared his concerns about whether the Maoists intended to enter the political mainstream peacefully. He explained that the international community was playing an important role in the peace [...]	2006-11-02 12:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL IN NP
06KATHMANDU2972	CHALLENGES FACING THE NEPALI POLICE: SECURING LAW [...] (SBU) From September 20 to 29, 2006 TDYers Christa Skerry and Holly Benner from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with officials from the USG, Nepal security forces, Nepal government officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, the United [...]	2006-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR NP UN
06KATHMANDU3086	BOUCHER DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF THE NEPAL ARMY [...] (C/NF) In a November 16 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Bishnu Uprety, Defense Secretary, described an improving relationship between the Nepal Army and the civilian leadership. [...]	2006-11-22 07:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3091	NEPAL PEACE DEAL: TEETH, BUT NOT MUCH BITE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed a comprehensive peace accord on November 21, after finally coming to a consensus on the remaining sticking points (ref A). Although the accord calls for an end to violence and states that anyone found carrying weapons will be subject to [...]	2006-11-22 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3167	NEPALI CONGRESS PARTY "INCLUSIVE" IN EASTERN NEPAL [...] (C) On December 2, Emboff accompanied Sujata Koirala, Head of the Nepali Congress (NC) Department of International Relations and daughter of Prime Minister GP Koirala, to a political program in Inaruwa, Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal. The NC leaders of the rural district discussed ma [...]	2006-12-06 09:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR NP
06KATHMANDU3168	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WANTS TO GET THE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee stressed that the logistical realities of the peace agreements between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists needed to move quickly in order to succeed. Mukherjee worried about continued Maois [...]	2006-12-06 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3175	TRIP REPORT: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO POKHARA [...] (C) On December 1, in a speech in Pokhara, the Ambassador reaffirmed that the U.S. welcomed the signing of the recent peace deals and would now push for their successful implementation. Until Maoist actions matched their words, Maoists laid down their arms, and renounced violence and intimi [...]	2006-12-07 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3225	CENSUS OF FIRST BHUTANESE REFUGEE CAMP CONCLUDED [...] (C) Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Durable Solutions Officer Kim Roberson reported on December 13 that nearly all Beldangi I camp residents had appeared for the census, which was completed December 8. UNHCR has identified 120 vulnerable cases, of which only 20 had expr [...]	2006-12-15 07:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF BH NP
06KATHMANDU3252	AMBASSADOR HEARS ABOUT MADHESIS AND MAOISTS IN [...] (C) Political leaders, business representatives, student leaders and government officials in Janakpur, southeast of Kathmandu, near the Indian border, expressed concern to the Ambassador over the lack of Madhesi representation in the Government of Nepal (GON) and their disadvantaged economic s [...]	2006-12-20 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PTER MARR PREF NP
06KATHMANDU345	ADMIRAL FALLON TELLS NEPAL ARMY U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On February 1, Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, stressed to the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS),General Pyar Jung Thapa, that the U.S. military could not fully resume military assistance to Nepal absent movement toward representative g [...]	2006-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS MASS NP
06KATHMANDU349	PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HOME AND [...] (C) In his meetings with the Foreign and Home Ministers on February 1, visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon called for the King to begin reconciliation with the political parties. Foreign Minister Pandey assured the Admiral that Nepal was "ready to go to any extent" to improve relations wi [...]	2006-02-06 12:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU376	PROPOSALS FOR FY 2006 G/TIP INCL AND ESF FUNDING [...] Embassy Kathmandu is pleased to propose the following eight projects, in rank order, for consideration for FY 2006 International Narcotics, Crime and Law Enforcement (INCLE),and Economic Support Funds (ESF) funding. Post has pouched the full text of the proposals to the Office to Combat Tra [...]	2006-02-08 01:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU391	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BHUTANESE REFUGEES WITH [...] (C) In a February 9 discussion with Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns about the lack of progress toward a comprehensive, durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees. The Ambassador noted that we expected Foreign Minister Pandey to send a letter to his Bhut [...]	2006-02-09 12:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU409	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY SEEKS GUIDANCE ON WAY [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey lamented that the USG press statement on February 8th elections showed a "misunderstanding in Washington of the ground realities" in Nepal. He again stressed his desire for a strategic relationship with the [...]	2006-02-10 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
06KATHMANDU430	KOIRALA OPEN TO GESTURE BY KING, STRESSES INDIAN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Nepali Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala explained that, unless the first move was made by the Palace, he could not meet with any representatives of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN),rejecting a suggestion by Foreign Minister Pandey [...]	2006-02-13 13:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP
06KATHMANDU450	MAOIST LEADER CALLS U.S. THE ENEMY [...] (C) The Maoists appear engaged in a big push to declare the U.S. the enemy and India the good guy. In his early February interview with the Hindu, Maoist Chairman Prachanda contrasted the roles of India and the U.S since the King's February 1, 2005 takeover. Although he urged India to abando [...]	2006-02-15 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU454	VICE CHAIRMEN RECEPTIVE AND READY FOR [...] (C) In separate February 14 meetings with the Vice Chairmen of Nepal's Council of Ministers, Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador relayed USG satisfaction with the Supreme Court decision finding the Royal Commission on Corruption Control (RCCC) unconstitutional and ordering the rel [...]	2006-02-15 10:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU629	NEPAL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Kathmandu's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country of origin for the trafficking of women and children, and to a lesser extent boys and men. The majority of persons are trafficked to India, while othe [...]	2006-03-07 07:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC NP

06KATHMANDU658	POLITICAL LEADERS SEEKING CLARITY WITH MAOISTS, [...] (C) On March 9, SCA PDAS Donald Camp met separately with leaders from the three largest political parties, G.P. Koirala - Nepali Congress (NC),Sher Bahadur Deuba - Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),and Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (UML) Acting General Secretary Amrit Kuma [...]	2006-03-10 07:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU660	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY DEFENDS KING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Pandey assured visiting SCA PDAS Camp on March 9 that the King was committed to multiparty democracy. Camp emphasized the importance of the King reaching out to the Parties, but Pandey asserted that the King had reached out and was waiting for the Parties to respond. Pan [...]	2006-03-10 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF NP
06KATHMANDU688	CHINA TO PROVIDE DUTY-FREE ACCESS FOR 500 NEPALI [...] (SBU) On March 14, news media reported that China would provide duty-free access to approximately 500 Nepali items, on a non-reciprocal basis. This news comes in advance of a three-day visit to Nepal by a Chinese delegation led by Chinese State Counselor Tang Jiaxuan, beginning March 16. Nain [...]	2006-03-15 11:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ECIN NP
06KATHMANDU762	MAOISTS, PARTIES STICK TO UNDERSTANDING; BLOCKADE [...] (U) On March 19, as a result of negotiations between the Parties and the Maoists in New Delhi (ref A),leaders of the seven-party alliance and the Maoists signed separate documents reiterating their commitment to the 12-point understanding (ref B). Both sides stated they would continue dialog [...]	2006-03-20 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU767	HOME MINISTER OFFERS PARTIES LITTLE SPACE [...] (C) In a March 20 meeting, the Charge urged Home Minister Thapa to release the ten remaining civil rights and political leaders in detention since January 19. The Charge also argued that His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) should allow the political parties to conduct their planned peacef [...]	2006-03-21 11:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREF PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU77	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY ON RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (C) In a January 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Pandey repeatedly stressed that good relations with the U.S. was key for Nepal as it tried to balance relations with its two powerful neighbors. Strained relations with the U.S. and India in the wake of the King's February, 2005 [...]	2006-01-09 07:51:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CH IN NP
06KATHMANDU781	DEUBA NOT OPTIMISTIC KING WILL REACH OUT [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with the Charg, Former Prime Minister and current President of the Nepali Congress Democratic party Sher Bahadur Deuba was not optimistic that the King would reach out to the Parties. Deuba noted that the King was "very clever" in saying he wanted democracy, but in r [...]	2006-03-23 09:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU896	NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WORKING [...] (C) In a March 31 meeting, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Khatri and two other Commissioners thanked the Ambassador for USG support of the Commission, and detailed the NHRC's activities, especially its work to resolve old disappearance cases. While Nepalis had not reported a [...]	2006-04-05 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU958	DAY-TIME CURFEW IN KATHMANDU LIFTED; CURFEW [...] (U) On April 12, day seven of the seven-party alliance nationwide general strike and demonstrations, Nepalis across the country again took to the street to participate in pro-democracy protests. Following April 8-11 day-time curfews, which protesters had increasingly disregarded, the governme [...]	2006-04-12 13:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KHARTOUM1008	SUDAN: TOO EARLY TO SET DATE OF EASTERN FRONT TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 25 meeting, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy General Secretary for External Relations, said that President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir would determine in early May the date of the GNU-Eastern Front negotiations and the composition of th [...]	2006-04-27 13:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1018	POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the first of two cables to discuss the political and tribal dimensions of [...]	2006-04-30 08:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1019	TRIBAL/OPPOSITIONAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: [...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS in Kassala to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the second of two cables (see reftel) to discuss the political [...]	2006-04-30 09:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1034	Palestinian Foreign Minister to Visit Sudan [...] Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmud al-Zahhar is slated to visit Khartoum from May 2 - 3, following his visit to Yemen and other countries in the region. 2. Aside from bilateral political meetings, expected to include President Bashir and Foreign Minister Lam Akol, his visit seeks to boos [...]	2006-05-02 13:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PA SU
06KHARTOUM1123	Sudan and Its Nine Neighbors: Part 2 of 4; The [...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most complex country ethnically in Africa, has nine neighbors. This cable, the second of a series of four, seeks to depict the bilateral relationship between Sudan and each of its adjacent states in terms of history, social and cultural [...]	2006-05-14 03:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD ER ET SU
06KHARTOUM1139	EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1140	EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1141	EMBASSY KHARTOUM CAPACITY TO SUPPORT DARFUR PEACE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Managing USG support for stability in Darfur involves both personnel and funding resources. Additional personnel include a Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (slated to arrive at post shortly),reporting officers for [...]	2006-05-15 11:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT APER PGOV PREL KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1155	SUDAN: OFAC WAIVER NEEDED IN SUPPORT OF SAWA START- [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After long negotiations, an agreement for the establishment of Radio SAWA in Sudan is nearing the point of signature. At this juncture, Post has learned that the Department of Treasury's Office Foreign Assets Control (OFAC),wh [...]	2006-05-15 16:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC BEXP PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM1159	UPON THIS ROCK: SUDAN'S CATHOLICS WEATHER THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Catholic Church in Sudan has fared relatively well during years of civil war and persecution, due largely to the strength -- and longevity -- of its leaders. With as many as six million followers, the Church accounts for over half of all Sudanese Christians; three-fourths ar [...]	2006-05-16 10:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF SCUL SU
06KHARTOUM1165	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT BASHIR TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (C) On May 16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the following letter to Charge Hume from President Omer Bashir to President George W. Bush. President Bashir thanks the United States for its support in making the agreement possible and pledges his government's full effort in implemen [...]	2006-05-16 16:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC SU
06KHARTOUM1210	D-DAY+6: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Getting Abdel Wahid to Sign -- AU Report Increased Arab Militia Activity -- MFA Pledges DPA Support -- Interview with Charge Makes Front Page -- Charge [...]	2006-05-23 07:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO PHUM UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1230	MEETING WITH UN SPECIAL ENVOY LAKHDAR BRAHIMI [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 CDA Hume at his request met with UN Special Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to discuss prospects of transition to a UN peace-keeping force in Darfur. Brahimi was accompanied by A/SYG for peacekeeping, Hedi Annabi. During the 90 minute meeting Brahimi sought USG views on the viab [...]	2006-05-24 12:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1256	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Joseph Okelo who outlined the procedures for passing laws in the National Assembly. The National Assembly is currently hearing testimony from each Ministry about their previous and future activities. However, Okelo doubted thi [...]	2006-05-26 07:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1257	SUDAN: PRESS REFLECTS ON DARFUR DEVELOPMENTS, [...] SUMMARY. Sudanese press commentaries suggest growing consensus in favor of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Opposition continues, however, to the proposed transition from African Union (AU) to UN peacekeepers in Darfur (something explored with the Sudan Government this week by UN Special Env [...]	2006-05-26 12:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1262	Sudan/Darfur - Minni returns to Darfur; meets [...] In a meeting with Roger Winter, Kate Almquist, and Brian D'Silva on Friday, May 26, First Vice President Salva Kiir reported that he had invited Abdul Wahid to meet with him somewhere in southern Sudan before May 31 to reiterate and urge Wahid to sign the DPA. Kiir also extended a meeting in [...]	2006-05-30 07:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1362	SUDAN/UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISIT: STROKING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The UN Security Council held a series of meetings in Khartoum on June 6, including with President Bashir and FM Lam Akol. SRSG Jan Pronk counseled the group to be aware of Sudan's sensitivities with regard to international intervention and Sudan's sovereignty as it p [...]	2006-06-08 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC SU
