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09DAKAR189	Senegal's Local Elections: Court Ruling is Fishy [...] (SBU) Summary: Dakar's Court of Appeals ruled on February 6 that the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) could compete in local elections in ten rural communities despite its failure to comply with a deadline set by the Electoral Code. The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) a [...]	2009-02-12 17:46:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG

09DAKAR217	GUINEA-BISSAU FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau remains at risk of becoming a narco-state. It has become one of the transit points of choice for South American drug traffickers. Its extreme poverty and lack of law enforcement and judicial capacity make it particularly attractive and vulnerable to infiltration [...]	2009-02-23 11:17:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL XY PU
09DAKAR22	Senegal: Protest Against Gaza Bombardment [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 2, 2009 The Association of Muslim students (AMS) of Senegal staged a small but vociferous demonstration against the bombings in Gaza. The demonstration took place on the campus of the University of Dakar and was attended by approximately 1,000 students. The leaders o [...]	2009-01-07 17:22:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR226	Senegal: Massive pilgrimage to Touba underlines strength of [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 14 the Mouride brotherhood celebrated its annual pilgrimage known as the Magal or "elevation" in Wolof. The Magal commemorates the exile of the founder of the brotherhood, Ahmadou Bamba MBacke, to Gabon by French Colonial authorities in 1895. This year's Magal saw m [...]	2009-02-24 11:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KISL ECON SG
09DAKAR23	SENEGAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Senegal has firmly and repeatedly condemned the recent actions of the government of Israel in the Gaza strip. On January 3, President Abdoulaye Wade, current Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),condemned the Israeli incursion into Gaza [...]	2009-01-07 17:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SG IS
09DAKAR237	Senegal: GOS adopts Tough Stand Against Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 21, Senegalese police arrested seven people, including one attorney, during an unauthorized demonstration in Dakar. The demonstrators were protesting against the demolition of a local soccer stadium that is now earmarked for a major business project allegedly orchest [...]	2009-02-25 11:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR25	GUINEA-BISSAU: 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Below is Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control, of the 2008 INSCR for Guinea-Bissau. The text is keyed to the format provided in reftel. 2. Guinea-Bissau, a tiny impoverished country in West Africa, has evolved into a major transit hub for narcotics trafficking from South America to Europe. [...]	2009-01-08 11:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PU SNAR XY
09DAKAR252	Senegal: Are the Electoral Rolls Corrupt? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, Embassy Pol staff debriefed two computer experts who audited the national electoral database on February 10-11, 2009. The audit was requested by the coalition of opposition parties and was conducted with the concurrence and support of the Ministry of Interior tha [...]	2009-02-27 11:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR257	SENEGAL: CONTENTIOUS LOCAL ELECTIONS IN THE CASAMANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the March 2009 local elections, POL Assistant met with authorities and NGO representatives in Ziguinchor to discuss local politics and the state of the peace process between the government and the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC). The upcom [...]	2009-03-02 07:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR263	GUINEA-BISSAU: PRESIDENT AND ARMED FORCES CHIEF OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of March 1, the Chief of Staff for the Bissau-Guinean military was killed when a bomb exploded near his office. Approximately eight hours later, soldiers opened fire on the home of the president, ostensibly in retaliation for the assassination of the military chief. [...]	2009-03-03 07:37:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR274	GUINEA-BISSAU: REQUEST FUNDING FOR ELECTION SUPPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) As a result of the March 2 assassination of President Joao Bernardo Vieira, interim-President Raimundo Pereira will have to oversee presidential elections within 60 days, as called for in the constitution. However, the GOGB does not [...]	2009-03-03 18:52:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM PU
09DAKAR275	GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the calm following the assassinations of Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai and President Joao Bernardo Vieira, the Bissau-Guinean military leadership continues to insist they want no role in governing the country. The interim President, Raimundo Pereira, was swo [...]	2009-03-03 20:28:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR285	GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE MARCH 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Bissau-Guinean ambassador to Senegal, drug traffickers or, perhaps, Guinea Conakry had a hand in the assassination of Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. It is clear that Mansoa battalion commander, Antonio Nije, is responsible for killing President Joao Bernard [...]	2009-03-05 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PINR PINS PU XY
09DAKAR286	BISSAU-GUINEAN INTERIM PRESIDENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bissau-Guinean interim President Raimundo Pereira, born on August 28, 1956 in Bissau, is a lawyer by training and an experienced public servant by profession. Armed with a law degree from the University of Lisbon, Pereira launched an impressive career in the Bissau-Guinean gover [...]	2009-03-05 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR288	(SBU) Visionary Monument or Bromdignagian Folly? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between December 1-14, 2009 Senegal will host the World Festival of Negro Arts (FESNAM). The event will focus on African renaissance and is also meant to coincide with the unveiling of a fifty-meter high "African Renaissance statue" commissioned by President Abdoulaye Wade. Wad [...]	2009-03-06 12:27:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR289	SENEGAL: MORE INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: (SBU) Minister Councilor at the Presidency and Financial Advisor to President Wade, Habib Mbaye (protect),recently shared new insights into the policy world of President Wade. Mbaye is in a new role where he is supposed to coordinate the inter-agency, inter-ministerial efforts t [...]	2009-03-09 07:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR KDEM PINR GV MR IR SG
09DAKAR290	SENEGAL'S KARIM WADE - THE HEIR APPARENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With local elections less than three weeks away, the country has entered a period of intense campaigning. One of the key battles will be in Dakar, where President Abdoulaye Wade has finally made a move to slip his son Karim into the political arena by including him on his party's [...]	2009-03-09 09:42:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ECON PINR KDEM SOCI SG
09DAKAR313	GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ASSASSINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On March 12, Ambassador and Emboffs met in Dakar with Isabelle Vieira, the widow of former Bissau-Guinea President Joao Bernardo Vieira, and close family friend, Pierre Goudiaby Atepa, an adviser to the Senegalese President. Atepa and Mrs. Vieira asked for the United States to i [...]	2009-03-13 19:18:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU SG XY
09DAKAR339	SENEGAL: Local Election Campaigning Heats Up [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run up to the March 2009 local elections, Poloff and Pol Assistant travelled to Kebemer, Louga and Saint Louis to observe various candidates on the campaign trail. The stakes are high for both the governing and opposition coalitions as these elections will define where th [...]	2009-03-20 08:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR342	SENEGAL: Local Election Campaigning Heats Up Corrected [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run up to the March 2009 local elections, Poloff and Pol Assistant travelled to Kebemer, Louga and Saint Louis to observe various candidates on the campaign trail. The stakes are high for both the governing and opposition coalitions as these elections will define where th [...]	2009-03-20 12:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR372	Senegal: President Wade Trounced in Local Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 22, voters in Senegal's major cities voted against the ruling coalition in municipal, rural, and regional elections. Although the results are still unofficial, large cities such as Saint-Louis, Thies, Kaolack, Diourbel, Louga, Fatick, and the capital city Dakar will fal [...]	2009-03-24 16:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR378	Senegal's local elections: Legal Shenanigans [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, the National Electoral Committee (CENA) using a Supreme Court ruling that affirmed its authority to do so, ordered GOS authorities in the region of Diourbel to stop the ruling party from participating in the March 22 local elections in ten rural districts where they [...]	2009-03-26 09:09:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR383	NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL REGULATORY BODY SELECTIVELY ENFORCES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14, the broadcasting licenses of three local community radio stations located in Dakar's suburbs were suspended for two months by the National Council for Broadcasting Regulation (CNRA) for violating a law that prohibits these types of stations from covering political [...]	2009-03-26 14:43:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KPAO KDEM KJUS SG
09DAKAR384	Senegal Local Elections: Amateur Hour but Mostly Calm, [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 22, voters in Senegal's major cities voted in municipal, rural, and regional elections. Embassy Dakar deployed 13 monitoring teams in order to observe the elections. Post assesses that for the most part the elections were calm, free, and fair, but amateur in they way th [...]	2009-03-26 15:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR386	Senegalese local elections: The Department of Medina Yoro [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 28, electors will be called to vote for a second time in a week in the department of the Region of Kolda. The Department of Medina Yorofoulah received their ballots after the official closing time of 18:00 and decided to conduct late night voting in violation of the law [...]	2009-03-26 16:29:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR387	Senegalese local elections: The Department of Medina Yoro [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 28, electors will be called to vote for a second time in a week in the department of the Region of Kolda. The Department of Medina Yorofoulah received their ballots after the official closing time of 18:00 and decided to conduct late night voting in violation of the law [...]	2009-03-26 17:08:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR411	SENEGAL'S BUDGET IS ADEQUATELY TRANSPARENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 11:40:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL SG
09DAKAR412	SENEGAL MARITIME SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following meetings with senior officials of the Senegalese Armed Forces, the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA),and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),Post concludes that Senegal's maritime security remains sparse. The Senegalese Navy is among the [...]	2009-03-31 13:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL SU KPKO SG
09DAKAR416	Senegal-Ambassador meets the Minister of Renewable Energy [...] (SBU) On March 30, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Christian Sina Diatta, the Minister of Biofuels, Renewable Energy and Scientific Research, to discuss alternative energy possibilities and nuclear power in Senegal. End Summary Downbeat -------- 2. (SBU) Minister Diatta is a mathemati [...]	2009-04-01 15:17:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV BTIO KNNP SG
09DAKAR427	SENEGAL: VOTING IN A TENSE KEDOUGOU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The city of Kedougou used to be a sleepy backwater in the extreme southeast of Senegal near the Malian and Guinean (Conakry) borders, but riots, destruction, and death on 23 December 2008 linked to commercial gold mining nearby ended all that. It was thus to everyone's relief t [...]	2009-04-02 13:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR429	SENEGAL HIGHLIGHTS MCC 609(G) GRANT [...] SUMMARY: Senegal's Finance Minister Aboualye Diop, with Foreign Minister Gadio at his side, signed a USD 13.4 million Millennium Challenge Corporation 609(g) grant to support the current Compact development effort. The DCM told a large press contingent that we remain hopeful that a Compact c [...]	2009-04-02 16:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON KMCC PREL SG
09DAKAR436	SENEGAL: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON GUINEA-BISSAU AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although the situation in the Casamance region of Senegal is calm at the moment, the Senegalese Chief of Defense General Abdoulaye Fall expressed concern about the potential for recent events in Guinea-Bissau to destabilize [...]	2009-04-03 13:52:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY SG
09DAKAR443	KOREAN FIRMS INTERESTED IN MCC CONTRACTS AS AN ENTRY TO [...] (SBU) On March 27, Mr. Ki-Joung Cho, DCM at the Republic of Korea's Embassy in Dakar called on Econ Counselor to inquire about the status of Senegal's MCC Compact proposal and to ask if implementation contracts are open to non-U.S. firms. Cho explained that his government had received inquiri [...]	2009-04-07 10:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON KMCC PREL KO SG
09DAKAR449	Senegal: WADE'S ECLECTIC NATIONAL DAY SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 4, Senegal celebrated the 49th anniversary of its independence with a grandiose military and civilian parade in Dakar. In his message, President Abdoulaye Wade commented on the March 22 local elections, congratulating the opposition by conceding defeat and calling the l [...]	2009-04-07 16:12:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR460	GUINEA BISSAU ELECTION DATE SET AMID MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: As Bissau-Guinean de facto Armed Forces Chief of Staff Zamora Induta seeks to transform his (questionable) legal authority into effective control of the military, armed forces personnel have embarked on a violent, extra-judicial campaign of silencing dissent among the population. [...]	2009-04-08 18:30:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR470	GUINEA-BISSAU: PRIME MINISTER DEFENDS MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, PolCouns met with Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to deliver a letter from the Ambassador requesting clarification regarding the status of Navy Captain Jose Zamora Induta, the de facto head of the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. In the letter, the U.S. also expresse [...]	2009-04-10 14:25:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PU XY
09DAKAR477	GUINEA-BISSAU DEFENSE CHIEF DEFENDS ACTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, PolCouns met with Naval Captain Jose Zamora Induta, the de facto head of the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. PolCouns expressed U.S. concern regarding the apparently unconstitutional designation of Induta as chief of the armed forces, the recent political violence carr [...]	2009-04-14 19:24:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PU XY PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM KCRM
09DAKAR483	GUINEA-BISSAU'S BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IS IMPROVING [...] In response to request for clarification of host country's efforts to make its national budget publicly available, as per Section 7088(c) of the 2009 SFOAA, post provides the following information keyed to reftel's specific questions: A. Yes, Guinea-Bissau's central government is expected [...]	2009-04-15 17:27:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PREL GB
09DAKAR490	SENEGAL'S MINFIN PLANS TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL SG
09DAKAR522	Senegal: Democracy, But no Checks and Balances [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, Senegal's National Assembly released a summary of its 2008 activities. It was reported that the Assembly passed sixty-eight laws, of which only three were initiated by the Assembly itself, while all the others by the Executive branch. The Assembly also passed seven [...]	2009-04-23 08:40:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR540	SENEGAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE IN UN HUMAN [...] PolCouns met with the head of the Senegalese Foreign Ministry's UN Division, Mame Oumar Thiaw, on April 16th to request Senegalese support for the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the Human Rights Council per reftel. Thiaw welcomed the return of the United States to the UN Human Rights Council, [...]	2009-04-28 16:45:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM SG
09DAKAR562	CONFIDENCE BUILDING IN GUINEA-BISSAU: CHOD TOLD TO [...] (U) This cable was cleared by U.S. Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Mary Carlin Yates. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, Ambassador Bernicat and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates told the head of the [...]	2009-05-05 17:38:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PU XY
09DAKAR563	AMBASSADOR AND DCMA PRESS BISSAU-GUINEAN OFFICIALS [...] (U) This cable was cleared by U.S. Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Mary Carlin Yates. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, 2009, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) and Ambassador Bernicat led a nine-person delegation to [...]	2009-05-05 17:58:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI SNAR PU XY
09DAKAR584	Senegal: A Cabinet Reshuffle for political revenge [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 30, President Wade appointed Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye as the new Prime Minister. The highlight of the Ndiaye cabinet is the creation of a super Ministry of International Cooperation, Air Transportation, Infrastructure and Land Use tailored for the President's son, Karim [...]	2009-05-07 15:29:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR611	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENCE 994633 COMPLETED [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 12:25:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PINR ETRD IS SG
09DAKAR624	GUINEA-BISSAU SUPREME COURT NARROWS LIST OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 13:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR634	Senegal Grapples with Homosexuality [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 20, The Court of Appeals of Dakar freed nine homosexual men who had been condemned to eight years in prison in January 2009. The court ruled that the police had contravened the law when they searched their homes and further ruled that the evidence on which the convicti [...]	2009-05-19 12:18:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR635	Senegal's New Vice Presidency-An Empty Shell [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15 the Senegalese National Assembly voted in a favor of a constitutional amendment to create the position of Vice President (VP). Although many deputies belonging to President Abdoulaye Wade's own party argued against the move, saying that such a position is superfluous, [...]	2009-05-19 13:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR636	SENEGAL-THE OPPOSITION WON, BUT NOW WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with newly elected Dakar Regional Councilor, Rahmet Sow, she admitted that the opposition coalition grouped under the Benno Siggil Senegaal (BSS) banner did far better than any of them had expected and refuted rumors that the BSS was on the verge of br [...]	2009-05-19 14:57:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
09DAKAR643	Senegalese Government Cripples Opposition Mayors [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 28, the Cabinet presented a draft law to the National Assembly to amend the Urban Code to allow the State to forgo the need to have local mayors countersign construction or building projects in their administrative zones. The Minister of Urban Affairs will be given that [...]	2009-05-22 12:35:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR666	GUINEA-BISSAU PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of the thirteen candidates that remain in contention for the presidency of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, Kumba Yala, Henrique Rosa and Baciro Dabo have emerged as the front runners. Despite reported tensions between Sanha and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, most observer [...]	2009-05-29 14:03:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR667	Senegal: Key figures in Wade's new cabinet [...] (SBU) On May 1, President Abdoulaye Wade revealed a new cabinet in response to his party's heavy losses following local elections. Aside from a new Prime Minister, the President appointed his son Karim as a "Super Minister" who will handle international cooperation, land use, infrastructure, an [...]	2009-05-29 15:37:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR696	GUINEA-BISSAU: SEVERAL POLITICIANS KILLED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 5, in the early morning, Bissau-Guinean security forces killed former Minister of Territorial Administration Baciro Dabo and National Assembly Deputy Helder Proenca. Several other alleged conspirators were taken into custody. The Ministry of Interior's intelligence ser [...]	2009-06-05 19:18:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY SG
09DAKAR716	Seniranauto: Senegal and Iran's white elephant. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seniranauto, a car assembly plant with an estimated 40 billion CFA (80 million USD) investment between Senegal and Iran's automaker Khodro, has been hit by a highly publicized scandal. Three years after its launching, the plant has no production but local media reports have put [...]	2009-06-11 08:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR EINV ECON KCOR SG
09DAKAR724	Senegal wins case against Belgium at International Court of [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 28, The International Court of Justice at The Hague rejected Belgium's demands that preventive measures be taken to stop Senegal from allowing former Chadian Head of State Hissene Habre to escape justice. Belgium initiated the case following a February 2009 interview wher [...]	2009-06-11 16:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR774	GUINEA-BISSAU KILLINGS UDPATE, IMPACT ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the June 5 killings of Minister of Territorial Administration Baciro Dabo, National Assembly Deputy Helder Proenca and others (reftel),the government of Guinea-Bissau sought to convince skeptical diplomats that those killed were participating in a coup attempt. The gov [...]	2009-06-22 18:29:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR775	U.S. ENDORSEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 6 for action request to endorse UN Security Council support for a hybrid commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the May 22 request from Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to United Nations Secretary General [...]	2009-06-23 08:11:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR787	GUINEA-BISSAU: AMBASSADORS TENTATIVELY AGREE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 19 informal meeting of representatives of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members and other representatives of the international community, participants agreed that that the UNSC should support the creation of a "hybrid" commission of inquiry for Guinea-Bissau (G [...]	2009-06-23 17:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR825	GUINEA-BISSAU: SANHA, YALA PREVAIL IN SOUND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau's presidential election took place without major incident on June 28. All observers, including those from Embassy Dakar, agreed that the election was technically sound. Voter turnout was low, due in part to recent violence (reftel) and the re-use of voter lists co [...]	2009-07-02 17:00:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DAKAR858	UNIVERSITY POLITICS AND POSSIBLE POLITICAL REFORM IN ST. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In her first official visit to St. Louis May 6-8, Ambassador Bernicat heard that the Ministry of Higher Education is trying to make Gaston Berger University, Senegal's highest quality university, more like the other, mass, institutions. The university rector has not only resi [...]	2009-07-07 17:37:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SG
09DAKAR870	Senegal: Opposition and civil society try to chart the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24, Senegalese opposition and civil society leaders concluded the Assises Nationales, a year-long national introspection to chart Senegal's future. This National Dialogue involved one hundred and seven organizations including thirty political parties. It was a successful [...]	2009-07-09 15:56:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR889	GUINEA-BISSAU: DIPLOMATIC CORPS AGREES THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 6 United Nations (UN) Representative of the Secretary General (RSG) Joseph Mutaboba chaired meeting of the diplomatic corps to discuss the presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau, as well as plans to integrate and augment the UN presence in Bissau and the international co [...]	2009-07-13 18:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XY PU UN
09DAKAR890	Animism in Senegal [...] SUMMARY: During a trip to the Kedougou Region of southern Senegal, Poloff visited the Bedik village of Ewol whose people still practice a nature based form of animism and who have long resisted conversion to Islam or Christianity. While it is difficult to estimate how many true animists remain [...]	2009-07-14 10:39:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KISL SG
09DAKAR896	Senegal's Casamance-Trials and Tribulations [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The troubled Casamance region of Southern Senegal is facing yet another crisis following the dissolution of Air Senegal International. Already cut off from the rest of the country by the Gambia, local tour operators are extremely worried that without regular flights the upcoming [...]	2009-07-14 17:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR901	GOLD IN SENEGAL; BUT THIS IS NO ELDORADO [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to verify claims of alleged child labor and to get a first-hand look at Senegal's up-and-coming gold mining sector, Poloff conducted an unannounced visit to an artisanal gold mining village near Kedougou. Reports of child exploitation could not be fully corroborated [...]	2009-07-15 11:40:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM KTIP SG
09DAKAR948	SENEGAL: War and Banditry in the Casamance [...] (SBU) In recent weeks, armed gunmen hijacked several transportation vehicles and robbed local businesses in Casamance. These attacks have resulted in several deaths and led the Senegalese military to reinforce their positions in the area north of Ziguinchor on the trans-Gambian highway. Attack [...]	2009-07-27 11:21:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR993	Senegal's ruling party steals local election in Mbane [...] (SBU) The Court of Appeals in Dakar recently overturned the results of local elections in Mbane located in Northeast Senegal. A leading opposition leader Aliou Diack has been officially replaced by a member of the ruling party following the court's decision. Although the court has justified it [...]	2009-08-03 07:40:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR994	GUINEA-BISSAU: SANHA WINS SECOND ROUND PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau held the second round of its presidential election on July 26 following weeks of campaigning that saw Party for Social Renewal (PRS) candidate Kumba Yala level significant accusations against African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC [...]	2009-08-03 07:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DAMASCUS10	GAZA: SARKOZY LOOKING FOR SARG SUPPORT OF [...] (C) Summary: French DCM Nicolas Suran (strictly protect) confirmed January 4 that President Sarkozy would visit Damascus January 6 for three hours (approximately 10 am to 1 pm). Sarkozy would arrive after spending the previous day in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. Sarkozy would then dep [...]	2009-01-05 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL FR SY
09DAMASCUS106	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Consensus is lacking on the extent of Syrian influence over Hamas; some believe the landlord-tenant relationship gives Syria decisive leverage. Others see a Syrian-Iranian rivalry and give Iran with its financial resources an advantage. SARG officials argue that they deal with [...]	2009-02-03 16:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR SY
09DAMASCUS11	PROTESTERS HARASSING EGYPTIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on Egyptian Ambassador Shawky Ismail December 31 to compare notes and express solidarity. Ismail reviewed his Embassy's security problems, accused Syria of coordinating with Tehran and Hizballah to exploit the Gaza crisis, and explained Egypt's proposal for moving t [...]	2009-01-05 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS ASEC KPAL EG SY
09DAMASCUS125	ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...]	2009-02-11 19:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS126	REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...]	2009-02-12 08:21:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS130	HAMAS REPRESENTATIVE REAFFIRMS CONDITIONS FOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Almost a week after the February 5 deadline for responding to Egypt's Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas appears ready to stand pat on its demands for Israel to agree to re-open border crossings and lift the siege as part of any deal. In contrast to Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled M [...]	2009-02-12 12:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS132	SCENESETTER FOR CODELS CARDIN, BERMAN, AND KERRY [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Cardin, Chairman Berman, and Chairman Kerry, Embassy Damascus is looking forward to your mid-February visits. You should expect an enthusiastic reception by government officials of the Syrian Arab Republic (SARG) and from the media, who will interpret your presence as a [...]	2009-02-12 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD ECON PTER PREF PAUM PARM KWBG LE
09DAMASCUS134	MFA STEERS DIPLOMATS TO SHELL SCHOOL: "YOUR [...] (C) Summary. During a February 12 meeting with concerned diplomats, SARG MFA Deputy FM Abd al-Fatta Ammura said he believed that the Ministry of Education would not object to the expansion of a Royal Dutch Shell-operated school to include the children of diplomats. Outlining a series of ste [...]	2009-02-16 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT SY
09DAMASCUS142	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: ENTERING THE SYRIAN SPIN MACHINE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS147	ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]	2009-02-24 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS148	CONGRESSMAN BERMAN MEETS WITH DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a pull-aside meeting at a February 21 reception hosted by CDA at the Ambassador's Residence, Representative Howard Berman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) and HFAC Senior Professional Staff Member Alan Makovsky met with Jumana Seif (strictly protect),th [...]	2009-02-24 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS149	SYRIA - SAUDI ARABIA: MOVING TOWARD NORMALIZATION? [...] (C) Summary: The Algerian ambassador provided his understanding February 25 of the sequencing of a normalization in ties between Syria and Saudi Arabia. Initiated by joint concern over Saudi jihadists on the loose, renewed contacts between the two have been expanded from the counter-terroris [...]	2009-02-25 15:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SA SY
09DAMASCUS150	PARADE OF CODELS TO DAMASCUS: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 17:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS151	CORRECTED COPY (CLASSIFICATION) - PARADE OF CODELS [...] (S/NF) Since late January, Damascus has hosted four CODELs who in their sum total had more official face time with Syrian leaders than the Embassy has had in the last four years. All met with President Asad, FM Muallim, and Presidential Advisor Bouthaina Shabaan. All raised, in varying deg [...]	2009-02-25 18:10:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS158	KERRY - ASAD: DIVIDING IRAQ AND UNIFYING IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry told President Asad that he believed progress was being made in Iraq and the U.S. wanted to withdraw its troops as soon as possible. The recent provincial elections in Iraq had been the first real, positive [...]	2009-02-27 13:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS159	KERRY - ASAD: SAUDIS MAY BE SOWING THE SEEDS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry asked President Bashar al-Asad February 21 about Syria's activities in Lebanon in the lead-up to Lebanese elections in June. Asad, clearly primed, demanded, "Saudi Arabia has spent millions of dollars in Le [...]	2009-02-27 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SA LE SY
09DAMASCUS160	KERRY - ASAD: IMPROVING THE U.S. - SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad told Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry that the U.S. position on the Middle East peace process is Syria's most important concern. Kerry said there was consensus among President Obama, Secretary Clinton, APNSA Jo [...]	2009-02-27 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS164	THE "PESSOPTIMISTS": SYRIANS SPECULATE ON THE FUTURE OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 12:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL SY XF
09DAMASCUS165	CORRECTED ARREST DATE: CYBER-DISSIDENT TRIAL WILL [...] (C) Web journalist Habib Saleh, arrested on October 16, faced the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on December 1 to answer for articles posted on the internet deemed threateningly critical of the state. The judge in the case prevented the public from attending what was supposed to be an open [...]	2009-03-02 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
09DAMASCUS168	SARG DIRECTOR OF THE POLITICAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT [...] (S/NF) A European diplomat reported to us on March 2 that Major General Mohammad Mansurah, Director of the Political Security Department (PSD) and close associate of President Asad, was summarily fired in mid-January. This action is reportedly linked to the discovery of a smuggling ring being [...]	2009-03-03 12:07:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC SY
09DAMASCUS170	WHY ARE WE FIGHTING? WOMEN IN DAMASCUS DEBATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Damascus partnered with the Canadian Embassy and local Syrian activists to organize a three-day workshop on the role of women in promoting interfaith dialogue, January 21-23. The workshop featured three Canadian and two American women as facilitators. Three of the pre [...]	2009-03-04 07:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KWMN SCUL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS171	CORRECTED COPY (CLASSIFICATION) RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington's answer on Syria related questions -- our policy remains under review -- has all but ceded public discussion of our policy to the Syrian government. As the Department proceeds with its review of U.S. policy toward Syria, the Syrian government's media manipulation of Co [...]	2009-03-04 08:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAO IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS176	CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...]	2009-03-06 17:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS179	PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-10 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS185	MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to assess the current activities of MJD in Syria and XXXXXXXXXXXX, we met XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXXXXX has connections to the Movement for Justice and Development (MJD). XXXXXXXXXXXX reported on the MJD's effort to expand in Syria and the current coordination between the [...]	2009-03-11 08:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS186	SUBJECT: CODEL CARDIN HEARS FROM DISGRUNTLED [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Cardin received briefings from the Damascus office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) February 28 and heard there are currently 225,000 Iraqis registered with UNHCR. More than half of these, UNHCR estimates, are not considering returning within the near fu [...]	2009-03-11 08:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
09DAMASCUS192	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Near and Near Africa Dan Shapiro met Syrian FM Muallim on March 7 and urged him to help normalize operations for the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and the Syrian Embassy in Washington. In particular, they pressed Muallim to fac [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC CASC ETRD ETTC SY
09DAMASCUS193	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and a comprehensive regional peace between Israel and its other neighbors. The U.S. emphasis was no longer on [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IS SY
09DAMASCUS194	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: FM Muallim pronounced the Syrian regime's support of Lebanese independence and sovereignty, expressed a commitment to UNSCR 1701 implementation (while explicitly deferring discussion of Hizballah disarmament until a comprehensive peace settlement),and affirmed the Syrian reg [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS195	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM MUALLIM ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS196	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim and Acting NEA A/S Feltman each expressed support for a united, independent, stable, and secure Iraq. Muallim welcomed the U.S. President,s plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in a responsible fashion. Feltman pressed Muallim to do more in the spir [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ SY

09DAMASCUS198	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro emphasized the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and providing humanitarian relief for Gazans, as demonstrated by the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell and the U.S. pledg [...]	2009-03-15 05:37:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS199	CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-15 05:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS202	NEW LEBANESE EMBASSY PERCHED ABOVE OUR COMPOUND [...] (SBU) The March 15 placement of a sign embossed with a cedar tree and Arabic lettering denoting the "Embassy of the Republic of Lebanon" paved the way for the official opening of Lebanon's "temporary" embassy on Monday, March 16. RSO locally employed staff (LES) learned the Lebanese Charg d,A [...]	2009-03-16 09:20:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC LE SY
09DAMASCUS206	SYRIAN MFA FOLLOW UP ON FELTMAN-SHAPIRO DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affair's Chef du Cabinet Bassam Sabagh to follow up on Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro's March 7 session with FM Muallim, Charge reviewed pending U.S. official visa requests, briefly discussed the Mu [...]	2009-03-17 15:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC ABLD ASEC SY
09DAMASCUS210	HABIB SALEH SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Internet-dissident Habib Saleh was sentenced to three years in prison on March 15 by the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on the charges of weakening national sentiment. French, Canadian, Swedish, Norwegian, Swiss and Danish Embassy representatives were also present. The highe [...]	2009-03-18 15:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS218	SYRIAN DELEGATION'S MISSION TO BAGHDAD [...] (S/NF) According to a reliable Embassy source, a Syrian delegation consisting of FM Walid al-Muallim and Deputy Vice President for Security Affairs Muhammad Nassif Khayr-Bayk will arrive in Baghdad on March 24. The delegation's mission is to prepare for a meeting between Syrian President Basha [...]	2009-03-23 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IZ SY UK
09DAMASCUS224	QAMISHLI KURDS CELEBRATE NOWRUZ WITHOUT SARG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qamishli's Kurds celebrated evening and daytime Nowruz events with only minor SARG harassment, as observed by PolEconoffs. Police and military presence was significant, but unlike last year, when three Kurds were killed and many others detained, there have been no reports of arr [...]	2009-03-25 13:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS226	ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB [...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...]	2009-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY
09DAMASCUS227	SARG CONCURS: THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE CENTER IS TO [...] (C) The Syrian government (SARG),through a diplomatic note received by post March 26, concurred with Post's plan to reopen the American Language Center (ALC),a sub-component of the American Cultural Center (ACC). Both activities had been ordered closed by the SARG in late October 2008 follo [...]	2009-03-26 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT KPAO SY
09DAMASCUS228	QAMISHLI KURDS CELEBRATE NOWRUZ WITHOUT SARG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered throughout Syria on March 21, especially in the al-Jazira region, to participate in Nowruz, the ancient Kurdish and Persian celebration of the new solar year. At 18 different sites in al-Jazira alone, Kurds erected temporary tent cities, [...]	2009-03-26 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS25	Special Media Reaction Report: Events in Gaza January 7, [...] Sarkozy's Visit: All Syrian papers dedicated banner headlines to French President Sarkozy's meeting with President Asad and drew extensively from the SANA press release for the substance of their reporting. While the Syrian press focused on President Assad's call for an immediate end to Israe [...]	2009-01-07 12:02:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
09DAMASCUS251	SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...]	2009-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS252	CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS254	BUSINESSMAN OFFERS HIS SERVICES AS POLITICAL [...] (S/NF) During a March 30 courtesy call, a prominent Syrian businessman offered his services as a political interlocutor to the Syrian Foreign Minister, Director of Syrian Military Intelligence and Deputy Vice President for National Security Affairs. To establish his bona fides, he claimed to h [...]	2009-04-06 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS269	SYRIAN/LEBANESE BORDER MANAGEMENT CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: Danish border management expert Lasse Rosenkrands, directly involved in an initial and follow-up review of the Lebanese border as mandated by UN Security Council resolution 1701, reported that Lebanon had made some progress in making technical and tactical security upgrades to the [...]	2009-04-09 14:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL LE SY
09DAMASCUS27	FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...]	2009-01-07 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS272	FOR AILING RIAD SEIF, RIAD AL-TURK AND DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Three members of the Damascus Declaration Secretariat General met with PolEconoffs on April 6 to register their concern over Riad Seif's declining health (ref A). Seif, one of the most prominent leaders in the Damascus Declaration movement and a cancer patient, is currently serv [...]	2009-04-09 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SY
09DAMASCUS273	UK SEES MUALLIM TRIP TO IRAN AS ANOTHER POSITIVE [...] (S/NF) British DCM Irfan Saddiq (strictly protect) told us April 8 that British Foreign Minister of State (and MP) Bill Rammell raised Iraq and continuing concerns about foreign fighters with Syrian FM Muallim during their April 2 meeting. Muallim, who had just returned from Baghdad and Doh [...]	2009-04-09 15:15:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS274	CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION RATTLES BUSINESS COMMUNITY [...] (S) The recent imprisonment of a prominent businessman thought to be close to President Asad has rattled the Syrian business community. Although the high-profile arrest was not reported by Syrian media, Prime Minister Utri made a veiled reference to it in a daily newspaper, saying, "we will cu [...]	2009-04-09 15:18:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	ETRD EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS278	REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE ON ESF FUNDS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Damascus seeks Department guidance on how to proceed with planning for the recent USD 2.5 million allocation of "Governing Democratically and Justly" Economic Support Funds (ESF). In particular, we seek L's opinion on t [...]	2009-04-14 12:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS279	BOEING READOUT ON SYRIAN AIR'S DILEMMA [...] (C) A Boeing sales representative described Syrian Air execs as disappointed that his April 7-8 visit to Damascus did not portend an imminent change in U.S. sanctions law that would allow Syrian Air to purchase new aircraft from Boeing. He said that Syrian Air was confused about the extent of [...]	2009-04-14 14:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS282	RE: DEMARCHE REQUEST - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the diplomatic note contained in reftel to Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad on April 15. Miqdad harkened back to his tenure at the Syrian Mission to the UN in New York and recalled that Syria had vowed its support for the U.S. candidacy to the now-defunct [...]	2009-04-16 11:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN SY