06KHARTOUM1410	MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CABINET AFFAIRS DENG ALOR [...] (C) Summary: At the request of CDA Hume, Minister Deng Alor intervened on behalf of pending USG visa requests. Acting FM Karti said he would authorize issuance of the visas, pending receipt of further details on these persons. (Note: Subsequent to the meeting, MFA advised that the visas wou [...]	2006-06-14 11:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1469	Sudan/CPA: AEC receives briefing on SPLM/NCP [...] (SBU) Paragraph 3 contains the final Joint Communique from the recently held NCP/SPLM senior level meetings (reftel). At the Assessment and Evaluation Committee meeting on June 20, both sides were invited to brief the results of the meeting. For the NCP, Sayed el-Khatib, Director of the Ce [...]	2006-06-22 12:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1515	SPLA SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES CRISIS BREWING IN [...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party has lost the political will to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, while the Sudan People's Liberation Movement lacks the capacity to deliver a peace dividend, SPLM/A S ecretary-General Pagan Amum told the Charge on June 23. Though a crisis in [...]	2006-06-27 15:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1550	SUDAN: AUSTRALIAN SHADOW FM DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) Summary: Australian Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd discussed security and humanitarian access issues with the Charge on June 29. The discussion included the possibility of China's assuming a constructive role in Darfur in addition to its current economic partnership with [...]	2006-07-02 13:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV SOCI MARR AU AS SU
06KHARTOUM1562	STILL A CHANCE TO NEGOTIATE ON PEACEKEEPING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is still a chance for negotiations with the UN on peacekeeping in Darfur, Presidential Advisor Magzoub al-Khalifa told CDA Hume on July 3, though the objective should be peace, not the deployment of UN peackeepers. Conditions on the ground had improved since the signing of [...]	2006-07-03 14:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1563	MINNI MINAWI: ENCOURAGES DPA SUPPORT, CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: During three days of a visit by S/CRS Officer Wilson, SLM leader Minni Minawi said he was speaking to villagers to encourage their support for the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),criticized AMIS for slow implementation of the DPA, asked for U.S. DPA security arrangements verifiers, [...]	2006-07-03 16:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1613	EL FASHER DPA IMPLEMENTATION OFFICE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The El Fasher DPA Implementation Office is still two weeks away from opening. While AMIS is engaged in the logistical aspects of the facility, they have neither the staffing capabilities nor policy guidance to move the operation forward. AMIS appears willing to accept support a [...]	2006-07-10 08:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO AMGT AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1650	SOUTHERN SUDAN: APPROXIMATE TROOP STRENGTH AND [...] (C) Summary: We have obtained from a contractor (strictly protect) involved in the Sudan People,s Liberation Army Transformation (SPLAT) Project the troop strength and heavy weapons inventory of the SPLA. As long suspected, SPLA numbers are far below those previously claimed by senior SPLM o [...]	2006-07-12 15:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1723	First Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation [...] The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Civil Affairs unit held the first in a series of planned workshops to launch conflict resolution initiatives through the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC) process in Nyala, South Darfur, on July 5. The primary goal of the workshop was to review th [...]	2006-07-19 09:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1772	DISCOURAGING AU MEETING WITH G-19 RAISES MANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: AU DPA implementation lead Ambassador Sam Ibok held a harrowing, but fruitless meeting with members of the G-19 SLM/A-Minawi breakaway group. The G-19 sees little utility in engaging with the African Union (AU),which they believe will soon be replaced by a UN peacekeeping operat [...]	2006-07-24 12:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1780	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR COMMENTS ON LRA MEDIATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with GoSS Vice President Machar on July 21 to review Machar's mediation between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU),the strained GoSS relationship with the World Bank, and the need for GoSS cooperation in completing due diligence req [...]	2006-07-24 12:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ABLD EFIN IBRD UG SU
06KHARTOUM1796	VIEWS ON THE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT FROM THE [...] From July 8 to 13, a USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Field Advisor and a USAID Program Assistant traveled to Mukjar and Garsila towns in West Darfur to speak to displaced communities about the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC). A [...]	2006-07-26 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1808	Unaligned SSDF Lay Out Conditions for Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 19, Embassy PolOff was invited to meet the leaders of the South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) militia groups that did not align with the Sudanese Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) and will not be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The meeting including all [...]	2006-07-27 13:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1819	Sudan: Agrement Request for Proposed Ambassador to U.S. [...] (SBU) On July 29, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Protocol summoned Pol/Econ Chief to receive a diplomatic note regarding its proposed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States, John Ukee Lueth. Director of Protocol Amb. Hassan Bashir Abdelwahab noted that [...]	2006-07-31 10:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC US SU
06KHARTOUM1894	Sant'Egidio Returns From the Bush with Hope [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the negotiating team focuses on social issues and power sharing, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) cares only about his own fate and that of his commanders, according to mediators from the Communita' Di Sant'Egidio (CSE). Returning from a trip to the LRA camp, [...]	2006-08-09 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UG SU
06KHARTOUM1936	CDA HUME'S MEETING WITH GNU AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: During an August 14 meeting, Charge Hume noted the importance of building the U.S.-Sudan relationship and permitting a transition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Deciding not to do so would involve significant risks, as Sudan would be solely responsible for the consequ [...]	2006-08-14 16:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1937	DARFUR: MINNI MINAWI SPEAKS HIS MIND [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging, two-hour meeting between Minni Minawi and the USG Senior Security Advisor, Tod Wilson, Minni discussed ideas on how to move forward with the DPA and his short-term concerns, particularly SLM capacity building. He asked for advice on how to improve the Ceasefire [...]	2006-08-14 16:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1941	Darfur: Increased Dangers, Reduced Humanitarian Access, [...] USAID/DCHA Khartoum recently produced a report on the changing security environment in Darfur and its impact on the delivery of humanitarian goods and services, particularly in the event of increased displacements. Post hereby offers the report below, which it believes will be of interest to [...]	2006-08-15 04:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PHUM ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM1943	JURY STILL OUT ON IMPLICATIONS OF SLA-ABDEL WAHID OUSTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Several Fur activists in South Darfur, including an SLA commander, justify Abdel Wahid's ouster as Chairman on the basis of his lack of leadership and increasing distance from Darfurian popular opinion. The SLA faction now led by Ahmed Abdul Shafi is organizing itself in Asmara [...]	2006-08-16 04:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1981	SUDAN: NCP AND PRESS RHETORIC AGAINST DARFUR REHATTING [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks, Sudanese press reports suggest that two lines of Arab-nationalist opinion in Sudan - focused on the Lebanese and Darfur crises, respectively - are tending to converge. A major link is provided by Omer al-Bashir himself, who is both Sudan's president and curr [...]	2006-08-20 08:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2043	LRA Mediator: Justice Should be Universal [...] (SBU) One of the leading mediators in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) talks believes this process is the only way to avoid real impunity. He said that for justice to truly be served, all sides, including the Ugandan Government, must be held accountable for its actions. Hizkias Assefa, Riek [...]	2006-08-29 11:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2045	A/S FRAZER MEETINGS IN KHARTOUM: DARFUR VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: After a hostile welcome at the airport, Assistant Secretary Frazer fought to advance the three overarching goals of her visit to Khartoum: the U.S. seeks to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),and to foster an [...]	2006-08-29 15:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM207	EASTERN FRONT AGREES TO TALK IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front confirmed that the Eastern Front has agreed to February 7 negotiations with the Sudanese government in Tripoli and confirmed that humanitarian access to Hamesh Koreib through Sudan would be discussed. Dirar added that the Suda [...]	2006-01-26 14:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM2100	SITUATION IN DARFUR CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE; [...] (C) Summary: Without political intervention, the government offensive will continue, resulting in increased displacement and hardship for the people of Darfur and lack of progress in the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) over the near to mid-term. Numerous attacks by the National Redemption Front [...]	2006-08-31 15:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI US UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM212	SUDAN: HASSAN AL-TURABI MEETS COMMISSION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom met with People's Congress Party (PCP) Secretary General Hassan al-Turabi at his home on January SIPDIS 18. Turabi said worship should be free of state control, but freedom of religion is shaped by society, not just th [...]	2006-01-28 11:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PHUM PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2237	DARFUR SECURITY UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The fractured relationship between the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatories continues to blur and shift with reports of fracturing, changing alliances and continued NRF attacks against Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) targets of opportunity. The Government offensive switches [...]	2006-09-14 14:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM2240	UN SRSYG PRONK BRIEFS DARFUR PARTNERS [...] (C) Summary: During a Sept. 14 briefing of Darfur Partners, UN SRSYG Pronk said little progress had been made on broadening support for the DPA, the Government is pressing military campaigns in North Darfur, the Ceasefire Commission does not work well, and the Sudanese Government remains unal [...]	2006-09-14 16:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM2280	SPLM Supports UN, Plans a Way Forward [...] (SBU) During a meeting of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) Political Bureau, held in Juba on September 14-16, the party announced its unconditional support for UN troops in Darfur and developed an eleven- point plan to move the process forward. The plan includes meeting with all r [...]	2006-09-18 15:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2288	VP TAHA UNYIELDING ON UN TROOPS, ANNOUNCES DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 18 press conference, Vice President Ali Osman Taha maintained the Sudanese government's complete rejection of UN intervention in Darfur, denied allegations of escalating violence, and announced the establishment of a Darfur interim authority. He also critic [...]	2006-09-19 10:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPAO KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2294	SUDAN'S DARFUR CRISIS: MEETING WITH VICE [...] Summary. In a meeting with CDA Hume Vice President Taha insisted that he agreed with President Bashir's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur. Although he is concerned that U.S./Sudanese relations may be about to worsen as a result, he did not offer any ideas for resolving the impasse. He [...]	2006-09-19 17:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF SU AU
06KHARTOUM2368	DARFUR - KALMA CAMP COMMUNITY SAFETY INITIATIVE [...] Since the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),insecurity has increased in and around Darfur's internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. It seems that IDPs' confidence in the ability of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to fulfill its civilian protection mandate has decreased. [...]	2006-09-26 10:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM239	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH GOS NISS D/G GHOSH ON 25 [...] (S) SUMMARY: A/S Frazer met with NISS D/G Saleh Ghosh on January 25 following the AU Summit in Khartoum. This was A/S Frazer,s second meeting with Ghosh, the first was in late November 2005. Ghosh emphasized his and his government,s desire to make the Darfur issue go away, noting that activ [...]	2006-01-31 12:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR US AU
06KHARTOUM2403	BASHIR SHORES-UP KEY CONSTITUENCIES [...] (C) President Bashir held a two-hour press conference on September 24 after his return from the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Bashir has staked his legitimacy on opposition to UN forces, and he used the press conference to shore-up three key constituencies. For a Sudanese public concerned about [...]	2006-10-01 15:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO KPAO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2430	SUDAN: ENSURING A LEGITIMATE PEACE FOR THE EAST [...] (C) On October 2, Pol/Econ Chief discussed East issues with SPLM Deputy Secretary General for the North and National Assembly Minority Chair Yassir Arman per Ref A. Yassir said that the SPLM had done much to smooth relations between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Eritrea, and had served [...]	2006-10-03 10:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2442	DARFUR: EGYPTIAN ENGAGEMENT IN HIGH GEAR [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian engagement with the Sudanese government on the Darfur crisis has moved into high gear. The GoE Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a 90-day Action Plan for Darfur to its embassies, which resembles USG proposals for advancing peace in the region, and the Egyptian ambassador [...]	2006-10-03 16:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO PINR SU EG UN
06KHARTOUM2451	DARFUR: CHAD AND SUDAN STILL PLAYING IN ONE [...] (C) Summary: Notwithstanding the August resumption of full diplomatic relations between Sudan and Chad, and promises to expel rebel groups from their respective territories, both countries appear to be continuing support for opposition movements as a means of maintaining political and militar [...]	2006-10-04 13:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU CH AU
06KHARTOUM2463	REBECCA GARANG CONCERNED ABOUT SANCTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Rebecca Garang De Mabior opposes USG sanctions and urges that no new ones be imposed as a result of Darfur. She believes they are hurting the South and Three Areas more than the North. Garang is concerned that Khartoum is not committed to Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) imp [...]	2006-10-06 09:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID SU
06KHARTOUM2467	PAULINO MATIP SUPPORTS UN DEPLOYMENT AND U.S. SPLA [...] (C) Summary: Lt. Gen. Paulino Matip urged continued U.S. engagement in Darfur and joint action by the international community and SPLA to address the area's urgent crisis. He notes a growing African-Arab gap in Sudan and believes the North is rearming militias in the South. Matip sees Pres [...]	2006-10-09 14:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID MCAP MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM2493	ABDULWAHID ALONE; FUR LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO [...] (C) Support for SLM/A leader Abdulwahid Nur has eroded so much in the five months since he refused to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement that his own family no longer backs his leadership, prominent Fur National Assembly member Abdulgassem Seif al-Din told Poloffs on October 11. "First he lost M [...]	2006-10-12 16:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM2508	FM AKOL TELLS NATSIOS SUDAN IS OPEN FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudanese government wants to engage in more constructive dialogue and will show flexibility on international forces supplementing an African Union (AU) mission to improve bilateral relations, according to Foreign Minister Lam Akol. Special Presidential Envoy (SPE) Andrew Nat [...]	2006-10-16 11:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2513	TAHA ASKS NATSIOS FOR HELP WITH NON-SIGNATORIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The only way to reinforce the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) is by getting acceptance from non-signatories, Vice President Ali Osman Taha told Special Presidential Envoy (SPE) Andrew Natsios on October 15. Natsios underlined the importance of improving the humanitarian situation, [...]	2006-10-16 15:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2531	SE NATSIOS MEETING WITH SALAH GHOSH: WILLINGNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, Sudanese intelligence chief Salah Ghosh said that the Sudanese government would never accept a UN force but was willing to work with the USG to find a solution to the Darfur crisis. He indicated that such discussions could include e [...]	2006-10-22 09:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER SU UN
06KHARTOUM256	"COLD PEACE" -- SUDAN AND UGANDA FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Until recently, relations between Sudan and Uganda had been marked by mutual suspicion and aggression through proxy forces. Uganda was a major supporter of the SPLM throughout the 20-year civil war, and Sudan countered this influence by providing weapons and bases to the Lord's [...]	2006-02-02 12:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM258	Bashir Interview: AU Summit, Darfur, AIDS, [...] (U) Summary and comment: Post received an English copy of President Omer Al-Bashir's interview with Sudan News Agency Director General Mohamed Hatim Sulieman on the occasion of the convening of the 6th African Union Summit in Khartoum. Bashir responded to questions on a number of issues rang [...]	2006-02-02 13:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EAGR EPET KPKO KHIV AU SU
06KHARTOUM2602	DARFUR - PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ENHANCED AFRICAN [...] (SBU) In anticipation of the transition in peacekeeping forces in Darfur either from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations (UN) force or to an AMIS mission augmented by a package of assistance from the UN, USAID assessed AMIS's performance last year in the protection of [...]	2006-11-02 13:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2616	DPA NON-SIGNATORY COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: The development of an organizational conference for Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signatory commanders is moving forward slowly and fitfully. Development of a conference is hindered by numerous field commanders touting separate efforts with vague objectives and disjointed co [...]	2006-11-05 14:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PGOV PREL SU UN CD ER
06KHARTOUM2625	Darfur: NRF Press Release Claims Gov't has Transferred [...] (SBU) On November 1, Sudan Tribune, an online news service, posted a press release dated October 1, purportedly from the National Redemption Front, a grouping of Darfurian rebels that have not signed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),claiming that the Sudanese Government had transferred chemica [...]	2006-11-06 15:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MCAP PGOV PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM2626	Darfur: Text of Wali Kibir Interview [...] (SBU) On November 5, the Sudan Vision daily published an interview of North Darfur State Wali (governor) Sayed Osman Yousif Kibir. In the interview, Wali Kibir reiterated the importance of the Darfur Peace Agreement, which he states does not need to be re-opened but rather supplemented to brin [...]	2006-11-06 15:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SU
06KHARTOUM2632	Bashir Calls for Commitment to National Unity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Sudanese President Omer Bashir addressed the opening of the third session of the National Legislative Council (the National Assembly and Council of States in joint session) on October 30, reiterating the government's commitment to implementing peace agreements reached with groups [...]	2006-11-08 07:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM2667	JUBA VIOLENCE AFTERMATH: RUMORS OF SAF PRISONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks attributed to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) around Juba have slowed within the last week, but still continue. The LRA has denied responsibility for these incidents of violence, and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials still maintain that the Sudanese Armed f [...]	2006-11-14 13:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU
06KHARTOUM2688	DARFUR ANALYSIS: SPLM MAINTAINS SUPPORT OF UNPKO [...] (C) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) continues to vocally support a UN peace-keeping operation (UNPKO) in Darfur. First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Salva Kiir recently told an Arabic-language paper in London that his position is clear a [...]	2006-11-16 12:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN SU
06KHARTOUM2697	DESPITE OPTICS ON FM VISIT, NO NEW FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Despite the positive coverage in both the Western and Sudanese press of French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy's recent trip to Khartoum and reports of a French initiative to resolve the Darfur crisis, French Political Counselor Francois Colas characterized the visit as an [...]	2006-11-19 12:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO SU FR CD
06KHARTOUM270	RESPONSE TO KIIR: PRESS ATTACKS AND MORE COMMITTEES [...] (U) Summary: In the week following Salva Kiir,s provocative interview (reftel),the Arabic press and government-controlled newspapers have attacked Kiir for making unfounded accusations and for not working within the CPA. The government has denied Kiir,s claims that the South has not receiv [...]	2006-02-06 07:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2812	CDA Addresses Darfur Crisis in Local Press [...] (U) In an interview with Arabic daily "Al-Sudani," the Charge d'Affaires addressed the Sudanese security apparatus' failure to stem the violence in Darfur, while also noting slight improvement in the humanitarian situation. The Charge noted that UN Security Council resolutions, such as Resolut [...]	2006-12-07 15:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF KPAO PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2829	DARFUR: SLA/M REACHES OUT TO ALL PARTIES [...] Summary: SLM/Minawi representatives hosted a widely attended general meeting in El Fasher November 28-29 to discuss the progress of DPA implementation, new initiatives to bring signatory and non-signatory groups back to the negotiating table, and ways to work productively with the African Uni [...]	2006-12-11 13:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF AU SU
06KHARTOUM2837	SE NATSIOS DISCUSSES DARFUR WITH SUDANESE OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios from December 10-12, Sudanese officials expressed their ongoing support for the November 30 Abuja agreement. They indicated a willingness to expedite the implementation of UN Secretary General (UNSYG) Kofi Annan's proposal for "phase [...]	2006-12-12 16:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN
06KHARTOUM2866	SUDAN: 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The Sudanese government has been a strong ally in the war on terrorism, aggressively pursuing terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Sudanese officials have indicat [...]	2006-12-18 14:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR
06KHARTOUM308	Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005 - [...] This cable represents the second in a series of three to review the protection situation and humanitarian response in 2005. Over the course of the year, it became increasingly evident that the problems in Darfur could be characterized as a complex political and human rights crisis. The sit [...]	2006-02-09 09:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM413	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM SHALGAM [...] (C) Summary: Libyan Foreign Minister Shalgam met with A/S Frazer in Khartoum on January 24; he cited regional instability as a key Libyan concern, and urged Libyan )U.S. coordination in addressing issues of mutual interest. He mentioned President Qadafi's suggestion to send 3,000 AMIS troops [...]	2006-02-16 15:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL US AU LY SU
06KHARTOUM502	Yassir Arman Reflects on Negotiating Peace [...] Summary: The following is an interview with SPLM National Assembly Leader Yassir Arman, recently published in the Sudan Vision daily, a pro-government English daily newspaper. Arman discussed the process that led to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and emphasized that all the Sudanes [...]	2006-02-27 11:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM578	SUDAN BRIEFS: TRADE/AID TO KENYA; NORWAY IN [...] SUMMARY: This week's installment of news briefs not included in post's other reporting includes prospects for a Sudan-Kenya trade agreement, together with South Sudan's USD 1 million donation for Kenyan famine relief; Norway's assurances that it will continue to support peacekeeping and reli [...]	2006-03-07 06:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EPET SOCI SENV SU KE NO CH
06KHARTOUM619	WEST DARFUR - ZALINGEI UPDATE [...] In mid-February, a USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) protection officer visited Zalingei in West Darfur. Zalingei town has generally been calm throughout the Darfur crisis, although the Zalingei "corridor," which includes Garsila and Mukjar (septel),was the site of brutal janjaweed attacks in [...]	2006-03-09 06:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM637	NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - SOURCES OF FRAGILITY [...] A team of USAID staff and key USAID partners visited Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State (Ref a) and Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from February 22 to 26. The trip was part of a series of visits to areas of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance [...]	2006-03-11 06:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM674	SUDAN: MFA DISCUSSES UN RE-HATTING OF AMIS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 15 discussion, MFA Acting Americas Director Abd Elghani said that ending the Darfur conflict through a political settlement was Sudan's priority, not finding a role for another UN peacekeeping force. He urged the U.S. to work with Sudan to push for a peace agreeme [...]	2006-03-16 13:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO NATO AU US SU
06KHARTOUM708	SPLM VIEW OF THE GNU-EAST NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Malik Agar, Minister of Investment and SPLM member of the GNU-East negotiating team about the stalemate in negotiations between the GNU and the Eastern Front. Agar said the GNU needed to accomplish four things: acknowledge the marginalization of the East, present a negot [...]	2006-03-20 12:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM728	ABYEI REVISITED - POWER VACUUM REMAINS [...] This is the second of two cables prepared by a USAID team that visited South Kordofan State and Abyei from February 17 to March 8, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to a) monitor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) programs, b) assess the returns [...]	2006-03-23 07:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM755	CHARGE TRAVELS TO SOUTH DARFUR TO DISCUSS VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: On March 19-20, Charge Steinfeld and Poloffs traveled to Nyala to urge the local government to implement the Plan of Action to combat violence against women. The government representatives recognized the importance of combating it, but lamented that a lack of resources hampered [...]	2006-03-26 12:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM763	A THREE-MONTH PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly three months have passed since the arrival of the U.S. Consul General in Juba. This report provides an overview of the dynamic in the South during this period, prospects for successful reconstruction and state building, and the Government of southern Sudan (GoSS) perfor [...]	2006-03-27 10:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON ASEC EAID SU
06KHARTOUM791	DARFUR/ARAB LEAGUE: RESOLUTION PASSED TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: In the Arab League resolution adopted on Sudan and Darfur at the Khartoum Summit on March 29, the AL decided to increase support for AMIS, and "to bear the AU forces' expenditures in Darfur from six months starting from 10/01/06." Preambular language includes referen [...]	2006-03-29 14:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM796	Pres. Bashir Interview with Al-Jazira at Arab [...] Summary: In a March 29 interview with Al-Jazira, President Bashir said: many southern forces had supported the government during the North-South civil war; Khartoum was both a northern state and the national capital subject to shari'ah law; the Arab League had pledged to support AMIS financ [...]	2006-03-30 13:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM798	Local Press, AU Special Rep React to Arab [...] Summary: Khartoum media coverage of the Arab League Summit was favorable, with extensive coverage on television, radio, and newspapers, both in English and Arabic. AU Special Representative Kingibe criticized Arab League offers of financial support for AMIS, referring to it as "medicine aft [...]	2006-03-30 15:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM811	Arab League Summit: Khartoum Declaration [...] The Arab League Summit took place March 28-29 in Khartoum (reftel). The Khartoum Declaration was printed on March 30 by the daily London Al-Quds Al-Arabi in Arabic. 2. The text of the Arab League Khartoum Declaration per FBIS translation of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi publication is as follows [...]	2006-04-02 13:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM822	Press Summary March 27 - April 3 [...] SUMMARY: This cable covers miscellaneous items that have appeared in the press over the past week but are not covered elsewhere. This includes renewed violence at the University of Juba over the student union issue (reftel),the forming of a new political party by southern NCP member-- and f [...]	2006-04-04 09:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR PHUM ECON MOPS
06KHARTOUM850	MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives [...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...]	2006-04-06 15:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV US SU