09DAMASCUS286	MFA REQUESTS EMBASSY HELP FOR SYRIAN AIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 14:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS288	CORRECTED COPY: MFA REQUESTS EMBASSY HELP FOR [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting requested by Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, the Director General of Syrian Air asked for the Embassy's help in obtaining export licenses for maintenance on 17 aircraft engines and three auxilliary power units. Two Airbus A320 engines are involved in a contractu [...]	2009-04-20 08:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS294	DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]	2009-04-22 12:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS295	DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]	2009-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS298	FRENCH AND GERMAN EMBASSIES PREPARED TO REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jumana Seif (strictly protect),the daughter of prominent Damascus Declaration leader Riad Seif (ref A) who is serving a two and a half year prison sentence, met with PolEconoffs on April 22 to discuss her father's increasingly precarious health situation. She reported that the [...]	2009-04-23 09:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS3	ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]	2009-01-04 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS300	LUXEMBOURG/SYRIAN FM'S TUSSLE OVER IRAN [...] (U) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn visited Damascus April 22 and met with President Asad, VP Shara, and FM Muallim. According to press reports, the discussions between the two countries primarily focused on the finalization of the European Union/Syrian Association Agreement and on [...]	2009-04-23 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LU IR
09DAMASCUS301	LUXEMBOURG/SYRIAN FM'S TUSSLE OVER IRAN [...] (U) Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn visited Damascus April 22 and met with President Asad, VP Shara, and FM Muallim. According to press reports, the discussions between the two countries primarily focused on the finalization of the European Union/Syrian Association Agreement and on [...]	2009-04-23 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LU IR
09DAMASCUS306	BEHAVIOR REFORM: NEXT STEPS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable represents a follow-up to "Re-engaging Syria: Human Rights" (ref A) and outlines ongoing civil society programming in the country, primarily under the auspices of the Bureau of Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). Both MEPI and DRL [...]	2009-04-28 13:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS307	CENTRAL BANK ISSUES LICENSE FOR SYRIAN-IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian-Iranian Commercial Bank (SICB) recently moved one step closer to opening its doors in Damascus. According to media reports corroborated by Post sources, the Central Bank of Syria issued a license authorizing three Iranian and two Syrian entities to establish the bank. The pr [...]	2009-04-29 03:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER IR SY
09DAMASCUS309	PRESIDENT ASAD'S CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of rumors that President Bashar al-Asad would reshuffle his cabinet, he finally did so on April 23, appointing six new officials to Prime Minister Utri's cabinet. Asad tapped Judge Ahmad Hamud Yunis to be Minister of Justice; Tamer Fu,ad al-Hija as Minister of Local [...]	2009-04-29 11:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS32	SIGNS THAT HAMAS IS LOOKING CONFIDENTLY AT GAZA [...] (C) Summary: An American-Palestinian academic with regular access to Syrian MFA officials and Hamas leaders in Damascus reports Khalid Mesha'al believes Israel will be unable to sustain its ground operations long enough to inflict a decisive military defeat. He says MFA and Hamas contacts c [...]	2009-01-08 15:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS324	MURAD CUSTODY CASE: CONSUL GENERAL PRESENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Consul General met with the Syrian Director of Consular Affairs Haitham Maashfej on May 5, in order to provide him with additional information about the Murad child custody case. Director Maashfej was given a copy of the diplomatic note and supporting background information. [...]	2009-05-07 11:34:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KOCI KJUS PREL SY AND
09DAMASCUS327	PART 1: SYRIA'S CHANGING FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE - [...] (C) Nearly 40 years after Syria's banking industry was nationalized, Law No. 28 of 2001 authorized the re-introduction of private banking. Eight years on, Law No. 28 has had the most visible impact of President Bashar al-Asad's many economic "reforms," and has generated significant spinoff le [...]	2009-05-11 03:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL LE SY
09DAMASCUS335	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro heard a litany of complaints from the Syrian side led by FM Muallim over Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, renewal of U.S. sanctions, and the lack of serious eng [...]	2009-05-12 14:54:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS34	PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PETITION EMBASSY DAMASCUS ON [...] Two students from the private Arab International University brought a letter to the American Cultural Center on December 31, 2008, for delivery to the Charge d'Affaires. The letter, signed by more than a thousand students from the university, concerns events in Gaza. The students also reques [...]	2009-01-10 15:06:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OEXC XF KWBG SY
09DAMASCUS342	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a prolonged May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the importance of stopping foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria. They proposed a visit by a CE [...]	2009-05-14 10:58:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS343	KURDISH ACTIVIST MESHAAL TAMMO SENTENCED, DAMASCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The First Criminal Court of Damascus sentenced Meshaal Tammo, leader of the Kurdish Future Movement, to three and one half years in prison on May 11. The judge did not permit Tammo to speak in his defense, though Tammo had a prepared statement he had intended to read in court. I [...]	2009-05-14 11:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS345	SPANISH COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR INQUIRES ABOUT ORION [...] (SBU) Beirut-based Spanish Counselor for Economic and Commercial Affairs Miguel Iriso requested a meeting on May 14 to discuss Orion Air's situation with Post. Iriso said his home Ministry was "surprised and confused" that U.S. diplomats from Embassy Madrid had contacted Orion Air executives [...]	2009-05-14 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09DAMASCUS346	SARG MESSAGING ON SANCTIONS RENEWAL AND FOREIGN [...] (C) The Syrian government's spin machine is in high gear following the May 7 renewal of E.O. 13338 and the May 11 Washington Post article describing a Syria-based foreign fighter pipeline. On E.O. 13338, Syrian Vice Foreign Minister Miqdad told a visiting UN Special Envoy to Iraq that the SAR [...]	2009-05-14 14:18:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PTER UNDP IZ SY
09DAMASCUS349	JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] (C) The brief and short-notice May 11 visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Damascus concluded successfully according to Syrian press and the Jordanian Consul, Anas Oran. Though King Abdullah was only on the ground for three hours, the visit was constructive, with the King meeting privately wi [...]	2009-05-17 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS355	ICRC REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN RESTARTING FAMILY [...] This cable is an action request, please see para nine. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Jean-Jacques Frsard, the Head of Delegation in Syria for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),delivered a demarche to Charge d'Affaires on May 13, requesting USG assistance in persuading the Governme [...]	2009-05-18 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM PGOV SMIG SOCI IS SY
09DAMASCUS357	JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 07:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS358	PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE MICHEL KILO RELEASED FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian State Security released prominent political dissident Michel Kilo on the evening of May 19 after he completed a three-year prison sentence for spreading false information, weakening the national sentiments, and inciting sectarianism. Kilo had been a signatory to the Damas [...]	2009-05-20 13:59:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SY
09DAMASCUS359	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed President Obama's strong commitment to achieving comprehensive peace in the region, including a two [...]	2009-05-21 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS360	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-21 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS363	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...]	2009-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SY
09DAMASCUS364	SARG USES TURKISH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) The SARG is championing Turkish President Abdullah Gul's three-day visit to Damascus as one of three recent examples of Syria's increasing regional economic integration. Syrian official media touted several bilateral agreements resulting from the visit, including Turkish cooperation in Sy [...]	2009-05-25 03:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ETRD PGOV IZ IR TU SY
09DAMASCUS369	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HUMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 meeting with a Syrian delegation led by FM Muallim, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that showing more leniency to Syrian prisoners of conscience would be the right thing to do and could help Syria's im [...]	2009-05-25 09:18:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM CASC SY
09DAMASCUS371	CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-26 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS375	OIC'S 36TH MINISTERIAL CONVENES IN DAMASCUS: [...] (U) Summary: Syria played host to the 36th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting May 23-25. As in past sessions, the ministers focused on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, combating "Islamophobia" and terrorism, the potential for OIC peace [...]	2009-05-27 09:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS377	CODEL KAUFMAN-PRESIDENT ASAD MEETING MAY 28 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS384	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: DEALING WITH SARG DIPLOMACY [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the U.S. continues its re-engagement with Syria, it may help us achieve our goals if we understand how SARG officials pursue diplomatic goals. Syrian President Bashar al-Asad is neither as shrewd nor as long-winded as his father but he, too, prefers to engage diplomatically [...]	2009-06-03 13:23:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS387	SYRIA MFA SETS DATE FOR MEETING WITH THE CENTCOM [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS389	ASSYRIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH CRITICIZES U.S. AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the opening session of a two-day international conference entitled "The Message of Peace in Islam," the Assyrian Orthodox Patriarch Mar Zakka Ewas attacked the U.S. for using the fight against "Islamic terrorism" as a pretext for extending its hegemony in the region. The [...]	2009-06-04 15:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS390	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 17:30:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS402	TRILATERAL DELEGATION VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PBTS PINS PTER MARR IZ SY
09DAMASCUS403	SARG CONTINUES EFFORT TO MONITOR DIPLOMATIC TRAVEL [...] (C) Once a year the SARG Protocol Department sends diplomatic missions a circular requesting all missions provide the MFA with advance notification of any travel by official personnel outside of Damascus. In previous years, the MFA requested advance notification of travel by diplomats to spe [...]	2009-06-08 14:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OFDP OPRC SY
09DAMASCUS410	ITALIAN/G-8 DEMARCHE TO SARG ON IAEA REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Italian Ambassador informed us June 3 that he delivered a demarche in his capacity as G-8 representative on the latest IAEA report regarding Syria. The Ambassador wrote encouraging the Syrians to sign the Additional Protocol of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),citin [...]	2009-06-11 10:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	NP PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS411	SYRIAN REACTIONS TO JUNE 2009 LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Many of our contacts were surprised by the margin of March 14's impressive electoral victory over March 8. Press reporting prior to the election had fed expectations of a much closer race, and most Syrian observers were predicting a March 8 win. President Asad reportedly call [...]	2009-06-11 10:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
09DAMASCUS42	HAMAS WARY OF, BUT PARTICIPATING IN, CAIRO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mesha'al delivered a regionally televised harangue late January 10 criticizing the international community's response to Gaza, calling on Israel to cease hostilities, withdraw its forces, and lift the siege, and dismissing the possibility of a "perma [...]	2009-01-12 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS426	BORDER SECURITY: U.S. DELEGATION TAKES FIRST STEP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-hour meeting between the U.S. and Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) delegations on June 12, both sides focused on border security and their respective efforts to stem the flow of foreign fighters crossing the Syrian-Iraqi border. Both sides concurred a secure and s [...]	2009-06-21 13:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS429	CIVIL AVIATION: SYRIAN PEARL, SARG RATCHET UP [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The demise of the Syrian Pearl-Orion Air deal, due primarily to USG enforcement of sanctions, has been elevated to the highest levels in the SARG, with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad briefly raising the issue directly with SE Mitchell during their June 13 meeting, as outlined [...]	2009-06-22 12:07:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ECON PREL SY
09DAMASCUS431	SARG CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS AHMEDINEJAD VICTORY IN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian government (SARG) appeared pleased by the initial tally of Iranian votes overwhelmingly in favor of incumbent President Ahmedinejad. President Asad sent a letter of congratulations to his Iranian counterpart and the official Syrian press lauded the high voter turnout as a wi [...]	2009-06-22 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS432	UN PREPS 2009 SYRIA DROUGHT APPEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Syrian officials recently acknowledged the scope of the humanitarian disaster brought on by a four-year drought exceeds their capacity to respond. A combination of low rainfall and serious sand storms have all but wiped out the crop in Syria's three eastern provinces, and large-s [...]	2009-06-22 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAGR ECON PREL SY
09DAMASCUS433	FREEDOMHOUSE SEEKING TO FUND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (S/NF) The well-known Damascus-based human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani (strictly protect) reported to us on June 17 that Marwan Malouf, who identified himself as a representative of Freedomhouse, had visited Syria recently and offered al-H [...]	2009-06-22 14:02:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM SY
09DAMASCUS434	THE STRUGGLE OF DAILY LIFE FOR IRAQI-PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary: For the first time in over two years an Embassy officer visited the Iraqi-Palestinian refugees camp in Al-Tanf, established in the "no-man's-land" between the Syrian and Iraqi borders. Conditions remain hostile despite the UN's best efforts to provide basic food, non-food, medic [...]	2009-06-23 09:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV KPAL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS445	POSSIBLE POLITICAL DETENTION OF 23 RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Syria reportedly released 23 Lebanese prisoners convicted of criminal offenses, some of whom had received special presidential amnesty and the rest after finishing their prison sentences. We have been unable to verify the reports, but if true, they could represent an important dev [...]	2009-06-29 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LE SY
09DAMASCUS447	MESHAAL WARMS TO OBAMA, SYRIA CONTAINS MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: Hamas political bureau chief Khalid Meshaal spoke on June 25 from Damascus, welcoming President Obama's "change in rhetoric" toward the Arab world and Palestine. He encouraged the Obama administration to follow through, saying he was not "bewitched by speeches." He also criticized [...]	2009-06-29 12:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS461	RENEWAL OF E.O. 13441: SEEKING GUIDANCE ON HOW TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: Washington's anticipated plans to notify Congress of the continuation of Executive Order 13441, which declares a national emergency with respect to the "acts of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or [...]	2009-07-01 13:56:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL ETTC EFIN PTER LE SY
09DAMASCUS464	AT RALLY, SYRIA CALLS ON U.S. TO SUPPORT RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: A SARG-founded Palestinian rights organization held a solidarity festival near the Golan Heights on June 27 to call for the return of Palestinian refugees and of the Golan Heights to Syria. There were significant differences between Israeli and Syrian media coverage. Israeli press [...]	2009-07-02 13:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS465	SYRIAN PEARL COMPLAINS ABOUT INCLUSION IN [...] (C) The CEO of Syrian Pearl Airways complained to Post that the Commerce Department's May 7 Temporary Denial Order (TDO) had unfairly targeted Syrian Pearl for Orion Air's failure to perform due diligence in obtaining all necessary licenses before sending a BAE 146-300 to Syria, as their wet-l [...]	2009-07-02 14:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09DAMASCUS471	WOMEN STRUGGLE FOR REFUGE IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs joined lawyer and civil society activist Daad Mousa (strictly protect) in a visit to the Oasis Trust women's shelter on June 25 to discuss trafficking and abuse of women in Syria. Administered by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (SGS),the shelter is a refuge for female vi [...]	2009-07-07 11:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PBTS PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI SMIG KWMN KTIP
09DAMASCUS477	MURKY ALLIANCES: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, THE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Syria Website published a "letter" on June 11 accusing external Damascus Declaration committees of violating the Damascus Declaration National Council's bylaws on electing members to the General Secretariat. XXXXXXXXXXXX explained the Muslim Brotherhood's [...]	2009-07-08 13:03:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SY
09DAMASCUS48	SYRIA SUCCEEDS IN CONVOKING EMERGENCY AL SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late December 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's [...]	2009-01-14 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS496	UPDATE ON SYRIAN CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR [...] (C) A well-placed Embassy source claimed that Lufthansa Techniq has advised Syrian Air to sue the German company for USD 2 million in damages in a German court. According to the source, Lufthansa Techniq expects to lose the case, and will use the judgment as cover to re-export two Airbus A320 [...]	2009-07-16 14:29:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PREL PTER PGOV SY
09DAMASCUS503	Outreach Program [...] (U) Summary. A series of successful embassy outreach efforts may be linked to the Obama Administration's new policy of engagement with Syria. In spite of the American Cultural Center's ongoing "closure," the Embassy in recent weeks planned and executed several outreach programs, in addition to [...]	2009-07-20 06:37:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO OPRC SY
09DAMASCUS51	(CORRECTED COPY MONTH PARAGRAPH ONE): SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late January 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's o [...]	2009-01-15 09:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS515	OIL EXEC DETAILS CONTINUING PROBLEMS IN [...] (S/NF) An Iraqi-born British oil executive with access to both the Syrian and Iraqi leadership provided several examples of unresolved disputes that prevent the Syrian-Iraqi relationship from improving. He said the Syrian regime does not fully understand the depth of continuing suspicions wit [...]	2009-07-22 12:52:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV PREL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS534	SARG IMPRISONS PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (C) This cable contains an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In what may be its highest profile arrest since the 2007 round-up of Damascus Declaration members, the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) invited human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani to its offices on July [...]	2009-07-31 11:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS554	EMBASSY DAMASCUS OPENS DIALOGUE WITH MFA ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: MFA International Organizations Chief Mr. Milad Attiyeh hosted Emboffs on August 5 to discuss SARG progress on combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The Embassy had requested the meeting to explain the philosophy behind, and function of, the Department's annual TIP report. Embo [...]	2009-08-06 11:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL KTIP KWMN SCUL SCOI ID
09DAMASCUS562	SYRIA VP SHARA FINGERED FOR LEAK OF POTUS LETTER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Well-connected media contacts suggest that Syrian VP Farouk Shara leaked word of the President's July letter to Asad during an August 5 meeting with Wiam Wahhab, Druze leader of the Lebanese Tawheed party. Wahhab, ostensibly in Damascus to discuss a renewal of relations betw [...]	2009-08-09 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL LE SY
09DAMASCUS565	SARG READY FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH BORDER ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 08:04:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS574	SYRIA AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO (IDEALLY TRILATERAL) [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. and Syrian Arab Republic Government (SARG) delegations agreed in principle August 12 to cooperate on joint assessments of three Iraq-Syria border crossings in eastern Syria as part of their respective efforts to strengthen border security and stem the flow of foreign fight [...]	2009-08-13 09:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS SY IZ
09DAMASCUS577	MUALLIM SUPPORTS TRILATERAL BORDER INITIATIVE, [...] (C) Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Fred Hof met FM Muallim August 13 to follow up on the previous day's meetings between the Centcom-led and Syrian delegations on the trilateral border security assessment initiative (ref a). Hof stressed our desire to include the Iraqis in the ass [...]	2009-08-13 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS SY IZ
09DAMASCUS587	US INTERNATIONAL GROUP INVESTS $40M IN SYRIAN [...] (C) The "Syrian Investment Agency" (SIA) announced the signing of a $40M investment deal with the U.S. International Investment Group (USIIG) on August 13. The investment is for five projects in the eastern Syrian region of Dayr al Zawr in the food, engineering and chemical industries, among ot [...]	2009-08-17 11:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS604	DISBARMENT HEARINGS BEGIN FOR JAILED HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Civil society activists, lawyers, journalists, and diplomats packed the narrow halls of the Damascus Lawyers' Syndicate offices on August 18 for the Syndicate's first administrative hearing to disbar human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani. The hearing, which was not opened to the [...]	2009-08-19 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS620	SIX MONTH CHECK-UP: KURDS AILING BUT POLITICALLY [...] (C) Summary: Drought, unemployment, economic & cultural discrimination, political repression, arbitrary arrest, unexplainable deaths, and statelessness contributed to a miserable first six months of the Kurdish New Year (Nowruz) in Syria -- making this year, so far, very much like last year. [...]	2009-08-25 10:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SCUL SENV SOCI SMIG SY TU
09DAMASCUS627	SYRIAN MFA: WE HOPE LOGIC WILL PREVAIL IN DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: Husam Alaa, Chief of Staff for Vice Minister Faisal Miqdad, told Charge August 27 Syria had responded in kind to official statements and steps from Baghdad alleging Syria's harboring of Iraqi Baathist militants. But Damascus had hosted what it viewed as a positive August 18 P [...]	2009-08-27 12:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IZ SY
09DAMASCUS628	SYRIAN AIR TO LEASE RUSSIAN-MADE AIRCRAFT [...] (SBU) The semi-independent daily newspaper al-Watan reported August 25 that Syrian Air has completed the legal and technical negotiations for the lease, with the option to buy, of two TU 204 aircraft to be delivered in early May 2010. Due to Syrian Air,s inability to procure new Airbus or Boe [...]	2009-08-27 12:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS641	IRAQI REFUGEES EXPRESS CONCERN OVER DETERIORATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi refugees serving as community outreach organizers for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed concerns about the recent deterioration in Syrian-Iraqi relations and the withdrawal of the countries' respective ambassadors from Baghdad and Damascus [...]	2009-09-02 13:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KHUM PREL PGOV SY IZ
09DAMASCUS647	DAMASCUS MORE SINNED AGAINST THAN SINNING IN SPAT [...] (C) Summary: Syria remains ready to take appropriate action once presented with "concrete evidence" from Baghdad that individuals resident in Syria were behind the recent bombings of the Iraqi Foreign and Finance Ministries, Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad told diplomats September 2. Repe [...]	2009-09-03 09:20:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER UNGA IZ SY
09DAMASCUS660	SYRIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES DESPERATE [...] (C) Both Syrian Air and the SARG continue to take drastic steps to overcome the problems presented by a dwindling fleet of air worthy aircraft. In addition to their recently announced negotiations for the lease (with option to buy) of two TU 204 aircraft (ref A),Syrian Air has reportedly cont [...]	2009-09-08 13:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS669	GAUGING SYRIAN VIEWS OF RISING REGIONAL TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: After briefly showing signs of more constructive policies towards its neighbors earlier this summer, Syrians are expressing shock over rising tensions in the region and perceive "anti-Syrian forces" at work. The Syrian Government's response has been to harden its position tow [...]	2009-09-10 08:23:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS671	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: TOWARD A SIX-MONTH PLAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: March 2010 will mark the end of the first year of U.S.-Syrian engagement. As reported reftel, this period poses a series of formidable challenges. Syrian policies continue to impede government formation in Lebanon, support foreign fighters going into Iraq, maintain close [...]	2009-09-10 13:55:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS682	"INTERNET PIONEERS" SEEK TO USE WEB TO EASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Three twenty-something Syrian entrepreneurs recently started an Arabic-language website called Masaader.com ("Sources") and a marketing and advertising research firm associated with the British Internet-based marketing firm YouGov in the hopes of developing Syria-specific Interne [...]	2009-09-15 13:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS686	NO U.S. COMPONENT TO U.S. INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT [...] (C) As previously reported, the American International Investment Group (AIIG) has targeted eastern Syria for $30-40 million in investments (ref A). AIIG (formally referred to as the U.S. International Investment Group (USIIG)) plans to launch five projects in the Industrial City of Dayr al-Za [...]	2009-09-16 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS692	SHOW US THE MONEY! SARG SUSEPCTS "ILLEGAL" USG [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the past six months, SARG security agents have increasingly questioned civil society and human rights activists about U.S. programming in Syria and the region, including U.S. Speaker and MEPI initiatives (ref A). XXXXXXXXXXXX End Summary. -------- Overview -------- 2. (S/NF) O [...]	2009-09-23 13:36:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KMPI EG EZ SY

09DAMASCUS697	BASHAR'S SURPRISE TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA: SETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's surprise September 23 trip to attend the opening of the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) resulted from heavy lobbying by Turkey and Qatar, according to Embassy contacts. Asad's Advisor or Media and Political Affairs Bouth [...]	2009-09-27 11:42:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL LE IZ SY
09DAMASCUS706	SYRIAN FIRST LADY JOINS IN INAUGURATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. CDA participated in the inauguration of the new Ein al-Tal Palestinian refugee camp near Aleppo on September 28 and the Salhiyeh/Balad El-Sheikh School in the Sbeineh Palestinian refugee camp outside Damascus on September 29. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)-sp [...]	2009-10-01 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS707	ALEPPO CONTACTS CRITICIZE SANCTIONS, SEEK CLOSER [...] (SBU) CDA, Consul General, and embassy staff visited Aleppo September 27-28 to meet with area wardens and local businessmen and attend a ceremony marking the inauguration of the Ein al-Tal Refugee Camp. The UNRWA-sponsored event marked the completion of Phase 1 of the Neirab Palestinian Refug [...]	2009-10-01 13:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PGOV PREF PREL SY
09DAMASCUS709	REVENGING AFLAQ (I): FORMER IRAQI BAATHISTS IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 hundreds of former Iraqi officials left Baghdad and chose Syria as their destination, not necessarily out of political or ideological affinity, but because of previously established ties to Syrian regime insiders and because Syria remai [...]	2009-10-01 13:45:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ SY
09DAMASCUS719	AVENGING AFLAQ (II): USING SYRIAN-IRAQ FLAP TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: The lack of convincing evidence to substantiate Iraqi claims of former regime element (FRE) involvement in the August 19 attacks in Baghdad should not obviate U.S. concerns regarding the Syrian Government's role in supporting actors responsible for past and current violence in [...]	2009-10-07 13:20:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ SY
09DAMASCUS72	CHANGE YOU CAN SEE: INAUGURAL RECEPTION AT EMBASSY DAMASCUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite SARG efforts to keep people away from our January 20 reception in honor of the Presidential inauguration, more than 240 Syrians, foreign diplomats, and Americans crowded into an overflowing ambassador's residence to hear Barack Obama's inaugural speech. Our guests burst i [...]	2009-01-22 14:25:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL PGOV KPAO SY
09DAMASCUS726	SAUDI KING'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS: POSITIVE [...] (S) Summary: According to a range of Syrian and diplomatic contacts, the atmospherics of Saudi King Abdullah's October 7-8 visit to Damascus were positive and relaxed. The two leaders reportedly enjoyed a lot of time alone (with the King's son, Prince Abdul Aziz participating) for cordial b [...]	2009-10-13 09:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL LE SA EG SY
09DAMASCUS727	WHAT CARROT, WHAT STICK? PUSHING THE SARG ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Issa Maldoon met the Charge and U.S. Speaker Program participant Dr. Lourdes Green on October 12 to discuss Syria's ongoing efforts at combating trafficking in persons (TIP),expand services for victims of domestic violence, and ex [...]	2009-10-13 10:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PREF EINT KPAO KTIP KWMN OIIP
09DAMASCUS728	CBS AND BANK SADERAT OF IRAN INVEST IN NEW SYRIAN [...] (SBU) On September 30, the Syrian Government granted a formal license to the new commercial bank "Aman," a joint venture between the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) and Bank Saderat of Iran. Aman will provide CBS with a new outlet to invest excess capital, in particular the Syrian Government's [...]	2009-10-13 10:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS734	EU AGREEMENT INVITATION MEETS SYRIAN DEMAND TO [...] (C) Summary: Following the Swedish Ambassador's October 14 delivery of an invitation to attend the October 26 signing ceremony for the Syria-EU Association Agreement, FM Muallim brusquely asserted Syria needed more time to study the text. On the same day, Political Security agents arrested Hait [...]	2009-10-15 15:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU KMPI SY
09DAMASCUS735	CORRECTED CLASSIFICATION FROM UNCLASS TO [...] (C) Summary: Following the Swedish Ambassador's October 14 delivery of an invitation to attend the October 26 signing ceremony for the Syria-EU Association Agreement, FM Muallim brusquely asserted Syria needed more time to study the text. On the same day, Political Security agents arrested Hait [...]	2009-10-16 08:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU KMPI SY
09DAMASCUS747	MICHEL KILO: FREED DISSIDENT ANALYZES US-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with the prominent dissident Michel Kilo at his home on October 21 for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Syria's political opposition and its view of U.S.-Syrian rapproachment. Kilo, who was released from prison in May of this year, generally supported U.S. en [...]	2009-10-22 11:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI SY TU
09DAMASCUS75	HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...]	2009-01-22 16:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY
09DAMASCUS756	SYRIAN MFA REVIEWING UPCOMING U.S. VISITS, NEC, [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Husam Aala, Vice Minister (V/M) Faisal Miqdad's Chief of Staff, remained non-committal on whether Syria would receive an upcoming U.S. delegation including S/CT Coordinator Ambassador Benjamin, depending on who else and wha [...]	2009-10-26 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SY
09DAMASCUS759	TURKISH SUPPORT EMBOLDENS ASAD BUT PROVIDES BEST HOPE FOR COAXING SYRIA FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's September 16-17 working visit to Istanbul produced agreement on the creation of a high-level strategic cooperation commission, visa-free travel between Syria and Turkey, and a Syrian offer to work to rehabilitate Syrian PKK members. The deliverables [...]	2009-10-28 05:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU LE SA IZ SY
09DAMASCUS763	U.S. HEDGE FUND AND PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS VISIT [...] (SBU) A group of about 20 hedge fund and private equity investors, predominately from the U.S., are in Damascus October 28-31 to meet with SARG officials to discuss investment opportunities in Syria. The group is on a one-week trip, visiting Beirut and Damascus. They are scheduled to meet wi [...]	2009-10-29 14:42:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS767	IOM ON THE FIRST LADY'S OFFICE, TIP, THE OPERATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Charge and Emboffs, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Chief of Mission, Maria Rumman, shared her insights on the Syrian First Lady's Office, gave an update on trafficking in persons (TIP) activity in Syria, and described her organiza [...]	2009-11-01 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
09DAMASCUS776	U.S.-BASED NGOS IN SYRIA COMPLAIN ABOUT DIFFICULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Country Directors of three of the four U.S.-based NGOs in Syria told us in a joint meeting on November 2 they continue to face significant challenges in operating in the country. Hussien Ibrahim of International Medical Corps (IMC),Gordana Ivkovic-Grujic of International Re [...]	2009-11-04 10:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY
09DAMASCUS780	THE CURIOUS CASE OF HAITHAM MALEH: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The first formal stage of human rights activist Haitham Maleh's trial before the Military Court in Damascus began on October 25. The court charged Maleh with publishing false information that might weaken the national sentiment, and defaming the judiciary. Though diplomatic obs [...]	2009-11-05 12:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECIN KDEM SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS781	SYRIAN RESPONSE ON INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister (V/M) Faisal Miqdad's Chief of Staff (COS) Husam Aala informed Charge November 5 that the Syrian Embassy in Washington would be conveying an invitation to U/S Burns to lead a U.S. inter-agency delegation to Syria during the second half of November. (Note: Miqdad's [...]	2009-11-05 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS783	IS THE SARG INFLUENCING HAMAS'S INCREASINGLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Hamas distributed a memorandum last week to some Arab ambassadors in Damascus blasting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas for "obstructing reconciliation efforts." It also condemned Egypt's role in Palestinian reconciliation and expressed reservations H [...]	2009-11-08 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS786	DEBATE ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REVEALS DEEP [...] (C) Providing a snapshot of a building internal debate on economic liberalization, the British Syrian Society held a conference in Damascus entitled "Public-Private Partnerships" from October 30 to November 1 at the request of Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardar [...]	2009-11-10 07:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS788	SYRIAN DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT'S HAIRLINE FRACTURES [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's two-year crackdown on civil society activists, especially the Damascus Declaration's leadership (ref C),may be on the verge of producing the first serious structural fragmentation in the opposition movement. Hasan Abdul Azim told us on November 9 that he would convoke [...]	2009-11-12 12:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS791	HUMAN RIGHTS PRESSURE PROMPTS NEW THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: Citing the pressure that international condemnation over the arrests of human rights lawyers Muhanad al-Hasani and Haitham al-Maleh had produced, Catherine al-Tali (strictly protect) told us state security services had employed a mixture of legal action and direct threats of impr [...]	2009-11-16 14:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS797	PRE-RAMADAN "SHAKEDOWN" OF CARGILL SUGAR REFINERY [...] (C) Summary: Cargill's plant manager and his Syrian partner confirmed that the Syrian Ministry of Economy ordered the mid-August seizure of some 6,000 metric tons of warehoused sugar after charging Cargill with "hoarding" and "monopolistic practices." Under Syrian law, firms operating in S [...]	2009-11-17 13:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS804	IS NOW THE TIME TO RAISE HIZBALLAH WITH SYRIA? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syria's determined support of Hizballah's military build-up, particularly the steady supply of longer-range rockets and the introduction of guided missiles, could change the military balance and produce a scenario significantly more destructive than the July-August 2006 war. If roc [...]	2009-11-19 09:00:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL LE IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS806	A SUNNI GAMBIT? PM UTRI'S PROPOSED "NEW" PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary: After provoking another controversial debate on religious freedom and women's issues by attempting to amend the Personal Status Law (PSL) in April, Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Utri has again introduced a draft that closely mirrors the current PSL from 1953. Some contacts sugg [...]	2009-11-19 13:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL KMPI KWMN SCUL SOCI
09DAMASCUS807	FRENCH AMBASSADOR UPBEAT ON ASAD TRIP TO PARIS, [...] (C) Summary: The French ambassador to Syria characterized Syrian President Bashar al-Asad,s recent visit to Paris as a &PR success8 for Damascus that allowed Asad to make positive impressions on all his interlocutors. The main focus was Middle East peace and other regional issues. Contrary to [...]	2009-11-19 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS819	A/S SCHWARTZ DISCUSSES REFUGEES AND NGOS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 10:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SOCI PREL PHUM SY
09DAMASCUS82	RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE MIDDLE EAST'S [...] (C) Summary: The SARG welcomed the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell, indicating a willingness to engage with him, but that is only the first step. In dealing with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, form and substance will be important in near equal measure; previous attempts to elicit con [...]	2009-01-26 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS820	IRAQI EMBASSY REPORTS WORSENING SYRIAN-IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early phases of preparing to organize voting for an estimated million Iraqi refugees in Syria, the Iraqi Embassy in Damascus has received instructions to "stop talking to Syrians" as new allegations emerge regarding the involvement of Syria-based terrorists in the October 2 [...]	2009-11-24 13:05:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PTER PREL PGOV
09DAMASCUS825	SEEKING A PROGRAMMING SURGE IN SYRIA [...] SUMMARY: After nearly five years of significantly constrained public outreach options, Embassy Damascus is focused on exploiting new opportunities to engage in more sustained public diplomacy programmatic activity. With a finite number of tools at our disposal, we hope to expand our ability [...]	2009-11-25 14:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SOCI PREL PGOV SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS826	NO DIVIDEND ON SARG-KURDISH BACKCHANNEL TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish Democratic Front Secretary General Abdul Hakim Bashar (strictly protect) detailed backchannel discussions between the SARG and Kurdish political leaders that took place this summer. Issam Baghdy, a former MP and member of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party (SSNP),co [...]	2009-11-25 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL SMIG SY TU
09DAMASCUS828	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING - SYRIA [...] (SBU) In response to ref A concerning foreign government applications of the Arab League Boycott (ALB),Syria continues to be the strictest adherent of the primary and secondary boycotts. Although it allows goods to be imported with a positive, rather than negative, country of origin certific [...]	2009-12-01 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KBCT PREL SY IS
09DAMASCUS838	BUS EXPLOSION IN HEART OF SHI,A DISTRICT OF [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 1020 local, media and other Embassy contacts reported an explosion on or near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in the Sayida al-Zainab district of Damascus. Sources at the scene indicated there were roughly a dozen casualties. Press accounts suggested several [...]	2009-12-03 12:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL IR SY