06KHARTOUM853	SUDANESE GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY OBSTRUCTING [...] In recent months, the Government of National Unity (GNU) has increasingly sought to obstruct humanitarian work, slowing the delivery of aid to millions of displaced people within Sudan. A host of events illustrate the escalation of harassment and restrictions directed toward humanitarian org [...]	2006-04-08 04:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM861	THE ANGLOPHONES: SUDAN,S NEIGHBORS, PART ONE OF [...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most ethnically complex country in Africa, has nine neighbors, tied with the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the most in Africa. This is the first of a series of four cables describing the bilateral relationship between Sudan and [...]	2006-04-09 14:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD KEAI UG SU
06KHARTOUM887	SOUTHERN SUDAN: POLITICAL FACTIONALISM WITHIN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People,s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has become the dominant single political movement in Southern Sudan, and the potential genesis of a one-party state. The July 2005 death of John Garang and the formation of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have given the SPLM opp [...]	2006-04-12 15:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM888	Sudan: Anti-American Rhetoric Continues from [...] SUMMARY: Over the past month, high-ranking government officials have been giving interviews to the state press organ (SUNA) and major Arabic news sources to reiterate and amplify their claim that the crisis in Darfur is a Western creation, and that the U.nited S.tates is only interested in d [...]	2006-04-12 18:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM901	SPLM Position on Darfur and Eastern Sudan [...] During its April 2-5 Interim Political Bureau meeting in Rumbek, the SPLM discussed a number of issues (reftel). Aside from its Final Communique, the SPLM also issued a formal position paper on Darfur and the East. In essence, the SPLM holds that both Darfur and the East involve legitimate p [...]	2006-04-13 15:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM923	GNU RELATIONS WITH ERITREA AND UNMIS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting, Deputy National Congress Party External Relations Officer, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, told Poloff that the Sudanese government had &no official8 objection to Asmara hosting GNU-Eastern Front negotiations, provided that the bilateral relationship with Eritrea is n [...]	2006-04-17 08:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UN ER SU
06KHARTOUM938	Sudan: Door Open to Restoring Relations with [...] Summary: At high levels, Sudan publicly denies involvement in Chad, and has declined to sever diplomatic relations or to expel the Chadian charge d'affaires from Khartoum. Sudan also maintains that the door is open for closer engagement with Chad. In general, the tone of the official Sudan [...]	2006-04-18 17:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PRL PGOV SOCI CD SU
06KHARTOUM972	SUDAN/CHAD: FM Lam Akol Provides Chad-Sudan [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23, Foreign Minister Lam Akol briefed the diplomatic corps on the state of Chad-Sudan bilateral relations. He outlined the events of the past several months, stating that Chad had made a series of statements and taken several actions that were not supported by evidenc [...]	2006-04-24 11:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CD SU
06KHARTOUM973	Written Statement of FM Lam Akol on Chad-Sudan [...] Summary: On April 23, Foreign Minister Lam Akol briefed the diplomatic corps on the state of Chad-Sudan bilateral relations. The statement cites Chad as the source of tension in the relationship, and maintained that Sudan did not support rebel groups against it. It further describes the hi [...]	2006-04-24 11:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CD SU
06KIEV1022	UKRAINE: PARTY OF REGIONS ELECTION STRATEGY: A NEW [...] (C) Summary: Ukrainians and outside observers are currently contemplating the increasing possibility that Party of Regions, led by Viktor Yanukovych, may return to power as part of a coalition emerging from the March 26 elections in which Regions will by all accounts win a plurality (an estim [...]	2006-03-15 17:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM
06KIEV1036	UKRAINE: EURO-ATLANTIC INTEGRATION BEFORE AND [...] (C) Summary: Various interlocutors assessed the prospects for Ukraine's drive toward NATO membership after the March 26 parliamentary elections during visits to Kiev by EUR DAS David Kramer's March 13 and by Project for Transitional Democracies head Bruce Jackson March 4-8. Deputy Foreign Mi [...]	2006-03-16 15:51:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO UP
06KIEV1062	UKRAINE/BELARUS/RUSSIA: GOU VIEWS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: During EUR DAS David Kramer's March 13 meetings in Kiev, Deputy Defense Minister Polyakov said that while security issues in the Ukraine-Russia relationship were secondary to political and military aspects, his Ministry (MoD) tried to play a "good cop" role by reinforcing a produ [...]	2006-03-17 15:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM PHUM PINR RS BO UP
06KIEV1083	UKRAINE: PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT: LVIV AT SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: A return visit to the western city of Lviv March 17-18 indicated that campaigning in city and surrounding areas has moved into a higher gear the final week before the March 26 parliamentary and local elections, as politicians scramble to maintain their base and win over the dwi [...]	2006-03-21 09:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV1111	UKRAINE: IN FAR WESTERN ZAKARPATTYA, LOCAL LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. In March 9 meetings in the far western oblast capital Uzhhorod, local government, party and NGO representatives noted the relative peace between political factions in the oblast and attributed it to Zakarpattya's long history of political, cultural, and ethnic diversity. All se [...]	2006-03-23 04:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL
06KIEV1128	UKRAINE: IN THIS CORNER! EX-CHAMPION KLYCHKO RUNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 22 meeting with TDY PolOff, Volodymyr Bondarenko, head of Kiev mayoral candidate (and recent world boxing champion) Vitaliy Klychko's campaign, described campaign impediments including incumbent Mayor Omelchenko's use of administrative resources and biased media cove [...]	2006-03-23 15:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI
06KIEV1157	MANAFORT ON ELECTION PROBLEMS [...] (SBU)Summary: Party of Regions (PoR) political consultant Paul Manafort (AmCit, please protect) called on the Ambassador March 21 to express his continuing concern about the possible disenfranchisement of "hundreds of thousands" of Ukrainian voters unless President Yushchenko signed into law [...]	2006-03-24 15:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PHUM
06KIEV1243	UKRAINE: ELECTION RESULTS OVER 97 PERCENT; PARTIES [...] (C) Summary: With over 97 percent of the national parliamentary vote tallied by 6 pm March 29, opposition Party of Regions continued to lead with 31.8 percent of the vote, followed by Yuliya Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT) at 22.4 percent, and President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine at 14.1 percent. Five [...]	2006-03-29 15:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM RU
06KIEV1444	UKRAINE: NSDC SECRETARY ON TRANSNISTRIA, BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 11 meeting, National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Kinakh told Ambassador the Ukrainian government was concerned that Transnistrian authorities might provoke an armed confrontation at one of Transnistria's "border crossings" with Moldova. The Russians [...]	2006-04-11 15:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD PINR OSCE MD BO RS UP
06KIEV1481	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO AND CODEL FRIST DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko discussed Rada majority coalition possibilities, bilateral U.S.-Ukrainian issues, and his vision for Ukraine's future April 13 with a delegation led by Senator Majority leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and including Senators Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Richard Burr (R-NC). [...]	2006-04-13 17:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV1561	UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA'S UN SECURITY [...] (C) We discussed Venezuela's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council with Andriy Beshta from the MFA United Nations directorate April 18, reiterating ref C demarche points and drawing on information from ref A. Beshta said that his office had used our previous demarche to formulate a propos [...]	2006-04-18 13:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC VE GT UP
06KIEV1639	UKRAINE: DNSA CROUCH'S NATO-THEMED DINNER INCLUDES [...] (C) At an April 19 NATO-themed dinner in honor of Deputy National Security Adviser Crouch, Defense Minister Hrytsenko and Foreign Minister Tarasyuk politely disagreed over the attitudes toward NATO of PM-hopeful Yuliya Tymoshenko, the Socialist Party, and Party of Regions. They also disagreed [...]	2006-04-26 08:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV1772	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK, NSAU CHIEF ALEXEYEV PRESS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk and National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) Director Yuri Alekseyev urged greater U.S.-Ukraine cooperation on ballistic missile defense during an April 26 meeting at MFA with U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Director Lt Gen (USAF) Trey Obering III [...]	2006-05-05 15:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PREL PINR US UP
06KIEV1912	UKRAINE/RUSSIA: NO PROGRESS ON BLACK SEA FLEET [...] (C) Summary: First Deputy Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko told Kiev-based diplomats May 12 that the May 4 second meeting of the Ukraine-Russia sub-commission on the Russian Black Sea Fleet made no progress. The Ukrainians have asked to conduct a joint inventory of real property occupied a [...]	2006-05-17 15:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR RS UP
06KIEV1940	UKRAINE: KINAKH AND FM TARASYUK ON COALITION [...] (C) Summary: In Ambassadorial farewell calls May 17 on outgoing National Security Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh and Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk, Kinakh and Tarasyuk, both of whom lead minor parties that contested the March 26 elections as part of President Yushchenko's O [...]	2006-05-19 12:13:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV1994	UKRAINE: KRAMER-WOOD 5/22 MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with visiting EUR DAS David Kramer, OVP Deputy NSA Joseph Wood, and Ambassador, former State Secretary Oleksandr Zinchenko stressed that Ukraine's next prime minister should be a politically independent technocrat -- not a politician. Zinchenko had advised President Yu [...]	2006-05-24 15:13:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI ECON PREL UP RS
06KIEV2039	UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER GETS AHEAD OF FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with EUR DAS Kramer, Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said a meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus might be possible if Belarus were to make favorable decisions on issues of importance to Ukraine. Tarasyuk added that the Ukrainian government was preparing t [...]	2006-05-26 08:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM EAID NATO MARR PINR BO UP
06KIEV2068	UKRAINE/GUAM: U.S.-GUAM BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. delegation of EUR DAS Kramer and Vice-Presidential Deputy National Security Adviser Wood met with GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) representatives May 22. GUAM representatives favorably noted strong U.S.-GUAM past and present cooperation. Kramer congratulat [...]	2006-05-30 07:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ETRD EAID AORC UNMIK PINR YI AZ GG
06KIEV2123	UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT'S POINT MAN ON RELIGION OFFERS [...] (SBU) The Ukrainian government's point man on religious issues, the State Department for Religious Issues (SDRI) chief Ihor Bondarchuk, told us June 1 that, for a variety of reasons, he had tendered his resignation. Bondarchuk criticized the Yushchenko administration's "unprofessional" handli [...]	2006-06-01 14:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KIRF UP
06KIEV2166	UKRAINE: CODEL BLUNT'S 5/29 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) During a May 29 meeting with CODEL Blunt, President Yushchenko characterized Ukraine's economic growth as "strong" and predicted that a new Orange coalition government would be formed "in a couple of days." Negotiations over top leadership positions had begun May 29 and should be complet [...]	2006-06-05 09:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI PREL ECON CASC KOCI
06KIEV2207	UKRAINE: QUICK GOU FIX TO "SEA BREEZE" LIMBO [...] (C) Summary: The Ukrainian parliament (Rada) resumed June 7 and, without addressing the issue of foreign military participation in joint exercises in Ukraine, ended its session almost immediately, adjourning until June 14. A possible special session of the Rada could come before June 14, but [...]	2006-06-07 17:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL NATO PINR UP
06KIEV2278	UKRAINE: ENCOURAGING GREATER SUPPORT TO BELARUSAN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 8 meeting with DFM Khandohiy, U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Krol encouraged Ukraine to develop contacts with Belarus at a level below cabinet minister and suggested that Ukraine could use such contacts to promote more responsible Belarusan government behavior. He also [...]	2006-06-09 15:26:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BO UP
06KIEV2281	UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO SAYS COALITION TALKS ARE [...] (C) Yuliya Tymoshenko told DCM on June 12 that talks on forming an Orange coalition were deadlocked over Socialist Party leader Oleksander Moroz' insistence on being made Rada Speaker. Tymoshenko had tried to reason with Moroz, but he was dug in, knowing that this would be his "political swan [...]	2006-06-12 20:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREL RS UP
06KIEV2331	UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE INSIDER ZVARYCH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Our Ukraine (OU) negotiator Roman Zvarych updated DCM June 14 regarding ongoing OU-Party of Regions talks on forming a Rada (parliament) majority coalition, trying to put a positive spin on OU's possible about-face. An Orange-Blue coalition could be in place by June 20, since dif [...]	2006-06-15 15:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI MARR ETRD UP
06KIEV2358	UKRAINE/ROMANIA/BLACK SEA FORUM: FRIENDLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine and Romania have enjoyed markedly warmer relations post-Orange Revolution, according to Romanian Embassy counselor Stanciu, with Romanian President Basescu visiting Kiev three times. MFA Romania desk officer Popyk told us three areas continued to be irritants in the bi [...]	2006-06-16 15:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ETRD SENV KDEM RO UP
06KIEV2359	UKRAINE: ORANGE-BLUE COALITION TALKS ALLEGEDLY [...] (C) A coalition agreement between the Party of Regions and Our Ukraine (OU) could be reached tonight (June 16),according to Regions MP and de facto shadow foreign minister Leonid Kozhara. In a conversation with DCM, Kozhara dismissed OU's public distinction between "consultations" and "negot [...]	2006-06-16 16:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI MARR UP
06KIEV2500	UKRAINE: REGIONS LEADER YANUKOVYCH ON NEW [...] (SBU) In a lengthy June 23 meeting with an American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation, Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych claimed that anti-Semitic violence was infrequent in Ukraine and repeated the Soviet-era canard that such violence primarily occurred in "radical" western oblasts. Y [...]	2006-06-26 14:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI SCUL KIRF UP
06KIEV2590	UKRAINE: ACTING NSDC SECRETARY ON ENERGY, RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: In a free-wheeling conversation during Ambassador's July 3 introductory call, Acting National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Volodomyr Horbulin focused on Russia and Russia's manifold impact on Ukraine. In contrast to its obvious behavior during the 2004 president [...]	2006-07-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ETRD MARR PGOV NATO RS UP