09DAMASCUS840	SYRIA NOMINATES SISTER CLAUDA ISAIAH NADDAF FOR [...] Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Damascus is honored to nominate Sister Clauda Isaiah Naddaf (a.k.a. Sister Marie-Claude) for the Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award. Working arduously and quietly in the murky "no-man's land" between civil society activists and the Syrian Ar [...]	2009-12-03 13:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SOCI SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS846	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: CIVIL SOCIETY (STILL) [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks the Syrian security services have stepped up their already rapid pace of detentions, targeting members of the Damascus Declaration National Council and two writers, one of whom reportedly disappeared in Beirut and is now believed to be in Syrian custody. These arr [...]	2009-12-07 14:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI SCUL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS850	SYRIAN SECURITY COURT HEARINGS: AL-QAEDA AND [...] Summary: A November Syrian Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) session heard two separate cases on individuals accused of belonging to al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda affiliated organizations, and participating in or supporting foreign fighter operations in Iraq. In a third case, one accused individual [...]	2009-12-08 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PBTS PINR PGOV PHUM PREL SY IZ
09DAMASCUS851	IRAQI EMBASSY REPORTS MORE SYRIA-IRAQ TENSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 14:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS852	SABAEAN MANDAEAN REFUGEES TORN BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Sabaean Mandaean ("Mandaeans," collectively) refugee community in Syria told us December 7 they are concerned that the recent departure of 200 Mandaean families from Iraq for Syria may be a tipping point in their community's fight to survive in Iraq, the birthplace [...]	2009-12-08 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY IZ
09DAMASCUS855	SYRIA SEEKING MARKET QUALITY SOLUTIONS AT FIXED [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Electricity Hisham Mashfej reviewed with us Syria's significant power generation problems and his ministry's continuing efforts to cobble together short-term solutions. Mashfej acknowledged electricity generated from renewable resources and energy conservation were th [...]	2009-12-10 13:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS863	SYRIA LOOKING FOR PRODUCTIVE HARIRI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Jamil as-Sayyed's early December lawsuit in a Syrian court against some 23 Lebanese citizens and three Syrians provided a chilling reminder of Syria's potential response to any future indictments by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) against Syrian officials or their Lebanese [...]	2009-12-16 07:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	KJUS PREL UNCRIME LE SY
09DAMASCUS867	UNHCR OFFICIALS PRAISE SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting with NGO representatives and diplomats in Damascus on December 14, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Radhouane Nouicier bluntly criticized the Iraqi government for "failing to support" the [...]	2009-12-17 13:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PREF PHUM
09DAMASCUS868	SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...]	2009-12-18 10:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY
09DAMASCUS880	SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...]	2009-12-22 03:40:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS881	RIAD TURK UPDATES ON DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) Summary: Leading Damascus Declaration opposition figure Riad al-Turk outlined the movement's current status in a wide-ranging December 14 discussion. Main points were: -- Damascus Declaration General Secretariat members would like a face-to-face meeting with U.S. Embassy Charge d'Aff [...]	2009-12-22 13:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS882	SYRIA FRAMES HARIRI VISIT AS NEW PAGE IN RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri completed on December 20 a two-day visit to Damascus, the first by a Lebanese prime minister to Damascus since the 2005 assassination of Hariri's father. Both sides described the visit as "fruitful and productive," while diplomats and Syrian con [...]	2009-12-22 14:28:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS884	SYRIAN MFA HOPES REVOKING BANK AMAN LICENSE NOT [...] (C) Charge and Pol/Econ Chief delivered Ref A demarche on December 23 to Husam Aala, Chief of Staff for Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad. Aala recalled Miqdad had discussed the subject of Bank Aman during his late-September meetings with State, Commerce, and Treasury officials and underst [...]	2009-12-23 10:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER CASC IR SY
09DAMASCUS89	RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Aware that relations with the SARG are under review in Washington, French Ambassador Michel Duclos, who played a key role in restoring French-Syrian bilateral relations offered his recommendations for re-engaging: ignore rhetoric and focus on actions, understand the Syrians' [...]	2009-01-28 16:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL FR SY
09DAMASCUS892	ROSE-COLORED GLASSES AT THE STATE PLANNING [...] (C) For the first time in more than four years, emboffs were granted a meeting in late December with the State Planning Commission (SPC). Although largely echoing the party line on subjects like U.S. economic sanctions, SPC head Dr. Taysir Raddawi shared his objectives for developing Syria's [...]	2009-12-29 08:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS93	RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Spanish Ambassador Juan Serrat, who enjoys frequent access to SARG officials, described the SARG as "hopeful" regarding the new U.S. Administration and the prospects for a changed U.S. role in the Middle East. They had been disappointed by the decision not to send Special [...]	2009-01-29 16:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SP SY
09DAMASCUS94	CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]	2009-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS97	BA,ATH PARTY MAINTAINS NEAR STRANGLEHOLD ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The struggle for the hearts and minds of Syrian youth is played out on the battlefield of education. In 2001, the Education Department of the Regional Leadership of the Ba,ath Party in conjunction with the Ministry of Higher Education made a series of decisions designed to refo [...]	2009-02-02 11:09:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OEXC OIIP KPAO SCUL SY XF
09DARESSALAAM104	KOSOVO RECOGNITION: TANZANIA REMAINS NONCOMMITTAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 10:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC ICJ KV TZ
09DARESSALAAM11	Tanzanian First Lady Bids Farewell to Ambassador's Spouse [...] (U) On January 5th, First Lady of Tanzania, Mama Salma Kikwete, hosted a farewell luncheon at Tanzania's State House in honor of Mrs. Sue Green, spouse of the Ambassador, who departed post that same evening. Mrs. Green has played a key role here on HIV/AIDS related issues, appearing publicly [...]	2009-01-13 05:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV TZ PREL
09DARESSALAAM122	TANZANIA: ISPS CODE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) A/DCM and Poloff delivered ref demarche to MFA Europe and Americas Director Radhia Msuya Feb. 10 and explained the 90 day deadline for Tanzanian ports to comply with the ISPS code. Msuya did not have a substantive response, but remarked that if the U.S. were to provide funding, the GOT w [...]	2009-02-26 11:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD KHLS PTER PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM123	ZANZIBAR: OPPOSITION CUF THINKING IN A POST-RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Once supportive of President Kikwete because of his stated desire for reconciliation, opposition party Civic United Front (CUF) is now disappointed that he failed to fulfill his commitment to Zanzibar. CUF has concluded that the upcoming 2010 elections in Zanzibar will not be d [...]	2009-02-26 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM124	ZANZIBAR: RULING PARTY CCM THINKING IN A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the ruling party CCM, U.S. development assistance to Zanzibar is welcome, but involvement in the political realm is not. According to Ali Mzee, Chairman of the Zanzibari House of Representatives (representing the mainstream Karume faction of Zanzibar CCM),America should not [...]	2009-02-26 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM125	ZANZIBAR: PEMBA SIMMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several recent Embassy trips to Pemba, the second principal island of the Zanzibar archipelago (holding about 40 percent of the self-governing region's population) confirm that it remains among the least developed regions of Tanzania. Persistent power problems and a rapidly decl [...]	2009-02-26 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID TZ
09DARESSALAAM126	ZANZIBAR: CDA MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KARUME [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On 24 February CDA and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) met with Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume for a tour d'horizon courtesy call at which the CDA also introduced the ZAO and explained the concept of American Presence Posts (APPs) and the U.S. intent in esta [...]	2009-02-26 16:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM127	ZANZIBAR: MEMORIES OF AN UNRECONSTRUCTED REVOLUTIONARY [...] SUMMARY: Ali Sultani was one of the leading figures of the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution, but later spent eight years in prison as one of the conspirators of President Karume's assassination (father of the current President Karume). A charismatic raconteur, quoting Edith Pilaf's "Je Ne Regrete Rie [...]	2009-02-27 02:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINR PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM129	ZANZIBAR: OPPOSITION CUF THINKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Once supportive of President Kikwete because of his stated desire for reconciliation, opposition party Civic United Front (CUF) is now disappointed that he failed to fulfill his commitment to Zanzibar. CUF has concluded that the upcoming 2010 elections in Zanzibar will not be d [...]	2009-02-27 07:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM130	ZANZIBAR: RULING PARTY CCM THINKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: For the ruling party CCM, U.S. development assistance to Zanzibar is welcome, but involvement in the political realm is not. According to Ali Mzee, Chairman of the Zanzibari House of Representatives (representing the mainstream Karume faction of Zanzibar CCM),America should not [...]	2009-02-27 07:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM132	UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL NOMINATION: TANZANIA UNRESPONSIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 09:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09DARESSALAAM134	TANZANIA MILDLY POSITIVE ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) MFA Africa Division Deputy Director Zuhura Bandala told Poloff Mar. 3 that Tanzania was trying its best to ensure that the situation in Zimbabwe was resolved. She emphasized the GOT's policy of working through SADC (per AU directive) to be supportive as Zimbabwe returned to peace and eco [...]	2009-03-03 11:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EFIN PHUM EAID ETRD ZI TZ
09DARESSALAAM160	TANZANIA-CHINA RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG DESIPTE GROWING [...] Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao recently made a 36-hour stop in Tanzania as part of his five-nation African tour. The purpose of his visit was to solidify bilateral ties by reiterating past promises and by offering an additional USD 22 million in aid. President Kikwete warmly welcomed Pre [...]	2009-03-09 14:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL TZ CH
09DARESSALAAM22	Banned Tanzania Newspaper Returns [...] (U) Summary: MwanaHALISI, banned by the GOT in October on allegations of publishing seditious material returned to the streets this week. Ambassador Green highlighted the importance of press freedoms in his exit courtesy call with Tanzanian President Kikwete. The President remarked that mos [...]	2009-01-16 06:58:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM241	TANZANIA AGREES TO TRAIN DRC SOLDIERS AT MONUC [...] (C) DAO contacts in the Tanzania Peoples Defense Force (TPDF) told us recently that the TPDF has agreed to an early April MONUC request to provide training to soldiers being integrated into the Democratic Republic of Congo's national military (ref). The GOT agreed to provide up to 200 trainers, [...]	2009-04-15 13:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UN TZ CG
09DARESSALAAM251	TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL TZ KV
09DARESSALAAM252	TANZANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) MFA Director of Multilateral Cooperation Begum Taj told Poloff April 17 that Tanzania welcomed and would support the US candidacy for the UNHRC. She was pleased to learn that there would likely be a "clean slate" for the election. Taj commented on the importance of working from within an [...]	2009-04-17 10:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM253	TANZANIA'S LINE ON MADAGASCAR UNCHANGED [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 10:34:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC EAID MA TZ
09DARESSALAAM265	TANZANIA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] (U) MFA Director of Multilateral Cooperation Begum Taj advised Poloff April 17 that Tanzania had just announced its candidate for Director General of UNESCO and sought US support. The diplomatic note formally introducing the candidate, Professor Sospeter Muhongo, has been forwarded to AF/E. [...]	2009-04-24 07:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO TZ
09DARESSALAAM286	EAST AFRICAN COMMON MARKET: GRADUALISM IN ACTION [...] The five East African Community (EAC) Heads of State, at a summit meeting April 29 in Arusha, announced a delay in the planned signing of the long-negotiated Common Market Protocol until their next summit in November 2009. The leaders' agreement on the final outstanding issues of the protocol [...]	2009-05-02 17:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL TZ BY KE RW UG
09DARESSALAAM294	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time of expanding military relations between our countries, in particular through increased ACOTA equipment and training for Tanzanian battalions deploying to Darfur. President Kikwete's positive attitude towards the U.S. is increasingly reflected in pub [...]	2009-05-06 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM31	BY-ELECTION DEEPENS OPPOSITION RIFT [...] (U) SUMMARY. An upcoming parliamentary by-election in southwestern Mbeya Rural district has exposed a sharpening rivalry between Tanzania's two main opposition parties, CUF and CHADEMA. Although ruling CCM is expected to retain the seat by a large margin, the opposition's inability to agree on [...]	2009-01-20 13:44:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TZ
09DARESSALAAM327	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON AND CORKER [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when the country is gearing up for national elections in 2010, attempting to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, and continuing to deepen its relationship with development partners, particularly the United States. The 2010 election [...]	2009-05-21 03:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN PREL PGOV TZ KE RW SU IT XA
09DARESSALAAM333	TANZANIA TEXTILE AND APPAREL INDUSTRY STRUGGLING TO [...] Summary and Comment. Tanzania's once successful textile and apparel industry is floundering, unable to capitalize on advantages such as abundant supply of raw materials and preferential trading agreements, including AGOA. Recent interviews with various sector stakeholders in Tanzania revealed [...]	2009-05-21 12:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM338	MEDIA REACTION: "KIKWETE-OBAMA TALKS A CHANCE TO BOOST [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 03:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM350	KIKWETE ON REGIONAL ISSUES WITH CODEL ISAKSON [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian President Kikwete, meeting with CDA and visiting Senators Isakson and Corker May 28, called for more active UN involvement in Somalia and expressed concern about the situation in Sudan. Kikwete criticized Kenyan leadership for its inattention to governing; conversely, he [...]	2009-06-01 05:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TZ KE CG SO SU ZI
09DARESSALAAM351	PRESIDENT KIKWETE AND CODEL ISAKSON DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. President Jakaya Kikwete welcomed visiting Senators Isakson and Corker to State House on May 28. On bilateral issues, Kikwete reiterated points he raised during his recent Washington meetings. He emphasized the strong U.S.-Tanzania relationship and reviewed the impact of the [...]	2009-06-01 06:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV EAID TZ
09DARESSALAAM385	ZANZIBAR: DONORS SEEK COMMON POSITION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Key donor nations agree that the political impasse in Zanzibar constitutes a "risk situation." There was a consensus that donors needed to reinforce their concerns with GOT and Zanzibar interlocutors and to press for change through a common position. Norway and Netherlands are [...]	2009-06-11 14:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM40	RELIGION AND POLITICS IN TANZANIA: DEBATE ON OIC MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. During the latter half of 2008, debate simmered between Christian and Muslim Tanzanians regarding membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Foreign Minister Membe sparked the recent round of discussion by indicating that Tanzania would seek membership, a p [...]	2009-01-22 07:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TZ
09DARESSALAAM401	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...]	2009-06-24 04:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM428	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIKWETE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Kikwete, meeting with Deputy Secretary Lew June 30 immediately before departing for the African Union meeting in Libya, expressed satisfaction with U.S. assistance programs, in particular MCC, PEPFAR, and PMI, and the U.S. approach to assistance. Kikwete described Tanz [...]	2009-07-06 05:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL TZ BY CG KE SO
09DARESSALAAM473	ISPS CODE: TANZANIA COMPLIANT BUT NEEDS FOLLOW-UP [...] Visiting Coast Guard (CG) International Port Security Program Inspectors will recommend that Tanzania be considered compliant with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. The GOT has responded to most of the recommendations (reftels) arising from previous inspections, although [...]	2009-07-21 06:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD KHLS PTER PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM502	SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]	2009-08-04 10:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM517	ZANZIBAR WHITE PAPER SHARED WITH KIKWETE/STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7 CDA reminded President Kikwete of our ongoing concerns about Zanzibar and left with him an aide memoire (see para. 4). Kikwete said he remained seized with the issue. At the same time, Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) tabled a draft for a common statement by donor cou [...]	2009-08-07 16:47:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM531	ZANZIBAR/PEMBA: DONOR JOINT STATEMENT [...] Embassy released the following text to media August 13, on behalf of Canada, Japan, and Norway. Sweden, on behalf of the EU Heads of Mission, issued a statement with identical substance. Begin text: Statement by Heads of Mission in Tanzania of Canada, Japan, Norway and the United States [...]	2009-08-13 15:24:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM573	TANZANIA POSITIVE ON U.S. NOMINEE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 06:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TZ
09DARESSALAAM578	ZANZIBAR: KARUME BERATES AMBASSADORS ON JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: Over the weekend following issuance of the August 13 Joint Statement by key donors on Zanzibar voter registration anomalies (ref B),FM Membe contacted heads of mission of signatory countries and "invited" them to Zanzibar to hear the views of Zanzibar Revolutionary [...]	2009-09-01 14:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM582	ZANZIBAR: KARUME BERATES AMBASSADORS ON JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: Over the weekend following issuance of the August 13 Joint Statement by key donors on Zanzibar voter registration anomalies (ref B),FM Membe contacted heads of mission of signatory countries and "invited" them to Zanzibar to hear the views of Zanzibar Revolutionary [...]	2009-09-02 14:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM598	UNGA: TANZANIA SEES COMMON GROUND ON GLOBAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) MFA Foreign Service Officer Noel Kaganda welcomed information on U.S. priorities for the upcoming UNGA (reftel),delivered by Polchief September 10. He said the GOT shared our interest in addressing global challenges. Kaganda emphasized the particular importance of food security to Tanz [...]	2009-09-10 14:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA TZ
09DARESSALAAM60	TANZANIA AND IRAN SIGN DEFENSE MOU [...] (C) Summary. Tanzania and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on military cooperation and technology transfer during Tanzanian Minister of Defense Hussein Mwinyi's visit to Tehran in late January. The announcement of the MOU in the Iranian press came as a surprise to many in Tanzania, [...]	2009-01-29 14:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PGOV UNSC TZ IR
09DARESSALAAM603	ZANZIBAR: VOTER REGISTRATION RESUMES ON BOTH ISLANDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 04:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM621	TANZANIA: POC FOR REGIONAL BIOSECURITY MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 15:08:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AORC PREL PTER TZ
09DARESSALAAM628	ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST VIOLENCE BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Friends of 2010 Group" agreed at a heads-of-mission-level meeting September 18 to keep pressing the Union Government and President Kikwete to maintain peace and order in Zanzibar. The "Friends" also agreed to reinforce to opposition Civic United Front (CUF) that the internat [...]	2009-09-23 09:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM63	TANZANIA HOME MINISTER HINTS ABOUT NATIONAL VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minster of Home Affairs Lawrence Masha told CDA as part of a wide-ranging tour d'horizon that formal negotiations between CUF and CCM on Zanzibar ("Muafaka") was dead for now, mainly because of Karume's intransigence. A power-sharing government prior to the 2010 elections, with t [...]	2009-01-30 10:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM643	ICTR PREPARES FOR CLOSURE, SIGNIFICANT WORK REMAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) briefed Dar es Salaam-based diplomats September 25 on the status of the tribunal's work. ICTR officials expected to meet the planned 2010 deadline for closure of the tribunal, despite some case delays. However, [...]	2009-09-30 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA ICTR RW TZ
09DARESSALAAM65	SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]	2009-02-02 03:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM72	BANK OF TANZANIA TOWERS SCANDAL LANDS IN COURT; USG [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania launched prosecutions January 27 of two former Bank of Tanzania (BOT) officials for their role in the construction of the BOT towers. Amatus Liyumba, former director of personnel and administration, and former project manager Deogratius Kweka were charged with ca [...]	2009-02-03 04:06:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID KMCA PGOV PREL TZ

09DARESSALAAM735	UNGA/THIRD COMMITTEE: TANZANIA TO ABSTAIN ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tanzania plans to repeat its practice in 2008 of abstaining on all country-specific resolutions and related no-action motions. Tanzania will support the U.S. election resolution, but shares concerns about the OIC's resolution on defamation of religions. The GOT expects to sup [...]	2009-10-28 09:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AROC KJUS PHUM APER PREL UNGA UN TZ
09DARESSALAAM74	TANZANIA BY-ELECTION: AN EASY WIN FOR RULING CCM [...] (U) Ruling CCM party candidate Rev. Luckson Mwanjale cruised to victory in the January 25 by-election in Mbeya Rural district (see ref a). Mwanjale captured 75 percent of the votes, slightly down from the near 80 percent won by the prior CCM candidate. Very low voter turnout, 34 percent, may [...]	2009-02-04 14:05:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TZ
09DARESSALAAM747	TANZANIA INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM748	GOLDSTONE REPORT: TANZANIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 14:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL TZ
09DARESSALAAM750	TANZANIA SOFA: LIMITS OF TPDF AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Africa Command Legal Counsel Colonel Jon Lightner discussed Tanzanian concerns about a proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with senior GOT military attorney Brig. Gen. Rwegasira on October 21. The meeting clarified that the Tanzanian People's Defense Forces (TPDF [...]	2009-11-04 09:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM769	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN"S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 2 meeting at State House, President Jakaya Kikwete thanked visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin for ongoing U.S. assistance to Tanzania, including $37.7 million in Financial Crisis Initiative funding that the Deputy Secretary and Finance Minister Mkulo ann [...]	2009-11-12 03:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ECIN PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM772	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN"S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 2 meeting at State House, President Jakaya Kikwete thanked visiting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin for ongoing U.S. assistance to Tanzania, including $37.7 million in Financial Crisis Initiative funding that the Deputy Secretary and Finance Minister Mkulo ann [...]	2009-11-12 03:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON EAGR ECIN PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM786	TANZANIA: NON-COMMITTAL ON THIRD COUNTRY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 09:28:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA TZ
09DARESSALAAM794	TANZANIA: "WE TYPICALLY ABSTAIN" [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 14:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAL PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM796	PRES. KIKWETE TELLS REP. PAYNE THAT TANZANIA & TURKEY WILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ),in Dar Es Salaam to participate in the Mo Ibrahim Forum on Governance, met privately with President Jakaya Kikwete on November 14, along with Ambassador Lenhardt and staffers. Rep. Payne urged Kikwete, as a progressive African leader, to work [...]	2009-11-20 04:25:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PINS PREL PTER PINR PREF PBTS SO TZ ER TU
09DARESSALAAM814	IRAN/IAEA: TANZANIA AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 15:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR TZ
09DARESSALAAM815	ICTR UPDATE: COMPLETION STRATEGY, KABUGA/KENYA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a briefing for Dar es Salaam-based diplomats November 19, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) officials said additional time and funding would be necessary for the Tribunal to handle new arrests and other cases that would spill into 2011. ICTR President Judge Den [...]	2009-11-24 15:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PHUM UNGA RW TZ
09DARESSALAAM834	"DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS": INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 12:55:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA TZ
09DARESSALAAM844	TANZANIA RAIL: GOT WEIGHS PROPOSALS TO FIX THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania, in looking at ways to improve its crumbling rail infrastructure, is considering an upgrade to U.S. standard gauge of its Central Line, running from Dar es Salaam to northwest Tanzania. A USTDA-supported study, conducted by U.S. rail firm BNSF, argues [...]	2009-12-07 14:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ELTN EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM846	TANZANIA'S NOMINATION FOR 2010 INT'L WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] U.S. Mission Dar es Salaam nominates Ananilea Nkya for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for her tireless efforts to promote equality, opportunity, and justice for Tanzanian women and girls. Advocating for Women's Human Rights ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-12-07 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM869	SOMALI TALKS IN TURKEY: TANZANIA PROPOSES TO DEFER [...] (C) Summary. FM Membe, on receipt of ref a points from Ambassador Lenhardt, agreed to call the Turkish FM to defer a planned meeting involving the foreign ministers of Turkey, Tanzania, Eritrea and Somalia, which had been planned to take place in Ankara in January. Membe requested an update on [...]	2009-12-17 13:30:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO TU TZ
09DARESSALAAM882	REFUGEE UPDATE: MTABILA BURUNDI RESIST RETURN; UNHCR ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite UNHCR's increased efforts to encourage refugees in the Mtabila camp to return to Burundi, there has been little movement. UNHCR suspects camp leaders are conducting intimidation campaigns to discourage repatriation. Following UNHCR's protest of the Tanzania's return of [...]	2009-12-21 13:37:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF TZ
09DARESSALAAM9	Ambassador Green's Farewell Remarks for Zanzibar [...] Ambassador Mark Green held a farewell gathering in Zanzibar on 8 January. He addressed an audience of 200 leaders drawn from Zanzibar?s government, political, civil society, cultural, academic, business and media sectors. Resident American citizens attended as well. Muslim religious leaders [...]	2009-01-09 07:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM901	ZANZIBAR: AMBASSADOR LENHARDT LUNCHES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Ambassador Lenhardt invited to the Residence for lunch Mohamed Aboud, a jocular and charismatic Zanzibari politician of the ruling "Revolutionary Party" (known by its Kiswahili acronym, "CCM - Chama cha Mapinduzi"). Aboud is among the top contenders to replace Pres [...]	2009-12-29 10:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM96	PRESIDENT KIKWETE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CDA PART I: [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11 meeting with President Kikwete, CDA sought his views on Zimbabwe and dealing with the new AU Chair. Kikwete encouraged the U.S. to support the new Zimbabwe government. He said he had advised Morgan Tsvangirai to join the government and now would not abandon [...]	2009-02-11 12:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ ZI LY GV
09DHAHRAN14	SHI'A LEADERS MEET WITH KING AFTER MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ------------------ -- King Abdullah met with more than 100 Shi'a leaders from Qatif, al-Ahsa, and Medina related to the sectarian clashes at Baqi'a cemetery (ref A). -- Following the meeting, the King announced the immediate release of all 38 detainees involved in the [...]	2009-03-04 15:44:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	SA PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KISL
09DHAHRAN295	SAUDI BORDER CONFLICT WITH YEMEN RAISES FEAR OF SECTARIAN [...] (C) Prominent members of the Eastern Province (EP) Shia community are growing increasingly worried that the conflict in Yemen will spur a backlash against their community. The attitude is prevalent among Shia youth as well. Statements by a Yemeni official, as well as a recent circular issued b [...]	2009-12-19 12:06:00	Consulate Dhahran	SECRET	PGOV KIRF PREL SA YM PINR PHUM
09DHAHRAN8	SHI'A UNREST CONTINUES TO BUILD AFTER THE MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ----------------- -- The Shi'a clashes with Saudi security forces in Medina in February have set off a wave of demonstrations, protests, and calls on the government for justice. -- Members of the Shi'a communities from the Eastern Province were involved in the Baqi'a cemet [...]	2009-03-02 16:22:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SA IR LE
09DHAKA10	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL OFFICERS COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Officers Communications and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on February 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests th [...]	2009-01-04 09:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1000	LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 26, 2009. Post re [...]	2009-10-26 01:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1004	PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISOR SEES HOPE FOR [...] (S) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes for a breakthrough in Indo-Bangladesh relations when she visits New Delhi later this year, according to her Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Gowher Rizvi. At the PM's request (and without the knowledge of the Foreign Ministry) Rizvi recently trave [...]	2009-10-28 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PTER BG
09DHAKA1008	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Verveer, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh focuses on what we call the three "D"s: democracy, development and [...]	2009-10-29 15:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER SOCI KPAO BG
09DHAKA101	NEW MINISTERS ADDED TO HASINA'S CABINET [...] (U) In a surprise move, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina named six more state ministers on January 24, bringing the number of people in her Cabinet to 38. All of the new ministers are lawyers and four are new to public office. All six were active in campaigning for Hasina's release from prison l [...]	2009-01-27 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG PGOV PREL
09DHAKA1013	MISSION DHAKA ENDORSEMENT FOR FY10 1206 [...] (SBU) Embassy Dhaka concurs with the regional Section 1206 counterterrorism support proposals and prioritization summarized reftel. The Dhaka-specific proposal described below was developed with host government officials in the context of regional coordination of counterterrorist efforts. Th [...]	2009-11-03 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KTIA MARR MASS MOPS MCAP CB CE ID
09DHAKA1015	LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 3, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...]	2009-11-04 00:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1017	LEAHY VETTING FOR HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE IN USA, DECEMBER 04 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the HIV/AIDS Conference in USA, which will begin on December 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by November 19, 2009 [...]	2009-11-04 08:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1018	LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL MILITRAY RELATIONS WORKSHOP" in Bangladesh, which will begin on November 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 05, 2009. Post req [...]	2009-11-05 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1021	LEAHY VETTING FOR BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM "APCSS CIVIL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. This is an addendum to Dhaka 1018. Please delete candidate number 4, a typographical error, from the aforementioned cable. The following additional three candidates have been selected for participation in BANGLADESH OUTREACH PROGRAM" APCSS CIVIL [...]	2009-11-05 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1023	PM HASINA ON THE WAY FORWARD ON BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina November 5 to review his recent consultations in Washington and preview upcoming events. Topics of the wide-ranging discussion ranged from domestic (BNP-Awami League relations; civilian-military relations; corruption) to bilateral (TIFA [...]	2009-11-09 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SENV ECON MARR PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA1025	MEDIA OVERSTATES TERRORIST THREAT TO EMBASSY DHAKA [...] (S) Local press and wire services gave widespread coverage to the November 6 arrest of three alleged members of the international terrorist group Lashkar-e-Teiyeba who were reportedly planning to attack Embassy Dhaka. More sensationalist reports suggested the suspects had planned to hijack a [...]	2009-11-09 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PROV PREL PINR PINS PHUM BG
09DHAKA1030	VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...]	2009-11-10 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA1032	PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERS ENGAGEMENT WITH RANGOON [...] (S/NF) Bangladesh's worries about possible Burmese aggression appear to have subsided, and the Prime Minister is now considering possible engagement with Rangoon. As tensions flared in October, Bangladesh's civilian leadership asserted control over Burma policy, with the Foreign Minister lea [...]	2009-11-11 02:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PINS MARR ASEC PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA1033	UNITED NATIONS PROPOSES REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 02:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PTER XD XG AS BG
09DHAKA1034	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBATING TERRORISM SEMINAR IN NESA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combating Terrorism Seminar in NESA Center for Strategic Studies, USA, which will begin on December 01, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 12, 2009. Post requests that [...]	2009-11-12 08:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1036	VIOLENCE LEADS TO CALLS FOR GREATER TRADE UNIONISM [...] (SBU) Three individuals died and over 100 were injured following unrest at a garments factory outside Dhaka in late October, leading to renewed moves by the Government of Bangladesh to develop and strengthen trade unions in the sector. Disgruntled workers allege that a factory owner had sudd [...]	2009-11-15 09:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA1038	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Fraudulent Document Detection [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - Fraudulent Document Detection Skills" on December 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 11/16/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 12/04/09 to provide suffici [...]	2009-11-16 07:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1039	WILLING TO PLAY BALL: BANGLADESH FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) In a wide ranging meeting with the Ambassador on November 15, Bangladesh,s No. 2 diplomat, Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, emphasized the importance of close ties with the United States and discussed the potential for some movement on UN- related concerns and recognition of Kosov [...]	2009-11-17 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN KVIR PINR BM KN BG
09DHAKA1040	BANGLADESH EMBRACES USG GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Bangladesh and Mission Dhaka are moving ahead with plans to collaborate on food security, as laid out in the USG's new Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. The Ambassador and senior officials from [...]	2009-11-17 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG EAGR EAID IT KWMN PINR PREL SOCI
09DHAKA1043	LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Novemb [...]	2009-11-18 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1049	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC & UNLOG IN BANGLADESH, 06 - 17 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in United Nations Staff Officers Course (UNSOC) and United Nations Logistic Officers Course (UNLOG) in Bangladesh, which will begin on December 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on [...]	2009-11-22 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1057	WOMEN'S ISSUES AMBASSADOR MARKS BANGLADESH'S PROGRESS AND [...] (SBU) The recent visit to Dhaka by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer highlighted the need for Bangladesh's leaders to work together more cohesively to further advance the status of women here. Ambassador Verveer's meetings with government officials, civil society l [...]	2009-11-23 23:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL PGOV EAID ECON EAGR GTIP BG
09DHAKA1059	LEAHY VETTING FOR MANEUVER CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Maneuver Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on December 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decemb [...]	2009-11-24 01:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA106	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM--FIXING CIVIL MILITARY [...] (C) For much of the January 2007 - January 2009 Caretaker Government tenure, the USG and local actors were concerned about the ability of Bangladesh's military to find a safe exit to allow soldiers to return to the barracks without fear of retribution. This immediate goal has been accomplishe [...]	2009-01-29 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV KDEM EAID PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA1065	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROP SYS OVHL & INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Prop Sys OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-11-24 06:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1066	LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MTR MT OVHL & INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard MTR MT & OVHL & Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 12, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 24, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]	2009-11-24 06:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA107	NEW LAW MINISTER TAKES AIM AT JUDICIAL REFORM BUT [...] (C) During a January 25 courtesy call by the Ambassador, new Law Minister Shafique Ahmed, a barrister in private practice for fifty years, was noncommittal about the fate of the ordinances passed by the Caretaker Government (CTG). (Reports indicate that the new Parliament might not ratify ma [...]	2009-01-29 11:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER
09DHAKA1071	BACK TO THE FUTURE? BANGLADESH SWITCHES UN VOTE [...] (C) In a return to the position of the previous democratically elected government, the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) chose to abstain on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning the human rights situation in North Korea. By doing so, the Government reversed the stance taken by t [...]	2009-11-25 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PINR BM KN BG IR
09DHAKA1072	BANGLADESH BOARD OF INVESTMENT RE-ENERGIZED, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 08:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ETRD ENRG PREL EAGR BG
09DHAKA1077	WOMEN KEY TO FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN [...] (SBU) The recent visit to Bangladesh by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer underscored U.S.-Bangladesh convergence on a number of issues, including food security and climate change, and highlighted the role women should play in these efforts. Ambassador Verveer call [...]	2009-11-30 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN EAID PREL EAGR ECON SENV BG
09DHAKA1078	BANGLADESH PM REMAINS COOL TOWARD NOBEL LAUREATE [...] (C) A prophet has no honor in his own country, at least as far as Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh's Awami League government is concerned. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni made clear their distrust and suspicion of Yunus in several recent meetings [...]	2009-11-30 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KWMN SOCI ECON PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA1079	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JANUARY 19 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on January 19, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 14, [...]	2009-11-30 06:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1080	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on January 13, 2010. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decem [...]	2009-11-30 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1081	BANGLADESH RESPONSE: QDDR GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the QDDR process. Bangladesh is home to 150 million people crowded into an area the size of Wisconsin. This desperately poor nation faces immense challenges, including with regard to food security and climate change. Bangladesh i [...]	2009-12-01 04:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1084	LEAHY VETTING FOR SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Squadron Officer School Course in USA, which will begin on December 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Decembe [...]	2009-12-02 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1086	BANGLADESH NOMINEE FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] For her work in defending the legal and human rights of the women of Bangladesh, U.S. Mission Dhaka nominates Salma Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Woman of Courage. Through her legal and humanitarian work, Ali has fiercely championed the rights of women and child [...]	2009-12-03 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV BG
09DHAKA1088	LEAHY VETTING FOR COBRA GOLD EXERCISE IN THAILAND, JANUARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Cobra Gold Exercise in Thailand, which will begin on January 31, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 22 [...]	2009-12-07 02:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1089	LEAHY VETTING FOR SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the South Asia Regional Pandemic Influenza and Emerging Infections Disease Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 02, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 07, 2009. [...]	2009-12-07 02:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA11	LEAHY VETTING FOR PATROL CRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Systems Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4 [...]	2009-01-04 09:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1102	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the "Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors" Course in Sylhet, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 25, 2009. Post vetting was c [...]	2009-12-14 06:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1105	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-12-14 07:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1106	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on January 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on December 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by December [...]	2009-12-14 07:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1107	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Combating Domestic and [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Combating Domestic and Transnational Terrorism from January 24 - February 04, 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 12/14/2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-12-14 07:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1114	BANGLADESH NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the President's Entrepreneurship Initiative. Post's Economic Working Group will continue to explore ways to highlight the entrepreneurship objectives outlined reftel. The Ambassador discussed entrepreneurship with leading business repre [...]	2009-12-15 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1116	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander (CFMCC) Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 15, 2009. Post requests that vet [...]	2009-12-15 08:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1119	LEAHY VETTING FOR CONVENT MUNITIONS MAIN OFF AND JET ENGINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Convent Munitions Main Off and Jet Engine Mishap Inv Course in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-12-17 06:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA112	LEAHY VETTING FOR LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMBATING TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Legal Aspects of Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on March 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-02-01 10:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1120	LEAHY VETTING FOR TRANSNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION (TSC) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Transnational Security Cooperation (TSC) Workshop in USA, which will begin on February 01, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2009-12-17 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1122	BNP CHAIRPERSON PROMOTES SON, LOYALISTS, AND [...] (C) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) held it National Council on December 8 as required under the political parties registration act. Newly re-elected Chairwomen Khaleda Zia recycled party themes and allegations against the ruling Awami League in her opening speech. Zia used the Natio [...]	2009-12-20 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM ECON BG
09DHAKA1123	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2010. Post vetting was completed on December 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]	2009-12-20 03:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA113	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course in USA, which will begin on February 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Febru [...]	2009-02-02 02:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1133	BANGLADESH: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In compliance with reftel, Mission Dhaka submits its 2009 Country Report on terrorism. Text of report follows: Immediately after taking office in January 2009, the Awami League-led government began a crackdown on domestic and transnational terrorist groups. As a result, Bangladesh a [...]	2009-12-20 07:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINS PGOV PREL ASEC BG
09DHAKA1135	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...]	2009-12-21 01:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1136	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on January 8, 2010. Post vetting was [...]	2009-12-21 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA114	LEAHY VETTING FOR Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)Human [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Februa [...]	2009-02-02 05:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA1142	ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN: URDU SPEAKERS FACE [...] (C) The "Bihari" or Urdu-speaking population of Bangladesh continues to remain economically and socially disadvantaged despite a May 2008 Supreme Court ruling granting them citizenship, according to community leaders. During a meeting with the Ambassador, Bihari community members voiced con [...]	2009-12-23 03:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG PK
09DHAKA116	LEAHY VETTING FOR STABILITY SECURITY TRANSITION AND [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Stability Security Transition and Reconstruction (SSTAR 09 -4) Course in Germany, which will begin on March 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post reque [...]	2009-02-02 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA117	LEAHY VETTING FOR COALITION AIR OERATION WORKSHOP IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Coalition Air Operation Workshop in USA, which will begin on March 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...]	2009-02-02 09:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA12	LEAHY VETTING FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE AND OVERHAUL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Outboard Motor Maintenance and Overhaul and Instructor Development Course in USA, which will begin on January 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requ [...]	2009-01-04 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA120	PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The new government must immediately take steps to try those suspected of committing war crimes during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence, said a resolution the Awami League-dominated parliament passed unanimously January 29. Those pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal a [...]	2009-02-02 10:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM PHUM KAWC KISL BD
09DHAKA121	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER [...] (SBU) USG activities in Bangladesh are based on three pillars: democratization, development and denial of space to terrorists. The new government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to power in Parliamentary elections on December 29 and is beginning to flesh out its policies on issues o [...]	2009-02-03 02:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA122	GOB'S CHIEF IMAM APPOINTMENT RUFFLES FEATHERS [...] (SBU) An early challenge to the Awami League government from its religio-cultural as well as political opposition led to a security force crack-down at Dhaka's central mosque January 30. The move came after protesters objecting to the January 1 appointment of a new khatib (chief imam) at the n [...]	2009-02-03 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL BD
09DHAKA124	BANGLADESH: CHITTAGONG HILS TRACTS MINISTER [...] (U) The new State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs told the Ambassador that his top priority was resolving land disputes that frequently flare up between ethnic minorities indigenous to the CHT and Bengali migrants. During the Ambassador's February 1 courtesy call, the new S [...]	2009-02-03 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV
09DHAKA126	BANGLADESH STAKES CLAIM AS VENUE FOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's newly-elected government has begun a low key campaign to convince the USG to choose it as the venue for President Obama's much anticipated speech to the Muslim World during the new Administration's first 100 days. Bangladesh bases its claim on a history of being a moderate Mu [...]	2009-02-03 13:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM OVIP BG
09DHAKA128	THE AWAMI LEAGUE'S FIRST THIRTY DAYS: GREAT [...] (C) The newly elected Awami League-dominated Parliament's initial sessions have been bogged down by petty issues rather than focused on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,s campaign promises to create a more civil political climate and to ratify Caretaker Government ordinances to improve governance. [...]	2009-02-04 11:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV
09DHAKA129	BANGLADESH,S NEW NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: [...] (SBU) In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Chairman of Bangladesh,s newly appointed National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),Justice Amirul Kabir Chowdhury, was optimistic that the Commission would be able to tackle some of the country,s many human rights problems. The retired Suprem [...]	2009-02-04 12:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA13	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES CHIEF ADVISER ON SETTING [...] (C) Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed is justifiably proud of the Caretaker Government's success in holding free, fair and credible elections and setting conditions for improved future governance. Ahmed leaves office optimistic about Bangladesh's future, and plans to stay in the country aft [...]	2009-01-04 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG
09DHAKA131	Leahy Vetting for ATA Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February, 19, 2009 to [...]	2009-02-08 08:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA132	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Comprehensive Crisis Management Course (CCM) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-02-08 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA14	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES SHEIKH HASINA [...] (C) In a January 2 phone conversation, I congratulated Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Hasina on the Awami League's impressive electoral victory. I noted that the victory was even more noteworthy in that it occurred in an election that was widely acknowledged to have been the freest and fai [...]	2009-01-04 10:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA152	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on February 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February [...]	2009-02-10 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA153	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 09, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]	2009-02-10 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA155	MEDIA REACTION: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S VISIT TO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's February 7-8 visit to Bangladesh received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. (See septel for a further readout on the visit.) This was the first visit to Bangladesh by a senior [...]	2009-02-12 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS EWWT BG IN BM
09DHAKA157	BANGLADESH STILL CONSIDERING RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KVIR BG
09DHAKA16	OBSERVERS ENDORSE ELECTION RESULTS; NEW CABINET TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Official results confirm that the Grand Alliance led by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina captured a stunning 262 seats out of the 299 contested in Bangladesh's December 29 parliamentary elections. Foreign and domestic observers agree that the elections were the most free, fai [...]	2009-01-05 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA160	BOUCHER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLOSER [...] (C) During his February 7 - 8 visit to Dhaka, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher stressed US desire to forge a close partnership with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government. In meetings with senior Bangladesh officials, Boucher discussed counterterrorism cooperation (including US supp [...]	2009-02-12 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG KV

09DHAKA162	FORMER ADVISER EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER EARLY DAYS [...] (C) One of the main architects of Bangladesh's return to democratic government expressed concern over early actions by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government. In a February 11 meeting with Ambassador Moriarty, Former Caretaker Government Communications Adviser Major General (rtd.) Ghulam [...]	2009-02-16 02:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BG
09DHAKA167	SAUDI ARABIA'S ASSISTANCE TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) The Prime Minister is likely to request and receive a Saudi donation to implement governance goals during her upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia (KSA). According to the Saudi Embassy in Dhaka, KSA does not have a regular recurring development assistance program in Bangladesh, but responds to [...]	2009-02-16 06:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KDEM PTER BG
09DHAKA169	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-02-16 10:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA170	LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 12, 2009. Post [...]	2009-02-16 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA172	BANGLADESH ARMY CHIEF ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO IMRPOVE [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff General Moeen told the visiting head of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security (APCSS) that the civil-military relationship in Bangladesh required improvement. APCSS Director LTG (Ret.) Ed Smith replied that developing proper civil-military relations was a challenge for [...]	2009-02-17 07:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SENV EAID BG
09DHAKA174	BANGLADESH, INDIA TALK SECURITY AND TRADE BUT [...] (C) Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's one-day visit to Bangladesh on 2/9 generated neighborly goodwill but not much progress in the two key areas of cross-border security and trade. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's proposed regional security task force was discussed but details [...]	2009-02-18 10:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA18	ADVANCES IN FINANCIAL CRIMES LAWS FACE POSSIBLE [...] (C) Bangladesh's Caretaker Government (CTG) tried to improve Bangladesh's ability to combat money laundering and terrorist financing by issuing ordinances aimed at helping Bangladesh meet international standards in the area of financial crimes and increase the effectiveness of related law enfo [...]	2009-01-06 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA189	AMERICA WEEK - TAKING THE USG ON THE ROAD [...] Sesame Street, a floating health clinic, jazz concerts, a cricket tournament and a biopic of President Obama were only a few of the highlights of America Week, a Mission-wide effort to showcase USG activities outside Dhaka. America Week 2009 found us in Barisal in southern Bangladesh, which we [...]	2009-02-24 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KPAO SCUL EAGR SENV BEXP BG
09DHAKA19	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS STAFF OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Staff Officer Course in Malaysia, which will begin on January 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 6, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-01-06 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA190	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course (CSRT) in USA, which will begin on April 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vettin [...]	2009-02-24 10:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA191	LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Indonesia, which will begin on March 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on February 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-02-24 10:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA195	BANGLADESH'S BNP: RESTRUCTURING, BUT IN NEED OF A [...] (C) The BNP is at a crossroads: still stinging from its electoral defeat and after boycotting most of the inaugural session of Parliament, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has shown few signs that it understands the need to embrace reform and define its role as the opposition in parliamen [...]	2009-02-25 12:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG
09DHAKA203	AS HIS CASE DRAGS ON, SHOHAIB CHOUDHURY REMAINS A [...] (C) Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shohaib Choudhury ) on trial for sedition, treason and blasphemy ) related to his advocacy of ties between Bangladesh and Israel ) appeared in court on February 19. The hearing was brief as the prosecution,s witness, a police officer, was unable to atten [...]	2009-02-26 12:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA205	BANGLADESH: SHEIKH HASINA'S INNER CIRCLE: LOYAL TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina relies on a small circle of trusted relatives, family friends, and time-tested devoted advisers while sidelining individuals she perceives as disloyal. Hasina's sister and son who reside abroad, are among her closest confidantes. Hasina also relies on longtime [...]	2009-02-26 14:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM PHUM PINS BG
09DHAKA210	BANGLADESH'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Bangladesh's civilian and military leadership are working together to defuse tension within the Bangladesh Army following the February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. During a late-night meeting February 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Army Chief General Moeen agreed to establish a [...]	2009-02-28 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR CASC ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA213	PRIME MINISTER MEETS ARMY OFFICERS IN BID TO QUELL [...] (C) In a tense meeting with seething military personnel on 3/1, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina defended her Government's handling of the border-guard rebellion that left scores of army officers massacred. Initial reports suggested emotions ran high among soldiers who felt the Government should ha [...]	2009-03-01 11:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA218	BANGLADESH FORMALLY REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador Bangladesh appreciated the strong support the USG had rendered during the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and aftermath, and requested assistance in conducting the investigation into the mutiny and identifying remai [...]	2009-03-02 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA222	ARMY LAUNCHES SWEEP FOR MUTINEERS; CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Dhaka remained calm March 2. The government ordered the army to begin a nation-wide sweep aimed at rounding up mutineers suspected of committing murder and arson during the border guard mutiny that left dozens of army officers massacred (reftels). In parliament, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin [...]	2009-03-02 11:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA235	EDUCATION MINISTER LOOKS TO CURRICULUM AND [...] (SBU) Acknowledging significant problems in the education sector, the new Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intended to focus on introducing a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's schools, increasing vocational and technical education opportunities and campaigning against illiteracy. [...]	2009-03-05 03:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL KISL BG
09DHAKA237	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KHALEDA ZIA ON NEED FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador encouraged Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia to continue to reach out to the Government in the wake of the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. For her part, Zia complained that the Government repeatedly refused to provide space to the opposition, and she threatened to "go to the p [...]	2009-03-05 07:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA239	EDUCATION REFORM: FOR QAWMI MADRASAS TOO? [...] (C) The new Awami League government recently announced plans to introduce a uniform curriculum into Bangladesh's multi-curriculumed schools. The Minister of Education told the Ambassador he intends to include qawmi madrasas (non-regulated, privately-funded Islam-focused institutions) in the ne [...]	2009-03-05 07:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KISL SOCI SCUL BG
09DHAKA240	TEXTILES MINISTER HOPES TO REVIVE JUTE INDUSTRY [...] (C) The Minister of Textiles and Jute looks to private sector investment to revive Bangladesh's ailing jute industry and said the country's textile industry was feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. Well-disposed towards the United States, he thanked the USG for its support of the [...]	2009-03-05 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL PTER KTEX KISL BG
09DHAKA241	BANGLADESH MUTINY AFTERMATH: TIME FOR USG [...] (C) One week after the bloody border guard mutiny, Bangladesh's immediate crisis appears to have passed, but the resulting political situation remains perilous. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself warns of more attacks to undermine democracy. Three competing Government of Bangladesh investiga [...]	2009-03-05 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA242	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers Course (UNMOC) in Nepal, which will begin on March 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 05, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comple [...]	2009-03-08 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA243	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 IN MANILA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESSES 16 in Manila, which will begin on March 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by March 15 to p [...]	2009-03-08 03:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA247	AGRICULTURE MINISTER FOCUSED ON INCREASING CROP [...] (C) Improving agricultural productivity is critical to increasing incomes and lifting Bangladeshis out of poverty, according to Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury. In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the Agriculture Minister focused on her efforts to improve farmers' access to water a [...]	2009-03-09 03:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR PREL PGOV ECON SENV EAID EWWT BG
09DHAKA248	LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by 03/16/09 to provide sufficient time f [...]	2009-03-09 03:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA251	LEAHY VETTING FOR FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the FDIC - Counterterrorism Finance Regulatory Training Course, which will begin on March 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-03-09 04:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA253	ABILITY, EXPERIENCE OF HASINA'S CABINET MIXED [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Minister of Industries owes his appointment more to political expediency than professional credentials. Minister Dilip Barua told the Ambassador recently he was still learning about his portfolio, though he supported the ministry's long-term commitment to private enterpr [...]	2009-03-09 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EIND EINV ECON KIPR BG
09DHAKA254	MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, FBI ARRIVES, [...] (C) Investigations into the February 25-26 mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) continue, and though no credible evidence of an external conspiracy has yet surfaced, allegations persist, fostered in part by Bangladesh's top leaders. A two-person FBI team from Embassy New Delhi arrived to co [...]	2009-03-09 10:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA255	PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH: BANGLADESH TEETERING ON [...] (C) The February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny has shaken the country's two month-old experiment in democracy to its core. The level of brutality and the loss of over fifty senior army officers have left important constituencies openly questioning the future of democratic governance in t [...]	2009-03-11 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS KDEM EAID MARR PHUM
09DHAKA259	AWAMI LEAGUE ALLIANCE PARTNER STILL ON BOARD...FOR [...] (C) Former Bangladesh President and leader of the Jatiya Party H.M. Ershad said March 9 he still supported Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, even as he criticized her handling of the recent mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles. Ershad backed away from earlier statements that India had played a role in [...]	2009-03-12 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA260	HOME MINISTER SIDE-LINED IN MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) The Prime Minister named the Commerce Minister March 11 to coordinate the ongoing investigations into the February 25 border guard mutiny. Based on a preliminary FBI assessment, the Ambassador told the Home Minister March 11 he had made an urgent request to Washington for follow-up assista [...]	2009-03-12 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA263	PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT HER GOVERNMENT'S [...] (S) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina remains worried about the fate of her government in the wake of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny. In a March 11 meeting with the Ambassador, she again requested FBI support for the mutiny investigation, noting that getting to the truth was import [...]	2009-03-12 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA268	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...]	2009-03-18 02:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA269	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE US PACIFIC COMMAND 22ND ANNUAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The US Pacific Command 22nd Annual International Military Operations and Law Conference in New Zealand, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 17, 2 [...]	2009-03-18 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA27	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Bangladesh, which will begin on January 11, 2009.Post vetting was completed on January 07, 2009. Post requests that vetting b [...]	2009-01-07 08:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA272	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) COMBATING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Near East South Asia (NESA) Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on March 31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 18, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-03-18 08:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA274	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC MILITARY MEDICINE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC XIX) in South Korea, which will begin on April 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 19, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]	2009-03-19 04:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA28	FRESH FACES, SOME SURPRISES IN BANGLADESH'S NEW [...] (C) Following much secrecy and speculation, Bangladesh's newly elected Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, unveiled her government at a swearing in ceremony on January 6. Hasina excluded all but one member of the ruling Awami League's (AL) Presidium from the Cabinet. Twenty-eight of the 32 in [...]	2009-01-07 10:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA280	FBI WORKS TO HELP CORRECT FLAWS IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty and the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation team helping Bangladesh investigate its border guard mutiny urged the minister in charge to strengthen the probe. PolEcon Counselor reiterated the message to two senior Cabinet officials with responsibility for se [...]	2009-03-22 08:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA284	FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...]	2009-03-23 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG
09DHAKA285	BANGLADESH COMMERCE MINISTER PROMISES NOT TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruq Khan promised Ambassador Moriarty that international shipping would not face restrictions in Bangladesh despite concerns the government was taking steps favoring domestic shippers. The minister also noted the Government of Bangladesh was considering several measures [...]	2009-03-23 08:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA290	LEAHY VETTING FOR US FRAUDULENT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the US Fraudulent Travel Documents to Commercial Airline Personnel from April 22-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 03/24/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 04/1 [...]	2009-03-24 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA302	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA303	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA308	LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 29, 2009. Post [...]	2009-03-30 08:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA310	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIA SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Symposium on East Asia Security (SEAS - 2009) in Honolulu, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2009-03-31 05:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA313	AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW PRESENTED TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK BG
09DHAKA314	BANGLADESH RESPONSE ON ICJ KOSOVO DELIBERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL ICJ KV BG
09DHAKA315	LEAHY VETTING FOR REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing in the Charitable Sector in India, which will begin on April 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 30, 2009. Post [...]	2009-03-31 10:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA318	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE CIVIL MILITARY TESPONSE TO TERRORISM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Civil Military Response to Terrorism Course in Monterey, USA, which will begin on April 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on March 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2009-04-01 03:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA319	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia - Planning Conference, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-04-01 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA32	LIST OF MINISTERS AND STATE MINISTERS IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Enclosed is a list of officials in the newly elected government of Bangladesh. Ministers of State are not of cabinet rank but can be head of a ministry. 2. (U) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Armed Forces Division Cabinet Division Electricity, Oil and Mineral Resources Ministry: A) Ele [...]	2009-01-08 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA325	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTORS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructors Course (PSOIC) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2009-04-02 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA326	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY LIAISON OFFICERS COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Civil Military Liaison Officers Course (CMLO) in Indonesia, which will begin on April 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-04-02 08:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA33	MEDIA REACTION: SHEIKH HASINA FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: All English and vernacular newspapers extensively covered the swearing-in ceremony of Awami League-led Grand Alliance leader Sheikh Hasina and her 32-member cabinet. (See reftel for a further readout on the new government.) Editorials and commentary in newspapers across the politica [...]	2009-01-08 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA339	BANGLADESH HOLDS PEACEFUL BY-ELECTIONS APRIL 2 AS [...] (C) On April 2, voters in six constituencies elected replacements for members of parliament compelled to relinquish seats won in the December 2008 polls. While voter turnout was down from December's record highs, voting in these six by-elections went smoothly, with the only change from Decem [...]	2009-04-05 10:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM PREL BG
09DHAKA34	KIBRIA FAMILY SEEKS TO REVIVE INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (C) The family of slain former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria plans to press the newly elected government in Bangladesh to bring his killers to justice. While hopeful Sheikh Hasina's government will respond favorably, Kibria's children fear the bureaucracy and security forces will try to [...]	2009-01-08 10:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER BG
09DHAKA340	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, APRIL 21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 16, 2009 to prov [...]	2009-04-05 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA345	GOVT SAYS WAR CRIMES TRIAL PROCESS BEGINS APRIL 8. [...] (C) The GOB intends to prosecute war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence (reftel) on the basis of legislation passed in 1973, which may not provide a current internationally-acceptable basis for war crimes prosecution. The Law Minister announced the process would beg [...]	2009-04-06 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL KAWC PHUM
09DHAKA346	BANGLADESH NON-COMMITAL ON USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] (U) On April 6, PolOff spoke with M. Mahbubul Alam in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing, to convey reftel points and urge the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to support the USG,s candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). We emphasized that the U [...]	2009-04-07 03:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA359	LEAHY VETTING FOR GPOI TRAIN THE TRAINER (T3) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the GPOI Train the Trainer (T3) Course in Mongolia, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 2 [...]	2009-04-08 09:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA36	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNDERWATER DEMOLITION/ SEAL COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Underwater Demolition/ Seal Course in USA, which will begin on February 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Janua [...]	2009-01-11 04:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA361	HIZB UT TAHRIR IN BANGLADESH: STILL NEW, STILL [...] (SBU) Hizb-ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) was established in Dhaka in 2001 and has an estimated membership of about 3,000 young, well-educated, middle-class Bangladeshis, mostly from Dhaka. In common with the global HT movement, HTB claims to aspire to the establishment of a Muslim caliphate throug [...]	2009-04-09 04:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL BG
09DHAKA372	LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BANGLADESH: CAUTION AHEAD [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 06:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
09DHAKA374	LEAHY VETTING FOR WEATHER OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 06 TO AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Weather Officer Course in USA, which will begin on June 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 30 to provide s [...]	2009-04-13 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA375	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2009-04-13 08:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA376	LEAHY VETTING FOR MID PLANNING CONFERENCE (MPC),APRIL 20 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Mid Planning Conference (MPC) in Philippines, which will begin on April 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April [...]	2009-04-13 08:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA377	LEAHY VETTING FOR SPEC/OPS COMBATING TERRORISM COURSE, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Spec/ Ops Combating Terrorism Course in USA, which will begin on May 02, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by April 25 [...]	2009-04-13 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA378	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Bangladesh Integrating CT Counter Terrorism Strategies" from May 3-21, 2009 in Dhaka. Post vetting was completed on 04/09/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-04-13 08:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA38	LEAHY VETTING FOR COMBINED FORCE MARITIME COMPONENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course in USA, which will begin on February 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-01-11 07:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA380	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vett [...]	2009-04-15 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA381	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA382	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 19, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA383	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 7, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA384	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 9, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA385	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 27, 2009. Post vett [...]	2009-04-15 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA386	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2009-04-15 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA387	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 29, 2009. Post vett [...]	2009-04-16 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA388	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Air Command and Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 31, [...]	2009-04-16 09:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA392	BANGLADESH TO ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO IMF/WB MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Ambassador Moriarty delivered the demarche (reftel) to Bangladesh Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith. The Minister said Bangladesh would participate in the vote on Kosovo membership in IMF/WB, but would abstain on the question. The Minister understood the need to have a quorum. 2. (C) Act [...]	2009-04-20 02:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL BG KV
09DHAKA394	BANGLADESH'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OUTLINES AGENDA: [...] (C) New Attorney General (AG) Mahbubey Alam, a barrister in private practice, recently detailed how the GOB was considering three adjudicative approaches (standard trials, war crimes tribunals, and military courts martial) to deal with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny during a recent meeting [...]	2009-04-21 08:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KAWC KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER
09DHAKA398	AVERTING A CRISIS? BANGLADESH PROVIDES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Bangladesh,s Finance Minister unveiled on April 19 a $500 million stimulus package for exporters and others affected by the global economic crisis. More than 40 percent of the program will benefit the agricultural sector; the package also provides fiscal stimulus for exporters and power/ [...]	2009-04-22 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA402	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR WANTS IMPROVED INVESTMENT [...] (C) The new Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh told Ambassador Moriarty on 4/21 Bangladesh should improve its climate for foreign investors. Although Bangladesh was seeking nuclear energy assistance from China and Russia, the Chinese ambassador said, less expensive power sources were more approp [...]	2009-04-23 07:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BG CH
09DHAKA405	BANGLADESH GSP UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO [...] (C) The labor situation has steadily improved over the past year, ahead of an April 24 hearing on the petition to revoke U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Bangladesh. According to all parties concerned in Bangladesh, organized labor has succeeded in forming Workers, a [...]	2009-04-23 11:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA408	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC OFFICER COURSE, JUNE 23 TO JANUARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Officer Course- USMC in USA, which will begin on June 23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to provide [...]	2009-04-26 05:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA409	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, MAY 04 TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to [...]	2009-04-26 05:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA41	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on March 2, 2008. Post vetti [...]	2009-01-12 08:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA410	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD CPX INDONESIA, JUNE 11 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Indonesia, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 05 to prov [...]	2009-04-26 05:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA411	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The ARF Disaster Relief Exercise in Philippines, which will begin on May 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 03 to [...]	2009-04-26 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA412	LEAHY VETTING FOR SF SMEE IN ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, USA, MAY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The SF SMEE Course in USA, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to provide sufficient [...]	2009-04-26 05:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA413	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-26 05:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA414	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-26 05:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA417	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 27, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-27 05:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA419	WHAT DO BANGLADESH'S DEOBANDI QAWMI MADRASAS WANT? [...] (SBU) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. The government seeks more control over qawmi madrasas and fears failure to equip students with ski [...]	2009-04-28 04:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA42	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on March 4, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-01-12 08:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA420	BANGLADESH PRIME MINISTER SEEKS MEETING WITH [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see following paragraph. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In my meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on April 27, she requested a meeting with President Obama during her planned private visit to the United States in the second half of May. She als [...]	2009-04-28 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS BG
09DHAKA425	PRIME MINISTER STILL SEES CONSPIRACY IN BORDER [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina still sees a conspiracy behind the border guard mutiny that dealt a huge blow to her government in February. She told the Ambassador on April 27 she welcomed U.S. Government efforts to facilitate better civilian-military relations and strengthen Bangladesh's se [...]	2009-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ETRD ECON PHUM BG
09DHAKA431	THE GOB SAYS IT IS SERIOUS ABOUT QAWMI MADRASA [...] (C) After a rocky start, the Awami League government and Bangladesh's qawmi madrasa (QM) community appear to have laid the necessary groundwork for much-needed dialogue aimed at addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system. That said, the so [...]	2009-04-30 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG

09DHAKA432	LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG) IN CEBU, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pasols Planning Group (PPG) in Philippines, which will begin on May 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 29, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by May 10 to prov [...]	2009-04-30 04:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA433	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following units/personnel have been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was comple [...]	2009-04-30 04:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA436	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA NATIONAL PLANNING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pandemic Influenza National Planning Event in Rome, which will begin on May 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by M [...]	2009-04-30 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA44	BANGLADESH: WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN THE NEXT 180 DAYS [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's return to democracy following the successful December 29 Parliamentary elections presents significant opportunities for advancing U.S. Government (USG) interests in the country and the region. Embassy Dhaka has identified five major mission objectives for the USG to focus on [...]	2009-01-12 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID BG