06KIEV2855	UKRAINE: THE POLITICAL CHESS GAME: VIEWS FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. Conversations with key deputy party leaders from Our Ukraine (OU),Regions, and the Socialists over the week of July 17-21 revealed a complicated political chess game underway in Ukrainian politics. Regions' Volodymyr Makeyenko and Socialists Mykola Rudkovsky and Yaroslav Mendus [...]	2006-07-21 15:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV2962	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's relations with NATO in the context of ongoing domestic political roundtable discussions and fading chances for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) invitation at the Riga Summit were discussed in EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Kramer's July 28 meetings with Actin [...]	2006-07-31 14:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3041	UKRAINE: FOREIGN POLICY OF A REGIONS-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In an August 3 meeting, parliamentary deputy and Party of Regions foreign-policy expert Kozhara was sketchy on the details of how a Regions-led government might modify Ukraine's foreign policy approaches. He affirmed that Regions would work to pass WTO-related legislation, but al [...]	2006-08-04 14:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD WTO NATO OREP PINR RS UP
06KIEV3130	UKRAINE: PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE? "ORANGE" MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Yuri Lutsenko, who repeatedly vowed publicly in July that he would never serve under Viktor Yanukovych, revealed his continuing ambivalence in an August 11 press conference to explain why he had remained Interior Minister in Yanukovych's government, stating that [...]	2006-08-11 14:41:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV333	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO DISCUSSES ENERGY, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 23 meeting with EUR Assistant Secretary Fried, EB Assistant Secretary Wayne, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Flory, SIPDIS NSC Director Wilson, and Ambassador, President Yushchenko Yushchenko said energy issues were at the [...]	2006-01-25 15:07:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MCAP RS UP
06KIEV335	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH DISCUSSES GAS DEAL, RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 24 meeting with opposition Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych and Rada Deputy Taras Chornovil, EUR A/S Fried told Yanukovych the U.S. supported Ukraine and would work with whatever democratically-elected government the people of Ukraine chose. The U.S. would [...]	2006-01-26 08:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM ETRD ENRG EPET UP WTO
06KIEV336	UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: NATO, [...] (C) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, ASD/ISP Flory and EUR A/S Fried noted U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, but emphasized the importance of Ukraine demonstrating that it shared the political, economic, and social values required to meet the performance-b [...]	2006-01-26 08:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR YI IZ MD BO UP OSCE NATO
06KIEV337	UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE'S BEZSMERTNY ON WHY THE [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador, Roman Bezsmertny, campaign chief for President Yushchenko's party People's Union Our Ukraine, spun the January 4 Ukraine-Russia gas agreement as an advantageous deal for Ukraine. On a macro level, the higher prices would force necessary r [...]	2006-01-26 08:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RS UP
06KIEV3371	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S SEPT 6-7 [...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical moment in Ukraine's post-Orange Revolution political development. While the primary gains of the Orange Revolution in societal attitudes, freedom of the press, and foreign and security policy remain, the orange-dominated political season is definiti [...]	2006-08-31 15:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETRD ENRG UP
06KIEV3463	UKRAINE: A/S FRIED AND PM YANUKOVYCH DISCUSS NATO, [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried highlighted USG willingness to work with PM Yanukovych's government and our belief that Ukraine needed to move at a speed it sets towards NATO membership. Fried also stressed the importance of Ukraine developing as an open, democratic, prosperous societ [...]	2006-09-08 15:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG PGOV NATO UP
06KIEV3464	UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED VISIT: THE FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: While acknowledging PM Yanukovych's inevitable influence in shaping Ukrainian foreign policy, FM Tarasyuk asserted to EUR A/S Fried during their September 6 dinner that President Yushchenko could still maintain his primacy on foreign policy, as established in the Constitution, b [...]	2006-09-08 15:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MD GG PL UP
06KIEV3489	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FOCUSED ON A NATO [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko told the Ambassador that NATO membership was an internal question for the country, but that he was working with PM Yanukovych to make a good case for a MAP during his September 14 visit to Brussels. On energy, if Ukraine could liberalize and diversify the s [...]	2006-09-11 14:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG UP
06KIEV3532	UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL WORRIES THAT KOSOVO [...] (C) Polcouns updated MFA Acting Director General for Political Affairs Olexander Tsvietkov September 12 on the situation with respect to Kosovo, drawing on information from ref b. Knowing that the situation in Kosovo was to be discussed, Tsvietkov presented us with a non-paper, text in para 4 [...]	2006-09-14 14:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KDEM UNMIK PGOV UN YI MD UP
06KIEV3552	UKRAINE: A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Moroz told A/S Fried the parliament (Rada) had begun work on remaining WTO legislation, but notably made no predictions about when it would pass. Opposition leader Tymoshenko, on the other hand, expected Yanukovych's government to significantly slow down th [...]	2006-09-18 12:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG EPET UP
06KIEV3553	UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine-NATO relations was a primary theme in EUR Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings September 6-7 with FM Borys Tarasyuk, Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko, and PM Viktor Yanukovych. Holdover "orange" Ministers Tarasyuk and Hrytsenko have been the two staunchest advocates [...]	2006-09-18 12:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3569	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH ADVANCES RELATIONS WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: While media attention had focused on PM Yanukovych's comments regarding a NATO Membership Action Plan during his September 14 visit to Brussels, MFA European Union Department acting director Dir argued that Yanukovych had made significant statements and substantial progress on EU [...]	2006-09-18 14:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD EPET EUN UP
06KIEV3570	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO MIFFED ON MAP? KIEV'S REACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the positive dynamics of PM Yanukovych's September 14 visit to NATO HQ (ref A),Yanukovych's declaration that Ukraine was not ready for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) drew swift public complaints from FM Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Hrytsenko September 15, followed by [...]	2006-09-18 15:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3672	UKRAINE/MTCR: VENEZUELA ARMS SALES POLICY BRIEFED, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) On September 22, we relayed ref A points on changes in USG policy regarding arms sales to Venezuela and MTCR papers in other reftels to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselors Igor Kyzym and Oles Belakoles [...]	2006-09-22 13:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PREL ETTC MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA FR DA KN
06KIEV3674	UKRAINE: NEW PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF READY TO [...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed head of the Presidential Administration Viktor Baloha told the Ambassador September 19 that he was ready to engage with the U.S. to ensure that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Anti-Corruption Project was a success and was eager to get started [...]	2006-09-22 14:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UP
06KIEV3755	UKRAINE: ENGAGING THE NEW UKRAINIAN REALITY AFTER [...] (SBU) Note: In preparation for senior-level consideration of our Ukraine policy, this cable assesses the political and economic developments under the new government. 2. (C) Summary. 50 days after Viktor Yanukovych returned to the premiership he vacated in December 2004 in the wake of the [...]	2006-09-28 14:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ETRD KDEM UP
06KIEV382	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK WARNS KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk said, during a January 30 meeting with visiting Project for Transitional Democracies Head Bruce Jackson and Ambassador, that the Ukrainian government did not favor Kosovo independence. Such an outcome would destabilize the political situation in S [...]	2006-01-30 15:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS KDEM PINR YI UP UNMIK OSCE
06KIEV384	UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]	2006-01-30 15:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KIEV386	UKRAINE: Gas Pipeline Technical Capabilities [...] (SBU) Summary. Post met with Ukrainian technical experts at Naftohaz and UkrTransGaz following the January 1-3 gas shut-off to learn operational aspects of the gas crisis. Interlocutors provided background on the gas system's capabilities and parameters, and in detail described on which lines [...]	2006-01-30 15:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG RS UP
06KIEV3862	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH -- DEFENDER OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych stressed with EUR DAS Kramer and Ambassador October 4 that constitutional reform had created a new governing framework in which Parliament (Rada) established government policy, and President Yushchenko together with Yanukovych and the cabinet of mi [...]	2006-10-05 07:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
06KIEV3866	UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE MOVES INTO OPPOSITION - OR NOT [...] (C) Summary: After months of negotiations over whether or not to enter the governing coalition, President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine coalition announced October 4 that it would not join the coalition, but would formally join the opposition in parliament. OU's Roman Bezsmertniy told the press [...]	2006-10-05 12:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP
06KIEV3919	UKRAINE: OVERHAULING THE PRESIDENT'S MEN - [...] (C) Summary. With the appointment of Industrial Union of the Donbas (IUD) executive Vitaly Haiduk as National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary October 10, the overhaul of President Yushchenko's team which started September 16 with the appointment of Viktor Baloha as Presidential [...]	2006-10-11 15:50:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UP
06KIEV3923	UKRAINE: WHAT IF FOREIGN MINISTER TARASYUK GOES? [...] (C) Summary: With rumors rife that Foreign Minister Tarasyuk will leave the Cabinet -- either by resigning with his Our Ukraine colleagues or being voted out of his job by the Rada, pundits tout current Presidential Secretariat Deputy Chief of Staff for foreign policy Oleksandr Chaliy as the l [...]	2006-10-12 14:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO PINR UP
06KIEV477	UKRAINE: MFA OFFICIAL ON OSCE REFORM, PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: MFA OSCE Department Counselor Volodymyr Tolkach expressed to us January 18 the Ukrainian government's support for OSCE reform. OSCE reform should include some provision that ensures a single country cannot block an OSCE decision. At the same time, Tolkach argued, there should be [...]	2006-02-03 15:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE
06KIEV480	UKRAINE: LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS PREPARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Ukraine's March 26 parliamentary elections, the independent Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) and the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission recently held briefings on their findings and plans. The CVU noted that while there some abuse of administrative r [...]	2006-02-03 16:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIEV574	Ukraine: Energizing GUAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Foreign Ministry acknowledges GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) is not yet a functioning regional organization, but is committed to getting Ukraine's house in order on the issue first, and then energizing GUAM. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia are in agreement on h [...]	2006-02-13 13:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GUAM
06KIEV604	UKRAINE ON THE ROAD TO NATO: A STATUS REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's 2004 Orange Revolution revitalized Ukraine's aspirations to join Euro-Atlantic institutions such as NATO and the EU, but significant challenges in transforming the institutions, conditions, and mentalities inherited from the Soviet Union at independence in 1991 remain. [...]	2006-02-15 13:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PREL NATO
06KIEV659	UKRAINE: UPDATE ON REFOULEMENT OF UZBEKS [...] (C) On February 17, Ambassador passed Foreign Minister Tarasyuk a non-paper on Ukraine's February 14 refoulement of a group of Uzbek asylum seekers. Tarasyuk said that he became aware of incident through media reports and had asked for an explanation from the Ukrainian law enforcement communi [...]	2006-02-17 16:39:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV
06KIEV713	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH STILL BITTER ABOUT THE [...] (C) As of December 2005, Yanukovych still expressed bitterness about what he saw as the December 2004 "putsch" denying him the Presidency, according to Lithuanian Embassy Political Counselor Darius Vitkauskas. Vitkauskas told us February 21 that when the Lithuanian Ambassador saw Yanukovych i [...]	2006-02-21 14:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
06KIEV738	UKRAINE: TALES OF SEVASTOPOL, A HERO CITY [...] (C) Summary: The presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet pervades the historic Crimean city of Sevastopol, which is one of two municipalities in Ukraine directly administered by the central government. Relations between President Yushchenko-appointed city administrator Serhiy Ivanov and the [...]	2006-02-23 13:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RS UP
06KIEV743	UKRAINE: MFA DEFENDS DEPORTATION OF UZBEKS, LABELS [...] (S) In a written response to our February 17 non-paper about Ukraine's refoulement of a group of Uzbek asylum seekers (refs A and B),MFA asserted that the Uzbeks had been deported in accordance with domestic and international law, dismissed the Uzbeks' asylum claims as "manifestly unfounded," [...]	2006-02-23 17:05:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREF PREL PTER UP UZ
06KIEV869	Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report [...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...]	2006-03-06 15:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN
06KIGALI1125	RWANDAN RESPONSE TO FRENCH JUDGE'S ARREST WARRANTS [...] (U) In response to press reports that a French judge had requested arrest warrants for nine senior GOR officials allegedly involved in the downing of the Juvenal Habyarimana presidential jet on April 6, 1994, the GOR on November 21 formally denied its officials' involvement. "There is no ba [...]	2006-11-22 16:11:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KAWC RW
06KIGALI1163	SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...]	2006-12-03 09:59:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID RW
06KIGALI1199	MCC VISIT TO RWANDA A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. From December 10-12 a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) delegation held an intensive round of meetings with GOR officials, local and international NGOs (including USAID partners),the private sector, the media, and heads of diplomatic missions in Kigali. The MCC team int [...]	2006-12-15 10:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KMCA RW