09DHAKA443	ISLAMIC PARTIES AND THE QAWMI MADRASA COMMUNITY (3 [...] (C) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. A proportion of Bangladesh's Deobandi qawmi madrasa (DQM) community has strong ties to small Islamic [...]	2009-05-04 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA445	INDIA SEES INCREASED INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh said intelligence sharing among the two countries is improving but remains far less than ideal. He told the Ambassador on May 3 the Bangladeshi government report on the February border guard mutiny would likely blame Bangladeshi intelligence agenc [...]	2009-05-04 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ETRD EWWT IN BG
09DHAKA446	BANGLADESHI'S APPLY FULL-COURT PRESS FOR PRIME [...] (C) Senior Bangladeshi officials have been eagerly following up on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's request for a meeting with President Obama during the second half of May. (Reftel) At a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty on May 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni reiterated the Government o [...]	2009-05-04 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BG
09DHAKA447	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, CLIMATE [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed concern about recent deaths during interrogation of border guard personnel implicated in the February 25-26 border guard mutiny, at a May 4 meeting with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. The Ambassador also raised concerns about the human rights situation of Rohingya ref [...]	2009-05-04 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV PREF BG
09DHAKA448	LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER REASSURES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) According to Local Government Minister Syed Ashraful Islam, the GOB remains committed to decentralization and will ensure that recently elected Upazila (County) Chairmen are allowed to function independently. The GOB welcomed USG assistance in making local government function effectively, [...]	2009-05-04 11:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM EAID BG
09DHAKA449	ENGAGING OIC STATES ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) The Ambassador raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni May 4, following a demarche by Poloff to Samina Naz, Director of the Americas Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 29. According to Naz, the GOB was still considering its policy vis-a-vis Kosovo, including ho [...]	2009-05-04 11:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KV BG
09DHAKA451	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 5 May [...]	2009-05-06 05:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA460	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 23, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-05-07 07:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA461	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 25, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-05-07 07:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA464	A WAY FORWARD FOR MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND [...] (C) GOB's Law Minister Shafique Ahmed recently promised the government's full support for the development of a mutual legal assistance (MLA) program for Bangladesh, including the establishment of a Central Authority for MLA in the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). The Law Minister also agr [...]	2009-05-07 11:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KAWC KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SNAR BG
09DHAKA469	NOBEL LAUREATE REQUESTS USG HELP ON GRAMEEN BANK [...] (C) Nobel Peace Laureate and Grameen Bank Chairman Muhammad Yunus asked that the USG assist him in urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to change a long-standing rule that gives the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) control over his position as Grameen Bank Chairman. Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caret [...]	2009-05-11 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KWMN BG
09DHAKA474	PAKISTANI AND FRENCH ENVOYS CRITICIZE UN [...] (C) The Pakistani High Commissioner told the Ambassador May 10 he questioned the legitimacy of the UNDP Representative's interactions with the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) on the war crimes issues stemming from Bangladesh's 1971 War of Liberation. The French Ambassador indicated that the Gov [...]	2009-05-12 05:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL PHUM KAWC BG
09DHAKA475	BANGLADESH'S AHLE HADITH QAWMI MADRASAS: FEW AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh's Ahle Hadith qawmi madrasas (AHQM) would not object to coming under government oversight, according to a senior Ahle Hadith (AH) representative, who told post there were approximately 200 AHQMs in Bangladesh, mostly concentrated in the northwest. He said attempts were underway [...]	2009-05-12 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA478	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE FLASH BUFFALO 09-2 BILATERAL MILITARY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following unit has been selected for participation in the Flash Buffalo 09-2 bilateral military training exercise held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, which will begin on or about 12 October - 11 November 2009. Post vetting was completed on 14 Ma [...]	2009-05-14 05:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA479	OPPORTUNITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS: LIVES OF [...] (C) Despite improvements in the living conditions of registered Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh, the overall situation there is in danger of deteriorating. As the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) make further progress inside the camps, th [...]	2009-05-14 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA482	FINDING COMMON GROUND ON COUNTERRORISM WORKING [...] (C) The U.S. and the United Kingdom share common counterterrorism goals in Bangladesh and we have worked together on specific issues in the past. Embassy Dhaka and the British High Commission reviewed our efforts and agreed on several areas of cooperation at an inaugural counterterrorism quarterly [...]	2009-05-14 08:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL HYMPSK MARR KPAO UK BG
09DHAKA484	BANGLADESH SHIPPING MINISTER WANTS TO DEVELOP [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plans to develop its inland waterways, its two major ports and a new deep water port, according to Shipping Minister Dr. Afsarul Amin. The Minister told the Ambassador on May 13 that dredging Bangladesh's many waterways, both to improve transport and irri [...]	2009-05-14 09:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT PREL BEXP PGOV ETRD BG
09DHAKA486	BANGLADESH'S NEW INTEL CHIEF PROMISES ENHANCED CT [...] (S) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed DGFI to focus on counterterrorism issues and work closely with the U.S. Government, according to Director General Mollah Fazle Akbar. Akbar emphasized that DGFI would no longer support efforts by extremists to enter the political arena. Akbar a [...]	2009-05-14 10:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
09DHAKA488	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (DV OBSERVER) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield CPX in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 1 to provi [...]	2009-05-18 04:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA501	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]	2009-05-20 02:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA502	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]	2009-05-20 02:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA503	LEAHY VETTING FOR EX GUARUDA SHIELD (FTX) IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The Ex Guaruda Shield (FTX) in Philippines, which will begin on June 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 2 to pro [...]	2009-05-20 02:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA504	LEAHY VETTING FOR COOPERATOIN AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009 in Singapore, which will begin on June 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2009-05-20 03:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA505	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND INSTRUCTIONAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Basic Instructor Course and Instructional system Designer in USA, which will begin on June 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-05-20 03:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA51	MEDIA REACTION: GAZA VIOLENCE AS SEEN IN DHAKA [...] Summary and Comment: Media coverage of the situation in Gaza retains front page prominence in both mainstream English and Bangla-language newspapers. The local coverage, a mixture of wire reports, reports on local protests, and commentary, increased with Sheikh Hasina's January 5 criticism of [...]	2009-01-13 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OREP KPAO PGOV PREL OVIP BG
09DHAKA511	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPYARD MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Shipyard Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 8 [...]	2009-05-21 10:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA512	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Army Command and General Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]	2009-05-21 10:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA513	LEAHY VETTING FOR NEAR EAST SOUTH ASIA (NESA) SENIOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Near East South Asia (NESA) Senior Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on June 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2009-05-21 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA514	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA COMBATING TERRORISM EXECUTIVE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Nesa Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar - USA, which will begin on June 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June [...]	2009-05-21 10:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA515	LEAHY VETTING FOR DISAM INTERNATIONAL PURCHASER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in The DISAM International Purchaser Course, which will begin on July 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 15 to prov [...]	2009-05-21 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA516	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY CAPTAINS CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 06, 2009. Post vetting was completed on May 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...]	2009-05-21 10:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA52	LEAHY VETTING FOR ARMOR CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, MARCH [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Armor Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05, 2 [...]	2009-01-14 07:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA53	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS EXECUTIVES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the International Logistics Executives Advanced Development Course in USA, which will begin on March 11, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 14, 2009. Post requests that vet [...]	2009-01-14 07:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA533	GOVERNMENT PROBE FAILS TO FIND OUTSIDE [...] (C) A much-anticipated government probe into the February border guard mutiny that left 57 army officers dead found no evidence of outside conspirators, mirroring the reported findings of an army investigation. Instead, the report cited long-standing grievances against poor treatment by, and c [...]	2009-05-28 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA534	BANGLADESH DECLARATION OF DISASTER DUE TO CYCLONIC STORM AILA DATED MAY 28, 2009 [...] Summary: Action Request: This cable declares a disaster in Bangladesh as a result of the Cyclonic Storm Aila and requests USD 100,000 to furnish disaster assistance, which may include supplies for shelter, water, food and relief supplies for the storm affected areas of Bangladesh. End summar [...]	2009-05-28 11:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BG EAID PINR PREL SOCI
09DHAKA535	HASINA ADVISOR: PRIME MINISTER FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to grapple with thorny problems like improving civil-military relations and overcoming inept bureaucrats, one of her advisors told the Ambassador. Gowher Rizvi, a long-time unofficial advisor to Hasina, said the Prime Minister was focused [...]	2009-05-28 11:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV PTER MARR IN BG
09DHAKA54	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRFIELD OPERATIONS OFFICER COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airfield Operations Officer Course in USA, which will begin on March 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 13, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by January [...]	2009-01-14 07:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA540	BOEING SALE TO BIMAN BANGLADESH ON TRACK, WAITING [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh continues to support the purchase of eight Boeing aircraft by the national airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, under a deal signed by the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G.M. Quader recently told the Ambassador and Boeing' [...]	2009-05-31 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON BG
09DHAKA555	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Bob, I am glad you are headed our way. We look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a moderate Muslim-majority country of nearly 150 million people that is friendly to the United States. This is a surprisingly hopeful place despite the daunting problems it faces: recurring natural disast [...]	2009-06-03 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA556	THAI FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA AND BANGLADESH'S [...] (C) The government of Burma was nervous about the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) statements in support of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and angry with Thailand for its vocal support of ASSK's release, according to visiting Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya. The Foreign Minister also ind [...]	2009-06-03 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA557	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICTFP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in ICTFP Fellowship Program Course in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 10 to provide [...]	2009-06-04 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA558	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-06-04 03:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA561	LEAHY VETTING FOR BASIC INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND CONVENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Basic Instructor Course and Convent Munitions Maint Officer Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-06-04 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA562	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC RIM AIRPOWER SYMPOSIUM IN NEW [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 17 [...]	2009-06-04 06:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA563	LEAHY VETTING FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN LARGE POPULATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Health Emergencies in Large Population Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]	2009-06-04 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA564	LEAHY VETTING FOR THIRTY THIRD PACIFIC ARMIES MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the PAMS XXXIII Conference to be held in Tokyo, Japan; which will begin on or about August 24 to 28 2009. Post vetting was completed on 4 June 2009. Post requests that vetting be c [...]	2009-06-04 09:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA565	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Preventing Attacks Against Soft Targets COURSE, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 20-31, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 06/04/2009. Post requests that [...]	2009-06-04 10:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA566	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIR MOBILITY RODEO IN USA, JULY 19 - JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Pacific Rim Airpower Symposium in New Zealand, which will begin on July 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 04, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 3 [...]	2009-06-04 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA568	BANGLADESH'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR TRANSPORT [...] (U) See action request, please see paragraph 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) Bangladesh,s Communications Minister, Syed Abul Hossain, has ambitious goals for expanding the country,s bridges, roads and public transportation links, including the completion of a bridge over the Padma (Ganges) r [...]	2009-06-07 08:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EWWT PGOV PREL BEXP BG
09DHAKA57	INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER EXPECTS CLOSER [...] (C) The Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh told Ambassador Moriarty on 1/13 India expected improved cooperation on security and other issues with the new Awami League government. Counterterrorism cooperation would be the central issue of discussion when the Indian Minister of External Affairs v [...]	2009-01-14 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KDEM PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA576	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICER COURSE, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Aircraft Maintenance Course in USA, which will begin on July 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provid [...]	2009-06-08 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA577	BNP'S ZIA COMPLAINS AWAMI LEAGUE NOT PROVIDING [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the Awami League government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition told the Ambassador June 4 the Prime Minister had rebuffed the BNP's suggested topics for de [...]	2009-06-08 10:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM KPAO BG
09DHAKA578	BANGLADESH NON-COMMITTAL ON SUDAN AND THE HUMAN [...] (SBU) On June 4, PolOff spoke with Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing, to convey reftel points, urging the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to support the extension of the Special Rapporteur,s term by one year and a strong [...]	2009-06-08 11:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BG SU PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA579	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH BIG HIT IN BANGLADESH [...] Summary: President Obama's Cairo speech received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Five local television stations available to millions of cable or satellite subscribers throughout the country broadcast the speech live or on tape delay. Nine newspapers, including two of the [...]	2009-06-09 00:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA580	ALL ON THE SAME PAGE: INFORMATION MINISTER COMMITS [...] (C) The Information and Culture Minister, Abul Kalam Azad, spoke at length about the importance of press freedom and avenues for cooperation between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the USG, including in spreading anti-extremist messages in a June 2 discussion with the Ambassador. The [...]	2009-06-09 00:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BG SCUL
09DHAKA582	LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CAPTAINS CAREER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Military Intelligence Captains Career Course in USA, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-06-09 04:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA583	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS ALUMNI WORKSHOP IN PHILIPPINES, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The APCSS Alumni Workshop in Philippines, which will begin on July 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provi [...]	2009-06-09 04:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA584	LEAHY VETTING FOR APCSS COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in APCSS Comprehensive Crisis Management Course in USA, which will begin on August 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Ju [...]	2009-06-09 05:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA585	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 18 to provide [...]	2009-06-09 05:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA586	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in NESA Executive Seminar in USA, which will begin on July 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide sufficien [...]	2009-06-09 05:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA588	LEAHY VETTING FOR GROUND SUPPLY OFFICERS COURSE IN NORTH [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Ground Supply Officer Course in North Carolina, which will begin on 06 July, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 10, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 21 to [...]	2009-06-10 10:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA589	GOB THREATENS INDEPENDENCE OF FOREIGN SHIPPING FIRMS IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Dhaka, other diplomatic missions and foreign shipping companies like U.S. firm APL continue a full-court press on Government of Bangladesh (GOB) leaders to prevent a change in ownership rules for foreign shipping firms operating in Bangladesh. The Ambassador and several other chie [...]	2009-06-10 11:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL EAGR BEXP BG
09DHAKA59	LEAHY VETTING FOR ENGINEER CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Engineer Captain Career Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 05 [...]	2009-01-15 04:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA591	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN KOREA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop - Korea, which will begin on 29 June, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by June 20 to provide s [...]	2009-06-11 07:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA592	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA593	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 09:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA594	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 27, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA595	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 29, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA596	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 22, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA597	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 28, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA598	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 24, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 11:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA611	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIR CHIEF'S CONFERENCE from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Air Chief's Conference to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii and Washington DC; which will begin on or about October 25-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16 2009. P [...]	2009-06-16 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA612	LEAHY VETTING FOR NINETEENTH INTERNATIONAL SEA POWER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following delegates have been selected for participation in the 19TH ISS Symposium to be held in Newport, Rhode Island; which will begin on or about 6 - 9 October 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-06-16 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA614	PRIME MINISTER PRAISES PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (C) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told visiting SCA A/S Blake she was very pleased with President Obama's Cairo address, in particular his reference to Bangladesh, and expressed the hope that the President and Secretary Clinton would visit Dhaka. The Prime Minister outlined her plans to comba [...]	2009-06-17 04:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID ETRD BG
09DHAKA615	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE PUSHES HOME MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Robert O. Blake told the Bangladesh Home Affairs Minister counterterrorism cooperation could expand greatly if Bangladesh's security forces became more accountable and transparent. The minister, Advocate Shahara Khatun, responded that the Gov [...]	2009-06-17 05:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA617	A/S BLAKE OUTLINES NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR [...] (C) Bangladesh's top two foreign affairs officials welcomed prospects for collaboration with the United States in areas like climate change, food security and building stronger U.S. relations with the Muslim world. South and Central Asia Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and the Amba [...]	2009-06-17 11:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR PHUM KPAO SOCI BG
09DHAKA618	BNP,S ZIA REHASHES OLD COMPLAINTS AGAINST AWAMI [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Begum Khaleda Zia told SCA A/S Blake on June 13 that the Awami League (AL) government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in parliament. Zia, leader of the opposition, blamed the Caretaker Government for "destroying the [...]	2009-06-18 07:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG
09DHAKA619	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT MULTINATIONAL FORCE STANDING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the MPAT Multinational Force Standing Operating Procedures (MNF SOP) Workshop - Thailand, which will begin on August 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 18, 2009. Post requ [...]	2009-06-18 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA622	LEAHY VETTING FOR RED FLAG-ALASKA (RF-A) IN USA, JULY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Red Flag-Alaska (RF-A) Executive Observer Program (EOP)-2009, which will begin on July 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 22, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-06-22 08:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA623	MINISTER SAYS NO WITCH HUNT AGAINST FORMER [...] (C) Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam assured Ambassador Moriarty the Prime Minister did not support calls to prosecute the former army chief and former Caretaker Government officials. Ashraf also said trials of people suspected of war crimes in the 1971 war of [...]	2009-06-22 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ECON ETRD PINR BG
09DHAKA627	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM (ICT) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Counter Terrorism (ICT) Fellows Program in USA, which will begin on July 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-06-23 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA63	LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on November 30, 2008. Post requests that vetting be completed by December 15, [...]	2009-01-15 11:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA631	H1N1 FLU ARRIVES IN BANGLADESH VIA PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (C) Bangladesh has recorded its first cases of H1N1 influenza. A 19-year-old male tested positive for H1N1 June 19 after returning to Bangladesh from a year of high-school study in the United States as part of a USG-sponsored exchange program. Five more students from the same program have si [...]	2009-06-25 08:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KFLU CASC AMED ECON EAGR PREL KPAO TBIO AMGT
09DHAKA637	NO EASY WAY OUT: THE QUANDARY OF THE UNREGISTERED [...] (C) As more unregistered Rohingya originally from Burma continue to settle outside one of the two official refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, their situation becomes increasingly tenuous. Malnutrition rates among this population of 15,000 to 25,000 unregistered refugees remain high, as [...]	2009-06-25 15:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA643	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 28, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-06-28 03:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA65	CRICKET DIPLOMACY A SMASHING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) An inaugural Embassy-organized Sports Diplomacy day to help local police improve relations with the general public through a shared joy of cricket proved a huge hit. About 1,000 people participated in the December 20, 2008, program in Patuakhali, a southern district still recovering from [...]	2009-01-19 07:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KDEM PREL BG
09DHAKA652	GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]	2009-07-01 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA653	GARMENTS WORKERS CLASH WITH AUTHORITIES OVER [...] (C) Bangladesh,s ready made garments (RMG) industry faced disruption after clashes between law enforcement and workers June 27-29 left two people dead, more than 100 injured, and at least one factory burned. The rioting, which centered in Ashulia, an industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka [...]	2009-07-01 02:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA655	BANGLADESH WORKING ON UNSCR 1874 PROVISIONS [...] (U) PolOff conveyed reftel points and the Treasury advisory to Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing. Haque said the Government of Bangladesh appreciated the USG's position on this important issue and pledged to [...]	2009-07-01 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ECON PARM KNNP BG
09DHAKA658	LEAHY VETTING FOR ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ICE - "Bulk Cash Smuggling Training", In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on July 27-30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA659	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pacific Spectrum Management Conference in USA, which will begin on July 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 2, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 7 to pr [...]	2009-07-02 08:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA663	BANGLADESH OPPOSITION USING INDIAN DAM TO ATTACK [...] (SBU) India's construction of a dam on a major river that flows into Bangladesh has triggered protests from the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),which claims the project threatens the region's environment and livelihoods. Party leaders clearly believe they can get political mile [...]	2009-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ETRD PREL EAGR SOCI PGOV IN BG
09DHAKA670	BANGLADESH NONCOMITTAL ON ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche to Ms. Samina Naz, Director, Americas and Pacific Wing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and to Mr. Rafiqul Islam, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Both Government of Bangladesh officials agreed to pass the message to [...]	2009-07-06 11:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA BG
09DHAKA676	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACAF INTERNATIONAL LOGISTIC SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in PACAF International Logistic Symposium (PILS) in USA, which will begin on August 10, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by J [...]	2009-07-09 03:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA677	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNSOC CONFERENCE IN MONGOLIA, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in UNSOC in Mongolia, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 9, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 23 to provide sufficient time for [...]	2009-07-09 03:30:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA678	LEAHY VETTING FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS INSTRUCTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Peace Support Operations Instructor Course (PSOIC) in Malaysia, which will begin on July 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 09, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2009-07-09 03:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG

09DHAKA690	ARCHITECT OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT LEAVES BEHIND A [...] (C) Bangladesh's Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed, the architect of Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caretaker Government (CTG),quietly retired June 14. Though he retired without fanfare, Bangladeshis continue to debate whether Moeen should be celebrated or condemned for his role in the [...]	2009-07-14 08:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM MARR PTER BG
09DHAKA691	GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...]	2009-07-14 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA692	AMBASSADOR REGISTERS CORRUPTION AND CRIME CONCERNS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced serious concerns about rising levels of crime and corruption in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing recent incidents of pressure by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the Awami League on American business, including harassment of a U.S.-inves [...]	2009-07-14 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR ASEC KCRM CASC BG
09DHAKA697	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Major Case Management Course, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin August 10- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 07/12/09. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-07-16 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA698	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER FOCUSED ON FAMILY PLANNING AND [...] (SBU) Family planning and improving local health care programs are top priorities for Bangladesh's Health Minister, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque. Minister Haque welcomed USG-funded health programs and emphasized the importance of decentralization to improving health services in Bangladesh. The Amb [...]	2009-07-16 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG
09DHAKA70	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS TRADE, AID AND CT [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Foreign Minister, Dr. Dipu Moni, told the Ambassador January 15 her government's priorities included fulfilling the Awami League's election manifesto and strengthening Bangladesh's democracy. In her first meeting with the Ambassador since taking office January 6, Moni exp [...]	2009-01-19 13:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAID PTER EFIN PHUM BG
09DHAKA707	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEFS CONFERENCE VI [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be compl [...]	2009-07-20 02:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA708	LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-07-20 07:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA709	CREATING A DIGITAL BANGLADESH: POSTS AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh,s Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, described at length his ambitious plans for expanding the country,s telecommunications infrastructure ) towards the goal of creating a &digital Bangladesh8 by the year 2021. In a meeting with the Ambassador on Ju [...]	2009-07-20 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG PREL TINT BG
09DHAKA710	Bangladesh: Urgent Engineering/Contracting Needs for [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 11. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Post needs Washington engagement and support to implement Mission Dhaka's $34 million cyclone shelter construction project, the centerpiece of emergency supplemental funds Congress provided followi [...]	2009-07-20 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ECON PTER BG
09DHAKA712	LEAHY VETTING FOR SURVIVOR SUPPORT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Survivor Support and Human Trafficking Laws for Police Officials and Public Prosecutors Course in Dhaka and Khulna, Bangladesh, which will begin on August 7, 2009. Post vetting [...]	2009-07-21 09:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA718	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT FROM AUG [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management from August 23-September 3, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on July 23. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 10 [...]	2009-07-23 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA723	(C) PM ADVISOR RIZVI TAPPED TO TAKE ON INDIA, U.S. [...] (C) Prime Minister confidante Gohar Rizvi told the Ambassador July 21 that he had accepted formal appointment as PM Advisor for International Affairs and Special Representative. Rizvi said he would focus on relations with India from Charlottesville while retaining his chair at the Univers [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG IN
09DHAKA724	RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER [...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA728	(C) PM ADVISOR RIZVI TAPPED TO TAKE ON INDIA, U.S. [...] (C) Prime Minister confidante Gohar Rizvi told the Ambassador July 21 that he had accepted formal appointment as PM Advisor for International Affairs and Special Representative. Rizvi said he would focus on relations with India from Charlottesville while retaining his chair at the Univers [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG IN
09DHAKA730	RESPONSE: ERRONEOUS VETTING REQUEST FOR RAB OFFICER [...] Post regrets erroneous Leahy vetting request for RAB officer transmitted ref B. Mission Dhaka is implementing Department requirements for RAB engagement outlined ref A, and appreciates continued Washington support for effective U.S. training engagement that advances human rights objectives. [...]	2009-07-26 12:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA733	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNIFIED ENGAGEMENT PACIFIC INFORMATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Unified Engagement Pacific Information Sharing Forum in Guam, which will begin on August 3, 2009. Post vetting was completed on June 23, 2009. Post requests that vetting be com [...]	2009-07-27 08:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA735	FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: ENGAGING WITH THE MUSLIMS [...] (U) Muslims in Bangladesh have shown great enthusiasm for following up with the U.S. on many of the themes unveiled in the President's Cairo speech. Mission Dhaka recommends the following areas of opportunity to foster dialogue with Muslims here: -- Bring the Peace Corps Back to Bangladesh. [...]	2009-07-28 07:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DHAKA739	BOEING,S BANGLADESH DEAL: LIVERY DESIGN DECISION [...] (C) Boeing continues to slog forward on a 1.3 billion USD aircraft sale deal concluded with the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government to revitalize ailing national airline Biman Bangladesh (reftels). PM Sheikh Hasina will now personally decide Boeing's related effort to obtain Government of Banglad [...]	2009-07-29 06:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA741	AMBASSADOR URGES PRIME MINISTER,S ADVISER TO [...] (C) The Ambassador recently urged the Prime Minister,s Energy Adviser, Tawfiq Elahi Chowdhury, to resolve several pressing issues, including awarding offshore blocks for natural gas exploration and authorizing coal mining. The Adviser indicated that Conoco Phillips would likely be awarded two of th [...]	2009-07-29 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON PINR EINV BG
09DHAKA742	LIFE IN DHAKA COMES TO STANDSTILL AFTER RECORD [...] (SBU) Record rainfall overnight July 28 left major sections of Dhaka temporarily underwater, bringing normal life in the capital to a standstill and causing significant localized damage. The Prime Minister immediately convened an emergency meeting of Dhaka city and ministry officials and cr [...]	2009-07-29 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC BG CASC EAID PGOV PINR PINS PREL
09DHAKA747	ONE STEP FORWARD: BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT PASSES [...] (C) On July 9, 2009 the Bangladesh Parliament passed legislation establishing a long-awaited National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The new law includes significant changes to the composition of the commission first created by the then-Caretaker Government in an ordinance in 2007. While r [...]	2009-07-30 08:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09DHAKA749	LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 02, 2009. Post requests that [...]	2009-08-02 02:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA759	BANGLADESH RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL TORTURE TASKER [...] Torture is the subject of national discussion in Bangladesh, which is seeking to reconcile a national commitment to human rights with the imperative to maintain law and order in the face of pressing threats, including active domestic and international terrorist and criminal organizations. Ban [...]	2009-08-03 03:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA760	LEAHY VETTING FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) in USA, which will begin on August 05, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by July 30 to pro [...]	2009-08-03 04:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA762	PRIME MINISTER SIDELINES OLD GUARD AND [...] (C) When General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam unveiled the new AL Central Committee July 30 it became apparent that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was no longer willing to "forgive, but not forget" those who betrayed her during the two-year Caretaker Government. Four senior party leaders were [...]	2009-08-03 07:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG
09DHAKA763	BANGLADESH CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE BURMESE MILITARY [...] (S) Bangladesh's armed forces assess that Burma is considering military action to coincide with the November anniversary of the maritime confrontation between the two countries in the disputed zone of the Bay of Bengal. To prepare for this contingency, the Bangladeshi military is redeploying [...]	2009-08-03 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MARR MASS PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA764	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]	2009-08-04 00:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG
09DHAKA768	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]	2009-08-04 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIOZK XD BG
09DHAKA769	BANGLADESH HEALTH MINISTER ENDORSES USG [...] On July 23, 2009, Ambassador Moriarty and Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. A.F.M. Ruhal Haque, launched the Mayer Hashi Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Project was launched in Dhaka the start of a new era of USG assistance to the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) in fami [...]	2009-08-04 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO ZK XD BG
09DHAKA775	APPEALS OF 1975 MURDER/COUP CONVICTIONS MOVE [...] (C) Government prosecutors are finalizing arguments against five former military officers appealing death sentences for their leadership of the August 15, 1975 coup that killed then-President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, senior members of his government and their families. With the coup anniversa [...]	2009-08-06 09:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PHUM PREL CJAN PGOV PINR PINS BG
09DHAKA78	PRIME MINISTER LOOKS FOR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) As she completes her second week in office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is focused on assembling her team, preparing for the opening of Parliament, and beginning to deliver on key elements of her ambitious election manifesto. Hasina understands the need to confront the regional terrorism [...]	2009-01-20 06:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR PINS KDEM BG
09DHAKA781	LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR (SES),09 - 16 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior Executive Seminar (SES) in Germany, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Augus [...]	2009-08-11 06:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA782	LEAHY VETTING FOR MPAT TEMPEST EXPRESS-17 IN NEPAL, AUGUST [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the MPAT Tempest Express -17 in Nepal, which will begin on August 28, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 21, 200 [...]	2009-08-11 06:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA783	LEAHY VETTING FOR PASOLS PLANNING GROUP (PPG)IN CHINA,08-10 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the PASOLS Planning Group (PPG) in China, which will begin on September 08, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 2 [...]	2009-08-11 06:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA784	LEAHY VETTING FOR UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVERS (UNMO) [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the United Nations Military Observers (UNMO) Course - Mongolia, which will begin on September 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be [...]	2009-08-11 08:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA789	LEAHY VETTING FOR PACIFIC AIRLIFT RALLY (PAR) IN MALAYSIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pacific Airlift Rally (PAR) in Malaysia, which will begin on August 17, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 11, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by August 16 t [...]	2009-08-12 03:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA790	NOBEL LAUREATE MOHAMMAD YUNUS FACES CHALLENGES AT [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus August 9 to congratulate him on winning the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yunus said he was honored to have been chosen and highlighted his success in replicating his foundation Grameen in several Latin American countries, most notab [...]	2009-08-12 03:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BG