06KIGALI1223	PRESS FREEDOM: END OF YEAR WRAP-UP [...] Issues of press freedom in 2006 remained the subject of much debate and action in Rwanda. A year which began with public criticism of Rwanda's media by President Kagame and of individual reporters by other officials later saw clear signs that senior GOR officials recognize the importance of a [...]	2006-12-22 11:16:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI221	SN BRUSSELS SUSPENDS OPERATIONS TO RWANDA [...] (SBU) Summary. SN Brussels, the only carrier flying directly from Rwanda to Europe, has suspended all flights to Rwanda until further notice. High-level diplomatic discussions regarding the three-day grounding (February 21-24) of an SN Brussels flight by the Rwandan Civil Aviation Authority ( [...]	2006-03-06 15:49:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BE KY RW
06KIGALI270	US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...]	2006-03-21 12:09:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA
06KIGALI281	PRESIDENT KAGAME RESHUFFLES CABINET [...] Summary: On March 11 President Kagame announced a cabinet reshuffle, replacing the Finance Minister, dropping three ministers, and creating a new ministerial post in the Office of the President for scientific research and technology. Despite rumors for several weeks of an impending shake-up [...]	2006-03-23 16:26:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RW
06KIGALI286	RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI [...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...]	2006-03-28 05:29:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW
06KIGALI334	PRESIDENT KAGAME MEETS WITH A/S FRAZER [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 April, A/S Frazer met with President Kagame at his office on the presidential compound. Also in attendance were Ambassador Arietti, Foreign Minister Murigande, Chef du Cabinet Kabija, National Security Service Director Ndahiro, AF Special Assistant Gaither and poloff. Kaga [...]	2006-04-12 10:25:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PGOV PREL RW CG SU
06KIGALI365	VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER TO RWANDA [...] (C) In a successful, productive visit to Rwanda April 4-8, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer engaged in candid discussion on a broad range of issues from regional security, bilateral relations, and Darfur to democracy and human rights. In her meetings with senior [...]	2006-04-18 18:24:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EAGR KDEM PHUM KPKO MOPS RW CG
06KIGALI411	Ambassador Urges GOR to Publicly Respond to [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met April 21 with the recently appointed Minister of Internal Security to discuss bilateral cooperation on security, human rights, and democracy. He urged the Ministry to investigate and publish its findings in response to each reported incident of alleged police hara [...]	2006-05-02 14:56:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM KJUS RW
06KIGALI428	UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts [...] (SBU) Summary: During its visit to Kigali April 20-29, the UN DRC Sanctions Committee Group of Experts briefed Embassy on the focus of its current mandate and its challenges in the region. The experts highlighted the need for tighter immigration control at the DRC border, a GDRC mechanism fo [...]	2006-05-08 11:42:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO ETTC RW
06KIGALI489	REACHING OUT TO THE RWANDAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] On May 13, Ambassador attended the opening ceremony of Al- Halaal Micro-Finance Institution, a new private financial credit company established consistent with Islamic banking principles. The Ambassador's participation was part of post's continuing effort to reach out to the Muslim community, [...]	2006-05-22 15:05:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ODIP SCUL RW
06KIGALI496	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a roundtable discussion April 5 with Rwandan parliamentarians and a separate call on the president of the Rwandan Senate, Assistant Secretary Frazer addressed recent developments in the Great Lakes region, human rights issues, the role of parliament in Rwandan society, [...]	2006-05-25 06:24:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM KMCA RW CG
06KIGALI540	RWANDAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS MEET WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 24 meeting with prominent local civil society leaders, Ambassador expressed U.S. support of the role of civil society in Rwanda, stressing the critical balance it brings to government decision- making. Civil society leaders discussed their goals, successes, and in [...]	2006-06-06 09:22:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM RW
06KIGALI579	TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...]	2006-06-19 16:28:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW
06KIGALI726	GOR ON RELATIONS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) Summary. On July 5 Emboffs met with GOR officials to discuss the relationship between civil society and the GOR. The meeting provided an opportunity for the GOR to clarify its relationship with NGOs, religious organizations, and political parties operating in the country, and to address a [...]	2006-07-29 10:35:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM RW
06KIGALI854	CHINESE DELEGATIONS VISIT KIGALI [...] (U) Two Chinese delegations visited Kigali the week of August 28. A Communist Party delegation, led by Wu Guanzheng, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, conducted closed-door discussions with the Secretary General Francois Ngarambe and other RPF [...]	2006-09-01 16:35:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID RW
06KIGALI984	ANALYST BRIEFS WORLD BANK PROGRAM ON FDLR [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 October World Bank consultant Hans Romkema briefed diplomats and Bank employees on the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). He described the FDLR, estimated at 8,000 ) 10,000, as deeply entrenched in North and South Kivu. Romkema described FDLR leadershi [...]	2006-10-12 11:13:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PREL KPKO MONUC CG RW
06KINGSTON1297	CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NIH RESEARCH PROJECT NO. NR009919 01 [...] Per refel request, Post has reviewed and grants clearance from the standpoint of potential implications to U.S. foreign policy concerns to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposed project, "Age-Discordant Relationships Among Teen Girls in Jamaica" involving an institution in Jamaica. [...]	2006-06-30 13:59:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OSCI JM
06KINGSTON1592	VENEZUELA/JAMAICA: USD 563 MILLION ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On August 14, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, accompanied by Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and Energy and Petroleum Minister Raphael Ramirez, made a one-day stop in Jamaica during which he signed agreements with the GOJ totaling USD 563.3 million. Of that figure, USD 290 million pur [...]	2006-08-15 19:47:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EPET PGOV PREL JM VE
06KINGSTON1851	(C) UNGA RELATED QUESTIONS [...] (C) Post provides answers to reftel A questions below: (C) Q. 2.A. General professional and personal background information on Permanent Rep to the UN Wolfe, including previous positions (include dates),foreign travel, relevant job experience, education, marital status, and English capabili [...]	2006-09-18 19:39:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR UN JM
06KINGSTON1992	JAMAICA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Post provides to following information in response to reftel: A) The Political/Economic Section has responsibility for economic monitoring and reporting. The section consists of one Political/Economic Counselor, one Economic Officer, and one FSN Economic Specialist. Commercial diplomacy effor [...]	2006-10-06 12:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD JM
06KINGSTON203	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON OPPOSITION LEADER [...] Summary: During the Ambassador's January 17 courtesy call on Leader of the Opposition Bruce Golding and senior Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) MPs Karl Samuda (JLP Chairman) and Ed Bartlett (shadow tourism minister),Golding lamented what he described as Jamaica's diminished importance to the USG, [...]	2006-02-01 17:56:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL WHTI JM
06KINGSTON2151	JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador Johnson and Minister of National Security, Peter Phillips, met October 30 to discuss a range of common concerns. Minister Phillips noted that the October 26 meeting with DHS Secretary Chertoff in Port of Spain, Trinidad, had been a positive one, if somewhat shorter than CARIC [...]	2006-10-31 20:29:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MARR XL JM
06KINGSTON2328	JAMAICA: CDA'S MEETING WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a regular bimonthly meeting with GOJ Permanent Secretary Douglas Saunders, he and CDA discussed a range of areas of mutual interest. CDA, accompanied by econoff, delivered reftel talking points on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),the Millennium Challenge Corp [...]	2006-12-01 19:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ETRD EFIN KMCA OAS MARR MOPS JM XL
06KINGSTON318	MURDER OF SPANISH TOWN CRIMINAL LEADER AGAIN CALLS [...] (C) The February 8 murder of Andrew "Bun Man" Hope, the leader of Spanish Town's One Order gang, while Hope sat in a vehicle registered to Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament Olivia "Babsy" Grange, again drew attention to the deceased man's ties to Grange. Witnesses alleged that it [...]	2006-02-15 19:37:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM

06KINGSTON402	PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER WINS PNP RACE TO SUCCEED [...] (C) On February 25 Peoples National Party (PNP) delegates elected Portia Simpson Miller to succeed P.J. Patterson as party president and Prime Minister (the latter subject to the expected confirmation by the PNP parliamentary majority, followed by ratification by the Governor General). Patters [...]	2006-02-27 20:57:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI JM
06KINGSTON415	THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-28 18:35:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINGSTON748	LABOR TURMOIL CONTINUES IN JAMAICA [...] (U) Summary: There is no end in sight to the spate of industrial disputes rocking Jamaica (reftel). During the last week the country has had to address unrest at the Jamaica Aluminum Company (JAMALCO) and strike action at three GOJ-operated sugarcane factories. The ongoing dispute at JAMALC [...]	2006-04-18 20:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB JM
06KINGSTON758	THE NEW PRIME MINISTER'S CABINET [...] (C) Summary. This message provides biographic sketches on members of new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and her Cabinet, which she announced at midnight on March 31. Apparently, in order to build party unity before the next general elections believed to be forthcoming by Fall 2006, the [...]	2006-04-19 18:19:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JM
06KINGSTON90	INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY - JAMAICA 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-12 19:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD EIND ELAB KTDB PGOV JM OPIC USTR
06KINSHASA1076	RCD/N PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROGER LUMBALA, A [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Pol intern met with Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie - National (RCD/N) Presidential candidate Roger Lumbala to discuss the candidate's presidential vision in the run-up to the elections. The meeting took place at Lumbala's house in Kinshasa, against the bac [...]	2006-07-06 10:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
06KINSHASA1150	USAID/FFP MONITORING MISSION TO EASTERN DRC [...] Summary. James F. Conway, Kinshasa-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO),Simon Mutala, USAID/Kinshasa, Dan Suther, USAID/EA RFFPO, and Alex Deprez, Nairobi-based RFFPO, Visited North Katanga, North Kivu, and South Kivu Provinces from June 19-25, 2006 to evaluate the food security situa [...]	2006-07-18 16:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF CG
06KINSHASA1161	PPRD: EVEN IF KABILA WINS, CAN HIS PARTY SURVIVE? [...] (C) Summary: Although President Kabila is one of the most visible and strongest presidential candidates in the DRC's upcoming election, his ostensible party, the PPRD, is in organizational disarray and showing structural flaws which could pose serious concerns for the future. Unless the par [...]	2006-07-20 09:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA134	OFDA VISIT TO NEW IDPS IN DUBIE, CENTRAL KATANGA [...] In early December 2005, a new wave of internally displaced persons (IDPs) began arriving in the small town of Dubie in Pweto Territory in eastern Katanga as a result of a FARDC military offensive against the forces of Mai Mai leader Gedeon. By December 17, Dubie had received 10,000 new IDPs i [...]	2006-01-26 16:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA1357	THE UNNECESSARY DRC CRISIS, AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa military clashes from Aug 20 - 22 represented arguably the biggest threat to date in DRC's difficult Transition process, although by Aug 24 the capital began resuming more normal activity. This crisis was confined exclusively to Central Kinshasa, in essence a clash betw [...]	2006-08-28 17:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1478	BEMBA,S READOUT OF KABILA MEETING REINFORCES [...] (C) Summary. DR Congo VP Bemba gave a readout of his meeting last week with Presidet Kabila during a September 18 discussion with te Ambassador. His version focused on their exchnges of views, including charges and counter-chargs, on the August 20-22 armed confrontations between their troops. [...]	2006-09-21 16:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1616	FINAL WAVE OF APPOINTMENTS IN TRANSITIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following President Kabila's ruling faction appointments of replacements for newly elected National Assembly members who were required to retire from their government posts on October 11 (ref A),the remaining transitional factions followed suit by naming their own replacements [...]	2006-10-19 15:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA170	NORTH KIVU TENSIONS UNDERSCORE NEED FOR SYSTEM [...] (C) Actions by "insurgent" FARDC troops over the weekend of January 21, reported in reftel and previous cables, represent a major setback to efforts to establish stability in the province. There are continuing clashes in the province between "insurgent" troops and primarily MONUC forces. The [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA171	SOUTH KIVU: NEW FACES, OLD PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: In Jan 12-13 meetings with the Ambassador and EmbOff, the new South Kivu Governor, MONUC Pakistani Brigade Commander, and FARDC Military Commander all expressed their commitment to moving ahead with a positive agenda for the province. The discussions, however, revealed many famili [...]	2006-02-01 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA174	MLC NOMINATES BEMBA FOR PRESIDENT, ADOPTS PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary: The Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) held its party congress January 27-29 in Kinshasa in advance of national elections in 2006. The MLC unanimously nominated the party's chairman, Jean-Pierre Bemba, as its presidential candidate and adopted a national campaign platform. [...]	2006-02-01 17:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1758	DRC PARLIAMENT: LUTUNDULA ADVOCATES AMBITIOUS [...] (U) Summary: Longtime Congolese parliamentarian Christophe Lutundula outlined his legislative priorities for the new National Assembly in a November 8 meeting with EmbOffs. Lutundula advocates broad reforms and scrutiny of contracts in the natural resources sector, as well as stringent meas [...]	2006-11-16 16:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN KCOR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1765	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TUNIS ITO, TIMOTHY POWELL [...] POST GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND WELCOMES THE ARRIVAL OF TIMOTHY POWELL TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) FROM DEC 21, 2006 TO JAN 23, 2007 FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO POST. 2. POINT OF CONTACT BARRY GREENE WILL BE THE CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT AND CAN BE REACHED AT: OFF [...]	2006-12-17 10:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA CG