09DHAKA8	LEAHY VETTING FOR NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Naval Staff College Course in USA, which will begin on January 07, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 4, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed as soon as possib [...]	2009-01-04 08:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA80	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to improve business promotion and commercial outreach that the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund provides. In the last two years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our small Trade Center would greatly benefit from BFIF support. [...]	2009-01-20 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA805	FY2009 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR INL LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BG KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI
09DHAKA807	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INTELLIGENCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the International Maritime Intelligence Course (IMIC) in California, which will begin on September 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 17, 2009. Post requests that vetti [...]	2009-08-17 09:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA81	LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]	2009-01-20 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA82	LEAHY VETTING FOR AIRBORNE AND PATHFINDER COURSE IN USA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Airborne and Pathfinder Course in USA, which will begin on March 30, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 20, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 15 [...]	2009-01-20 10:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA822	UNHCR REPORTS INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENT, ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) In a recent briefing to donors on Rohingya refugees, UNHCR Regional Rep Raymond Hall expressed cautious optimism, noting that Burmese and Bangladeshi officials had confirmed in recent meetings that both governments were open to continued dialogue. Hall noted improvements in conditions f [...]	2009-08-20 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA825	GOB IMPLEMENTING CHITTAGONG HILL TRACT PEACE ACCORDS, [...] (SBU) Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) monitors credit PM Sheikh Hasina's personal commitment to peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with progress towards implementation of the 1997 Peace Accords between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and indigenous groups. In an August 18 donor [...]	2009-08-23 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV EAID BM BG
09DHAKA827	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SYLHET DIVISION WITH SENIOR GOB [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director visited USG-supported development assistance project sites in Sylhet Division August 2-5 to highlight U.S. support in health and environment and enhanced U.S.-Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and intra-GOB cooperation. They attended the inaugurati [...]	2009-08-23 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG
09DHAKA829	PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH RELATIONS REMAIN IN DEEP FREEZE [...] (C) Outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar told the Ambassador August 20 he was disappointed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had not responded to an overture from Pakistan to overcome the bitter legacy of the 1971 Liberation War. Babar said that he had delivered two [...]	2009-08-24 07:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA83	LEAHY VETTING FOR GARUDA SHIELD FINAL CONF IN JAKARTA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Garuda Shield Final Conference in Jakarta, which will begin on January 27, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 15, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...]	2009-01-21 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA831	BANGLADESH FM WELCOMES MEETING WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Dipu Moni welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Secretary on September 16 in Washington. In a wide-ranging conversation August 20, the Ambassador pushed Moni on bilateral issues, including high-profile commercial advocacy cases, and outlined U.S. objectives on human [...]	2009-08-25 07:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EAIR PHUM BG
09DHAKA832	KOSOVO RECOGNITION: HOLDING BANGLADESH'S FEET TO [...] (SBU) Post continues to press the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to recognize Kosovo's independence. Despite repeated private and public pressure, however, the GOB continues to defer its decision, likely for fear of alienating Russia. We recommend that this issue feature prominently in the [...]	2009-08-25 08:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KVIR PGOV PINR BG
09DHAKA839	GOB REFORMING BANGLADESH RIFLES BORDER GUARDS, TO [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) should conclude its investigation of the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles border guard (BDR) mutiny by October, according to Commerce Minister LTC (ret.) Faruq Khan, who is charged with coordinating the investigation (reftel). Khan told the Ambassador o [...]	2009-08-26 09:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PGOV PINR MARR PHUM MOPS BM BG
09DHAKA84	Leahy Vetting for Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Human Rights [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the RAB HR SMEE Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on February 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 21, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Januar [...]	2009-01-21 10:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA840	LEAHY VETTING FOR ENHANCED PEACE OPERATIONS CAPACITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Enhanced Peace Operations Capacity Building Program in Hawaii, which will begin on September 09, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 26, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-08-27 00:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA841	AWAMI LEAGUE MUST GOVERN WELL, OR "WE WILL GO TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruk Khan told the Ambassador August 25 that the Awami League government faced a stark choice: "if we do not govern well enough to win reelection, we will go to jail" when the opposition comes to power in five years. Khan said Prime Minister Hasina must do three thing [...]	2009-08-27 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ELAB BG
09DHAKA843	BANGLADESH ATTENDING ARF DISASTER MANAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Meeting with Samina Naz, Americas Division Director at the Foreign Ministry (MFA). Samina said the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) was very interested in attending. She informed us that the GOB intended to send th [...]	2009-08-27 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ARF EAID MARR
09DHAKA845	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 6, 2009. Post vetting was completed on August 27, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-08-27 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA848	THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BANGLA: QUICK BANGLA TRANSLATION [...] Summary: President Obama's Ramadan message received extensive coverage in the local media. The White House's Bangla translation ensured timely dissemination of the message immediately before the start of Ramadan. Seven local television stations broadcasting to 40 percent of Bangladesh's 150 [...]	2009-08-30 06:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA849	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting in almost three years and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. As A/S Blake noted during his June visit to Bangla [...]	2009-08-30 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA851	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Bangladesh since 2006 and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. The newly elected administrat [...]	2009-08-31 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA852	LEAHY VETTING FOR Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference VI (PACC) in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin on August 24, 2009 Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be co [...]	2009-09-01 03:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA853	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on August 31, 2009. Post requests that vetting be comp [...]	2009-09-01 03:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA857	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 4, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 1, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed [...]	2009-09-01 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA859	LEAHY VETTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SEMINAR IN BANGLADESH, 14-15 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 14, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 01, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...]	2009-09-01 09:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA86	LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER LIKELY TO BE KEY PLAYER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 11:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PINR PINS KDEM BG
09DHAKA861	LEAHY VETTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on September 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-02 02:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA862	LEAHY VETTING FOR WILTON PARK CONFERENCE ON THE USE OF [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Wilton Park conference on the use of military assets in the humanitarian response to natural disasters in United Kingdom, which will begin on September 28, 2009. Post vetting was [...]	2009-09-02 02:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA863	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN NEPAL, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar - Nepal, which will begin on 14 September, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 12 [...]	2009-09-02 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA864	LEAHY VETTING FOR ON MARITIME TERRORISM SEMINAR IN COLOMBO, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in Maritime Terrorism Seminar, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 16 to provi [...]	2009-09-02 09:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA865	LEAHY VETTING FOR NON-LETHAL WEAPONS EXECUTIVE SEMINAR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) in Australia, which will begin on September 22, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-09-02 09:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA866	LEAHY VETTING FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM WORKSHOP, SEPTEMBER [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Human Rights Seminar in Bangladesh, which will begin on September 16, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 02, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September [...]	2009-09-02 09:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA873	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Post Blast Investigation in North [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Post Blast Investigation in North Carolina, USA from October 5-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...]	2009-09-08 05:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA874	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM IN MOROCCO, 18-21 [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the NESA Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 08, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 2 [...]	2009-09-08 05:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA875	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Maritime Port Harbor Security Management from October 5-23, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Post vetting was completed on September 08. Post requests that vetting be complet [...]	2009-09-08 05:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA879	BANGLADESH'S PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed informed the Ambassador September 9 that she looked forward to meeting with President Obama and other Heads of State during the UNGA to discuss peacekeeping reform. Hasina said she had recently discussed peacekeeping reform with the UNSYG o [...]	2009-09-09 09:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO BG
09DHAKA880	LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September. Post vetting was completed on September 10. Post requests that vetting be completed by Septem [...]	2009-09-10 08:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA881	BANGLADESH ON THE CUSP: AMBASSADOR AND A/DAS OWEN [...] (S) During a September 9 meeting, the Ambassador and visiting SCA A/DAS Owen outlined for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opportunities for strengthening the bilateral partnership. They noted that a series of upcoming high-level meetings would focus on identifying areas for expanding the relati [...]	2009-09-10 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR EAID ECON ETRD KPKO KDEM BG
09DHAKA884	BANGLADESH SEEKS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEMARCATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is seeking foreign aid for a survey of the nation's continental shelf in the Bay of Bengal. According to the GOB, Bangladesh requires a seismic survey of 4,000 kilometers [...]	2009-09-13 08:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ENRG EWWT PBTS PHSA EPET BG
09DHAKA888	LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-09-14 08:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA889	LEAHY VETTING FOR SENIOR MISSION LEADERS (SML) COURSE IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation Senior Mission Leaders (SML) Course in Japan, which will begin on October 19, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by September 28 [...]	2009-09-14 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA89	Leahy Vetting for ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Explosive Incident Countermeasures Course in North Carolina, USA, which will begin on April 20-June 5, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by February 04, 2009 to [...]	2009-01-22 09:43:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA890	LEAHY VETTING FOR GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Global Maritime Security Assistance Symposium in USA, which will begin on September 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 14. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-14 09:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA895	A/DAS OWEN HIGHLIGHTS COUNTER TERRORISM, FOOD [...] (C) Bangladeshi interlocutors engaged on U.S. priorities including counter terrorism, food security, climate change, and clean energy during the September 9-10 visit by SCA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Owen. In addition to our continued strong partnership in democracy, [...]	2009-09-14 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR ENRG PTER BG
09DHAKA90	LEAHY VETTING FOR SEMINAR ON TRANSATLANTIC CIVIL SECURITY [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Seminar on Transatlantic Civil Security (STACS 09 - 2) in Germany, which will begin on February 03, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post requests that vett [...]	2009-01-22 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA903	LEAHY VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY OBSERVER COURSE (CMLO) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Civil Military Observer Course (CMLO) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 04, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-17 07:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA904	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 17, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by O [...]	2009-09-17 07:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA905	LEAHY VETTING FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM CONFERENCE - [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Countering Violent Extremism Conference in Dhaka, which will begin on 27 September 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 16, 2009. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-09-17 07:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA907	BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS WARMING [...] (C) In a September 8-10 visit to India, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed a range of bilateral issues with Indian counterparts and agreed to improve security cooperation, develop transport links and facilitate trade. This signaled warming bilateral relations and sets the stage for further [...]	2009-09-17 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PTER BG
09DHAKA91	LEAHY VETTING FOR 15TH ANNUAL PACIFIC COMMAND SPECIAL [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Annual Pacific Command Special Operations Conference 09(PASOC 09) in Honolulu, Hi, USA, which will begin on March 29, 2009. Post vetting was completed on January 22, 2009. Post [...]	2009-01-22 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA918	URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT [...] This is an action request. See paras two and four. 2. We have received a last minute request for the candidate listed in para three to participate in the Embassy/SOCPAC Countering Violent Extremism conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on 27 September. Given the Government of [...]	2009-09-24 09:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA919	BANGLADESH DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes reftel initiative and opportunities for further connections with the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States. We already engage with Bangladeshi-Americans in a number of areas, but there is wide scope for expanded interaction. Our experience is that the Banglad [...]	2009-09-24 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC BEXP BG BTIO EAID ECON EINV OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL SMIG
09DHAKA92	SENIOR HOME MINISTRY OFFICIALS PLEDGE CLOSER [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, the Ambassador and the Minister for Home Affairs pledged to expand U.S.-Bangladesh cooperation to fight terrorism and enhance security. The Ambassador briefed the Minister and State Minister on border security issues, USG engagement with the Rapid Act [...]	2009-01-25 09:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ETRD PTER BG
09DHAKA921	BRING THE PEACE CORPS BACK TO BANGLADESH [...] Director Williams, congratulations on taking the helm at Peace Corps, the pre-eminent people-to-people nexus of the United States. I strongly believe the time is right to re-open the Peace Corps program in Bangladesh. By returning Peace Corps Volunteers to Bangladesh, the world,s fourth most [...]	2009-09-24 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA922	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5, 2009. Post vetting was completed [...]	2009-09-24 09:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA924	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE WORKSHOP ON SECURITY SECTOR [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the workshop on "Security Sector Development: National Priorities and Regional Approaches" in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, which will begin on October 5. Post vetting was completed on Se [...]	2009-09-27 06:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA934	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN INDIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Workshop in India, which will begin on October 26, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 14 [...]	2009-09-30 09:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA935	LEAHY VETTING FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA SEMINAR IN CAMBODIA, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Pandemic Influenza Seminar in Cambodia, which will begin on October 12, 2009. Post vetting was completed on September 30, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...]	2009-09-30 09:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA939	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on 10/04/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 10/15/09 [...]	2009-10-04 09:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA94	COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty 1/25/09 Bangladesh's new Commerce Minister Faruk Khan, a close confidant of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, expressed optimism about the business climate in Bangladesh under the new government. Elected by a landslide in his constituency, the Minister cit [...]	2009-01-26 04:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PINR PREL BG
09DHAKA941	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 4. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...]	2009-10-04 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG

09DHAKA945	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADVANCE SECURITY COOPERATION (ASC-2) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Advance Security Cooperation (ASC-2) in USA, which will begin on October 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 06, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octo [...]	2009-10-06 06:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA946	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Instructor Development Course from [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the ATA - Instructor Development Course from October 18-29, 2009, In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by October [...]	2009-10-06 06:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA948	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 6. Post requests that vetting be completed by [...]	2009-10-06 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA952	LEAHY VETTING FOR NESA EXECUTIVE SEMINAR ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the NESA Executive Seminar Alumni Symposium in Morocco, which will begin on October 18. Post vetting was completed on October 7. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 17 [...]	2009-10-07 03:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA954	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. PRIORITIES WITH PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on October 6. He reviewed her productive UN General Assembly trip and U.S. interest in cooperating with Bangladesh on climate change, food security, UN Peace Keeping Operations and counter-terrorism. The PM was receptive to U [...]	2009-10-07 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PK PREL PTER
09DHAKA97	INVESTING IN BANGLADESH'S DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's successful democratic transition following the December 29, 2008 parliamentary elections opened a new chapter in this country's history. This exceptional moment also presents the United States and other development partners with an historic opportunity to help Bangladesh impr [...]	2009-01-26 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL KDEM BG
09DHAKA971	LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25. Post vetting was completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 24 to pr [...]	2009-10-14 08:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA974	BANGLADESH MEDIA CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WINNING [...] Summary and comment: President Obama's selection for this year's Nobel Peace Prize received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum generally applauded the President's selection. Most mainstream commentary agreed with the Nobel c [...]	2009-10-14 23:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA976	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - INTERDICTING TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Interdicting Terrorist Attacks course, In Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin November 1-12- 21, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 10/14/09. Post requests that vetting [...]	2009-10-15 02:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA98	NEW FINANCE MINISTER FOCUSED ON PRICES, RURAL [...] (C) Bangladesh's new Finance Minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhit, said the new government's top three priorities are managing inflation, developing the energy sector and improving education. In a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, the Finance Minister said he planned to focus on rural devel [...]	2009-01-26 09:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA982	LEAHY VETTING FOR TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE (TTT) IN [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in Train The Trainer Course (TTT) in Bangladesh, which will begin on October 25, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed by Octob [...]	2009-10-18 07:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA987	LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA - MAJOR CASE MANAGEMENT COURSE, [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA - Major Case Management Course, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin December 6-15, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 18. Post requests that vetting be complete [...]	2009-10-19 06:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA988	BANGLADESH BORDER RIFLES CHIEF DISCUSSES BURMA, [...] (S) Major General Md. Mainul Islam, Director General of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),highlighted his commitment to reform and improving the professionalism of the BDR to Embassy officers on October 12. MG Islam outlined the current deployment of border observation posts (BOP) and the limitat [...]	2009-10-20 03:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PBTS PINS PINR PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS MCAP
09DHAKA996	LEAHY VETTING FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ELETRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) repair and Calibration in USA, which will begin on November 13, 2009. Post vetting was completed on October 22, 2009. Post re [...]	2009-10-22 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA997	SENIOR AWAMI LEAGUE LAWMAKER ESCAPES APPARENT BOMB [...] (C) Fazle Noor Taposh, Awami League Member of Parliament and nephew of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, escaped unharmed after an apparent bomb attack in front of his offices in Dhaka on the evening of Wednesday, October 14 . Initial reports indicated that thirteen others were hospitalized for [...]	2009-10-22 07:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
09DILI103	TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE VETTING REQUEST [...] (SBU) Post proposes the following Timor-Leste National Police member for Department clearance for participation in PACOM-coordinated Title X-funded training. This training involves attendance at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies where the individual will attend the Comprehensive Se [...]	2009-04-08 03:43:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MOPS MARR TT
09DILI104	TIMOR-LESTE "DEEPLY CONCERNED" BY NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (SBU) Following up on an April 8 diplomatic note to Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Charge, together with his Japanese counterpart, met April 9 with MFA Acting Secretary General Constancio Pinto to convey our concern over North Korea's April 5 missile launch. Drawing on reftel, we s [...]	2009-04-09 15:22:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KS KN JA TT
09DILI108	TIMOR-LESTE: US ASSISTANCE AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] Keyed to questions contained in reftel para 3, please find Embassy Dili's responses with regard to U.S. assistance and budget transparency on the part of the Governmment of Timor-Leste. 2. Q1: IS THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPECTED TO RECEIVE OR IS IT ALREADY RECEIVING U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTA [...]	2009-04-15 13:02:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL TT
09DILI109	TIMOR-LESTE: DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 09:54:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM TT
09DILI115	MGSF01: TIMOR-LESTE RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK [...] (U) Post medical officer was briefed April 29 by the Ministry of Heath's Director of Infectious Diseases on the Government of Timor-Leste's response to the outbreaks of H1N1 in the U.S. and Mexico. She reported that on the morning of the 29th, the Minister for Health and Special Secretary of [...]	2009-04-29 06:46:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PREL TBIO CASC TT
09DILI123	F-FDTL'S MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING PLAN: STEPPING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) will soon move forward with a recruit training plan which promises to nearly double the size of the force by early 2010. The plan has potentially serious flaws, including the use of newly minted and under-trained officers and NCOs as train [...]	2009-05-11 16:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON MARR EAID TT
09DILI125	SNAPSHOT OF U.S. MILITARY RELATIONS WITH TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) Six months after a thorough November 2008 assessment by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Coast Guard designed to determine the desirability and feasibility of future U.S. military and security commitments in Timor-Leste, our engagement continues to strengthen steadily. The fundamen [...]	2009-05-13 08:10:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PMIN PGOV MARR TT
09DILI133	DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] The Ambassador met on May 21, 2009, with the Finance Minister of Timor-Leste to share reftel information and talking points. The Finance Minister reported that she had not yet received the ballot instructions from the World Bank. We provided those to her on May 22. The Finance Minister noted [...]	2009-05-22 08:22:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV TT
09DILI137	TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR ILEA BANGKOK CRIME [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individuals listed in paragraph 2. They have been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Crime Scene Management Course on June 1 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. The candidates are listed i [...]	2009-05-26 07:26:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEC TT
09DILI138	TIMOR-LESTE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN ILEA [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individual listed in paragraph 2. He has been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Seaport Border Security Course on June 8 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. The candidate is listed in "na [...]	2009-05-26 08:26:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEC TT
09DILI139	TIMOR-LESTE: LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANT IN ILEA [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the individual listed in paragraph 2. He has been selected to take part in the International Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) Seaport Border Security Course on June 8 - 12, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. 2. The candidate is listed in "name, [...]	2009-05-30 03:08:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ASEC TT
09DILI141	TIMOR-LESTE CASTS BALLOT ON WORLD BANK KOSOVO MEMBERSHIP [...] Ambassador spoke on May 30, 2009, with Timor-Leste's Finance Minister. The Finance Minister reconfirmed that Timor-Leste already cast repeat already cast its ballot on Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. As conveyed in ref a),the Minister said Timor-Leste decided to abstain. KLEMM [...]	2009-06-01 05:56:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL TT KV
09DILI144	NO MI-17S IN TIMOR-LESTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 04:10:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG PARM PK TT
09DILI145	DEMARCHE TO TIMOR-LESTE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 07:51:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA TT
09DILI150	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 2 - 4 VISIT OF CODEL PRICE TO [...] Summary. Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the July 2 - 4, 2009, visit of the House Democratic Assistance Committee under the chairmanship of Representative David Price. The CODEL will find Timor-Leste enjoying an unaccustomed phase of political stability, although the country remains afflicted b [...]	2009-06-17 08:29:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL EAID TT
09DILI152	UN MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE: ZERO TOLERANCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE [...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) continues to uphold its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). In 2008, UNMIT investigated one SEA allegation. The allegation was dismissed in 2008 due to a lack of evidence. There were [...]	2009-06-19 08:27:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PHUM TT
09DILI153	UN MISSION IN TIMOR-LESTE: ZERO TOLERANCE ON SEXUAL ABUSE [...] (SBU) The United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) continues to uphold its commitment to a zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). In 2008, UNMIT investigated one SEA allegation. The allegation was dismissed in 2008 due to a lack of evidence. There were [...]	2009-06-19 10:17:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PHUM TT
09DILI163	TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) POST PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING TIMOR-LESTE SECURITY FORCE MEMBER FOR DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S. PACIFIC ARMIES CHIEF CONFERENCE (PACC) IN TOKYO, JAPAN UNDER THE 2009 USPACOM TITLE X PROGRAM. THE CONFERENCE WILL TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUST 24, 2009 UNTIL AUGUST 27, 2009. [...]	2009-07-06 08:53:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM TT KPKO MARR JA
09DILI167	PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS TRAFFICKING, ASKS FOR USG [...] (SBU) Following the release of the Trafficking-in-Persons report, GOTL President Ramos-Horta invited the Ambassador to meet to discuss the issue on July 1. Ramos-Horta told the Ambassador that trafficking in Timor-Leste is "totally unacceptable" and that forcing women into prostitution is " [...]	2009-07-09 10:10:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP PHUM PGOV EAID PINS TT
09DILI172	TRIAL BEGINS FOR PRESIDENT'S ATTACKERS [...] (U) The trial for the 28 individuals accused of attacking President Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Gusmao in February 2008 began in Dili on July 13. The suspects, including ex-soldiers and an Australian woman, are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, and other offenses, for th [...]	2009-07-14 08:19:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR KJUS TT
09DILI173	HOUSE DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE COMMISSION VISITS DILI [...] SUMMARY: Six U.S. Congressmen led a delegation from the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) on a visit to Timor-Leste July 2-4. HDAC members and staffers engaged with Timorese leaders, held a day-long training session at the National Parliament, and visited a rural district. Timore [...]	2009-07-15 08:52:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EPET EFIN PHUM TT
09DILI178	TIMOR-LESTE HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] Response is formatted as requested reftel. A. Head of State -- President Jose Ramos-Horta does/does plan to attend UNGA. He also plans to attend the UN Climate Change Summit in New York on September 22. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York are not yet fixe [...]	2009-07-23 01:13:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA TT
09DILI179	RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-23 01:13:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RS TT
09DILI18	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE BY VADM JOHN M. [...] (SBU) The visit of Vice Admiral Bird to Dili comes at a perfect time as we seek to encourage the Government of Timor-Leste's active leadership over the reform of its security sector. VADM Bird will be the highest ranking foreign official to visit Dili in 2009 from any nation and will underlin [...]	2009-01-13 03:45:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PMIL OTRA TT
09DILI204	PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA EXPECTED TO MAKE STATEMENT ON BURMA [...] Political Officer delivered reftel demarche on Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction to Constancio Pinto, MFA Director for External Relations and Ambassador-Designate to the United States, on August 12. Political Officer provided texts of the statements by President Obama and Secretary Clinton and ur [...]	2009-08-12 15:11:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM BM TT
09DILI206	PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA CALLS FOR ASSK RELEASE [...] President Jose Ramos-Horta called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi in a statement released on August 12 (reftel). The president's comments made the front page of the local Tetum language press. Full text is below. 2. (Begin text) President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Jose Ra [...]	2009-08-13 08:59:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BM TT
09DILI218	TIMOR-LESTE AT TEN YEARS: TO THE BRINK AND BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after the August 30, 1999, referendum that put it on the road to formal independence, Timor-Leste remains an underdeveloped ward of the international community. Early efforts to portray the country as a triumph of international nation-building were shattered by violen [...]	2009-08-21 00:26:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET
09DILI22	FOOD FOR PROGRESS ELIGIBILITY: THE CASE FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] Classifying Timor-Leste as a Priority Country under USDA's Food for Progress (FFP) program would directly and strongly support the U.S. foreign policy objective of building a stable, secure, prosperous, and democratic Timor-Leste. The country meets the qualifying criteria for priority countri [...]	2009-01-21 08:58:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PREL TT
09DILI221	U.S.-TIMOR-LESTE BILATERAL MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first U.S.-Timor-Leste Bilateral Defense Discussion (BDD) took place in Dili on August 18. The two delegations discussed the full range of military-to-military activities, from strategic dialogue and operational cooperation to planning and executing training, exercises, exc [...]	2009-08-24 00:49:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV PREL TT
09DILI223	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO INDEPENDENCE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the August 29-31, 2009, visit of a Presidential Delegation led by The Honorable Nancy Soderberg and The Honorable Harriet Babbitt on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Timor's independence referendum. The delegation will find Timor-Leste enjoying an [...]	2009-08-25 05:56:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TT
09DILI228	DEMARCHE REPLY: ARF DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 00:32:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR TT
09DILI230	PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential Delegation attended a series of official events from August 29-31 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Popular Consultation that led to Timor-Leste's independence. Meeting separately with Prime Minister Gusmao and President Ramos-Horta, the Delegation als [...]	2009-09-01 08:44:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV KICR KPKO PINS ID
09DILI236	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel points with President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste. Ramos-Horta reported that neither he nor the government of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has given consideration to becoming a candidate for one of the four seats in the Asian group of the UN Human Rights Co [...]	2009-09-08 06:53:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL TT
09DILI240	PARLIAMENT REVERSES COURSE AFTER PRESIDENT THREATENS TO [...] (SBU) President Jose Ramos-Horta threatened to resign as Timor-Leste's president on September 9 unless the national parliament reversed its vote disapproving of his planned travel to the United States for the UN General Assembly. The parliament, with unclear constitutional authority, voted aga [...]	2009-09-09 11:03:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TT
09DILI249	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on Kosovo recognition to the MFA's Acting Director for External Relations, Elisa Da Silva, on September 14. 2. Ms. Da Silva confirmed that Kosovo had reached out to Timor-Leste for a meeting at UNGA. Political Officer urged that the Government of Timor- [...]	2009-09-16 05:01:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA TT
09DILI250	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN CHORUS [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on Iran to the MFA's Acting Director for External Relations, Elisa Da Silva, on September 14. 2. Ms. Da Silva expressed her appreciation for the information on the U.S. position and indicated she would convey it to Foreign Minister Da Costa, currently o [...]	2009-09-16 05:02:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IR TT
09DILI251	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] Post delivered reftel demarche on UNGA goals and objectives to the MFA's Acting Director for External Relations, Elisa Da Silva, on September 14. 2. Ms. Da Silva expressed her appreciation for the information on the United States' priorities for the UNGA. Given the presence of a UN m [...]	2009-09-16 05:57:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA TT
09DILI254	MILITIA LEADER CASE ROILS DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Parliament could vote as early as this week on a no-confidence motion against the government related to Prime Minister Gusmao's release of an indicted Indonesian militia leader on August 30. The no-confidence motion is not expected to pass but opposition leaders have [...]	2009-09-22 01:47:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TT
09DILI26	TIMOR-LESTE FORMALLY REQUESTS MCC THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] Summary. Embassy Dili received on January 27, 2009, a letter (see below) from Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to John J. Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The Prime Minister accepts the offer of eligibility under the MCC's Threshold Program in response to a Danilovic [...]	2009-01-28 08:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MCC ECON EFIN TT
09DILI267	TIMOR-LESTE: REQUEST FOR ANTI-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE TRAINING [...] (SBU) Embassy Dili would like to request an Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) training assessment to address two separate critical areas of vulnerability for the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL). First, the Secretary of State for Security has requested assistance from the Ambassador in pro [...]	2009-09-30 08:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PREL TT
09DILI269	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] Post delivered reftel demarche announcing the conclusions of the Burma policy review to Isilio Coelho, MFA Director of External Relations, on September 30. 2. Coelho expressed his appreciation for the information on the new U.S. policy. He believed the elements of the U.S. policy woul [...]	2009-10-05 01:29:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV BM TT
09DILI276	TIMOR-LESTE: LOCAL COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) countries, a G8 initiative intended to support the U.N. Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, met for the first time in Timor-Leste on October 2. The group concluded that while the current risk of a terrorist a [...]	2009-10-06 08:45:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC ID TT
09DILI284	GOTL DEFENDS BERE RELEASE IN PARLIAMENT DEBATE, SURVIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The decision to release indicted war criminal Martenus Bere on August 30 continues to roil Timorese politics. Under pressure from the opposition parties in parliament, the governing coalition acceded to demands for a parliamentary debate and no-confidence vote on October 12. Pr [...]	2009-10-16 05:50:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KAWC ID TT
09DILI290	USS BONHOMME RICHARD AND 11TH MEU VISIT TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) Summary: The USS Bonhomme Richard and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit visited Timor-Leste October 13-23 and conducted highly successful exercises, provided medical services, completed humanitarian engineering projects, and engaged in community relations activities in coordination with [...]	2009-10-26 05:36:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MASS ASEC TT
09DILI299	SJAFRIE SJAMSOEDDIN'S HISTORY IN TIMOR-LESTE [...] SUMMARY: Indonesian General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin served in Timor-Leste on multiple occasions during the Indonesian occupation. As commander of the Kopassus Intelligence Task Force in 1991 he was present for the November 12 Santa Cruz massacre in which many dozens of peaceful protestors were ki [...]	2009-11-06 08:30:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CVIS ID TT
09DILI313	PREVIEW OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ON AFGHANISTAN IN [...] Ambassador met on the evening of December 1 (local time) with Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta to share a preview of President Obama's West Point speech on Afghanistan (ref A). President Ramos-Horta thanked us for the early alert, said he intended to watch the speech live and pledged to [...]	2009-12-02 01:14:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF PK TT
09DILI321	TIMOR-LESTE ON BURMA [...] Ambassador on December 1 and 2 spoke with Timor-Leste's president and foreign minister, respectively, to share USG views on Burma as conveyed in reftel. President Ramos-Horta said he highly appreciated and was impressed by recent U.S. overtures to Burma. While he shared our disappointment wi [...]	2009-12-09 06:44:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BM TT
09DILI323	TIMOR-LESTE ON BURMA [...] Ambassador on December 1 and 2 spoke with Timor-Leste's president and foreign minister, respectively, to share USG views on Burma as conveyed in reftel. President Ramos-Horta said he highly appreciated and was impressed by recent U.S. overtures to Burma. While he shared our disappointment wi [...]	2009-12-09 08:26:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BM TT
09DILI325	THE UNITED NATIONS IN TIMOR-LESTE: LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: In a private, valedictory interview, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Timor-Leste Atul Khare provided the following, useful assessment of UNMIT's accomplishments over the last few years and the significant challenges that lie ahead. His self-serving com [...]	2009-12-10 08:59:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UN TT
09DILI326	TIMOR-LESTE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 05:04:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL TT
09DILI335	PRIME MINISTER VOICES SUPPORT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao sent a letter dated December 14, 2009, to the Ambassador expressing his government's support for President Obama's strategy on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Full text follows below. Electronic version forwarded to EAP/MTS. 2. (B [...]	2009-12-22 02:02:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR TT AF
09DILI338	THE DOWNSIZING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) The Timorese government seeks a significant reduction in the presence of international security forces over the course of 2010. Citing the improved security situation here, Australian and New Zealand troops deployed in Timor-Leste plan to drop from a combined 800 soldiers today to 450 [...]	2009-12-22 09:55:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PMIL KPKO TT
09DILI34	U.S. 7TH FLEET COMMANDER AND THE USS LASSEN VISIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 15:15:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR EAID TT
09DILI342	POLITICAL FUTURE FOR TOP TIMORESE GENERAL? [...] SUMMARY: Major General Taur Matan Ruak, the current commander of the Timorese armed forces (F-FDTL),could stand as a candidate in the presidential elections in 2012. While TMR is a member of the independence generation that has dominated Timorese politics since the country's formal independen [...]	2009-12-28 23:07:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MARR MASS PREL TT
09DILI37	JOSE RAMOS-HORTA VISITS WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 24-26, 2009, Jose Ramos-Horta will make his first visit to Washington as President of Timor-Leste. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopes to acquaint himself with leaders of the new Obama Administration and renew old friendships among members of the U.S. Congress. He [...]	2009-02-11 15:19:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP JOSE RAMOS HORTA
09DILI86	RETURN OF THE PEACE CORPS TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) President Ramos-Horta formally requested the Peace Corps to resume its program in Timor-Leste in a March 10 letter. Embassy Dili judges the security and stability conditions in Timor-Leste as safe and fully permitting the resumption of a Peace Corps Volunteer program. Much has changed [...]	2009-03-17 10:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ASEC TT
09DJIBOUTI101	PRESIDENT GUELLEH PRAISES PARTNERSHIP WITH USG, AFRICOM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 5 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, President Guelleh accepted thanks for Djibouti's hosting of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA),reiterated the GODJ's interest in maintaining a strong partnership with the USG, and praised AFRICOM' [...]	2009-02-08 14:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS SO ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1023	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DONOR SUPPORT FOR TFG FOLLOWING [...] (U) Charge discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan August 4. 2. (SBU) Hassan hailed the agreement between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as a positive develo [...]	2009-08-05 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1029	CITING SECURITY CONCERNS, GODJ DENIES ACCESS TO SINGLE MALE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Citing national security concerns, Djibouti's Ministry of the Interior decided August 3 to bar all young, single male Somali asylum seekers from entering Djibouti. GODJ officials are concerned about the possibility that Al-Shabaab elements might try to infiltrate Djibouti by p [...]	2009-08-06 13:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL ASEC PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1031	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG FORCES BEGIN WEAPONS TRAINING; FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Military recruits for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),undergoing training by Djibouti's armed forces (FAD),have nearly reached the midpoint of their anticipated three-month program of instruction, which includes a human rights component as well as collective trai [...]	2009-08-06 20:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MOPS KPKO PREL SO DJ UG FR
09DJIBOUTI1035	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB CHANGING TACTICS, BUT CAN BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, deputy director of Djibouti's National Security Service, assesses that the struggle against al-Shabaab is "a war we can win," if timely support is given immediately to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). While Djibouti is actively trainin [...]	2009-08-07 14:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINS ASEC MASS MOPS SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1043	DJIBOUTI: REQUEST BY PROSECUTOR-GENERAL FOR INVESTIGATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Post requests FBI assistance to investigate suspected fraud against the Djibouti-based "Banque pour le Commerce et L'industrie Mer Rouge" (Red Sea Bank for Commerce and Industry, or "BCI-MR"),which also involves several U.S.-based financial institutions and c [...]	2009-08-12 14:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PREL KCRM FBI DJ
09DJIBOUTI105	SOMALIA - PRESIDENT TO RETURN TO DJIBOUTI, NAME PM [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed returned to Djibouti on February 10 after a successful four-day trip to Mogadishu where he was warmly received by a cross-section of the population. Sharif's next task is to nominate a Prime Minister from among t [...]	2009-02-10 13:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1057	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG OFFICIALS REITERATE REQUEST TO THE USG FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Officials from Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) hail recent senior USG engagement with the TFG, but highlight the need for military assistance: whether future instruction by U.S. trainers, or material support for nearly 500 TFG troops being trained by Djibouti (refs [...]	2009-08-18 15:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS KPKO PREL SO DJ UG FR
09DJIBOUTI107	GODJ AND DP WORLD INAUGURATE NEW $400 MILLION CONTAINER PORT [...] SUMMARY. President Guelleh and top Dubai Ports World (DP World) dignitaries officially inaugurated Djibouti's new state-of-the-art container port at Doraleh, some 8km outside of Djibouti City, on February 7. This ambitious project, estimated at a total cost near $400 million, aims both to cem [...]	2009-02-11 09:30:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD EINV ECON PREL DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI1089	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: SENIOR GODJ OFFICIALS ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 12:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1095	DJIBOUTI - CAMP LEMONIER LEASE RENEWAL - DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On August 31, Embassy Djibouti informed the Government of Djibouti, via diplomatic note, of the USG's intent to exercise its option to renew the May 11, 2006, bilateral "Implementing Arrangement" subject to the availability of funds, for a period of five years, without renegotiation of te [...]	2009-09-09 09:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI1099	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: FRENCH-TRAINED TFG FORCES TO RETURN TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 14:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS MASS PREL DJ SO FR
09DJIBOUTI1101	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT SHARIF REVIEWS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia's Transitional Federal government (TFG),expressed appreciation for U.S. support for Somalia, and made an explicit urgent appeal for additional security assistance to the TFG, including equipment and weapons. He outlined the goals [...]	2009-09-10 14:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PINS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1103	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT APPEALS AGAIN FOR USG TO EQUIP SOMALI [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-12 10:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PINS PREL DJ SO FR
09DJIBOUTI1105	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT REGRETS FOR POTUS LUNCH AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-13 06:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA DJ
09DJIBOUTI1107	DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points September 13 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh. Goumaneh welcomed U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). She agreed that it was helpful for the U.S. to be back at the table, com [...]	2009-09-13 14:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC DJ
09DJIBOUTI1111	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER SOMALILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 08:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI112	SOMALIA - President Sharif Stages Successful Mogadishu Visit [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif led a broadly representative delegation to Mogadishu from February 7 - 10 and held a wide range of meetings, largely focused on security. Sharif used the visit to successfully encourage some members of the former Isla [...]	2009-02-12 15:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI113	DJIBOUTI APPROVES BLACKWATER FOR COMMERCIAL COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. security firm, Blackwater Worldwide (BW),has received permission from the Government of Djibouti to operate an armed ship from the port of Djibouti, to protect commercial shipping from pirates off the coast of Somalia. Blackwater's U.S.-flagged ship is expected to arrive in ear [...]	2009-02-12 16:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MOPS BEXP DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI1143	DJIBOUTI: FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS DIALOGUE WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 15:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1145	DJIBOUTI: RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO JUST "A MATTER OF TIME" [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 15:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KV DJ
09DJIBOUTI1147	DJIBOUTI: FOREIGN MINISTER ON POSSIBLE AMISOM DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 15:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO AU DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1152	DJIBOUTI ACCEPTS CAMP LEMONIER LEASE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) On August 31, Embassy Djibouti informed the GODJ, via diplomatic note, of the USG's intent to exercise its option to renew the May 11, 2006, bilateral "Implementing Arrangement" subject to the availability of funds, for a period of five years, without renegotiation of terms or compensatio [...]	2009-09-17 13:21:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MARR PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI117	DJIBOUTI DECRIES STALEMATE IN BORDER DISPUTE WITH ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the five-week deadline referenced by UNSCR 1862 of January 14 approaches, senior Djiboutian officials--including Foreign Minister Youssouf and Djibouti's Ambassador to the U.S. and UN PermRep Olhaye-underscore the need for increased international pressure on Eritrea. Facing a [...]	2009-02-13 15:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PBTS PREL MOPS DJ ER UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1173	DJIBOUTI ON GOLDSTONE REPORT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Legal and Consular Affairs Marie Natalis on October 1. Natalis serves as the MFA's representative on Djibouti's newly-formed National Human Rights Commission, and acts as the MFA's de facto Djibouti-based f [...]	2009-10-01 13:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWMN KISL SOCI KPAL IS DJ
09DJIBOUTI1176	UNHCR REPORTS RISING NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR Country Representative Ann Encontre and UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Periklis Kortsaris met with Ambassador, DCM, and ConOff on September 9 to discuss the current situation of refugees in Djibouti. In addition to the more than 10,000 refugees now at Djibouti's sole re [...]	2009-09-27 15:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG KTIP DJ ET ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1191	DJIBOUTI POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PARLIAMENT, OPPOSITION, AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister opened Djibouti's parliamentary session October 1 with a speech highlighting the GODJ's significant ongoing investments in health, education, and poverty reduction. Several days before the opening of parliament, the three-party opposition coalition which boy [...]	2009-10-08 14:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO ECON KDEM SOCI EAID EINV ELTN PREL PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1199	SOMALIA/ERITREA: EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REPORTEDLY [...] (C) According to Egyptian Ambassador to Djibouti, Farghali Abdulhalim Taha, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Egyptian intelligence chief (presumably Omar Suleiman) visited Eritrea o/a October 7 to discuss Somalia. 2. (C) In an October 10 conversation with CDA a.i., Amb. Ta [...]	2009-10-11 06:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EG ER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1201	SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR WEAPONS FOR TFG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's senior military leadership highlights the need to sustain the nearly 600 Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) fighters being trained in Djibouti, once they return to Mogadishu after training in Djibouti ends o/a October 15. In particular, Djibouti's chief of [...]	2009-10-11 09:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL DJ SO

09DJIBOUTI1203	DJIBOUTIAN CANDIDACY FOR UNESCO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. Djibouti requests USG support for its candidacy for the UNESCO Executive Board. According to UNESCO's website, the election of Members of the Executive Board will occur on October 14, with ballots distributed the evening of October 13. Post strongly recommend [...]	2009-10-13 16:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO DJ FR XA
09DJIBOUTI1205	DJIBOUTI REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR EASBRIG FTX [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti recommends provision of GPOI funds, or alternate sources of funding, in response to formal requests from Djibouti's Minister of Defense and chief of general staff, for assistance to support the East Africa Standby Brigade's Field Training Exercise (EASBRIG FTX),s [...]	2009-10-13 18:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MOPS EAID DJ ET KE RW UG BY XA
09DJIBOUTI1219	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting with visiting U.S. Africa Command's Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs (AFRICOM DCMA),Foreign Minister Youssouf hailed U.S. engagement in Djibouti and cited combating terrorism and piracy as "common interests" of the United States and Djibouti. He noted D [...]	2009-10-20 07:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL DJ SO UG AU UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1231	DJIBOUTI - SUDAN STRATEGY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-25 15:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SU
09DJIBOUTI1247	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA - CONTRIBUTION TO AMISOM [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 15:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1277	RULING PARTY AND OPPOSITION DISCUSS 2011 ELECTIONS, SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In October 26 discussions with the Minister of the Interior, opposition political parties, and a key member of the ruling coalition, Ambassador and visiting AF/E Director Geeta Pasi discussed the security situation in northern Djibouti, progress on decentralization, and the upcom [...]	2009-11-08 13:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI1315	Djiboutian Officials Highlight Cooperation with USG on [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings with visiting Director of East African Affairs ( AF/E) Geeta Pasi, senior Djiboutian officials expressed appreciation for donor assistance from the United States, and for bilateral cooperation on regional security issues. Delegate Minister in Charge of Internation [...]	2009-11-17 13:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DJ ER SO UN
09DJIBOUTI1333	Djibouti Response-Entry of Arms for Security Assets [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, Ambassador Regional Security Officer met with the General Manager of the Djibouti Maritime Security Services (DMSS),Mr. Bruno Pardigon, on November 23. A February 2009 GODJ decree authorized the DMSS to issue licenses to maritime security operators on behalf [...]	2009-11-25 09:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT KPIR MARR PREL DJ PHSA
09DJIBOUTI1387	SUDAN PARTIES A NO-SHOW AT IGAD MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 13:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL DJ ET KE SU
09DJIBOUTI1389	SOMALIA: ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY BACKS TFG AT [...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum strongly backed the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in both remarks made at the December 7 - 8 Djibouti IGAD ministerial, and in a December 7 meeting with AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff. Seyoum urged strong USG leadership on So [...]	2009-12-10 13:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1391	SOMALIA: KENYAN FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES LOWER JUBA [...] (C) Summary: During a December 8 meeting on the margins of the Djibouti IGAD ministerial visiting AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff and Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Wetangula agreed to continue to work together to promote stability and political reconciliation in Somalia. DAS Wycoff [...]	2009-12-10 13:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PTER KE SO ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI1393	DJIBOUTI: DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES ERITREA, SOMALIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 9 courtesy call, visiting AF DAS Karl Wycoff and Ambassador discussed the strong U.S.-Djibouti relationship, Eritrea's regional spoiler role, and the opening of political space in Djibouti with Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. Dileita and DAS Wycoff both [...]	2009-12-13 12:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO EAID DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1407	DJIBOUTI-ERITREA BORDER CONFLICT UPDATE: DJIBOUTI SETTLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 11-12 visit to northern Djibouti, Ambassador and visiting DAS Karl Wycoff travelled to the Djiboutian military base of Moulhoule, 15km south of the stalemated Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute at Ras Doumeira. While emphasizing that the overall border situation re [...]	2009-12-20 13:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS PINR DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI1423	DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the same day that DAS Wycoff had separate meetings with Djibouti's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister (septels),President Guelleh engaged in a 90-minute exposition of the interlinking security challenges facing Djibouti. Chief security concerns for Djibouti are Eritrea's cont [...]	2009-12-27 12:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF DJ SO ER YM
09DJIBOUTI1425	DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA WITH DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-27 12:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PHSA PTER DJ SO ER AG
09DJIBOUTI147	IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...]	2009-02-26 15:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI149	DJIBOUTI FM CALLS FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE TO THWART [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting with interim Charge, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf requested USG assistance in strengthening surveillance of airspace between neighboring Eritrea and Somalia, to interdict or curb suspected arms shipments from Asmara to unspecified airfields near K [...]	2009-02-26 17:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS PINR MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI150	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT FOCUSES ON DJIBOUTI-ERITREA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FM Kouchner's surprise February 21-22 visit to Djibouti focused on Djibouti-Eritrea, Somalia, and countering Somali piracy, but did not address bilateral issues, according to the French Ambassador. Despite the expiration of the 5-week deadline imposed by UNSCR 1862 for Eritrea [...]	2009-03-01 08:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KPKO FR SO DJ RS
09DJIBOUTI156	JAPAN SEEKS TO DEPLOY P-3 AIRCRAFT AND SHIPS TO DJIBOUTI FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mid-February discussions with visiting Japanese officials--from the Diet, MFA, MOD, and Japanese embassies in Addis Ababa and London--suggest that Japan is preparing to deploy two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft and possibly two JMSDF frigates to Djibouti, in order to support intern [...]	2009-03-01 16:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MARR MOPS JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI169	MGSUO1: IGAD "DISSAPOINTED" WITH ICC INDICTMENT [...] Post received the following press statement from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretariat March 10. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF IGAD PRESS STATEMENT: PRESS STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IGAD ON THE INDICTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF SUDAN The Executive Sec [...]	2009-03-10 13:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CASC AEMR ASEC KAWC KPAO KJUS AMGT KFLO MARR
09DJIBOUTI176	SOMALI PIRACY: DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS [...] (C) In a March 11 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf and MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan reaffirmed the Government of Djibouti's concurrence to allow the USG to transit suspected pirates by air, via Djibouti, en route to Kenya for prose [...]	2009-03-12 12:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MOPS KJUS DJ SO KE
09DJIBOUTI191	DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM [...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries. [...]	2009-03-17 14:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI223	GODJ BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] In FY09, the GODJ receives and is expected to continue to receive U.S. foreign assistance as defined in reftel. 2. The GODJ's budget is made publicly available on a regular basis. Djibouti's Official Journal, Central Bank, and Ministry of Finance publish information on the GODJ's budget. [...]	2009-03-26 10:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI255	JAPANESE TROOPS EN ROUTE TO DJIBOUTI TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In anticipation of signing a SOFA on April 3 with Djibouti's foreign minister, two Japanese destroyers, each with 200-man crews, are expected to arrive in Djibouti in the next ten days to conduct counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. They will be joined in May by t [...]	2009-03-29 15:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MARR MOPS EWWT JA DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI271	MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]	2009-04-02 18:30:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI283	DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM [...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries [...]	2009-04-06 15:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI291	MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]	2009-04-08 05:46:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI307	CONGRESSMAN PAYNE DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GODJ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an April 11-13 visit in Djibouti, CODEL Payne discussed regional challenges with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and other top GODJ officials. After speaking with President Guelleh about the ongoing Eritrea-Djibouti border dispute, Representative Payne traveled [...]	2009-04-15 05:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PREL PBTS PHSA PTER PHUM PREF ECON EAID ET
09DJIBOUTI309	FW: AFRICOM DEPUTY YATES DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Djibouti March 23-24 by AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs, Ambassador Mary Yates, GODJ and diplomatic contacts expressed guarded optimism on Somalia if the international community quickly provides support to the Somalia security fo [...]	2009-04-15 13:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI317	DJIBOUTI: SUPPORTS AU POSITION ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN [...] (C) DCM raised demarche talking points (ref A) on April 15 with Mohamed Ali Hassan, MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs. Hassan said that in such matters, Djibouti often sought to align itself with "collective statements," rather than voice its view independently. In response to the recent Nort [...]	2009-04-15 16:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID MA PREL
09DJIBOUTI325	DJIBOUTI/SUDAN: NO INVITATION TO BASHIR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-18 17:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM DJ SU
09DJIBOUTI37	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADVOCATES QUICK PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing views he said he had conveyed to Djiboutian President Guelleh in a recent "brainstorming session," Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) must be pushed to name new parliamentarians in time to elect a new President o [...]	2009-01-15 11:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ AU
09DJIBOUTI38	DEFENSE MINISTER CLAIMS ERITREA TRAINING ARMED AFAR GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Defense reports disaffected armed youths from Djibouti's Afar ethnic group have been recruited by the Eritrean Government, which is providing military training and plans to infiltrate them back into Djibouti. End Summary. 2. (C) Minister of Defense, Ougoureh [...]	2009-01-15 12:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI39	GODJ WELCOMES UNSCR 1862 ON DJIBOUTI/ERITREA BORDER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf called Ambassador January 15 to express thanks for UNSCR 1862 regarding the Djibouti/Eritrea border dispute. Youssouf said the GODJ was pleased with the outcome. Ambassador responded that we, too, thought it was a strong resolution -- one that had resul [...]	2009-01-15 12:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI40	DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR THE JANUARY 16 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita informed Ambassador on January 14 that President Guelleh would attend the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, after leading a GODJ delegation to visit Turkey. The PM provided no substantive response on likely GODJ positions. 2. (C) Post expects [...]	2009-01-15 15:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG MOPS PHUM PREL AL XF DJ
09DJIBOUTI415	BELGIAN SPECIAL FORCES REQUEST USG ASSISTANCE FOR POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 16:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PHSA MOPS DJ SO BE
09DJIBOUTI42	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADVOCATES QUICK PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing views he said he had conveyed to Djiboutian President Guelleh in a recent "brainstorming session," Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) must be pushed to name new parliamentarians in time to elect a new President o [...]	2009-01-16 16:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ XTAG
09DJIBOUTI43	FMF PROJECT GREATLY IMPROVES DJIBOUTIS MARITIME SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. A $14.2 million Foreign Military Funding (FMF) project to improve naval facilities in the northern Djibouti port city of Obock will significantly improve GODJ capacity to protect its littoral frontier in the vicinity of the strategic Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Related USG programs to furn [...]	2009-01-16 20:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL PHSA EAID DJ
09DJIBOUTI435	Djiboutian President Requests USG Help On Border Dispute [...] (C) Summary and action request: President Ismail Omar Guelleh summoned Ambassador on short notice May 2 to make specific requests for (1) urgent USG diplomatic support for UN Security Council action to press Eritrea to implement UNSCR 1862; and (2) USG assistance with a GODJ program to train [...]	2009-05-04 10:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS PREL DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI439	TWO NEW BANKS MAKE SEVEN IN DJIBOUTIS GROWING FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between 2006 and 2007, three new commercial banks joined the two historically dominant banks in Djibouti (reftel); and two additional banks opened their doors in 2008, bringing the total number to seven. The arrival of these new banks has spurred an active competition to court t [...]	2009-05-04 13:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI443	DJIBOUTI CHOD ON MILITARY CONTACTS WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 15:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS DJ IR
09DJIBOUTI5	DJIBOUTI/SOMALILAND: CLOSER TIES BUT NO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti-Somaliland relations continue their warming trend (Ref A). Somaliland President Dahir Kahin Rayale was received with great honor during his visit to Djibouti Dec. 19-21, which included four hours of meetings with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The GODJ is [...]	2009-01-04 13:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	DJ PREL SO
09DJIBOUTI525	DJIBOUTI: FONMIN SEES 'SERIOUS THREAT' TO SOMALI TFG [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 12:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER MASS DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI545	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh May 20. 2. (C) Goumaneh had no immediate response, but promised to convey the information to appropriate GODJ authorities such as the Djibouti [...]	2009-05-20 09:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DJ
09DJIBOUTI549	GODJ LOOKS BACK ON SEVEN YEARS OF ACTION; FIELDS CITIZEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a weeklong, televised "National Seminar of Reflection on Government Action," President Guelleh and the members of his cabinet summarized the GODJ's accomplishments of the past seven years, outlined remaining challenges, and fielded questions from a broad cross-section of [...]	2009-05-21 10:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI551	ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS IN DJIBOUTIAN CUSTODY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),about half of the 19 Eritrean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by the GODJ during June 2008 hostilities along the Djibouti-Eritrea border have said that they do not/not want to return to Eritrea. A regional ICRC r [...]	2009-05-21 11:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW PBTS PHUM PGOV ICRC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI555	DJIBOUTI FONMIN ON SUPPORT TO SOMALI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a series of telephone conversations May 23-25, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf told Ambassador that the GODJ remains "very worried" over developments in Somalia. Somali President Sharif has been in daily contact with Djiboutian President Guelleh to request assistance. Youssou [...]	2009-05-26 09:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI563	DJIBOUTIAN FM REPORTS IGAD SEEKS MORE AGGRESSIVE MANDATE FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, IGAD Foreign Ministers agree that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) requires a more robust mandate, with Uganda urging the need to "review the rules of engagement ." Youssouf also highlighted AMISOM's need [...]	2009-05-28 08:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO SO ER ET DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI649	DJIBOUTI MOD ON ERITREAN SUPPORT FOR ARMED AFAR GROUPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI655	DJIBOUTI: MIXED PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti continues to struggle with a widening gap between electricity demand from consumers, and a constrained supply of expensive, diesel-generated electricity provided by the national electricity company. Realizing that improved supplies of lower-cost energy are imperative [...]	2009-06-09 13:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL SENV SOCI IC ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI657	MEDIA REACTION TO JUNE 4 POTUS SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned press in Djibouti devoted considerable media attention to the June 4 POTUS speech in Cairo before, during, and after the event. Prior to the speech, French-language newspapers carried a lengthy opinion piece reflecting the Government of Djibouti's expectations that t [...]	2009-06-09 16:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KISL KPAL DJ
09DJIBOUTI677	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC ELECTION [...] (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (SBU) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on this election; however, he promised to convey the points on the U.S. candidacy to [...]	2009-06-11 13:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC APER KUNR DJ
09DJIBOUTI679	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the issue. In general, he noted, the GODJ often tended not to "take a clear-cu [...]	2009-06-11 13:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU DJ
09DJIBOUTI683	DJIBOUTI: NO POSITION YET ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] (SBU) DCM and PolOff delivered nonpaper and discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Bilateral Relations Mohamed Ali Hassan June 11. 2. (C) Hassan said that the GODJ had not yet taken a position on the question of an international piracy court [...]	2009-06-11 15:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PHSA PGOV PREL MARR DJ
09DJIBOUTI707	DJIBOUTI SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR [...] (SBU) Ambassador raised reftel talking points with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Ali Youssouf during a June 15 meeting. 2. (C) ForMin Youssouf said that Djibouti would support the extension of the Special Rapporteur's mandate. He had consulted with the PermRep in Gene [...]	2009-06-17 07:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SU DJ
09DJIBOUTI743	DJIBOUTI FONMIN URGES REVISED AMISOM MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-20 09:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KPKO MASS DJ KE SO AU
09DJIBOUTI751	DJIBOUTI FORMIN TO HEAD AU DELEGATION [...] (SBU) On June 20, Djiboutian ForMin Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told Ambassador that he would lead Djibouti's delegation to the African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya, and that President Ismail Omar Guelleh would not/not be attending the AU Summit. 2. (SBU) Post recommends that AF [...]	2009-06-21 13:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AORC AU DJ
09DJIBOUTI761	DJIBOUTI: DASD AND FONMIN DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 06:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS DJ ER SO SU
09DJIBOUTI765	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: GODJ DEPUTY CHOD UPDATES PLANS TO TRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 08:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MASS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI837	SOMALIA: TFG CONFIRMS PLANS TO TRAIN TROOPS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A senior Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) military officer meeting with Djibouti's Chief of Defense reports that the TFG now has 1,000 fighters assembled in Mogadishu ready to undergo training immediately in Djibouti, as soon as transport is arranged. These 1,000 [...]	2009-06-25 18:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL PINS PTER SO DJ UG
09DJIBOUTI87	Somalia - Stage Set for Unity Government Presidential [...] (C) Summary: With the transitional Parliament expanded to include 200 Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs (reftels),and the candidate registration process complete, the stage is set for the presidential election. The fifteen candidates for office are scheduled to make brief c [...]	2009-01-29 16:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SO
09DJIBOUTI879	CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT GUELLEH TO PRESIDENT [...] Djibouti's state-run French-language newspaper, "La Nation," featured a congratulatory message from President Ismail Omar Guelleh to President Obama on the front page of its July 6, 2009, edition. 2. BEGIN EMBASSY TRANSLATION La Nation, No. 105. Monday, July 6, 2009, page 1. Independenc [...]	2009-07-08 13:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI88	SOMALIA CAMPAIGN SPEECHES IDENTIFY FRONTRUNNERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 29, the fifteen candidates for President each made a speech to Parliament. At the end of the presentations, most MPs agreed that TFG Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde and ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Ahmed remained the frontrunners. Nur Adde focused on his r [...]	2009-01-30 16:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI881	SOMALIA: TFG RECRUITS ARRIVE IN DJIBOUTI FOR MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Within the last week, a total of 340 Somali military recruits arrived at Djibouti's primary military training center, ready to begin two months of basic infantry training. Somali and Djiboutian military officers expect additional Somali trainees to arrive in Djibouti later this we [...]	2009-07-08 14:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI883	DJIBOUTI - REQUEST FOR TDY SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA COVERAGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 17:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI893	SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI'S FM DISCUSSES REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. A July 10 IGAD ministerial in Addis Ababa will address revising the African Union Mission in Somalia's (AMISOM) rules of engagement to allow it to take more robust military action against al-Shabaab extremists, according to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. IGAD m [...]	2009-07-09 15:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI895	DJIBOUTI: EASBRIG COMMANDER PREVIEWS JULY 13 'FRIENDS" [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 08:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS DJ XW
09DJIBOUTI9	DJIBOUTI - USAID FOOD INSECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] SUMMARY. A USAID team traveled to Djibouti December 15-21 to assess food insecurity and malnutrition. Due to a combination of continuing drought and increased food prices, Djibouti's food security situation remains precarious, with both a shortage in food availability and reduced purchasing p [...]	2009-01-06 06:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL DJ
09DJIBOUTI913	DJIBOUTI: PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ERITREA, AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 09:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS PINS DJ ER EG QA LY SO
09DJIBOUTI915	DJIBOUTI: FONMIN ON SOMALIA DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 11:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS MOPS MASS DJ ER XW SO AU
09DJIBOUTI919	SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO COMBAT AL-SHABAAB [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's ongoing effort to train nearly 500 troops for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is "critical" for achieving the TFG's aim of training up to 3,000 recruits to form a new Somali army, according to Somali TFG Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, who hope [...]	2009-07-14 15:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS KPKO AU SO DJ ER ET XA
09DJIBOUTI921	DJIBOUTI - CLAN CONFLICT LEAVES FOUR DEAD IN SOMALILAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 15:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI951	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG TRAINING UPDATE; USG SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 11:46:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS DJ SO FR
09DJIBOUTI991	SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM COMMANDER GENERAL WARD'S VISIT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his party to Djibouti. A stable, moderate Muslim ally, Djibouti not only hosts Camp Lemonier -- the only U.S. military base in Africa -- but also key USG broadcasting facilities used by Arabic-language Radio Saw [...]	2009-07-28 17:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MASS MOPS PREL KPKO DJ SO ER JA XA
09DOHA100	QATARI MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD LOOKS TO NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud outlined February 5 for the State Department Senior Representative for Sudan, Tim Shortley, the next steps he and Djibril Bassole, the UN and African Union Mediator, envision on Darfur. First, the Government of Sudan (GOS) and the Jus [...]	2009-02-09 16:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA103	USING AL JAZEERA TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE [...] (SBU) As the Department seeks to implement President Obama's and the Secretary's goal of a renewed dialogue with Arab and non-Arab Muslim populations, we should make strategic use of the Al Jazeera television network. Notorious though it may be for its sensational broadcasts, even its detract [...]	2009-02-10 14:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO QA
09DOHA104	EMBASSY CALLS ON NEW RESOURCES TO REVIEW AL [...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...]	2009-02-10 14:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA
09DOHA105	EMBASSY'S NEW LINGUISTIC CAPABILITIES USED ON [...] (U) During an hourly news bulletin on February 6, Al Jazeera broadcast several seconds of video footage obtained from their Kabul bureau of New York Times journalist David Rohde, an American citizen, speaking directly to the camera, then walking in the snow outside a crude shelter. The Doha-b [...]	2009-02-10 14:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC KAWC AF QA
09DOHA109	QATAR'S MESSAGE TO USG ON DAY TWO OF DARFUR [...] (C) Ambassador and Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud discussed today, Wednesday, the state of play in the Darfur mediation effort currently underway in Doha. Ambassador said there would be an important policy meeting in Washington later today on Sudan and asked Al [...]	2009-02-11 10:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA113	AL JAZEERA BOSS OFFERS SUPPORT FOR AMCIT KIDNAP [...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to discuss the network's recent airing of a hostage video involving New York Times reporter David Rohde (reftel) and Al Jazeera's sensational Gaza coverage (septel). Khanfar said he was pleased to cooperate wit [...]	2009-02-11 13:08:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO KAWC AF QA
09DOHA116	AL JAZEERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GAZA COVERAGE [...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to hear his views on the network's coverage of Gaza and share the USG's concerns about it. Khanfar explained that Israel's incursion into Gaza was a "ready-made TV show" that Al Jazeera could not afford not to [...]	2009-02-11 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO WE GZ IS QA
09DOHA117	HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR: QATAR WILL "POSTPONE" GAZA [...] (SBU) In a February 10 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee Chairman Dr. Ali Said Al-Marri stated that Qatar would "postpone" the Gaza war crimes conference scheduled to take place February 22-24 in Doha. 2. (SBU) The postponement came after a February 4 conver [...]	2009-02-11 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS
09DOHA128	QATAR BELIEVES USG IRAN POLICY HURTING DOHA'S GAS [...] (C) EEB DAS Doug Hengel met February 16 with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah. Also attending the meeting for Qatar were Minister of State for Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammad Al-Sada, Minister Al-Attiyah's Office Director Abdulaziz Al-Malki, and QP Director of Oi [...]	2009-02-19 04:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU EK BL VE