06KINSHASA1833	KABILA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD [...] Summary: Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 6. Numerous African heads of state as well as high level international delegations attended the ceremony in Kinshasa. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao headed the USG Presidential Delegation [...]	2006-12-07 14:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1850	Kabila Lists Ways Toward Economic Growth [...] (U) Summary. In his inaugural address and in a list of "100 Proposals for the Reconstruction of the DRC" released the following day, President Joseph Kabila made a call to action and gave some idea of his priorities for promoting Congolese economic growth. End summary. -------------------- [...]	2006-12-12 10:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV KCOR CG
06KINSHASA1934	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRC - WILLIAM FITZGERALD, ANTOINETTE [...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of Deputy Assistant Secretary William Fitzgerald, Program Officer Wendy Henning along with USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Director of the Disaster Response and Mitigation Division, Antoinette Ferrara to the Democratic Repu [...]	2006-12-28 16:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT APER ASEC PREF CG
06KINSHASA1935	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRC - DANA FRANCIS [...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of Population, Refugees, and Migration Officer Dana Francis to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from January 13 - 25, 2007 to participate in a joint assessment mission with ECHO. 2. POINT OF CONTACT Bill Damour and Jay Nash will [...]	2006-12-29 08:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT APER ASEC PREF PHUM CG
06KINSHASA25	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARS D/DIRECTOR JOAN MCKNIFF [...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of ARS Deputy Director Joan MCKNIFF to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) from February 09 to 14, 2006. It is expected that Ms. McKniff will also visit Embassy Brazzaville during this period, the subject of septel country clearance. [...]	2006-01-06 10:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO ABUD CG
06KINSHASA260	GENERAL NUMBI APPARENTLY SEEKING LARGER ROLE IN [...] (C) Air Force Commander General John Numbi and Minister of Defense Adolphe Onusumba (representing the PPRD and RCD, respectively) were dispatched to North Kivu by President Kabila following attacks on Rutshuru (ref a) by military insurgents. Ref b reported Onusumba's readout of his meetings in [...]	2006-02-16 14:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA339	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2006 TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) American Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with reftel instructions. Responses are keyed to reftel,s numbered paragraphs (21-24). Begin responses: (21) Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. The DRC is not a majo [...]	2006-03-01 15:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
06KINSHASA350	CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FEBRUARY EDITION, [...] (C) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso continued his shuttle diplomacy in February with visits to Tripoli, Libreville, Kinshasa and Paris to solidify his well-publicized image as the man of "peace and reconciliation" following election as Chairman of the African Union in late January. In turn, h [...]	2006-03-02 12:18:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON EAID AMGT ASEC CF
06KINSHASA398	DRC'S NEW LEADING LABOR UNION [...] (SBU) Summary. The successor to the Mobutu-era's single trade union has lost its place as the nation's leading labor organization to a better-organized, savvier competitor, the Confederation Syndicale du Congo (CSC). During a meeting with EconOff March 6, the CSC's president, Symphorien Dunia, [...]	2006-03-09 13:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PINR CG
06KINSHASA443	USAID/OFDA FEBRUARY VISIT TO NORTH KIVU AND [...] (U) This is the 2nd of two communications reporting observations from the trip of the OFDA team in eastern DRC in February 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to North Kivu and Ituri. In the Beni-Eringeti area of North Kivu, USAID/OFDA partner Solidarites is implementing an innovative pr [...]	2006-03-15 14:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA446	OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA, [...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have appearedare present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga Province province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai -Mai milit [...]	2006-03-15 15:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA450	OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA, [...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai Mai militia, and have to date re [...]	2006-03-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA451	USAID/OFDA FEBRUARY VISIT TO NORTH KIVU AND [...] (U) This is the 2nd of two communications reporting observations from the trip of the OFDA team in eastern DRC in February 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to North Kivu and Ituri. In the Beni-Eringeti area of North Kivu, USAID/OFDA partner Solidarites is implementing an innovative pr [...]	2006-03-16 12:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA481	MILITARY SITUATION IN THE KASAIS: STABLE, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: During a February 21-24 visit to Western and Eastern Kasai provinces, PolOff met with a variety of local political actors (reftels) and with the commanders of the DRC's 4th and 5th Military Regions. Neither province has been subject to violence and militia activity as have the DRC' [...]	2006-03-23 15:46:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA528	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH DRC VICE PRESIDENT RUBERWA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 2 meeting, DRC Vice President Azarias Ruberwa provided an overview of current Congolese developments remarkably similar to that given earlier in the day by President Kabila (ref). He emphasized that despite last-minute complications, the electoral process is ir [...]	2006-04-04 07:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MARR EFIN CG
06KINSHASA593	POLITICAL PLURALISM ON DISPLAY IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) During an April 12-17 visit to North Kivu, PolCouns visited and passed through villages small and large in Rutshuru and Masisi territories. Even in the smallest villages -- in some cases comprising only a few families and about 30 people -- the flags of various political parties were on di [...]	2006-04-17 08:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA619	NORTH KIVU: CONGOLESE TUTSIS SAY NKUNDA, RUBERWA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 12-18 trip to North Kivu, PolCouns had the chance to speak at length with several Congolese Tutsis (businessmen, soldiers, bureaucrats, farmers) on a variety of subjects of interest to them. Particularly important to this group were the presence in North Kivu of [...]	2006-04-19 15:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA790	KABILA TO WED ON JUNE 4 [...] (U) Cardinal Frederic Etsou, the Archbishop of Kinshasa, announced during his May 14 sermon that President Joseph Kabila will marry his long-time partner, Marie-Olive Lembe, on June 4 (which will also mark Kabila's 35th birthday). Etsou said the ceremony will take place in the Sanctuary of Not [...]	2006-05-19 09:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA793	ELECTIONS: PPRD SURPRISINGLY COMPETITIVE IN GRAND [...] (C) Summary: North Kivu's "Grand Nord" region, the assumed stronghold of candidates and political parties of Nande tribal origin, is undergoing a political transformation of sorts in the months leading up to the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. Long a power base for nation [...]	2006-05-19 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG RW ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA859	FARDC IN EASTERN DRC OFTEN UNDERMINING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) constitute one of the more problematic elements of the overall security situation in eastern DRC. Underpaid, underequipped, poorly disciplined, and poorly led, elements of the FARDC continue to harass, extort and menace local populations, thereb [...]	2006-05-31 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPKO KDEM MARR CG UG
06KINSHASA897	DRC'S ELECTION CALENDAR: LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Summary: While there are still many hurdles to clear to ensure a successful July 30 first-round election as scheduled, the Independent Election Commission (CEI) and the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) have initiated detailed planning for the second round, and the [...]	2006-06-06 11:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO GC ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA942	UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]	2006-06-14 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KIRKUK100	SADRISTS SEEK TO BLOCK KURDISH DESIGNS FOR KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Sadr group is searching for ways to impede progress on the Kurdification of Kirkuk. A Sadr representative in Kirkuk said the Sadrists, who represented about 75 percent of the Shia Arab population in Kirkuk, were at odds ideologically with the Badr Organization on Kirkuk iss [...]	2006-04-25 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK101	IRANIAN KURDS ORGANIZING AGAINST TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an Iranian journalist in hiding in Northern Iraq, Iranian President Ahmadinejad has been cracking down on the Kurds in Iran and has caused souring relations between the Iranian Government and minorities. The Iranian Government under Ahmadinejad has become more reli [...]	2006-04-28 15:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PHUM PNAT PREF PREL PINR PGOV KDEM KCOR
06KIRKUK104	KDP ASAYISH CHIEF ON SECURITY ISSUES IN KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The chief of Asayish in Kirkuk said the Iraqi Army and police in Kirkuk were neither effective nor serious in their duties because their loyalties were based on ethnic bonds. He said Hawijah was a terrorist safe haven and that its poor security situation had a negative effect o [...]	2006-04-29 16:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK112	KRG WOOING "COWARDLY CAPITAL" WITH NEW INVESTMENT STRATEGY [...] Summary: The KRG is attempting to win-over hesitant foreign investors with a combination of new airports, trade shows, and investment incentives. In a meeting April 22 with KRG Deputy Finance Minister Abdullah Abdulrahim, Abdulrahim told Emboffs that he welcomed input and U.S. technical assist [...]	2006-05-10 07:36:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
06KIRKUK115	SULAY STUDENTS VIEW ELECTION THROUGH KURDISH EYES [...] (SBU) Summary: Students from Sulaymaniyah University met on May 24 with IPAO to share reactions to the formation of the national government. The twenty-six students equally represented men, women, and both younger students from a variety of departments and older students attending graduate l [...]	2006-06-04 14:02:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PNAT IZ
06KIRKUK121	ASSYRIAN LEADERS ON ARTICLE 140, SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: PRT team leader met with Assyrian Democratic Movement Kirkuk Chairman Sargon Lazar on June 20 and Assyrian Archbishop Louis Sako on June 21 to discuss implementation of Article 140. Lazar said there were rumors of a falling out between President Talabani and PM Maliki over Artic [...]	2006-06-29 16:21:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF
06KIRKUK123	(U) NEW KIRKUK KURDISH POLITICAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ARTICLE [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on June 26 met with leaders representing local Kurdish parties who recently set aside differences to push implementation of Article 140. Kurdish representatives universally agreed that Baghdad must implement Article 140 immediately or risk discredit amo [...]	2006-07-15 14:22:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL KDEM ECON EINV IZ
06KIRKUK125	(C) PUK CHANGES; KIRKUK MUST JOIN KDP; IRAN NO ALLY [...] (C) Summary. PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO on July 1 in Sulaymaniyah that the PUK had undertaken major reforms, including the re-election of all PUK leaders, beginning with the villages, districts, and sub-districts. Also, he said the Article 140 referendum was necessary [...]	2006-07-15 14:33:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK126	(C) KDP-PUK UNITED FRONT AFTER DOKAN MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. KRG Prime Minister Nechirwan Barzani and PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed IPAO in separate meetings on July 2 and 1 respectively that the KDP and PUK politburos had agreed to end direct party interference in government affairs; delay appointment of deputy ministers; [...]	2006-07-15 14:38:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK131	(C) ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT LEADER ON CHRISTIANS' [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) General Secretary, Salim Kako, stated on July 9 that poor security and ethnic discrimination were causing Christians and Kurds to resettle to northern areas of Iraq, which was straining the relations between Kurdish and Assy [...]	2006-07-25 09:11:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK132	(SBU) NEW KURDISH BLOC ON POLITICAL GOALS, OPPOSITION TO [...] (C/NF) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Leaders of the recently formed 5-party Kurdish political opposition bloc said they would focus on local issues and push to reduce the domination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). They asserted that their bloc [...]	2006-07-25 10:52:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IZ
06KIRKUK133	(SBU) NEW KURDISH BLOC ON POLITICAL GOALS, OPPOSITION TO [...] (C/NF) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Leaders of the recently formed 5-party Kurdish political opposition bloc said they would focus on local issues and push to reduce the domination of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). They asserted that their bloc [...]	2006-07-25 11:36:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM PTER IZ
06KIRKUK134	(C/NF) KDSP LEADERS ON KRG'S CLOSURE OF KDSP OFFICES [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-25 12:16:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PTER PNAT PREF KDEM IZ TU
06KIRKUK137	(C) KIRKUK TURKOMAN DIVIDED ON ARTICLE 140, FUTURE STATUS OF [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Turkoman political leaders from different blocs said on July 26 they do not agree on the issues of implementation of Article 140 and the future status of Kirkuk. In separate meetings bloc leaders from the Iraqi Turkoman Front (ITF) and the Iraqi Turkoman Nat [...]	2006-08-02 17:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ TU
06KIRKUK141	READOUT OF RECENT PROTESTS IN KURDISTAN SULAYMANIYAH REGION [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Several participants and organizers of the recent protests in the Chamchamal sub-districts of Sulaymaniyah Province said on August 17 poor services in the water, electricity, and fuel sectors had prompted growing calls for government reform in the Kurdistan [...]	2006-08-20 17:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT IZ KDEM
06KIRKUK143	(C) KRG MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MONITORING MOSQUES, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (MARA) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Mohammad Ahamd Saeed Shakaly, said on August 8 that his ministry monitored more than 3000 mosques in the Kurdistan region and that checking sermons was a matter of "pu [...]	2006-08-22 07:03:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK144	(C) KRG MINISTER OF EDUCATION ON CHALLENGES, RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Education (MOE) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Dilshad Abdul Rahman Osman Younis, said on August 8 that his ministry had limited relations with the MOE in Baghdad, which was divided into separate Sunni and Shia departments, and that t [...]	2006-08-22 07:19:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK146	(C) KRG CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Chair of the Constitution Committee for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Farset Ahmad Abdallah, said on August 10 that resource control, Article 140, and regional defense were the key redlines defining federalism for the Kurdistan region. He said that [...]	2006-08-22 08:04:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK148	(C) KRG INTERIOR MINISTER ON SECURITY CONCERNS, RELATIONS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Minister of Interior (MOI) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),Karim Sinjari, said on August 10 that nearly non-existent liaison relations with the MOI in Baghdad would have an impact on security in the Kurdistan region and throughout Iraq. He said [...]	2006-08-22 09:09:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER IZ TU
06KIRKUK18	(SBU) SALAH AD DIN GOVERNOR WINS KRG LARGESSE [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor of Salah Ad Din, a predominantly Sunni Arab province, is making inroads with Kurdish Regional Government President Barzani. Governor Hamad met with Barzani in January; he came away with a commitment for the KRG to fund medical s [...]	2006-01-29 19:15:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IZ TU JO SA
06KIRKUK35	(C) SUNNIS ASCENDANT IN DIYALA [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The announcement of the results of the December 15 Council of Representatives elections has punctuated a scramble by the IIP to put together a coalition of Sunni Arab leaders in Diyala that can claim to represent the interests of the majori [...]	2006-02-13 16:07:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK39	KRG-E JUSTICE MINISTRY FACES POLITICAL PRESSURE AND LEGAL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. The RC(A) met February 16 with Hadi Ali, the Justice Minister in the Erbil Kurdistan Regional Government, and the ministry's Director General, Judge 'Abdulbassit 'Abdullah Farhad. Ali is from the Kurdistan Islamic Union and has been the KRG-E Justice Minister f [...]	2006-02-19 18:43:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL PINR KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK49	(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]	2006-03-01 19:13:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK50	(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]	2006-03-02 05:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK55	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION MAINTAINS A MODERATE, INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Islamic Party (KIU) hopes to be a viable option for Kurdish voters that are not satisfied with what they perceive to be the corrupt, self-serving policies of the KDP and PUK. KIU officials reputedly reject violence in the name of Islam and argued that the Iraqi Go [...]	2006-03-07 19:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK58	KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT PUK PRIME MINISTER PUSHES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings, leaders of the Patriotic United Kurdistan (PUK) demanded that the next Baghdad government tackle TAL 58 issues: "Kirkuk is a part of Kurdistan." The leaders reaffirmed the PUK's support for the U.S. presence in Iraq and their desire for continuing long-term [...]	2006-03-09 17:02:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK61	TRIBAL LEADER WARNS OF FUNDAMENTALISM, CORRUPTION IN KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the second largest Kurdish tribe in Iraq, the Harki, identified corruption, nepotism and the growth of Islamic fundamentalism fueled by economic instability as the major threats to democracy in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Shaykh Mahmud Asad Fattah Harki said that th [...]	2006-03-14 12:21:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL
06KIRKUK65	KURDISH TRIBAL OPINION OF COALITION WORSENING OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of the influential Baradusti tribe in the Kurdish region of Iraq described the Iraqi security situation as worse today than during Saddam Hussayn's era. The continued violence throughout Iraq is denting Kurdish popular opinion of the Coalition. The U.S. presence, how [...]	2006-03-18 19:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR PTER KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK67	TURCOMAN FRUSTRATION MOUNTS IN KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary. The Turcoman are frustrated with the Kurds' domination of Kirkuk politics. An Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader warned that the Turcoman and Arabs might unite against Kurdish injustices. The Turcoman reject the national Normalization Committee on Kirkuk and believe that the IP [...]	2006-03-20 18:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK71	TURCOMAN - UNIFIED IN KIRKUK, DIVIDED IN BAGHDAD -REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Islamic Turcoman Union represents most Shia Turcoman in Kirkuk. The party works with other Turcoman parties on issues locally but is aligned with the Unified Iraqi Alliance in Baghdad. The Shia Turcoman remain frustrated with the perceived bias and indecision in the land [...]	2006-03-29 04:37:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK75	KURDISH TRIBAL LEADER DOWNS KDP AND PUK, URGES U.S. TO STAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leader from the influential Kurdish tribe of Surchi said tribes were forced to work with the KDP and PUK because the parties controlled all the region's revenue. He thought the two Kurdish parties were incapable of working together. Shaykh Surchi urged the U.S. to remain in [...]	2006-03-31 15:29:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK82	GAS/OIL REFINERY TO BE BUILT IN KURDISH REGION [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi KAR Group CEO Baz Karim discussed bids for two new oil refineries, including the first in the Kurdistan region, slated for Koia, Sulaymaniyah Province. Karim also requested advocacy from the United States for KAR's bid on the proposed $1.3 billion Al- Nahrian Refinery, in c [...]	2006-04-10 05:47:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PINR IZ
06KIRKUK83	ZEBARI SHAYKH SAYS TRIBES CONTROL SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Zebari tribe said he supported the Coalition presence in Iraq, but requested that the U.S. pay more attention to the tribes. He explained that while the Sunni Arabs of Iraq are demanding a U.S. withdrawal, the Kurds fear it. Zebari said Kurds blamed the U.S. fo [...]	2006-04-10 13:50:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK85	DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: CIVIL SOCIETY STRUGGLES FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a visit by DRL to Northern Iraq, civil society funding recipients said they struggled to maintain independence against strong opposition, and in some cases persecution, from political parties. Media sources said they faced detainment and abuse from government authorities f [...]	2006-04-12 10:12:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK92	STREET TALKS BUSINESS AND POLITICS IN A KURDISH [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. On a visit to Ankawa District in Erbil City, business owners told IPAO an influx of migrants was pushing up real estate prices. The owners complained about inflation, fuel prices, and how winning contracts required party membership. Ankawa is a middle-class, pre [...]	2006-04-14 09:10:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KDEM KCOR IZ
06KIRKUK93	BANNED IN TURKEY, POLITICAL PARTY OPENS ERBIL OFFICE ON [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: The Socialist Party of Kurdistan recently opened a party office in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, Iraq. Its representative Nureddin Agiri said Erbil's Kurdistan Regional Government was subsidizing the SPK's Erbil office. Agiri admitted his under-financed party was b [...]	2006-04-16 08:48:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER PHUM IZ TU
06KIRKUK96	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP SEEKS U.S. RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY. (C) The Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) supported U.S. invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq, but has been disappointed with some U.S. actions toward it. The party seeks to uphold the holiness of Islam and advocates Sharia law as the main source of guidance on Iraqi law. The KIG and the [...]	2006-04-21 13:08:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM APER IR SY TU IZ PREL
06KIRKUK98	BADR ORGANIZATION IN KIRKUK COOPERATING ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Badr Organization claims to be a multiethnic group in northern Iraq. Badr representatives claim most Shia Arabs in Kirkuk are Ba'ath loyalists. The Badr representatives claimed to defer security responsibilities to the Iraqi Army and police. The Badr Organization is postp [...]	2006-04-25 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KRAKOW266	BIO OF CANDIDATE FOR MINISTER IN POLISH MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: CG met with Krzysztof Szczerski, Vice Director of the Institute for Political Sciences and International Relations at Jagiellonian University in Krakow. Szczerski confirmed what we had heard--that he is being considered for a high position in the Polish MFA and that he will kn [...]	2006-12-13 15:51:00	Consulate Krakow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PL
06KUALALUMPUR1259	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]	2006-07-07 08:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1516	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DEBATE LEADS TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Pressure from non-Muslims to examine religious freedom in Malaysia has generated passionate debate here in recent months, leading to PM Abdullah's July 25 warning, repeated on August 11, for the media and public to refrain from openly debating contentious religious and racial issues. For t [...]	2006-08-11 08:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KISL KIRF KDEM KPAO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1587	MALAYSIA REACTS TO CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Summary: Malaysian officials have welcomed the passage of United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1701, and the Malaysian media's preoccupation with the Middle East crisis has quickly diminished. GOM officials reaffirmed their commitment to a lasting peace in the Middle East [...]	2006-08-18 11:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1804	MALAYSIA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF CALLS FOR ANTI-TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Malaysia's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan, during a September 21 conference hosted by the police and the NGO Tenaganita, called for the creation of comprehensive legislation to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) and for the establishment of government run shel [...]	2006-09-26 09:58:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1834	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL ANWAR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Admiral Mohd Anwar Mohd Nor, Chief of Malaysian Defense Forces, will visit the U.S. from September 30 - October 12. Admiral Anwar's visit provides us with an excellent opportunity to strengthen our efforts for mil-mil cooperation, influence Malaysia's military equipment acquisitions and [...]	2006-09-30 00:55:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1884	MALAYSIA "DEPLORES" NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST, [...] (S) Malaysian Foreign Minister Hamid reacted initially to the October 9 North Korean nuclear test announcement by calling for North Korea to halt its tests and return to the Six-Party Talks. Kuala Lumpur toughened its rhetoric somewhat on October 10 with the release of a Foreign Ministry sta [...]	2006-10-10 09:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP KN MY
06KUALALUMPUR1898	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON [...] Summary: This cable conveys the full texts of four U.S. statements presented during the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Reftel contains a summary report on the conference and the text of the fo [...]	2006-10-12 06:05:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1936	GOVERNMENT-LINKED COMPANIES: UNRAVELING THE TANGLED WEB [...] (SBU) Summary: The Malaysian government,s ability to control market access through its holdings in government linked companies (GLCs) is an important consideration in our ongoing FTA negotiations. Unraveling the tangled web of government holdings is difficult. Much information is publicly available [...]	2006-10-13 09:43:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR1976	SURAYUD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN [...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud's October 18 visit to Malaysia focused on unrest in Thailand's ethnic Malay/Muslim south. Surayud pledged Thailand would increasingly consult with Malaysia regarding efforts to end the southern conflict, according to a Thai diplomat, but Malaysian Prim [...]	2006-10-19 10:13:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2041	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Malaysian-American relations rest on an impressive range of economic exchanges and have improved significantly in other areas as well over the three years of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's tenure. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Althou [...]	2006-11-01 08:38:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]	2006-11-08 08:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR2119	PM A/S HILLEN URGES GREATER SECURITY COOPERATION, [...] (C) PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen encouraged greater bilateral and regional security during November 8 meetings with senior Malaysian officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries. He acknowledged Malaysia's strong support for UNSCR 1718 and discussed non-proliferation conc [...]	2006-11-16 02:20:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2196	DCM RAISES VENEZUELA, AMCITS' DETENTION WITH NEW [...] (C) The DCM and polchief paid an introductory call on the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's new Under Secretary for the Americas, Ambassador Ramlan Ibrahim, on November 30. Ramlan said he saw opportunities to further strengthen ties with the U.S. based on the strong personal relationship between [...]	2006-11-30 08:24:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC ASEC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR2199	2006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: A MALAY/MUSLIM [...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah's keynote address to the 2006 UMNO General Assembly described a "fiercely independent" foreign policy focused on the Muslim world, and practical rather than confrontational in tactics. Before the Malay-Muslim party members, Abdullah focused exclusively on the conc [...]	2006-11-30 09:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KISL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2222	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with [...]	2006-12-06 06:21:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR2287	DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA, [...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...]	2006-12-15 00:19:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR372	MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]	2006-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR419	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...]	2006-03-10 09:34:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR571	DEPUTY U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE KARAN [...] (SBU) Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia discussed upcoming negotiations for a U.S.- Malaysia Free Trade Agreement with key economic officials and a leading Malaysian think tank during his March 16-17, 2006 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Ambassador Bhatia's interlocutors provided a positi [...]	2006-03-29 02:49:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR613	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS' VISIT TO MALAYSIA: [...] (C) In meetings with the government of Malaysia's financial leadership, Treasury Under Secretary Tim Adams sparked a frank discussion about Malaysia's exchange rate and foreign reserve policies, including a 90 minute dialogue with Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Zeti Aziz. Adams also discussed [...]	2006-04-05 05:15:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR705	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DR. RONALD SEGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military cooper [...]	2006-04-18 08:45:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR773	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Based on our understanding of the bilateral trade and investment ties, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian [...]	2006-04-27 09:26:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU MY

06KUALALUMPUR832	SCENESETTER FOR PACFLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military coope [...]	2006-05-08 09:06:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY

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