09DOHA130	SHEIKHA MOZAH SUPPORTS IDEA OF CONGRESSIONAL FIELD [...] (SBU) Following up on the November visit of a congressional delegation led by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, which focused on the six U.S. university branch campuses at Education City, Ambassador called February 9 on Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Misned, wife of the Amir and Chairperson of Qatar [...]	2009-02-19 07:14:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OEXC SCUL KPAO QA
09DOHA133	DOHA DARFUR CONSULTATIONS: AGREEMENT OF GOODWILL SIGNED [...] (U) Sudanese Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Amin Hassan Omer, and JEM representative Jibril Ibrahim signed an "Agreement of Goodwill and Confidence Building for the Settlement of the Problem in Darfur" in Doha on February 17 at the Amiri Diwan. The signing was witnessed by represen [...]	2009-02-19 10:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU QA
09DOHA140	UPDATING A FIELD INTERAGENCY CONSENSUS ON KEY [...] Military Trends and Expectations (Embassy ) OMC) (a) Qatar's military (b) U.S.-Qatar military relations 2. CENTCOM,s Trends Analysis and Observations (CENTCOM) 3. Counterterrorism and counterproliferation Trends (Embassy) 4. Crime and Law Enforcement Trends (Embassy ) RSO) 5. Trend [...]	2009-02-23 13:26:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT KSPR QA
09DOHA143	US-ISLAMIC WORLD FORUM: IMPACT COMES ON THE MARGINS [...] (SBU) For the sixth year running, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in partnership with the Saban Center on Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, convened a U.S.-Islamic World Forum, bringing together dozens of academics, politicians and social activists from the United States [...]	2009-02-25 11:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA
09DOHA145	QATAR PROPOSES HAMAS-FATAH RECONCILIATION IN ABBAS [...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Munir Abdullah Ghannam said that during a recent trip to Doha by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the GOQ urged the formation of a national unity government in Palestine which would include Hamas members. According to Gh [...]	2009-02-26 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA146	AL JAZEERA RENEWS OFFER OF FREE BROADCAST HOUR TO [...] (C) Sheikh Hamed bin Thamer Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of the Al Jazeera Network, told Ambassador on February 19 that official U.S. voices were essential to Al Jazeera's efforts to present viewers with both sides of issues dominating the daily news. To accurately capture the U.S. positi [...]	2009-02-26 14:19:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA
09DOHA147	PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DESCRIBES QATAR'S SPECIAL [...] (C) Palestinian Ambassador Ghannam told Ambassador February 25th that in December 2006, while visiting Doha for the Asian Games, then-Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyah personally asked Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani for financial help in resolving a dispute with striking teachers. 2. (C [...]	2009-02-26 14:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB KPAL EAID KWBG QA
09DOHA148	RESPONDING TO GOQ ON TRAVEL OF QATARI FORMER [...] (U) Press reports indicate that former Guantanamo Bay detainee and Qatari citizen Jarallah al-Marri was arrested this month in the UK. An on-line search of Guantanamo-related blogs indicate that this was apparently al-Marri's second recent visit to the UK, the last taking place in January. [...]	2009-02-26 14:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL QA
09DOHA153	EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) At a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Egyptian Ambassador Abdul Aziz Daoud stated that the Sudanese Charge d'Affaires recently met with MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, but that no date had been set for Round 2 of the Doha talks on Darfur. He sta [...]	2009-03-02 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA EG
09DOHA167	QATARI AG AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS POSSIBLE NEW CT [...] (S/NF) On March 4, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with Qatar Attorney General Dr. Ali Al-Marri (QAG) regarding the recent travel of former Guantanamo detainee Jarallah Al-Marri to the UK, as well as the GOQ's lack of counterterrorism cooperation in general. 2. (S/NF) The Qatari AG told Amb [...]	2009-03-05 15:15:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER QA
09DOHA176	QATAR TO ABIDE BY GCC AGREEMENT ON PALESTINIAN AID [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud told Ambassador March 10 that Qatar and all GCC member states had agreed in Riyadh March 1 on "the mechanism of a committee to run the fund for Gaza reconstruction in coordination with banks." 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud provided Ambassador [...]	2009-03-11 11:54:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA177	MFA STATE MINISTER DESCRIBES UPCOMING ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud March 10 for an overview of the March 29-30 Arab League Summit agenda and for insights into its preparations. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud was optimistic the Arab League Summit meeting in Doha would go well based on his recent [...]	2009-03-11 12:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA
09DOHA179	MINISTER OF STATE SEEKS U.S. HELP WITH EGYPT ON [...] (C) Ambassador raised March 10 with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud our concerns (reftel demarche) about the Government of Sudan's expulsion of various NGOs in retaliation for the International Criminal Court (ICC) indictments of President Bashir. 2. (C) Al-Mahmoud responded that Qatar's [...]	2009-03-11 14:54:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA18	JAPAN'S EMPEROR EXTENDS INVITATION TO QATAR'S HEIR [...] (C) Japanese Embassy Political Chief Kazuhiro Higashi informed P/E Chief Rice January 7 that the Emperor of Japan has extended an invitation to Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim, to visit Japan as an "honored guest" between mid-May and mid-June. According to Higashi, the Japanese Ambassador [...]	2009-01-08 09:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA JA
09DOHA180	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL OLSON'S MARCH 15-16 VISIT [...] (SBU) Admiral Olson, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to seeing you again and to joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. You are the highest ranking military officer to visit Qatar since General David Petraeus visited February 13-16. [...]	2009-03-12 10:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA188	LONG-WINDED CHAVEZ EXPECTED AT MARCH 31 ARAB-SOUTH [...] (SBU) On March 31, Qatar will host in Doha the Second Arab-South American Summit. The timing of the Summit aims to take advantage of the presence in Doha of Arab League heads of state, who will be meeting here March 29-30. MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi told [...]	2009-03-17 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WGG AL XR UY QA
09DOHA190	QATARI HEIR APPARENT TAKES SECOND WIFE [...] (C) Reliable sources indicate the new wife is currently a sophomore at Georgetown University's branch campus at Education City. 2. (C) The marriage has not been announced publicly. One possible reason is the woman's young age. Moreover, another marriage so soon after his first (January 20 [...]	2009-03-18 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL INRB QA

09DOHA192	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: THE AL-BASHIR FACTOR [...] (C) In a March 18 conversation with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud indicated that Qatar would be happy if Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir decided not to attend the Arab-South American Summit to be held in Doha March 31. 2. (C) Bu [...]	2009-03-18 13:40:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL AL XR QA
09DOHA193	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: QATAR DESCRIBES PRE-SUMMIT [...] (C) In a March 18 meeting with Ambassador, MFA Minister of State Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud said there is a move underway by unidentified Arab countries to move the March 30 Arab League Summit from Doha to Khartoum. The change of venue would be designed to show Arab solidarity with the peop [...]	2009-03-18 14:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL SU QA
09DOHA198	QATAR BEGINNING TO COOPERATE MORE ACTIVELY WITH [...] (C) Ambassador and LEGATT's meeting with QAG, Dr. Ali Al-Marri, was in follow up to their March 4 meeting regarding Jarallah Al-Marri and counterterrorism cooperation in general. QAG opened the discussion by assuring Ambassador that both Jarallah Al-Marri and Khalifa Al-Subaiy were "under con [...]	2009-03-19 15:24:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV QA
09DOHA200	QATAR REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DARFUR PROGRESS; REMAINS [...] (C) At a March 18 meeting, MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Ambassador with a copy of an agreement signed in Tripoli on March 15 by five rebel groups in Darfur. The "Charter of Tripoli" was concluded after recent talks between rebel leaders in the Libyan ca [...]	2009-03-19 15:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU CD QA
09DOHA202	QATAR PUBLICLY WELCOMES PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] (U) On March 21, an unidentified source at the MFA made an official statement welcoming President Obama's recent videotaped message to the people of Iran. The statement was issued through the Qatar News Agency, a copy of which MFA provided to the Embassy. 2. (U) The following is an unoff [...]	2009-03-22 10:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR QA
09DOHA203	RESULTS OF DOHA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE [...] (U) Summary: The Regional Workshop on the Implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1540 was held in Doha, Qatar, on March 8-11, 2009. It was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Qatar, and was funded by the European Union, the Governmen [...]	2009-03-23 12:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP QA
09DOHA204	ADM OLSON DISCUSSES MILITARY RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 10:13:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA205	KEY TRENDS IN QATAR OVER THE NEXT 36 MONTHS - AN [...] (C) Embassy Doha's second interagency off-site was held March 3, 2009 at CENTCOM Forward HQ at Camp As-Saliyah (see ref A). This was the second such off-site (see ref B). These interagency off-sites will be held twice yearly, with the objective of reviewing and updating our field interagency [...]	2009-03-24 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	AMGT ASEC ECON KSPR PREL QA
09DOHA210	SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL BURGESS'S MARCH [...] (SBU) Lieutenant General Burgess, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I personally very much look forward to meeting you and joining you for meetings with the Qatari leadership. 2. (SBU) We have requested the following meetings for the morning of March 30: -- The Crown Prince, Sh [...]	2009-03-25 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV QA
09DOHA214	QATAR: 2009 CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) Qatar shares with Iran the largest non-associated gas field in the world. Qatar's portion contains an estimated 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, giving it the third-largest reserves of natural gas in the world. Qatar is believed to have an agreement with Iran providing a set extract [...]	2009-03-26 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETTC KCIP PGOV PREL PTER QA
09DOHA219	QATAR'S IRAN POLICY OUTLINED AS EU-USG DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) The German Ambassador, Dr. Dirk Baumgartner, delivered the points on nuclear issues. (See his talking points below in para. 9.) 2. (C) Before Al-Mahmoud responded to Ambassador Baumgartner's points, he described Qatar's general policy towards Iran: -- Qatar's relationship with Ira [...]	2009-03-29 14:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV QA
09DOHA222	BASHIR DEFIES ICC, ATTENDS ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN [...] (U) Defying an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment against him, Sudan's President Bashir arrived in Doha the evening of March 29 to attend the Arab League Summit. Since the ICC issued the arrest warrant against him on March 4, Arab countries have voiced general support for Bashir, a [...]	2009-03-30 12:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA SU
09DOHA225	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: GOOD TURNOUT AS QATAR TILTS [...] (U) Following are highlights of the "Doha Declaration" issued at the close of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit: SUDAN: Arab leaders expressed their support of Sudan in face of "all threats targeting its security, stability, and territorial integrity" and rejected all actions that threaten [...]	2009-03-31 09:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA23	QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]	2009-01-12 13:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA233	FEUDS AND RECONCILIATION BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE [...] (C) Based on Al Jazeera reports and those of other regional media as monitored by the Open Source Center in Doha and its sister offices, reconciliation was a general theme of the Arab League Summit in Doha. Five days before the March 30-31 Summit convened, Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad call [...]	2009-04-01 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG SU QA
09DOHA235	IN THE SHADOW OF AL-BASHIR AND CHAVEZ, ARAB AND [...] (SBU) The Second Arab-South America Summit was held in Doha on March 31. Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Arab League, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered opening remarks on behalf of the South American states. 2. (SBU) With characterist [...]	2009-04-01 15:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WBG XR AL QA SU
09DOHA238	ARAB LEAGUE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA'S TFG -- [...] (C) Ambassador met at the request of the Somalia Unit of Embassy Nairobi with Foreign Minister Omaar on April 1 on the margins of the Arab League Summit in Doha. 2. (C) FM Omaar said the Arab League's political and diplomatic support at the Summit was "firm and clear." But one or more Arab [...]	2009-04-02 15:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN SO KE QA
09DOHA24	QATAR'S UNBALANCED POSITION ON GAZA SETS BACK ITS [...] (C) Embassy Muscat's very useful cable (reftel) reports the Egyptian allegation that Qatar mounted a determined effort at the recent GCC summit in Muscat to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. That allegation is almost certainly correct. [...]	2009-01-12 13:36:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG QA
09DOHA245	Saeb Erekat Uses Brookings Event to Address Netanyahu [...] (U) Speaking at an event organized by the Brookings Doha Center on March 31, Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat, addressing himself to the Al Jazeera camera taping the event, conveyed several messages to new Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Obama, the Quartet, Hamas, and Arab l [...]	2009-04-06 10:29:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KPAO IS QA
09DOHA25	QATAR COULD SEVER TIES WITH ISRAEL IF PART OF [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, acknowledging the pressure Qatar faces to close Israel's trade office in Doha, said in a press interview on Al Jazeera television's Arabic service January 11 that Qatar would consider severing its relations with Israel, if "there is a collective [...]	2009-01-12 13:49:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA252	THE RISE OF THE GULF STATES AND THE USG POLICY [...] (U) The Embassy Doha analysis below is designed to contribute to the discussion and debate about the future of the region and the U.S. government response to it. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (C) The "Rise of the Gulf" is one of the most prominent features of a changing Midd [...]	2009-04-14 09:31:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL ECON ECIN EAID ENRG EFIN EINV PGOV QA ZP
09DOHA253	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...]	2009-04-15 05:56:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA255	QATAR SIGNS BINDING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT TO [...] (C) In an April 15 conversation with Poloff Caudill, National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al-Marri reviewed the status of Qatar's draft law criminalizing all forms of trafficking in persons (TIP). 2. (C) Al-Marri pointed out that in response to a recommendation [...]	2009-04-15 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KTIP ELAB QA
09DOHA262	MINSTATE WELCOMES OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF SE GRATION [...] (C) Per Ref A, Ambassador informed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 that U.S. Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Scott Gration seeks a close, working relationship with him and would like to speak with Al-Mahmoud by phone later this week. Ambassador said that SE Gratio [...]	2009-04-20 13:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA265	QATAR CONTINUES TO STUDY U.S. CANDIDACY TO THE UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Mahmoud, seeking Qatar,s vote and support for a U.S. seat on the UN Human Rights Council at the UN. 2. (SBU) Al-Mahmoud responded that the GOQ has yet to take a decision on this matter. He [...]	2009-04-21 10:37:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL QA
09DOHA268	MINISTER OF STATE RECOMMENDS "PROJECT BY PROJECT" [...] (C) Ambassador asked Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud April 19 for his guidance on how best to work with Qatar on securing financial contributions for aid to third countries, underscoring that we "need to find a better way to work together on contributions to third countries." 2. (C) Al-M [...]	2009-04-22 09:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG AF PK QA
09DOHA27	DOHA TO BE HEADQUARTERS FOR GAS EXPORTERS' [...] (C) Qatar Petroleum Director of Oil and Gas Ventures Sa'ad Sherida Al-Ka'abi told DCM Ratney and Econoff Fabrycky January 12 that one of the main reasons for recent Russia-Iran-Qatar "troika" discussions was to help facilitate the more formal organization of a broader gas forum. (Note: On Dec [...]	2009-01-13 11:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU
09DOHA271	SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...]	2009-04-23 14:26:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA276	QATAR CLARIFIES POLICES AND ACTIONS ON SOMALIA; [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Ambassador April 27 to clarify Qatar's stance towards Somalian opposition elements led by Shaykh Hassan Aweys. Al-Mahmoud said U.S. assertions, reportedly during a breakfast meeting at a recent Brussels donor conference for S [...]	2009-04-27 14:31:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN SO QA
09DOHA28	AL-JAZEERA IMAM BLASTS JEWS, U.S., AND ARAB [...] (U) In a Friday, January 9, sermon broadcast on Al Jazeera Arabic, Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi condemned Jews for spreading "corruption in the land," and for victimizing the Muslim people. He cited the Babylonian Captivity and the Roman conquest as historical examples of God's punishment of Israe [...]	2009-01-13 13:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF KISL QA
09DOHA280	QATAR RATIFIES UN ANTI-TIP PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) On April 23, Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, acting in his capacity as Deputy Amir, signed the instrument ratifying the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children. The Protocol supplements the UN Convention Against Transnat [...]	2009-04-30 05:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIP QA
09DOHA281	SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION'S POSITIVE MEETINGS ON [...] (C) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration (joined by Ambassador, Senior Representative for Sudan Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) expressed his appreciation to PM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani April 28 for Qatar's work to bring peace to Darfur and Sudan. He also stressed that President Obama is a [...]	2009-04-30 05:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA282	SLA/UNITY PLEDGES COOPERATION TO ACHIEVE [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with members of SLA/Unity in Doha (Uthman Bushra, Mahjoub Hussein, Sayyed Charif Jar an-Nabi and Fathi Uthman),Special Envoy for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice) introduced himself as the U.S. envoy "for all of S [...]	2009-04-30 05:52:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA283	JEM THREATENS TO EXPAND WAR IN PURSUIT OF PEACE [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Special Envoy (SE) for Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),the permanent representative in Doha of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Abu Bakr Al-Qadi underscoredQt the shortest way to a cease-fire in Darf [...]	2009-04-30 05:54:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA284	SE GRATION MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) In an April 28 meeting with Dr. Ghazi Salah-Eddin, Sudanese Presidential Adviser, (joined by the Sudanese Ambassador to Qatar, his DCM and another Sudanese official) told Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan Gration (joined by Ambassador, S/USSES Deputy Tim Shortley and P/E Chief Rice),that Qata [...]	2009-04-30 05:57:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA285	CROWN PRINCE PLEDGES QATAR'S FULL COOPERATION TO [...] (C) Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met April 21 with Special Envoy George Mitchell. He told Senator Mitchell that Qatar "needs someone we believe in" for the difficult and important task of achieving Arab-Israeli peace, especially in these difficult times. Observing [...]	2009-04-30 06:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA287	CULTURE CLASH AT MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER SPARKS RARE [...] (C) In early 2008, Robert Menard, formerly the head of Reporters Without Borders, approached Shaykha Mozah, Consort of the Amir and Chairperson of the Qatar Foundation, with a proposal to open a media freedom center that would protect threatened journalists and their families throughout the w [...]	2009-04-30 10:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PHUM QA
09DOHA289	FM OF CHAD'S DOHA MEETING WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Chadian FM Moussa Fekki outlined for Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 the deterioration in relations between Chad and Sudan, starting about 2002. He noted early efforts by Chad and President Deby in 2002-04 to stop the conflict in Darfur and keep it from spreading into a re [...]	2009-04-30 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA290	QATAR'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS ON CONTACTS WITH [...] (S) On April 27, 2009, Ambassador and Legat met with QAG Dr. Ali Al-Marri regarding the Ambassador's upcoming meeting in Washington, DC with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Ambassador also inquired as to the results of Dr. Al-Marri's efforts to obtain information on the status of missing Am [...]	2009-04-30 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM QA IR
09DOHA291	QATARI CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration thanked Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, April 29 for Qatar's contributions to Africa, calling them "phenomenal." He complimented Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, who is taking lead on Sudan within the GOQ, as speaking "from [...]	2009-04-30 17:59:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA292	LIBYAN FM'S MEETING IN DOHA WITH SE GRATION [...] (SBU) Libyan FM Musa Kusa told Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration April 29 that "Chadians are ready for peace" with Sudan. Of course, the problem along their shared border remains, with each side accusing the other "of doing bad things." Kusa said a neutral observer is needed to monitor bo [...]	2009-04-30 18:00:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA295	QATAR EXPECTED TO DECIDE TOMORROW ON VOTE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 12:12:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV QA
09DOHA298	SUDAN AND CHAD CALL FOR FORCE TO IMPLEMENT PEACE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-05 12:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM LY SU CD QA
09DOHA3	QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA [...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...]	2009-01-04 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA
09DOHA305	LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON DARFUR FROM [...] (SBU) Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs alerted us late the afternoon of May 7 by phone to a faxed letter addressed to Secretary Clinton from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud and requested immediate delivery of the communication. 2. (SBU) Below is an unofficial Gover [...]	2009-05-07 13:21:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SU QA
09DOHA307	TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 7, 2009. Embassy Actions --------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group continues to regularly consult on latest developments. Embassy was involved in quashing one rumor of a sick student/famil [...]	2009-05-07 13:52:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA310	TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 3 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Embassy and U.S. military representatives met May 11 at the Ministry of Health with Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Thani, Director of Public Health, and Dr. Shazia Nadeem, Head of the Emergency Preparedness P [...]	2009-05-11 12:54:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA311	QATARI AMIR'S WIFE VISITS IRAQ, FURTHERS [...] (SBU) Shaykha Mozah serves in many high-profile roles, including as a UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education, and she visited Iraq primarily under those auspices. She was accompanied on the visit by UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura, the UNSYG representative for Iraq Staf [...]	2009-05-11 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECIN QA IZ
09DOHA314	QATAR COMMITS USD 40 MILLION FOR UN OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) Laurie Kitch, a U.S. expat and former UNFAO official who is currently Director of Programs for Qatar Charity, told Econoff Fabrycky May 5 that his organization will handle the allocation, programming, and monitoring of the USD 40 million contribution from the Government of Qatar. Accordi [...]	2009-05-12 11:24:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL QA GZ
09DOHA316	QATAR: REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) Most of Qatar's multilateral discussions on functional issues take place within established organizations such as the 6-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and 22-member Arab League. Qatar's multilateral and functional participation outside of these institutions tends to be in the socia [...]	2009-05-14 05:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ QA
09DOHA318	AL JAZEERA TACKLES LABOR CONDITIONS IN QATAR [...] (U) Casey Kaufman, an American citizen journalist working with Al Jazeera English, one of the Al Jazeera Network's seven stations broadcast worldwide, filed a report on April 10 highlighting the plight of a group of Nepali construction workers living in poor conditions in Doha who have not bee [...]	2009-05-14 08:13:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KTIP KPAO QA
09DOHA319	TFFLU01 QATAR H1N1 STATUS REPORT NUMBER 4 [...] (U) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Qatar as of 1600 local on May 11, 2009. 2. (U) Three groups, consisting of more than 60 young Qatari men and women, have decided to cancel previously planned trips to the United States to study English and participate in Embassy-arranged cultural pro [...]	2009-05-17 04:39:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA326	QATAR-CUBA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. 2. (SBU) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Post has no evidence that Qatar has worked to promote [...]	2009-05-19 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU QA
09DOHA329	SYNCHRONIZING USG ENGAGEMENT WITH QATAR ON [...] (C) Reftel is Post's review of the critical infrastructure in Qatar, which if destroyed, disrupted or exploited might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. The following report is a description of Embassy Doha's interagency approach to engage GOQ entities in a synchro [...]	2009-05-20 12:09:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ECON ETTC EAID EFIN EAGR ASEC
09DOHA33	QATAR-ISRAEL CONTACTS ON GAZA AID GO NOWHERE [...] (C) Israeli Trade Representative in Qatar, Roi Rosenblit, told DCM Ratney January 13 that during the last telephone conversation between Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Israeli Foreign Minister Livni earlier in January, Shaykh Hamad asked Israel to permit two planeloads of relief [...]	2009-01-14 10:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL QA IS
09DOHA333	CHURCH MEMBERS ORDERED DEPORTED, APPARENTLY FOR [...] (SBU) Based on current information available to Embassy Doha, the Ministry of the Interior has ordered the deportation of 31 American citizens, representing nine families, apparently for proselytizing. American citizen and other Embassy contacts have told us that a group of non-Americans, pe [...]	2009-05-21 10:10:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA343	SOMALIA -- PRIME MINISTER REAFFIRMS QATAR'S [...] (C) Ambassador raised May 24 with Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the situation in Somalia, encouraging Qatar's support for the government of Shaykh Sherif Ahmed and Qatar's enlisting the support of other regional governments for this same objective. HBJ reaffirmed what Min [...]	2009-05-26 09:32:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON EFIN SO QA
09DOHA345	AMBASSADOR PRESSES MINISTER OF STATE OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 25th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Referring to his notes, Al Thani stated that some of the U.S. citizens were ordered dep [...]	2009-05-26 12:50:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA352	QATAR - DEPORTATIONS DROPPED FOR 31 US CITIZENS [...] (C) Ambassador LeBaron and Consular Section Chief Timothy Ponce called May 28th on Minister of State for Interior Affairs Abdullah Khalid Al Thani at his office at the Ministry of Interior (MOI). 2. (C) Ambassador told Al Thani that all of the Americans involved informed U.S. Embassy staf [...]	2009-05-28 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CASC QA
09DOHA354	DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP ONE (AL-MAHMOUD, BASSOLE) [...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 in Doha with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, and discussed the need for the GOS and JEM to get beyond differences over the sequencing of a cessation of hostilities agreement and a pri [...]	2009-05-31 09:21:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU CD QA
09DOHA355	DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP TWO (P3 Meeting) [...] (SBU) The President's Special Envoy for Sudan, Gen. Scott Gration, met on May 26 with the special envoys of France and the UK, over a working dinner hosted by the French Ambassador in Qatar. British Special Envoy Michael O'Neill emphasized the need to review all potential incentives and penalt [...]	2009-05-31 09:21:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU QA FR UK CH
09DOHA356	DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FOUR (RUSSIA) [...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting with SE Gration, Russian Parliamentarian and Envoy on Sudan Mikhail Margelov noted Russia decided to join P5 discussions on Sudan because the issues were causing a headache for Russia at the UN. He emphasized that Russia is not linked to Bashir or the South, does [...]	2009-05-31 09:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL INRB SU RS CH
09DOHA357	DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP FIVE (EU, JAPAN) [...] (SBU) During a May 27 meeting, EU Envoy on Sudan Torben Brylle commended SE Gration's comprehensive focus on Sudan, noting the CPA is "the real big thing" and Darfur can be a distraction. SE Gration responded that he would welcome EU participation in the June 23 Washington Forum on Sudan, part [...]	2009-05-31 09:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU EG QA ER JA EUN
09DOHA358	DOHA DARFUR TALKS SITREP THREE (E6 MEETING) [...] (U) Each representative gave an opening statement during a plenary meeting open to the press. Highlights of the statements follow. Qatar ----- 2. (U) Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and GOQ Sudan lead) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud opened the public session by thanking the E6 represen [...]	2009-05-31 09:24:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SU CD QA UK RS FR CH EUN UN AU
09DOHA376	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the Prime Minister (also Foreign Minister),Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani. 2. (C) We know that your focus is Afghanistan-Pakistan issues. Accordingly, [...]	2009-06-03 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL EAID QA AF PK
09DOHA38	QATAR INITIATIVE -- AU-ARAB MINISTERIAL ON DARFUR: [...] (U) The Ministerial Statement issued by the African and Arab Committee following its January 14 discussions in Doha on Darfur contain two noteworthy provisions pertaining to International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings against President Bashir and other Sudanese officials: -- "Calling the [...]	2009-01-15 11:43:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM QA SU
09DOHA381	QATAR EXPECTED TO SUPPORT KOSOVO,S BID FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL QA KV
09DOHA386	GOQ SQUEAMISH AFTER HELPING OPEN UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On May 27, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Mahmoud opened the Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region at a ceremony in Doha. Senior human rights profe [...]	2009-06-10 12:18:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UN QA
09DOHA390	BROOKINGS EVENT AMPLIFIES PRESIDENT'S SPEECH [...] (U) Brookings Doha Center's Director Hady Amr moderated a town hall-style event with Ambassador at the center's headquarters on June 4 that turned out to be Brookings' most well-attended event in its two-year history in Doha. The audience featured a mix of over 100 expatriate Arabs, South Asi [...]	2009-06-15 04:28:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO QA
09DOHA391	QATARI STUDENTS SPEAK OUT ON POTUS SPEECH [...] (U) Qatar University President Dr. Shaykha al-Misned welcomed Ambassador to an event gathering about 45 students and faculty to discuss President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. The event was moderated by American University in Cairo professor Laurence Pintak, and Ambassador delivered short r [...]	2009-06-15 04:29:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO QA
09DOHA393	SCENESETTER FOR A A/S JEFF FELTMAN'S JUNE 16-18 [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have confirmed a meeting for you with the MFA Minister of State, Ahmed bin Muhammad Al Mahmoud, and he will host a lunch in your honor. Also, the MFA informed us today that the Prime Minister is returning from the United States (where he has [...]	2009-06-15 10:53:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV QA
09DOHA394	QATAR SUPPORTS LEBANESE CHOOSING OWN GOVERNMENT, [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-15 14:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL LE QA
09DOHA398	QATAR CONFIRMS FIRST THREE CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) The Ministry of Health announced 16 June that three H1N1 cases had been diagnosed in Qatar. The first was a two-year old child from New Zealand who arrived in Doha 13 June on a flight from Australia via Dubai (Emirates Air 409 from Melbourne and Emirates Air 843 from Dubai). The child was [...]	2009-06-17 14:04:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR AMED ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09DOHA401	EXPATS SHARE VIEWS ON QATAR WITH FELTMAN [...] (SBU) On June 16, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met over dinner at the Ambassador's residence with five thoughtful expatriates who have worked in Qatar for a number of years. Each offered his views of why Qatar pursues the foreign and domestic policies that i [...]	2009-06-18 12:56:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA402	QATARI INTELLECTUALS TO FELTMAN: PROBLEMS? WHAT PROBLEMS? [...] (SBU) On June 16, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman met with seven influential Qatari intellectuals at the Ambassador's residence to hear their views on Qatar. Dr. Hassan al-Ansari, who is simultaneously a professor of political science at Qatar University, Edit [...]	2009-06-18 12:56:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA403	EMBASSY DOHA RESPONSE TO IRANIAN OFFICIALS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 13:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ODIP IR QA
09DOHA405	AJ Director's Take on 6/3 Bin Laden Tapes [...] (SBU) On June 8, Ambassador visited AJ headquarters to discuss with senior editors President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo. Before that meeting, Ambassador and PAO took the opportunity to meet privately with AJ Director General Wadah Khanfar and press him on AJ's airing of recorded messages fr [...]	2009-06-21 07:49:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO PTER QA
09DOHA412	HOLBROOKE PRESSES QATARI CROWN PRINCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 meeting with Qatari Crown Prince Tamim, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke outlined the severity of the humanitarian situation in Pakistan's northwest areas and made a strong appeal for humanitarian assistance from Qatar to help stabilize the country. The Crown Prince agree [...]	2009-06-23 11:31:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL QA PK
09DOHA413	SCENESETTER: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (SBU) SCOPE NOTE: Qataris have generally responded positively to President Obama's overtures to the Arab and Muslim world and, like many others in this region, hold deep admiration for U.S. education and S&T achievements. Qatar's successful efforts to engage - even import - the U.S. education [...]	2009-06-23 11:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ESTH PREL QA
09DOHA414	FRENCH ACTIVIST LEAVES MEDIA FREEDOM CENTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 09:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO SOCI QA
09DOHA416	AL JAZEERA CHIEF APPLIES FOR VISA, DISCUSSES IRAN [...] (SBU) Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar said Al Jazeera's relationship with the Government of Iran (GOI) is "antagonistic to say the least." 2. (C) He said doing business in Iran is difficult for all journalists. Al Jazeera had originally posted four international correspondents an [...]	2009-06-24 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IR QA
09DOHA417	MFA MINSTATE TO A/AS FELTMAN: IRAN WILL NOT [...] (C) On June 16, accompanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant, and Poloff, AA/S Jeffrey Feltman met with Qatari MFA Minstate for Foreign Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud. Also present in the meeting on the Qatari side were the Foreign Minister's Assistant for Follow-Up Affairs Mohammad Al-R [...]	2009-06-25 07:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SU QA
09DOHA42	DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE [...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...]	2009-01-19 15:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA
09DOHA421	QATARI PREMIER LAUDS RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN AL-JAZEERA [...] (U) Speaking in an extended interview on June 24 with Al Jazeera Arabic television, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani said that Qatar's relations with the U.S. are strategic. However, he said, "Let's be obvious ... there is a difference of views in some m [...]	2009-06-25 12:55:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA
09DOHA428	QATARI ENERGY MINISTER SETS STAGE FOR GAS [...] (C) Al-Attiyah told Ambassador, as he has previously, that the GECF is not intended or structured "as the press talks," and the organization will never concern itself with contracts or supply matters. He projected that natural gas will not see a real spot market develop for years, and noted t [...]	2009-07-01 12:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TRGY QA RU IR
09DOHA429	EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...]	2009-07-01 12:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA432	EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU
09DOHA435	GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES SEEK TO REVERSE SAGGING [...] (C) The GECF statement released at the end of their meeting this week in Doha noted (hopefully) that increased cooperation between producers should ensure a stable market for "the mutual benefit" of producers and consumers. The market backdrop to this statement, however, suggests a reality qu [...]	2009-07-02 10:53:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RU IR QA
09DOHA442	QATAR: BALANCING GEOGRAPHIC INTERESTS WITH IRAN, [...] (U) On June 14, just two days after the Iranian election, Qatar's Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani became one of the first world leaders to publicly congratulate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election, despite the uncertainty and accusations of massive fraud. He later followe [...]	2009-07-09 09:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR QA
09DOHA446	QATAR LAUNCHES TASK FORCE ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) In engaging the GOQ in response to Ref A on agricultural development and food security, Embassy learned of a new Task Force on Food Security, established following a 2008 Amiri decree which created the Qatar National Food Security Program. The Task Force includes 14 ministries and organiz [...]	2009-07-09 13:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV TRGY QA
09DOHA454	CROWN PRINCE ON QATAR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAN [...] (C) In a July 14 meeting, Ambassador asked Crown Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his views on Iran following the recent Iranian presidential elections. Noting that Qatar's Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces had visited post-election Iran and Iran's Parliament Speaker had traveled to Doha, [...]	2009-07-15 12:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA IR
09DOHA458	EMBASSY DOHA'S FOLLOW-UP TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] OVERVIEW: This cable is structured to provide Embassy Doha's assessment - based on consultations with key stakeholders - of the best ways to engage on the three priority areas listed in the President's speech and in Ref A. After describing how we sought feedback to the speech, we call for buil [...]	2009-07-22 04:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DOHA464	THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...]	2009-07-22 12:34:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP
09DOHA468	QATAR RESHUFFLES AMBASSADORS [...] (U) On July 22, 2009, a local Arabic-language newspaper, Al Arab, published a wide-ranging list of new ambassadorial appointments by the Government of Qatar. 2. (U) Of note, the Amir appointed Mishaal Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Thani, a member of the ruling family, as Qatar's Permanent Repre [...]	2009-07-26 09:50:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL INRB PINR QA IR EG DJ JA PK PL GM NL
09DOHA470	U.S. EMBASSY DOHA COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 12:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IT QA
09DOHA473	QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 16:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA476	QATAR'S UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Pursuant to Reftel, Embassy Doha provides the following information on Qatar's representation at the upcoming UNGA session in New York. The below information was provided by the Foreign Ministry and is subject to change. Embassy Doha will update this submission as further information beco [...]	2009-07-29 08:26:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA QA
09DOHA493	IRAN'S AMBASSADOR IN QATAR -- CROWN PRINCE TO [...] (SBU) In a press conference held July 27 in Doha, Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Abdullah Sohrabi announced that Qatari Crown Prince Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani would visit Tehran at the end of Ramadan. 2. (SBU) He added that several political and Islamic issues would be addressed during that vis [...]	2009-08-04 12:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IR QA
09DOHA495	QATAR CHIPS AWAY AT RUSSIAN DOMINANCE IN THE [...] (C) According to diplomatic sources in Doha, Qatar has recently moved ahead with investment and infrastructure plans in Poland with the goal of augmenting its list of current LNG clients. The first stage of this engagement was the purchase of two Polish shipyards that are able to produce the n [...]	2009-08-04 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL EINV TRGY RU IR QA BE
09DOHA498	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR QATARI AIR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting on the Qatari officer described below. A search of post records has found no information of any kind that he has committed human rights violations. 3. Bel [...]	2009-08-06 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MASS QA

09DOHA502	ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (C) During their July 20-21 visit to Qatar, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, and State Political-Military (PM) Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro held meetings with Qatar's military Chief of Staff, Major General (MG) Ha [...]	2009-08-10 11:57:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS QA XF ZP ZR YM IR JO LE

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